Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 12 September – 8 November 2020 |
Champions | Changchun Yatai (2nd title) |
Promoted | Changchun Yatai |
Matches played | 141 |
Goals scored | 323 (2.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tan Long (11 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Zhejiang Energy Greentown 4–0
Jiangxi Liansheng (16 September 2020) Changchun Yatai 4–0 Nantong Zhiyun (8 October 2020) Beijing BSU 4–0 Suzhou Dongwu (15 October 2020) |
Biggest away win |
Jiangxi Liansheng 0–4
Meizhou Hakka (20 September 2020) Liaoning Shenyang Urban 1–5 Zhejiang Energy Greentown (15 October 2020) |
Highest scoring |
Liaoning Shenyang Urban 1–5
Zhejiang Energy Greentown (15 October 2020) Meizhou Hakka 4–2 Zhejiang Energy Greentown (29 October 2020) Nantong Zhiyun 3–3 Jiangxi Liansheng (8 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Chengdu Better City |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Changchun Yatai |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Jiangxi Liansheng |
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The 2020 China League One ( Chinese: 2020中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 17th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The season was scheduled to begin on 29 February and end on 1 November, [1] but was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic in China. [2] On 26 August 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be resumed on 12 September 2020 and 18 teams would be split into three groups in three locations, Group A in Chengdu, hosted by Chengdu Better City, Group B in Meizhou, hosted by Meizhou Hakka, and Group C in Changzhou, hosted by Kunshan F.C. [3]
In this season, the number of teams are expanded from 16 to 18. [4]
Changchun Yatai won the league for the second time, their first since 2003.
To League OneTeams relegated from 2019 Chinese Super League Teams promoted from 2019 China League Two |
From League OneTeams promoted to 2020 Chinese Super League Dissolved entries
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Changchun Yatai |
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Sacked | 3 November 2019 | Pre-season |
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2 December 2019 |
Meizhou Hakka |
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Signed by Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 6 November 2019 |
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20 December 2019 | |
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic |
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Signed by Beijing Renhe | 10 November 2019 |
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16 December 2019 | |
Guizhou Hengfeng |
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Mutual consent | 26 November 2019 |
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26 November 2019 | |
Nantong Zhiyun |
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Mutual consent | 31 March 2020 |
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31 March 2020 | |
Sichuan Jiuniu |
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Mutual consent | 18 May 2020 |
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22 July 2020 | |
Inner Mongolia Zhongyou |
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Mutual consent | 25 August 2020 |
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1 September 2020 | |
Changchun Yatai |
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Sacked | 5 October 2020 | Group C, 2nd |
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5 October 2020 |
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
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Sacked | 10 October 2020 | Group C, 6th |
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12 October 2020 |
Guizhou Hengfeng |
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Mutual consent | 13 October 2020 | Group B, 5th |
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13 October 2020 |
Suzhou Dongwu |
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Sacked | 18 October 2020 | Group A, 5th |
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24 October 2020 |
The policy of foreign players was changed. The number of foreign players clubs can register over the course of the season is limited to four and the number of foreign players allowed on each team at any given time is increased from three to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be registered for each match with a maximum of two can be fielded at any time during the match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chengdu Better City (H) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 25 | Qualification for Promotion stage and qualification to the 2020 Chinese FA Cup |
2 | Taizhou Yuanda | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 18 | |
3 | Beijing Renhe | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 16 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
4 | Beijing BSU | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | |
5 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 [a] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
6 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 7 [a] |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Meizhou Hakka (H) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | Qualification for Promotion stage and qualification to the 2020 Chinese FA Cup |
2 | Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | |
3 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
4 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
5 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
6 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 21 | Qualification for Promotion stage and qualification to the 2020 Chinese FA Cup |
2 | Kunshan F.C. (H) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 18 | |
3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | |
5 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
6 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Changchun Yatai (C, P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 13 | Promotion to the Chinese Super League |
2 | Zhejiang Energy Greentown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
3 | Kunshan F.C. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | Chengdu Better City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
5 | Meizhou Hakka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
6 | Taizhou Yuanda [a] (D) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | Disbanded after season |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Leader and promotion to the Chinese Super League | |
Qualification to the promotion play-offs |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Qualification to the 2020 Chinese FA Cup |
2 | Beijing BSU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | |
3 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
4 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
5 | Beijing Renhe [a] (R, D, R) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs and disbanded after season |
6 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (O) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Suzhou Dongwu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Qualification to the 2020 Chinese FA Cup |
2 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 [a] | |
3 | Nantong Zhiyun | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 [a] | |
4 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou [b] (D, R, R, R, R) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 [a] | Disbanded after season |
5 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring (O) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
6 | Jiangxi Liansheng (O) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 4–4 (3–5 p) | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 3–2 | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) |
Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–2 | Beijing Renhe | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 3–2 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
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Jiangxi Liansheng | 2–1 | Beijing Renhe |
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Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
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Penalties | ||
5–3 |
4–4 on aggregate. Heilongjiang Lava Spring won 5–3 on penalties.
Beijing Renhe | 1–1 | Jiangxi Liansheng |
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Jiangxi Liansheng won 3–2 on aggregate.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Changchun Yatai | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 4–1 (H) | 3 October 2020 | |
Nantong Zhiyun | 4–0 (H) | 8 October 2020 |
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