Season 2013 Top goalscorer Yang Chen(9 goals) Goals scored 275 | Dates 4 May 2013 – 3 Nov 2013 Location China Matches played 112 | |
Promoted Qingdao HainiuHebei Zhongji Biggest away win Liaoning Youth 0-9 Hebei Zhongji(Sept. 22nd, 2013)(9 goals) People also search for 2012 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.
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Promotion and relegation
Guizhou Zhicheng as the 2012 season champion and Hubei Huakaier 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.
North Group
Hohhot Dongjin relocated to Benxi during the season (in July 2013) and changed its name back to Shenyang Dongjin.
South Group
Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant relocated to Mei County in December 12, 2012 and changed its name to Meixian Super-X.
Kunming Ruilong relocated to Dali and changed its name to Dali Travel Ruilong.
New entries
There are six new teams participating in 2013 China League Two. They are Gansu Aoxin, Liaoning Youth, Qingdao Hainiu, Shandong Tengding, Lijiang Jiayunhao and Meizhou Kejia.
North Group
Updated to games played on Sept. 22nd, 2013.
Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted to CL1; (Q) = Qualified for Play-off.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
South Group
Updated to games played on Sept. 23rd, 2013.
Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted to CL1; (Q) = Qualified for Play-off.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
North Group
Updated to games played on Sept. 22nd, 2013.
Source: China League Two Results on 7m.cn (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
South Group
Updated to games played on Sept. 23rd, 2013.
Source: China League Two Results on 7m.cn (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.