2020 China League One
The 2020 Chinese Football Association China League (Chinese: 2020中国足球协会甲级联赛) will be the 17th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The season was scheduled to begin on 29 February and is scheduled to end on 1 November,[1] but was postponed following the coronavirus pandemic in China.[2]
Season | 2020 |
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← 2019 2021 → |
In this season, the number of teams will be expanded from 16 to 18.[3]
Teams
Team changes
To League OneTeams relegated from 2019 Chinese Super League Teams promoted from 2019 China League Two
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From League OneTeams promoted to 2020 Chinese Super League Dissolved entries
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Name changes
- Shenyang Urban F.C. changed their name to Liaoning Shenyang Urban F.C. in April 2020.[5]
Clubs
Stadiums and Locations
Clubs Locations


Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Changchun Yatai | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 November 2019 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 December 2019 |
Meizhou Hakka | ![]() |
Signed by Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 6 November 2019 | ![]() |
20 December 2019 | |
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | ![]() |
Signed by Beijing Renhe | 10 November 2019 | ![]() |
16 December 2019 | |
Guizhou Hengfeng | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 November 2019 | ![]() |
26 November 2019 | |
Nantong Zhiyun | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 31 March 2020 | ![]() |
31 March 2020 | |
Sichuan Jiuniu | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 18 May 2020 | ![]() |
22 July 2020 |
Foreign players
The policy of foreign players was changed. The number of foreign players clubs can register over the course of the season is limited to four and the number of foreign players allowed on each team at any given time is increased from three to four. A maximum of three foreign players can be registered for each match with a maximum of two can be fielded at any time during the match. In addition, each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- ^1 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.
Regular season
Group A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Beijing BSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Beijing Renhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Chengdu Better City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 7-12 place stage |
4 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Kunshan F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
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.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Results by match played
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Group B
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 7-12 place stage |
4 | Taizhou Yuanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Zhejiang Greentown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
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.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Results by match played
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Group C
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 7-12 place stage |
4 | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
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.
Qualification to Promotion stage | |
Qualification to Relegation stage |
Results by match played
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Promotion stage
Relegation stage
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Beijing BSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Super League |
2 | Beijing Renhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion Play-offs |
3 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Chengdu Better City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Inner Mongolia Zhongyou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Kunshan F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Nantong Zhiyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Suzhou Dongwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Taizhou Yuanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League Two |
17 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Zhejiang Greentown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 9) Draw
Goalscorers
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
League attendance
Notes
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