2016 China League One

A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2015 season, two relegated from the 2015 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2015 China League Two. Team changes To League One Teams relegated from 2015 Chinese Super League • Shanghai Shenxin • Guizhou Renhe Teams promoted from 2015 China League Two • Meizhou Kejia • Dalian Transcendence From League One Teams promoted to 2016 Chinese Super League • Yanbian Changbaishan • Hebei China Fortune Teams relegated to 2016 China League Two • Beijing BIT • Jiangxi Liansheng Name changes • Tianjin Songjiang F.C. changed their name to Tianjin Quanjian F.C. in December 2015. • Dalian Aerbin F.C. changed their name to Dalian Yifang F.C. in December 2015. • Qingdao Hainiu F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Huanghai F.C. in December 2015. • Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. changed their name to Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng F.C. in January 2016. • Meizhou Kejia F.C. changed their name to Meizhou Hakka F.C. in January 2016. • Guizhou Renhe F.C. moved to the city of Beijing and changed their name to Beijing Renhe F.C. in January 2016. • Harbin Yiteng moved to the city of Shaoxing and changed their name to Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. in January 2016. ==Clubs==

Stadiums and Locations Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team. Teams can use three foreign players on the field each game. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. • Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reverse team after the first half of the season. Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count for the foreign player slot): == League table ==

The awards of 2016 China League One were announced on 9 November 2016. • China League One Most valuable player: Luís Fabiano (Tianjin Quanjian) • China League One Top scorer: Luís Fabiano (Tianjin Quanjian) • China League One Best goalkeeper: Zhang Lu (Tianjin Quanjian) • China League One Young Player of the Year: Ming Tian (Wuhan Zall) • China League One Best coach: Li Bing (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng) ==League Attendance==