| Competition: | China League One 2008 |
| Winners: | Jiangsu Sainty |
| Promoted: | Jiangsu Sainty Chongqing Lifan |
| Relegated: | Yantai Yiteng |
| League Topscorer: | Sabin Ilie (18 goals, Qingdao Hailifeng) |
| Total Goals: | 416 |
| Average Goals: | 2.73 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 China League One |
| Nextseason: | 2009 China League One |
The 2008 China League One title was won by Jiangsu Sainty.
Teams promoted from Yi League 2007
Teams promoted to Super League 2009
Team relegated to Yi League 2009
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabin Ilie | Qingdao Hailifeng | 18 | |
| 2 |  Magno Ferreira | Jiangsu Sainty | 15 | |
| 3 | Márcio Barros | Jiangsu Sainty | 13 | |
| 4 | Cílio Souza | Nanjing Yoyo | 12 | |
| 5 | Renan Augustinho | Sichuan F.C. | 11 | |
| 6 |  Tan Si | Jiangsu Sainty | 10 | |
| Wang Kai | Chongqing Lifan | |||
| Li Weiliang | Nanjing Yoyo | |||
| Alex Maranhão | Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan | |||
| 10 | Lu Bin | Beijing BIT | 9 |