2023 China League One

The 2023 Chinese Football Association League 1 (2023中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 20th season of China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.

To League One
Teams relegated from 2022 Chinese Super League
 * Guangzhou

Teams promoted from 2022 China League Two
 * Jinan Xingzhou
 * Dandong Tengyue
 * Yanbian Longding
 * Dongguan United
 * Wuxi Wugo

From League One
Teams promoted to 2023 Chinese Super League
 * Qingdao Hainiu
 * Nantong Zhiyun

Teams relegated to 2023 China League Two
 * Beijing BIT

Dissolved entries
 * Wuhan Yangtze River
 * Hebei
 * Kunshan
 * Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
 * Zibo Cuju
 * Beijing BSU
 * Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard

Name changes

 * Wuxi Wugou F.C. changed their name to Wuxi Wugo in March 2023.
 * Qingdao Youth Island F.C. changed their name to Qingdao West Coast in March 2023.
 * Jiangxi Beidamen F.C. changed their name to Jiangxi Lushan in March 2023.

Foreign players

 * Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
 * For Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwanese players, if they are non-naturalized and were registered as professional footballers in Hong Kong's, Macau's, or Chinese Taipei's football association for the first time, they are recognized as native players. Otherwise they are recognized as foreign players.
 * Naturalized players whose parents or grandparents were born in mainland China, thus are regarded as local players.

Player of the Round
The following players were named the Player of the Round.