2024 Chinese Champions League
The 2024 Chinese Champions League, officially known as the Sino-LAC Sports 2024 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the fourth-tier competition in Chinese football since its establishment in 2002, as well as the 7th season under its current Chinese Champions League title since its rebrand in 2018.
The season began on 27 April 2024.
Format
61 of the 71 teams are drawn into sixteen groups split into eight centralised host regions. The remaining ten teams are then divided into three qualifying groups to fill up the remaining three spots in the final 64 teams that make up the Regional Tournament.In the Regional Tournament, the top two-placed teams in each group of a centralised region are placed in a qualifying group. They will then play the two teams originally from the other group from the same host region. The top two teams from each host region progress to the Final Round. The third-placed team in each original group are to play the third-placed team from the other group in the same host region, while the fourth-placed team in each original group are to play the fourth-placed team from the other group in the same host region, finalising the positions for teams in the Regional Tournament for places 5–8.
In the Final Round, which will consist of sixteen teams, teams will be drawn into two groups of eight. The Final Round will see teams compete in a traditional single round-robin home and away schedule. The teams that finish top in each group of the Final Round will be promoted to China League Two, and will in addition play in a two-legged play-off to determine the final winners of the competition. The second- to the fifth-placed teams in each group will play in a promotion play-off, with two winners being promoted to China League Two.
Teams and team changes
From CMCL
Teams promoted to 2024 China League Two- Langfang Glory City
- Shenzhen Juniors
- Shaanxi Chang'an Union
- Guangxi Hengchen
- Guangzhou E-Power
- Rizhao Yuqi
- Dalian Huayi
- Xi'an Chongde Ronghai
Clubs information
75 teams from 33 member associations were nominated to participate in the 2024 Chinese Champions League. These are the teams, split into member associations:Hebei FA
- Shijiazhuang Kicker
- Handan People
- Hebei Xiong'an Glory
- Shanxi TYUT Yida
- Shanxi Xiangyu
- Shanxi Longchengren
Liaoning FA
- Yingkou Chaoyue
- Shanghai MHI KLions
- Shanghai Second
- Shanghai Tongji
- Shanghai Luckystar
- Nantong New Dreams
- Ningbo Daxie Jindao
- Quanzhou Qinggong
- Changle Jingangtui
- Shandong Scout
- Yantai Ruixiang
- Heze Caozhou
- Zibo Daqi
- Liaocheng Chuanqi
- Hunan Tianyueyong
- Hunan Xingcheng Xingyi
- Guangdong Red Treasure
- Guangzhou Alpha
- Guangdong Mingtu
- Swatow Abstract
- Guangxi Yong City
- Guangxi Bushan
- Guangxi Zuxingtianxia
- Nanning Youth
- Hainan Zhonghong
- Hainan Shuangyu
- Chongqing Benbiao
- Chongqing Rich
- Chongqing Handa
- Chengdu Yuhui Rende
- Qianxinan Xufengtang
- Guizhou OU
- Qiandongnan Miaoling
- Guizhou Zhucheng Athletic
Shaanxi FA
- Shaanxi Shan'an
- Yulin Tianzhijiaozi
- Lanzhou Hailu
- Gannan 92 United Team
- Qinghai Xining Kunlun
- Pingluo Hengli
- Ningxia Fangzhong
Shenyang FA
- Shenyang Huiyue
- Changchun Shenhua
- Changchun Xidu
- Yanbian Sports School
- Nanjing Yushen
- Jiangsu Landhouse Dong Victory
- Nanjing Tehu
- Xiamen Lujiantiancheng
- Xiamen 1026
- Qingdao May Wind
- Qingdao Quickboy
- Wuhan Lianzhen
- Wuhan Juxing Shanyao
- Wuhan Xiaoma
- Shenzhen 2028
- Shenzhen Jixiang
- Shenzhen Nanshan Shengqing
Xi'an FA
- Xi'an Hi-Tech Yilian
- Zibo Home
Regional Tournament qualification
10 teams are split into 3 groups. [|Group A] matches were hosted in Zhaoqing between 27 April and 3 May, Group B matches were hosted in Zibo between 2 May and 6 May, and Group C matches were hosted in Yulin between 10 May and 14 May. For groups A and B, an extra match between the first-placed team and the second-placed team within the group was played.| Group | Team | Location | Member association | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A | Swatow Abstract | Shantou | Guangdong FA |  Group AGroup BGroup CRegional Tournament teams64 teams will be qualified to compete in the 2024 Chinese Champions League Regional Tournament, with 61 teams gaining direct entry, and three coming from the qualification process. These 64 teams are placed into 16 groups, with two each being hosted in these eight host regions: Qujing, Guigang, Zhangzhou, Wuhan, Ürümqi, Weifang, Rizhao, and Yingkou.Regional TournamentThe fixtures for the 2024 Chinese Champions League Regional Tournament were announced on 16 April.QujingGroup DGroup EGuigangGroup FGroup GZhangzhouGroup HGroup IWuhanGroup JGroup KÜrümqiGroup LGroup MWeifangGroup NGroup ORizhaoGroup PGroup QYingkouGroup RGroup SQualifying roundQujingGuigangZhangzhouWuhanÜrümqiWeifangRizhaoYingkouFinal roundStadiums and locations
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