2012 China League One

China League One
Season 2012
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The 2012 China League One is the ninth season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment. It will begin on 17 March 2012 and end in October 2012.[1] The size of the league expanded from 14 to 16 teams for this season.

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Promotion and relegation

Dalian Aerbin F.C. as champions of the 2011 season and Guangzhou R&F F.C. as runners-up were promoted to the 2012 Chinese Super League. They were replaced by Shenzhen Ruby F.C. and Chengdu Blades F.C., who were relegated from the 2011 Chinese Super League after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the table.

Guizhou Zhicheng Toro F.C. were relegated to the 2012 China League Two after finishing the 2011 season in last place and lost play-off match against 2011 China League Two 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero F.C.. Due to a league expansion, three teams were admitted into the 2012 League One. These were the two 2011 League Two promotion final winners, Harbin Yiteng F.C., Chongqing F.C., and play-off match winner Fujian Smart Hero F.C..

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Club Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2011 season
Beijing 361 Degrees Bian Lijun Beijing BIT Eastern Athletic Field 5,000 13th
Beijing Baxy Cao Xiandong Beijing Chaoyang Sports Centre Stadium 8,000 11th
Chengdu Blades R Niu Hongli Chengdu Chengdu Sports Centre 42,000 CSL, 15th
Chongqing FC P Zhao Faqing Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,680 CL2, 2nd
Chongqing Lifan Lawrie McKinna Chongqing Yongchuan Sports Center 25,000 8th
Fujian Smart Hero Leephick P Xu Hui Longyan Longyan Sports Center 25,000 CL2, 3rd
Guangdong Sunray Cave Dragan Kokotović Guangzhou Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium 27,090 3rd
Harbin Songbei Yiteng P Duan Xin Harbin Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium 50,000 CL2, 1st
Hunan Billows Baishijiao Zhang Xu Changsha Helong Stadium 55,000 4th
Shanghai East Asia Jiang Bingyao Shanghai Shanghai Stadium 56,000 9th
Shenyang Dongjin Shidai Chen Bo Shenyang Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 5th
Shenyang Shenbei Arie Haan Shenyang Tiexi Stadium 30,000 6th
Shenzhen Ruby R Philippe Troussier Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 33,000 CSL, 16th
Tianjin Songjiang Hao Haitao Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 60,000 12th
Wuhan Zall Jose Carlos de Oliveira Wuhan Xinhua Road Sports Center 36,000 7th
Yanbian Baekdu Tigers Zheng Xianglong Yanji Yanji People's Stadium 50,000 10th

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chongqing Lifan Liu Jingbiao Sacked Pre-season[2] N/A Lawrie McKinna Pre-season[2]
Shenyang Shenbei Liu Zhicai Sacked Pre-season N/A Arie Haan Pre-season[3]
Guangdong Sunray Cave Cao Yang Sacked Pre-season N/A Dragan Kokotović Pre-season[4]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Beijing 361 Degrees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Chinese Super League
2 Beijing Baxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chengdu Blades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chongqing FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chongqing Lifan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fujian Smart Hero Leephick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guangdong Sunray Cave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Harbin Songbei Yiteng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hunan Billows Baishijiao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Shanghai Tellace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shenyang Dongjin Shidai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shenyang Shenbei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Shenzhen Ruby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tianjin Songjiang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Wuhan Zall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the China League Two
16 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: CSL1 Site on Sohu.com
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[5].
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champions; (Q) = Qualified for Champions League; (R) = Relegated.
Head-to-Head: used when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.

References

  1. ^ 中国足协提高中甲准入制 新赛季中超3月10日开幕 (Chinese)
  2. ^ a b McKinna to coach Chinese club
  3. ^ 阿里汉挂帅中甲沈阳沈北 合同1+1未定明确目标
  4. ^ 日之泉确定更换主帅 前申花助教5日正式入主球队
  5. ^ 1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card.

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