2017 China League One
football league season
The 2017 China League One (Chinese: 58同城2017中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 14th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The league's title sponsor was the e-commerce website 58.com.
Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting in the league, including 12 sides from the 2016 season, two relegated from the 2016 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2016 China League Two.
Team changes
Name changes
Lijiang Jiayunhao F.C. changed their name to Yunnan Lijiang F.C. in January 2017.
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Managerial changes
Foreign players
A total of four foreign players can be registered in a season; however, the number of foreign players is limited to three per CL1 team in the same time. 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.
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan outfield players (Contracts signed before 1 January 2016 do not count for the foreign player slot):
^1Foreign players who left their clubs or were sent to reserve team after the first half of the season.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Goalscorers
Top scorers
^2 Winner of Golden Boot.
Hat-tricks
Awards
The awards of 2017 China League One were announced on 2 November 2017.
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