| Club: | Dalian Aerbin F.C. |
| Stadium: | Jinzhou Stadium |
| League: | Super League |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Chairman: |  Li Ming |
| Manager: |  Chang Woe-Ryong (to 3 April) Aleksandar Stanojević (from 4 April) |
| League Topscorer: |  Peter Utaka (20 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 25,791 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,954 |
| Average Attendance: | 15,774 |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
The 2012 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season is the third season in club history, and the first season in the Chinese Super League, promoted after finishing 1st in the 2011 China League One.
Before the season started, Aerbin signed Korean manager Chang Woe-Ryong for 3 years,[1] hoping to improve the team with his counter attack tactics, but announced his resignation in April,[2] and replaced him with Aleksandar Stanojević.[3] The team ended 5th in the league, failed to enter AFC Champions League.
See main article: 2012 Chinese Super League.
| Date | Time UTC+8 | Opponent | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Location | Stadium | Report | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalian Aerbin | Opponent | |||||||||||
| 1 | Sun Mar 11 | 18:30 | A | Tianjin TEDA | 0–1 | 7,979 | Tianjin | TEDA Football Stadium | Report | |||
| 2 | Sun Mar 18 | 15:00 | H | Dalian Shide | 3–3 | 25,791 | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | |||
| 3 | Sat Mar 24 | 18:30 | A | Shandong Luneng | 3–3 | 28,117 | Yu Dabao Gustavo Canales Zhou Tong Chang Lin | Jinan | Shandong Provincial Stadium | Report | ||
| 4 | Sat Mar 31 | 15:30 | H | Liaoning Whowin | 1–1 | 7,954 | Yu Dabao | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 5 | Sat Apr 7 | 15:40 | A | Shanghai Shenxin | 1–3 | 3,950 | Gustavo Canales | Shanghai | Jinshan Sports Centre | Report | ||
| 6 | Sat Apr 14 | 19:00 | H | Henan Jianye | 1–0 | 12,981 | Gustavo Canales | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 7 | Sun Apr 22 | 15:30 | A | Guizhou Renhe | 2–2 | 21,060 | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Report | |||
| 8 | Sat Apr 28 | 15:00 | H | Changchun Yatai | 1–2 | 8,198 | Mile Sterjovski Wang Hongyou Peter Utaka | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 9 | Sun May 6 | 19:35 | A | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | 32,468 | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | Report | |||
| 10 | Sun May 13 | 15:30 | A | Qingdao Jonoon | 3–1 | 7,216 | Mile Sterjovski Peter Utaka Yu Dabao Yin Lu | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | Report | ||
| 11 | Sat May 19 | 15:30 | H | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–1 | 15,061 | Sterjovski Wang Hongyou Canales | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 12 | Fri May 25 | 19:30 | A | Beijing Guoan | 0–1 | 36,871 | Beijing | Workers Stadium | Report | |||
| 13 | Sat Jun 16 | 15:30 | H | Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | 12,861 | Yu Dabao Canales Wang Hongyou Yin Lu | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 14 | Sun Jun 24 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai Shenhua | 2–2 | 10,323 | Sterjovski Zhou Tong Peter Utaka | Shanghai | Hongkou Football Stadium | Report | ||
| 15 | Sat Jun 30 | 19:00 | H | Hangzhou Greentown | 1–1 | 12,098 | Lee Addy Peter Utaka Zhao Hejing | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 16 | Sat Jul 7 | 19:00 | H | Tianjin TEDA | 1–1 | 15,761 | Peter Utaka Zhao Hejing | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 17 | Sat Jul 14 | 19:00 | A | Dalian Shide | 2–3 | 28,921 | Yu Dabao Peter Utaka | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 18 | Sat Jul 21 | 19:00 | H | Shandong Luneng | 5–2 | 21,058 | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | |||
| 19 | Sat Jul 28 | 19:30 | A | Liaoning Whowin | 3–5 | 18,749 | Peter Utaka Daniel Mullen Dong Xuesheng | Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | Report | ||
| 20 | Sun Aug 5 | 19:00 | H | Shanghai Shenxin | 1–1 | 15,481 | Peter Utaka Wang Jun Yin Lu | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 21 | Sat Aug 11 | 19:45 | A | Henan Jianye | 2–1 | 19,559 | Zhengzhou | Hanghai Stadium | Report | |||
| 22 | Sat Aug 18 | 19:00 | H | Guizhou Renhe | 2–1 | 13,797 | Li Chunyu Yang Hao Rafa Jordà Zlatan Muslimovic | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 23 | Sat Aug 25 | 19:35 | A | Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | 10,125 | Peter Utaka Chen Lei Seydou Keita | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | Report | ||
| 24 | Thu Sep 13 | 19:00 | H | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–0 | 17,688 | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | |||
| 25 | Sat Sep 22 | 19:00 | H | Qingdao Jonoon | 2–1 | 17,801 | Seydou Keita Zhu Xiaogang Liu Weiguo Wang Jun | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 26 | Sun Sep 30 | 19:40 | A | Jiangsu Sainty | 2–3 | 23,537 | Rochemback Zhou Tong Wang Jun Jin Pengxiang | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | Report | ||
| 27 | Sat Oct 6 | 15:30 | H | Beijing Guoan | 3–1 | 21,152 | Seydou Keita Peter Utaka Rochemback Hu Zhaojun | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | |||
| 28 | Sun Oct 21 | 16:00 | A | Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | 15,013 | Liu Yu Daniel Mullen Peter Utaka Rochemback | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | Report | ||
| 29 | Sat Oct 27 | 15:30 | H | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | 18,921 | Zhou Tong Zhu Xiaogang | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report | ||
| 30 | Sat Nov 3 | 14:30 | A | Hangzhou Greentown | 2–1 | 10,782 | Yu Dabao Liu Yu Wang Jun Peter Utaka | Wang Song Jeong Dong-ho | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium | Report | |