2015 China League One

The 2015 China League One is the 12th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league title sponsor is 58.com.

Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2014 season, two relegated from the 2014 Chinese Super League and three promoted from the 2014 China League Two.

To League One
Teams relegated from 2014 Chinese Super League
 * Dalian Aerbin
 * Harbin Yiteng

Teams promoted from 2014 China League Two
 * Jiangxi Liansheng
 * Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi
 * Guizhou Zhicheng

From League One
Teams promoted to 2015 Chinese Super League
 * Chongqing Lifan
 * Shijiazhuang Yongchang

Dissolved entries
 * Shenyang Zhongze
 * Shaanxi Wuzhou（Guangdong Sunray Cave）

Teams relegated to 2015 China League Two and Dissolved entries
 * Chengdu Tiancheng

Name changes

 * Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. moved to the city of Xi'an and changed their name to Shaanxi Wuzhou F.C. in December 2014.
 * Beijing Baxy F.C. changed their name to Beijing Enterprises Group F.C. in December 2014.
 * Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi F.C. moved to the city of Hohhot and changed their name to Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. in January 2015.
 * Shenzhen Ruby F.C. changed their name to Shenzhen F.C. in January 2015.

Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to three per CL1 team. A team could use three foreign players on the field each game. Outfield players came from Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taipei were deemed as native players (doesn't count on the foreign player slot) in CL1.


 * Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players:

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" !Rank !Player !Club !Total !rowspan=1|1 !rowspan=1|2 !rowspan=2|3 !rowspan=1|5 !rowspan=1|6 !rowspan=1|7 !rowspan=3|8
 * 🇰🇷 Ha Tae-goon
 * Yanbian Changbaishan
 * 26
 * 🇷🇴 Cristian Dănălache
 * Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
 * 24
 * 🇧🇷 Bruno Meneghel
 * Dalian Aerbin
 * 19
 * 🇺🇾 Andrés Márquez
 * Beijing BIT
 * 19
 * 19
 * 🇨🇲 Yves Ekwalla Herman
 * Guizhou Zhicheng
 * 18
 * 🇬🇲 Bubacarr Trawally
 * Yanbian Changbaishan
 * 17
 * 🇨🇴 Carmelo Valencia
 * Beijing Enterprises Group
 * 14
 * Brice Jovial
 * Wuhan Zall
 * 13
 * 🇷🇸 Danko Lazović
 * Beijing Enterprises Group
 * 13
 * 🇷🇸 Nenad Milijaš
 * Hebei Zhongji
 * 13
 * Hebei Zhongji
 * 13

Awards
The awards of 2015 China League One were announced on 3 November 2015.
 * Most valuable player: 🇰🇷 Ha Tae-goon (Yanbian Changbaishan)
 * Top scorer: 🇰🇷 Ha Tae-goon (Yanbian Changbaishan)
 * Best goalkeeper: 🇨🇳 Chi Wenyi (Yanbian Changbaishan)
 * Best coach: 🇰🇷 Park Tae-ha (Yanbian Changbaishan)

League Attendance
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