2024 China League One
Football league season
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The 2024 Chinese Football Association League 1 (Chinese: 2024中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 21st season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 March – 3 November[1] |
| Champions | Yunnan Yukun |
| Promoted | Yunnan Yukun Dalian Yingbo |
| Relegated | Wuxi Wugo Jiangxi Lushan |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 596 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nyasha Mushekwi (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Yunnan Yukun 5–0 Liaoning Tieren (30 June 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Guangzhou 0–5 Yunnan Yukun (30 March 2024) Wuxi Wugo 1–6 Qingdao Red Lions (6 April 2024) Yanbian Longding 0–5 Suzhou Dongwu (7 July 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Heilongjiang Ice City 4–4 Foshan Nanshi (26 May 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Dalian Yingbo Yunnan Yukun (5 matches, twice) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Chongqing Tonglianglong Yunnan Yukun (12 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Jiangxi Lushan (18 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Jiangxi Lushan (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 60,951 Dalian Yingbo 2–1 Shanghai Jiading Huilong (3 November 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 528 Wuxi Wugo 1–4 Guangzhou (8 September 2024) |
| Total attendance | 2,284,702 |
| Average attendance | 9,520 |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Clubs
Club changes
To League OneTeams promoted from 2023 China League Two |
From League OneTeams promoted to 2024 Chinese Super League Dissolved entries Expelled entries
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Wuxi Wugo and Jiangxi Lushan were reprieved from relegation to the 2024 China League Two after finishing in the bottom two places due to the dissolutions of Dalian Pro and Shenzhen.
Name changes
- Dongguan United F.C. changed their name to Foshan Nanshi in December 2023.[8]
- Dalian Zhixing F.C. changed their name to Dalian Yingbo in January 2024.[9]
- Liaoning Shenyang Urban F.C. changed their name to Liaoning Tieren in February 2024.[10]
Stadiums and locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foshan Nanshi | Sacked | 3 December 2023 | Pre-season | |||
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | End of interim spell | 5 December 2023 | 5 December 2023 | |||
| Jiangxi Lushan | Mutual consent | 29 December 2023 | 29 December 2023 | |||
| Chongqing Tonglianglong | 23 January 2024 | 23 January 2024 | ||||
| Nanjing City | 3 February 2024 | 3 February 2024 | ||||
| Suzhou Dongwu | 14 February 2024 | 14 February 2024 | ||||
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 20 February 2024 | 20 February 2024 | ||||
| Wuxi Wugo | Sacked | 27 February 2024 | 1 March 2024 | |||
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 23 March 2024 | 14th | 23 March 2024 | |||
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Resigned | 2 April 2024 | 5th | 2 April 2024 | ||
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | End of interim spell | 6 April 2024 | 6th | 6 April 2024 | ||
| Liaoning Tieren | Sacked | 8 April 2024 | 10th | 8 April 2024 | ||
| Jiangxi Lushan | Resigned | 22 April 2024 | 16th | 22 April 2024 | ||
| Foshan Nanshi | 24 April 2024 | 14th | 24 April 2024 | |||
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 30 April 2024 | 13th | 1 May 2024 | |||
| Foshan Nanshi | End of interim spell | 3 May 2024 | 15th | 3 May 2024 | ||
| Wuxi Wugo | Sacked | 20 May 2024 | 15th | 23 May 2024 | ||
| Yunnan Yukun | Resigned | 22 May 2024 | 1st | 22 May 2024 | ||
| Nanjing City | Sacked | 24 May 2024 | 7th | 24 May 2024 | ||
| Yanbian Longding | 4 June 2024 | 8th | 5 June 2024 | |||
| Yunnan Yukun | End of interim spell | 12 June 2024 | 1st | 12 June 2024 | ||
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 22 June 2024 | 4th | 22 June 2024 | |||
| Liaoning Tieren | Sacked | 2 July 2024 | 14th | 2 July 2024 |
Foreign players
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Players name in italics indicates the player is out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalised and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognised as native players. Otherwise they are recognised as foreign players.
- ^2 Naturalised players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yunnan Yukun (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 20 | +50 | 66 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Dalian Yingbo (P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 57 | |
| 3 | Guangzhou | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 52 | Dissolved |
| 4 | Liaoning Tieren | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 50[a] | |
| 5 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 50[a] | |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 48[b] | |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 48[b] | |
| 8 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 47 | |
| 9 | Nanjing City | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Foshan Nanshi | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 32 | |
| 11 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 31[c] | |
| 12 | Yanbian Longding | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 31[c] | |
| 13 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | Qingdao Red Lions | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 26 | |
| 15 | Wuxi Wugo (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 22 | Relegation to League Two |
| 16 | Jiangxi Lushan (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 19 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Liaoning Tieren are ahead of Chongqing Tonglianglong on head-to-head goal difference: Liaoning Tieren +1, Chongqing Tonglianglong -1
- Shijiazhuang Gongfu are ahead of Suzhou Dongwu on head-to-head goal difference: Shijiazhuang Gongfu +1, Suzhou Dongwu -1
- Shanghai Jiading Huilong are ahead of Yanbian Longding on goal difference
Results
Positions by round
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 Super League | |
| Promotion to Super League | |
| Relegation to League Two |
Results by match played
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 3 November 2024[42]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yunnan Yukun | 25 | |
| 2 | Guangzhou | 18 | |
| 3 | Suzhou Dongwu | 17 | |
| 4 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 15 | |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 14 | |
| 6 | Yanbian Longding | 12 | |
| 7 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 11 | |
| 8 | Yunnan Yukun | 10 | |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 10 | ||
| Liaoning Tieren | 10 | ||
| 11 | Nanjing City | 9 | |
| 12 | Dalian Yingbo | 8 | |
| Yunnan Yukun | 8 | ||
| Liaoning Tieren | 8 | ||
| Foshan Nanshi | 8 | ||
| Suzhou Dongwu | 8 | ||
| Jiangxi Lushan | 8 | ||
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzhou Dongwu | Heilongjiang Ice City | 4-2 (A) | 8 June 2024 | |
| Dalian Yingbo | Qingdao Red Lions | 4-0 (H) | 7 July 2024 | |
| Chongqing Tonglianglong | Yunnan Yukun | 3-2 (H) | 15 September 2024 | |
| Yunnan Yukun | Qingdao Red Lions | 5-0 (H) | 21 September 2024 | |
| Foshan Nanshi | Heilongjiang Ice City | 5-1 (H) | 5 October 2024 |
Awards
Player of the Round
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Young Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| March | Yunnan Yukun | Dalian Yingbo | Chongqing Tonglianglong | |||
| April | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | |||
| May | Guangzhou | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Chongqing Tonglianglong | |||
| June | Suzhou Dongwu Yunnan Yukun |
Suzhou Dongwu | Chongqing Tonglianglong | |||
| July | Liaoning Tieren | Dalian Yingbo | Wuxi Wugo | |||
| August | Liaoning Tieren | Liaoning Tieren | Dalian Yingbo | |||
| September | Yunnan Yukun | Liaoning Tieren | Chongqing Tonglianglong | |||
League attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Yingbo | 632,805 | 60,951 | 15,828 | 42,187 | +2,473.9%† |
| 2 | Yunnan Yukun | 282,978 | 19,986 | 16,128 | 18,865 | +103.6%† |
| 3 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 256,871 | 23,866 | 10,129 | 17,125 | +13.1% |
| 4 | Liaoning Tieren | 221,286 | 23,880 | 7,756 | 14,752 | +461.8% |
| 5 | Yanbian Longding | 158,614 | 19,450 | 6,416 | 10,574 | −29.1% |
| 6 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 139,854 | 11,833 | 4,033 | 9,324 | +8.5%† |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 113,095 | 13,333 | 3,613 | 7,540 | −17.3% |
| 8 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 102,268 | 13,632 | 3,159 | 6,818 | −30.9% |
| 9 | Guangzhou | 84,448 | 7,951 | 3,896 | 5,630 | −37.1% |
| 10 | Suzhou Dongwu | 82,618 | 8,368 | 2,618 | 5,508 | +115.3% |
| 11 | Foshan Nanshi | 58,449 | 7,738 | 2,462 | 3,897 | +288.5% |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 43,182 | 4,918 | 1,299 | 2,879 | −1.5% |
| 13 | Jiangxi Lushan | 38,314 | 7,681 | 1,021 | 2,554 | −19.9% |
| 14 | Qingdao Red Lions | 27,381 | 3,660 | 836 | 1,825 | +12.9%† |
| 15 | Wuxi Wugo | 24,835 | 3,118 | 528 | 1,656 | +2.5% |
| 16 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 17,704 | 1,796 | 695 | 1,180 | +1.3% |
| League total | 2,284,702 | 60,951 | 528 | 9,520 | +71.7% |