2024 Chinese Champions League

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

Name changes

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

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

• 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 A

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Group B

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Group C

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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

Regional Tournament

The fixtures for the 2024 Chinese Champions League (CMCL) Regional Tournament were announced on 16 April.

Qujing

Group D

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Group E

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Guigang

Group F

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Group G

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Zhangzhou

Group H

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Group I

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Wuhan

Group J

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Group K

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Ürümqi

Group L

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Group M

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Weifang

Group N

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Group O

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Rizhao

Group P

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Group Q

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Yingkou

Group R

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Group S

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Qualifying round

Qujing

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Guigang

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Zhangzhou

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Wuhan

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Ürümqi

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Weifang

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Rizhao

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Yingkou

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Third-placed play-offs

Fourth-placed play-offs

Final round

Stadiums and locations

Seeding

16 qualified teams were seeded according to their performance in the first stage. The draw was held on 16 July 2024.

Group A

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Group B

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Promotion play-offs

First round

Second round

Final

Notes

References

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