The 2018 China League One () was the 15th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor is the e-commerce website 58.com.中甲获2015-19年冠名权 Dalian Transcendence, Heilongjiang Lava Spring, Meizhou Hakka, Meizhou Meixian Techand and Nei Mongol Zhongyou failed to submit the application for the Chinese Super League before deadline, thus ineligible for promotion.曝足协下季执行准入执照制 中甲5队已无资格冲超
Teams A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2017 season, two relegated from the 2017 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2017 China League Two.
Team changes
To League One Teams relegated from 2017 Chinese Super League Yanbian Funde Liaoning F.C.
Teams promoted from 2017 China League Two Heilongjiang Lava Spring Meizhou Meixian Techand
From League One Teams promoted to 2018 Chinese Super League Dalian Yifang Beijing Renhe
Teams relegated to 2018 China League Two Baoding Yingli ETS Yunnan Lijiang
Name changes Hangzhou Greentown F.C. changed their name to Zhejiang Greentown F.C. in January 2018.关于杭州绿城足球俱乐部重要股权转让并更名的公示
Clubs
Stadiums and Locations Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2017 season Yanbian Funde R Zhao Zhonghe (caretaker) Yanji Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium 30,000 CSL, 15th Liaoning F.C. R Chen Yang Shenyang Tiexi New District Sports Center 30,000 CSL, 16th Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Yasen Petrov Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 29,000 3rd Hebei Olympic Sports Center 60,000 Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium 33,572 Qingdao Huanghai Jordi Vinyals Qingdao Qingdao Guoxin Stadium 45,000 4th Wuhan Zall Li Tie Wuhan Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Stadium 30,000 5th Xinhua Road Sports Center 22,140 Shenzhen F.C. Juan Ramón López Caro Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 32,500 6th Shanghai Shenxin Zhu Jiong Shanghai Jinshan Football Stadium 30,000 7th Beijing Enterprises Group Gao Hongbo Beijing Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) 36,228 8th Zhejiang Greentown Sergi Barjuán Hangzhou Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 9th Nei Mongol Zhongyou Wang Bo Hohhot Hohhot City Stadium 60,000 10th Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Li Jun Ürümqi Hongshan Stadium 10,000 11th Meizhou Hakka Li Weijun (caretaker) Wuhua Wuhua County Stadium 15,000 12th Zhejiang Yiteng Hu Zhaojun (caretaker) Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center 40,000 13th Dalian Transcendence Dželaludin Muharemović Dalian Jinzhou Stadium 30,776 14th Heilongjiang Lava Spring P Duan Xin Harbin Harbin ICE Sports Center 50,000 CL2, 1st Meizhou Meixian Techand P Fu Bo Meizhou Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium 20,221 CL2, 2nd
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Wuhan Zall Chen Yang Mutual consent 10 November 2017陈洋卸任武汉卓尔队主教练 Pre-season Li Tie 16 November 2017武汉卓尔官宣李铁成为新帅 新赛季全力冲击中超 Zhejiang Greentown Zdravko Zdravkov (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 November 2017 Sergi Barjuán 26 November 2017绿城官方宣布签约前巴萨青年队主帅 合同期两年 Shanghai Shenxin Juan Ignacio Martínez Mutual consent 28 November 2017申鑫官宣胡安正式下课 赛季带队闯入足协杯4强 Zhu Jiong 3 December 2017朱炯“二进宫”入主上海申鑫 曾执教球队4年半 Liaoning F.C. Zhao Junzhe (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 12 December 2017 Chen Yang 12 December 2017二进宫!辽足官宣陈洋重掌球队 签三年盼早回中超 Nei Mongol Zhongyou Wang Bo End of contract 14 December 2017市足协官方回应球迷关心问题 Raül Agné 21 December 2017 Meizhou Hakka Aleksandar Stankov End of contract 17 December 2017 Rusmir Cviko 17 December 2017梅州客家宣布前超越主帅上任 教练组已组建完成 Zhejiang Yiteng Marijo Tot End of contract 31 December 2017 Maurício Copertino 2 January 2018官方：科佩尔蒂诺再次执教毅腾 Meizhou Meixian Techand Li Haiqiang Appointed as assistant coach 2 January 2018 Juan Ignacio Martínez 2 January 2018官方：伊格纳西奥执教梅县铁汉 Dalian Transcendence Li Guoxu Sacked 11 April 2018 16th Dželaludin Muharemović 11 April 2018五连败超越人事变动：赵阳回归任老总 杰罗任主帅 Shenzhen F.C. Wang Baoshan Sacked 11 April 2018 10th Juan Ramón López Caro 11 April 2018深足官方宣布卡罗担任新帅 曾率领大连一方冲超 Nei Mongol Zhongyou Raül Agné Sacked 9 August 2018 15th Wang Bo 9 August 2018王波回归率呼和浩特创奇迹 保级主动权把握在手里 Meizhou Hakka Rusmir Cviko Resigned 28 August 2018 5th Li Weijun (caretaker) 28 August 2018中甲本赛季最大黑马换帅 鲁斯米尔辞职领队暂代理 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Afshin Ghotbi Mutual consent 3 September 2018永昌官方宣布古特比下课:天高路远期待再次相逢 5th Yasen Petrov 8 September 2018石家庄永昌官宣前主帅亚森回归 教练团队组建完毕 Meizhou Meixian Techand Juan Ignacio Martínez Sacked 23 September 2018 14th Poon Man Chun (caretaker) 23 September 2018梅县铁汉宣布胡安下课 助理教练潘文俊代理 Zhejiang Yiteng Maurício Copertino Sacked 24 September 2018中甲浙江毅腾官宣主帅下课 剩5轮距冲超名额5分 6th Hu Zhaojun (caretaker) 29 September 2018 Meizhou Meixian Techand Poon Man Chun (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 September 2018 14th Fu Bo 26 September 2018傅博离开恒大后下家落定 梅县铁汉官方宣布其任主帅 Yanbian Funde Park Tae-ha Sacked 26 October 2018 12th Zhao Zhonghe (caretaker) 26 October 2018延边发布处罚公告：解除主帅 扣总经理全年绩效 Zhejiang Yiteng didn't appoint a new manager after Maurício Copertino's departure. Team leader Hu Zhaojun took charge of the club in fact.
Foreign players
A total of four foreign players can be registered in a season; however, the number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team in the same time. Maximum of two foreign players can be fielded in one match.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan Player Former players Beijing Enterprises Group Gerard Gohou Dominic Vinicius Wen Chih-hao Chen Hao-wei Dalian Transcendence Eldar Hasanović Rafael Silva Admir Adrović Yves Ekwalla Herman Heilongjiang Lava Spring Victor Bolt Cassiano Babacar Gueye Ayub Masika Liaoning F.C. Gustavo Vagenin Assani Lukimya Jacob Mulenga Andy Russell James Chamanga Meizhou Hakka John Mary Serges Déblé Izunna Uzochukwu Tsui Wang Kit Meizhou Meixian Techand Aloísio Denílson Gabionetta Muriqui Raúl Rodríguez Nei Mongol Zhongyou Dori André Senghor Martí Crespí Qingdao Huanghai Cléo Francisco Sandaza Joan Verdú Yaki Yen Shanghai Shenxin Biro-Biro Johnny John Owoeri Shenzhen F.C. Franck Ohandza Harold Preciado Pa Dibba Aboubakar Oumarou Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Matheus Alen Melunović Mario Rondón Junior Mapuku Wuhan Zall Pedro Junior Rafael Silva Jean Evrard Kouassi Marcelo Moreno Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Kobena Amed José Antonio Reyes Jacobo Kouffati Paul Ngue Petar Orlandić Yanbian Funde Raphaël Messi Bouli Oscar Maritu Richárd Guzmics Alex Tayo Akande Jair Zhejiang Greentown Rafael Martins Dino Ndlovu Edu García Chen Po-liang Đorđe Rakić Zhejiang Yiteng Guto Sérgio Mota Rodrigo Paulista Adam Hughes A club could register one non-naturalized player from the Hong Kong Football Association, Macau Football Association or Chinese Taipei Football Association as native player. For special, Beijing Enterprises could register both Chen Hao-wei and Wen Chih-hao as native player before their current contracts end. Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after the first half of the season.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Relegation play-offs First leg
Second leg
Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Goalscorers
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Total |- ! rowspan="1"|1 | John Mary |Meizhou Hakka
! rowspan="1"|2 | Harold Preciado |Shenzhen F.C.
! rowspan="1"|3 | Rafael Silva |Wuhan Zall
! rowspan="1"|4 | André Senghor | Nei Mongol Zhongyou
! rowspan="1"|5 | Dino Ndlovu |Zhejiang Greentown
! rowspan="1"|6 | Franck Ohandza | Shenzhen F.C.
! rowspan="3"|7 | Joan Verdú |Qingdao Huanghai
| Muriqui |Meizhou Meixian Techand
| Jean Evrard Kouassi |Wuhan Zall
! rowspan="2"|10 | Dominic Vinicius |Beijing Enterprises Group
| Sérgio Mota |Zhejiang Yiteng
! rowspan="3" |12 | Jacob Mulenga |Liaoning F.C.
| Babacar Gueye |Heilongjiang Lava Spring
| Matheus | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
! rowspan="1" |15 | Aloísio |Meizhou Meixian Techand
! rowspan="2" |16 | Guto |Zhejiang Yiteng
| Cléo |Qingdao Huanghai
! rowspan="4" |18 | Alen Melunović |Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
| Taty Oscar |Yanbian Funde
| Gerard Gohou |Beijing Enterprises Group
| Rafael Martins |Zhejiang Greentown
! rowspan="3" |22 | Rafael Silva |Dalian Transcendence
| John Owoeri |Shanghai Shenxin
| Gao Xiang |Qingdao Huanghai
! rowspan="4" |25 | Wu Yizhen |Shanghai Shenxin
| Victor Bolt |Heilongjiang Lava Spring
| Wang Jianwen |Beijing Enterprises Group
| Cui Ren |Yanbian Funde
! rowspan="1" |29 | Dori |Nei Mongol Zhongyou
! rowspan="4" |30 | Sabit Abdusalam | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
| Xu Junmin |Shanghai Shenxin
| Liu Xuanchen | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
| Pedro Junior |Wuhan Zall
! rowspan="6" |34 | Biro Biro |Shanghai Shenxin
| Francisco Sandaza |Qingdao Huanghai
| Serges Déblé |Meizhou Hakka
| Ji Xiaoxuan |Zhejiang Yiteng
| Gustavo Vagenin |Liaoning F.C.
| Wang Dong |Qingdao Huanghai
! rowspan="7"|40 | Chen Po-liang | Zhejiang Greentown
| Wang Peng | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
| Yin Lu |Dalian Transcendence
| José Antonio Reyes | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
| Ye Chugui |Shenzhen F.C.
| Andy Russell | Liaoning F.C.
| Yaki Yen | Qingdao Huanghai
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Aloísio Meizhou Meixian Techand Dalian Transcendence 3–1 Muriqui Meizhou Meixian Techand Zhejiang Yiteng 4–2 Harold Preciado4 Shenzhen F.C. Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 4–1 Babacar Gueye Heilongjiang Lava Spring Meizhou Hakka 3–0 Cui Ren Yanbian Funde Beijing Enterprises Group 3–2 Franck Ohandza Shenzhen F.C. Meizhou Hakka 4–1 John Mary Meizhou Hakka Qingdao Huanghai 3–3 André Senghor Nei Mongol Zhongyou Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 3–2 Jean Evrard Kouassi Wuhan Zall Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 5–0 Joan Verdú Qingdao Huanghai Zhejiang Greentown 4–1 Taty Oscar Yanbian Funde Beijing Enterprises Group 4–1 Rafael Martins Zhejiang Greentown Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 5–1 Liu Xuanchen Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Zhejiang Yiteng 4–2 Rafael Silva Wuhan Zall Meizhou Hakka 3–1 Babacar Gueye Heilongjiang Lava Spring Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 3–1
Awards The awards of 2018 China League One were announced on 15 November 2018. Award Winner Club Player of the Season Ji Xiaoxuan Zhejiang Yiteng Golden Boot John Mary Meizhou Hakka Golden Boot (Domestic Player) Gao Xiang Qingdao Huanghai Manager of the Season Li Tie Wuhan Zall Goalkeeper of the Season Mou Pengfei Heilongjiang Lava Spring Young Player of the Season Zhang Hongjiang Meizhou Hakka Fair Play Award Beijing Enterprises Group, Shenzhen F.C., Wuhan Zall — Best Referee Zhen Wei — Best Assistant Referee Zhang Zhe — Most Popular Player Mou Pengfei Heilongjiang Lava Spring
League attendance
Notes
References
External links Official website