The 2023 Chinese Football Association League 1 () was the 20th season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.
Clubs
Club changes
To League One Teams relegated from 2022 Chinese Super League Guangzhou
Teams promoted from 2022 China League Two Jinan Xingzhou Dandong Tengyue Yanbian Longding Dongguan United Wuxi Wugo
From League One Teams promoted to 2023 Chinese Super League Qingdao Hainiu Nantong Zhiyun
Teams relegated to 2023 China League Two Beijing IT
Dissolved entries Wuhan Yangtze River Hebei Kunshan Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Zibo Cuju Beijing BSU Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Name changes Wuxi Wugou F.C. changed their name to Wuxi Wugo in March 2023. Qingdao Youth Island F.C. changed their name to Qingdao West Coast in March 2023. Jiangxi Beidamen F.C. changed their name to Jiangxi Lushan in March 2023.
Clubs information TeamHead CoachCityStadiumCapacity2022 seasonGuangzhou R Salvador Suay SánchezGuangzhouYuexiushan Stadium18,000CSL, 17thShijiazhuang Gongfu Zhou LinShijiazhuangYutong International Sports Center38,0004thSuzhou Dongwu Lu BofeiSuzhouSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre40,9336thKunshan Sports Centre Stadium (Kunshan)30,000Sichuan Jiuniu Jesús Tato (caretaker)ChengduShuangliu Sports Centre26,0007thEast Town Sports Park Stadium1,000Suining Sports Center (Suining)30,000Nanjing City Cao RuiNanjingNanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park18,0008thQingdao West Coast Zoran Janković (caretaker)QingdaoGuzhenkou University City Sports Center20,0009thHeilongjiang Ice City Jia ShunhaoHarbinHarbin ICE Sports Center48,00010thGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Jiang ChenPingguoPingguo Stadium15,99011thLiaoning Shenyang Urban Duan XinShenyangShenyang Urban Construction University Stadium12,00012thShanghai Jiading Huilong Yang LinShanghaiJiading Stadium9,70413thJiangxi Lushan Yu MingRuichangRuichang Sports Park Stadium13,18814thJinan Xingzhou P Dejan AntonićJinanShandong Provincial Stadium43,700CL2, 1stZaozhuang Sports and Cultural Centre Stadium (Zaozhuang)31,284Dandong Tengyue P Wang DanDandongHuludao Sports Centre Stadium (Huludao)38,798CL2, 2ndYanbian Longding P Kim Bong-gilLongjingYanji Stadium (Yanji)30,000 CL2, 3rdDongguan United P Wang HongweiDongguanDongguan Stadium22,191CL2, 4thNanhai Sports Center (Foshan)20,000Wuxi Wugo P Li YinanWuxiWuxi Sports Center28,000CL2, 5thJiangyin Stadium30,161
Clubs locations
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentNanjing City Óscar CéspedesSacked23 May 20236th Cao Rui23 May 2023Wuxi Wugo Yang Lin15th Wei XinShanghai Jiading Huilong Li Yinan13th Yang Lin12 June 2023Guangzhou Liu Zhiyu6 June 202314th Salvador Suay Sánchez6 June 2023Qingdao West Coast Zhou Xin21 June 20232nd Zoran Janković22 June 2023Shijiazhuang Gongfu Zhang Hui26 June 20239th Zhou Lin26 June 2023Wuxi Wugo Wei Xin16th Li Yinan27 June 2023Jinan Xingzhou Tang Jing9 July 20237th Wei Xin10 July 2023Liaoning Shenyang Urban Duan Xin25 July 202313th Gao Mingqi25 July 2023Jiangxi Lushan Bene Lima23 August 202315th Yu Ming23 August 2023Suzhou Dongwu Lu Bofei28 August 202310th Niu Hongli1 September 2023Jinan Xingzhou Wei Xin3 September 20238th Dejan Antonić12 September 2023
Foreign players Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan PlayersNaturalized PlayersFormer PlayersDandong Tengyue Kobena Amed Thabiso Brown Mladen Kovačević Remi Dujardin Noh Dae-seungDongguan United Raoul Loé Kingsley Onuegbu Chen Hao-wei→ Sun DelinGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Fabrício Donovan Ewolo David Mateos Matt Orr Uroš ĐerićGuangzhouHeilongjiang Ice City Erikys Elguja Lobjanidze Nemanja Vidić Clement Benhaddouche RomárioJiangxi Lushan Magno Cruz Weslley Laurent MendyJinan Xingzhou Fernando Karanga Robert Ndip Tambe Stoppila Sunzu Moses OdoLiaoning Shenyang Urban Boris Palacios Sabir Musa Michael Omoh Wu Yen-shu Chris ShimbayevNanjing City Abdou Razack Traoré Messi Bouli Ayub Masika Yaki Yen JeffersonQingdao West Coast Raniel Wesley Tanque Juan Pablo Ramírez Chen Po-liang Orlando BerríoShanghai Jiading Huilong Jefferson Evans Etti Jacob Mensah Alex Tayo Akande→ Xu Hui Fredrick AsanteShijiazhuang Gongfu Venício José Ayoví Moses OgbuSichuan Jiuniu Chisom Egbuchulam Edu García Jorge Ortiz→ Xia Dalong Júnior NegrãoSuzhou Dongwu→ Pedro DelgadoWuxi Wugo Miloš Gordić Bogdan MladenovićYanbian Longding Mychell Chagas Ivo Valdu Té Pange Lobe For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players. Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Moses OgbuShijiazhuang Gongfu2 RanielQingdao West Coast Matt Orr Guangxi Pingguo Haliao4 ErikysHeilongjiang Ice City5 Robert Ndip TambeJinan Xingzhou6 Messi Bouli Nanjing City Jorge OrtizSichuan Jiuniu8 Edu GarcíaSichuan Jiuniu Liu ZimingLiaoning Shenyang Urban Kingsley OnuegbuDongguan United11 Wang ZihaoJinan Xingzhou Chisom EgbuchulamSichuan Jiuniu Magno CruzJiangxi Lushan14 Juan RamirezQingdao West Coast Ruan JunDongguan United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Dong HonglinSuzhou DongwuJiangxi Lushan 3-2 (A) RanielQingdao West CoastSichuan Jiuniu 3-2 (A) Chisom EgbuchulamSichuan JiuniuDongguan United 3-0 (A)
Awards Player of the Round The following players were named the Player of the Round. RoundPlayerClubReferences1 Liu BaiyangGuangxi Pingguo Haliao2 Yi XianlongJinan Xingzhou3 Xu ChunqingSuzhou Dongwu4 Moses OgbuShijiazhuang Gongfu5 Thabiso BrownDandong Tengyue6 Wu LeiSuzhou Dongwu7 Liu BaiyangGuangxi Pingguo Haliao8 Lü PinGuangxi Pingguo Haliao9 Matt OrrGuangxi Pingguo Haliao10 Robert Ndip TambeJinan Xingzhou11 Hou YuGuangzhou12 Kingsley OnuegbuDongguan United13 Dong HonglinSuzhou Dongwu14 Juan Pablo RamírezQingdao West Coast15 Kingsley OnuegbuDongguan United16 Boris PalaciosLiaoning Shenyang Urban17 JeffersonShanghai Jiading Huilong Zhang XinlinNanjing City18 Moses OgbuShijiazhuang Gongfu Kingsley OnuegbuDongguan United19 Abdou Razack TraoréNanjing City20 Jorge OrtizSichuan Jiuniu21 RanielQingdao West Coast22 José AyovíShijiazhuang Gongfu23 Robert Ndip TambeJinan Xingzhou24 Zhang YuanshuWuxi Wugo
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubApril/May Liu BaiyangGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Zhou XinQingdao West Coast Liu BaiyangGuangxi Pingguo HaliaoJune Messi BouliNanjing City Tang JingJinan Xingzhou Yang HaoGuangzhou Matt OrrGuangxi Pingguo HaliaoJuly Moses OgbuShijiazhuang Gongfu Zhou LinShijiazhuang Gongfu Ling JieGuangzhou Wang ShijieAugust Kingsley OnuegbuDongguan United Jesús TatoSichuan Jiuniu Li ShibinYanbian Longding
League attendance
Notes
References
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