The 2024 Chinese Football Association League 1 () was the 21st 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 promoted from 2023 China League Two Chongqing Tonglianglong Dalian Zhixing Yunnan Yukun Qingdao Red Lions
From League One Teams promoted to 2024 Chinese Super League Sichuan Jiuniu Qingdao West Coast
Dissolved entries Dalian Pro Shenzhen Jinan Xingzhou
Expelled entries Dandong Tengyue
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. Dalian Zhixing F.C. changed their name to Dalian Yingbo in January 2024. Liaoning Shenyang Urban F.C. changed their name to Liaoning Tieren in February 2024.
Stadiums and locations
TeamHead coachCityStadiumCapacity2023 seasonShijiazhuang Gongfu Liu Cheng (caretaker)ShijiazhuangYutong International Sports Center38,0003rdGuangxi Pingguo Haliao André GasparPingguoPingguo Stadium30,0004thNanjing City Zhang XiaofengNanjingWutaishan Stadium22,0005thFoshan Nanshi Zhou ChenhanFoshanNanhai Sports Center20,0007thYanbian Longding Lee Ki-hyungYanjiYanji Stadium30,0008thHeilongjiang Ice City Duan XinHarbinHarbin ICE Sports Center48,0009thAcheng Cultural and Sports Center5,000Liaoning Tieren Li JinyuShenyangShenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium60,00010thShenyang Urban Stadium20,000Shanghai Jiading Huilong Yang LinShanghaiJiading Stadium9,70411thGuangzhou Salva SuayGuangzhouHuadu Stadium13,39412thSuzhou Dongwu Kim Dae-euiSuzhouKunshan Sports Centre Stadium (Kunshan)30,00014thSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre40,933Suzhou Sports Center35,000Chongqing Tonglianglong P Yu YuanweiChongqingTongliang Long Stadium15,000CL2, 1stDalian Yingbo P Li GuoxuDalianDalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium63,671CL2, 2ndPuwan Stadium30,000Wuxi Wugo Wang Dan (caretaker)WuxiWuxi Sports Center28,00015thJiangyin Sports Centre (Jiangyin)30,161Jiangxi Lushan Wang BoRuichangRuichang Sports Park Stadium13,18816thJiujiang Stadium (Jiujiang)31,000Yunnan Yukun P Jørn AndersenYuxiYuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium25,000CL2, 3rdQingdao Red Lions P Ma YongkangQingdaoTiantai Stadium20,525CL2, 4thQingdao West Coast University City Sports Center27,000
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentFoshan Nanshi Wang HongweiSacked3 December 2023Pre-season Dejan AntonićGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Zhao Tuqiang (interim)End of interim spell5 December 2023 Gabri5 December 2023Jiangxi Lushan Yu MingMutual consent29 December 2023 Li Zheng29 December 2023Chongqing Tonglianglong Lin Lin23 January 2024 Yu Yuanwei23 January 2024Nanjing City Cao Rui3 February 2024 Kim Jong-boo3 February 2024Suzhou Dongwu Niu Hongli14 February 2024 Kim Dae-eui14 February 2024Shijiazhuang Gongfu Zhou Lin20 February 2024 Juan Carlos Añón20 February 2024Wuxi Wugo Li YinanSacked27 February 2024 Ibán Cuadrado1 March 2024Shijiazhuang Gongfu Juan Carlos Añón23 March 202414th Liu Cheng (interim)23 March 2024Guangxi Pingguo Haliao GabriResigned2 April 20245th Wang Xiao (interim)2 April 2024Shijiazhuang Gongfu Liu Cheng (interim)End of interim spell6 April 20246th Zoran Janković6 April 2024Liaoning Tieren Gao MingqiSacked8 April 202410th Sun Wei8 April 2024Jiangxi Lushan Li ZhengResigned22 April 202416th Wang Bo22 April 2024Foshan Nanshi Dejan Antonić24 April 202414th Jiang Hai (interim)24 April 2024Heilongjiang Ice City Jia Shunhao30 April 202413th Wang Helong1 May 2024Foshan Nanshi Jiang Hai (interim)End of interim spell3 May 202415th Víctor Torres Mestre3 May 2024Wuxi Wugo Ibán CuadradoSacked20 May 202415th Zhang Hui23 May 2024Yunnan Yukun Li JinyuResigned22 May 20241st Guo Guangqi (interim)22 May 2024Nanjing City Kim Jong-booSacked24 May 20247th Fábio Cortez24 May 2024Yanbian Longding Kim Bong-gil4 June 20248th Ibán Cuadrado5 June 2024Yunnan Yukun Guo Guangqi (interim)End of interim spell12 June 20241st Jørn Andersen12 June 2024Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Wang Xiao (interim)22 June 20244th André Gaspar22 June 2024Liaoning Tieren Sun WeiSacked2 July 202414th Li Jinyu2 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. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan playersNaturalised playersFormer playersChongqing Tonglianglong Serge Tabekou Aleksandar Andrejević Stefan Vukić Yaki Yen Juan LescanoDalian Yingbo Fernando Karanga Róbson Andrej Kotnik Oliver Gerbig José EmbalóFoshan Nanshi Carlos Fortes Mario Maslać Yu Yao-hsing→ Sun Delin Alfred Gombe-FeiGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Giovanny Gerson Rodrigues Hector Hevel Vas Nuñez Yacine BammouGuangzhou Juan Alegría Juan Peñaloza Rimvydas SadauskasHeilongjiang Ice City Daciel Ítalo Montaño Boris Palacios Wu Yen-shu→ Xu Hui Allan PaulistaJiangxi Lushan Willie Thabiso Brown Fábio Fortes Malang FayeLiaoning Tieren João Carlos Takahiro Kunimoto Sabir Musa Ange Kouamé Geoffrey ChineduNanjing City Moresche Jefferson Nem Moses Ogbu Alexandre Dujardin Kingsley OnuegbuQingdao Red Lions Yaya Sanogo Jimmy Mwanga Samuel Asamoah Chen Hao-wei João PedroShanghai Jiading Huilong Magno Cruz Dominic Vinicius Evans EttiShijiazhuang Gongfu Erikys Messi Bouli José Ayoví Mladen KovačevićSuzhou Dongwu Leonardo Nassam Ibrahim Yeon Jei-min Clement Benhaddouche João LeonardoWuxi Wugo Joel Nouble Staniša Mandić Yu Wai Lim Nikola Dišić Yanbian Longding Ivo Ronan Victor ArboledaYunnan Yukun Zakaria Labyad Alexandru Ioniță Nyasha Mushekwi Tsui Wang Kit 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. Naturalised 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
Statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Nyasha MushekwiYunnan Yukun2 Juan AlegríaGuangzhou3 LeonardoSuzhou Dongwu4 Xiang YuwangChongqing Tonglianglong5 Messi BouliShijiazhuang Gongfu6 RonanYanbian Longding7 GiovannyGuangxi Pingguo Haliao8 Han ZilongYunnan Yukun Dominic ViniciusShanghai Jiading Huilong Ange KouaméLiaoning Tieren11 Moses OgbuNanjing City12 Andrej KotnikDalian Yingbo Alexandru IonițăYunnan Yukun João CarlosLiaoning Tieren Carlos FortesFoshan Nanshi Liang WeipangSuzhou Dongwu Thabiso BrownJiangxi Lushan
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date LeonardoSuzhou DongwuHeilongjiang Ice City 4-2 (A) Andrej KotnikDalian YingboQingdao Red Lions 4-0 (H) Xiang YuwangChongqing TonglianglongYunnan Yukun 3-2 (H) Nyasha MushekwiYunnan YukunQingdao Red Lions 5-0 (H) Carlos FortesFoshan NanshiHeilongjiang Ice City 5-1 (H)
Awards Player of the Round Player of the Round Round Player Club Ref.1 Hu RentianGuangxi Pingguo Haliao2 Juan AlegríaGuangzhou3 Wang SongShijiazhuang Gongfu4 Zakaria LabyadYunnan Yukun5 Chen Hao-weiQingdao Red Lions6 Mao WeijieDalian Yingbo7 Messi BouliShijiazhuang Gongfu8 GiovannyGuangxi Pingguo Haliao9 RonanYanbian Longding10 Han ZilongYunnan Yukun11 Juan Alegría (2)Guangzhou12 Giovanny (2)Guangxi Pingguo Haliao13 LeonardoSuzhou Dongwu14 Nyasha MushekwiYunnan Yukun15 Han Zilong (2)Yunnan Yukun16 Leonardo (2)Suzhou Dongwu17 João CarlosLiaoning Tieren18 Fei YuDalian Yingbo19 Ange KouaméLiaoning Tieren20 Mao Weijie (2)Dalian Yingbo21 Yi XianlongGuangxi Pingguo Haliao22 Juan PeñalozaGuangzhou23 Xiang YuwangChongqing Tonglianglong24 Nyasha Mushekwi (2)Yunnan Yukun25 Andrej KotnikDalian Yingbo26 Carlos FortesFoshan Nanshi27 Zakaria Labyad (2)Yunnan Yukun28 MorescheNanjing City29 Leonardo (3)Suzhou Dongwu
Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthManager of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubMarch Nyasha MushekwiYunnan Yukun Li GuoxuDalian Yingbo Song PanChongqing TonglianglongApril GiovannyGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Wang XiaoGuangxi Pingguo Haliao Bao ShengxinShanghai Jiading HuilongMay Juan AlegríaGuangzhou Zoran JankovićShijiazhuang Gongfu Xiang YuwangChongqing TonglianglongJune Leonardo Nyasha MushekwiSuzhou DongwuYunnan Yukun Kim Dae-euiSuzhou Dongwu Xiang YuwangChongqing TonglianglongJuly João CarlosLiaoning Tieren Li GuoxuDalian Yingbo He MingliWuxi WugoAugust Ange KouaméLiaoning Tieren Li JinyuLiaoning Tieren Mao WeijieDalian YingboSeptember Nyasha MushekwiYunnan Yukun Li JinyuLiaoning Tieren Xiang YuwangChongqing Tonglianglong
League attendances
References
External links Current league table and recent results at Soccerway