# 2022 China League One

The 2022 China League One (Chinese: 2022中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 19th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

## Format

On 12 May 2022, the Chinese Football Association announced the format of the season. The season will be divided into 4 stages (8, 8, 8 and 10 rounds respectively). In the first stage, 18 teams will be divided into three groups. The hosts will be allocated to each group and other teams will be drawn based on last season's rankings. In the second, third and fourth stage, the teams in three groups will be switched to ensure that each team can play against each other twice.

### Groups

The draw for the stages took place on 12 May 2022.
| Team | 2021 season | Draw order | No. | Group | Group | Group | Group |
| Team | 2021 season | Draw order | No. | First stage | Second stage | Third stage | Fourth stage |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | CL2, 2nd (Host) | — | A1 | A | D | G | J |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 5th | 1 | A2 | A | D | G | J |
| Zibo Cuju | 11th | 6 | A3 | A | F | H | K |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 13th | 7 | A4 | A | F | H | K |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | CL2, 3rd | 12 | A5 | A | E | I | L |
| Qingdao Youth Island | CL2, 4th | 13 | A6 | A | E | I | L |
| Nanjing City | 10th (Host) | — | B1 | B | E | H | J |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 6th | 2 | B2 | B | E | H | J |
| Kunshan | 9th | 5 | B3 | B | D | I | K |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | 14th | 8 | B4 | B | D | I | K |
| Qingdao Hainiu | CL2, 1st | 11 | B5 | B | F | G | L |
| Beijing BIT | 17th | 14 | B6 | B | F | G | L |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | CL2, 7th | — | C1 | C | F | I | J |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 7th | 3 | C2 | C | F | I | J |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 8th | 4 | C3 | C | E | G | K |
| Beijing BSU | 15th | 9 | C4 | C | E | G | K |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 16th | 10 | C5 | C | D | H | L |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 18th | 15 | C6 | C | D | H | L |

### Centralised venues

* Tangshan (Groups A, D, G and L)
** Tangshan Nanhu City Football Training Base Field No.1
** Tangshan Nanhu City Football Training Base Field No.2
** Tangshan Nanhu City Football Training Base Field No.3
* Nanjing (Groups B, E, H and J)
** Jiangning Football Training Base Field No.2
** Jiangning Football Training Base Stadium
* Dalian (Groups C, F, I and K)
** Dalian Sports Centre Stadium Field No.3
** Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium

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

* Hebei Kungfu F.C. changed their name to Shijiazhuang Gongfu in March 2022.

### Clubs information

| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2021 season |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Cao Rui | Rugao | Rugao Olympic Sports Center | 15,000 | 5th |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Feng Feng (caretaker) | Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 43,000 | 6th |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Jia Shunhao | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 50,000 | 7th |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Sergio Lobera | Chengdu | Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium | 27,000 | 8th |
| Kunshan | Sergio Zarco Díaz | Kunshan | Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium | 30,000 | 9th |
| Nanjing City | Zhang Xiaofeng | Nanjing | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | 18,000 | 10th |
| Zibo Cuju | Huang Hongyi | Zibo | Zibo Sports Center Stadium | 45,000 | 11th |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Lu Bofei | Suzhou | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre | 45,000 | 13th |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | Bene Lima | Ruichang | Ruichang Sports Park Stadium | 13,000 | 14th |
| Beijing BSU | Zhang Xu | Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre | 36,228 | 15th |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Duan Xin | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 12,000 | 16th |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Yin Tiesheng | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | CL2, 1st |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Zhang Hui | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | CL2, 2nd |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Zhao Changhong | Pingguo | Pingguo Stadium | 15,990 | CL2, 3rd (Promotion play-offs winner) |
| Qingdao Youth Island | Zhou Xin | Qingdao | Conson Stadium | 45,000 | CL2, 4th (Promotion play-offs winner) |
| Beijing BIT | Yu Fei | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | 17th |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Li Dong | Ürümqi | Xinjiang Sports Centre | 50,000 | 18th |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Li Yinan | Shanghai | Jiading Stadium | 9,704 | CL2, 7th |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Li Yi | Mutual consent | 25 December 2021 | Pre-season | Sergio Lobera | 19 January 2022 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Feng Feng (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 20 January 2022 | Pre-season | Wang Baoshan | 20 January 2022 |
| Nanjing City | Fulvio Pea | Mutual consent | 7 March 2022 | Pre-season | Zhang Xiaofeng | 14 March 2022 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Yu Ming | Mutual consent | 1 May 2022 | Pre-season | Zhao Faqing | 1 May 2022 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Duan Xin | Mutual consent | 7 May 2022 | Pre-season | Zang Haili | 7 May 2022 |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | Huang Yong | Mutual consent | 23 May 2022 | Pre-season | Bene Lima | 23 May 2022 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Gary White | Mutual consent | 17 July 2022 | 15th | Lu Bofei | 17 July 2022 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Yang Lin | Mutual consent | 18 July 2022 | 13th | Óscar Céspedes | 18 July 2022 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Wang Baoshan | Mutual consent | 18 July 2022 | 7th | Feng Feng (caretaker) | 18 July 2022 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Parhat Azimat | Mutual consent | 26 July 2022 | 12th | Naser Tursun (caretaker) | 26 July 2022 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Zhao Faqing | Mutual consent | 27 July 2022 | 17th | Duan Xin | 27 July 2022 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Wang Hongliang | Mutual consent | 11 August 2022 | 15th | Zhang Feihu (caretaker) | 11 August 2022 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Naser Tursun (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 15 August 2022 | 16th | Ashar Sheryazdon (caretaker) | 15 August 2022 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Óscar Céspedes | Mutual consent | 3 September 2022 | 14th | Jiang Chen (caretaker) | 3 September 2022 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Ashar Sheryazdon (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 7 September 2022 | 17th | Li Bin | 7 September 2022 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Jiang Chen (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 21 September 2022 | 14th | Zhao Changhong | 21 September 2022 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Zang Haili | Mutual consent | 14 October 2022 | 11th | Jia Shunhao | 14 October 2022 |

## 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 |
| Beijing BIT | | | | | | |
| Beijing BSU | | | | | | |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Mladen Kovačević | David Mateos | Fabrício | Matt Orr | | Sandro |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | Dominic Vinicius | Franck Ohandza | Evans Etti | | | |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | Magno Cruz | Gileard | Weslley | | | |
| Kunshan | Hildeberto Pereira | Nemanja Čović | | | → Pedro Delgado | |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Željko Dimitrov | Uroš Tomović | Ku Kyo-cheol | | | |
| Nanjing City | Messi Bouli | Sabir Musa | Nemanja Vidić | | | Chris Shimbayev |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Abdou Razack Traoré | Zé Turbo | Oumar Camara | Li Ngai Hoi | → David Wang → Ming-yang Yang | |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Adama Guira | Ibrahim Kane | Kingsley Onuegbu | Wang Chien-ming | | |
| Qingdao Youth Island | Jaílton Paraíba | Hervaine Moukam | Valdu Té | Chen Po-liang | | |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Raoul Loé | Robert Ndip Tambe | Moses Ogbu | | | Ronaldo Deaconu Wang Chien-ming |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Alex | Sillas | Paulão | | | |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Alexsandro Ferreira | João Leonardo | Venício | | | Daniel Wong |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | Edu García | Jorge Ortiz | Hernán Santana | Andy Russell | → Xia Dalong | |
| Suzhou Dongwu | | | | | | |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Franck Kouamejo | Branko Jovanović | | | | |
| Zibo Cuju | | | | | | |
* ^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.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kunshan (C, D) | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 19 | +61 | 89 | Dissolved |
| 2 | Qingdao Hainiu (P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 76 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | Nantong Zhiyun (P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 70 | Promotion to Super League |
| 4 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 66 | |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (D) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 56 | Dissolved |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 55 | |
| 7 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 50 | |
| 9 | Qingdao Youth Island | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 35 | |
| 12 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 | |
| 13 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 34 | |
| 14 | Jiangxi Beidamen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 33 | |
| 15 | Zibo Cuju (D) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 33 | Dissolved |
| 16 | Beijing BSU (D, R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 24 | Dissolved |
| 17 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (D, R) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 83 | −52 | 21 | Dissolved |
| 18 | Beijing BIT (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 77 | −59 | 10 | Relegation to League Two |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
* ↑ Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.
* ↑ Sichuan Jiuniu had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.
* 1 2 Chinese Football Association awarded Heilongjiang Ice City a 3–0 win against Zibo Cuju after Zibo Cuju failed to name enough players to compete on 1 August 2022. Heilongjiang Ice City and Zibo Cuju had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.
* 1 2 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao finished ahead of Liaoning Shenyang Urban on goal difference.
* 1 2 Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangxi Beidamen and Kunshan each a 3–0 win against Beijing BIT after Beijing BIT failed to arrive in the centralised venues due to COVID-19 travel restrictions on 6 July 2022. Jiangxi Beidamen had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022. Later, Kunshan was classified to have lost 3-0.
* 1 2 Jiangxi Beidamen finished ahead of Zibo Cuju on goal difference: Jiangxi Beidamen 2–1 Zibo Cuju, Zibo Cuju 1–2 Jiangxi Beidamen.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BIT | BSU | GPH | HLJ | JXB | KSH | LSU | NJC | NTZ | QDH | QYI | SCA | SJH | SJZ | SCJ | SZD | XJT | ZBC |
| Beijing BIT | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Beijing BSU | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Kunshan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Nanjing City | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–7 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Zibo Cuju | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — |
* Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangxi Beidamen and Kunshan each a 3–0 win against Beijing BIT after Beijing BIT failed to arrive in the centralised venues due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. These matches were not played.
* Chinese Football Association awarded Heilongjiang Ice City a 3–0 win against Zibo Cuju after Zibo Cuju failed to name enough players to compete. The match was not played.

## 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Kunshan | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 15 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Nanjing City | 7 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Zibo Cuju | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Beijing BSU | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Beijing BIT | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
* Leader and promotion to Super League
* Promotion to Super League
* Relegation to League Two
* Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangxi Beidamen and Kunshan each a 3–0 win against Beijing BIT after Beijing BIT failed to arrive in the centralised venues due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. These matches were not played. The decision was made between rounds 7 and 8.
* Chinese Football Association awarded Heilongjiang Ice City a 3–0 win against Zibo Cuju after Zibo Cuju failed to name enough players to compete. The match was not played and it was originally scheduled to be played in round 12.

## 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Beijing BIT | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W |
| Beijing BSU | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W |
| Jiangxi Beidamen | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W |
| Kunshan | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Liaoning Shenyang Urban | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L |
| Nanjing City | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Nantong Zhiyun | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Qingdao Hainiu | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Qingdao Youth Island | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L |
| Sichuan Jiuniu | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Suzhou Dongwu | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Zibo Cuju | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L |
* Chinese Football Association awarded Jiangxi Beidamen and Kunshan each a 3–0 win against Beijing BIT after Beijing BIT failed to arrive in the centralised venues due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. These matches were not played.
* Chinese Football Association awarded Heilongjiang Ice City a 3–0 win against Zibo Cuju after Zibo Cuju failed to name enough players to compete. The match was not played.

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

    As of 8 December 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kingsley Onuegbu | Qingdao Hainiu | 27 |
| 2 | Zé Turbo | Nantong Zhiyun | 20 |
| 3 | Messi Bouli | Nanjing City | 16 |
| 3 | Nemanja Čović | Kunshan | 16 |
| 5 | Feng Boyuan | Kunshan | 15 |
| 6 | Ji Shengpan | Zibo Cuju | 12 |
| 7 | Men Yang | Suzhou Dongwu | 11 |
| 7 | Sun Yue | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 11 |
| 7 | Magno Cruz | Jiangxi Beidamen | 11 |
| 10 | Ma Xiaolei | Sichuan Jiuniu | 10 |
| 10 | Valdu Té | Qingdao Youth Island | 10 |
| 10 | Tang Chuang | Suzhou Dongwu | 10 |
| 10 | Xie Wenneng | Qingdao Hainiu | 10 |
| 14 | Abdou Razack Traoré | Nantong Zhiyun | 9 |
| 14 | Pang Zhiquan | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 9 |
| 14 | Mladen Kovačević | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Kingsley Onuegbu | Qingdao Hainiu | Zibo Cuju | 4–2 (H) | 24 July 2022 |
| Zé Turbo | Nantong Zhiyun | Jiangxi Beidamen | 4–1 (A) | 6 August 2022 |
| Valdu Té | Qingdao Youth Island | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 3–1 (H) | 12 September 2022 |
| Kingsley Onuegbu | Qingdao Hainiu | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 3–0 (A) | 9 November 2022 |