2018 China League Two

The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group.^[1]

China League Two

Season	2018
Champions	Sichuan Longfor
Promoted	Sichuan Longfor Nantong Zhiyun Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
Matches played	377
Goals scored	964 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Wang Feike (15 goals)
Biggest home win	Sichuan Longfor 9–0 Shanghai Sunfun (25 August 2018)
Biggest away win	Yanbian Beiguo 0–5 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (6 May 2018) Shanghai Sunfun 1–6 Sichuan Longfor (19 May 2018) Shanghai Sunfun 1–6 Hunan Billows (1 September 2018)
Highest scoring	Sichuan Longfor 9–0 Shanghai Sunfun (25 August 2018)
Longest winning run	16 matches Sichuan Longfor
Longest unbeaten run	24 matches Sichuan Longfor
Longest winless run	12 matches Baotou Nanjiao Yunnan Flying Tigers
Longest losing run	12 matches Baotou Nanjiao
← 2017 2019 →

On 11 July 2018, Anhui Hefei Guiguan and Shenyang Dongjin failed to register for the rest of the season due to salary arrears.^[2]

Team changes

To League Two Teams relegated from 2017 China League One[3] Baoding Yingli ETS Yunnan Lijiang Teams promoted from 2017 China Amateur Football League[4] Zibo Sunday Anhui Hefei Guiguan Yanbian Beiguo Fujian Tianxin Shenzhen Pengcheng Sichuan Jiuniu

From League Two Teams promoted to 2018 China League One[5] Heilongjiang Lava Spring Meixian Techand Team withdrawal Chengdu Qbao Shanghai JuJu Sports

Name changes

• Yunnan Lijiang F.C. changed their name to Yunnan Flying Tigers in January 2018.^[6]

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Groups	Club	Head Coach	City	Stadium	Capacity	2017 season
North	Baoding Yingli ETS R	Han Yalin	Baoding	Hebei University Stadium	20,000	CL1, 15th
	Yinchuan Helanshan	Fan Yuhong	Yinchuan	Helan Mountain Stadium	39,872	3rd
				Wuzhong Yellow River Cultural and Sports Center	N/A
	Qingdao Jonoon	Aleksandar Kristić	Qingdao	Qingdao Tiantai Stadium	20,525	5th
				Jimo Powerise District Sports Center	N/A
	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	Xie Yuxin	Xi'an	Shaanxi Province Stadium	50,000	7th
				Weinan Sports Center Stadium	N/A
	Hebei Elite	Zhang Hui	Qinhuangdao	Chinese Football School Stadium	N/A	9th
	Shenyang Urban	Wang Gang	Shenyang	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium	12,000	12th
	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	Wang Hongwei	Yancheng	Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre	10,000	13th
	Beijing BIT	Asier Eizaguirre	Beijing	BIT Eastern Athletic Field	5,000	15th
	Dalian Boyoung	Jiang Feng	Dalian	Jinzhou Stadium	30,775	17th
	Jilin Baijia	Zoran Kitanoski	Changchun	Development Area Stadium	25,000	20th
				Kalun Lake Stadium	N/A
	Baotou Nanjiao	Branko Božović	Baotou	Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	40,545	23rd
	Shenyang Dongjin	Marjan Živković	Shenyang	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium	12,000	24th
	Zibo Sunday P	Hou Zhiqiang	Zibo	Zibo Sports Center Stadium	45,000	CAL, 1st
	Yanbian Beiguo P	Choi Jin-han	Hunchun	Hunchun People's Stadium	18,900	CAL, 5th
South	Yunnan Flying Tigers R	Huang Yan	Lijiang	Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium	22,400	CL1, 16th
	Shenzhen Ledman	Li Yuanping (caretaker)	Shenzhen	Bao'an Stadium	40,000	4th
	Sichuan Longfor	Li Bing	Dujiangyan	Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium	12,700	6th
	Nantong Zhiyun	Wei Xin	Rugao	Rugao Olympic Sports Center	15,000	8th
	Suzhou Dongwu	Kazuo Uchida	Suzhou	Suzhou Sports Center	35,000	11th
				Changshu Stadium	30,000
	Jiangxi Liansheng	Kazimir Vulić	Ruichang	Ruichang Sports Park Stadium	N/A	14th
	Hunan Billows	Sun Wei	Changsha (playing in Yiyang)	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium	30,000	16th
	Shanghai Sunfun	Zhang Zhigang	Shanghai	Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium	N/A	18th
	Zhenjiang Huasa	Tang Jing	Zhenjiang	Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center	30,000	21st
				Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium	30,000
	Hainan Boying	Guo Yijun (caretaker)	Haikou	Hainan Sport School Stadium	10,000	22nd
	Anhui Hefei Guiguan P	Aleksandar Pantić	Hefei	Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium	60,000	CAL, 2nd
				Anqing Sports Centre	40,000
	Fujian Tianxin P	Zhao Tuqiang	Fuzhou	Fujian Olympic Sports Center Stadium	23,000	CAL, 7th
				Fujian Normal University Sports Center Stadium	20,000
				Haixia Olympic Center Stadium	59,562
	Shenzhen Pengcheng P	Chen Dazhi	Shenzhen	Xixiang Sports Center	3,000	CAL, 8th
	Sichuan Jiuniu P	Dario Dabac	Chengdu	Nanhu Sports Center	20,000	CAL, 11th
				Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium	42,000

Clubs Locations

Baotou Nanjiao

Baoding Yingli ETS

B.I.T

Dalian Boyoung

Hebei Elite

Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli

Jilin Baijia

Qingdao Jonoon

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic

Shenyang Dongjin
Shenyang Urban

Yanbian Beiguo

Yinchuan Helanshan

Zibo Sunday

Anhui Hefei Guiguan

Fujian Tianxin

Hainan Boying

Hunan Billows

Jiangxi Liansheng

Nantong Zhiyun

Shanghai Sunfun

Shenzhen Ledman
Shenzhen Pengcheng

Sichuan Jiuniu

Sichuan Longfor

Suzhou Dongwu

Yunnan Flying Tigers

Zhenjiang Huasa

Location of teams in 2018 China League Two

Managerial changes

Club	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Sichuan Longfor	Manuel Cajuda	14 October 2017[7]	Li Bing	4 December 2017[8]
Yanbian Beiguo	Huang Yong	5 December 2017[9]	Wang Sun-jae	24 January 2018[10]
Hunan Billows	Patrick de Wilde	5 December 2017[11]	Pei Encai	22 February 2018[12]
Yinchuan Helanshan	Sun Wei	11 December 2017[13]	Fan Yuhong	1 January 2018[14]
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	Huang Hongyi	15 December 2017[15]	Zhao Changhong	16 December 2017[16]
Baoding Yingli ETS	Shang Qing (caretaker)	16 December 2017[16]	Han Yalin	10 February 2018[17]
Qingdao Jonoon	Yin Tiesheng	25 December 2017[18]	Goran Stevanović	25 December 2017[19]
Zibo Sunday	Liu Meng	31 December 2017	Hou Zhiqiang	1 January 2018[20]
Hainan Boying	Andoni Bombin Garrido	31 December 2017	Zhang Bing	16 January 2018[21]
Shanghai Sunfun	Cheng Liang	31 December 2017[22]	Teshima Atsushi	25 February 2018[23]
Sichuan Jiuniu	Sun Bowei	31 December 2017	Cheng Liang	31 December 2017[22]
Shenyang Urban	Xiao Zhanbo	31 December 2017	Wang Bo	31 December 2017[24]
Anhui Hefei Guiguan	Darko Nović	31 December 2017	Aleksandar Pantić	16 February 2018[25]
Shenyang Dongjin	Wang Gang	8 March 2018	Marjan Živković	8 March 2018
Zhenjiang Huasa	Li Xiao	12 March 2018	Tang Jing	12 March 2018[26]
Yanbian Beiguo	Wang Sun-jae	7 May 2018[27]	Choi Jin-han	8 May 2018[28]
Yunnan Flying Tigers	Kurt Garger	11 May 2018[29]	Huang Yan	16 May 2018[30]
Hainan Boying	Zhang Bing	23 May 2018	Guo Yijun (caretaker)	23 May 2018[31]
Shanghai Sunfun	Teshima Atsushi	27 May 2018	Zhang Zhigang	27 May 2018[32]
Sichuan Jiuniu	Cheng Liang	30 May 2018[33]	Dario Dabac	7 June 2018[34]
Qingdao Jonoon	Goran Stevanović	14 June 2018[35]	Aleksandar Kristić	14 June 2018[36]
Shenyang Urban	Wang Bo	5 July 2018[37]	Niu Hongli	9 July 2018[38]
Hunan Billows	Pei Encai	7 July 2018	Sun Wei	7 July 2018[39]
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	Zhao Changhong	23 July 2018	Xie Yuxin	23 July 2018[40]
Beijing BIT	Robert Ahufinger	7 August 2018	Asier Eizaguirre	7 August 2018[41]
Shenyang Urban	Niu Hongli	27 August 2018	Wang Gang	27 August 2018[42]
Shenzhen Ledman	Zhang Jun	7 October 2018[43]	Li Yuanping (caretaker)	7 October 2018[43]

League tables

North Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (Q, P)	26	17	2	7	41	20	+21	53	Qualification to Play-offs
2	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (Q)	26	15	7	4	45	20	+25	52[a]
3	Shenyang Urban (Q)	26	16	4	6	51	28	+23	52[a]
4	Qingdao Jonoon (Q)	26	16	3	7	44	23	+21	51
5	Yinchuan Helanshan	26	14	7	5	45	23	+22	49	9th–26th place Play-offs
6	Hebei Elite	26	11	10	5	50	32	+18	43[b]
7	Jilin Baijia	26	13	4	9	41	33	+8	43[b]
8	Baoding Yingli ETS	26	13	3	10	38	30	+8	42
9	Dalian Boyoung	26	12	4	10	34	27	+7	40
10	Zibo Sunday	26	10	5	11	34	31	+3	35
11	Beijing BIT	26	8	2	16	39	50	−11	26
12	Yanbian Beiguo	26	7	3	16	29	49	−20	24
13	Baotou Nanjiao	26	3	0	23	24	68	−44	9
14	Shenyang Dongjin	26	0	0	26	0	81	−81	0	Defunct

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli is ahead of Shenyang Urban on head-to-head points: Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 2–1 Shenyang Urban, Shenyang Urban 1–2 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli.
2. Hebei Elite is ahead of Jilin Baijia on head-to-head points: Hebei Elite 2–1 Jilin Baijia, Jilin Baijia 3–5 Hebei Elite.

South Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sichuan Longfor (Q, C, P)	26	23	3	0	86	10	+76	72	Qualification to Play-offs
2	Nantong Zhiyun (Q, P)	26	18	4	4	55	21	+34	58
3	Fujian Tianxin (Q)	26	12	7	7	33	24	+9	43
4	Shenzhen Ledman (Q)	26	11	8	7	31	26	+5	41
5	Hunan Billows	26	10	10	6	42	28	+14	40	9th–26th place Play-offs
6	Suzhou Dongwu	26	10	9	7	26	26	0	39[a]
7	Zhenjiang Huasa	26	11	6	9	27	31	−4	39[a]
8	Hainan Boying	26	8	9	9	22	28	−6	33[b]
9	Shenzhen Pengcheng	26	8	9	9	24	24	0	33[b]
10	Yunnan Flying Tigers	26	8	9	9	29	23	+6	33[b]
11	Jiangxi Liansheng	26	7	9	10	33	32	+1	30
12	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	6	9	11	23	25	−2	27
13	Shanghai Sunfun	26	3	2	21	18	73	−55	11
14	Anhui Hefei Guiguan	26	0	0	26	0	78	−78	0	Defunct

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Suzhou Dongwu is ahead of Zhenjiang Huasa on head-to-head points: Suzhou Dongwu 0–0 Zhenjiang Huasa, Zhenjiang Huasa 0–1 Suzhou Dongwu.
2. Hainan Boying and Shenzhen Pengcheng are ahead of Yunnan Flying Tigers on head-to-head points: Hainan Boying 5 pts, Shenzhen Pengcheng 5 pts, Yunnan Flying Tigers 4 pts. Hainan Boying is ahead of Shenzhen Pengcheng on head-to-head goals scored.

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sichuan Longfor (C, P)	31	27	4	0	95	10	+85	85	China League One
2	Nantong Zhiyun (P)	31	21	5	5	58	22	+36	68
3	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic[a] (P)	31	18	4	9	44	24	+20	58
4	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	31	16	9	6	46	23	+23	57
5	Shenzhen Ledman	28	11	10	7	33	28	+5	43	Disbanded after season[46]
6	Shenyang Urban	28	16	5	7	51	29	+22	53
7	Fujian Tianxin	28	12	8	8	33	25	+8	44
8	Qingdao Jonoon	28	16	3	9	44	29	+15	51
9	Yinchuan Helanshan	28	16	7	5	49	24	+25	55
10	Hunan Billows	28	10	10	8	43	32	+11	40
11	Hebei Elite	28	12	11	5	55	33	+22	47
12	Suzhou Dongwu	28	10	10	8	27	31	−4	40
13	Zhenjiang Huasa	28	12	7	9	31	33	−2	43
14	Jilin Baijia	28	13	5	10	43	37	+6	44
15	Baoding Yingli ETS	28	15	3	10	42	31	+11	48
16	Hainan Boying	28	8	9	11	23	32	−9	33	Disbanded after season[47]
17	Dalian Boyoung	28	14	4	10	40	30	+10	46
18	Shenzhen Pengcheng	28	8	9	11	27	30	−3	33
19	Zibo Sunday	28	12	5	11	38	32	+6	41
20	Yunnan Flying Tigers[b]	28	8	9	11	30	27	+3	33	Disbanded after season[48]
21	Beijing BIT	28	9	3	16	44	53	−9	30
22	Jiangxi Liansheng	28	7	10	11	36	37	−1	31
23	Yanbian Beiguo	28	8	4	16	31	50	−19	28
24	Sichuan Jiuniu	28	6	10	12	24	27	−3	28
25	Baotou Nanjiao	28	5	0	23	30	68	−38	15
26	Shanghai Sunfun	28	3	2	23	18	79	−61	11	Disbanded after season[49]
27	Anhui Hefei Guiguan	26	0	0	26	0	78	−78	0	Defunct
28	Shenyang Dongjin	26	0	0	26	0	81	−81	0

Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: (Teams ranked 5th-8th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goal difference in playoffs; 3) Goals scored in playoffs; 4) Average points in group stage; 5) Drawing of lots
(Teams ranked 9th-26th) 1) Points in playoffs; 2) Goals scored in playoffs; 3) Away goals scored in playoffs; 4) Overtime; 5) Penalty shoot-out
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic was originally advanced to promotion play-offs but lost in the promotion play-offs. However, Shaanxi was promoted following the disqualification of the China League One side Yanbian Funde.^[44][45]
2. Yunnan Flying Tigers was disqualified by CFA.^[44]

Play-offs

25th–26th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Baotou Nanjiao	6–0	Shanghai Sunfun	3–0	3–0

Baotou Nanjiao	Cancelled	Shanghai Sunfun

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

15:00

Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Baotou

Shanghai Sunfun	Cancelled	Baotou Nanjiao

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai

23rd–24th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Yanbian Beiguo	2–1	Sichuan Jiuniu	1–1	1–0

Yanbian Beiguo	1–1	Sichuan Jiuniu
Almjan Abdugheni 82'		Wu Weijian 70'

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

15:00

Hunchun People's Stadium, Hunchun

Attendance: 854

Referee: Wang Yang

Sichuan Jiuniu	0–1	Yanbian Beiguo
		Ma Dongnan 15'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 2,657

Referee: Zhang Kuan

21st–22nd place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Beijing BIT	5–3	Jiangxi Liansheng	3–1	2–2

Beijing BIT	3–1	Jiangxi Liansheng
Gong Zheng 19' Li Sichen 49' Zhang Liang 66'		Zhou Xuezhong 52'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

BIT Eastern Athletic Field, Beijing

Attendance: 138

Referee: Wang Xihong

Jiangxi Liansheng	2–2	Beijing BIT
Yuan Mingcan 2' (pen.), 15'		Li Sichen 56' Gong Zheng 57'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Ruichang Sports Park Stadium, Ruichang

Attendance: 1,080

Referee: Cui Yueqiang

19th–20th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Yunnan Flying Tigers	1–4	Zibo Sunday	1–2	0–2

Yunnan Flying Tigers	1–2	Zibo Sunday
Wang Zhipeng 33' (pen.)		Ji Shengpan 43', 80'

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

15:00

Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium, Lijiang

Attendance: 568

Referee: Huang Liangbin

Zibo Sunday	2–0	Yunnan Flying Tigers
Xu Li'ao 70' Du Yuxin 79'

14 October 2018 (2018-10-14)

15:00

Zibo Sports Center Stadium, Zibo

Attendance: 1,180

Referee: Wang Hongwei

17th–18th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Shenzhen Pengcheng	3–6	Dalian Boyoung	1–2	2–4

Shenzhen Pengcheng	1–2	Dalian Boyoung
Zhou Jun 46'		Ge Yuxiang 14' Liu Jiaxin 20'

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

15:00

Xixiang Sports Center, Shenzhen

Attendance: 1,481

Referee: Wang Haidong

Dalian Boyoung	4–2	Shenzhen Pengcheng
Ge Yuxiang 35', 51', 84' Xu Xin 88'		Huang Cheng 13' Ye Shuwen 71'

11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)

15:00

Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian

Attendance: 258

Referee: Liang Ming

15th–16th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hainan Boying	1–4	Baoding Yingli ETS	0–1	1–3

Hainan Boying	0–1	Baoding Yingli ETS
		Yang Hao 85'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou

Attendance: 1,098

Referee: Jiang Ning

Baoding Yingli ETS	3–1	Hainan Boying
Di You 5' Yang Hao 24' Wang Hanbing 44'		Li Changliang 75'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Hebei University Stadium, Baoding

Attendance: 2,141

Referee: Guo Xiang

13th–14th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Jilin Baijia	2–4	Zhenjiang Huasa	0–2	2–2

Jilin Baijia	0–2	Zhenjiang Huasa
		Yu Zengpin 23', 80'

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

15:00

Development Area Stadium, Changchun

Attendance: 265

Referee: Gu Zhongchao

Zhenjiang Huasa	2–2	Jilin Baijia
Wang Yuyang 19' Yu Zengpin 26'		Li Yuankun 52', 80'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan

Attendance: 1,368

Referee: Zhao Ming

11th–12th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Suzhou Dongwu	1–5	Hebei Elite	1–1	0–4

Suzhou Dongwu	1–1	Hebei Elite
Liu Huan 35'		Wang Jinlei 57'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou

Attendance: 688

Referee: Zhang Yangfan

Hebei Elite	4–0	Suzhou Dongwu
Zhang Liang 7' Cui Hao 24', 86' Wang Jinlei 62'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Chinese Football School Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 336

Referee: Li Wei

9th–10th place

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hunan Billows	1–4	Yinchuan Helanshan	1–3	0–1

Hunan Billows	1–3	Yinchuan Helanshan
Ruan Yang 31'		Su Junfeng 45' Ye Guochen 56' Han Zhiting 90+2'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium, Yiyang

Attendance: 324

Referee: Li Pengda

Yinchuan Helanshan	1–0	Hunan Billows
Chen Bo 10'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Wuzhong Yellow River Cultural and Sports Center, Wuzhong

Attendance: 657

Referee: Xiang Yao

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Shenzhen Ledman	2–2 (a)	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	2–2	0–0
Shenyang Urban	0–1	Nantong Zhiyun	0–0	0–1
Qingdao Jonoon	0–6	Sichuan Longfor	0–2	0–4
Fujian Tianxin	0–1	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	0–0	0–1

Shenzhen Ledman	2–2	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
Yang Chen 27' (pen.) Mai Sijing 44'		Fan Da 6' Yang He 10'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen

Attendance: 503

Referee: Su Zihao

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	0–0	Shenzhen Ledman

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

19:35

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 41,838

Referee: Shi Zhenlu

2–2 on aggregate. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic won on away goals.

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Shenyang Urban	0–0	Nantong Zhiyun

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium, Shenyang

Attendance: 1,668

Referee: Li Zheng

Nantong Zhiyun	1–0	Shenyang Urban
Song Yue 52'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

19:35

Rugao Olympic Sports Center, Rugao

Attendance: 12,689

Referee: Tang Shunqi

Nantong Zhiyun won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Qingdao Jonoon	0–2	Sichuan Longfor
		Chen Shaoqin 62' Zhang Zhichao 78'

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

15:00

Qingdao Tiantai Stadium, Qingdao

Attendance: 882

Referee: Zhen Wei

Sichuan Longfor	4–0	Qingdao Jonoon
Qu Cheng 8' Duan Yunzi 15' Ma Chongchong 29' Zhang Jingyang 85'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

19:35

Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan

Attendance: 7,016

Referee: Liang Caiwei

Sichuan Longfor won 6–0 on aggregate.

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Fujian Tianxin	0–0	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06)

19:30

Haixia Olympic Center Stadium, Fuzhou

Attendance: 2,683

Referee: Gan Shuran

Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	1–0	Fujian Tianxin
Wang Chao 9'

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

15:00

Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre, Yancheng

Attendance: 889

Referee: Liu Lin

Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nantong Zhiyun	2–0	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	1–0	1–0
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Sichuan Longfor	0–0	0–2

Nantong Zhiyun	1–0	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
Nan Yunqi 12'

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)

19:35

Rugao Olympic Sports Center, Rugao

Attendance: 14,815

Referee: Lin Jun

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	0–1	Nantong Zhiyun
		Nan Yunqi 90+3'

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)

19:35

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 48,869

Referee: Ma Li

Nantong Zhiyun won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	0–0	Sichuan Longfor

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)

15:00

Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre, Yancheng

Attendance: 1,232

Referee: Ma Li

Sichuan Longfor	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
Yang Zi 102' Ma Chongchong 107'

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)

19:35

Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan

Attendance: 11,696

Referee: Huang Yejun

Sichuan Longfor won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third-Place Match

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	1–0	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
Yang He 90+1'

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)

15:00

Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an

Attendance: 35,683

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic qualified to 2018 China League One relegation play-offs.

Final Match

Nantong Zhiyun	0–1	Sichuan Longfor
		Zhang Jingyang 66'

4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

17:00

Rugao Olympic Sports Center, Rugao

Attendance: 14,986

Referee: Xing Qi

Results

North Group

Home \ Away	BDY	BTN	BIT	DLB	HBE	JYD	JLB	QDJ	SCA	SYD	SYU	YAB	YCH	ZBS
Baoding Yingli ETS	—	4–1		1–0	3–3	1–0		1–2	2–1	—	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–1
Baotou Nanjiao	1–2	—	0–4		0–3	3–2		0–2	0–1	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–5	0–2
Beijing BIT	4–2	2–1	—	3–4	1–3	0–3	3–3	2–3	0–2	—	0–2		0–1	1–2
Dalian Boyoung	1–0	2–1	2–1	—	1–1	0–1	1–0		2–1	2–1	0–1	3–1	0–2	2–0
Hebei Elite	4–1	5–1	1–1	1–0	—		2–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	3–3	0–0	1–1	1–1
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	2–1	3–2		0–0	2–1	—	2–1	1–0	3–1	—		3–0	0–0	2–0
Jilin Baijia	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–5	1–1	—	1–0	2–1	—	1–3	3–2	0–0	1–0
Qingdao Jonoon	0–1	2–0	0–2	1–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	—	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–0		3–1
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0		1–1	0–1		—	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	6–2
Shenyang Dongjin	1–2	—	0–2	—	—	0–1	2–0	—	—	—	0–1	—	0–4	—
Shenyang Urban	2–1	7–1	3–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–3	1–2		—	—	4–0	1–1	1–0
Yanbian Beiguo	0–3	2–1	0–1	0–3		0–5	2–2	0–1	0–1	2–2	2–3	—	3–2
Yinchuan Helanshan	2–1	3–0	2–1		3–1	1–0	2–1	1–3	1–2	—		4–1	—	1–1
Zibo Sunday		2–0	5–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	3–2	0–1	5–0	3–1	1–0	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South Group

Home \ Away	AHG	FJT	HNB	HNX	JXL	NTZ	SHS	SZR	SZP	SCJ	SCL	SZD	YN	ZJH
Anhui Hefei Guiguan	—	2–0		1–1			3–1	2–2			0–3			3–2
Fujian Tianxin		—	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	5–0	0–1	1–1		0–2	0–0	1–0	2–0
Hainan Boying	1–0	1–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–0		1–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	3–2
Hunan Billows		2–3	0–0	—		3–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	0–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0
Jiangxi Liansheng	0–0		4–0	2–2	—	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1		1–1	0–1	0–1
Nantong Zhiyun	3–1	3–1	4–1		2–0	—	1–0		3–1	3–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	5–0
Shanghai Sunfun		0–0	1–1	1–6	0–4	1–4	—	2–3	0–1	1–2	1–6	0–2	2–0
Shenzhen Ledman		2–1	0–2	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–0	—	2–0	1–0	1–1		1–0	0–0
Shenzhen Pengcheng	0–1		1–0	0–0	1–1	1–2		0–0	—	0–1	1–3	1–0	0–0	3–0
Sichuan Jiuniu	1–0	0–1	0–1		0–0	0–0	5–0	4–1	0–3	—	0–1	0–0	1–1
Sichuan Longfor		6–0	5–0	3–1	6–1		9–0	2–0	4–0	3–0	—	5–0	3–0	4–0
Suzhou Dongwu	3–1	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	1–3	1–0	0–0	2–1	2–1		—	0–0	0–0
Yunnan Flying Tigers	3–0	2–0		0–0	2–2	2–1	8–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–4		—	0–1
Zhenjiang Huasa		1–2	1–0	1–3	2–0	1–0	2–1	1–1		1–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

North Group

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Baoding Yingli ETS	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	C	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	L
Baotou Nanjiao	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Beijing BIT	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	C
Dalian Boyoung	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	C	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L
Hebei Elite	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	C	W
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	C	L	W	W	D	D	D
Jilin Baijia	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W
Qingdao Jonoon	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	C	L	W	D
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	C	W	W	D	W	W
Shenyang Dongjin	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Shenyang Urban	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	C	W	W
Yanbian Beiguo	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	C	L	L	L	L	W	L	L
Yinchuan Helanshan	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	C	D	L	D	L
Zibo Sunday	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Match cancelled

South Group

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Anhui Hefei Guiguan	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Fujian Tianxin	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W		W	W
Hainan Boying	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L
Hunan Billows	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	D	D	D	D	W	W	L		L	W	W	D
Jiangxi Liansheng	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D		L	D	D	L	L
Nantong Zhiyun	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	W		W	W	L
Shanghai Sunfun	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L
Shenzhen Ledman	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W		L	L	W	D	W	W	L	W
Shenzhen Pengcheng	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	W		W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	D
Sichuan Jiuniu	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	L		D	D	L	L	L	W	L
Sichuan Longfor	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W		W	W	D	W	W	W
Suzhou Dongwu	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	L		W
Yunnan Flying Tigers	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W
Zhenjiang Huasa	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Match cancelled

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Qu Cheng	Sichuan Longfor	17
2	Wang Feike	Hebei Elite	16
3	Yang He	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	15
4	Gong Zheng	Beijing BIT	13
	Hou Zhe	Baoding Yingli ETS	13
	Shi Jun	Hebei Elite	13
	Zhang Zhichao	Sichuan Longfor	13
8	Shang Yin	Sichuan Longfor	12
	Zhang Hao	Hunan Billows	12
	Zhuang Jiajie	Hunan Billows	12

Last updated: 4 November 2018
Source: Top scorers

Awards

The awards of 2018 China League Two were announced on 19 December 2018.^[50]

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Season	Zhu Zhengrong	Nantong Zhiyun
Golden Boot	Qu Cheng	Sichuan Longfor
Manager of the Season	Li Bing	Sichuan Longfor
Goalkeeper of the Season	Zhang Jin	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
Young Player of the Season	Ruan Jun	Sichuan Jiuniu

League attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	110,077	22,108	8,316	15,725	−5.8%†
2	Nantong Zhiyun	77,770	12,866	8,689	11,110	+227.5%†
3	Jiangxi Liansheng	47,119	8,868	5,130	6,731	+339.4%†
4	Sichuan Jiuniu	44,754	13,822	2,315	6,393	n/a† ††
5	Sichuan Longfor	23,781	4,717	2,751	3,964	−15.6%†
6	Shenyang Urban	31,520	6,028	555	3,940	+123.7%†
7	Baoding Yingli ETS	26,265	6,820	410	3,752	−39.0%† †
8	Yanbian Beiguo	15,993	10,112	1,068	3,199	n/a† ††
9	Fujian Tianxin	12,791	2,833	636	2,132	n/a† ††
10	Zibo Sunday	12,414	6,700	574	2,069	n/a† ††
11	Yunnan Flying Tigers	10,944	2,764	452	1,824	−63.0%† †
12	Yinchuan Helanshan	11,328	3,216	0	1,618	−29.6%†
13	Zhenjiang Huasa	9,118	2,668	669	1,520	+72.5%†
14	Suzhou Dongwu	10,134	6,652	128	1,267	+10.2%†
15	Hainan Boying	6,865	1,866	216	981	−1.9%†
16	Shenzhen Ledman	5,192	1,051	601	865	−72.3%†
17	Shenzhen Pengcheng	3,847	888	263	550	n/a† ††
18	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli	3,236	756	232	462	−8.5%†
19	Beijing BIT	2,766	869	182	461	−20.1%†
20	Jilin Baijia	2,248	637	203	450	−28.0%†
21	Hebei Elite	2,591	531	313	432	+18.0%†
22	Dalian Boyoung	3,887	851	205	432	−10.4%†
23	Baotou Nanjiao	1,637	610	301	409	−86.5%†
24	Hunan Billows	2,350	521	220	392	−42.2%†
26	Anhui Hefei Guiguan	1,995	619	212	333	n/a† ††
25	Qingdao Jonoon	1,577	583	132	315	−62.5%†
27	Shenyang Dongjin	1,302	356	110	217	−23.9%†
28	Shanghai Sunfun	999	300	76	167	−50.1%†
	League total	484,500	22,108	0	2,707	+0.6%†

Updated to games played on 24 June 2018
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:
^† Teams played previous season in CL1.
^†† Teams played previous season in CAL.