2009 China League One

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.

China League One
Season2009
ChampionsLiaoning Whowin
PromotedLiaoning Whowin
Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan
RelegatedSichuan F.C.
Matches played156
Goals scored445 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerColombia Martín García
(19 goals, Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan)
Biggest home winShenyang 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 winSichuan 0–3 Qingdao (2 Sep)
Highest scoringQingdao 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

After 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Liaoning Whowin (C, P)2418334917+3257Promotion to Chinese Super League
2Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan (P)2414554822+2647
3Shenyang Dongjin2412843921+1844[a]
4Shanghai East Asia2413564325+1844[a]
5Guangdong Sunray Cave2410593737035
6Yanbian F.C.247892930−129[b]
7Anhui Jiufang247893544−929[b]
8Beijing BIT2477102933−428
9Shanghai Zobon2476112335−1227
10Qingdao Hailifeng2475123845−726Disbanded after season
11Beijing Hongdeng2457122636−1022
12Nanjing Yoyo2459102340−1718[c]
13Sichuan F.C. (R)2444162660−3416Relegation to China League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 25 Oct 2009. Source: 2009 China League One table
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

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Anhui Jiufang3–22–03–23–21–11–12–14–41–20–05–20–2
Beijing Hongdeng1–20–12–20–11–03–11–14–01–21–10–11–1
Beijing BIT5–21–03–01–10–12–10–02–21–12–12–10–0
Guangdong Sunray Cave3–21–13–12–13–11–04–01–04–21–22–02–0
Liaoning Whowin2–03–13–13–10–15–15–02–02–01–13–02–1
Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan1–13–03–13–00–16–13–01–03–12–16–15–0
Nanjing Yoyo2–10–22–02–01–31–10–00–01–00–02–01–1
Shanghai Zobon0–05–12–23–10–10–22–21–02–11–02–00–1
Qingdao Hailifeng4–01–32–11–11–22–34–22–10–21–25–43–1
Shanghai East Asia0–03–02–11–00–02–14–02–04–12–36–12–1
Shenyang Dongjin0–03–11–11–11–25–11–01–04–20–05–02–0
Sichuan F.C.4–10–01–02–20–20–02–21–20–31–30–13–2
Yanbian F.C.3–10–02–13–01–20–00–03–00–01–12–34–1
Source: China League One Results on Sina.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 25 Oct 2009[2]

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Martín GarcíaNanchang Bayi Hengyuan19
2 Yang XuLiaoning Whowin15
3 Sabin IlieQingdao Hailifeng14
4 Rodrigo PaulistaShenyang Dongjin11
5 Guy MadjoGuangdong Sunray Cave10
Anderson LuizLiaoning Whowin10

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