China League One
The Chinese Football Association China League, also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League, 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
Clubs Locations
Former clubs
All-time CL1 table
The All-time CL1 table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in CL1 since its inception in 2004.The table is accurate as of the end of the 2018 season.
| 1 | Yanbian Funde | 12 | 322 | 112 | 70 | 140 | 431 | 446 | -15 | 406 | 1 | - |
| 2 | Beijing BSU | 9 | 260 | 101 | 69 | 90 | 331 | 318 | 13 | 372 | - | - |
| 3 | Wuhan Zall | 8 | 230 | 103 | 61 | 66 | 311 | 240 | 71 | 370 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Zhejiang Yiteng | 8 | 228 | 80 | 63 | 85 | 314 | 321 | -7 | 303 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 8 | 220 | 82 | 56 | 82 | 312 | 283 | 29 | 302 | - | 2 |
| 6 | Shenzhen F.C. | 7 | 210 | 81 | 55 | 74 | 317 | 299 | 18 | 298 | - | 1 |
| 7 | Chongqing Lifan | 6 | 164 | 79 | 45 | 39 | 253 | 172 | 81 | 282 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 130 | 78 | 36 | 16 | 268 | 112 | 156 | 270 | 2 | - |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenxin | 7 | 186 | 72 | 46 | 567 | 266 | 234 | 32 | 262 | - | 1 |
| 10 | Beijing BIT | 9 | 242 | 65 | 58 | 119 | 265 | 389 | -124 | 253 | - | - |
| 11 | Tianjin Quanjian | 6 | 176 | 64 | 51 | 61 | 209 | 184 | 25 | 243 | 1 | - |
| 12 | Zhejiang Greentown | 5 | 142 | 68 | 38 | 36 | 213 | 157 | 56 | 242 | - | 1 |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 5 | 150 | 65 | 47 | 38 | 201 | 153 | 48 | 242 | - | 1 |
| 14 | Jiangsu Sainty | 5 | 130 | 68 | 33 | 29 | 212 | 121 | 91 | 237 | 1 | - |
| 15 | Hunan Billows | 7 | 200 | 58 | 48 | 91 | 206 | 277 | -71 | 231 | - | - |
| 16 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 6 | 164 | 61 | 45 | 58 | 241 | 227 | 14 | 228 | - | - |
| 17 | Qingdao Huanghai | 5 | 150 | 62 | 38 | 50 | 233 | 212 | 21 | 224 | - | - |
| 18 | Dalian Yifang | 4 | 116 | 66 | 23 | 27 | 182 | 109 | 73 | 221 | 2 | - |
| 19 | Nanjing Yoyo | 7 | 178 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 214 | 284 | -70 | 201 | - | - |
| 20 | Shanghai East Asia | 5 | 128 | 53 | 41 | 34 | 170 | 120 | 50 | 200 | 1 | - |
| 21 | Qingdao Hailifeng | 6 | 154 | 54 | 36 | 64 | 194 | 222 | -28 | 198 | - | - |
| 22 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 6 | 180 | 49 | 49 | 82 | 191 | 264 | -83 | 196 | - | - |
| 23 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 112 | 54 | 31 | 27 | 146 | 98 | 48 | 193 | 2 | - |
| 24 | Shenyang Zhongze | 4 | 116 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 141 | 138 | 3 | 156 | - | - |
| 25 | Shanghai Zobon | 6 | 146 | 38 | 40 | 68 | 157 | 234 | -77 | 154 | - | - |
| 26 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 4 | 120 | 43 | 24 | 53 | 151 | 168 | -17 | 153 | - | - |
| 27 | Shenyang Dongjin | 4 | 104 | 32 | 42 | 30 | 124 | 111 | 13 | 138 | - | - |
| 28 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 4 | 116 | 35 | 30 | 51 | 131 | 155 | -24 | 135 | - | 1 |
| 29 | Qingdao Jonoon | 3 | 90 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 103 | 111 | -8 | 127 | - | - |
| 30 | Xiamen Blue Lions | 2 | 58 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 99 | 49 | 50 | 117 | 1 | - |
| 31 | Changchun Yatai | 2 | 58 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 124 | 56 | 68 | 115 | - | 1 |
| 32 | Meizhou Hakka | 3 | 90 | 30 | 22 | 38 | 121 | 133 | -12 | 112 | - | - |
| 33 | Beijing Renhe | 2 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 97 | 56 | 41 | 111 | - | 1 |
| 34 | Liaoning F.C. | 2 | 54 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 84 | 61 | 23 | 98 | 1 | - |
| 35 | Dalian Transcendence | 3 | 90 | 25 | 22 | 43 | 92 | 142 | -50 | 97 | - | - |
| 36 | Beijing Hongdeng | 4 | 96 | 20 | 31 | 45 | 89 | 131 | -42 | 91 | - | - |
| 37 | Hebei China Fortune | 2 | 60 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 89 | - | 1 |
| 38 | Anhui Jiufang | 3 | 72 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 85 | 117 | -32 | 83 | - | - |
| 39 | Chongqing F.C. | 2 | 60 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 64 | 73 | -9 | 70 | - | - |
| 40 | Wuhan Huanghelou | 1 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 66 | 1 | - |
| 41 | Hunan Shoking | 3 | 82 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 74 | 140 | -66 | 65 | - | - |
| 42 | Shanghai United | 1 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 62 | - | 1 |
| 43 | Dalian Changbo | 2 | 58 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 88 | -43 | 49 | - | - |
| 44 | Guangzhou R&F | 1 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 47 | - | 1 |
| 45 | Sichuan F.C. | 2 | 48 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 53 | 96 | -43 | 45 | - | - |
| 46 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 1 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 41 | - | - |
| 47 | Shenzhen Kejian | 1 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 39 | - | - |
| 48 | Harbin Guoli | 2 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 139 | -95 | 39 | - | - |
| 49 | Guangdong South China Tiger | 1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 34 | - | - |
| 50 | Hohhot Black Horse | 2 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 98 | -58 | 33 | - | - |
| 51 | Baoding Yingli Yitong | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 31 | - | - |
| 52 | Dongguan Dongcheng | 1 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 56 | -18 | 30 | - | - |
| 53 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 1 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 50 | -18 | 23 | - | - |
| 54 | Xi'an Anxinyuan | 1 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 22 | - | - |
| 55 | Yunnan Lijiang | 1 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 21 | - | - |
| 56 | Sichuan Longfor | 1 | 30 | - | - | |||||||
| 57 | Nantong Zhiyun | 1 | 30 | - | - |
| 2019 Chinese Super League | |
| 2019 China League One | |
| 2019 China League Two | |
| 2019 Chinese Champions League | |
| Clubs that no longer exist |
Winners
Attendance
Awards
Top scorers
- Winner of 2017 China League One Golden Boot.
Most valuable player
Best goalkeeper
Youth player of the year
| Season | Player | Club |
| 2016 |  Ming Tian | Wuhan Zall |
| 2017 | Wang Jinxian | Dalian Yifang |
| 2018 |  Zhang Hongjiang | Meizhou Hakka |
Best coach
Reserve league and Elite league
| Season | Reserve Champions | Elite Champions |
| 2014 | Wuhan Zall | |
| 2015 | Qingdao Jonoon | |
| 2016 | Beijing BG | |
| 2017 | Wuhan Zall | Dalian Yifang |
| 2018 | Wuhan Zall |