The 2011 China League One is the eighth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment. It began on 26 March 2011 and ended in October 2011.[1]
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dalian Aerbin |
| Promoted | Dalian Aerbin Guangzhou R&F |
| Relegated | Guizhou Zhicheng (via relegation play-off) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 411 (2.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Johnny Woodly (Dalian Aerbin)  Mitchel Brown (Hunan Billows)(13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dalian 4–0 Hubei (3 April) Hubei 4–0 Beijing (16 April) Hunan 4–0 Shenzhen (21 May) Shanghai 4–0 Yanbian (11 September) Dalian 6–2 Hunan (22 October) |
| Biggest away win | Beijing BIT 0–3 Dalian (30 April) Beijing BIT 1–4 Shanghai (28 May) Beijing BIT 1–4 Guangdong (25 June) Tianjin R 0–3 Hunan (25 June) Guizhou 0–3 Guangdong (29 July) Chongqing 1–4 Dalian (15 October) Chongqing 0–3 Shenyang S (22 October) |
| Highest scoring | Dalian 6–2 Hunan (22 October) |
← 2010 2012 → | |
The size of the league expanded from 13 to 14 teams for this season.
Teams edit
Promotion and relegation edit
Guangzhou Evergrande as champions of the 2010 season and Chengdu Blades as runners-up were promoted to the 2011 Chinese Super League. They were replaced by Chongqing Lifan and Changsha Ginde (Now named Shenzhen Phoenix), who were relegated from the 2010 Chinese Super League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table.
Nanjing Yoyo were relegated to the 2011 China League Two after finishing the 2010 season in last place. Due to a league expansion, two teams were admitted into the 2011 League One. These were the two 2010 League Two promotion final winners, Dalian Aerbin and Tianjin Songjiang.
Name changes edit
Beijing Baxy&Shengshi changed their name to Beijing Baxy. Hubei Luyin changed their name to Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo. Yanbian F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Changbai Tiger. In other team changes, League Two club Guizhou Zhicheng merged with Shanghai Zobon, acquiring Pudong's League One license in the process.[2] Furthermore, minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong purchased Anhui Jiufang and their League One license in a similar merger.[3] Both Guizhou Zhicheng and Tianjin Runyulong will make their debut at the second level of Chinese football. Changsha Ginde was purchased by MAZAMBA and moved to the city of Shenzhen, and the name was changed to Shenzhen Phoenix.[4] At June 2011, Shenzhen Phoenix was purchased by Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. again, the club's name changed to Guangzhou R&F F.C. and moved to the city of Guangzhou. In July 2011, Tianjin Runyulong F.C. moved to the city of Shenyang and the name was changed to Shenyang Shenbei.[5]
Clubs edit
Stadiums and locations edit
Foreign players edit
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per CL1 team. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game.
- Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Aerbin (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 54 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 2 | Guangzhou R&F (P) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 47 | |
| 3 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 46 | |
| 4 | Hunan Billows | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 42 | |
| 5 | Shenyang Dongjin | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Shenyang Shenbei | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 34 | |
| 7 | Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 33[a] | |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33[a] | |
| 9 | Shanghai East Asia | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Yanbian Changbai Tiger | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Beijing Baxy | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 30 | |
| 12 | Tianjin Songjiang | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
| 13 | Beijing BIT | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 24 | |
| 14 | Guizhou Zhicheng (R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 20 | China League One Relegation Playoffs |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round edit
| Winner; Chinese Super League | |
| 2nd place; Chinese Super League | |
| China League One Relegation Playoffs |
Results edit
Relegation play-off edit
2011 China League One 14th-placed Guizhou Zhicheng faces 2011 China League Two 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero for a play-off match. The winner Fujian Smart Hero earn a spot in the 2012 China League One.
| Guizhou Zhicheng (R) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Fujian Smart Hero (P) |
|---|---|---|
Du Shaobin  88' (pen.) |
Report | Li Chao 80' |
| Penalties | ||
Liu Ji  Du Shaobin  Wang Lichun Chen Hao Jiang Liang |
4–5 | Feng Shaoshun Yu Jing Huang Shibo Yin Xiaolong Wang Guoming |
Top scorers edit
Updated to games played on 30 October 2011.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (P.K.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Woodly
|
Dalian Aerbin | 13 (2) |
| Mitchel Brown
|
Hunan Billows | 13 | |
| 3 |  Wu Lei
|
Shanghai East Asia | 12 (1) |
| 4 |  José Duarte
|
Shenyang Shenbei | 11 (1) |
| Yin Hongbo
|
Guangdong Sunray Cave | 11 (5) | |
| 6 |  Johnson Macaba
|
Shenzhen Phoenix Chongqing Lifan |
9 |
| Li Xingcan
|
Shenyang Shenbei | 9 | |
| Lu Lin
|
Guangdong Sunray Cave | 9 | |
| 9 | Vicente
|
Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo | 8 (1) |
 Mahama Awal
|
Guangdong Sunray Cave | 8 | |
| Zhang Shuo
|
Guangzhou R&F | 8 | |
 Ricardo Steer
|
Guangdong Sunray Cave | 8 | |
 Aleksander Rodić
|
Tianjin Songjiang | 8 (1) |
References edit
- ^ 中甲开幕式 在广州举行(in Chinese)
- ^ 西部足球2011迎中甲新军 贵州智诚成功收购中邦 Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- ^ 天津润宇隆成功收购九方 朱广沪或出任球队主帅(in Chinese)
- ^ 长沙金德转让更名深圳凤凰 外援锁定中超助攻王 (in Chinese)
- ^ 润宇隆已更名沈阳沈北 队员沈阳报到开始新生活 (in Chinese)
External links edit
- Official site (in Chinese)
- League One at Sina.com (in Chinese)