China League One
Season2014
ChampionsChongqing Lifan
PromotedChongqing Lifan
Shijiazhuang Yongchang
RelegatedNone
Matches played240
Goals scored611 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Guto
(21 goals)
Biggest home winQingdao Jonoon 5-0 Chengdu Tiancheng
(May 3rd, 2014)
(5 goals)
Biggest away winYanbian Changbaishan 1-5 Beijing BIT
(May 10th, 2014)
(4 goals)
Highest scoringQingdao Hainiu 4-4 Tianjin Songjiang
(Aug. 30th, 2014)
Guangdong Sunray Cave 5-3 Shenzhen Ruby
(Oct. 5th, 2014)
(8 goals)
Longest winning runChongqing Lifan
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runChongqing Lifan
(27 matches)
Longest winless runChengdu Tiancheng
Qingdao Hainiu
(13 matches)
Longest losing runQingdao Hainiu
(9 matches)
Highest attendance29,880
Chongqing Lifan 2-2 Guangdong Sunray Cave
(Oct. 18th, 2014)
Lowest attendance68
Beijing BIT 3-1 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
(Jun. 1st, 2014)
Average attendance5,334
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 China League One is the 11th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

Teams

Team changes

Name changes

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Club Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2013 season
Qingdao Jonoon R Slovenia Tomaž Kavčič Qingdao Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 CSL, 15th
Wuhan Zall R China Zheng Bin (caretaker) Wuhan Xinhua Road Sports Center 32,137 CSL, 16th
Guangdong Sunray Cave China Mai Chao Guangzhou Huangpu Sports Center 12,000 3rd
Chongqing Lifan China Wang Baoshan Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 4th
Shenzhen Ruby China Li Yi (caretaker) Shenzhen Bao'an Stadium 40,000 5th
Shenyang Zhongze China Li Zheng (caretaker) Shenyang Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 6th
Beijing Baxy Croatia Goran Tomić Beijing Chaoyang Sports Centre 8,000 7th
Shijiazhuang Yongchang Bulgaria Yasen Petrov Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 8th
Beijing BIT China Yuan Wei Beijing BIT Eastern Athletic Field 5,000 9th
Tianjin Songjiang Portugal Manuel Cajuda Tianjin Tianjin Tuanbo Football Stadium 30,320 10th
Yanbian Changbaishan China Gao Zhongxun Yanji Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium 30,000 11th
Hunan Billows China Huang Cheng Changsha CSU New Stadium
Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium 		18,000
30,000 		12th
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard China Li Jun Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000 13th
Chengdu Tiancheng South Korea Lee Jang-Soo Chengdu (playing in Shuangliu and Dujiangyan) Shuangliu Sports Centre
Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium 		26,000
12,700 		14th
Qingdao Hainiu P China Su Maozhen Qingdao Conson Stadium 45,000 CL2, 1st
Hebei Zhongji P Uruguay Alejandro Larrea Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 CL2, 2nd
2014 China League One is located in China
Chongqing Lifan
Guangdong Sunray Cave
Shenyang Zhongze
Qingdao Jonoon Qingdao Hainiu
Chengdu Tiancheng
Yanbian Changbaishan
Beijing Baxy B.I.T
Shenzhen Ruby
Hunan Billows
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Wuhan Zall
Tianjin Songjiang
Shijiazhuang Yongchang Hebei Zhongji
Location of teams in 2014 China League One[6]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Shenzhen Ruby France Philippe Troussier Expiration of contract 6 November 2013[7] N/A China Li Yi (caretaker) 7 November 2013[8]
Qingdao Jonoon Serbia Goran Stevanović Sacked 7 November 2013[9] N/A China Li Xiaopeng 26 December 2013 [10]
Yanbian Changbaishan China Li Guanghao (caretaker) - 22 November 2013 N/A China Li Huen 22 November 2013 [11]
Wuhan Zall China Wang Jun (caretaker) - 11 December 2013 N/A Croatia Dražen Besek 11 December 2013 [12]
Shijiazhuang Yongchang China Li Shubin Expiration of contract 12 December 2013 N/A Bulgaria Yasen Petrov 12 December 2013 [13]
Chengdu Tiancheng China Yao Xia (caretaker) - 16 December 2013 N/A China Niu Hongli 16 December 2013 [14]
Hebei Zhongji China Huang Yang - 25 December 2013 N/A Uruguay Nelson Agresta 26 December 2013 [15]
Tianjin Songjiang China Pei Encai Expiration of contract 31 December 2013 N/A Italy Gianni Bortoletto 15 March 2014 [16]
Guangdong Sunray Cave China Zhang Jun Sacked 2 January 2014 N/A Chile Julio César Moreno 2 January 2014 [17]
Guangdong Sunray Cave Chile Julio César Moreno Sacked 20 April 2014 [18] 14th China Feng Feng (caretaker) 20 April 2014 [18]
Chengdu Tiancheng China Niu Hongli Sacked 22 April 2014 [19] 16th China Yu Fei (caretaker) 22 April 2014 [19]
Yanbian Changbaishan China Li Huen Sacked 10 May 2014 [20] 16th China Li Guanghao 10 May 2014 [20]
Shenyang Zhongze China Li Jinyu Sacked 12 May 2014 [21] 12th China Li Zheng (caretaker) 12 May 2014 [22]
Guangdong Sunray Cave China Feng Feng (caretaker) - 13 May 2014 15th China Mai Chao 13 May 2014 [23]
Tianjin Songjiang Italy Gianni Bortoletto Sacked 14 June 2014 [24] 9th Portugal Manuel Cajuda 23 June 2014 [25]
Chengdu Tiancheng China Yu Fei (caretaker) - 6 July 2014 16th South Korea Lee Jang-Soo 6 July 2014 [26]
Qingdao Jonoon China Li Xiaopeng Resigned 20 July 2014 [27] 6th Slovenia Tomaž Kavčič 22 July 2014 [28]
Hebei Zhongji Uruguay Nelson Agresta Sacked 14 August 2014[29] 13th Uruguay Alejandro Larrea 14 August 2014 [29]
Wuhan Zall Croatia Dražen Besek Sacked 30 August 2014 [30] 3rd China Zheng Bin (caretaker) 30 August 2014 [31]
Yanbian Changbaishan China Li Guanghao Resigned 6 September 2014 [32] 16th China Gao Zhongxun 8 September 2014 [32]

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per CL1 team. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game. Players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players in CL1.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former Players*
Beijing Baxy Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Božić Brazil Felipe Félix Romania Lucian Goian Uruguay Julián Lalinde[33]
Beijing BIT Uruguay Martín Colombo Uruguay Julio Gutiérrez Uruguay Abel Nazario Brazil Marcos Neves
Chengdu Tiancheng Brazil Caíque Brazil Matheus Guadeloupe Brice Jovial Algeria Salim Arrache
Chongqing Lifan Brazil Luiz Eduardo Brazil Elias Brazil Guto Brazil Lincom [34]
Guangdong Sunray Cave Cameroon Mahama Awal Uruguay Carlos Andrés García Uruguay Danilo Peinado Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Jelić
Hebei Zhongji Angola Givestin N'Suki Uruguay Andrés Fernández Uruguay Andrés Márquez Uruguay Martín Rodríguez
Hunan Billows Colombia Luis Carlos Cabezas Serbia Stevan Bates Serbia Jovan Damjanović
Qingdao Hainiu Cameroon Yves Ekwalla Herman Central African Republic Kelly Youga Estonia Vladimir Voskoboinikov
Qingdao Jonoon Costa Rica Mauricio Castillo Honduras Osman Chávez Romania Cristian Dănălache
Shenyang Zhongze Brazil José Duarte Gabon Éric Mouloungui Serbia Zoran Rendulić South Korea Kim Tae-Yeon[35]
Shenzhen Ruby Brazil Bruno Coutinho Italy Giuseppe Aquaro Senegal Babacar Gueye
Shijiazhuang Yongchang Brazil Carlão Bulgaria Emil Gargorov Bulgaria Georgi Iliev Brazil Diego Giaretta[36]
Tianjin Songjiang Brazil Mário Lúcio Brazil Nei Colombia Juan Andrés Bolaños
Wuhan Zall Brazil Tássio Senegal Jacques Faty Uruguay Sergio Leal Uruguay Danilo Peinado
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Brazil Vicente Costa Rica Allan Alemán Costa Rica Johnny Woodly Cape Verde Dady[37]
Yanbian Changbaishan Ivory Coast Serge Roland South Korea Kim Do-Hyung South Korea Kim Ki-Soo South Korea Won Tae-Yeon[38]

Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Beijing Baxy Chinese Taipei Chen Hao-wei Chinese Taipei Wen Chih-Hao Hong Kong Godfred Karikari
Hunan Billows Hong Kong Andy Nägelein
Shenyang Zhongze Hong Kong Fong Pak Lun Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi
Shijiazhuang Yongchang Hong Kong Bai He
Tianjin Songjiang Hong Kong Ng Wai Chiu

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chongqing Lifan (P, C) 30 17 10 3 60 24 +36 61 Promotion to 2015 CSL
2 Shijiazhuang Yongchang (P) 30 17 6 7 42 25 +17 57[a]
3 Wuhan Zall 30 18 3 9 46 31 +15 57[a]
4 Beijing Baxy 30 14 13 3 45 27 +18 55
5 Qingdao Jonoon 30 15 8 7 43 29 +14 46[b]
6 Hunan Billows 30 12 9 9 38 33 +5 45
7 Tianjin Songjiang 30 12 7 11 39 33 +6 43
8 Shenzhen Ruby 30 9 10 11 35 38 −3 37[c]
9 Beijing BIT 30 11 4 15 46 57 −11 37[c]
10 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 30 8 11 11 29 33 −4 35[d]
11 Shenyang Zhongze 30 8 11 11 27 30 −3 35[d] Disbanded after season
12 Qingdao Hainiu 30 7 10 13 36 47 −11 31
13 Guangdong Sunray Cave 30 6 12 12 36 47 −11 30 Disbanded after season
14 Hebei Zhongji 30 6 11 13 31 54 −23 29
15 Chengdu Tiancheng 30 6 8 16 29 45 −16 26 Disbanded after season
16 Yanbian Changbaishan 30 3 9 18 29 58 −29 18
Updated to match(es) played on November 1, 2014. Source: CL1 website on hupu.com (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 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). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Wuhan 1-0 Shijiazhuang; Shijiazhuang 2-0 Wuhan
  2. ^ On 14 August 2014, Qingdao Jonoon were deducted 7 points for being found to have falsified in the contract dispute of Liu Jian with Guangzhou Evergrande.[39]
  3. ^ a b BIT 1-3 Shenzhen; Shenzhen 1-3 BIT
  4. ^ a b Shenyang 0-0 Xinjiang; Xinjiang 1-0 Shenyang

Results

Home \ Away QD WH GD CQL SZ SYZ BJB SJZ BJT TJS YB HUN XJT CD QDH HBZ
Qingdao Jonoon 3–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 4–1
Wuhan Zall 2–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Guangdong Sunray Cave 1–1 0–1 0–2 5–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2
Chongqing Lifan 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 5–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–0 4–0
Shenzhen Ruby 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 4–1
Shenyang Zhongze 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
Beijing Baxy 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Shijiazhuang Yongchang 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 3–0
Beijing BIT 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–4 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–2
Tianjin Songjiang 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1
Yanbian Changbaishan 2–2 1–4 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1
Hunan Billows 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–1
Chengdu Tiancheng 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–1
Qingdao Hainiu 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 5–1 0–3 1–4 3–2 4–4 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
Hebei Zhongji 0–3 0–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on Nov. 1st, 2014. Source: Results on sina.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Chongqing Lifan131510664453221111111111111111111
Shijiazhuang Yongchang313222211113332222222322222222
Wuhan Zall13161315106545534445433433233333333
Beijing Baxy1152443334342223344344444444444
Qingdao Jonoon711958121299899886776777665555555
Hunan Billows121111122455754555555556667676
Tianjin Songjiang181114115768988999999988877776767
Shenzhen Ruby156685888667656788889991010998988
Beijing BIT1561210131111131013131010101111121212111111111112111212119
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard712799131312131211121311101010101010101099101298910
Shenyang Zhongze3347710101112111213121314131111111212121212111011101011
Qingdao Hainiu7453376777676686676667888810111212
Guangdong Sunray Cave51015131514151515141414141412141414141414131414141413131313
Hebei Zhongji59141212991011101011111213121313131313151313131314141414
Chengdu Tiancheng7138111416141414151516161616161515161615141515151515151515
Yanbian Changbaishan111416161615161616161615151515151616151516161616161616161616
Winner; promoted to Chinese Super League
Runner-up; promoted to Chinese Super League
Disbanded after season
Source: Table by round (in Chinese)

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Total
1
 Brazil Guto Chongqing Lifan
21
2
 China Wang Dong Chongqing Lifan
16
Costa Rica Johnny Woodly Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
16
Senegal Babacar Gueye Shenzhen Ruby
16
5
 China Li Xiang Beijing BIT
15
Colombia Luis Carlos Cabezas Hunan Billows
15
7
 Guadeloupe Brice Jovial Chengdu Tiancheng
13
Uruguay Andrés Márquez Hebei Zhongji
13
9
 Brazil Felipe Félix Beijing Baxy
12
10
 Uruguay Sergio Leal Wuhan Zall
11

Source: sports.sina.com (in Chinese)

Awards

The awards of 2014 China League One were announced on 21 December 2014.

League Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Chongqing Lifan 198,814 29,880 7,329 13,254 +386.4%†
2 Shijiazhuang Yongchang 179,231 22,317 7,617 11,949 +18.9%†
3 Wuhan Zall 126,849 13,613 3,126 8,457 −41.3%†

†

4 Yanbian Changbaishan 119,875 18,975 876 7,992 +64.9%†
5 Hebei Zhongji 93,583 12,244 2,412 6,239 n/a‡
6 Shenyang Zhongze 92,338 11,828 1,082 6,156 +493.1%†
7 Shenzhen Ruby 90,171 8,791 3,033 6,011 −9.8%†
8 Hunan Billows 77,539 13,662 1,321 5,169 +10.7%†
9 Qingdao Hainiu 63,434 15,624 1,234 4,229 n/a‡
10 Qingdao Jonoon 54,033 7,316 2,014 3,602 −56.5%†

†

11 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 47,416 12,500 351 3,161 +43.3%†
12 Tianjin Songjiang 37,659 7,800 512 2,511 +11.7%†
13 Chengdu Tiancheng 28,867 4,210 523 1,924 −46.4%†
14 Beijing Baxy 25,017 3,000 520 1,668 −26.5%†
15 Beijing BIT 24,550 2,375 68 1,637 −8.6%†
16 Guangdong Sunray Cave 20,745 3,868 348 1,383 −52.9%†
League total 1,280,121 29,880 68 5,334 +13.3%†

Updated to games played on Nov. 1st, 2014
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CSL.
‡ Teams played previous season in CL2.

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External links

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