Season 2012 Dates 17 Mar 2012 – 28 Oct 2012 Location China Matches played 240 | Champion Shanghai SIPG F.C. Goals scored 617 | |
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Promoted Shanghai TellaceWuhan Zall Biggest home win Harbin Yiteng 4-0 Beijing Baxy(May 26th, 2012)Hohhot Dongjin 4-0 Guangdong Sunray Cave(Jul. 21st, 2012)Harbin Yiteng 5-1 Beijing 361º(Jul. 28th, 2012)Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 4-0 Hohhot Dongjin(Aug. 18th, 2012)Shenzhen Ruby 4-0 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers(Oct. 20th, 2012)Chongqing FC 4-0 Chengdu Blades(Oct. 28th, 2012)(4 goals) Biggest away win Guangdong Sunray Cave 1-5 Fujian Smart Hero(Aug. 25th, 2012)Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 1-5 Harbin Yiteng(Sept. 1st, 2012)Beijing 361º 0-4 Beijing Baxy(Oct. 6th, 2012)(4 goals) People also search for 2013 China League One | ||
The 2012 China League One is the ninth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment. It began on March 17, 2012 and will end in October 28, 2012. The size of the league has been expanded from 14 to 16 teams this season.
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Promotion and relegation
Dalian Aerbin F.C. as the champion of 2011 season and Guangzhou R&F F.C. as runner-up had promoted to the 2012 Chinese Super League. They were replaced by Chengdu Blades F.C. and Shenzhen Ruby F.C., who had relegated from the 2011 Chinese Super League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table.
Guizhou Zhicheng Toro F.C. had relegated to the 2012 China League Two after finishing the 2011 season in last place and lost play-off match against 2011 China League Two 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero F.C.. Due to the league's expansion, three teams were admitted into the 2012 China League One. These were the two 2011 League Two promotion final winners, Harbin Yiteng F.C., Chongqing F.C., and the play-off winner, Fujian Smart Hero F.C..
Name Changes
Shenyang Dongjin F.C. moved to the city of Hohhot and changed their name to Hohhot Dongjin in February 2012.
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. Players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players in CSL.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot)
League table
Updated to games played on Oct. 28th, 2012.
Source: CL1 website on sohu.com (Chinese)
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.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted to CSL; (R) = Relegated to CL2.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
Positions by round
Last updated: Oct. 28th, 2012
Source: Table by round (Chinese)
League Attendance
Updated to games played on Oct. 28th, 2012
Source: Chinese Football Data (Chinese)