# 2023 China League One

The 2023 Chinese Football Association League 1 (Chinese: 2023中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 20th season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

## Clubs
### Club changes
#### 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

| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2022 season |
| Guangzhou | Salvador Suay Sánchez | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | 18,000 | CSL, 17th |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Zhou Lin | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | 4th |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Lu Bofei | Suzhou | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre | 40,933 | 6th |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Lu Bofei | Suzhou | Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium (Kunshan) | 30,000 | 6th |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Jesús Tato (caretaker) | Chengdu | Shuangliu Sports Centre | 26,000 | 7th |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Jesús Tato (caretaker) | Chengdu | East Town Sports Park Stadium | 1,000 | 7th |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Jesús Tato (caretaker) | Chengdu | Suining Sports Center (Suining) | 30,000 | 7th |
| Nanjing City | Cao Rui | Nanjing | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | 18,000 | 8th |
| Qingdao West Coast | Zoran Janković (caretaker) | Qingdao | Guzhenkou University City Sports Center | 20,000 | 9th |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Jia Shunhao | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 48,000 | 10th |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Jiang Chen | Pingguo | Pingguo Stadium | 15,990 | 11th |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Duan Xin | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 12,000 | 12th |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Yang Lin | Shanghai | Jiading Stadium | 9,704 | 13th |
| Jiangxi Lushan | Yu Ming | Ruichang | Ruichang Sports Park Stadium | 13,188 | 14th |
| Jinan Xingzhou | Dejan Antonić | Jinan | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 43,700 | CL2, 1st |
| Jinan Xingzhou | Dejan Antonić | Jinan | Zaozhuang Sports and Cultural Centre Stadium (Zaozhuang) | 31,284 | CL2, 1st |
| Dandong Tengyue | Wang Dan | Dandong | Huludao Sports Centre Stadium (Huludao) | 38,798 | CL2, 2nd |
| Yanbian Longding | Kim Bong-gil | Longjing | Yanji Stadium (Yanji) | 30,000 | CL2, 3rd |
| Dongguan United | Wang Hongwei | Dongguan | Dongguan Stadium | 22,191 | CL2, 4th |
| Dongguan United | Wang Hongwei | Dongguan | Nanhai Sports Center (Foshan) | 20,000 | CL2, 4th |
| Wuxi Wugo | Li Yinan | Wuxi | Wuxi Sports Center | 28,000 | CL2, 5th |
| Wuxi Wugo | Li Yinan | Wuxi | Jiangyin Stadium | 30,161 | CL2, 5th |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Nanjing City | Óscar Céspedes | Sacked | 23 May 2023 | 6th | Cao Rui | 23 May 2023 |
| Wuxi Wugo | Yang Lin | Sacked | 23 May 2023 | 15th | Wei Xin | 23 May 2023 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Li Yinan | Sacked | 23 May 2023 | 13th | Yang Lin | 12 June 2023 |
| Guangzhou | Liu Zhiyu | Sacked | 6 June 2023 | 14th | Salvador Suay Sánchez | 6 June 2023 |
| Qingdao West Coast | Zhou Xin | Sacked | 21 June 2023 | 2nd | Zoran Janković | 22 June 2023 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Zhang Hui | Sacked | 26 June 2023 | 9th | Zhou Lin | 26 June 2023 |
| Wuxi Wugo | Wei Xin | Sacked | 26 June 2023 | 16th | Li Yinan | 27 June 2023 |
| Jinan Xingzhou | Tang Jing | Sacked | 9 July 2023 | 7th | Wei Xin | 10 July 2023 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Duan Xin | Sacked | 25 July 2023 | 13th | Gao Mingqi | 25 July 2023 |
| Jiangxi Lushan | Bene Lima | Sacked | 23 August 2023 | 15th | Yu Ming | 23 August 2023 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Lu Bofei | Sacked | 28 August 2023 | 10th | Niu Hongli | 1 September 2023 |
| Jinan Xingzhou | Wei Xin | Sacked | 3 September 2023 | 8th | Dejan Antonić | 12 September 2023 |

## Foreign players

* Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Players | Naturalized Players | Former Players |
| Dandong Tengyue | Kobena Amed | Thabiso Brown | Mladen Kovačević | Remi Dujardin | | Noh Dae-seung |
| Dongguan United | Raoul Loé | Kingsley Onuegbu | | Chen Hao-wei | | |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Fabrício | Donovan Ewolo | David Mateos | Matt Orr | | Uroš Đerić |
| Guangzhou | | | | | | |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Erikys | Elguja Lobjanidze | Nemanja Vidić | Clement Benhaddouche | | Romário |
| Jiangxi Lushan | Magno Cruz | Weslley | Laurent Mendy | | | |
| Jinan Xingzhou | Fernando Karanga | Robert Ndip Tambe | Stoppila Sunzu | | | Moses Odo |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Boris Palacios | Sabir Musa | Michael Omoh | Wu Yen-shu | | Chris Shimbayev |
| Nanjing City | Abdou Razack Traoré | Messi Bouli | Ayub Masika | Yaki Yen | | Jefferson |
| Qingdao West Coast | Raniel | Wesley Tanque | Juan Pablo Ramírez | Chen Po-liang | | Orlando Berrío |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Jefferson | Evans Etti | Jacob Mensah | Alex Tayo Akande | → Xu Hui | Fredrick Asante |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Venício | José Ayoví | Moses Ogbu | | | |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Chisom Egbuchulam | Edu García | Jorge Ortiz | | → Xia Dalong | Júnior Negrão |
| Suzhou Dongwu | | | | | → Pedro Delgado | |
| Wuxi Wugo | Miloš Gordić | Bogdan Mladenović | | | | |
| Yanbian Longding | Mychell Chagas | Ivo | Valdu Té | | | Pange Lobe |
* ^1 For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players.
* ^2 Naturalized 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 | Sichuan Jiuniu (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 69 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Qingdao West Coast (P) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 61 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 56 | |
| 4 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 54 | |
| 5 | Nanjing City | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 49 | |
| 6 | Jinan Xingzhou | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 43 | Dissolved |
| 7 | Dongguan United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41 | |
| 8 | Yanbian Longding | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 35 | |
| 10 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 35 | |
| 11 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 31 | |
| 12 | Guangzhou | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 30 | |
| 13 | Dandong Tengyue | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 30 | Dissolved |
| 14 | Suzhou Dongwu | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 28 | |
| 15 | Wuxi Wugo | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 25 | |
| 16 | Jiangxi Lushan | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 24 | |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues. (C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Results

| Home \ Away | DDT | DGU | GPH | GZH | HLJ | JXL | JNX | LSU | NJC | QWC | SJH | SJZ | SCJ | SZD | WXW | YBL |
| Dandong Tengyue | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Dongguan United | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Guangzhou | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 |
| Jiangxi Lushan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Jinan Xingzhou | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Nanjing City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Qingdao West Coast | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Wuxi Wugo | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Yanbian Longding | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

## 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.
| 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 |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Qingdao West Coast | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Nanjing City | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Jinan Xingzhou | 16 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Dongguan United | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanbian Longding | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Guangzhou | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dandong Tengyue | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Wuxi Wugo | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Jiangxi Lushan | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
* Leader and promotion to Super League
* Promotion to Super League

## Results by match played

| 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 |
| Dandong Tengyue | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L |
| Dongguan United | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | W |
| Guangzhou | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L |
| Jiangxi Lushan | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L |
| Jinan Xingzhou | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | L |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W |
| Nanjing City | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | L |
| Qingdao West Coast | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Suzhou Dongwu | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Wuxi Wugo | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Yanbian Longding | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L |

## Goalscorers

    As of 5 November 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Moses Ogbu | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 20 |
| 2 | Raniel | Qingdao West Coast | 15 |
| 2 | Matt Orr | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 15 |
| 4 | Erikys | Heilongjiang Ice City | 14 |
| 5 | Robert Ndip Tambe | Jinan Xingzhou | 13 |
| 6 | Messi Bouli | Nanjing City | 11 |
| 6 | Jorge Ortiz | Sichuan Jiuniu | 11 |
| 8 | Edu García | Sichuan Jiuniu | 10 |
| 8 | Liu Ziming | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 10 |
| 8 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Dongguan United | 10 |
| 11 | Wang Zihao | Jinan Xingzhou | 9 |
| 11 | Chisom Egbuchulam | Sichuan Jiuniu | 9 |
| 11 | Magno Cruz | Jiangxi Lushan | 9 |
| 14 | Juan Ramirez | Qingdao West Coast | 8 |
| 14 | Ruan Jun | Dongguan United | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Dong Honglin | Suzhou Dongwu | Jiangxi Lushan | 3-2 (A) | 8 July 2023 |
| Raniel | Qingdao West Coast | Sichuan Jiuniu | 3-2 (A) | 2 September 2023 |
| Chisom Egbuchulam | Sichuan Jiuniu | Dongguan United | 3-0 (A) | 15 October 2023 |

## Awards
### Player of the Round

The following players were named the Player of the Round.
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Liu Baiyang | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao |
| 2 | Yi Xianlong | Jinan Xingzhou |
| 3 | Xu Chunqing | Suzhou Dongwu |
| 4 | Moses Ogbu | Shijiazhuang Gongfu |
| 5 | Thabiso Brown | Dandong Tengyue |
| 6 | Wu Lei | Suzhou Dongwu |
| 7 | Liu Baiyang | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao |
| 8 | Lü Pin | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao |
| 9 | Matt Orr | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao |
| 10 | Robert Ndip Tambe | Jinan Xingzhou |
| 11 | Hou Yu | Guangzhou |
| 12 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Dongguan United |
| 13 | Dong Honglin | Suzhou Dongwu |
| 14 | Juan Pablo Ramírez | Qingdao West Coast |
| 15 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Dongguan United |
| 16 | Boris Palacios | Liaoning Shenyang Urban |
| 17 | Jefferson | Shanghai Jiading Huilong |
| 17 | Zhang Xinlin | Nanjing City |
| 18 | Moses Ogbu | Shijiazhuang Gongfu |
| 18 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Dongguan United |
| 19 | Abdou Razack Traoré | Nanjing City |
| 20 | Jorge Ortiz | Sichuan Jiuniu |
| 21 | Raniel | Qingdao West Coast |
| 22 | José Ayoví | Shijiazhuang Gongfu |
| 23 | Robert Ndip Tambe | Jinan Xingzhou |
| 24 | Zhang Yuanshu | Wuxi Wugo |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| April/May | Liu Baiyang | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Zhou Xin | Qingdao West Coast | Liu Baiyang | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao |
| June | Messi Bouli | Nanjing City | Tang Jing | Jinan Xingzhou | Yang Hao | Guangzhou |
| June | Matt Orr | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Tang Jing | Jinan Xingzhou | Yang Hao | Guangzhou |
| July | Moses Ogbu | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Zhou Lin | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Ling Jie | Guangzhou |
| July | Moses Ogbu | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Zhou Lin | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Wang Shijie | Guangzhou |
| August | Kingsley Onuegbu | Dongguan United | Jesús Tato | Sichuan Jiuniu | Li Shibin | Yanbian Longding |

## League attendance

    As of 5 November 2023
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 227,022 | 15,999 | 12,268 | 15,135 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | Yanbian Longding | 223,842 | 20,924 | 8,155 | 14,923 | n/a$^†$ |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 148,100 | 16,813 | 3,613 | 9,873 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 136,782 | 14,662 | 5,633 | 9,119 | n/a$^†$ |
| 5 | Guangzhou | 134,226 | 11,829 | 7,315 | 8,948 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Qingdao West Coast | 82,718 | 10,166 | 1,066 | 5,515 | n/a$^†$ |
| 7 | Jinan Xingzhou | 76,315 | 18,862 | 779 | 5,088 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Jiangxi Lushan | 47,809 | 6,728 | 963 | 3,187 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Nanjing City | 43,853 | 4,758 | 1,257 | 2,924 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 43,088 | 6,162 | 316 | 2,873 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 39,386 | 10,804 | 521 | 2,626 | n/a$^†$ |
| 12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 38,368 | 4,798 | 1,088 | 2,558 | n/a$^†$ |
| 13 | Dandong Tengyue | 32,734 | 9,736 | 207 | 2,182 | n/a$^†$ |
| 14 | Wuxi Wugo | 24,224 | 4,198 | 365 | 1,615 | n/a$^†$ |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 17,472 | 2,195 | 325 | 1,165 | n/a$^†$ |
| 16 | Dongguan United | 15,040 | 2,108 | 468 | 1,003 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,330,979 | 20,924 | 207 | 5,546 | n/a$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 5 November 2023 Source: