China League One
Founded | 2004 |
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Country | China |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Super League |
Relegation to | League Two |
Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup |
Current champions | Shenzhen Peng City (2023) |
Most championships | Dalian Professional Guangzhou Henan (2 titles each) |
TV partners | PPTV, Dongqiudi ((live streaming) |
Website | www |
Current: 2024 China League One |
The Chinese Football Association League 1 (Chinese:
Prior to the formation of the Chinese Super League, Jia League was known as Jia B League. The then top two levels of Chinese football league were known as Jia A League and Jia B League respectively. Jia A was rebranded as CSL and Jia B was rebranded as the current Jia League in 2004. Below the Jia League is the Yi League, following the Chinese Heavenly Stems naming convention of numbers.
It is currently made up of 16 teams, playing each other home and away once. At the end of each season, the top two teams are promoted to the CSL and the two lowest placed teams from the CSL are relegated to China League Two. The top two teams from China League Two are promoted and replace the two lowest placed teams from China League One.
Current clubs[edit]
Club | Home City | Stadium | Capacity | Seasons in League One | Best finish | Worst finish | Spell in level 2 | Head coach | |
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Club name | Name in Chinese | ||||||||
Chongqing Tongliang Long | Chongqing | Tongliang Long Stadium | 20,000 | 2024 | from 2024 | Lin Lin | |||
Dalian Young Boy | Dalian | Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium | 63,671 | 2024 | from 2024 | Li Guoxu | |||
Foshan Nanshi | Foshan | Nanhai District Stadium | 8,000 | 2023 to 2024 | 7th, 2023 | 7th, 2023 | from 2023 | Dejan Antonic | |
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 广西 |
Pingguo | Pingguo Stadium | 30,000 | 2022 to 2024 | 4th, 2023 | 11th, 2022 | from 2022 | Gabri |
Guangzhou | 广州 | Guangzhou | Huadu Stadium | 13,394 | 2004 to 2007, 2010, 2023 to 2024 | 1st, 2007, 2010 | 12th, 2023 | from 2023 | Salvador Suay |
Heilongjiang Ice City | Harbin | Harbin ICE Center Stadium | 48,000 | 2018 to 2024 | 4th, 2019 | 15th, 2020 | from 2018 | Jia Shunhao | |
Jiangxi Lushan | Ruichang | Ruichang Sports Park Stadium | 13,188 | 2015, 2020 to 2024 | 14th, 2021, 2022 | 16th, 2015, 2020, 2023 | from 2023 | Yu Ming | |
Liaoning Tieren | 辽宁铁人 | Shenyang | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | 2020 to 2024 | 10th, 2023 | 16th, 2021 | from 2020 | Gao Mingqi |
Nanjing City | Nanjing | Wutaishan Stadium | 22,000 | 2021 to 2024 | 5th, 2023 | 10th, 2021, 2022 | from 2021 | Kim Jong-boo | |
Qingdao Red Lions | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 2024 | Sun Xinbo | ||||
Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Shanghai | Jiading Stadium | 9,704 | 2022 to 2024 | 11th, 2023 | 13th, 2022 | from 2022 | Yang Lin | |
Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | 2022 to 2024 | 3rd, 2023 | 4th, 2022 | from 2022 | Juan Carlos Añón | |
Suzhou Dongwu | 苏州东吴 | Suzhou | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre | 40,933 | 2020 to 2024 | 6th, 2022 | 14th, 2023 | from 2020 | Kim Dae-eui |
Wuxi Wugo | 无锡吴钩 | Wuxi | Wuxi Sports Center | 28,000 | 2023 to 2024 | 15th, 2023 | 15th, 2023 | from 2023 | Li Yi'nan |
Yanbian Longding | Yanji | Yanji Stadium | 30,000 | 2023 to 2024 | 8th, 2023 | 8th, 2023 | from 2023 | Kim Bong-gil | |
Yunnan Yukun | Yuxi | Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium | 25,545 | 2024 | from 2023 | Li Jinyu |
Clubs Locations[edit]
Former clubs[edit]
Club | Seasons in League One | Best finish | Worst finish | Current league | |
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Pinyin name | Chinese name | ||||
Qingdao West Coast | 2022 to 2023 | 2nd, 2023 | 8th, 2022 | Chinese Super League | |
Sichuan Jiuniu | 2020 to 2023 | 1st, 2023 | 8th, 2021 | Chinese Super League | |
Nantong Zhiyun | 2019 to 2022 | 3rd, 2022 | 12th, 2019, 2020 | Chinese Super League | |
Qingdao Hainiu | 2014 to 2016, 2022 | 2nd, 2022 | 15th, 2016 | Chinese Super League | |
Wuhan Three Towns | 2021 | 1st, 2021 | Chinese Super League | ||
Chengdu Rongcheng | 2020 to 2021 | 4th, 2020, 2021 | Chinese Super League | ||
Meizhou Hakka | 2016 to 2021 | 2nd, 2021 | 12th, 2016, 2017 | Chinese Super League | |
Zhejiang | 2004 to 2006, 2017 to 2021 | 2nd, 2006 | 9th, 2017 | Chinese Super League | |
Changchun Yatai | 长春亚泰 | 2004 to 2005, 2019 to 2020 | 1st, 2020 | 5th, 2019 | Chinese Super League |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 沧州 |
2012 to 2014, 2017 to 2019 | 2nd, 2014, 2019 | 8th, 2013 | Chinese Super League |
Henan | 2004 to 2006, 2013 | 1st, 2006, 2013 | 10th, 2005 | Chinese Super League | |
Shanghai Port | 2008 to 2012 | 1st, 2012 | 9th, 2011 | Chinese Super League | |
Hunan Billows | 2010 to 2016 | 4th, 2011 | 16th, 2016 | China League Two | |
Beijing BIT | 2007 to 2015, 2021 to 2022 | 7th, 2008 | 18th, 2022 | China League Two | |
Sichuan F.C. | 四川足球俱乐部 | 2008 to 2009 | 5th, 2008 | 13th, 2009 | Inactive |
Xi'an Anxinyuan | 2004 | 17th, 2004 | Inactive | ||
Jinan Xingzhou | 济南兴洲 | 2023 | 6th, 2023 | Defunct | |
Zibo Cuju | 淄博 |
2021 to 2022 | 11th, 2021 | 15th, 2022 | Defunct |
Kunshan F.C. | 2020 to 2022 | 1st, 2022 | 9th, 2021 | Defunct | |
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 陕西长安竞技 | 2019 to 2022 | 5th, 2022 | 11th, 2020 | Defunct |
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 2013 to 2022 | 8th, 2015 | 18th, 2020, 2021 | Defunct | |
Beijing BSU | 2010 to 2022 | 4th, 2014, 2015 | 16th, 2022 | Defunct | |
Guizhou F.C. | 贵州 |
2011, 2013, 2015 to 2016, 2019 to 2021 | 2nd, 2016 | 16th, 2013 | Defunct |
Taizhou Yuanda | 2020 | 6th, 2020 | Defunct | ||
Beijing Renhe | 2016 to 2017, 2020 | 2nd, 2017 | 4th, 2016 | Defunct | |
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 2015 to 2020 | 6th, 2015 | 13th, 2018 | Defunct | |
Sichuan Longfor | 2019 | 14th, 2019 | Defunct | ||
Qingdao Huanghai | 2014 to 2019 | 1st, 2019 | 12th, 2014 | Defunct | |
Liaoning F.C. | 辽宁 |
2009, 2018 to 2019 | 1st, 2009 | 15th, 2019 | Defunct |
Shanghai Shenxin | 2006 to 2009, 2016 to 2019 | 2nd, 2009 | 16th, 2019 | Defunct | |
Dalian Transcendence | 2016 to 2018 | 14th, 2016, 2017 | 15th, 2018 | Defunct | |
Shenzhen F.C. | 2012 to 2018 | 2nd, 2018 | 12th, 2015 | Defunct | |
Wuhan Zall | 2010 to 2012, 2014 to 2018 | 1st, 2018 | 10th, 2015 | Defunct | |
Zhejiang Yiteng | 2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2015 to 2018 | 2nd, 2013 | 13th, 2008, 2016, 2017 | Defunct | |
Yanbian Funde | 2005 to 2015, 2018 | 1st, 2015 | 16th, 2014 | Defunct | |
Baoding Yingli ETS | 2017 | 15th, 2017 | Defunct | ||
Yunnan Lijiang | 2017 | 16th, 2017 | Defunct | ||
Dalian Pro | 2011, 2015 to 2017 | 1st, 2011, 2017 | 5th, 2016 | Defunct | |
Tianjin Quanjian | 2011 to 2016 | 1st, 2016 | 12th, 2011 | Defunct | |
Hebei China Fortune | 2014 to 2015 | 2nd, 2015 | 14th, 2014 | Defunct | |
Shenyang Zhongze | 沈阳 |
2011 to 2014 | 6th, 2011, 2013 | 12th, 2012 | Defunct |
Guangdong Sunray Cave | 广东 |
2009 to 2014 | 3rd, 2011, 2013 | 13th, 2014 | Defunct |
Chongqing Lifan | 2007 to 2008, 2011 to 2014 | 1st, 2014 | 8th, 2011 | Defunct | |
Chengdu Tiancheng | 2004 to 2007, 2010, 2012 to 2014 | 2nd, 2007, 2010 | 15th, 2014 | Defunct | |
Chongqing F.C. | 2012 to 2013 | 8th, 2012 | 15th, 2013 | Defunct | |
Hohhot Dongjin | 2009 to 2012 | 3rd, 2009 | 16th, 2012 | Defunct | |
Guangzhou R&F | 广州 |
2011 | 2nd, 2011 | Defunct | |
Anhui Jiufang | 2008 to 2010 | 4th, 2008 | 9th, 2010 | Defunct | |
Shanghai Zobon | 2005 to 2010 | 8th, 2007 | 11th, 2008 | Defunct | |
Nanjing Yoyo | 2004 to 2010 | 5th, 2006 | 13th, 2010 | Defunct | |
Beijing Hongdeng | 2006 to 2009 | 9th, 2007 | 12th, 2006, 2008 | Defunct | |
Qingdao Hailifeng | 2004 to 2009 | 6th, 2005 | 11th, 2004 | Defunct | |
Jiangsu Sainty | 2004 to 2008 | 1st, 2008 | 6th, 2004, 2006 | Defunct | |
Hohhot Black Horse | 2006 to 2007 | 9th, 2006 | 13th, 2007 | Defunct | |
Hunan Shoking | 2004 to 2006 | 12th, 2005 | 14th, 2004 | Defunct | |
Dalian Changbo | 2004 to 2005 | 13th, 2005 | 15th, 2004 | Defunct | |
Xiamen Blue Lions | 厦门蓝狮 | 2004 to 2005 | 1st, 2005 | 3rd, 2004 | Defunct |
Shenzhen Kejian | 2004 | 10th, 2004 | Defunct | ||
Ningbo National Power | 宁波 |
2004 | 12th, 2004 | Defunct | |
Dongguan Dongcheng | 东莞东城 | 2004 | 16th, 2004 | Defunct | |
Shanghai United | 2004 | 2nd, 2004 | Defunct | ||
Wuhan Huanghelou | 2004 | 1st, 2004 | Defunct |
Winners[edit]
Attendance[edit]
Season | Total attendance | Games | Average | No. Of Clubs | Promotion slots | Relegation Slots |
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1995 | 805,200 | 131 | 6,147 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
1996 | 1,306,800 | 132 | 9,900 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
1997 | 1,518,000 | 132 | 11,500 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
1998 | 1,808,400 | 132 | 13,700 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
1999 | 2,006,400 | 132 | 15,200 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
2000 | 2,005,500 | 132 | 15,193 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
2001 | 1,814,100 | 132 | 13,743 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1,018,400 | 132 | 7,715 | 12 | - | - |
2003 | 1,413,750 | 182 | 7,768 | 14 | - | 1 |
2004 | 1,842,900 | 272 | 6,775 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
2005 | 1,081,900 | 159 | 6,804 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
2006 | 1,190,787 | 156 | 7,633 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
2007 | 1,046,160 | 144 | 7,265 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
2008 | 654,200 | 156 | 4,194 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
2009 | 671,793 | 156 | 4,306 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
2010 | 568,000 | 156 | 3,641 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
2011 | 645,038 | 182 | 3,544 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
2012 | 958,955 | 240 | 3,996 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
2013 | 1,129,912 | 240 | 4,708 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
2014 | 1,280,121 | 240 | 5,334 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 2,161,165 | 240 | 9,007 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
2016 | 1,493,919 | 240 | 6,225 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 1,857,359 | 240 | 7,739 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
Awards[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
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2004 | Will | Wuhan Huanghelou | 22 |
2005 | Mikalay Ryndzyuk | Guangzhou F.C. | 15 |
2006 | Tico | Zhejiang Green Town | 15 |
2007 | Luis Ramírez | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | 19 |
2008 | Sabin Ilie | Qingdao Hailifeng | 18 |
2009 | Martín García | Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan | 19 |
2010 | Gao Lin | Guangzhou Evergrande | 20 |
2011 | Mitchel Brown1 Johnny Woodly |
Hunan Billows Dalian Aerbin |
13 |
2012 | Babacar Gueye | Shenzhen Ruby | 23 |
2013 | Babacar Gueye | Shenzhen Ruby | 23 |
2014 | Guto | Chongqing Lifan | 21 |
2015 | Ha Tae-kyun | Yanbian Changbaishan | 26 |
2016 | Luís Fabiano | Tianjin Quanjian | 22 |
2017 | Marcelo Moreno1 Harold Preciado |
Wuhan Zall Shenzhen |
23 |
2018 | John Mary | Meizhou Hakka | 24 |
2019 | Oscar Maritu | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 22 |
2020 | Tan Long | Changchun Yatai | 11 |
Most valuable player[edit]
Season | Player | Club |
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2013 | Xu Yang | Henan Jianye |
2014 | Wang Dong | Chongqing Lifan |
2015 | Ha Tae-kyun | Yanbian Changbaishan |
2016 | Luís Fabiano | Tianjin Quanjian |
2017 | Matheus[1] | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
2018 | Ji Xiaoxuan[2] | Zhejiang Yiteng |
2019 | Tan Long | Changchun Yatai |
Best goalkeeper[edit]
Season | Player | Club |
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2013 | Zhou Yajun | Henan Jianye |
2014 | Wang Guoming | Shijiazhuang Yongchang |
2015 | Chi Wenyi | Yanbian Changbaishan |
2016 | Zhang Lu | Tianjin Quanjian |
2017 | Zhang Lie[1] | Beijing Renhe |
2018 | Mou Pengfei[2] | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
2019 | Xu Jiamin | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
Youth player of the year[edit]
Season | Player | Club |
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2016 | Ming Tian | Wuhan Zall |
2017 | Wang Jinxian[1] | Dalian Yifang |
2018 | Zhang Hongjiang[2] | Meizhou Hakka |
2019 | Xu Yue | Shanghai Shenxin |
Best coach[edit]
Season | Player | Club |
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2013 | Tang Yaodong | Henan Jianye |
2014 | Goran Tomić | Beijing Baxy |
2015 | Park Tae-ha | Yanbian Changbaishan |
2016 | Li Bing | Guizhou Zhicheng |
2017 | Juan Ramón López Caro[1] | Dalian Yifang |
2018 | Li Tie[2] | Wuhan Zall |
2019 | Wang Bo | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic |
Reserve league and Elite league[edit]
Season | Reserve Champions | Elite Champions |
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2014 | Wuhan Zall | Not Held |
2015 | Qingdao Jonoon | Not Held |
2016 | Beijing Enterprises Group | Not Held |
2017 | Wuhan Zall | Dalian Yifang |
2018 | Wuhan Zall | Not Held |
2019 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Not Held |
Sponsors[edit]
Season | Sponsor | Annual Value | Official League Name |
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2015 | 58.com | ¥30 million | 58.com Chinese Football Association China League |
2016 | ¥30 million | 58.com Chinese Football Association China League | |
2017 | ¥35 million | 58.com Chinese Football Association China League | |
2018 | ¥50 million | 58.com Chinese Football Association China League |