# 2015 China League One

The 2015 China League One is the 12th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league title sponsor is 58.com.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2014 season, two relegated from the 2014 Chinese Super League and three promoted from the 2014 China League Two.

### Name changes

* Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. moved to the city of Xi'an and changed their name to Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. in December 2014.
* Beijing Baxy F.C. changed their name to Beijing Enterprises Group F.C. in December 2014.
* Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi F.C. moved to the city of Hohhot and changed their name to Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. in January 2015.
* Shenzhen Ruby F.C. changed their name to Shenzhen F.C. in January 2015.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Club name | Team name | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2014 season |
| Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | Mikael Stahre | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | 61,000 | CSL, 15th |
| Harbin Yiteng | Harbin Yiteng | Duan Xin | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 50,000 | CSL, 16th |
| Wuhan Zall | Wuhan Zall | Zheng Xiong | Wuhan | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 32,137 | 3rd |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Beijing BG Yanjing | Aleksandar Stanojević | Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) | 36,228 | 4th |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Qingdao Jonoon | Dragan Stančić (caretaker) | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 5th |
| Hunan Billows | Hunan Billows | Žikica Tasevski | Changsha (playing in Yiyang) | Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium | 30,000 | 6th |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Tianjin Songjiang | Goran Tomić | Tianjin | Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium | 30,320 | 7th |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Shenzhen Sky Forever | Li Haiqiang (caretaker) | Shenzhen | Bao'an Stadium | 40,000 | 8th |
| Beijing BIT | Beijing Xinyuan | Yuan Wei | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | 9th |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Xinjiang Dabancheng Nahuan | Li Jun | Ürümqi | Xinjiang Sports Centre | 50,000 | 10th |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Qingdao Huanghai Hainiu | Sun Xinbo (caretaker) | Qingdao | Conson Stadium | 45,000 | 12th |
| Hebei Zhongji | Hebei China Fortune | Li Tie | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | 14th |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Yanbian Changbaishan | Park Tae-ha | Yanji | Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium | 30,000 | 16th |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Jiangxi Liansheng | Sun Wei | Nanchang | Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center | 50,000 | CL2, 1st |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Hohhot Zhongyou | Wang Bo | Hohhot | Hohhot City Stadium | 60,000 | CL2, 2nd |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Guizhou Zhicheng | Chen Mao | Guiyang | Guizhou Provincial Stadium | 18,000 | CL2, 3rd |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Manuel Cajuda | 6 November 2014 | Dražen Besek | 15 December 2014 |
| Hunan Billows | Huang Cheng | 27 November 2014 | Aleksandar Stankov | 27 November 2014 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Gao Zhongxun | 5 December 2014 | Park Tae-ha | 5 December 2014 |
| Dalian Aerbin | Yasuharu Kurata | 31 December 2014 | Mikael Stahre | 5 January 2015 |
| Hebei Zhongji | Alejandro Larrea | 31 December 2014 | Radomir Antić | 27 January 2015 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Zhang Jun | 31 December 2014 | Chen Mao | 29 January 2015 |
| Harbin Yiteng | Marijo Tot | 31 December 2014 | Duan Xin (caretaker) | 31 December 2014 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Goran Tomić | 12 January 2015 | Aleksandar Stanojević | 12 January 2015 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Li Xiao | 26 February 2015 | Huang Yan | 9 March 2015 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Li Yi | 12 April 2015 | Lee Lim-saeng | 12 April 2015 |
| Hunan Billows | Aleksandar Stankov | 2 May 2015 | Zhang Xu (caretaker) | 2 May 2015 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Dražen Besek | 6 May 2015 | Sun Jianjun (caretaker) | 6 May 2015 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Sun Jianjun (caretaker) | 12 May 2015 | Goran Tomić | 12 May 2015 |
| Harbin Yiteng | Duan Xin (caretaker) | 5 June 2015 | Gai Zengjun (caretaker) | 5 June 2015 |
| Harbin Yiteng | Gai Zengjun (caretaker) | 17 June 2015 | Duan Xin | 17 June 2015 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Huang Yan | 8 July 2015 | Sun Wei | 8 July 2015 |
| Wuhan Zall | Zheng Bin | 15 July 2015 | Zheng Xiong | 15 July 2015 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Su Maozhen | 28 July 2015 | Sun Xinbo (caretaker) | 28 July 2015 |
| Hunan Billows | Zhang Xu (caretaker) | 6 August 2015 | Žikica Tasevski | 6 August 2015 |
| Hebei Zhongji | Radomir Antić | 18 August 2015 | Li Tie | 18 August 2015 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Lee Lim-saeng | 28 August 2015 | Li Haiqiang (caretaker) | 28 August 2015 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Tomaž Kavčič | 5 October 2015 | Dragan Stančić (caretaker) | 5 October 2015 |

### 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. Outfield players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) in CL1.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former Players |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Carmelo Valencia | Nikola Vujadinović | Danko Lazović | Éder Lima |
| Beijing BIT | Maureen Franco | Andrés Márquez | Abel Nazario | Julio Gutiérrez |
| Dalian Aerbin | Bruno Meneghel | Niklas Backman | Mathias Ranégie | |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | Rodrigo | Yves Ekwalla Herman | Ibán Cuadrado | |
| Harbin Yiteng | Adam Hughes | Juan Gilberto Núñez | Ricardo Steer | Jair Reinoso |
| Hebei Zhongji | Edu | Abdurahim Laajab | Nenad Milijas | Miroslav Radović |
| Hunan Billows | Luis Carlos Cabezas | Igor Burzanović | Stevan Bates | |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Demerson | Léo Itaperuna | Adi Rocha | Jajá |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Jonas Salley | Dori | William Paulista | |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Đorđe Rakić | Kim Seung-yong | Julio Gutiérrez | Goran Gogić |
| Qingdao Jonoon | Deivdy Reis | Rogerinho | Ismaël Béko Fofana | Jorge Claros |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Babacar Gueye | André Senghor | Kim Young-hoo | Giuseppe Aquaro |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Mário Lúcio | Juan Andrés Bolaños | Frank Nouble | Nei |
| Wuhan Zall | Ransford Addo | Brice Jovial | Rafa Jordà | |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Rafael | Vicente | Cristian Dănălache | Felipe Félix |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | Jailton Paraiba | Bubacarr Trawally | Ha Tae-goon | |
* ^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players:
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Chen Hao-wei | Wen Chih-hao | Godfred Karikari |
| Harbin Yiteng | Liu Quankun | | |
| Hunan Billows | Chen Chao-an | | |
| Tianjin Songjiang | Ng Wai Chiu | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Yanbian Changbaishan (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 61 | Promotion to 2016 CSL |
| 2 | Hebei Zhongji (P) | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 60 | Promotion to 2016 CSL |
| 3 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 58 | |
| 4 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 56 | |
| 5 | Harbin Yiteng | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 43 | |
| 7 | Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 39 | |
| 9 | Tianjin Songjiang | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Wuhan Zall | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Qingdao Hainiu | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 33 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen F.C. | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Hunan Billows | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 29 | |
| 15 | Beijing BIT (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to 2016 CL2 |
| 16 | Jiangxi Liansheng (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to 2016 CL2 |
* 1 2 Tianjin 3–1 Wuhan; Wuhan 0–1 Tianjin
* 1 2 Hunan 2–0 BIT; BIT 0–1 Hunan

## Results

| Home \ Away | QD | WH | DLA | HEB | SZ | JX | BG | NMZ | BJT | TJS | YB | HUN | XJT | GZZ | QDH | HBZ |
| Qingdao Jonoon | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Wuhan Zall | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Shenzhen | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Beijing BIT | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Hunan Billows | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |

## 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 |
| Yanbian Changbaishan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dalian Aerbin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Harbin Yiteng | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tianjin Songjiang | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wuhan Zall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Hunan Billows | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Beijing BIT | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Winner; promote to Chinese Super League
* Runner-up; promote to Chinese Super League
* Relegate to China League Two

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Ha Tae-goon | Yanbian Changbaishan | 26 |
| 2 | Cristian Dănălache | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 24 |
| 3 | Bruno Meneghel | Dalian Aerbin | 19 |
| 3 | Andrés Márquez | Beijing BIT | 19 |
| 5 | Yves Ekwalla Herman | Guizhou Zhicheng | 18 |
| 6 | Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Changbaishan | 17 |
| 7 | Carmelo Valencia | Beijing Enterprises Group | 14 |
| 8 | Brice Jovial | Wuhan Zall | 13 |
| 8 | Danko Lazović | Beijing Enterprises Group | 13 |
| 8 | Nenad Milijaš | Hebei Zhongji | 13 |
Last updated: 1 November 2015 Source: sports.sina.com

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Yves Ekwalla Herman | Guizhou Zhicheng | Dalian Aerbin | 3–3 | 9 May 2015 |
| Ha Tae-goon | Yanbian Changbaishan | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 3–1 | 17 May 2015 |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Changbaishan | Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–2 | 18 July 2015 |
| Edu | Hebei Zhongji | Qingdao Hainiu | 6–1 | 26 July 2015 |
| Bubacarr Trawally | Yanbian Changbaishan | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 6–1 | 8 August 2015 |
| Yves Ekwalla Herman | Guizhou Zhicheng | Beijing BIT | 4–2 | 8 September 2015 |
| Bruno Meneghel | Dalian Aerbin | Beijing BIT | 3–0 | 12 September 2015 |
| Cristian Dănălache | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–0 | 19 September 2015 |
| Carmelo Valencia | Beijing Enterprises Group | Beijing BIT | 4–1 | 19 September 2015 |
| Chen Hao-wei | Beijing Enterprises Group | Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–0 | 23 September 2015 |
| Ha Tae-goon | Yanbian Changbaishan | Beijing Enterprises Group | 5–0 | 26 September 2015 |
| Ha Tae-goon | Yanbian Changbaishan | Hunan Billows | 4–0 | 24 October 2015 |
| Rafael | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–2 | 1 November 2015 |

## Awards

The awards of 2015 China League One were announced on 3 November 2015.
* Most valuable player: Ha Tae-goon (Yanbian Changbaishan)
* Top scorer: Ha Tae-goon (Yanbian Changbaishan)
* Best goalkeeper: Chi Wenyi (Yanbian Changbaishan)
* Best coach: Park Tae-ha (Yanbian Changbaishan)

## League Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Yanbian Changbaishan | 367,367 | 28,941 | 14,876 | 24,491 | +206.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Harbin Yiteng$^†$ | 307,154 | 30,517 | 5,888 | 20,477 | −21.6%$^†$ |
| 3 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou$^‡$ | 273,577 | 38,479 | 6,786 | 18,238 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | Dalian Aerbin$^†$ | 228,197 | 42,591 | 3,791 | 15,233 | +38.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shenzhen F.C. | 173,361 | 15,811 | 6,663 | 11,557 | +92.3%$^†$ |
| 6 | Hebei Zhongji | 117,472 | 20,810 | 3,525 | 7,831 | +25.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Tianjin Songjiang | 110,531 | 17,686 | 1,780 | 7,369 | +193.5%$^†$ |
| 8 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 81,520 | 8,135 | 3,316 | 5,435 | +225.8%$^†$ |
| 9 | Qingdao Jonoon | 81,501 | 12,867 | 1,279 | 5,433 | +50.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Jiangxi Liansheng$^‡$ | 80,236 | 17,613 | 838 | 5,349 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | Wuhan Zall | 79,501 | 12,168 | 3,126 | 5,300 | −37.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Qingdao Hainiu | 73,337 | 20,186 | 1,931 | 5,238 | +23.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | Hunan Billows | 71,919 | 22,510 | 1,325 | 4,795 | −7.2%$^†$ |
| 14 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 61,714 | 13,745 | 741 | 4,114 | +30.1%$^†$ |
| 15 | Guizhou Zhicheng$^‡$ | 28,071 | 3,653 | 1,105 | 1,871 | n/a$^†$ |
| 16 | Beijing BIT | 26,232 | 2,982 | 910 | 1,749 | +6.8%$^†$ |
| | League total | 2,161,165 | 42,591 | 741 | 9,007 | +68.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Nov. 1st, 2015 Source: Worldfootball.net Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CSL. $^‡$ Teams played previous season in CL2.