The 2023
Chinese Football Association League 1 ( zh, 2023中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 20th season of
China League One
The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...
, 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
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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
Nantong Zhiyun Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Rugao, Jiangsu, that competes in . Nantong Zhiyun plays its home matches at the Rugao Olympic Sports Center, located within Rugao. The club was founded on 13 March ...
Teams relegated to
2023 China League Two
*
Beijing BIT
Dissolved entries
*
Wuhan Yangtze River
*
Hebei
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*
Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou.
Name
Th ...
*
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
Clubs locations
Managerial changes
Foreign players
*Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in
Hong Kong
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's,
Macau
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's, or
Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...
'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
Hat-tricks
Awards
Player of the Round
The following players were named the Player of the Round.
Monthly awards
League attendance
Notes
References
External links
{{2023 in Chinese football
China League One seasons
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China
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