2020 China League Two

China League Two
Season2020
Dates24 October – 12 December 2020
ChampionsWuhan Three Towns
PromotedWuhan Three Towns
Zibo Cuju
Nanjing City
Beijing BIT
Matches played108
Goals scored222 (2.06 per match)
Top goalscorerYu Zengpin
(7 goals)
Biggest home winWuhan Three Towns 4–0 Shanxi Longjin
(11 November 2020)
Biggest away winJiangsu Yancheng Dingli 0–4 Beijing BIT
(11 November 2020)

Hunan Billows 0–4 Hubei Chufeng United
(30 November 2020)
Highest scoringInner Mongolia Caoshangfei 3–3 Qingdao Jonoon
(11 November 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Nanjing Fengfan
Zibo Cuju
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Nanjing Fengfan
Longest winless run12 matches
Shanxi Longjin
Longest losing run12 matches
Shanxi Longjin
2019
2021

The 2020 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 31st season since its establishment in 1989. The season was scheduled to begin on 14 March and end on 17 October 2020, but was postponed following the coronavirus pandemic in China.[1] On 12 October 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that the season would be resumed on 24 October 2020. In this season, 21 teams were split into two groups.

Team changes

Heze Caozhou and Nanjing Balanta gained entries to 2020 China League Two but both withdrew before the season starts.

Name changes

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Team[6] Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2019 season
Hebei Aoli Jingying China Zhang Xu Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 33,572 5th
Zibo Cuju China Hou Zhiqiang Zibo Zibo Sports Center Stadium 45,000 7th
Wuhan Three Towns Spain Albert Garcia Xicota Wuhan Hankou Cultural Sports Centre 20,000 11th
Qingdao Jonoon Serbia Dragoslav Milenković (caretaker) Qingdao Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 14th
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli China Zhang Zhiyue (caretaker) Yancheng Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre 10,000 15th
Zhejiang Yiteng China Liu Hongyi Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center 40,000 16th
Hubei Chufeng United Brazil Luíz Felipe Wuhan Xiaogan Sports Centre Stadium 27,000 19th
Beijing BIT China Yu Fei Beijing BIT Eastern Athletic Field 5,000 20th
Qingdao Red Lions Spain Javier Muñoz Sanchez Laixi Laixi Sports Center Stadium 15,000 24th
Guangxi Baoyun China Han Zhenyuan Liuzhou Liuzhou Sports Center 35,000 27th
Hunan Billows China Wang Chen Changsha Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium 30,000 28th
Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei Serbia Zoran Maricic Baotou Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 40,545 29th (Relegation play-offs winner)
Xi'an Daxing Chongde China Jiang Nan (caretaker) Xi'an Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chang'an Campus) Stadium N/A 30th
Nanjing Fengfan P China Tang Bo Nanjing CMCL, 1st
Shenzhen Bogang P China Zhang Bing Shenzhen CMCL, 2nd
Xi'an UKD P China Huang Hongyi Xi'an CMCL, 4th
Shanghai Jiading Boji P China Wang Hongliang Shanghai Jiading Stadium 9,704 CMCL, 5th (Relegation play-offs winner)
Yunnan Kunlu China Shi Jun (caretaker) Kunming Qujing Cultural Sports Park Stadium 34,162 31st
Shanxi Longjin China Wang Qing (caretaker) Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium 62,000 32nd
Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai P China Zhou Xin Qingdao CMCL, 8th
China U19 China Cheng Yaodong

Clubs Locations

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Guangxi Baoyun China Yang Lin Signed by Xiamen Qudian 19 December 2019 China Zhang Enhua 19 December 2019
Qingdao Jonoon Serbia Dragoslav Milenković End of tenure as a caretaker 23 December 2019 China Zhu Jiong 23 December 2019
Shenzhen Bogang China Li Haiqiang Mutual consent 23 April 2020 China Zhang Bing 23 April 2020
Xi'an Daxing Chongde Serbia Bojan Pavlović Signed by Shanxi Longjin 13 May 2020 China Liu Zhaojie 13 May 2020
Shanxi Longjin Chinese Taipei Vom Ca-nhum Signed by Chinese Taipei national football team 13 May 2020 Serbia Bojan Pavlović 13 May 2020
Hunan Billows China Tang Jing Signed by Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 2 June 2020 China Wang Chen 2 June 2020
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli China Huang Yong Signed by Liuzhou Ranko 2 June 2020 China Tang Jing 2 June 2020
Yunnan Kunlu China He Yunqun End of tenure as a caretaker 9 June 2020 China Zhang Biao 9 June 2020
Hebei Aoli Jingying Brazil Vila Mutual consent 9 July 2020 China Zhang Xu 9 July 2020
Xi'an Daxing Chongde China Liu Zhaojie Resigned 16 July 2020 China Jiang Nan 16 July 2020
Guangxi Baoyun China Zhang Enhua Resigned 7 August 2020 China Zhao Changhong 7 August 2020
Qingdao Jonoon China Zhu Jiong Sacked 3 November 2020 Serbia Dragoslav Milenković 3 November 2020
Guangxi Baoyun China Zhao Changhong Sacked 18 November 2020 China Han Zhenyuan 18 November 2020
Nanjing Fengfan China Yin Youyou Mutual consent October/November 2020 China Tang Bo October/November 2020

Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nanjing Fengfan (P) 9 8 1 0 16 4 +12 25 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 Beijing BIT (P) 9 5 3 1 15 6 +9 18
3 Qingdao Jonoon 9 4 4 1 14 7 +7 16
4 Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai 9 4 2 3 11 9 +2 14
5 Shenzhen Bogang (D) 9 2 4 3 11 15 −4 10 Dissolved after season
6 Xi'an Daxing Chongde 9 2 4 3 8 10 −2 10
7 Qingdao Red Lions 9 1 5 3 4 7 −3 8
8 Hebei Aoli Jingying 9 1 3 5 5 9 −4 6
9 Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei 9 0 5 4 6 13 −7 5
10 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (R, R) 9 0 5 4 4 14 −10 5 Qualification to relegation play-offs and dissolved after season
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
    (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BIT HBE IMC JYD NJF QDJ QDR QDZ SZB XAD
Beijing BIT 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–1
Hebei Aoli Jingying 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei 0–0 0–2 3–3 0–2 1–3
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Nanjing Fengfan 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Qingdao Jonoon 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 0–0
Qingdao Red Lions 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2
Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Shenzhen Bogang 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4
Xi'an Daxing Chongde 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Qualification to promotion play-offs
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: [citation needed]

Results by match played

Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Group B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wuhan Three Towns (P) 10 8 0 2 18 5 +13 24 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 Zibo Cuju (P) 10 7 1 2 14 8 +6 22
3 Hubei Chufeng United 10 6 0 4 11 9 +2 18
4 Shanghai Jiading Boji 10 5 2 3 10 5 +5 17
5 Yunnan Kunlu 10 4 3 3 8 6 +2 15
6 Zhejiang Yiteng 10 3 5 2 9 9 0 14
7 China U-19 10 4 1 5 12 10 +2 13
8 Xi'an UKD 10 3 4 3 10 11 −1 13
9 Hunan Billows 10 4 0 6 10 17 −7 12
10 Guangxi Baoyun 10 2 2 6 8 13 −5 8
11 Shanxi Longjin (O) 10 0 0 10 4 21 −17 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
  • During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
  • After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
    (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away CHN GXB HBC HNB SJB SXL WHT UKD YNK ZJY ZBC
China U-19 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1
Guangxi Baoyun 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0
Hubei Chufeng United 3–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–0
Hunan Billows 2–3 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–1
Shanghai Jiading Boji 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0
Shanxi Longjin 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–3
Wuhan Three Towns 1–2 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0
Xi'an UKD 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2
Yunnan Kunlu 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Zhejiang Yiteng 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1
Zibo Cuju 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
Wuhan Three Towns51112111111
Zibo Cuju104535642222
Hubei Chufeng United477991084333
Shanghai Jiading Boji12221336844
Yunnan Kunlu33663225765
Zhejiang Yiteng119888558956
China U-19711111010963477
Xi'an UKD68974897688
Hunan Billows25357479599
Guangxi Baoyun9644671010101010
Shanxi Longjin810101111111111111111
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: [citation needed]

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
China U-19LLLWLWWWDLN
Guangxi BaoyunLWWDLLLLDNL
Hubei Chufeng UnitedWLNLWLWWWLW
Hunan BillowsWLWNLWLLWLL
Shanghai Jiading BojiWDWDWLLLNWW
Shanxi LongjinLNLLLLLLLLL
Wuhan Three TownsWWWLNWWWLWW
Xi'an UKDNDLWWLDWDLD
Yunnan KunluWDLDWWNLLWD
Zhejiang YitengLDDDWWDNDWL
Zibo CujuLWDWLNWWWWW
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zibo Cuju 2–0 Nanjing Fengfan 2–0 0–0
Beijing BIT 1–2 Wuhan Three Towns 1–2 0–0

First leg

Zibo Cuju2–0Nanjing Fengfan
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 16, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Li

Beijing BIT1–2Wuhan Three Towns
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 5, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Liu Wei

Second leg

Nanjing Fengfan0–0Zibo Cuju
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 16, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zhang Xiaochen

Zibo Cuju won 2–0 on aggregate.


Wuhan Three Towns0–0Beijing BIT
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 5, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Li Zheng

Wuhan Three Towns won 2–1 on aggregate.

3rd–4th place playoff

Overview

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nanjing Fengfan 2–1 (a.e.t.) Beijing BIT

Match

Nanjing Fengfan2–1 (a.e.t.)Beijing BIT
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 5, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Liu Wei

Final

Overview

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zibo Cuju 1–1 (4–5 p) Wuhan Three Towns

Match

Zibo Cuju1–1 (a.e.t.)Wuhan Three Towns
Match report
Penalties
4–5
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 12, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Li

Relegation play-offs

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shanxi Longjin 1–3 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 0–1 1–2

First leg

Shanxi Longjin0–1Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 2, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Liu Zhao

Second leg

Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli2–1Shanxi Longjin
Haigeng Football Training Base Field 2, Kunming
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kou Jianxun

Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

As of 12 December 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 China Yu Zengpin Nanjing Fengfan
7
2 China Shi Jun Yunnan Kunlu
5
3 China Tan Xiang Hunan Billows
4
China Wang Minjie Beijing BIT
4
China Li Kai Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai
4
China Sun Yue Shanghai Jiading Boji
4
China Sang Yifei Wuhan Three Towns
4
8 China Duan Dezhi China U19
3
China Wu Dingmao Xi'an UKD
3
China Xu Xin Xi'an UKD
3
China Li Sichen Beijing BIT
3
China Zhang Bin Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai
3
China Chen Jiaqi Qingdao Jonoon
3
China Lu Jingsen Shenzhen Bogang
3
China Xu Bin Shanghai Jiading Boji
3
China Zhang Zongzheng Qingdao Red Lions
3
China Zhang Fengyu Zibo Cuju
3
China Wang Jian Beijing BIT
3
China Qu Cheng Wuhan Three Towns
3

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