# 2013 China League One

The 2013 China League One is the tenth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment.

## Teams
### Name changes

Fujian Smart Hero moved to the city of Shijiazhuang and changed their name to Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao in December 2012.
Harbin Songbei Yiteng changed their name to Harbin Yiteng.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2012 season |
| Beijing Baxy | Goran Tomić | Beijing | Chaoyang Sports Centre | 8,000 | 15th |
| Beijing BIT | Yuan Wei | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | 14th |
| Chengdu Blades | Patrick Aussems | Chengdu (playing in Shuangliu) | Shuangliu Sports Centre | 26,000 | 9th |
| Chongqing F.C. | Manuel Cajuda | Chongqing | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center | 58,680 | 8th |
| Chongqing Lifan | Wang Baoshan | Chongqing | Fuling Stadium | 22,000 | 5th |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Zhang Jun | Guangzhou | Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium Century Lotus Stadium(from Round 22) | 25,000 36,686 | 10th |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Arie Schans | Guiyang | Guizhou Provincial Stadium | 18,000 | CL2, 1st |
| Harbin Yiteng | Duan Xin | Harbin | Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center | 50,000 | 4th |
| Henan Jianye | Tang Yaodong | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 29,860 | CSL, 16th |
| Hubei China-Kyle | Li Jun | Huangshi | Huangshi Stadium | 15,000 | CL2, 2nd |
| Hunan Billows | Huang Cheng | Changsha | Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium(Round 1-6, 8, 25 & 27) Helong Stadium | 30,000 55,000 | 11th |
| Shenyang Shenbei | Li Jinyu | Shenyang | Shenyang Sport University Stadium Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium (from Round 27) | 12,000 60,000 | 12th |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Philippe Troussier | Shenzhen | Bao'an Stadium | 40,000 | 7th |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | Li Shubin | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 37,000 | 3rd |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Pei Encai | Tianjin | Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium Tianjin Haihe Education Park Stadium (Round 11-24) | 30,320 30,000 | 6th |
| Yanbian Changbai Tiger | Li Guanghao (caretaker) | Yanji (playing in Longjing and Tumen) | Hailanjiang Stadium Tumen Stadium (Round 13-22) | 32,000 N/A | 13th |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Chengdu Blades | Wang Baoshan | Resigned | Pre-season | N/A | Yao Xia (caretaker) | Pre-season |
| Chongqing Lifan | Tang Yaodong | Resigned | Pre-season | N/A | Wang Baoshan | Pre-season |
| Henan Jianye | Shen Xiangfu | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | Tang Yaodong | Pre-season |
| Hunan Billows | Zhang Xu | End of contract | Pre-season | N/A | Dražen Besek | Pre-season |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Hao Haitao | Sacked | Pre-season | N/A | Pei Encai | Pre-season |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Cao Yang (caretaker) | — | 3 January 2013 | N/A | Zhang Jun | 3 January 2013 |
| Chengdu Blades | Yao Xia (caretaker) | — | 7 January 2013 | N/A | Hao Haitao | 7 January 2013 |
| Beijing Baxy | Cao Xiandong Wang Tao | — | 26 February 2013 | N/A | Goran Tomić | 26 February 2013 |
| Chengdu Blades | Hao Haitao | Sacked | 21 April 2013 | 16th | Patrick Aussems | 21 April 2013 |
| Chongqing F.C. | Zhao Changhong | Sacked | 24 April 2013 | 14th | Jia Jin $^1$ | 24 April 2013 |
| Shenyang Shenbei | Liu Zhicai | Sacked | 13 May 2013 | 8th | Li Wei (caretaker) | 13 May 2013 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | Xu Hui | Resigned | 14 May 2013 | 10th | Xu Tao (caretaker) | 14 May 2013 |
| Shenyang Shenbei | Li Wei (caretaker) | — | 25 May 2013 | 9th | Li Jinyu | 25 May 2013 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Yuan Yi | Resigned | 27 May 2013 | 16th | Arie Schans | 28 May 2013 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | Xu Tao (caretaker) | — | 30 June 2013 | 11th | Li Shubin | 30 June 2013 |
| Chongqing F.C. | Jia Jin $^1$ | Resigned | 9 July 2013 | 16th | Manuel Cajuda | 11 July 2013 |
| Hunan Billows | Dražen Besek | Sacked | 25 July 2013 | 10th | Huang Cheng (caretaker) | 25 July 2013 |
| Yanbian Changbai Tiger | Cho Keung-yeon | Sacked | 7 August 2013 | 15th | Li Guanghao (caretaker) | 7 August 2013 |
| Chengdu Blades | Patrick Aussems | Sacked | 16 September 2013 | 16th | Yao Xia (caretaker) | 16 September 2013 |
Note1:Executive manager was Wei Xin.

### 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 | Ryan Griffiths | Stephen Makinwa | Lucian Goian | Tomislav Mišura |
| Beijing BIT | Abel Nazario | Danilo Peinado | Martín Rodríguez | |
| Chengdu Blades | Raio Piiroja | Brice Jovial | Aleksander Rodić | Gerasim Zakov |
| Chongqing F.C. | Nei | Chris Killen | Kim Tae-min | Stipe Lapić |
| Chongqing Lifan | Gualberto Mojica | Guto | Yves Ekwalla Herman | Brendon Šantalab |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Dori | Mahama Awal | Carlos Andrés García | |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Ivan Božić | Mason Trafford | Carlo Costly | Lee Kil-hoon |
| Harbin Yiteng | Adam Hughes | Rodrigo | Ricardo Steer | |
| Henan Jianye | Nando Rafael | Gibril Sankoh | Christopher Katongo | Joël Tshibamba |
| Hubei China-Kyle | Adiel | Vicente | Mitchel Brown | Quiarol Arzú |
| Hunan Billows | Leandro Netto | Srebrenko Posavec | Emil Martínez | Taavi Rähn |
| Shenyang Shenbei | José Duarte | Zoran Rendulić | Kim Geun-chul | |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Benjamin Gavanon | Takashi Rakuyama | Babacar Gueye | |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | Johnny Woodly | Steven Old | Park Jung-soo | |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Mário Lúcio | Juan Andrés Bolaños | Martín García | Vaguinho |
| Yanbian Changbai Tiger | Kim Ki-soo | Ko Ki-gu | Lee Jae-min | |
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 | Lin Yueh-han | Wen Chih-Hao |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | Chan Siu Ki | Leung Chun Pong | |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Andy Nägelein | | |
| Henan Jianye | Godfred Karikari | | |
| Harbin Yiteng | Wisdom Fofo Agbo | | |
| Shenzhen Ruby | Chen Po-liang | Víctor Chou | |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Ng Wai Chiu | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Henan Jianye (P, C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 62 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 2 | Harbin Yiteng (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 60 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 3 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 57 | |
| 4 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 56 | |
| 5 | Shenzhen Ruby | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Shenyang Shenbei | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Beijing Baxy | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Beijing BIT | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 10 | Tianjin Songjiang | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 31 | |
| 12 | Hunan Billows | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 30 | |
| 13 | Hubei China-Kyle | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 30 | |
| 14 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 29 | |
| 15 | Chongqing F.C. (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 29 | Disbanded after season |
| 16 | Guizhou Zhicheng (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 26 | Relegation to 2014 CL2 |
* 1 2 Beijing BIT 4 pts; Tianjin Songjiang 1 pts
* ↑ Yanbian Changbai Tiger were deducted 3 points because of a match-fixing scandal in 2006.
* 1 2 Hunan Billows 4 pts; Hubei China-Kyle 1 pts
* 1 2 Chengdu Tiancheng 4 pts; Chongqing F.C. 1 pts

## Results

| Home \ Away | HN | SJZ | HRB | CQL | TJS | SZ | CQ | CD | GD | HUN | SYN | YB | BJT | BJB | GZZ | HBC |
| Henan Jianye | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 5–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Chongqing F.C. | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Hunan Billows | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shenyang Shenbei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Beijing BIT | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Beijing Baxy | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 2–2 |
| Hubei China-Kyle | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |

## 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 |
| Henan Jianye | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Guangdong Sunray Cave | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Shenyang Shenbei | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Beijing Baxy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Beijing BIT | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hunan Billows | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Hubei China-Kyle | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Chongqing F.C. | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
* Winner; promoted to Chinese Super League
* Runner-up; promoted to Chinese Super League
* Relegated to China League Two
* Disbanded after season

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Babacar Gueye | Shenzhen Ruby | 23 |
| 2 | Guto | Chongqing Lifan | 19 |
| 3 | Lee Jae-min | Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 18 |
| 3 | José Duarte | Shenyang Shenbei | 18 |
| 5 | Dori | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 16 |
| 5 | Danilo Peinado | Beijing BIT | 16 |
| 7 | Netto | Hunan Billows | 13 |
| 7 | Rodrigo | Harbin Yiteng | 13 |
| 9 | Johnny Woodly | Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | 12 |
| 9 | Bu Xin | Harbin Yiteng | 12 |

## Awards

The awards of 2013 China League One were announced on 19 December 2013.
* Most valuable player: Xu Yang (Henan Jianye)
* Top scorer: Babacar Gueye (Shenzhen Ruby)
* Best goalkeeper: Zhou Yajun (Henan Jianye)
* Best coach: Tang Yaodong (Henan Jianye)

## League Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Henan Jianye$^†$ | 286,138 | 22,528 | 13,526 | 19,076 | +8.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao | 150,800 | 20,000 | 5,500 | 10,053 | +142.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Shenzhen Ruby | 99,995 | 10,851 | 2,180 | 6,666 | +3.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Harbin Yiteng | 98,099 | 18,451 | 3,017 | 6,540 | +63.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 72,694 | 8,136 | 1,688 | 4,846 | −9.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Hunan Billows | 70,025 | 15,388 | 957 | 4,668 | −33.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Chengdu Tiancheng | 53,860 | 6,750 | 586 | 3,591 | +77.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 44,024 | 11,503 | 803 | 2,935 | +165.9%$^†$ |
| 9 | Chongqing Lifan | 40,875 | 4,608 | 1,261 | 2,725 | −32.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Guizhou Zhicheng$^‡$ | 39,275 | 5,437 | 1,583 | 2,618 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | Beijing Baxy | 34,035 | 5,369 | 860 | 2,269 | +168.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Tianjin Songjiang | 33,703 | 8,779 | 561 | 2,247 | −25.1%$^†$ |
| 13 | Hubei China-Kyle$^‡$ | 33,089 | 6,079 | 1,115 | 2,206 | n/a$^†$ |
| 14 | Chongqing F.C. | 30,860 | 7,136 | 958 | 2,057 | −56.0%$^†$ |
| 15 | Beijing BIT | 26,873 | 3,500 | 601 | 1,792 | +20.2%$^†$ |
| 16 | Shenyang Shenbei | 15,567 | 5,182 | 420 | 1,038 | +2.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,129,912 | 22,528 | 420 | 4,708 | +17.8%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Nov. 2nd, 2013 Source: CFA (in Chinese) Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CSL. $^‡$ Teams played previous season in CL2.