China League One

China League One

Country	China
Confederation	AFC
Founded	2004 (2004)
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Chinese Super League
Relegation to	China League Two
Domestic cup(s)	Chinese FA Cup
Current champions	Yanbian Changbaishan (2015)
Most championships	Guangzhou Evergrande Henan Jianye (2)
2016 China League One

China League One (Chinese: 中国足球协会甲级联赛; pinyin: Zhōngguó Zúqiú Xiéhuì Jiǎjí Liánsài), also known as Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second tier of Chinese clubs. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.

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 One. The top two teams from China League Two are promoted and replace the two lowest placed teams from China League One.

Current clubs

Club	Chinese name	Home stadium	Capacity	Seasons in League One	Best finish	Worst finish	Spell in level 2
Beijing BG	北京控股	Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)	36,228	2010 to 2016	4th, 2014, 2015	15th, 2012	from 2010
Beijing Renhe	北京人和	Beijing Fengtai Stadium	31,043	2016			from 2016
Dalian Transcendence	大连超越	Jinzhou Stadium	30,776	2016			from 2016
Dalian Yifang	大连一方	Dalian Sports Center	61,000	2011, 2015 to 2016	1st, 2011	3rd, 2015	from 2015
Guizhou Zhicheng	贵州智诚	Guizhou Provincial Stadium	18,000	2011, 2013, 2015 to 2016	13th, 2015	16th, 2013	from 2015
Hunan Billows	湖南湘涛	Yiyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium	30,000	2004 to 2006, 2010 to 2016	4th, 2011	14th, 2004, 2015	from 2010
Qingdao Huanghai	青岛黄海	Qingdao Sports Center Guoxin Stadium	45,000	2014 to 2016	11th, 2015	12th, 2014	from 2014
Qingdao Jonoon	青岛中能	Qingdao Tiantai Stadium	20,525	2014 to 2016	5th, 2014	7th, 2015	from 2014
Meizhou Kejia	梅州客家	Wuhua County Stadium	6,800	2016			from 2016
Shanghai Shenxin	上海申鑫	Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium	16,000	2006 to 2009, 2016	2nd, 2009	11th, 2006	from 2016
Shenzhen F.C.	深圳市	Bao'an Stadium	40,000	2012 to 2016	5th, 2013	12th, 2015	from 2012
Nei Mongol Zhongyou	内蒙古中优	Hohhot City Stadium	51,632	2015 to 2016	6th, 2015		from 2015
Tianjin Quanjian	天津权健	Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium	30,320	2011 to 2016	6th, 2012	12th, 2011	from 2011
Wuhan Zall	武汉卓尔	Xinhua Road Sports Center	32,137	2010 to 2012, 2014 to 2016	2nd, 2012	10th, 2015	from 2014
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	新疆天山雪豹	Xinjiang Sports Centre	50,000	2013 to 2016	8th, 2015	13th, 2013	from 2013
Zhejiang Yiteng	浙江毅腾			2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013，2015 to 2016	2nd, 2013	13th, 2008	from 2015

Former clubs

Club	Chinese name	Seasons in League One	Best finish	Worst finish	Current league
Hebei Zhongji	河北中基	2014 to 2015	2nd, 2015	14th, 2014	Chinese Super League
Yanbian Changbaishan	延边长白山	2005 to 2015	1st, 2015	16th, 2014	Chinese Super League
Shijiazhuang Yongchang	石家庄永昌	2012 to 2014	2nd, 2014	8th, 2013	Chinese Super League
Chongqing Lifan	重庆力帆	2007 to 2008, 2011 to 2014	1st, 2014	8th, 2011	Chinese Super League
Henan Jianye	河南建业	2004 to 2006, 2013	1st, 2006, 2013	10th, 2005	Chinese Super League
Shanghai Dongya	上海东亚	2008 to 2012	1st, 2012	9th, 2011	Chinese Super League
Guangzhou R&F	广州富力	2011	2nd, 2011		Chinese Super League
Guangzhou Evergrande	广州恒大	2004 to 2007, 2010	1st, 2007, 2010	4th, 2004, 2005	Chinese Super League
Liaoning Whowin	辽宁宏运	2009	1st, 2009		Chinese Super League
Jiangsu Sainty	江苏舜天	2004 to 2008	1st, 2008	6th, 2004, 2006	Chinese Super League
Hangzhou Greentown	杭州绿城	2004 to 2006	2nd, 2006	8th, 2004	Chinese Super League
Changchun Yatai	长春亚泰	2004 to 2005	2nd, 2005	5th, 2004	Chinese Super League
Jiangxi Liansheng	江西联盛	2015		16th, 2015	China League Two
Beijing BIT	北京理工	2007 to 2015	7th, 2008	15th, 2015	China League Two
Shenyang Dongjin	沈阳东进	2009 to 2012	3rd, 2009	16th, 2012	China League Two
Shenyang Zhongze	沈阳中泽	2011 to 2014	6th, 2011, 2013	12th, 2012	Defunct
Guangdong Sunray Cave	广东日之泉	2009 to 2014	3rd, 2011, 2013	13th, 2014	Defunct
Chengdu Tiancheng	成都天诚	2004 to 2007, 2010, 2012 to 2014	2nd, 2007, 2010	15th, 2014	Defunct
Chongqing F.C.	重庆足球俱乐部	2012 to 2013	8th, 2012	15th, 2013	Defunct
Anhui Jiufang	安徽九方	2008 to 2010	4th, 2008	9th, 2010	Defunct
Shanghai Zobon	上海中邦	2005 to 2010	8th, 2007	11th, 2008	Defunct
Nanjing Yoyo	南京有有	2004 to 2010	5th, 2006	13th, 2010	Defunct
Sichuan F.C.	四川足球俱乐部	2008 to 2009	5th, 2008	13th, 2009	Defunct
Beijing Hongdeng	北京宏登	2006 to 2009	9th, 2007	12th, 2006, 2008	Defunct
Qingdao Hailifeng	青岛海利丰	2004 to 2009	6th, 2005	11th, 2004	Defunct
Hohhot Black Horse	呼和浩特	2004 to 2007	9th, 2006	15th, 2004	Defunct
Shaanxi Guoli	陕西国力	2004 to 2005	12th, 2004	14th, 2005	Defunct
Xiamen Lanshi	厦门蓝狮	2004 to 2005	1st, 2005	3rd, 2004	Defunct
Wuhan Huanghelou	武汉黄鹤楼	2004	1st, 2004		Defunct
Dongguan Lanwa	东莞联华	2004		16th, 2004	Defunct
Xi'an Anxinyuan	西安安馨园	2004		17th, 2004	Defunct
Guangdong Xiongying	广东雄鹰	2004	10th, 2004		Defunct
Zhuhai Zobon	珠海中邦	2004	2nd, 2004		Merged with Shanghai Shenhua

Winners

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place
2004	Wuhan Huanghelou	Zhuhai Zobon	Xiamen Lanshi
2005	Xiamen Lanshi	Changchun Yatai	Zhejiang Greentown
2006	Henan Construction	Zhejiang Greentown	Guangzhou GPC
2007	Guangzhou GPC	Chengdu Blades	Jiangsu Sainty
2008	Jiangsu Sainty	Chongqing Lifan	Nanchang Hengyuan
2009	Liaoning F.C.	Nanchang Hengyuan	Shenyang Dongjin
2010	Guangzhou Evergrande	Chengdu Blades	Yanbian FC
2011	Dalian Aerbin	Guangzhou R&F	Guangdong Sunray Cave
2012	Shanghai East Asia	Wuhan Zall	Fujian Smart Hero
2013	Henan Jianye	Harbin Yiteng	Guangdong Sunray Cave
2014	Chongqing Lifan	Shijiazhuang Yongchang	Wuhan Zall
2015	Yanbian Changbaishan	Hebei Zhongji	Dalian Aerbin

Attendance

Season	Total Attendance	Games	Average	No. Of Clubs	Promotion slots	Relegation Slots
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

Awards

Top scorers

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
2004	Will	Wuhan Huanghelou	22
2005	Mikalay Ryndzyuk	Guangzhou Sunray Cave	15
2006	Tico	Zhejiang Greentown	15
2007	Luis Ramírez	Guangzhou GPC	19
2008	Sabin Ilie	Qingdao Hailifeng	18
2009	Martín García	Nanchang Hengyuan	19
2010	Gao Lin	Guangzhou Evergrande	20
2011	Mitchel Brown 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

Most valuable player

Season	Player	Club
2013	Xu Yang	Henan Jianye
2014	Wang Dong	Chongqing Lifan
2015	Ha Tae-kyun	Yanbian Changbaishan

Best goalkeeper

Season	Player	Club
2013	Zhou Yajun	Henan Jianye
2014	Wang Guoming	Shijiazhuang Yongchang
2015	Chi Wenyi	Yanbian Changbaishan

Best coach

Season	Player	Club
2013	Tang Yaodong	Henan Jianye
2014	Goran Tomić	Beijing Baxy
2015	Park Tae-ha	Yanbian Changbaishan

See also

• Football in China

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• News, fixtures, results at Sina.com (Chinese)
• League history at RSSSF