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.

Team changes

Promotion and relegation

Guizhou Zhicheng as the 2012 season champion and Hubei China-Kyle 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.

Name changes

North Group

Hohhot Dongjin relocated to Shenyang during the season (in July 2013) and changed its name back to Shenyang Dongjin.

South Group

Dongguan Nancheng relocated to Mei County on December 12, 2012 and changed its name to Meixian Hakka. Kunming Ruilong relocated to Dali and changed its name to Dali 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.

Clubs

GroupsClubHead coachCityStadiumCapacity2012 season
NorthGansu AoxinChina Zhang HuiLanzhouQilihe Stadium30,000New
Hebei ZhongjiChina Zhang YandongShijiazhuangYutong International Sports Center38,000North, 1st
Shenyang DongjinRChina Zhao FaqingShenyang (playing in Benxi)Hohhot City Stadium Benxi Stadium (from Round 8)60,000 N/ACL1, 16th
Tianjin HuochetouChina Su WeiTianjinTianjin Huochetou Stadium12,000North, 11th
Liaoning YouthJapan Yasuharu KurataBenxiBenxi StadiumN/ANew
Qingdao HainiuChina Su MaozhenQingdaoHongcheng Stadium19,000New
Qinghai SenkeNetherlandsPortugal Floris SchaapXiningXining Ximen StadiumN/ANorth, 2nd
Shandong TengdingChina Luo DengrenTengzhouTengzhou Olympic Sports CenterN/ANew
SouthDali RuilongChina Gao FulinDaliDali StadiumN/ASouth, 3rd
Jiangxi LianshengChina Li XiaoNanchangJiangxi Olympic Sports Center50,000South, 8th
Lijiang JiayunhaoChina Niu HongliLijiangLijiang Sports Development Center StadiumN/ANew
Meixian HakkaJapan Hirokazu SakumaMei CountyMeixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium20,000South, 6th
Meizhou KejiaChina Cao YangWuhuaMeixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium Wuhua County Stadium (from Round 12)20,000 6,800New
Shaanxi LaochenggenChina Zhang YuedeXi'anShaanxi Province Stadium50,100North, 4th
Shenzhen FengpengChina Zhu BoShenzhenUniversiade Center60,334South, 2nd

Group stage standings

North Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Qingdao Hainiu (C, P, Q)141130262+2436Qualification for Play-offs
2Hebei Zhongji (P, Q)14941347+2731
3Qinghai Senke (Q)14653209+1123Disbanded after season
4Shandong Tengding (Q)14563176+1121Qualification for Play-offs
5Shenyang Dongjin144461421−716
6Tianjin Huochetou14365711−415
7Liaoning Youth14149942−337Disbanded after season
8Gansu Aoxin140212736−292

South Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Meizhou Kejia (Q)12930306+2430Qualification for Play-offs
2Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q)127321914+524Disbanded after season
3Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q)12714179+822Qualification for Play-offs
4Meixian Hakka (Q)124351114−315
5Jiangxi Liansheng12264914−512
6Dali Ruilong12138726−196Disbanded after season
7Shaanxi Laochenggen121381121−106

Group stage results

North Group

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Gansu Aoxin0–41–20–11–10–12–30–3
Hebei Zhongji6–02–02–02–20–22–10–0
Shenyang Dongjin3–10–21–11–00–32–22–1
Tianjin Huochetou1–10–22–01–01–20–00–1
Liaoning Youth3–10–93–30–00–20–40–2
Qingdao Hainiu5–00–02–02–04–02–11–0
Qinghai Senke2–00–11–00–05–00–01–0
Shandong Tengding1–02–20–00–07–00–00–0

South Group

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Dali Ruilong0–00–20–11–32–10–3
Jiangxi Liansheng1–10–01–00–02–31–1
Lijiang Jiayunhao2–02–02–00–13–12–0
Meixian Hakka5–22–11–00–01–10–2
Meizhou Kejia5–04–03–23–02–16–1
Shaanxi Laochenggen1–10–21–20–00–21–2
Shenzhen Fengpeng2–01–12–02–11–12–1

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Meixian Hakka0 - 4Qingdao Hainiu0 - 00 - 4
Qinghai Senke1 - 5Shenzhen Fengpeng1 - 20 - 3
Shandong Tengding3 - 2Meizhou Kejia2 - 01 - 2
Lijiang Jiayunhao2 - 3Hebei Zhongji2 - 00 - 3

First leg

Meixian Hakka0 - 0Qingdao Hainiu
Qinghai Senke1 - 2Shenzhen Fengpeng
Cui Yu 51'15' Chen Zewen 82' Zhang Hongbin
Shandong Tengding2 - 0Meizhou Kejia
Wang Dong 35' Liu Yunfei 38'
Lijiang Jiayunhao2 - 0Hebei Zhongji
Gu Wenxiang 56' Tan Tiancheng 68'

Second leg

Qingdao Hainiu4 - 0Meixian Hakka
Wang Xuanhong 22', 87' Li Kai 31', 49'
Shenzhen Fengpeng3 - 0 AwardedQinghai Senke
Tang Miao 24' Cai Xi 51'9' Cui Yu Liu Cheng 60' Cui Yu 61' Wang Chi 66' Song Chen 66' Huang Chao
Meizhou Kejia2 - 1Shandong Tengding
Chang Lin 36' Ye Weichao 90+3'53' Liu Pujin
Hebei Zhongji3 - 0Lijiang Jiayunhao
Xian Tao 40', 67' Wu Dingmao 55'

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shenzhen Fengpeng2 - 3Qingdao Hainiu2 - 20 - 1
Hebei Zhongji2 - 1Shandong Tengding2 - 00 - 1

First leg

Shenzhen Fengpeng2 - 2Qingdao Hainiu
Hou Zhe 9' Chen Zewen 58'36' Li Kai 80' Wang Jian
Hebei Zhongji2 - 0Shandong Tengding
Hao Shuang 12' Wu Dingmao 45+2'

Second leg

Qingdao Hainiu1 - 0Shenzhen Fengpeng
Yu Guijun 48'
Shandong Tengding1 - 0Hebei Zhongji
Wang Dong 14'

Third-Place Match

Shenzhen Fengpeng4 - 1Shandong Tengding
Li Xin 14' Fan Zhiqiang24', 39' Pang Haitao50'54' Zhao Wan

Final Match

Qingdao Hainiu3 - 1Hebei Zhongji
Xue Ya'nan 14' Wang Xuanhong63' Wang Xiang79' (o.g.)2' Jia Xiaochen

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTotal
1China Yang ChenHebei Zhongji9
2China Wang DongShandong Tengding8
China Gao ZhilinMeizhou Kejia8
4China Wang JianQingdao Hainiu7
China Wang XuanhongQingdao Hainiu7
6China Li KaiQingdao Hainiu6
China Zhang HongbinShenzhen Fengpeng6
China Xu YihaiQinghai Senke6
9China Ye WeichaoMeizhou Kejia5
China Pan JiaMeizhou Kejia5
China Wu DingmaoHebei Zhongji5

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