The 2009 China League One is the sixth season since the establishment. League kicked off on 28 March 2009 and is scheduled to end on 25 October 2009.
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liaoning Whowin |
| Promoted | Liaoning Whowin Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan |
| Relegated | Sichuan F.C. |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 445 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Martín García(19 goals, Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan) |
| Biggest home win | Shenyang 5–0 Sichuan (9 May) Nanchang 6–1 Sichuan (15 Aug) Shanghai 6–1 Sichuan (28 Aug) Shanghai 5–0 Pudong (18 Oct) Nanchang 5–0 Yanbian (18 Oct) Nanchang 6–1 Nanjing (25 Oct) |
| Biggest away win | Sichuan 0–3 Qingdao (2 Sep) |
| Highest scoring | Qingdao 5–4 Sichuan (25 Apr) |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Winners and runners-up promotes to Chinese Super League next season and the last placed team was relegated to League Two. League One expands to 14 teams next season.
Zhu Zhengrong of Shanghai East Asia scored the first hat-trick of the season against Sichuan at Shanghai Stadium on 28 Aug 2009.
Leonardo of Shenyang Dongjin scored the second hat-trick of the season against Nanchang at Shenyang Olympic Stadium on 10 Oct 2009.
Martin of Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan scored the third hat-trick of the season against Nanjing at Bayi Stadium on 25 Oct 2009.
Promotion and Relegation
editAfter 2008 season, Jiangsu Sainty and Chongqing Lifan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2009 and Yantai Yiteng were relegated to China League Two 2009. They were replaced by Guangdong Sunray Cave and Shenyang Dongjin which promoted from League Two 2008 and Liaoning Whowin who relegated from Super League 2008.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liaoning Whowin (C, P) | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 57 | Promotion to Chinese Super League |
| 2 | Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan (P) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 47 | |
| 3 | Shenyang Dongjin | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 44[a] | |
| 4 | Shanghai East Asia | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 44[a] | |
| 5 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 35 | |
| 6 | Yanbian F.C. | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 29[b] | |
| 7 | Anhui Jiufang | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29[b] | |
| 8 | Beijing BIT | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Shanghai Zobon | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 27 | |
| 10 | Qingdao Hailifeng | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 26 | Disbanded after season |
| 11 | Beijing Hongdeng | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 22 | |
| 12 | Nanjing Yoyo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 18[c] | |
| 13 | Sichuan F.C. (R) | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 16 | Relegation to China League Two |
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 (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
editTop scorers
editUpdated to games played on 25 Oct 2009[2]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan | 19 | |
| 2 | Liaoning Whowin | 15 | |
| 3 | Qingdao Hailifeng | 14 | |
| 4 | Shenyang Dongjin | 11 | |
| 5 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 10 | |
| Liaoning Whowin | 10 |