2012 China League One

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The 2012 China League One was the ninth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment. It began on March 17, 2012 and ended on October 28, 2012.[1] The size of the league has been expanded from 14 to 16 teams this season.

Season2012
ChampionsShanghai East Asia
PromotedShanghai East Asia
Wuhan Zall
RelegatedBeijing Baxy
Hohhot Dongjin
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
China League One
Season2012
ChampionsShanghai East Asia
PromotedShanghai East Asia
Wuhan Zall
RelegatedBeijing Baxy
Hohhot Dongjin
Matches240
Goals617 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerSenegal Babacar Gueye
(23 Goals)
Biggest home winHarbin Songbei Yiteng 4–0 Beijing Baxy
(May 26th, 2012)
Hohhot Dongjin 4–0 Guangdong Sunray Cave
(Jul. 21st, 2012)
Harbin Songbei Yiteng 5–1 Beijing BIT
(Jul. 28th, 2012)
Yanbian Changbai Tiger 4–0 Hohhot Dongjin
(Aug. 18th, 2012)
Shenzhen Ruby 4–0 Yanbian Changbai Tiger
(Oct. 20th, 2012)
Chongqing F.C. 4–0 Chengdu Blades
(Oct. 28th, 2012)
(4 goals)
Biggest away winGuangdong Sunray Cave 1–5 Fujian Smart Hero
(Aug. 25th, 2012)
Yanbian Changbai Tiger 1–5 Harbin Yiteng
(Sept. 1st, 2012)
Beijing BIT 0–4 Beijing Baxy
(Oct. 6th, 2012)
(4 goals)
Highest scoringShenzhen Ruby 5–3 Chongqing Lifan
(Sept. 22nd, 2012)
(8 goals)
Longest winning runShanghai East Asia
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runChongqing Lifan
(8 matches)
Longest winless runHohhot Dongjin
(11 matches)
Longest losing runHunan Billows
(8 matches)
Highest attendance22,316
Hunan Billows 2–1 Shanghai East Asia
(Aug. 4th, 2012)
Lowest attendance321
Beijing Baxy 0–3 Hunan Billows
(Jul. 28th, 2012)
Average attendance3,996
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Team changes

Promotion and relegation

Dalian Aerbin as the champion of 2011 season and Guangzhou R&F as runner-up had promoted to the 2012 Chinese Super League. They were replaced by Chengdu Blades and Shenzhen Ruby, who had relegated from the 2011 Chinese Super League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table.

Guizhou Zhicheng had relegated to the 2012 China League Two after finishing the 2011 season in last place and lost play-off match against 2011 China League Two 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero. Due to the league's expansion, three teams were admitted into the 2012 China League One. These were the two 2011 League Two promotion final winners, Harbin Songbei Yiteng, Chongqing F.C., and the play-off winner, Fujian Smart Hero.

Name changes

Shenyang Dongjin moved to the city of Hohhot and changed their name to Hohhot Dongjin in February 2012.[2]

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Location of teams in 2012 China League One[3]
More information Club, Head coach ...
Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2011 season
Beijing BIT China Bian Lijun Beijing BIT Eastern Athletic Field 5,000 13th
Beijing Baxy China Cao Xiandong
China Wang Tao		 Beijing Shijingshan Stadium 20,000 11th
Chengdu Tiancheng R China Wang Baoshan Chengdu (playing in Shuangliu) Shuangliu Sports Centre 26,000 CSL, 15th
Chongqing F.C. P China Zhao Changhong Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 CL2, 2nd
Chongqing Lifan China Tang Yaodong Chongqing Fuling Stadium 22,000 8th
Fujian Smart Hero P China Xu Hui Xiamen (playing in Fuzhou and Jinjiang) Fuzhou Stadium
Jinjiang Sports Center Stadium (after Round 27)		 23,000
15,000		 CL2, 3rd
Guangdong Sunray Cave Brazil José Ricardo Rambo Guangzhou Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium (Round 29 & 30)		 25,000
80,012		 3rd
Harbin Songbei Yiteng P China Duan Xin Harbin Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center
Harbin Institute of Technology Stadium (Round 21)		 50,000
20,000		 CL2, 1st
Hohhot Dongjin China Yang Yumin (caretaker) Hohhot Hohhot City Stadium 60,000 5th
Hunan Billows China Zhang Xu Changsha CSUFT East-Garden Stadium
Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium (after Round 19)		 18,000
30,000		 4th
Shanghai East Asia China Jiang Bingyao Shanghai Shanghai Stadium
Jinshan Football Stadium (Round 26)		 65,000
30,000		 9th
Shenyang Shenbei China Liu Zhicai Shenyang Shenyang Sport University Stadium 12,000 6th
Shenzhen Ruby R France Philippe Troussier Shenzhen Bao'an Stadium 40,000 CSL, 16th
Tianjin Songjiang China Hao Haitao Tianjin Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium 30,320 12th
Wuhan Zall China Zheng Xiong Wuhan Xinhua Road Sports Center 32,137 7th
Yanbian Changbai Tiger South Korea Cho Keung-yeon Yanji (playing in Longjing) Hailanjiang Stadium 32,000 10th
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hohhot Dongjin China Chen Bo (caretaker) --- Pre-season N/A China Chen Bo Pre-season[4]
Chongqing Lifan China Liu Jingbiao Sacked Pre-season[5] N/A Scotland Lawrie McKinna Pre-season[5]
Shenyang Shenbei China Liu Zhicai Sacked Pre-season N/A Netherlands Arie Haan Pre-season[6]
Guangdong Sunray Cave China Cao Yang Sacked Pre-season N/A Serbia Dragan Kokotović Pre-season[7]
Beijing Baxy China Cao Xiandong Resigned Pre-season N/A China Cui Enlang Pre-season
Guangdong Sunray Cave Serbia Dragan Kokotović Sacked 27 March 2012 6th China Cao Yang (caretaker) 27 March 2012[8]
Chongqing Lifan Scotland Lawrie McKinna Sacked 14 April 2012[9] 16th China Tang Yaodong 19 April 2012[10]
Wuhan Zall Brazil Jose Carlos de Oliveira Sacked 24 April 2012[11] 8th China Zheng Xiong (caretaker) 24 April 2012[11]
Shenyang Shenbei Netherlands Arie Haan Resigned 1 May 2012[12] 14th China Li Zheng (caretaker) 1 May 2012[12]
Yanbian Changbai Tiger China Zheng Xianglong Sacked 20 May 2012[13] 14th China Jin Guangzhu (caretaker) 20 May 2012[13]
Hohhot Dongjin China Chen Bo Sacked 22 May 2012[14] 16th China Yang Yumin (caretaker) 22 May 2012[14]
Yanbian Changbai Tiger China Jin Guangzhu (caretaker) --- 1 June 2012 13th South Korea Cho Keung-yeon 1 June 2012[15]
Wuhan Zall China Zheng Xiong (caretaker) --- 14 June 2012 4th China Zheng Xiong 14 June 2012[16]
Shenyang Shenbei China Li Zheng (caretaker) Resigned 18 June 2012[17] 16th China Huang Yong (caretaker) 18 June 2012[17]
Beijing Baxy China Cui Enlang Sacked 3 July 2012[18] 14th China Gai Zengjun (caretaker) 3 July 2012[18]
Chongqing F.C. China Zhao Faqing Resigned 5 July 2012[19] 11th China Zhao Changhong 5 July 2012[19]
Shenyang Shenbei China Huang Yong (caretaker) Resigned 10 July 2012[20] 15th China Liu Zhicai 10 July 2012[20]
Chengdu Tiancheng China Niu Hongli Resigned 24 July 2012[21] 12th China Wang Baoshan 24 July 2012[21]
Guangdong Sunray Cave China Cao Yang (caretaker) Resigned 28 July 2012[22] 12th Brazil José Ricardo Rambo 29 July 2012
Beijing Baxy China Gai Zengjun (caretaker) Resigned 3 August 2012[23] 16th China Cao Xiandong
China Wang Tao		 3 August 2012[23]
Guangdong Sunray Cave Brazil José Ricardo Rambo As assistant coach 30 August 2012 12th China Cao Yang (caretaker) 30 August 2012[24]
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Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per CL1 team.[25] A team could use three foreign players on the field each game. Players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players in CSL.

  • Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players*
Beijing BIT South Korea Lee In-shik Uruguay Matías Alonso Uruguay Walter Guglielmone Uruguay Martín Rodríguez Cameroon Vicent Rodrigue
Beijing Baxy Brazil Júnior Paulista Ghana Daniel Quaye Senegal Momar N'Diaye South Korea Shin Eun-seok Croatia Saša Mus
Chengdu Tiancheng Angola Johnson Macaba Brazil João Paulo Brazil Valdo Brazil William Brazil Ygor de Souza
Chongqing F.C. Colombia Rafael Pérez Honduras Walter Julián Martínez New Zealand Chris Killen
Chongqing Lifan Australia Brendon Šantalab Brazil Guto Brazil Nei Paraguay Nelson Cabrera
Fujian Smart Hero Costa Rica Johnny Woodly Montenegro Vlado Jeknić Netherlands Sylvano Comvalius South Korea Park Jung-soo
Guangdong Sunray Cave Brazil Dori Brazil Jean Narde Brazil Reinaldo Cameroon Mahama Awal Croatia Josip Milardović
Harbin Songbei Yiteng Australia Million Butshiire[26] Australia Adam Hughes Brazil Rodrigo Colombia Ricardo Steer Ukraine Oleksandr Krutskevich
Hohhot Dongjin Argentina Luciano Olguín Colombia Yovanny Arrechea South Korea Lee Kil-hoon South Korea Song Tae-lim
Hunan Billows Honduras Astor Henríquez Honduras Emil Martínez Honduras Erick Norales Uruguay Claudio Cardozo
Shanghai East Asia Brazil Bruno Camacho Colombia Luis Carlos Cabezas Ghana Ransford Addo Honduras Samir Arzú Cameroon Didier Njewel
Shenyang Shenbei Brazil José Duarte Croatia Dario Dabac Montenegro Vladimir Vujović Morocco Mustapha Allaoui
Shenzhen Ruby Argentina Leandro Guaita France Benjamin Gavanon Japan Takashi Rakuyama Senegal Babacar Gueye Honduras Rony Flores
Tianjin Songjiang Brazil Anderson Estonia Taavi Rähn Slovenia Aleksander Rodić South Korea Lee Se-in
Wuhan Zall Brazil Adiel Brazil Vicente Colombia Carlos Ceballos Uruguay Julio Gutiérrez Colombia César Valoyes
Yanbian Changbai Tiger Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Božić Croatia Stipe Lapić Mali Soumaila Coulibaly South Korea Hong Jin-sub Brazil Ronaille Calheira
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Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

More information Club, Player 1 ...
Club Player 1 Player 2
Beijing Baxy Chinese Taipei Chen Hao-wei
Guangdong Sunray Cave Hong Kong Chan Siu Ki Hong Kong Leung Chun Pong
Shenzhen Ruby Chinese Taipei Chen Po-liang
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shanghai East Asia (P, C) 30 17 8 5 47 25 +22 59 Promotion to Chinese Super League
2 Wuhan Zall (P) 30 16 6 8 40 29 +11 54
3 Fujian Smart Hero 30 12 10 8 41 32 +9 46
4 Harbin Songbei Yiteng 30 13 6 11 53 43 +10 45[a]
5 Chongqing Lifan 30 12 9 9 50 45 +5 45[a]
6 Tianjin Songjiang 30 12 9 9 27 24 +3 45[a]
7 Shenzhen Ruby 30 12 6 12 46 41 +5 42
8 Chongqing F.C. 30 11 8 11 40 37 +3 41[b]
9 Chengdu Tiancheng 30 11 8 11 33 40 −7 41[b]
10 Guangdong Sunray Cave 30 10 8 12 41 46 −5 38[c]
11 Hunan Billows 30 10 8 12 33 37 −4 38[c]
12 Shenyang Shenbei 30 9 11 10 36 38 −2 38[c]
13 Yanbian Changbai Tiger 30 10 4 16 39 51 −12 34
14 Beijing BIT 30 8 8 14 27 41 −14 32
15 Beijing Baxy 30 8 7 15 34 46 −12 31
16 Hohhot Dongjin (R) 30 5 12 13 30 42 −12 27 Relegation to China League Two
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Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: CL1 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Shanghai East Asia ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Shanghai East Asia123111111111111111111111111111
Wuhan Zall911101088642244444442354552222222
Fujian Smart Hero7599677689121212121210109911101087766453
Harbin Songbei Yiteng911121210109111010810765667666666455344
Chongqing Lifan15141615161614151412108676555535423333535
Tianjin Songjiang11107811111083322333323443245644666
Shenzhen Ruby381174343667555778687777810991087
Chongqing F.C.159465687776789118787889101091010998
Chengdu Tiancheng33232235555691089911101091199887779
Guangdong Sunray Cave36547459111199118911121212912121213131313121110
Hunan Billows31123522443322223422233457881011
Shenyang Shenbei111612131414151415131415161515151514141314131514141414131212
Yanbian Changbai Tiger7141516131312121214131313131313111011121181111121112111313
Beijing BIT1481112121110981111101110121313131415141412111211141414
Beijing Baxy1165499131313151514141414141416161516161616161616151515
Hohhot Dongjin111112131515161616161616151616161615151613151315151515161616
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Winner; promote to Chinese Super League
Runner-up; promote to Chinese Super League
Relegate to China League Two
Updated to match(es) played on Oct. 28, 2012. Source: Table by round (in Chinese)

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1
 Senegal Babacar Gueye Shenzhen Ruby
23
2
 Costa Rica Johnny Woodly Fujian Smart Hero
21
3
 China Wu Lei Shanghai East Asia
17
4
 New Zealand Chris Killen Chongqing F.C.
16
5
 Australia Brendon Šantalab Chongqing Lifan
14
Brazil Guto Chongqing Lifan
14
Brazil José Duarte Shenyang Shenbei
14
8
 Brazil Vicente Wuhan Zall
11
9
 Colombia Ricardo Steer Harbin Songbei Yiteng
10
China Bu Xin Harbin Songbei Yiteng
10
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League attendance

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Hohhot Dongjin 134,664 21,817 4,926 8,978 n/a†
2 Hunan Billows 104,554 22,316 1,510 6,970 n/a†
3 Wuhan Zall 100,522 12,987 3,153 6,701 n/a†
4 Shenzhen Ruby 96,721 9,574 3,275 6,448 n/a†
5 Yanbian Changbai Tiger 80,579 10,111 2,162 5,372 n/a†
6 Chongqing F.C. 70,177 16,158 1,980 4,678 n/a†
7 Fujian Smart Hero 62,136 8,321 866 4,142 n/a†
8 Chongqing Lifan 60,650 11,550 1,051 4,043 n/a†
9 Harbin Songbei Yiteng 60,037 5,103 1,180 4,002 n/a†
10 Shanghai East Asia 46,702 7,177 1,211 3,113 n/a†
11 Tianjin Songjiang 44,969 5,500 1,028 2,998 n/a†
12 Chengdu Tiancheng 30,391 5,052 820 2,026 n/a†
13 Beijing BIT 22,362 2,326 500 1,491 n/a†
14 Guangdong Sunray Cave 16,556 2,012 353 1,104 n/a†
15 Shenyang Shenbei 15,267 5,000 350 1,018 n/a†
16 Beijing Baxy 12,668 3,269 321 845 n/a†
League total 958,955 22,316 321 3,996 n/a†
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Updated to games played on Oct. 28th, 2012
Source: Chinese Football Data (in Chinese)

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