2012 China League Two

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China League Two
Season2012
ChampionsGuizhou Zhicheng
PromotedGuizhou Zhicheng
Hubei China-Kyle
Matches played327
Goals scored858 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer
(18 Goals)
Biggest home winShandong Youth 9-0
(North, May 22nd, 2012)
9-0
(North, Jul. 22nd, 2012)
(9 goals)
Biggest away winSichuan University 0-5 Dongguan Nancheng
(South, Aug. 14th, 2012)
(5 goals)
Highest scoringShandong 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 runHebei Zhongji
(9 matches)
Longest unbeaten runHebei 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
North China Beijing Shijingshan Stadium 20,000
China Beijing 5,000
China Beijing Beijing Fengtai Stadium 31,043
China Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000
Hebei Zhongji Canada Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 North 5th
China Xining North 8th
Qinghai Senke China Xining CAFL 11th
Shandong Youth China Weifang 4,000 North 3rd
Shanxi Jiayi China Taiyuan

(Round 14-19)
Shaanxi Laochenggen China Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100 North 6th
Shanghai Zobon China Cheng Yaodong Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre 30,000 South 5th
Tianjin Locomotive China Tianjin Tianjin Locomotive Stadium 12,000
Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia Kazakhstan Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000
South China Chongqing 20,000
Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant Croatia Goran Paulic Dongguan
Meizhou
Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium (Round 16-26) 		20,000
20,000 		South 4th
China Guo Yijun Foshan Century Lotus Stadium 36,686 South 7th
Guizhou Zhicheng R China Liu Zhicai Guiyang Guizhou Provincial Stadium 18,000 CL1, 14th
Hubei China-Kyle China Huangshi
Jingmen
(Round 24) 		15,000
4,000
China Wuhan South 10th
China Nanjing
Jiangxi Liansheng China Nanchang Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 CAFL 2nd
Kunming Ruilong China Kunming 20,000
China Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100 South 3rd
Shenzhen Fengpeng China Shenzhen 15,942
China Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 32,500
Sichuan University China Dujiangyan 12,700 South 11th

Group Stage Standings[]

North Group[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 28, 2012. Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 28, 2012. Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (in Chinese)
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[]

Home \ Away HBZ QHS SDY SXJ SXL SHZ JTL XJB
4–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 8–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 CXL[a] 1–2
0–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 9–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0
0–1 2–1 6–0 0–4 5–1 0–0 6–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–0
1–4 1–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2
Hebei Zhongji 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
1–3 0–4 0–3 0–0 1–4 0–3 1–4 3–5 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1
Qinghai Senke 1–1 4–0 1–1 4–3 1–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 5–3
Shandong Youth 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 9–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 2–1
Shanxi Jiayi 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–3 6–0 2–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Shaanxi Laochenggen 1–2 1–0 1–0 6–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–1
Shanghai Zobon 2–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 8–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–1
Jingtie Locomotive 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia 3–5[b] 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 28th, 2012. Source: China League Two Results (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ This match had been canceled.
  2. ^ This match was held in Shijingshan Stadium.

South Group[]

Home \ Away DG GZZ HBC JX KMR SZF SC
0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–0
Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 5–3 0–1 1–1 2–0
3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–2
Guizhou Zhicheng 0–1 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 3–0 4–1
Hubei China-Kyle 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–6 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1
1–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0
1–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–2
Jiangxi Liansheng 2–2 4–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2
Kunming Ruilong 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
4–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 5–0 5–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 0–1
Shenzhen Fengpeng 3–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–0
1–0 0–3[a] 3–1 1–3 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–5 2–1 0–1
Sichuan University 1–0 0–5 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–4 2–3 1–3 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on Sept. 28th, 2012. Source: China League Two Results (in Chinese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ This match was held in Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium.

Play-offs[]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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[]

Hubei China-Kyle0 - 0Hebei Zhongji
Report (in Chinese)
1 - 1Shenzhen Fengpeng
Yu Shuai Goal 23' Report (in Chinese) Goal 55' Yang Jian
Shaanxi Laochenggen0 - 0Guizhou Zhicheng
Report (in Chinese)
Kunming Ruilong2 - 1Qinghai Senke
Wang Jianwen Goal 62'
Ma Sai Goal 68' (pen.)		 Report (in Chinese) Goal 72' (o.g.)
#4 Field, Kunming

Second leg[]

Hebei Zhongji1 - 1Hubei China-Kyle
Goal 90' Report (in Chinese) Goal 87'
Shenzhen Fengpeng2 - 1
Li Yingjian Goal 22'
Goal 74'		 Report (in Chinese) Goal 11' Wu Hao
Qinghai Senke2 - 0Kunming Ruilong
Goal 63'
Teng Bin Goal 75'		 Report (in Chinese)
Guizhou Zhicheng2 - 0Shaanxi Laochenggen
Goal 65'
Jiang Liang Goal 90'		 Report (in Chinese)

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hubei China-Kyle 2 - 1 Shenzhen Fengpeng 0 - 1 2 - 0
Guizhou Zhicheng 4 - 3 Qinghai Senke 2 - 2 2 - 1

First leg[]

Shenzhen Fengpeng1 - 0Hubei China-Kyle
Goal 58' Report(in Chinese)
Qinghai Senke2 - 2Guizhou Zhicheng
Xu Yihai Goal 15'
Teng BinGoal ?' (pen.)		 Report(in Chinese) Goal 50' Jiang Liang
Goal 65' Tang Yuan

Second leg[]

Hubei China-Kyle2 - 0 (a.e.t.)Shenzhen Fengpeng
Tong Xiaoxing Goal 90+4'
Dong Zhiyuan Goal 115'		 Report(in Chinese)
Referee: Ma Li
Guizhou Zhicheng2 - 1Qinghai Senke
Chen Xiao Goal 75'
Ilhamjan Iminjan Goal 90+3'		 Report(in Chinese) Goal 60'

Third-place play-off[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shenzhen Fengpeng 4 - 2 Qinghai Senke 3 - 0 1 - 2

First leg[]

Shenzhen Fengpeng3 - 0Qinghai Senke
Wu Lei Goal 30', 35'
Di You Goal 49' (pen.)		 Report(in Chinese)

Second leg[]

Qinghai Senke2 - 1Shenzhen Fengpeng
Shi Jun Goal 40' (pen.)
Xu Yihai Goal 80'		 Report(in Chinese) Goal 76' Liu Xi

Final[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hubei China-Kyle 1 - 2 Guizhou Zhicheng 1 - 0 0 - 2

First leg[]

Hubei China-Kyle1 - 0Guizhou Zhicheng
Goal 39' Report(in Chinese)

Second leg[]

Guizhou Zhicheng2 - 0Hubei China-Kyle
Ilhamjan Iminjan Goal 50'
Jiang Liang Goal 68'		 Report(in Chinese)

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1
 China
18
2
 China Fan Yunlong Guizhou Zhicheng 15
China Xu Yihai Qinghai Senke
4
 China Teng Bin Qinghai Senke
13
5
 China Ilhamjan Iminjan Guizhou Zhicheng 12
China
7
 China Wu Dingmao Shanxi Jiayi
11
8
 China Beijing Youth 10
China Wang Shangyuan
10
 China Xu Xin Jiangxi Liansheng 9
China Yang Chaosheng Dongguan Nancheng
China Shaanxi Laochenggen

League Attendance[]

North Group[]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
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
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[]

  1. ^ 高中生將建隊參加中乙 5年內衝甲未來集體升學(in Chinese)
  2. ^ 青海省足壇再添新丁 森科高調目標衝擊甲級聯賽(in Chinese)
  3. ^ 山西嘉怡足球俱樂部在並成立 Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 湖北球迷赴黃石探營新鄂軍 華凱爾力爭2012衝甲(in Chinese)
  6. ^ 衡源雖走火種不滅 九江聯盛扛起江西職業足球大旗(in Chinese)
  7. ^ 銳龍足球俱樂部挂牌成立 昆明職業足球重振旗鼓(in Chinese)
  8. ^ 深圳風鵬完成在中國足協註冊 全力備戰中乙聯賽(in Chinese)
  9. ^ 深圳名博足球俱樂部成立 征戰乙級聯賽門票免費(in Chinese)

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