2023 China League One Explained

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Competition:	China League One
Season:	2023
Dates:	22 April – 5 November 2023
Winners:	Sichuan Jiuniu
Promoted:	Sichuan Jiuniu Qingdao West Coast
Matches:	240
Total Goals:	543
League Topscorer:	Moses Ogbu (20 goals)
Biggest Home Win:	(13 May 2023)
Biggest Away Win:	(20 May 2023)
Highest Scoring:	(9 July 2023)
Longest Wins:	9 matches Sichuan Jiuniu
Longest Unbeaten:	12 matches Qingdao West Coast
Longest Winless:	22 matches Wuxi Wugo
Longest Losses:	8 matches Wuxi Wugo
Highest Attendance:	20,924 (18 June 2023)
Lowest Attendance:	207 (10 October 2023)
Average Attendance:	5,546
Attendance:	1,330,979
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

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

To League One

Teams relegated from 2022 Chinese Super League

• Guangzhou

Teams promoted from 2022 China League Two

• Jinan Xingzhou^[1]
• Dandong Tengyue^[1]
• Yanbian Longding^[1]
• Dongguan United
• Wuxi Wugo

From League One

Teams promoted to 2023 Chinese Super League

• Qingdao Hainiu
• Nantong Zhiyun

Teams relegated to 2023 China League Two

• Beijing BIT^[2]

Dissolved entries

• Wuhan Yangtze River^[3]
• Hebei
• Kunshan
• Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
• Zibo Cuju
• Beijing BSU
• Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard^[4]

Name changes

• Wuxi Wugou F.C. changed their name to Wuxi Wugo in March 2023.^[5]
• Qingdao Youth Island F.C. changed their name to Qingdao West Coast in March 2023.^[6]
• Jiangxi Beidamen F.C. changed their name to Jiangxi Lushan in March 2023.^[7]

Clubs information

Team^[8] ^[9]	Head Coach	City	Stadium	Capacity	2022 season
Guangzhou ^R	Salvador Suay Sánchez	Guangzhou	Yuexiushan Stadium	18,000	data-sort-value="1"	CSL, 17th
Shijiazhuang Gongfu	Zhou Lin	Shijiazhuang	Yutong International Sports Center	38,000	data-sort-value="2"	4th
Suzhou Dongwu	Lu Bofei	Suzhou	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre	40,933	data-sort-value="3"; rowspan="2"	6th
			Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium (Kunshan)	30,000
Sichuan Jiuniu	Jesús Tato (caretaker)	Chengdu	Shuangliu Sports Centre	26,000	data-sort-value="4"; rowspan="3"	7th
			Chengdong Sports Park Stadium	1,000
			Suining Sports Center (Suining)	30,000
Nanjing City	Cao Rui	Nanjing	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park	18,000	data-sort-value="5"	8th
Qingdao West Coast	Zoran Janković (caretaker)	Qingdao	Guzhenkou University City Sports Center	20,000	data-sort-value="6"	9th
Heilongjiang Ice City	Jia Shunhao	Harbin	Harbin ICE Sports Center	48,000	data-sort-value="7"	10th
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	Jiang Chen	Pingguo	Pingguo Stadium	15,990	data-sort-value="8"	11th
Liaoning Shenyang Urban	Duan Xin	Shenyang	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium	12,000	data-sort-value="9"	12th
Shanghai Jiading Huilong	Yang Lin	Shanghai	Jiading Stadium	9,704	data-sort-value="10"	13th
Jiangxi Lushan	Yu Ming	Ruichang	Ruichang Sports Park Stadium	13,188	data-sort-value="11"	14th
Jinan Xingzhou ^P	Dejan Antonić	Jinan	Shandong Provincial Stadium	43,700	data-sort-value="12"; rowspan="2"	CL2, 1st
			Zaozhuang Sports and Cultural Centre Stadium (Zaozhuang)	31,284
Dandong Tengyue ^P	Wang Dan	Dandong	Huludao Sports Centre Stadium (Huludao)	38,798	data-sort-value="13"	CL2, 2nd
Yanbian Longding ^P	Kim Bong-gil	Longjing	Yanji Stadium (Yanji)	30,000	data-sort-value="14"	CL2, 3rd
Dongguan United ^P	Wang Hongwei	Dongguan	Dongguan Stadium	22,191	data-sort-value="15"; rowspan="2"	CL2, 4th
			Nanhai Sports Center (Foshan)	20,000
Wuxi Wugo ^P	Li Yinan	Wuxi	Wuxi Sports Center	28,000	data-sort-value="16"; rowspan="2"	CL2, 5th
			Jiangyin Stadium	30,161

Clubs locations

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^[10]	6th	Cao Rui	23 May 2023^[11]
Wuxi Wugo	Yang Lin	Sacked	23 May 2023	15th	Wei Xin	23 May 2023
Shanghai Jiading Huilong	Li Yinan	Sacked	23 May 2023^[12]	13th	Yang Lin	12 June 2023
Guangzhou	Liu Zhiyu	Sacked	6 June 2023^[13]	14th	Salvador Suay Sánchez	6 June 2023^[14]
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

• 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.
• Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.

League table

Goalscorers

^[15]

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

Hat-tricks

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

Awards

Player of the Round

The following players were named the Player of the Round.

Round	Player	Club	References
1	Liu Baiyang	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	^[16]
2	Yi Xianlong	Jinan Xingzhou	^[17]
3	Xu Chunqing	Suzhou Dongwu	^[18]
4	Moses Ogbu	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	^[19]
5	Thabiso Brown	Dandong Tengyue	^[20]
6	Wu Lei	Suzhou Dongwu	^[21]
7	Liu Baiyang	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	^[22]
8	Lü Pin	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	^[23]
9	Matt Orr	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	^[24]
10	Robert Ndip Tambe	Jinan Xingzhou	^[25]
11	Hou Yu	Guangzhou	^[26]
12	Kingsley Onuegbu	Dongguan United	^[27]
13	Dong Honglin	Suzhou Dongwu	^[28]
14	Juan Pablo Ramírez	Qingdao West Coast	^[29]
15	Kingsley Onuegbu	Dongguan United	^[30]
16	Boris Palacios	Liaoning Shenyang Urban	^[31]
17	Jefferson	Shanghai Jiading Huilong	^[32]
	Zhang Xinlin	Nanjing City
18	Moses Ogbu	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	^[33]
	Kingsley Onuegbu	Dongguan United
19	Abdou Razack Traoré	Nanjing City	^[34]
20	Jorge Ortiz	Sichuan Jiuniu	^[35]
21	Raniel	Qingdao West Coast	^[36]
22	José Ayoví	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	^[37]
23	Robert Ndip Tambe	Jinan Xingzhou	^[38]
24	Zhang Yuanshu	Wuxi Wugo	^[39]

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		Manager of the Month		Young Player of the Month
	Player	Club	Manager	Club	Player	Club
April/May	Liu Baiyang^[40]	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao	Zhou Xin^[41]	Qingdao West Coast	Liu Baiyang^[42]	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
June	Messi Bouli^[43]	Nanjing City	Tang Jing^[44]	Jinan Xingzhou	Yang Hao^[45]	Guangzhou
	Matt Orr	Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
July	Moses Ogbu^[46]	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	Zhou Lin^[47]	Shijiazhuang Gongfu	Ling Jie^[48]	Guangzhou
					Wang Shijie
August	Kingsley Onuegbu^[49]	Dongguan United	Jesús Tato^[50]	Sichuan Jiuniu	Li Shibin^[51]	Yanbian Longding

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022中乙落幕：济南、丹东、延边冲甲成功. Dongqiudi. 13 November 2022. 13 November 2022.
2. Web site: 难求一胜！不敌青春岛，北理工提前7轮降入中乙. Dongqiudi. 4 November 2022. 13 November 2022.
3. Web site: 官方：武汉长江俱乐部宣布解散. Dongqiudi. 25 January 2023. 25 January 2023. zh.
4. Web site: 官方：新疆天山雪豹拟退出2023赛季职业足球联赛. Dongqiudi. 21 February 2023. 21 February 2023. zh.
5. Web site: 无锡吴钩官方公布新队徽，增添设计中英文元素更具标识性. Dongqiudi. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023. zh.
6. Web site: 足协官方：同意青岛青春岛俱乐部更名为青岛西海岸俱乐部. Dongqiudi. 8 March 2023. 8 March 2023. zh.
7. Web site: 足协官方：同意江西北大门俱乐部更名为江西庐山俱乐部. Dongqiudi. 8 March 2023. 8 March 2023. zh.
8. Web site: 2023职业联赛准入名单：广州城、昆山、陕西未在列. Dongqiudi. 29 March 2023. 29 March 2023. zh.
9. Web site: 足协公布2023赛季职业联赛参赛俱乐部名单，超甲乙均16队. Dongqiudi. 7 April 2023. 8 April 2023. zh.
10. Web site: 官方：南京城市主帅奥斯卡-塞斯佩德斯下课. Dongqiudi. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023. zh.
11. Web site: 官方：原南通主帅曹睿出任南京城市主教练. Dongqiudi. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023. zh.
12. Web site: 中甲前6轮不胜，官方：上海嘉定汇龙主帅李毅男下课. Dongqiudi. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023. zh.
13. Web site: 中甲开局3平5负，广州队官方：刘智宇下课. Dongqiudi. 6 June 2023. 6 June 2023. zh.
14. Web site: 官方：恒大足校教练萨尔瓦多出任广州队一线队主教练. Dongqiudi. 6 June 2023. 6 June 2023. zh.
15. Web site: China League One Topscorers. 23 April 2023. Soccerway.
16. Web site: 首秀双响，中甲官方：广西平果哈嘹队刘柏杨当选首轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 25 April 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
17. Web site: 官方：济南兴洲球员易县龙当选中甲第二轮最佳. Dongqiudi. 2 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
18. Web site: 官方：苏州东吴球员徐春庆当选中甲第3轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 9 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
19. Web site: 中甲官方：石家庄功夫队前锋奥格布当选第4轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 16 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
20. Web site: 官方：丹东腾跃外援前锋塔比索-布朗当选中甲第5轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 17 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
21. Web site: 官方：苏州东吴前锋吴雷当选中甲第6轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 25 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
22. Web site: 中甲官方：广西平果哈嘹球员刘柏杨当选第7轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 30 May 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
23. Web site: 中甲第八轮最佳球员：广西平果哈嘹攻击手吕品. Dongqiudi. 13 June 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
24. Web site: 官方：安永佳当选第9轮中甲最佳，广西平果哈嘹连续3轮包揽. Dongqiudi. 14 June 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
25. Web site: 一传一射！济南兴洲外援坦布当选中甲第10轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 22 June 2023. 24 June 2023. zh.
26. Web site: 中甲联赛官方：广州队队长侯煜当选第11轮联赛最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
27. Web site: 中甲第十二轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 5 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
28. Web site: 官方：苏州东吴队员董洪麟当选中甲第13轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 11 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
29. Web site: 官方：青岛西海岸中场拉米雷斯当选中甲本轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 19 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
30. Web site: 官方：东莞莞联外援奥努埃布当选中甲第15轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 28 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
31. Web site: 中甲官方：辽宁沈阳城市外援帕拉西奥斯当选第16轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 1 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
32. Web site: 中甲官方：张新林、杰弗森共同当选第17轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 15 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
33. Web site: 中甲官方：奥格布和奥努埃布共同当选第18轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 16 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
34. Web site: 官方：南京城市外援阿卜杜-特拉奥雷当选中甲第19轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 22 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
35. Web site: 1球1助，官方：九牛外援奥尔蒂斯当选中甲第20轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 29 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
36. Web site: 官方：青岛西海岸外援前锋拉尼尔当选中甲第21轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 19 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
37. Web site: 官方：石家庄前锋阿约维当选为中甲第22轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 20 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
38. Web site: 战广州队梅开二度，济南兴洲外援坦布当选中甲第23轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 21 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
39. Web site: 官方：无锡吴钩球员张源书当选中甲第24轮最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 22 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
40. Web site: 7轮攻入5球，广西平果哈嘹的刘柏杨当选中甲4/5月最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 6 June 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
41. Web site: 官方：青岛西海岸主教练周新当选中甲4/5月最佳教练. Dongqiudi. 7 June 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
42. Web site: 4/5月最佳青年球员刘柏杨（广西平果哈嘹）. Weibo. 8 June 2023. 21 June 2023. zh.
43. Web site: 官方：安永佳与梅西-保利共同当选中甲6月最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 13 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
44. Web site: 三胜一平，官方：济南兴洲主教练唐京当选中甲6月最佳教练. Dongqiudi. 14 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
45. Web site: 官方：广州队小将杨浩当选中甲6月最佳青年球员. Dongqiudi. 15 July 2023. 1 August 2023. zh.
46. Web site: 官方：石家庄功夫前锋奥格布当选中甲7月最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 9 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
47. Web site: 满分当选！中甲7月最佳教练：石家庄功夫队主帅周麟. Dongqiudi. 11 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
48. Web site: 中甲7月份最佳青年球员：广州队王世杰、凌杰当选. Dongqiudi. 10 August 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
49. Web site: 中甲官方：3球1助攻，东莞莞联外援奥努埃布当选8月最佳球员. Dongqiudi. 9 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
50. Web site: 8月4战全胜，中甲官方：四川九牛主帅塔托当选8月最佳教练. Dongqiudi. 10 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.
51. Web site: 官方：延边龙鼎队李世斌当选中甲8月份最佳年轻球员. Dongqiudi. 12 September 2023. 3 October 2023. zh.