2013 China League Two

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China League Two
Season2013
Champions Qingdao Hainiu
Promoted Qingdao Hainiu
Hebei Zhongji
Matches played112
Goals scored275 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Chen
(9 goals)
Biggest home win Shandong Tengding 7-0 Liaoning Youth
(Sept. 7th, 2013)
(7 goals)
Biggest away win Liaoning Youth 0-9 Hebei Zhongji
(Sept. 22nd, 2013)
(9 goals)
Highest scoring Liaoning Youth 0-9 Hebei Zhongji
(Sept. 22nd, 2013)
(9 goals)
Longest winning run Qingdao Hainiu
(10 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Qingdao Hainiu
(19 matches)
Longest winless run Ganxu Aoxin
(14 matches)
Longest losing run Gansu Aoxin
(8 matches)
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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.

Contents

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
North Gansu Aoxin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Hui Lanzhou Qilihe Stadium 30,000New
Hebei Zhongji Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yandong Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000North, 1st
Shenyang Dongjin R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Faqing Shenyang (playing in Benxi) Hohhot City Stadium
Benxi Stadium (from Round 8)		60,000
N/A		 CL1, 16th
Tianjin Huochetou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Su Wei Tianjin Tianjin Huochetou Stadium 12,000North, 11th
Liaoning Youth Flag of Japan.svg Yasuharu Kurata Benxi Benxi Stadium N/ANew
Qingdao Hainiu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Su Maozhen Qingdao Hongcheng Stadium 19,000New
Qinghai Senke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Floris Schaap Xining Xining Ximen Stadium N/ANorth, 2nd
Shandong Tengding Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luo Dengren Tengzhou Tengzhou Olympic Sports Center N/ANew
South Dali Ruilong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Fulin Dali Dali Stadium N/ASouth, 3rd
Jiangxi Liansheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Xiao Nanchang Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000South, 8th
Lijiang Jiayunhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Niu Hongli Lijiang Lijiang Sports Development Center Stadium N/ANew
Meixian Hakka Flag of Japan.svg Hirokazu Sakuma Mei County Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium 20,000South, 6th
Meizhou Kejia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yang Wuhua Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium
Wuhua County Stadium (from Round 12)		20,000
6,800		New
Shaanxi Laochenggen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yuede Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100North, 4th
Shenzhen Fengpeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Bo Shenzhen Universiade Center 60,334South, 2nd

Group stage standings

North Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Qingdao Hainiu (C, P, Q)141130262+2436Qualification for Play-offs
2 Hebei Zhongji (P, Q)14941347+2731
3 Qinghai Senke (Q)14653209+1123Disbanded after season
4 Shandong Tengding (Q)14563176+1121Qualification for Play-offs
5 Shenyang Dongjin 144461421−716
6 Tianjin Huochetou 14365711−415
7 Liaoning Youth 14149942−337Disbanded after season
8 Gansu Aoxin 140212736−292
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) Champion; (P) Promoted to China League One; (Q) Qualification for play-offs

South Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Meizhou Kejia (Q)12930306+2430Qualification for Play-offs
2 Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q)127321914+524Disbanded after season
3 Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q)12714179+822Qualification for Play-offs
4 Meixian Hakka (Q)124351114−315
5 Jiangxi Liansheng 12264914−512
6 Dali Ruilong 12138726−196 [lower-alpha 1] Disbanded after season
7 Shaanxi Laochenggen 121381121−106 [lower-alpha 1]
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 \ Away GSA HBZ SYD TJH LNY QDH QHS SDT
Gansu Aoxin 0–41–20–11–10–12–30–3
Hebei Zhongji 6–02–02–02–20–22–10–0
Shenyang Dongjin 3–10–21–11–00–32–22–1
Tianjin Huochetou 1–10–22–01–0 [lower-alpha 1] 1–20–00–1
Liaoning Youth 3–10–93–30–00–20–40–2
Qingdao Hainiu 5–00–02–02–04–02–11–0
Qinghai Senke 2–00–11–00–05–00–01–0
Shandong Tengding 1–02–20–00–07–00–00–0
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:
  1. ↑ This match has been played in Benxi Stadium.

South Group

Home \ Away DLR JXL LJJ MXH MZK SXL SZF
Dali Ruilong 0–00–20–11–32–10–3
Jiangxi Liansheng 1–10–01–00–02–31–1
Lijiang Jiayunhao 2–02–02–00–13–12–0
Meixian Hakka 5–22–11–00–01–10–2
Meizhou Kejia 5–04–03–23–02–16–1
Shaanxi Laochenggen 1–10–21–20–00–21–2
Shenzhen Fengpeng 2–01–12–02–11–12–1
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 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Meixian Hakka 0 - 4 Qingdao Hainiu 0 - 00 - 4
Qinghai Senke 1 - 5 Shenzhen Fengpeng 1 - 20 - 3 [5]
Shandong Tengding 3 - 2 Meizhou Kejia 2 - 01 - 2
Lijiang Jiayunhao 2 - 3 Hebei Zhongji 2 - 00 - 3

First leg

Qinghai Senke 1 - 2 Shenzhen Fengpeng
Cui Yu Soccerball shade.svg51' Report Soccerball shade.svg15' Chen Zewen
Soccerball shade.svg82' Zhang Hongbin
Referee: Hei Xiaohu

Second leg

Qingdao Hainiu 4 - 0 Meixian Hakka
Wang Xuanhong Soccerball shade.svg22', 87'
Li Kai Soccerball shade.svg31', 49'		 Report
Referee: Li Haihe
Shenzhen Fengpeng 3 - 0
Awarded		 Qinghai Senke
Tang Miao Soccerball shade.svg24'
Cai Xi Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg9' Cui Yu
Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg Liu Cheng
Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg 60' Cui Yu
Red card.svg 61' Wang Chi
Red card.svg 66' Song Chen
Red card.svg 66' Huang Chao
Referee: Chen Gang

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Shenzhen Fengpeng 2 - 3 Qingdao Hainiu 2 - 20 - 1
Hebei Zhongji 2 - 1 Shandong Tengding 2 - 00 - 1

First leg

Second leg

Third-Place Match

Final Match

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTotal
1
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Chen Hebei Zhongji
9
2
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Dong Shandong Tengding
8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Zhilin Meizhou Kejia
8
4
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Jian Qingdao Hainiu
7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xuanhong Qingdao Hainiu
7
6
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Kai Qingdao Hainiu
6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Hongbin Shenzhen Fengpeng
6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yihai Qinghai Senke
6
9
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Weichao Meizhou Kejia
5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pan Jia Meizhou Kejia
5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Dingmao Hebei Zhongji
5

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  5. ↑ Due to Qinghai Senke less than 7 players, this match has been finished at the 66th minute when Shenzhen led 2-1.