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.中甲开幕式 在广州举行
The size of the league expanded from 13 to 14 teams for this season.
Teams
Promotion and relegation 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 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.西部足球2011迎中甲新军 贵州智诚成功收购中邦 Furthermore, minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong purchased Anhui Jiufang and their League One license in a similar merger.天津润宇隆成功收购九方 朱广沪或出任球队主帅 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.长沙金德转让更名深圳凤凰 外援锁定中超助攻王 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.润宇隆已更名沈阳沈北 队员沈阳报到开始新生活
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Foreign players
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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players* Beijing BIT Chae Wan-Ji Héctor García Julio Gutiérrez Martín Rodríguez Beijing Baxy Paul Essola Vlado Jeknić Máximo Lucas Diego Seoane Lyle Martin Chongqing Lifan Johnson Macaba Želimir Terkeš Ivan Bošnjak Dario Dabac Rai Vilela Dalian Aerbin Kiril Kotev Luis Cabezas Johnny Woodly Almami Moreira Édison Chará Guangdong Sunray Cave Mahama Awal Ricardo Steer Darío Delgado Mourtala Diakité Ronny Guangzhou R&F Harison Marlon Harewood Aleksandar Živković Johnson Macaba Beto Guizhou Zhicheng Maurinho Thomas Manga Obi Moneke Dragan Stančić Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo Vicente Bruno Šiklić Jože Benko Hunan Billows Willian Mario Beata Mitchel Brown Jerry Palacios Shanghai East Asia Romuald Boco Jusuf Dajić Cílio Souza Nikola Karčev Shenyang Dongjin Željko Sablić Akanni-Sunday Wasiu Milan Martinović Lee Yoon-sub Sung Jong-hyun Shenyang Shenbei José Duarte Ernandes Andrés Quejada Tianjin Songjiang Júnior Paulista Taavi Rähn Aluspah Brewah Aleksander Rodić Yanbian Changbai Tiger Daniel Quaye Soumaïla Coulibaly Park Jong-woo Woo Joo-young Lee Gwang-jae
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation play-off 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.
Top scorers Updated to games played on 30 October 2011. RankPlayerClubGoals (P.K.)1 Johnny WoodlyDalian Aerbin13 (2) Mitchel BrownHunan Billows133 Wu LeiShanghai East Asia12 (1)4 José DuarteShenyang Shenbei11 (1) Yin HongboGuangdong Sunray Cave11 (5)6 Johnson MacabaShenzhen PhoenixChongqing Lifan9 Li XingcanShenyang Shenbei9 Lu LinGuangdong Sunray Cave99 VicenteHubei Wuhan Zhongbo8 (1) Mahama AwalGuangdong Sunray Cave8 Zhang ShuoGuangzhou R&F8 Ricardo SteerGuangdong Sunray Cave8 Aleksander RodićTianjin Songjiang8 (1)
References
External links Official site League One at Sina.com