| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September – 8 November |
| Champions | Changchun Yatai (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Changchun Yatai |
| Matches played | 141 |
| Goals scored | 323 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tan Long (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Zhejiang Energy Greentown 4–0 Jiangxi Liansheng (16 September 2020) Changchun Yatai 4–0 Nantong Zhiyun (8 October 2020) Beijing BSU 4–0 Suzhou Dongwu (15 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Jiangxi Liansheng 0–4 Meizhou Hakka (20 September 2020) Liaoning Shenyang Urban 1–5 Zhejiang Energy Greentown (15 October 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Liaoning Shenyang Urban 1–5 Zhejiang Energy Greentown (15 October 2020) Meizhou Hakka 4–2 Zhejiang Energy Greentown (29 October 2020) Nantong Zhiyun 3–3 Jiangxi Liansheng (8 November 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Chengdu Better City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Changchun Yatai |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Jiangxi Liansheng |
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The 2020 China League One (Chinese: 2020中国足球协会甲级联赛) was the 17th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004. The season was scheduled to begin on 29 February and end on 1 November,[1] but was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[2] On 26 August 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be resumed on 12 September 2020 and 18 teams would be split into three groups in three locations, Group A in Chengdu, hosted by Chengdu Better City, Group B in Meizhou, hosted by Meizhou Hakka, and Group C in Changzhou, hosted by Kunshan F.C.[3]
In this season, the number of teams are expanded from 16 to 18.[4]
Changchun Yatai won the league for the second time, their first since 2003.
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