The Chinese Football League 2 (), or China League Two, is the third-tier association football league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association and operated by the Chinese Professional Football League (CFL). Above League Two are China League One and the Chinese Super League.
The league below China League Two is the Chinese Champions League.
There are two groups in League Two, northern and southern. The top four teams from each group enter the promotion play-off after each regular season. Harbin Songbei Yiteng and Chongqing F.C. reached promotion play-off final in 2011 and the two clubs were promoted to League One. In 2011, China League Two 3rd-placed team faced 2011 China League One last-placed team for a play-off match. Fujian Smart Hero which was the 3rd-placed team of 2011 China League Two has won this match against the 2011 China League One last-placed team Guizhou Zhicheng and earned a spot in the 2012 China League One.
History The Chinese Football Association League 2 (abbreviation: China League 2) is the third level of the Chinese Football Professional League organized by the Chinese Football Association, after the Chinese Football Association Super League, before the Chinese Football Association B League, formerly known as the China Football League B.
In 1987, due to the year of the National Games and the national team's impact on the Olympic Games, the Chinese Football Association tried to divide the national football league into A and B groups, and in 1989 the A and B leagues were officially established, in 1994 the 1 and 2 leagues were professionalized, and in 2004 the A and B leagues were reorganized into the China League 1 League.
In 2022, the policy will change, and the Chinese Super League and China League One will implement a "3 up, 3 down" policy in the 3 seasons. Rules: 16th, 17th and 18th places in the Chinese Super League are directly relegated to the Chinese League One, while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the Chinese League One are directly promoted to the Chinese Super League. This didn't apply to China League One and League Two, however.
Current clubs ClubHome CityStadiumCapacitySeasons in League TwoSpell in level 3Head coachClub nameName in ChineseBeijing Institute of Technology北京理工BeijingBIT Eastern Athletic Field5,0002006, 2016 to 2020, 2023 to 2025from 2023 Yu FeiChangchun Xidu长春喜都Changchunfrom 2025 Li BinChengdu Rongcheng B成都蓉城BChengdufrom 2025 Xu JianyeGanzhou Ruishi赣州瑞狮DingnanDingnan Youth Football Training Center12,0002022 to 2025from 2022 Dragan StančićGuangdong Mingtu广东铭途GuangzhouZhaoqing New District Sports Center Stadium20,0002025from 2025 Tsutomu Takahata Guangxi Hengchen广西恒宸NanningGuangxi Sports Center60,0002024 to 2025from 2024 Liu JunweiGuangxi Lanhang广西蓝航LaibinBaise Sports Center Stadium20,0002023 to 2025from 2023 Gong LeiGuangzhou Dandelion Alpha广州蒲公英GuangzhouZengcheng Stadium12,0002025from 2025 Tan EndeGuizhou Guiyang Athletic贵州贵阳竞技GuiyangGuiyang Olympic Sports Center51,6362025from 2025 Zhu JiongHangzhou Linping Wuyue杭州临平吴越HangzhouLinping Sports Centre Stadium10,2002024 to 2025from 2024 Xu LeiHubei Istar湖北青年星WuhanXinhua Road Sports Center22,1372019 to 2025from 2019 Gao FengJiangxi Lushan江西庐山RuichangRuichang Sports Park Stadium13,1882012 to 2014, 2016 to 2019, 2025from 2025 Wang BoKunming City昆明城星Kunming2022 to 2025from 2022 Michael WeißLanzhou Longyuan Athletic兰州陇原竞技LanzhouLanzhou Olympic Center Stadium60,0002024 to 2025from 2024 Shin Hong-giNantong Haimen Codion南通海门珂缔缘NantongHaimen Sports Centre15,0002022 to 2025from 2022 Lu QiangQuanzhou Yassin泉州亚新JinjiangJinjiang Football Training Center8,0002021 to 2025from 2021 Yang XiaoqiShandong Taishan B山东泰山BJinanZoucheng Sports Centre Stadium 30,000 2024 to 2025from 2024 Han PengShanghai Port B上海海港BShanghaiJinshan Sports Centre30,0002024 to 2025from 2024 Chen XufengShanxi Chongde Ronghai山西崇德荣海Taiyuan2024 to 2025from 2024 Yu MingShenzhen 2028深圳二零二八Shenzhen2025from 2025 Wang BaoshanTai'an Tiankuang泰安天贶Tai'anTaishan Stadium32,0002022 to 2025from 2024 Yuan WeiweiWenzhou Professional温州职业WenzhouWenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium50,0002021 to 2025from 2021 Carlos LeonelWuhan Three Towns B武汉三镇BWuhan2025from 2025 Jiang KunWuxi Wugo无锡吴钩WuxiWuxi Sports Center28,0002021 to 2022, 2025from 2025 Kim Bong-gil
Former clubs