2019 China League One
The 2019 China League One (Chinese: 58同城 2019中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 16th 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 was the e-commerce website 58.com.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 March 2019 – 2 November 2019 |
| Champions | Qingdao Huanghai |
| Promoted | Qingdao Huanghai Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
| Relegated | |
| Matches played | 244 |
| Goals scored | 701 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oscar Maritu (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Qingdao Huanghai 9–2 Shanghai Shenxin (22 June 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Shanghai Shenxin 1–7 Meizhou Hakka (29 June 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Qingdao Huanghai 9–2 Shanghai Shenxin (22 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Inner Mongolia Zhongyou Guizhou Hengfeng |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Changchun Yatai Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Shanghai Shenxin |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Shanghai Shenxin |
| Highest attendance | 35,613 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2–0 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (2 November 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 815 Shanghai Shenxin 0–1 Guizhou Hengfeng (7 September 2019) |
| Total attendance | 2,232,305 |
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2019. | |
The season began on 9 March and concluded on 2 November.
Policy regarding foreign players and U-23 domestic players was modified in this season. The same as the previous two seasons, at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996) must be in the starting eleven. However, the total number of foreign players appearing in matches is no longer related to the total number of U-23 domestic players. A club can register three foreign players at most in the same time and use two foreign players at most in a match. On the other hand, at least two U-23 domestic players must be used in a match. In addition, if there are U23 players who have been called up by the national teams at all levels, the number of U-23 domestic players fielded will be reduced accordingly.
In order to expand the number of teams from 16 to 18 in 2020 season, this season will only directly relegate 1 team instead of 2 teams while 2 teams will enter relegation playoffs.