Yifang Down Huanghai, Shenzhen Win Guandong Derby and 12 Men in Beijing: 8 Talking Points from League One – Round 4

Round 3 was a bit of League One dud, but there was plenty of action and an awful lot to talk...

League One Team of the Week – Round 3: Defenders Dominant in Low Scoring Round

A low scoring third round of League One action is in the record books and it’s time for the team of...

Shenzhen Win Again in Low Scoring Week; BG’s Struggles Continue – Eight Talking Points From League One, Round 3

An underwhelming round of League One action is at an end with just thirteen goals scored across eight matches. Hardly a...

League One Team of the Week – Round 2: Yifang and Meizhou lead the way after big wins

Round 2 of the League One season has been done and dusted for a while now but, in a new feature,...

Xihu Insider: Chen Po-Liang to the rescue against Hohhot but can Hangzhou Greentown make it two from two against Xinjiang?

After Hong Myung-Bo’ substitutes turn the tide against opening weekend opponents Hohhot Zhongyou, this week Xihu Insider looks at what Matthew...

League One Review: Eight Talking Points from Round 1

League One completed its opening round this past weekend and we look at eight talking points from what was, as always,...

Xihu Insider: Doomed to obscurity or leading the way? Could Song Weiping’s faith in youth spell disaster for relegated Hangzhou Greentown?

Despite the arrival and subsequent departure of the biggest player in the club’s history, a ten game winless streak and a...

Ross: Playing football in China isn’t as easy as some think

The opening of the transfer window has seen the Western media go into overdrive about players moving to the CSL, commonly...

League One 2016 Review – Part 4: Hunan & Jonoon down after awful seasons; Yiteng have 2016 to forget & Dalian Transcend relegation

Hunan Billows and Qingdao Jonoon's League One stints bit the dust after terrible seasons and Zhejiang Yiteng survived, but had a...

League One 2016 Review – Part 3: Shenzhen take a dose of Sven to recover from Seedorf hangover; Shenxin, Xinjiang and Meizhou also in focus

2017 is now upon us, but we all know that 2016 is a year we won’t quickly forget. Of course, by...