Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the: 28th season since its establishment in 1989. The league was expanded——to 24 teams, "with 12 teams in North Group." And 12 teams in South Group.
Team changes ※
Name changes ※
Clubs ※
Clubs and locations ※
Groups
Club
Head Coach
City
Stadium
Capacity
2016 season
North
Qingdao Jonoon
Yin Tiesheng
Qingdao
Qingdao Tiantai Stadium
20,525
CL1 , 15th
Yinchuan Helanshan
Sun Wei
Yinchuan
Helan Mountain Stadium
39,872
5th
Hebei Elite
Zhang Hui
Qinhuangdao
Chinese Football School Stadium
N/A
6th
Shenyang Urban
Xiao Zhanbo
Shenyang
Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium
12,000
8th
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
Duan Xin
Harbin
Harbin ICE Sports Center
50,000
10th
Baotou Nanjiao
Branko Božović
Baotou
Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
40,545
12th
Beijing BIT
Robert Ahufinger
Beijing
BIT Eastern Athletic Field
5,000
15th
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
Wang Hongwei
Yancheng
Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre
10,000
18th
Shenyang Dongjin
Wang Gang
Shenyang
Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium
12,000
19th
Dalian Boyoung
Jiang Feng
Dalian
Jinzhou Stadium
30,775
CAL , 1st
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
Huang Hongyi
Xi'an
Shaanxi Province Stadium
50,000
CAL , 2nd
Jilin Baijia
Zoran Kitanoski
Changchun
Nanling Stadium
42,000
CAL , 5th
South
Hunan Billows
Patrick de Wilde
Changsha (playing in Yiyang )
Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
30,000
CL1 , 16th
Jiangxi Liansheng
Kazimir Vulić (caretaker)
Jiujiang
Jiujiang Stadium
31,000
3rd
Sichuan Longfor
Manuel Cajuda
Dujiangyan
Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium
12,700
4th
Meizhou Meixian Techand
Li Haiqiang
Meizhou
Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium
20,221
7th
Chengdu Qbao
Zhang Weizhe
Chengdu
Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium
26,000
9th
Shenzhen Ledman
Zhang Jun
Shenzhen
Bao'an Stadium
40,000
11th
Suzhou Dongwu
Wei Dayong
Suzhou
Suzhou Sports Center
35,000
14th
Nantong Zhiyun
Wei Xin
Rugao
Rugao Olympic Sports Center
15,000
16th
Hainan Boying
Andoni Bombin Garrido
Haikou
Hainan Sport School Stadium
10,000
17th
Shanghai JuJu Sports
Hajime Ishii
Shanghai
Kangqiao Football Base
N/A
20th
Shanghai Sunfun
Cheng Liang
Shanghai
Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium
N/A
CAL , 4th
Zhenjiang Huasa
Li Xiao
Zhenjiang
Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center
30,000
CAL , 6th
Clubs Locations ※
Location of teams in 2017 China League Two
Managerial changes
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League table ※
North Group ※
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2017. Source:
fa.org.cn Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(Q) Qualified for the——phase indicated
South Group ※
Updated to match(es) played on September 24, 2017. Source:
fa.org.cn Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Overall table ※
Source: Rules for classification: (Teams ranked 21st-22nd and 23rd-24th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goal difference in playoffs; 3) Goals scored in playoffs; 4) Points in group stage; 5) Drawing of lots (Teams ranked 5th-8th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goal difference in playoffs; 3) Goals scored in playoffs; 4) Average points in group stage; 5) Drawing of lots(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (T) Not relegated Notes:
^ Heilongjiang 3–0 Meixian
^ Yinchuan 2–2 Shenzhen (7–6 P)
^ Qingdao 1 pts; -1; 2 goals Sichuan 1 pts; -1; 0 goal; 47 pts Shaanxi 1 pts; -1; 0 goal; 42 pts Nantong 1 pts; -2
^ Chengdu 1–1 Hebei; Hebei 3–1 Chengdu
^ Suzhou 3–1 Shenyang U; Shenyang U 0–1 Suzhou
^ Jiangsu 2–0 Jiangxi; Jiangxi 3–1 Jiangsu
^ Beijing BIT 4–1 Hunan; Hunan 2–1 Beijing BIT
^ Shanghai S 0–3 Dalian; Dalian 4–0 Shanghai S
^ Jilin 0–1 Shanghai J; Shanghai J 1–1 Jilin
^ Zhenjiang 6 pts; Hainan 4 pts
^ Chengdu Qbao and Shanghai JuJu Sports dissolved, so Baotou Nanjiao and Shenyang Dongjin could stay at third level.
^ Baotou 1 pts; Shenyang D 0 pts
Play-offs ※
21st–24th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Liang Caiwei
Hainan Boying won 2–0 on aggregate.
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 378
Referee: Gu Chunhan
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15 )
14:30
Attendance: 108
Referee: Xing Qi
Zhenjiang Huasa won 4–1 on aggregate.
19th–20th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
14:00
Attendance: 358
Referee: He Xin
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 135
Referee: Liu Yang
17th–18th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ding Chao
16 October 2017 (2017-10-16 )
15:00
Attendance: 266
Referee: Xiong Xing
15th–16th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 518
Referee: Li Peng
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 312
Referee: Liu Xinyu
13th–14th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 350
Referee: Wang Wei
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 384
Referee: Ning Zhaobing
11th–12th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Peng Bo
13 October 2017 (2017-10-13 )
14:30
Attendance: 121
Referee: Sun Shengyu
9th–10th place ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 210
Referee: Qin Xiaohan
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 221
Referee: Wang Yang
Quarter-finals ※
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: Li Haixin
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Liu Wei
Yinchuan Helanshan won 4–2 on aggregate.
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
16:00
Attendance: 20,180
Referee: Lin Jun
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Niu Minghui
Heilongjiang Lava Spring won 1–0 on aggregate.
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 13,869
Referee: Yu Bo
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
16:00
Attendance: 6,531
Referee: Huang Yi
Shenzhen Ledman won 1–0 on aggregate.
7 October 2017 (2017-10-07 )
15:00
Attendance: 6,728
Referee: Huang Yejun
14 October 2017 (2017-10-14 )
15:00
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Zhen Wei
Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals ※
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21 )
15:00
Attendance: 26,880
Referee: Guan Xing
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28 )
15:00
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Zhang Long
Heilongjiang Lava Spring won 4–0 on aggregate.
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21 )
15:00
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Lin Jun
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28 )
16:00
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: Ma Li
Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third-Place Match ※
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04 )
16:00
Final Match ※
5 November 2017 (2017-11-05 )
13:30
Relegation play-off ※
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22 )
14:00
Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Zhen Wei
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29 )
14:30
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Liu Shaocheng
Yanbian Beiguo won 7–5 on aggregate.
22 October 2017 (2017-10-22 )
15:00
Attendance: 186
Referee: Liang Songshang
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29 )
14:00
Attendance: 284
Referee: Dai Yige
Lhasa Urban Construction Investment won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top scorers ※
Awards ※
The awards of 2017 China League Two were announced on 29 November 2017.
League attendance ※
Updated to Final Round
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
200,401
28,119
5,269
16,700
n/a
2
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
186,276
26,880
5,161
13,305
+54.7%
3
Sichuan Longfor
56,329
6,280
3,124
4,694
−21.9%
4
Meizhou Meixian Techand
51,783
6,728
2,560
3,983
−23.7%
5
Shenzhen Ledman
43,767
6,531
523
3,126
+22.4%
6
Nantong Zhiyun
40,705
7,530
2,380
3,392
−29.7%
7
Baotou Nanjiao
39,382
6,189
2,016
3,029
+77.3%
8
Yinchuan Helanshan
29,881
3,762
630
2,299
−28.3%
9
Shenyang Urban
21,126
6,827
121
1,761
−45.6%
10
Jiangxi Liansheng
18,380
4,535
368
1,532
−70.9%
11
Suzhou Dongwu
13,797
1,760
615
1,150
+58.0%
12
Hainan Boying
11,996
1,896
465
1,000
−31.3%
12
Chengdu Qbao
11,110
3,078
210
926
−35.8%
14
Zhenjiang Huasa
10,577
3,183
212
881
n/a
15
Qingdao Jonoon
10,092
2,089
384
841
−68.9%
16
Hunan Billows
8,141
1,238
312
678
−82.1%
17
Jilin Baijia
7,496
1,428
185
625
n/a
18
Beijing BIT
6,919
1,562
308
577
−22.9%
19
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
6,054
827
286
505
−30.9%
20
Dalian Boyoung
5,785
1,080
237
482
n/a
21
Shanghai JuJu Sports
4,732
1,321
70
394
−6.9%
22
Hebei Elite
4,389
637
216
366
−13.5%
23
Shanghai Sunfun
4,023
582
56
335
n/a
24
Shenyang Dongjin
3,701
512
108
285
−51.4%
League total
796,842
28,119
56
2,692
−7.7%
Updated to games played on Feb 28, 2018 Source: Notes: Teams played previous season in CL1 .
Teams played previous season in CAL .
References ※
External links ※
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