2026 China League One
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 March – 7 November[1] |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 China Resources Beverage Chinese Football League 1 (Chinese: 2026华润饮料中国足球甲级联赛) will be the 23rd season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.[2]
Clubs
Club changes
To League OneTeams promoted from 2025 China League Two Teams relegated from 2025 Chinese Super League | From League OneTeams 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.[4][5]
Stadiums and locations
2026 China League One teams in Guangdong and Jiangxi
2026 China League One teams in Jiangsu
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaanxi Union |  Giovanni Franken[6] | Mutual consent | 8 November 2025 | Pre-season |  Henk Fraser[7] | 1 January 2026 |
| Jiangxi Dingnan United |  Liu Jianye[8][9] | Signed by Chongqing Tonglianglong | 13 December 2025 | Mao Biao[10] | 14 December 2025 | |
| Dalian K'un City | Qu Xiaohui[11] | Sacked | 14 December 2025 | Zhang Yaokun[11] | 14 December 2025 | |
| Shenzhen Juniors | Zhang Jun[12] | Mutual consent | 22 December 2025 |  Ramiro Amarelle[13][14] | 23 December 2025 | |
| Changchun Yatai |  Ricardo Soares[15] | Mutual consent | 31 December 2025 | Yan Feng[16] | 1 January 2026 |
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.
- ^1 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.
- ^2 Naturalised players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changchun Yatai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Dalian K'un City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Foshan Nanshi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Guangdong GZ-Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Guangxi Hengchen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jiangxi Dingnan United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Meizhou Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Nanjing City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Nantong Zhiyun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ningbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Shaanxi Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Suzhou Dongwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Wuxi Wugo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League Two |
| 16 | Yanbian Longding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 14 March 2026. Source: Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.
Results
First match(es) will be played: 14 March 2026. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Dalian K'un City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foshan Nanshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangdong GZ-Power | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangxi Hengchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangxi Dingnan United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meizhou Hakka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nanjing City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ningbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shenzhen Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suzhou Dongwu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Wugo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yanbian Longding |
| Leader and promotion to Super League | |
| Promotion to Super League | |
| Relegation to League Two |
First match(es) will be played on 14 March 2026. Source:
Results by match played
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Changchun Yatai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dalian K'un City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foshan Nanshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangdong GZ-Power | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangxi Hengchen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangxi Dingnan United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meizhou Hakka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nanjing City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nantong Zhiyun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ningbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaanxi Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shenzhen Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shijiazhuang Gongfu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suzhou Dongwu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Wugo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yanbian Longding |
First match(es) will be played on 14 March 2026. Source: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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