Promotion and relegation Guangzhou Evergrande as champions of the
2010 season and
Chengdu Blades as runners-up were promoted to the
2011 Chinese Super League. They were replaced by
Chongqing Lifan and
Changsha Ginde (Now named Shenzhen Phoenix), who were relegated from the
2010 Chinese Super League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table.
Nanjing Yoyo were relegated to the
2011 China League Two after finishing the 2010 season in last place. Due to a league expansion, two teams were admitted into the 2011 League One. These were the two
2010 League Two promotion final winners,
Dalian Aerbin and
Tianjin Songjiang.
Name changes Beijing Baxy&Shengshi changed their name to
Beijing Baxy. Hubei Luyin changed their name to
Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo. Yanbian F.C. changed their name to
Yanbian Changbai Tiger. In other team changes,
League Two club
Guizhou Zhicheng merged with
Shanghai Zobon, acquiring Pudong's League One license in the process. Furthermore, minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong purchased
Anhui Jiufang and their League One license in a similar merger. Both Guizhou Zhicheng and Tianjin Runyulong will make their debut at the second level of Chinese football. Changsha Ginde was purchased by MAZAMBA and moved to the city of
Shenzhen, and the name was changed to Shenzhen Phoenix. At June 2011, Shenzhen Phoenix was purchased by
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. again, the club's name changed to
Guangzhou R&F F.C. and moved to the city of
Guangzhou. In July 2011, Tianjin Runyulong F.C. moved to the city of Shenyang and the name was changed to
Shenyang Shenbei. == Clubs ==