2010 China League One

China League One

Season	2010
Champions	Guangzhou Evergrande
Promoted	Guangzhou Evergrande Chengdu Blades
Relegated	Nanjing Yoyo
Matches played	156
Goals scored	381 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gao Lin (20 goals, Guangzhou Evergrande)
Biggest home win	Guangzhou 10–0 Nanjing (21 July)
Biggest away win	Nanjing 0–5 Guangzhou (23 October)
Highest scoring	Guangzhou 10–0 Nanjing (21 July)
← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 China League One is the 7th season since the establishment.

Teams

After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan Meilianshu were relegated to China League Two 2010. They were replaced by Hunan Billows and Hubei Greenery which promoted from League Two 2009, Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C. who relegated from Super League 2009. Beijing Baxy F.C. took over Beijing Hongdeng F.C. and take their position within the division.^[1]

Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C., who finished in 7th and 9th place in Super League 2009, were relegated from the top flight for a match-fixing scandal,^[2] while Qingdao Hailifeng, who finished in 10th place in League One 2009, were banned from all future national matches organized by the CFA for the same reason.^[3]

On 21 July 2010, Guangzhou Evergrande trounced Nanjing Yoyo 10-0 at Century Lotus Stadium, setting a new record in Chinese professional football league for biggest ever League win in the process.^[4]

On 25 September 2010, Guangzhou Evergrande and Chengdu Blades promoted to the Chinese Super League for the 2011 season after Hubei Oriental draw 1-1 with Shanghai Pudong Zobon.^[5] On 23 October, Nanjing Yoyo relegated to China League Two after a 5-0 home defeat to Guangzhou Evergrande.^[6]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Guangzhou Evergrande (C) (P)	24	17	6	1	61	21	+40	57	Promotion to Chinese Super League
2	Chengdu Blades (P)	24	17	5	2	56	15	+41	56
3	Yanbian Baekdu Tigers	24	12	4	8	30	21	+9	40
4	Shanghai East Asia	24	9	10	5	25	18	+7	37		Shanghai, 4 pts Hubei, 1 pt
5	Hubei Orient	24	10	7	7	30	24	+6	37
6	Hunan Billows Baishijiao	24	10	5	9	21	24	−3	35
7	Shenyang Dongjin Shidai	24	6	12	6	23	23	0	30
8	Beijing Baxy	24	10	4	10	24	24	0	028^1
9	Anhui Jiufang	24	7	3	14	17	36	−19	24
10	Shanghai Zobon	24	5	8	11	22	37	−15	23
11	Guangdong Sunray Cave	24	5	7	12	34	39	−5	22
12	Beijing 361 Degrees	24	4	6	14	22	40	−18	18
13	Nanjing Yoyo (R)	24	3	5	16	19	62	−43	14	Disbanded after season

Updated to games played on 30 October 2010.
Source: League One table
¹Beijing Baxy were given a 6-point deduction for late payment of wages.^[7]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points.^{[lower-alpha 1]}
(C) = Champions; (P) = Promoted; (R) = Relegated.

Results

Home ╲ Away

AH

BJB

BJT

CD

GD

GZ

HB

HN

NJ

SHZ

SHE

SY

YB

Anhui Jiufang

1–3

1–0

0–4

0–3

0–4

1–0

1–2

4–0

2–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

Beijing Baxy

3–0

0–1

1–3

1–0

1–2

1–2

0–1

2–1

2–1

0–0

0–2

2–1

Beijing 361 Degrees

1–2

0–0

0–4

2–2

0–3

0–2

2–0

2–2

1–0

1–2

0–0

1–3

Chengdu Blades

4–0

3–1

2–1

3–0

0–0

5–2

3–0

3–0

4–0

0–3

1–1

3–2

Guangdong Sunray Cave

0–1

0–1

2–1

0–3

2–3

5–1

1–1

4–2

5–1

1–2

3–3

1–1

Guangzhou Evergrande

1–0

3–1

3–1

2–2

2–1

2–1

3–1

10–0

3–1

1–1

2–3

2–1

Hubei Orient

1–0

0–0

1–0

1–1

3–0

1–1

3–1

1–0

1–1

0–0

0–1

1–0

Hunan Billows Baishijiao

1–0

1–0

2–0

0–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

0–0

2–0

2–1

1–0

1–0

Nanjing Yoyo

1–0

1–3

0–2

0–4

2–2

0–5

2–6

2–1

1–2

2–2

0–1

1–0

Shanghai Zobon

1–1

0–1

3–1

1–0

1–0

3–3

1–1

1–1

1–0

0–0

1–1

1–2

Shanghai East Asia

1–0

0–0

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–3

1–0

2–1

0–0

4–1

0–0

0–0

Shenyang Dongjin Shidai

0–0

0–1

2–2

0–0

1–1

0–2

0–2

0–1

3–1

0–0

3–1

1–1

Yanbian Baekdu Tigers

2–0

1–0

3–2

0–2

1–0

0–0

1–0

2–0

4–1

1–0

1–0

2–0

Source: League One results
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 30 October 2010.^[8]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Gao Lin	Guangzhou Evergrande	20
2	Ye Weichao	Guangdong Sunray Cave	14
3	Jean-Paul Lutula	Yanbian FC	13
	Muriqui	Guangzhou Evergrande	13
5	Johnson Macaba	Chengdu Blades	12
	Giovane da Silva	Guangdong Sunray Cave	12
7	Charles Gbeke	Guangzhou Evergrande	9
	Wu Lei	Shanghai East Asia	9
9	Lu Bin	Beijing 361 Degrees	7
	Mitchel Brown	Hunan Billows	7
	Anderson Luiz	Shenyang Dongjin Shidai	7
	Tiago Honório	Chengdu Blades	7

Notes

1. 1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card.

References

1. 北京宏登队同意转让 北京八喜队借“壳”战中甲
2. Chengdu Blades demoted
3. Relegations; ban handed to soccer's big fixers
4. 恒大创造中国职业联赛最大分差 破单场净胜球纪录(Chinese)
5. 中甲恒大成都双双取胜 两队携手提前三轮重返中超(Chinese)
6. 中甲联赛最后悬念揭晓 南京有有成唯一降级球队(Chinese)
7. 北京八喜收到中国足协罚单 联赛积分被扣除6分(Chinese)
8. http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2010-04-03/17104920452.shtml

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• League One at Sina.com (Chinese)