| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 April – 22 December |
| Champions | Wuhan Three Towns |
| Promoted | Wuhan Three Towns Meizhou Hakka Zhejiang Chengdu Rongcheng |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 830 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nyasha Mushekwi (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kunshan 6–0 Jiangxi Beidamen (15 May 2021) Chengdu Rongcheng 6–0 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (11 August 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 0–7 Chengdu Rongcheng (23 July 2021) Guizhou 2–9 Chengdu Rongcheng (21 December 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Guizhou 2–9 Chengdu Rongcheng (21 December 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 14 matches Wuhan Three Towns |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Wuhan Three Towns |
| Longest winless run | 32 matches Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Jiangxi Beidamen Suzhou Dongwu |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 China League One (Chinese: 2021中国足球协会甲级联赛) is the 18th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.