The 2021 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 32nd season since its establishment in 1989.
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Ahead of the 2021 season, the Chinese Football Association ordered all clubs to eliminate any corporate references in their names. [2]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Xiamen Egret Island | Yang Lin | Mutual consent | 31 January 2021 | Pre-season | Zang Haili | 1 February 2021 |
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Han Zhenyuan | Mutual consent | 26 April 2021 | Yang Lin | 26 April 2021 | |
Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Nahum Mingol Ribes | Mutual consent | June 2021 | 1st, Group C | Wang Hongliang | June 2021 |
Xi'an Wolves | Tang Xiaofei | Mutual consent | June/July 2021 | 2nd, Group A | Wang Bo | June/July 2021 |
Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Shi Jun (caretaker) | Signed by Hebei Kungfu as player | 2 July 2021 | 8th, Group B | Cui Yan | 2 July 2021 |
Hubei Istar | Chen Fangping | Mutual consent | July 2021 | 8th, Group A | Zhou Rui | July 2021 |
Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Cui Yan | Mutual consent | 8th, Group B | He Yunqun (caretaker) | ||
Hubei Istar | Zhou Rui | Mutual consent | Gao Feng (caretaker) | |||
Qingdao Red Lions | Raul Cañete Lozano | Mutual consent | 5 November 2021 | 6th, Group E | Li Yinan (caretaker) | 5 November 2021 [14] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shanxi Longjin | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 32 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
2 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 28 | |
3 | Hebei Kungfu | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 26 | |
4 | Xi'an Wolves | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
5 | Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 18 | |
6 | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Dandong Tengyue | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
8 | Hubei Istar | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 4 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification for Promotion stage | |
Qualification for Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
2 | Dongguan United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 25 | |
3 | Yichun Grand Tiger | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 22 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
4 | Hebei Zhuoao | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
5 | China U-20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
6 | Wuxi Wugou | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | |
7 | Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 10 | |
8 | Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 4 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification for Promotion stage | |
Qualification for Relegation stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 29 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
2 | Xiamen Egret Island | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 28 | |
3 | Qingdao Youth Island | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | |
4 | Sichuan Minzu | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
5 | Quanzhou Yassin | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
6 | Qingdao Red Lions | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 15 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
7 | Hunan Billows | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 15 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
8 | Yanbian Longding | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 4 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification for Promotion stage | |
Qualification for Relegation stage |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | Qingdao Youth Island | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
2 | A | Hebei Kungfu | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 26 | |
3 | B | Yichun Grand Tiger | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Qingdao Hainiu (C, P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 30 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Hebei Kungfu (P) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 29 | |
3 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (O, P) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
4 | Qingdao Youth Island (O, P) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | |
5 | Xiamen Egret Island (R, R) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 16 | Dissolved after season |
6 | Shanxi Longjin (D) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 13 | |
7 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong (P) | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 10 | Promotion to League One |
8 | Dongguan United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 5 |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Promotion to League One | |
Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
Both Qingdao Youth Island and Guangxi Pingguo Haliao won their respective playoff matches against China League One opponents, and were promoted.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wuxi Wugou | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 17 | |
2 | China U-20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Hubei Istar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Yichun Grand Tiger | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | Sichuan Minzu (R, R, R) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | Dissolved after season |
6 | Dandong Tengyue | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 | |
7 | Qingdao Red Lions (O) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
8 | Shaanxi Warriors Beyond (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | Relegation to CMCL |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification for relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to CMCL |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hebei Zhuoao (D, R) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Dissolved after season |
2 | Yanbian Longding | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | |
3 | Xi'an Wolves (R, D) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Dissolved after season |
4 | Hunan Billows | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Kunming Zheng He Shipman (D, R) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | Dissolved after season |
6 | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
7 | Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia (D) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Dissolved after season |
8 | Quanzhou Yassin (T) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to CMCL and a repêchage. |
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
Qualification for relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to CMCL |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Zibo Qisheng | 2–4 | Qingdao Red Lions | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 1–3 | Hubei Huachuang | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Qingdao Red Lions | 2–1 | Zibo Qisheng |
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Qingdao Red Lions won 4–2 on aggregate.
Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 1–2 | Hubei Huachuang |
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Hubei Huachuang won 3–1 on aggregate.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Geng Taili | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Dandong Tengyue | 5–1 (A) | 2 July 2021 |
Yan Hao | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | Hubei Istar | 3–0 (H) | 3 July 2021 |
Lin Zefeng | Shanxi Longjin | Dandong Tengyue | 4–0 (H) | 17 July 2021 |
Li Biao | Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Xi'an Wolves | 4–2 (H) | 4 November 2021 |
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