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2026 China League One

The 2026 C'estbon Chinese Football League 1 () will be the 23rd season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

Summary

in 2022, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials launched an anti-corruption probe resulting in eight footballing officials being investigated for "suspected of violations of discipline and law". In August 2024, former CCP Committee Secretary of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Du Zhaocai, pleaded guilty to accepting more than US$6.1 million in bribes. On 10 September, CFA banned 38 players, including former nationals, Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, and five officials for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption. Other players and officials were also given shorter five years bans.

Four China League One clubs were also punished with fines and point deductions for the 2026 China League One. Changchun Yatai was docked four points. Meizhou Hakka, Ningbo and Suzhou Dongwu were docked three points each.

Clubs

Club changes

To League One

Teams promoted from 2025 China League Two

Teams relegated from 2025 Chinese Super League

From League One

Teams promoted to 2026 Chinese Super League

Teams relegated to 2026 China League Two

  • Shanghai Jiading Huilong F.C. relocated to Ningbo, Zhejiang in December 2025, and changed their name to Ningbo.

Stadiums and locations

Managerial changes

Foreign players

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in italics indicates the player is out of squad or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
  • For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalised and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognised as native players. Otherwise they are recognised as foreign players.
  • Naturalised players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.

League table

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Results

Positions by round

Results by match played

References

External links