2012 China League Two
Season | 2012 |
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Champions | Guizhou Zhicheng |
Promoted | Guizhou Zhicheng Hubei China-Kyle |
Matches played | 327 |
Goals scored | 858 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | (18 Goals) |
Biggest home win | Shandong Youth 9-0 (North, May 22nd, 2012) 9-0 (North, Jul. 22nd, 2012) (9 goals) |
Biggest away win | Sichuan University 0-5 Dongguan Nancheng (South, Aug. 14th, 2012) (5 goals) |
Highest scoring | Shandong Youth 9-0 (North, May 22nd, 2012) 9-0 (North, Jul. 22nd, 2012) Hubei China-Kyle 3-6 Guizhou Zhicheng (South, Aug. 14th, 2012) (9 goals) |
Longest winning run | Hebei Zhongji (9 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Hebei Zhongji (22 matches) |
Longest winless run | (24 matches) |
Longest losing run | (10 matches) |
← 2011 2013 → |
The 2012 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season is the 23rd season since its establishment in 1989. It is divided into two groups, North and South. There are total 26 teams participating in the league with 13 teams in each 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 April 20 and end on September 28. The Play-off Stage is a two-legged elimination. It will start in October. At the end of the season, the two finalists of the Play-off will qualify for promotion to 2013 China League One.
Team Changes[]
Promotion and relegation[]
Harbin Songbei Yiteng as the 2011 season champion and Chongqing F.C. as runner-up earned promotion to the 2012 China League One. The 3rd-placed team Fujian Smart Hero was also promoted to 2012 China League One after winning the play-off match against Guizhou Zhicheng, who finished in last place in the 2011 China League One.
Guizhou Zhicheng were relegated from 2011 China League One to 2012 China League Two South Group as the last placed team after losing the play-off match against the 3rd-placed team of 2011 China League Two Fujian Smart Hero.
Name Changes[]
North Group[]
Hebei Yilin Shanzhuang changed back to Hebei Zhongji due to losing sponsor name.
South Group[]
Dongguan Topship Chemical changed name to Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant. Guangdong Minmetals lost sponsor name and changed name to . Guizhou Zhicheng Toro lost sponsor name and changed name to Guizhou Zhicheng. Sichuan Dujiangyan Symbol relocated to Xi'an in January 2012 and changed name to .
New entries[]
There are 15 new teams participating in 2012 China League Two. They are Beijing Youth, Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao,[1] Beijing Yitong Kuche, Hebei Youth, Jiangsu Hohai University, Qinghai Senke,[2] Shaanxi Laochenggen, Shanxi Jiayi,[3] Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia,[4] Chongqing Youth, Hubei China-Kyle,[5] Jiangxi Liansheng,[6] Kunming Ruilong,[7] Shenzhen Fengpeng[8] and Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery.[9]
- Tianjin Locomotive did not participate in 2011 China League Two. They had participated in 2010 China League Two North Group and qualified for the Play-off First Round as the 3rd-placed team in the group. However they were defeated by Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. in the Play-off First Round and failed to gain promotion to 2011 China League One.
Clubs[]
Groups | Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2011 season |
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North | ![]() |
Beijing | Shijingshan Stadium | 20,000 | ||
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Beijing | 5,000 | ||||
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Beijing | Beijing Fengtai Stadium | 31,043 | |||
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Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | |||
Hebei Zhongji | ![]() |
Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | North 5th | |
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Xining | North 8th | ||||
Qinghai Senke | ![]() |
Xining | CAFL 11th | |||
Shandong Youth | ![]() |
Weifang | 4,000 | North 3rd | ||
Shanxi Jiayi | ![]() |
Taiyuan | (Round 14-19) |
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Shaanxi Laochenggen | ![]() |
Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 50,100 | North 6th | |
Shanghai Zobon | ![]() |
Shanghai | Jinshan Sports Centre | 30,000 | South 5th | |
Tianjin Locomotive | ![]() |
Tianjin | Tianjin Locomotive Stadium | 12,000 | ||
Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia | ![]() |
Ürümqi | Xinjiang Sports Centre | 50,000 | ||
South | ![]() |
Chongqing | 20,000 | |||
Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant | ![]() |
Dongguan Meizhou |
Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium (Round 16-26) |
20,000 20,000 |
South 4th | |
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Foshan | Century Lotus Stadium | 36,686 | South 7th | ||
Guizhou Zhicheng R | ![]() |
Guiyang | Guizhou Provincial Stadium | 18,000 | CL1, 14th | |
Hubei China-Kyle | ![]() |
Huangshi Jingmen |
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15,000 4,000 |
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Wuhan | South 10th | ||||
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Nanjing | |||||
Jiangxi Liansheng | ![]() |
Nanchang | Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center | 50,000 | CAFL 2nd | |
Kunming Ruilong | ![]() |
Kunming | 20,000 | |||
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Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 50,100 | South 3rd | ||
Shenzhen Fengpeng | ![]() |
Shenzhen | 15,942 | |||
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Shenzhen | Shenzhen Stadium | 32,500 | |||
Sichuan University | ![]() |
Dujiangyan | 12,700 | South 11th |
Group Stage Standings[]
North Group[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hebei Zhongji (Q) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 59 | Qualification for Play-offs |
2 | Qinghai Senke (Q) | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 52 | |
3 | (Q) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 50 | |
4 | Shaanxi Laochenggen (Q) | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 42 | |
5 | Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 41 | |
6 | Shanghai Zobon | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 | |
7 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 35 | ||
8 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 29 | ||
9 | Shanxi Jiayi | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 28 | |
10 | Shandong Youth | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 22 | |
11 | Jingtie Locomotive | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 17 | |
12 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 13 | ||
13 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 95 | −85 | 3 |
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
South Group[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guizhou Zhicheng (C, Q, P) | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 54 | Qualification for Play-offs |
2 | Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q) | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 47 | |
3 | Kunming Ruilong (Q) | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 46 | |
4 | Hubei China-Kyle (Q, P) | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 44 | |
5 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 42 | ||
6 | Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 40 | |
7 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 35 | ||
8 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 30 | |
9 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 28 | ||
10 | Sichuan University | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 19 | |
11 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 18 | ||
12 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 14 | ||
13 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 13 |
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
Group Stage Results[]
North Group[]
South Group[]
Play-offs[]
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hebei Zhongji | 1 - 1 | Hubei China-Kyle | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 |
Shenzhen Fengpeng | 3 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | |
Guizhou Zhicheng | 2 - 0 | Shaanxi Laochenggen | 0 - 0 | 2 - 0 |
Qinghai Senke | 3 - 2 | Kunming Ruilong | 1 - 2 | 2 - 0 |
First leg[]
Shaanxi Laochenggen | 0 - 0 | Guizhou Zhicheng |
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Report (in Chinese) |
Kunming Ruilong | 2 - 1 | Qinghai Senke |
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Wang Jianwen ![]() Ma Sai ![]() |
Report (in Chinese) | ![]() |
Second leg[]
Hebei Zhongji | 1 - 1 | Hubei China-Kyle |
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Report (in Chinese) | ![]() |
Shenzhen Fengpeng | 2 - 1 | |
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Li Yingjian ![]() ![]() |
Report (in Chinese) | ![]() |
Guizhou Zhicheng | 2 - 0 | Shaanxi Laochenggen |
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Report (in Chinese) |
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hubei China-Kyle | 2 - 1 | Shenzhen Fengpeng | 0 - 1 | 2 - 0 |
Guizhou Zhicheng | 4 - 3 | Qinghai Senke | 2 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
First leg[]
Qinghai Senke | 2 - 2 | Guizhou Zhicheng |
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Xu Yihai ![]() Teng Bin ![]() |
Report(in Chinese) | ![]() ![]() |
Second leg[]
Hubei China-Kyle | 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Shenzhen Fengpeng |
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Tong Xiaoxing ![]() Dong Zhiyuan ![]() |
Report(in Chinese) |
Guizhou Zhicheng | 2 - 1 | Qinghai Senke |
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Chen Xiao ![]() Ilhamjan Iminjan ![]() |
Report(in Chinese) | ![]() |
Third-place play-off[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shenzhen Fengpeng | 4 - 2 | Qinghai Senke | 3 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
First leg[]
Second leg[]
Qinghai Senke | 2 - 1 | Shenzhen Fengpeng |
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Shi Jun ![]() Xu Yihai ![]() |
Report(in Chinese) | ![]() |
Final[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hubei China-Kyle | 1 - 2 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
First leg[]
Second leg[]
Guizhou Zhicheng | 2 - 0 | Hubei China-Kyle |
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Ilhamjan Iminjan ![]() Jiang Liang ![]() |
Report(in Chinese) |
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Guizhou Zhicheng | 15 | |
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Qinghai Senke | ||
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Qinghai Senke | ||
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Guizhou Zhicheng | 12 | |
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Shanxi Jiayi | ||
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Beijing Youth | 10 | |
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Jiangxi Liansheng | 9 | |
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Dongguan Nancheng | ||
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Shaanxi Laochenggen |
League Attendance[]
North Group[]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia | 172,763 | 45,000 | 12,000 | 28,794 | n/a |
2 | Hebei Zhongji | 28,700 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 4,783 | n/a |
3 | Shaanxi Laochenggen | 21,720 | 5,000 | 800 | 3,620 | n/a |
4 | 9,268 | 5,500 | 500 | 1,324 | n/a | |
5 | Qinghai Senke | 7,880 | 1,800 | 1,000 | 1,313 | n/a |
6 | Shanxi Jiayi | 7,150 | 2,500 | 200 | 715 | n/a |
7 | Shandong Youth | 3,333 | 1,000 | 200 | 476 | n/a |
8 | 3,110 | 1,500 | 100 | 346 | n/a | |
9 | 2,427 | 1,200 | 150 | 405 | n/a | |
10 | 1,733 | 430 | 0 | 217 | n/a | |
11 | 805 | 192 | 0 | 134 | n/a | |
12 | Shanghai Zobon | 785 | 200 | 185 | 196 | n/a |
13 | Jingtie Locomotive | 715 | 200 | 30 | 89 | n/a |
League total | 260,389 | 45,000 | 0 | 2,926 | n/a |
Updated to games played on Sept. 2nd, 2012 (Round 21)
Source: China League Two bulletin data (in Chinese)
There is no attendance data for Round 1, 2, 8, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23 and 24.
South Group[]
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 24,517 | 3,670 | 1,003 | 2,229 | n/a |
2 | 19,159 | 4,186 | 400 | 2,395 | n/a | |
3 | Hubei China-Kyle | 18,095 | 3,000 | 368 | 1,645 | n/a |
4 | Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant | 16,373 | 5,630 | 112 | 1,488 | n/a |
5 | Shenzhen Fengpeng | 9,786 | 1,980 | 131 | 890 | n/a |
6 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 8,505 | 5,225 | 150 | 1,063 | n/a |
7 | Kunming Ruilong | 7,305 | 3,000 | 200 | 913 | n/a |
8 | 7,032 | 3,615 | 100 | 781 | n/a | |
9 | 4,990 | 2,200 | 0 | 499 | n/a | |
10 | Sichuan University | 3,849 | 500 | 50 | 321 | n/a |
11 | 2,246 | 500 | 100 | 250 | n/a | |
12 | 1,701 | 500 | 50 | 155 | n/a | |
13 | 1,361 | 500 | 0 | 124 | n/a | |
League total | 124,919 | 5,630 | 0 | 961 | n/a |
Updated to games played on Sept. 19th, 2012 (Round 24)
Source: China League Two bulletin data (in Chinese)
There is no attendance data for Round 13 and 23.
References[]
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- ^ 山西嘉怡足球俱樂部在並成立 Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- ^ 新疆"西域·君悅海棠"男子足球隊簽字儀式在烏魯木齊舉行 Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- ^ 湖北球迷赴黃石探營新鄂軍 華凱爾力爭2012衝甲(in Chinese)
- ^ 衡源雖走火種不滅 九江聯盛扛起江西職業足球大旗(in Chinese)
- ^ 銳龍足球俱樂部挂牌成立 昆明職業足球重振旗鼓(in Chinese)
- ^ 深圳風鵬完成在中國足協註冊 全力備戰中乙聯賽(in Chinese)
- ^ 深圳名博足球俱樂部成立 征戰乙級聯賽門票免費(in Chinese)
External links[]
- Official site (in Chinese)
- News and results at Sohu.com (in Chinese)
- 2012 in Chinese football leagues
- China League Two seasons