# 2018 China League One

The 2018 China League One (Chinese: 58同城 2018中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 15th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor is the e-commerce website 58.com. Dalian Transcendence, Heilongjiang Lava Spring, Meizhou Hakka, Meizhou Meixian Techand and Nei Mongol Zhongyou failed to submit the application for the Chinese Super League before deadline, thus ineligible for promotion.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2017 season, two relegated from the 2017 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2017 China League Two.

### Name changes

* Hangzhou Greentown F.C. changed their name to Zhejiang Greentown F.C. in January 2018.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2017 season |
| Yanbian Funde | Zhao Zhonghe (caretaker) | Yanji | Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium | 30,000 | CSL, 15th |
| Liaoning F.C. | Chen Yang | Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 30,000 | CSL, 16th |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Yasen Petrov | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 29,000 | 3rd |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Yasen Petrov | Shijiazhuang | Hebei Olympic Sports Center | 60,000 | 3rd |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Yasen Petrov | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | 3rd |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Jordi Vinyals | Qingdao | Qingdao Guoxin Stadium | 45,000 | 4th |
| Wuhan Zall | Li Tie | Wuhan | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Stadium | 30,000 | 5th |
| Wuhan Zall | Li Tie | Wuhan | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 22,140 | 5th |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Juan Ramón López Caro | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Stadium | 32,500 | 6th |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Zhu Jiong | Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | 30,000 | 7th |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Gao Hongbo | Beijing | Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) | 36,228 | 8th |
| Zhejiang Greentown | Sergi Barjuán | Hangzhou | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | 52,672 | 9th |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Wang Bo | Hohhot | Hohhot City Stadium | 60,000 | 10th |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Li Jun | Ürümqi | Hongshan Stadium | 10,000 | 11th |
| Meizhou Hakka | Li Weijun (caretaker) | Wuhua | Wuhua County Stadium | 15,000 | 12th |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Hu Zhaojun (caretaker) | Shaoxing | China Textile City Sports Center | 40,000 | 13th |
| Dalian Transcendence | Dželaludin Muharemović | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,776 | 14th |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Duan Xin | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 50,000 | CL2, 1st |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Fu Bo | Meizhou | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium | 20,221 | CL2, 2nd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Wuhan Zall | Chen Yang | Mutual consent | 10 November 2017 | Pre-season | Li Tie | 16 November 2017 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | Zdravko Zdravkov (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 26 November 2017 | Pre-season | Sergi Barjuán | 26 November 2017 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Juan Ignacio Martínez | Mutual consent | 28 November 2017 | Pre-season | Zhu Jiong | 3 December 2017 |
| Liaoning F.C. | Zhao Junzhe (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 12 December 2017 | Pre-season | Chen Yang | 12 December 2017 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Wang Bo | End of contract | 14 December 2017 | Pre-season | Raül Agné | 21 December 2017 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Aleksandar Stankov | End of contract | 17 December 2017 | Pre-season | Rusmir Cviko | 17 December 2017 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Marijo Tot | End of contract | 31 December 2017 | Pre-season | Maurício Copertino | 2 January 2018 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Li Haiqiang | Appointed as assistant coach | 2 January 2018 | Pre-season | Juan Ignacio Martínez | 2 January 2018 |
| Dalian Transcendence | Li Guoxu | Sacked | 11 April 2018 | 16th | Dželaludin Muharemović | 11 April 2018 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Wang Baoshan | Sacked | 11 April 2018 | 10th | Juan Ramón López Caro | 11 April 2018 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Raül Agné | Sacked | 9 August 2018 | 15th | Wang Bo | 9 August 2018 |
| Meizhou Hakka | Rusmir Cviko | Resigned | 28 August 2018 | 5th | Li Weijun (caretaker) | 28 August 2018 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Afshin Ghotbi | Mutual consent | 3 September 2018 | 5th | Yasen Petrov | 8 September 2018 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Juan Ignacio Martínez | Sacked | 23 September 2018 | 14th | Poon Man Chun (caretaker) | 23 September 2018 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Maurício Copertino | Sacked | 24 September 2018 | 6th | Hu Zhaojun (caretaker) | 29 September 2018 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Poon Man Chun (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 26 September 2018 | 14th | Fu Bo | 26 September 2018 |
| Yanbian Funde | Park Tae-ha | Sacked | 26 October 2018 | 12th | Zhao Zhonghe (caretaker) | 26 October 2018 |
* ^1 Zhejiang Yiteng didn't appoint a new manager after Maurício Copertino's departure. Team leader Hu Zhaojun took charge of the club in fact.

## Foreign players

A total of four foreign players can be registered in a season; however, the number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team in the same time. Maximum of two foreign players can be fielded in one match.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Hong Kong/Macau/ Taiwan Player | Former players |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | Gerard Gohou | Dominic Vinicius | | Wen Chih-hao | Chen Hao-wei |
| Dalian Transcendence | Eldar Hasanović | Rafael Silva | Admir Adrović | | Yves Ekwalla Herman |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Victor Bolt | Cassiano | Babacar Gueye | | Ayub Masika |
| Liaoning F.C. | Gustavo Vagenin | Assani Lukimya | Jacob Mulenga | Andy Russell | James Chamanga |
| Meizhou Hakka | John Mary | Serges Déblé | Izunna Uzochukwu | Tsui Wang Kit | |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Aloísio | Denílson Gabionetta | Muriqui | | Raúl Rodríguez |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Dori | André Senghor | | | Martí Crespí |
| Qingdao Huanghai | Cléo | Francisco Sandaza | Joan Verdú | Yaki Yen | |
| Shanghai Shenxin | Biro-Biro | Johnny | John Owoeri | | |
| Shenzhen F.C. | Franck Ohandza | Harold Preciado | Pa Dibba | | Aboubakar Oumarou |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Matheus | Alen Melunović | Mario Rondón | | Junior Mapuku |
| Wuhan Zall | Pedro Junior | Rafael Silva | Jean Evrard Kouassi | | Marcelo Moreno |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Kobena Amed | José Antonio Reyes | Jacobo Kouffati | Paul Ngue | Petar Orlandić |
| Yanbian Funde | Raphaël Messi Bouli | Oscar Maritu | Richárd Guzmics | Alex Tayo Akande | Jair |
| Zhejiang Greentown | Rafael Martins | Dino Ndlovu | Edu García | Chen Po-liang | Đorđe Rakić |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | Guto | Sérgio Mota | Rodrigo Paulista | | Adam Hughes |
* ^1 A club could register one non-naturalized player from the Hong Kong Football Association, Macau Football Association or Chinese Taipei Football Association as native player. For special, Beijing Enterprises could register both Chen Hao-wei and Wen Chih-hao as native player before their current contracts end.
* ^2 Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after the first half of the season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wuhan Zall (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 63 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Shenzhen F.C. (P) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 53 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | Zhejiang Greentown | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 | |
| 4 | Qingdao Huanghai | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 49 | |
| 5 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 47 | |
| 6 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Liaoning F.C. | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 41 | |
| 9 | Meizhou Hakka | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Yanbian Funde (R, D, R) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 38 | Disbanded after season |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | Zhejiang Yiteng (D, R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to League Two |
| 13 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
| 14 | Meizhou Meixian Techand (O) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Dalian Transcendence (R, D) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 28 | Disbanded after season |
| 16 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 18 | |
* 1 2 3 4 Ineligible for promotion.
* 1 2 Heilongjiang Lava Spring is ahead of Liaoning on head-to-head points: Heilongjiang Lava Spring 2–0 Liaoning, Liaoning 2–1 Heilongjiang Lava Spring.
* ↑ Yanbian Funde was disqualified by CFA and was dissolved due to tax owed.
* 1 2 Shanghai Shenxin is ahead of Zhejiang Yiteng on head-to-head points: Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Zhejiang Yiteng, Zhejiang Yiteng 0–1 Shanghai Shenxin.
* 1 2 Nei Mongol Zhongyou is ahead of Meizhou Meixian Techand on head-to-head points: Nei Mongol Zhongyou 1–0 Meizhou Meixian Techand, Meizhou Meixian Techand 1–3 Nei Mongol Zhongyou.
* ↑ Dalian Transcendence was ineligible for promotion. And Dalian was dissolved after failing to submit the salary & bonus confirmation form.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BG | DLT | HLJ | LN | MZK | MXT | NMZ | QDH | SHS | SZ | SJZ | WH | XJT | YB | ZJG | ZJY |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Liaoning F.C. | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Wuhan Zall | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 |
| Yanbian Funde | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |

## 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 |
| Wuhan Zall | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shenzhen F.C. | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Zhejiang Greentown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Qingdao Huanghai | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Liaoning F.C. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Meizhou Hakka | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Yanbian Funde | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Shanghai Shenxin | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 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 | 16 |
* Leader and promotion to Super League
* Runner-up and promotion to Super League
* Qualification to Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to League Two
* Disbanded after season

## 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 |
| Beijing Enterprises Group | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W |
| Dalian Transcendence | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W |
| Liaoning F.C. | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L |
| Meizhou Hakka | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Nei Mongol Zhongyou | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D |
| Qingdao Huanghai | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D |
| Shanghai Shenxin | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L |
| Shenzhen F.C. | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L |
| Wuhan Zall | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W |
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L |
| Yanbian Funde | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W |
| Zhejiang Greentown | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | L |
| Zhejiang Yiteng | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L |

## Relegation play-offs
### Second leg

Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–2 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

## Goalscorers
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | John Mary | Meizhou Hakka | 24 |
| 2 | Harold Preciado | Shenzhen F.C. | 23 |
| 3 | Rafael Silva | Wuhan Zall | 22 |
| 4 | André Senghor | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 20 |
| 5 | Dino Ndlovu | Zhejiang Greentown | 19 |
| 6 | Franck Ohandza | Shenzhen F.C. | 18 |
| 7 | Joan Verdú | Qingdao Huanghai | 16 |
| 7 | Muriqui | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 16 |
| 7 | Jean Evrard Kouassi | Wuhan Zall | 16 |
| 10 | Dominic Vinicius | Beijing Enterprises Group | 15 |
| 10 | Sérgio Mota | Zhejiang Yiteng | 15 |
| 12 | Jacob Mulenga | Liaoning F.C. | 14 |
| 12 | Babacar Gueye | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 14 |
| 12 | Matheus | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 |
| 15 | Aloísio | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 12 |
| 16 | Guto | Zhejiang Yiteng | 11 |
| 16 | Cléo | Qingdao Huanghai | 11 |
| 18 | Alen Melunović | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 10 |
| 18 | Taty Oscar | Yanbian Funde | 10 |
| 18 | Gerard Gohou | Beijing Enterprises Group | 10 |
| 18 | Rafael Martins | Zhejiang Greentown | 10 |
| 22 | Rafael Silva | Dalian Transcendence | 9 |
| 22 | John Owoeri | Shanghai Shenxin | 9 |
| 22 | Gao Xiang | Qingdao Huanghai | 9 |
| 25 | Wu Yizhen | Shanghai Shenxin | 8 |
| 25 | Victor Bolt | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 8 |
| 25 | Wang Jianwen | Beijing Enterprises Group | 8 |
| 25 | Cui Ren | Yanbian Funde | 8 |
| 29 | Dori | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 7 |
| 30 | Sabit Abdusalam | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 6 |
| 30 | Xu Junmin | Shanghai Shenxin | 6 |
| 30 | Liu Xuanchen | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 6 |
| 30 | Pedro Junior | Wuhan Zall | 6 |
| 34 | Biro Biro | Shanghai Shenxin | 5 |
| 34 | Francisco Sandaza | Qingdao Huanghai | 5 |
| 34 | Serges Déblé | Meizhou Hakka | 5 |
| 34 | Ji Xiaoxuan | Zhejiang Yiteng | 5 |
| 34 | Gustavo Vagenin | Liaoning F.C. | 5 |
| 34 | Wang Dong | Qingdao Huanghai | 5 |
| 40 | Chen Po-liang | Zhejiang Greentown | 4 |
| 40 | Wang Peng | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4 |
| 40 | Yin Lu | Dalian Transcendence | 4 |
| 40 | José Antonio Reyes | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 4 |
| 40 | Ye Chugui | Shenzhen F.C. | 4 |
| 40 | Andy Russell | Liaoning F.C. | 4 |
| 40 | Yaki Yen | Qingdao Huanghai | 4 |
Last updated: 3 November 2018 Source:

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Aloísio | Meizhou Meixian Techand | Dalian Transcendence | 3–1 | 7 April 2018 |
| Muriqui | Meizhou Meixian Techand | Zhejiang Yiteng | 4–2 | 22 April 2018 |
| Harold Preciado$^4$ | Shenzhen F.C. | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 4–1 | 29 April 2018 |
| Babacar Gueye | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Meizhou Hakka | 3–0 | 5 May 2018 |
| Cui Ren | Yanbian Funde | Beijing Enterprises Group | 3–2 | 9 May 2018 |
| Franck Ohandza | Shenzhen F.C. | Meizhou Hakka | 4–1 | 13 May 2018 |
| John Mary | Meizhou Hakka | Qingdao Huanghai | 3–3 | 18 July 2018 |
| André Senghor | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 3–2 | 25 August 2018 |
| Jean Evrard Kouassi | Wuhan Zall | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 5–0 | 1 September 2018 |
| Joan Verdú | Qingdao Huanghai | Zhejiang Greentown | 4–1 | 22 September 2018 |
| Taty Oscar | Yanbian Funde | Beijing Enterprises Group | 4–1 | 23 September 2018 |
| Rafael Martins | Zhejiang Greentown | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 5–1 | 29 September 2018 |
| Liu Xuanchen | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | Zhejiang Yiteng | 4–2 | 7 October 2018 |
| Rafael Silva | Wuhan Zall | Meizhou Hakka | 3–1 | 20 October 2018 |
| Babacar Gueye | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 3–1 | 28 October 2018 |

## Awards

The awards of 2018 China League One were announced on 15 November 2018.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Player of the Season | Ji Xiaoxuan | Zhejiang Yiteng |
| Golden Boot | John Mary | Meizhou Hakka |
| Golden Boot (Domestic Player) | Gao Xiang | Qingdao Huanghai |
| Manager of the Season | Li Tie | Wuhan Zall |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Mou Pengfei | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
| Young Player of the Season | Zhang Hongjiang | Meizhou Hakka |
| Fair Play Award | Beijing Enterprises Group, Shenzhen F.C., Wuhan Zall | — |
| Best Referee | Zhen Wei | — |
| Best Assistant Referee | Zhang Zhe | — |
| Most Popular Player | Mou Pengfei | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |

## League attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring$^{††}$ | 203,223 | 32,865 | 6,957 | 13,548 | +1.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 186,076 | 17,213 | 2,963 | 12,405 | −23.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Yanbian Funde$^†$ | 147,791 | 16,741 | 2,576 | 9,853 | −45.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Zhejiang Greentown | 130,754 | 17,581 | 5,124 | 8,717 | +78.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shenzhen F.C. | 112,609 | 20,188 | 3,473 | 7,507 | −41.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | Wuhan Zall | 103,259 | 10,817 | 3,527 | 6,884 | −46.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Qingdao Huanghai | 99,570 | 13,820 | 2,132 | 6,638 | +14.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Meizhou Meixian Techand$^{††}$ | 98,253 | 14,885 | 4,326 | 6,550 | +64.4%$^†$ |
| 9 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou | 83,614 | 7,861 | 3,123 | 5,574 | −27.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | Liaoning F.C.$^†$ | 56,529 | 7,271 | 1,256 | 4,038 | −67.5%$^†$ |
| 11 | Zhejiang Yiteng | 55,955 | 10,076 | 1,896 | 3,730 | −6.9%$^†$ |
| 12 | Shanghai Shenxin | 55,419 | 8,260 | 902 | 3,695 | −26.6%$^†$ |
| 13 | Meizhou Hakka | 53,744 | 4,680 | 2,180 | 3,583 | −38.9%$^†$ |
| 14 | Beijing Enterprises Group | 31,240 | 5,103 | 617 | 2,083 | −60.1%$^†$ |
| 15 | Dalian Transcendence | 18,134 | 1,679 | 819 | 1,209 | −58.1%$^†$ |
| 16 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 17,810 | 2,307 | 371 | 1,187 | −51.6%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,453,980 | 32,865 | 371 | 6,084 | −21.4%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Mar. 1st, 2019 (excluding games: Liaoning F.C. vs Nei Mongol Zhengyou on Sept. 26th, 2018) Source: Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CSL. $^{††}$ Teams played previous season in CL2.