The 2008 China League One title was the fifth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league was won by Jiangsu Sainty.
Teams A total of 13 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2007 season and three promoted from the 2007 China League Two.
Team changes Teams promoted from 2007 China League Two Shanghai East Asia Sichuan Anhui Jiufang
Teams promoted to 2009 Chinese Super League Jiangsu Sainty Chongqing Lifan
Team relegated to 2009 China League Two Yantai Yiteng
Personnel
TeamManager Anhui Jiufang Beijing BIT Cao Xiandong Beijing Hongdeng Chongqing Lifan Wei Xin Jiangsu Sainty Pei Encai Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan Li Xiao Nanjing Yoyo Qingdao Hailifeng Shanghai East Asia Jiang Bingyao Shanghai Stars Ma Liangxing Sichuan Sun Bowei Yanbian Zhao Yongyuan Yantai Yiteng Wang Jun
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to three, but all teams can only use two foreign players on the field in each game. Players from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei are deemed to be native players in CL1.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players Anhui Jiufang Igor Hodonj Beijing BIT Beijing Hongdeng Omari Aldridge Benedict Akwuegbu Tomislav Brnadić Chongqing Lifan Ernest Emako-Siankam François Dikoumé Daniel Quaye Jiangsu Sainty Magno Márcio Igor Budiša Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan Alex Maranhão Bill Manoel Nanjing Yoyo Cílio Souza Qingdao Hailifeng Sándor Nagy Sabin Ilie Shanghai East Asia Shanghai Stars Quinzinho Didier Njewel Sichuan Renan Marques Jeremiah Ani Yanbian Maurinho Zola Kiniambi Emiliano Té Yantai Yiteng Gordon Chin Miodrag Anđelković Wang Jung-hyun Park Jung-hwan
Final league table
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Sabin IlieQingdao Hailifeng 18 2 MagnoJiangsu Sainty 15 3 MárcioJiangsu Sainty 13 4 Cílio SouzaNanjing Yoyo 12 5 Renan MarquesSichuan 11 6 Alex MaranhãoNanchang Bayi Hengyuan 10 Li WeiliangNanjing Yoyo Tan SiJiangsu Sainty Wang KaiChongqing Lifan 10 Lu BinBeijing BIT 9
References
External links News, results and table on Sohu