- China League One
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China League One Countries China
Confederation AFC Founded 2004 Number of teams 14 Levels on pyramid 2 Promotion to Chinese Super League Relegation to China League Two Domestic cup(s) Chinese FA Cup Current champions Dalian Aerbin
(2011)Most championships Guangzhou Evergrande (2) 2011 China League One
The China League One (aka Chinese Jia League) is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of 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 13 teams, playing home and away. At the end of each season, the top two will be promoted to CSL and the two lowest placed teams from CSL will be relegated to the Jia League. It will expand to 14 teams next season as top-2 from Yi League will promote and only last placed team will be relegated.
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Current clubs
Club Chinese name Home stadium Capacity Seasons in League One Best finish Worst finish Spell in level 2 Beijing 361 Degrees 北京361°大学生 BIT Eastern Athletic Field 1,600 2007 to 2011 8th, 2009 12th, 2011 from 2007 Beijing Baxy 北京八喜 Chaoyang Sports Centre 20,000 2010 to 2011 8th, 2010 from 2010 Chongqing Lifan 重庆力帆 Yongchuan Sports Centre 25,000 2007 to 2008, 2011 2nd, 2008 4th, 2007 from 2011 Dalian Aerbin 大连阿尔滨 Dalian University Stadium 3,000 2011 from 2011 Guangdong Sunray Cave 广东日之泉 Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium 25,000 2009 to 2011 5th, 2009 11th, 2010 from 2009 Guizhou Toro 贵州通源 Guizhou New Stadium 18,000 2011 from 2011 Hubei Zhongbo 湖北东方国旅 Xinhua Road Sports Center 36,000 2010 to 2011 5th, 2010 from 2010 Hunan Billows Baishijiao 湖南湘涛百世窖 CSUFT East-Garden Stadium ? 2010 to 2011 6th, 2010 from 2010 Shanghai East Asia 上海东亚 Shanghai Stadium 56,000 2008 to 2011 4th, 2009 & 2010 6th, 2008 from 2008 Shenyang Dongjin Shidai 沈阳东进世代 Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 2009 to 2011 3rd, 2009 7th, 2010 from 2009 Guangzhou R&F 广州富力 Yuexiushan Stadium 30,000 2011 from 2011 Shenyang Shenbei 天津润宇隆 Minyuan Stadium 18,000 2011 from 2011 Tianjin Songjiang 天津松江 Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 60,000 2011 from 2011 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 延边长白虎 Yanji People's Stadium 50,000 2005 to 2011 3rd, 2010 8th, 2005, 2006 & 2008 from 2005 Former clubs
Club Chinese name Seasons in League One Current league Guangzhou Evergrande 广州恒大 2004 to 2007, 2010 Chinese Super League Chengdu Blades 成都谢菲联 2004 to 2007, 2010 Chinese Super League Liaoning Whowin 辽宁宏运 2009 Chinese Super League Nanchang Bayi 南昌八一 2006 to 2009 Chinese Super League Jiangsu Sainty 江苏舜天 2004 to 2008 Chinese Super League Henan Construction 河南建业 2004 to 2006 Chinese Super League Zhejiang Greentown 浙江绿城 2004 to 2006 Chinese Super League Changchun Yatai 长春亚泰 2004 to 2005 Chinese Super League Sichuan 四川 2008 to 2009 China League Two Yantai Yiteng 烟台毅腾 2007 to 2008 China League Two Zhuhai Zobon 珠海中邦 2004 Merged with Shanghai Shenhua Beijing Hongdeng 北京宏登 2006 to 2009 Defunct Nanjing Yoyo 南京有有 2004 to 2010 China League Two Anhui Jiufang 安徽九方 2008 to 2010 Defunct Pudong Zobon 浦东中邦 2005 to 2010 China League Two Xiamen Lanshi 厦门蓝狮 2004 to 2005 Defunct Wuhan Huanghelou 武汉黄鹤楼 2004 Defunct Hohhot Black Horse 呼和浩特 2004 to 2007 Defunct Shaanxi Guoli 陕西国力 2004 to 2005 Defunct Dongguan Lanwa 东莞联华 2004 Defunct Xi'an Anxinyuan 西安安馨园 2004 Defunct Qingdao Hailifeng 青岛海利丰 2004 to 2009 Defunct 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 Whowin Nanchang Hengyuan Shenyang Dongjin 2010 Guangzhou Evergrande Chengdu Blades Yanbian FC 2011 Dalian Aerbin Guangzhou R&F Guangdong Sunray Cave 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 Aerbin13 See also
References
External links
- Official site (Chinese)
- News, fixtures, results at Sina.com (Chinese)
- League history at RSSSF (English)
China League One 2011 clubs Beijing 361 Degrees · Beijing Baxy · Chongqing Lifan · Dalian Aerbin · Guangdong Sunray Cave · Guangzhou R&F (Shenzhen Phoenix) · Guizhou Toro · Hubei Orient · Hunan Billows Baishijiao · Shanghai East Asia · Shenyang Dongjin Shidai · Shenyang Shenbei (Tianjin Runyulong) · Tianjin Songjiang · Yanbian Baekdu TigersSeasons Football in China Chinese Football Association National teams League system Domestic cups Awards Lists List of Chinese international footballers · List of clubs · List of venues · Foreign players · All-time TableMen's clubs · Women's clubs · Men's players · Women's players · Expatriate footballers · Managers · Referees · Venues · Records Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · East Timor · Guam · Hong Kong · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Macau · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · YemenCategories:- China League One
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