The CL1 kicks off, new media initiatives

On the first matchday of Round 1 of the 2026 China League One season, the China Football League-operated official Douyin video channel successfully enabled simultaneous live broadcasts of four matches for the first time. Before kick-off in the match between Wuxi Wugo and Foshan Nanshi, the live viewer count had already reached 15,000. By half-time of Guangzhou GZ-power’s match against Ningbo FC, total views for that stream had surpassed 200,000.