2025 China League One
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 March – 8 November 2025[1] |
| Champions | Liaoning Tieren (1st title) |
| Promoted | Liaoning Tieren Chongqing Tonglianglong |
| Relegated | Guangxi Pingguo Qingdao Red Lions |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 627 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Guy Mbenza (28 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 39,868 Liaoning Tieren 4–2 Chongqing Tonglianglong (19 July 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 673 Shanghai Jiading Huilong 2–0 Qingdao Red Lions (22 April 2025) |
| Total attendance | 1,355,128 |
| Average attendance | 8,115 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football League 1 (Chinese: 2025华润饮料中国足球甲级联赛) was the 22nd season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.[2]
Clubs
Club changes
To League OneTeams promoted from 2024 China League Two Teams relegated from 2024 Chinese Super League |
From League OneTeams promoted to 2025 Chinese Super League Teams relegated to 2025 China League Two Disqualified entries
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Name changes
- Guangxi Pingguo Haliao F.C. changed their name to Guangxi Pingguo in January 2025.[7]
- Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. relocated to Dingnan County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, and changed their name to Jiangxi Dingnan United in February 2025.[8]
Stadiums and locations
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.
- ^1 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.
- ^2 Naturalised players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liaoning Tieren (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 68 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Chongqing Tonglianglong (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 60[a] | |
| 3 | Guangdong GZ-Power | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 60[a] | |
| 4 | Yanbian Longding | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 55 | |
| 5 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 47 | |
| 6 | Jiangxi Dingnan United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Nantong Zhiyun | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 43 | |
| 8 | Dalian K'un City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Shaanxi Union | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Suzhou Dongwu | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Nanjing City | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 36 | |
| 12 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 30 | |
| 13 | Foshan Nanshi | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 29 | |
| 14 | Shenzhen Juniors | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 28 | |
| 15 | Guangxi Pingguo (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to League Two |
| 16 | Qingdao Red Lions (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 13 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.
| Leader and promotion to Super League | |
| Promotion to Super League | |
| Relegation to League Two |
Results by match played
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 8 November 2025[9]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Mbenza | Liaoning Tieren | 28
|
| 2 | Erikys | Jiangxi Dingnan United | 22
|
| 3 | Nyasha Mushekwi | Dalian K'un City | 18
|
| Felicio Brown Forbes | Yanbian Longding | 18
| |
| Xiang Yuwang | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 18
| |
| 6 | Farley Rosa | Guangdong GZ-Power | 14
|
| 7 | João Carlos | Guangdong GZ-Power | 13
|
| 8 | Ange Kouamé | Liaoning Tieren | 12
|
| 9 | Moses Ogbu | Nanjing City | 11
|
| 10 | Nikão | Guangdong GZ-Power | 10
|
| Zang Yifeng | Liaoning Tieren | 10
| |
| José Ángel Carrillo | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 10
| |
| Dominic Vinicius | Dalian K'un City | 10
| |
| Joel Nouble | Shenzhen Juniors | 10
| |
| Ashley Coffey | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 10
|
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ange Kouamé | Liaoning Tieren | Shenzhen Juniors | 7-1 (H) | 22 April 2025 |
| Guy Mbenza | Liaoning Tieren | Jiangxi Dingnan United | 3–3 (A) | 17 May 2025 |
Awards
Player of the Round
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Young Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| March/April | Xiang Yuwang[38] | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Salva Suay[39] | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Fan Xulin[40] | Suzhou Dongwu |
| May | Nyasha Mushekwi[41] | Dalian K'un City | Salva Suay[42] | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Huang Kaijun[43] | Shenzhen Juniors |
| June | Joel Nouble[44] | Shenzhen Juniors | Li Jinyu[45] | Liaoning Tieren | Huang Chuqi[46] | Foshan Nanshi |
| July | Xiang Yuwang[47] | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Li Jinyu[48] | Liaoning Tieren | Lin Feiyang[49] | Shenzhen Juniors |
| August | Rodney Antwi[50] | Foshan Nanshi | Koji Maeda[51] | Guangxi Pingguo | Zhang Zhixiong[52] | Chongqing Tonglianglong |
| September | Erikys[53] | Jiangxi Dingnan United | Lee Ki-hyung[54] | Guangxi Pingguo | Chen Yongze[55] | Liaoning Tieren |
League attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liaoning Tieren | 299,561 | 39,868 | 10,012 | 27,233 | +84.6% |
| 2 | Shaanxi Union | 165,032 | 22,323 | 8,651 | 16,503 | −6.2%†† |
| 3 | Yanbian Longding | 175,741 | 28,091 | 4,380 | 15,976 | +51.1% |
| 4 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | 138,102 | 14,133 | 11,863 | 12,555 | +34.7% |
| 5 | Nantong Zhiyun | 114,172 | 20,985 | 7,136 | 11,417 | −20.8%† |
| 6 | Guangxi Pingguo | 76,306 | 15,047 | 4,158 | 6,937 | −59.5% |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 72,005 | 10,361 | 4,813 | 6,546 | −4.0% |
| 8 | Jiangxi Dingnan United | 60,023 | 9,431 | 1,849 | 6,002 | −20.4%††† |
| 9 | Suzhou Dongwu | 59,146 | 10,326 | 2,811 | 5,915 | +7.4% |
| 10 | Dalian K'un City | 47,908 | 8,926 | 1,836 | 4,355 | +231.2%†† |
| 11 | Guangdong GZ-Power | 36,499 | 4,765 | 728 | 3,650 | +407.6%†† |
| 12 | Nanjing City | 30,357 | 4,633 | 1,677 | 3,036 | +5.5% |
| 13 | Foshan Nanshi | 32,393 | 4,369 | 1,368 | 2,945 | −24.4% |
| 14 | Qingdao Red Lions | 19,901 | 3,258 | 1,041 | 1,990 | +9.0% |
| 15 | Shenzhen Juniors | 17,288 | 3,988 | 852 | 1,729 | +111.1%†† |
| 16 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 13,997 | 2,813 | 673 | 1,272 | +7.8% |
| League total | 1,355,128 | 39,868 | 673 | 8,115 | −14.8% |
Updated to games played on 6 September 2025
Source: [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CSL.
†† Teams played previous season in CL2.
††† Team relocated from Harbin, Heilongjiang to Dingnan County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi.
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- ^ "中甲第17轮观众人数:辽宁39868人居首,延边21179人排第二" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "中甲第18轮观众人数:延边27228人居首,南通20985人排第2" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "中甲第19轮观众人数:辽宁38579人居首,延边第2,陕西第3" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "中甲第20轮观众人数:重庆铜梁龙12893人居首,场均5671人" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "中甲第21轮观众:辽宁铁人破三万,南通、铜梁龙破万" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
External links
- Current league table and recent results at Soccerway