The 2014 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 25th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. There were 17 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 9 teams in South Group. The league was made up of two stages, the group stage and the play-off. The group stage was a double round-robin format. Each team in the group played the other teams twice, home and away. It started on April 26 and ended on September 13. The play-off stage was a two-legged elimination. It started on September 27. At the end of the season, the two finalists of the play-off qualified for promotion to 2015 China League One.
Team changes
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted to 2014 China League One Qingdao Hainiu Hebei Zhongji
Teams relegated from 2013 China League One Guizhou Zhicheng
Dissolved entries Chongqing F.C. Gansu Aoxin Dali Ruilong Liaoning Youth Qinghai Senke Shaanxi Laochenggen Shenzhen Fengpeng
New entries Dalian Transcendence 大连超越下赛季战中乙 Fujian Broncos 泉州超越足球队 名气最大的是教练 Hebei Elite 河北精英巴西归来备战中乙 Nanjing Qianbao 钱宝俱乐部携手米卢 打造南京形象 Pu'er Wanhao 第三个中乙火枪手名叫普洱万豪 Sichuan Leaders 四川力达士投1500万力争冲甲 Sichuan Longfor 四川隆发足球俱乐部正式挂牌 Yinchuan Helanshan 宁夏贺兰山足球俱乐部正式亮相
Name changes Shanxi Jiayi changed its name to Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi in January 2014.山西嘉怡足球俱乐部有限公司变更公告
Clubs Groups Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2013 seasonNorth Dalian Transcendence Liu Zhongchang Dalian Jinzhou Stadium 30,776 New Hebei Elite Sui Mingyun Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium 33,572 New Tianjin Huochetou Su Wei Tianjin Tianjin Huochetou Stadium 12,000 North, 6th Nanjing Qianbao Zhao Faqing Nanjing (playing in Huai'an) Huai'an Sports Center Stadium 30,000 New Shandong Tengding Luo Dengren Tengzhou (playing in Zibo) Qi Capital Culture Sports City Stadium 17,000 CL2, 4th Shenyang Dongjin Yang Yumin Shenyang Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium 5,000 North, 5th Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi Wang Bo Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium 62,000 - Yinchuan Helanshan Abraham García Yinchuan Helan Mountain Stadium 39,872 NewSouth Fujian Broncos Zhang Yuning Quanzhou (playing in Jinjiang) Jinjiang Sports Center Stadium 15,000 New Guizhou Zhicheng R Zhang Jun Guiyang Guizhou Provincial Stadium 18,000 CL1, 16th Jiangxi Liansheng Li Xiao Nanchang Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 South, 5th Lijiang Jiayunhao Li Hu Lijiang Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium 20,000 South, 3rd Meixian Hakka Tomoo Tsukoshi Meizhou Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium 20,221 South, 4th Meizhou Kejia Cao Yang Wuhua Wuhua County Stadium 6,800 South, 1st Pu'er Wanhao Zhang Biao Pu'er (playing in Mengzi and Kunming) Honghe University StadiumHongta Sport Center #4 Field 5,000 New Sichuan Leaders Hu Yijun Chengdu (playing in Dujiangyan) Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium 12,700 New Sichuan Longfor Jia Jin Santai Santai County Stadium 8,000 New
Clubs Locations
Group stage standings
North Group
South Group
Group stage results
North Group
South Group
Play-offs Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Third-Place Match
Final Match
Top scorers RankPlayerClubTotal Ye ChuguiMeixian Hakka Jiang ZhongxiaoMeizhou Kejia Wang YunlongJiangxi Liansheng Ma XiaoleiMeizhou Kejia Shi LiangMeizhou Kejia Han JiabaoDalian Transcendence Ilhamjan IminjanGuizhou Zhicheng Li YingjianGuizhou Zhicheng Du WenxiangDalian Transcendence Ouyang XueGuizhou Zhicheng Qu ChengJiangxi Liansheng Gao ZhilinMeizhou Kejia Zhang XingboTaiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi
References
External links Official site News and results at Sohu.com