# 2014 China League One

The 2014 China League One is the 11th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

## Teams
### Name changes

* Chengdu Blades changed their name to Chengdu Tiancheng in December 2013.
* Shenyang Shenbei changed their name to Shenyang Zhongze in January 2014.
* Yanbian Changbai Tiger changed their name to Yanbian Changbaishan in February 2014.
* Hubei China-Kyle moved to the city of Ürümqi and changed their name to Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard in February 2014.
* Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao changed their name to Shijiazhuang Yongchang in February 2014.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Tomaž Kavčič | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | CSL, 15th |
| Wuhan Zall | Zheng Bin (caretaker) | Wuhan | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 32,137 | CSL, 16th |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Mai Chao | Guangzhou | Huangpu Sports Center | 12,000 | 3rd |
| Chongqing Lifan | Wang Baoshan | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 4th |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Li Yi (caretaker) | Shenzhen | Bao'an Stadium | 40,000 | 5th |
| Shenyang Zhongze | Li Zheng (caretaker) | Shenyang | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | 6th |
| Beijing Baxy | Goran Tomić | Beijing | Chaoyang Sports Centre | 8,000 | 7th |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Yasen Petrov | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | 8th |
| Beijing BIT | Yuan Wei | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | 9th |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Manuel Cajuda | Tianjin | Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium | 30,320 | 10th |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Gao Zhongxun | Yanji | Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium | 30,000 | 11th |
| Hunan Billows | Huang Cheng | Changsha | CSU New Stadium Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium | 18,000 30,000 | 12th |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Li Jun | Ürümqi | Xinjiang Sports Centre | 50,000 | 13th |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Lee Jang-soo | Chengdu (playing in Shuangliu and Dujiangyan) | Shuangliu Sports Centre Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium | 26,000 12,700 | 14th |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Su Maozhen | Qingdao | Conson Stadium | 45,000 | CL2, 1st |
| Hebei Zhongji | Alejandro Larrea | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | CL2, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Philippe Troussier | Expiration of contract | 6 November 2013 | N/A | Li Yi (caretaker) | 7 November 2013 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Goran Stevanović | Sacked | 7 November 2013 | N/A | Li Xiaopeng | 26 December 2013 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Li Guanghao (caretaker) | — | 22 November 2013 | N/A | Li Huen | 22 November 2013 |
| Wuhan Zall | Wang Jun (caretaker) | — | 11 December 2013 | N/A | Dražen Besek | 11 December 2013 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Li Shubin | Expiration of contract | 12 December 2013 | N/A | Yasen Petrov | 12 December 2013 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Yao Xia (caretaker) | — | 16 December 2013 | N/A | Niu Hongli | 16 December 2013 |
| Hebei Zhongji | Huang Yang | — | 25 December 2013 | N/A | Nelson Agresta | 26 December 2013 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Pei Encai | Expiration of contract | 31 December 2013 | N/A | Gianni Bortoletto | 15 March 2014 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Zhang Jun | Sacked | 2 January 2014 | N/A | Julio César Moreno | 2 January 2014 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Julio César Moreno | Sacked | 20 April 2014 | 14th | Feng Feng (caretaker) | 20 April 2014 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Niu Hongli | Sacked | 22 April 2014 | 16th | Yu Fei (caretaker) | 22 April 2014 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Li Huen | Sacked | 10 May 2014 | 16th | Li Guanghao | 10 May 2014 |
| Shenyang Zhongze | Li Jinyu | Sacked | 12 May 2014 | 12th | Li Zheng (caretaker) | 12 May 2014 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Feng Feng (caretaker) | — | 13 May 2014 | 15th | Mai Chao | 13 May 2014 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Gianni Bortoletto | Sacked | 14 June 2014 | 9th | Manuel Cajuda | 23 June 2014 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Yu Fei (caretaker) | — | 6 July 2014 | 16th | Lee Jang-soo | 6 July 2014 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Li Xiaopeng | Resigned | 20 July 2014 | 6th | Tomaž Kavčič | 22 July 2014 |
| Hebei Zhongji | Nelson Agresta | Sacked | 14 August 2014 | 13th | Alejandro Larrea | 14 August 2014 |
| Wuhan Zall | Dražen Besek | Sacked | 30 August 2014 | 3rd | Zheng Bin (caretaker) | 30 August 2014 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Li Guanghao | Resigned | 6 September 2014 | 16th | Gao Zhongxun | 8 September 2014 |

### Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per CL1 team. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game. Players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players in CL1.
* Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former Players* |
| Beijing Baxy | Ivan Božić | Felipe Félix | Lucian Goian | Julián Lalinde |
| Beijing BIT | Martín Colombo | Julio Gutiérrez | Abel Nazario | Marcos Neves |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Caíque | Matheus | Brice Jovial | Salim Arrache |
| Chongqing Lifan | Luiz Eduardo | Elias | Guto | Lincom |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Mahama Awal | Carlos Andrés García | Danilo Peinado | Petar Jelić |
| Hebei Zhongji | Givestin N'Suki | Andrés Fernández | Andrés Márquez | Martín Rodríguez |
| Hunan Billows | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Stevan Bates | Jovan Damjanović | |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Yves Ekwalla Herman | Kelly Youga | Vladimir Voskoboinikov | |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Mauricio Castillo | Osman Chávez | Cristian Dănălache | |
| Shenyang Zhongze | José Duarte | Éric Mouloungui | Zoran Rendulić | Kim Tae-yeon |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Bruno Coutinho | Giuseppe Aquaro | Babacar Gueye | |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Carlão | Emil Gargorov | Georgi Iliev | Diego Giaretta |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Mário Lúcio | Nei | Juan Andrés Bolaños | |
| Wuhan Zall | Tássio | Jacques Faty | Sergio Leal | Danilo Peinado |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Vicente | Allan Alemán | Johnny Woodly | Dady |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Serge Roland | Kim Do-hyung | Kim Ki-soo | Won Tae-yeon |
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Beijing Baxy | Chen Hao-wei | Wen Chih-hao | Godfred Karikari |
| Hunan Billows | Andy Nägelein | | |
| Shenyang Zhongze | Fong Pak Lun | Li Ngai Hoi | |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Bai He | | |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Ng Wai Chiu | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Chongqing Lifan (P, C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 61 | Promotion to 2015 CSL |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang (P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 57 | Promotion to 2015 CSL |
| 3 | Wuhan Zall | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 57 | |
| 4 | Beijing Baxy | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55 | |
| 5 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 46 | |
| 6 | Hunan Billows | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Tianjin Songjiang | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 43 | |
| 8 | Shenzhen Ruby | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Beijing BIT | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 37 | |
| 10 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 11 | Shenyang Zhongze | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 35 | Disbanded after season |
| 12 | Qingdao Hainiu | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 30 | Disbanded after season |
| 14 | Hebei Zhongji | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | |
| 15 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 26 | Disbanded after season |
| 16 | Yanbian Changbaishan | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 18 | |
* 1 2 Wuhan 1–0 Shijiazhuang; Shijiazhuang 2–0 Wuhan
* ↑ On 14 August 2014, Qingdao Jonoon were deducted 7 points for being found to have falsified in the contract dispute of Liu Jian with Guangzhou Evergrande.
* 1 2 BIT 1–3 Shenzhen; Shenzhen 1–3 BIT
* 1 2 Shenyang 0–0 Xinjiang; Xinjiang 1–0 Shenyang

## Results

| Home \ Away | QD | WH | GD | CQL | SZ | SYZ | BJB | SJZ | BJT | TJS | YB | HUN | XJT | CD | QDH | HBZ |
| Qingdao Jonoon | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Wuhan Zall | 2–3 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Shenyang Zhongze | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Beijing Baxy | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Beijing BIT | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Hunan Billows | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wuhan Zall | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Beijing Baxy | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hunan Billows | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 1 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Beijing BIT | 15 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Shenyang Zhongze | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Winner; promoted to Chinese Super League
* Runner-up; promoted to Chinese Super League
* Disbanded after season

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Guto | Chongqing Lifan | 21 |
| 2 | Wang Dong | Chongqing Lifan | 16 |
| 2 | Johnny Woodly | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 16 |
| 2 | Babacar Gueye | Shenzhen Ruby | 16 |
| 5 | Li Xiang | Beijing BIT | 15 |
| 5 | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Hunan Billows | 15 |
| 7 | Brice Jovial | Chengdu Tiancheng | 13 |
| 7 | Andrés Márquez | Hebei Zhongji | 13 |
| 9 | Felipe Félix | Beijing Baxy | 12 |
| 10 | Sergio Leal | Wuhan Zall | 11 |
Source: sports.sina.com (in Chinese)

## Awards

The awards of 2014 China League One were announced on 21 December 2014.
* Most valuable player: Wang Dong (Chongqing Lifan)
* Top scorer: Guto (Chongqing Lifan)
* Best goalkeeper: Wang Guoming (Shijiazhuang Yongchang)
* Best coach: Goran Tomić (Beijing Baxy)

## League Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Chongqing Lifan | 198,814 | 29,880 | 7,329 | 13,254 | +386.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | 179,231 | 22,317 | 7,617 | 11,949 | +18.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | Wuhan Zall$^†$ | 126,849 | 13,613 | 3,126 | 8,457 | −41.3%$^†$ |
| 4 | Yanbian Changbaishan | 119,875 | 18,975 | 876 | 7,992 | +64.9%$^†$ |
| 5 | Hebei Zhongji$^‡$ | 93,583 | 12,244 | 2,412 | 6,239 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Shenyang Zhongze | 92,338 | 11,828 | 1,082 | 6,156 | +493.1%$^†$ |
| 7 | Shenzhen Ruby | 90,171 | 8,791 | 3,033 | 6,011 | −9.8%$^†$ |
| 8 | Hunan Billows | 77,539 | 13,662 | 1,321 | 5,169 | +10.7%$^†$ |
| 9 | Qingdao Hainiu$^‡$ | 63,434 | 15,624 | 1,234 | 4,229 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | Qingdao Jonoon$^†$ | 54,033 | 7,316 | 2,014 | 3,602 | −56.5%$^†$ |
| 11 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 47,416 | 12,500 | 351 | 3,161 | +43.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Tianjin Songjiang | 37,659 | 7,800 | 512 | 2,511 | +11.7%$^†$ |
| 13 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 28,867 | 4,210 | 523 | 1,924 | −46.4%$^†$ |
| 14 | Beijing Baxy | 25,017 | 3,000 | 520 | 1,668 | −26.5%$^†$ |
| 15 | Beijing BIT | 24,550 | 2,375 | 68 | 1,637 | −8.6%$^†$ |
| 16 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 20,745 | 3,868 | 348 | 1,383 | −52.9%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,280,121 | 29,880 | 68 | 5,334 | +13.3%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Nov. 1st, 2014 Source: Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CSL. $^‡$ Teams played previous season in CL2.