The Chinese football pyramid

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Every league in the top two tiers of Chinese football, from Super League down to League One. Promotion, relegation and play-off places are marked on each table where they apply.

Latest result in these tables: Sun 8 Nov · checked through the day

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.
Promotion and relegation races

Tier 1

Super League

16 clubs · as of 8 Nov

Fixtures and results
  • 1st AFC Champions League Elite
  • 2nd AFC Champions League Two
  • 15–16 Relegation
Super League table
PosClubPWDLGFGAGDFormPtsL5
1 (AFC Champions League Elite)Dalian Zhixing30164104944+5WWWWW5215
2 (AFC Champions League Two)Chengdu Rongcheng3015785338+15DLLLL521
3Beijing Guoan−530151055836+22DWWWW5013
4Shandong Taishan−63016596049+11DDWWW4711
5Shanghai Port−53014885637+19DWWWW4513
6Yunnan Yukun30127115961−2WLDDW438
7Shanghai Shenhua−1030155106750+17WWWLW4012
8Qingdao Youth Island3081573242−10DLLDL392
9Zhejiang FC−530126125554+1WLLWW379
10Chongqing Tongliang Long30812103135−4LDDWL365
11Sichuan Jiuniu3096154153−12DDLWD336
12Tianjin Jinmen Tiger−1030118114038+2WWWLL319
13Shenyang Urban3085174258−16LDWLL294
14Henan FC−630810123846−8DDLLL282
15 (Relegation)Wuhan Three Towns−530512134557−12LDLLL221
16 (Relegation)Qingdao Jonoon−73064203664−28LLLLD151
  • Beijing Guoan: 5 points deducted.
  • Shandong Taishan: 6 points deducted.
  • Shanghai Port: 5 points deducted.
  • Shanghai Shenhua: 10 points deducted.
  • Zhejiang FC: 5 points deducted.
  • Tianjin Jinmen Tiger: 10 points deducted.
  • Henan FC: 6 points deducted.
  • Wuhan Three Towns: 5 points deducted.
  • Qingdao Jonoon: 7 points deducted.

Tier 1 ⇅ Tier 2

Super League: 15th–16th drop to League One

League One: 1st and 2nd go up

Tier 2

League One

16 clubs · as of 8 Nov

Fixtures and results
  • 1–2 Promotion
  • 14th Relegation play-off
  • 15–16 Relegation
League One table
PosClubPWDLGFGAGDFormPtsL5
1 (Promotion)Guangzhou E-Power3018845831+27WLDDL625
2 (Promotion)Nantong Zhiyun3016954022+18WWWLW5712
3Shaanxi Union3015695730+27WWLWW5112
4Guangxi Hengchen3013894639+7DDLLL472
5Shenzhen Juniors30121174336+7DDLDL473
6Yanbian Longding30121084331+12LWWWD4610
7Wuxi Wugou30127114635+11WLWWD4310
8Hebei Kungfu30119103130+1DLWDD426
9Changchun Yatai−430127114746+1DDWWD399
10Ningbo Professional−330117123637−1DDLWW378
11Dalian Huayi30910113843−5DDWLW378
12Nanjing City3097143240−8DWWWW3413
13Suzhou Dongwu−330811113642−6DDDLW326
14 (Relegation play-off)Heilongjiang Lava Spring30513124053−13LWLDL284
15 (Relegation)Meizhou Kejia−93074192663−37LLLLL160
16 (Relegation)Dongguan United3037203071−41LLLLL160
  • Changchun Yatai: 4 points deducted.
  • Ningbo Professional: 3 points deducted.
  • Suzhou Dongwu: 3 points deducted.
  • Meizhou Kejia: 9 points deducted.

Tier 2 ⇅ Tier 3

League One: 15th–16th drop to League Two; 14th plays a relegation play-off

China League Two's top clubs come up

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Tables update through the day as results come in.

Clubs are ranked by points, then by each league's own tie-break rules.

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