2013 China League Two

The 2013 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season is the 24th season since its establishment in 1989. It is divided into two groups, North and South. There are 15 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 7 teams in South Group. The league is made up of two stages, the group stage and the play-off. The group stage is a double round-robin format. Each team in the group will play the other teams twice, home and away. It will start on May 4 and end on September 22. The play-off stage is a two-legged elimination. It will start in October 8. At the end of the season, the two finalists of the play-off will qualify for promotion to 2014 China League One.

China League Two
Season2013
ChampionsQingdao Hainiu
PromotedQingdao Hainiu
Hebei Zhongji
Matches played112
Goals scored275 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerChina Yang Chen
(9 goals)
Biggest home winShandong Tengding 7-0 Liaoning Youth
(Sept. 7th, 2013)
(7 goals)
Biggest away winLiaoning Youth 0-9 Hebei Zhongji
(Sept. 22nd, 2013)
(9 goals)
Highest scoringLiaoning Youth 0-9 Hebei Zhongji
(Sept. 22nd, 2013)
(9 goals)
Longest winning runQingdao Hainiu
(10 matches)
Longest unbeaten runQingdao Hainiu
(19 matches)
Longest winless runGanxu Aoxin
(14 matches)
Longest losing runGansu Aoxin
(8 matches)
2012
2014

Team changes

Promotion and relegation

Guizhou Zhicheng as the 2012 season champion and Hubei China-Kyle as runner-up earned promotion to the 2013 China League One.

Hohhot Dongjin were relegated from 2012 China League One to 2013 China League Two North Group as the last placed team.

Name changes

North Group

Hohhot Dongjin relocated to Shenyang during the season (in July 2013) and changed its name back to Shenyang Dongjin.

South Group

Dongguan Nancheng relocated to Mei County on December 12, 2012 and changed its name to Meixian Hakka.
Kunming Ruilong relocated to Dali and changed its name to Dali Ruilong.

New entries

There are six new teams participating in 2013 China League Two. They are Gansu Aoxin,[1] Liaoning Youth, Qingdao Hainiu,[2] Shandong Tengding,[3] Lijiang Jiayunhao[4] and Meizhou Kejia.

Clubs

GroupsClubHead CoachCityStadiumCapacity2012 season
NorthGansu Aoxin Zhang HuiLanzhouQilihe Stadium30,000New
Hebei Zhongji Zhang YandongShijiazhuangYutong International Sports Center38,000North, 1st
Shenyang DongjinR Zhao FaqingShenyang (playing in Benxi)Hohhot City Stadium
Benxi Stadium (from Round 8)
60,000
N/A
CL1, 16th
Tianjin Huochetou Su WeiTianjinTianjin Huochetou Stadium12,000North, 11th
Liaoning Youth Yasuharu KurataBenxiBenxi StadiumN/ANew
Qingdao Hainiu Su MaozhenQingdaoHongcheng Stadium19,000New
Qinghai Senke Floris SchaapXiningXining Ximen StadiumN/ANorth, 2nd
Shandong Tengding Luo DengrenTengzhouTengzhou Olympic Sports CenterN/ANew
SouthDali Ruilong Gao FulinDaliDali StadiumN/ASouth, 3rd
Jiangxi Liansheng Li XiaoNanchangJiangxi Olympic Sports Center50,000South, 8th
Lijiang Jiayunhao Niu HongliLijiangLijiang Sports Development Center StadiumN/ANew
Meixian Hakka Hirokazu SakumaMei CountyMeixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium20,000South, 6th
Meizhou Kejia Cao YangWuhuaMeixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium
Wuhua County Stadium (from Round 12)
20,000
6,800
New
Shaanxi Laochenggen Zhang YuedeXi'anShaanxi Province Stadium50,100North, 4th
Shenzhen Fengpeng Zhu BoShenzhenUniversiade Center60,334South, 2nd

Group stage standings

North Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Qingdao Hainiu (C, P, Q)141130262+2436Qualification for Play-offs
2Hebei Zhongji (P, Q)14941347+2731
3Qinghai Senke (Q)14653209+1123Disbanded after season
4Shandong Tengding (Q)14563176+1121Qualification for Play-offs
5Shenyang Dongjin144461421−716
6Tianjin Huochetou14365711−415
7Liaoning Youth14149942−337Disbanded after season
8Gansu Aoxin140212736−292
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 22, 2013. Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted to China League One; (Q) Qualification for play-offs

South Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Meizhou Kejia (Q)12930306+2430Qualification for Play-offs
2Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q)127321914+524Disbanded after season
3Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q)12714179+822Qualification for Play-offs
4Meixian Hakka (Q)124351114−315
5Jiangxi Liansheng12264914−512
6Dali Ruilong12138726−196[a]Disbanded after season
7Shaanxi Laochenggen121381121−106[a]
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 23, 2013. Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
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) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualification for play-offs
Notes:

Group stage results

North Group

Home \ AwayGSAHBZSYDTJHLNYQDHQHSSDT
Gansu Aoxin0–41–20–11–10–12–30–3
Hebei Zhongji6–02–02–02–20–22–10–0
Shenyang Dongjin3–10–21–11–00–32–22–1
Tianjin Huochetou1–10–22–01–0[a]1–20–00–1
Liaoning Youth3–10–93–30–00–20–40–2
Qingdao Hainiu5–00–02–02–04–02–11–0
Qinghai Senke2–00–11–00–05–00–01–0
Shandong Tengding1–02–20–00–07–00–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 22nd, 2013. Source: China League Two Results on 7m.cn (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

South Group

Home \ AwayDLRJXLLJJMXHMZKSXLSZF
Dali Ruilong0–00–20–11–32–10–3
Jiangxi Liansheng1–10–01–00–02–31–1
Lijiang Jiayunhao2–02–02–00–13–12–0
Meixian Hakka5–22–11–00–01–10–2
Meizhou Kejia5–04–03–23–02–16–1
Shaanxi Laochenggen1–10–21–20–00–21–2
Shenzhen Fengpeng2–01–12–02–11–12–1
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 23rd, 2013. Source: China League Two Results on 7m.cn (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Meixian Hakka0 - 4Qingdao Hainiu0 - 00 - 4
Qinghai Senke1 - 5Shenzhen Fengpeng1 - 20 - 3[5]
Shandong Tengding3 - 2Meizhou Kejia2 - 01 - 2
Lijiang Jiayunhao2 - 3Hebei Zhongji2 - 00 - 3

First leg


Qinghai Senke1 - 2Shenzhen Fengpeng
Cui Yu 51'Report 15' Chen Zewen
82' Zhang Hongbin
Xining Ximen Stadium, Xining
Referee: Hei Xiaohu

Shandong Tengding2 - 0Meizhou Kejia
Wang Dong 35'
Liu Yunfei 38'
Report
Tengzhou Olympic Sports Center, Tengzhou
Referee: Wang Jin

Second leg

Qingdao Hainiu4 - 0Meixian Hakka
Wang Xuanhong 22', 87'
Li Kai 31', 49'
Report
Referee: Li Haihe

Shenzhen Fengpeng3 - 0
Awarded
Qinghai Senke
Tang Miao 24'
Cai Xi 51'
Report 9' Cui Yu
  Liu Cheng
   60' Cui Yu
 61' Wang Chi
 66' Song Chen
 66' Huang Chao
Referee: Chen Gang

Meizhou Kejia2 - 1Shandong Tengding
Chang Lin 36'
Ye Weichao 90+3'
Report 53' Liu Pujin
Wuhuaxian Stadium, Meizhou
Referee: Zhong Jun

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shenzhen Fengpeng2 - 3Qingdao Hainiu2 - 20 - 1
Hebei Zhongji2 - 1Shandong Tengding2 - 00 - 1

First leg

Shenzhen Fengpeng2 - 2Qingdao Hainiu
Hou Zhe 9'
Chen Zewen 58'
Report 36' Li Kai
80' Wang Jian
Referee: Wang Jin

Hebei Zhongji2 - 0Shandong Tengding
Hao Shuang 12'
Wu Dingmao 45+2'
Report

Second leg


Shandong Tengding1 - 0Hebei Zhongji
Wang Dong 14'Report
Tengzhou Olympic Sports Center, Tengzhou
Referee: Fan Qi

Third-Place Match

Shenzhen Fengpeng4 - 1Shandong Tengding
Li Xin 14'
Fan Zhiqiang 24', 39'
Pang Haitao 50'
Report 54' Zhao Wan

Final Match

Qingdao Hainiu3 - 1Hebei Zhongji
Xue Ya'nan 14'
Wang Xuanhong 63'
Wang Xiang 79' (o.g.)
Report 2' Jia Xiaochen

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTotal
1
Yang ChenHebei Zhongji
9
2
Wang DongShandong Tengding
8
Gao ZhilinMeizhou Kejia
8
4
Wang JianQingdao Hainiu
7
Wang XuanhongQingdao Hainiu
7
6
Li KaiQingdao Hainiu
6
Zhang HongbinShenzhen Fengpeng
6
Xu YihaiQinghai Senke
6
9
Ye WeichaoMeizhou Kejia
5
Pan JiaMeizhou Kejia
5
Wu DingmaoHebei Zhongji
5

References