The 2024 Chinese Champions League, officially known as the Sino-LAC Sports 2024 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the fourth-tier competition in Chinese football since its establishment in 2002, as well as the 7th season under its current Chinese Champions League (CMCL) title since its rebrand in 2018.
The season began on 27 April 2024.
Format 61 of the 71 teams (originally 75 nominated) are drawn into sixteen groups split into eight centralised host regions. The remaining ten teams are then divided into three qualifying groups to fill up the remaining three spots in the final 64 teams that make up the Regional Tournament.
In the Regional Tournament, the top two-placed teams in each group of a centralised region are placed in a qualifying group. They will then play the two teams originally from the other group from the same host region. The top two teams from each host region progress to the Final Round. The third-placed team in each original group are to play the third-placed team from the other group in the same host region, while the fourth-placed team in each original group are to play the fourth-placed team from the other group in the same host region, finalising the positions for teams in the Regional Tournament for places 5–8.
In the Final Round, which will consist of sixteen teams (two from each host region), teams will be drawn into two groups of eight. The Final Round will see teams compete in a traditional single round-robin home and away schedule. The teams that finish top in each group of the Final Round will be promoted to China League Two, and will in addition play in a two-legged play-off to determine the final winners of the competition. The second- to the fifth-placed teams in each group will play in a promotion play-off, with two winners being promoted to China League Two.
Teams and team changes From CMCL Teams promoted to 2024 China League Two Langfang Glory City Shenzhen Juniors Shaanxi Chang'an Union Guangxi Hengchen Guangzhou E-Power Rizhao Yuqi Dalian Huayi Xi'an Chongde Ronghai
Teams returned to 2024 Liga de Elite Chao Pak Kei
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Clubs information
75 teams from 33 member associations were nominated to participate in the 2024 Chinese Champions League. These are the teams, split into member associations:
Hebei FA Shijiazhuang Kicker Handan People Hebei Xiong'an Glory
Shanxi FA Shanxi TYUT Yida Shanxi Xiangyu Shanxi Longchengren
Inner Mongolia FA Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei
Liaoning FA Yingkou Chaoyue
Shanghai FA Shanghai MHI KLions Shanghai Second Shanghai Tongji Shanghai Luckystar
Jiangsu FA Nantong New Dreams
Zhejiang FA Ningbo Daxie Jindao
Fujian FA Quanzhou Qinggong Changle Jingangtui
Shandong FA Shandong Scout Yantai Ruixiang Heze Caozhou Zibo Daqi Liaocheng Chuanqi
Hunan FA Hunan Tianyueyong Hunan Xingcheng Xingyi
Guangdong FA Guangdong Red Treasure Guangzhou Alpha Guangdong Mingtu Swatow Abstract
Guangxi FA Guangxi Yong City Guangxi Bushan Guangxi Zuxingtianxia Nanning Youth
Hainan FA Hainan Zhonghong Hainan Shuangyu
Chongqing FA Chongqing Benbiao Chongqing Rich Chongqing Handa
Sichuan FA Chengdu Yuhui Rende
Guizhou FA Qianxinan Xufengtang Guizhou OU Qiandongnan Miaoling Guizhou Zhucheng Athletic
Yunnan FA Yunnan Jin Dal Lae Qujing EB
Shaanxi FA Shaanxi Shan'an Yulin Tianzhijiaozi
Gansu FA Lanzhou Hailu Gannan 92 United Team
Qinghai FA Qinghai Xining Kunlun
Ningxia FA Pingluo Hengli Ningxia Fangzhong
Xinjiang FA Xinjiang Dream Maker Xinjiang Silk Road Eagle Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng
Shenyang FA Shenyang Huiyue
Changchun FA Changchun Shenhua Changchun Xidu
Yanbian FA Yanbian Sports School
Nanjing FA Nanjing Yushen Jiangsu Landhouse Dong Victory Nanjing Tehu
Xiamen FA Xiamen Lujiantiancheng Xiamen 1026
Qingdao FA Qingdao May Wind Qingdao Quickboy
Wuhan FA Wuhan Lianzhen Wuhan Juxing Shanyao Wuhan Xiaoma
Shenzhen FA Shenzhen 2028 Shenzhen Jixiang Shenzhen Nanshan Shengqing
Kunming FA Kunming City
Xi'an FA Xi'an Hi-Tech Yilian
Chinese Enterprise Sports Association Zibo Home
However, Liaocheng Chuanqi, Hunan Xingcheng Xingyi, Chengdu Yuhui Rende, and Changchun Shenhua were excluded as teams by the time of the regional tournament group draw on 12 April 2024.
Regional Tournament qualification 10 teams are split into 3 groups. Group A matches were hosted in Zhaoqing between 27 April and 3 May, Group B matches were hosted in Zibo between 2 May and 6 May, and Group C matches were hosted in Yulin between 10 May and 14 May. For groups A and B, an extra match between the first-placed team and the second-placed team within the group was played.
Group (Host region)TeamLocationMember associationHead coachGroup A (Zhaoqing)Swatow AbstractShantouGuangdong FA Teng DaNanning YouthNanningGuangxi FA Huang FengYunnan Jin Dal LaeKunmingYunnan FA Lee Young-ikGroup B (Zibo)Zibo HomeZiboChinese Enterprise Sports Association Wang ShuoShenyang HuiyueShenyangShenyang FA Fang LeNanjing YushenNanjingNanjing FA Bao PengGroup C (Yulin)Yulin TianzhijiaoziYulinShaanxi FA Chen BoInner Mongolia CaoshangfeiBaotouInner Mongolia FA Zhang HangGannan 92 United TeamHezuoGansu FA Guo JunXinjiang Snowland TianchengÜrümqiXinjiang FA Polat Kutulk
Group A
Group B
Group C
Regional Tournament teams 64 teams will be qualified to compete in the 2024 Chinese Champions League Regional Tournament, with 61 teams gaining direct entry, and three coming from the qualification process. These 64 teams are placed into 16 groups, with two each being hosted in these eight host regions: Qujing, Guigang, Zhangzhou, Wuhan, Ürümqi, Weifang, Rizhao, and Yingkou.
Teams and member associations Host regionGroupTeamLocationMember associationHead coachQujingGroup DQujing EBQujingYunnan FA He YunqunChongqing RichChongqingChongqing FA Tang ZhenzhenGuizhou OUGuiyangGuizhou FA Chen MaoSwatow AbstractShantouGuangdong FA Teng DaGroup EKunming CityKunmingYunnan FA Colm ToalChongqing BenbiaoChongqingChongqing FA Zu WentaoGuangxi Yong CityNanningGuangxi FA Xu Ning (interim)Qianxinan XufengtangXingyiGuizhou FA Sergio Castro BoyanoGuigangGroup FGuangxi BushanGuigangGuangxi FA Huang HongyiQiandongnan MiaolingKailiGuizhou FA Long Tao (team leader)Guangdong MingtuGuangzhouGuangdong FA Guo YijunHainan ShuangyuHaikouHainan FA Wang XiuzhiGroup GGuangdong Red TreasureGuangzhouGuangdong FA Wu WenbingHainan ZhonghongSanyaHainan FA Mo ZhonglinGuizhou Zhucheng AthleticGuiyangGuizhou FA Zhu JiongGuangxi ZuxingtianxiaNanningGuangxi FA Zhao DingZhangzhouGroup HXiamen 1026XiamenXiamen FA Huang ShiboNingbo Daxie JindaoNingboZhejiang FA Zhu QiShanghai LuckystarShanghaiShanghai FA Shen WenxianShenzhen Nanshan ShengqingShenzhenShenzhen FA Shi LudongGroup IShanghai TongjiShanghaiShanghai FA Xu LeiHunan TianyueyongChangshaHunan FA Jie LeiShenzhen 2028ShenzhenShenzhen FA Wang DongXiamen LujiantianchengXiamenXiamen FA Wang XiaolongWuhanGroup JWuhan LianzhenWuhanWuhan FA Zhou HangChangle JingangtuiFuzhouFujian FA Guo YabinChongqing HandaChongqingChongqing FA Wang XiangShenzhen JixiangShenzhenShenzhen FA Yu LeGroup KWuhan XiaomaWuhanWuhan FA Adalbert ZafirovGuangzhou AlphaGuangzhouGuangdong FA Tan EndeChongqing ChunleiChongqingChongqing FA Tong QiangQuanzhou QinggongQuanzhouFujian FA Zhao WanliÜrümqiGroup LXinjiang Dream MakerÜrümqiXinjiang FA Cheon Min-chulXinjiang Snowland TianchengÜrümqiXinjiang FA Polat KutulkNingxia FangzhongYinchuanNingxia FA Sui YuQinghai Xining KunlunXiningQinghai FA Feng JieGroup MXi'an Hi-Tech YilianXi'anXi'an FA Huang QixiangXinjiang Silk Road EagleÜrümqiXinjiang FA Fernando SánchezPingluo HengliPingluoNingxia FA Sun FenghaoLanzhou HailuLanzhouGansu FA Jiang ShilinWeifangGroup NShandong ScoutLinyiShandong FA Xie HuanHebei Xiong'an GloryAnxinHebei FA Cheng YanjunShaanxi Shan'anXi'anShaanxi FA Liu ChengjunNantong New DreamsHai'anJiangsu FA Liu YongGroup OShijiazhuang KickerShijiazhuangHebei FA Liu SiyangZibo DaqiZiboShandong FA Liu MengShaanxi Northwest YouthXi'anShaanxi FA Zhang YongZibo HomeZiboChinese Enterprise Sports Association Wang ShuoRizhaoGroup PQingdao May WindQingdaoQingdao FA Song BoShanxi TYUT YidaTaiyuanShanxi FA Wu JianwenNanjing TehuNanjingNanjing FA Tang BoShanghai SecondShanghaiShanghai FA Miguel Salvador RuizGroup QJiangsu Landhouse Dong VictoryNanjingNanjing FA Lu FengWuhan Juxing ShanyaoWuhanWuhan FA Yu WuQingdao QuickboyQingdaoQingdao FA Qu BoShanghai MHI KLionsShanghaiShanghai FA Zhu JianminYingkouGroup RYingkou ChaoyueYingkouLiaoning FA Ma KaiYanbian Sports SchoolYanjiYanbian FA Bai ShenghuShanxi XiangyuShuozhouShanxi FA Li DongYantai RuixiangYantaiShandong FA Xie HanGroup SShanxi LongchengrenTaiyuanShanxi FA Cao TianbaoHeze CaozhouHezeShandong FA Xiang FujunHandan PeopleHandanHebei FA Yan HuiChangchun XiduChangchunChangchun FA Li Bin
Regional Tournament The fixtures for the 2024 Chinese Champions League (CMCL) Regional Tournament were announced on 16 April.
Qujing Group D
Group E
Guigang Group F
Group G
Zhangzhou Group H
Group I
Wuhan Group J
Group K
Ürümqi Group L
Group M
Weifang Group N
Group O
Rizhao Group P
Group Q
Yingkou Group R
Group S
Qualifying round Qujing
Guigang
Zhangzhou
Wuhan
Ürümqi
Weifang
Rizhao
Yingkou
Third-placed play-offs
Fourth-placed play-offs
Final round Stadiums and locations
TeamHead coachLocationStadiumCapacityRegional TournamentQianxinan Xufengtang Sergio Castro BoyanoXingyi1st (Qujing)Qujing EB He YunqunQujing2nd (Qujing)Guizhou Zhucheng Athletic Zhu JiongGuiyang1st (Guigang)Guangdong Mingtu Guo YijunGuangzhou2nd (Guigang)Xiamen 1026 Huang ShiboXiamen1st (Zhangzhou)Shenzhen 2028 Wang DongShenzhen2nd (Zhangzhou)Guangzhou Alpha Tan EndeGuangzhou1st (Wuhan)Wuhan Lianzhen Zhou HangWuhan2nd (Wuhan)Xinjiang Snowland Tiancheng Polat KutulkÜrümqi1st (Ürümqi)Qinghai Xining Kunlun Feng JieXining2nd (Ürümqi)Zibo Home Wang ShuoZibo1st (Weifang)Shaanxi Northwest Youth Zhang YongXi'an2nd (Weifang)Jiangsu Landhouse Dong Victory Lu FengNanjing1st (Rizhao)Shanxi TYUT Yida Wu JianwenTaiyuan2nd (Rizhao)Changchun Xidu Li BinChangchun1st (Yingkou)Shanxi Longchengren Cao TianbaoTaiyuan2nd (Yingkou)
Seeding 16 qualified teams were seeded according to their performance in the first stage. The draw was held on 16 July 2024. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7Pot 8
Group A
Group B
Promotion play-offs First round
Second round
Final
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