2012 China League Two

China League Two
Season 2012
Champions Guizhou Zhicheng
Promoted Guizhou Zhicheng
Hubei Huakaier
Matches played 327
Goals scored 858 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Zhang Hongbin
(18 Goals)
Biggest home win Shandong Youth 9-0 Qinghai Youth
(North, May 22nd, 2012)
Beijing Sangao 9-0 Qinghai Youth
(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 Qinghai Youth
(North, May 22nd, 2012)
Beijing Sangao 9-0 Qinghai Youth
(North, Jul. 22nd, 2012)
Hubei Huakaier 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 Qinghai Youth
(24 matches)
Longest losing run Qinghai Youth
(10 matches)
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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 Yilinshanzhuang changed back to Hebei Zhongji due to lose the sponsor name. Jiangsu Zking Insurance changed name to Jiangsu Hohai University. Xi'an Laochenggen changed name to Shaanxi Laochenggen.

South Group

Dongguan Topship Chemical changed name to Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant. Guangdong Minmetals lost sponsor name and changed name to Guangdong Youth. Guizhou Zhicheng Toro lost sponsor name and changed name to Guizhou Zhicheng. Sichuan Dujiangyan Sampo relocated to Xi'an in January 2012 and changed name to Shaanxi Daqin Leephick.

New entries

There are 13 new teams participating in 2012 China League Two. They are Beijing Youth, Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao,[1] Beijing Yitong Kuche, Hebei Youth, Qinghai Senke,[2] Shanxi Jiayi,[3] Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia,[4] Chongqing Youth, Hubei Huakaier,[5] Jiangxi Liansheng,[6] Kunming Ruilong,[7] Shenzhen Fengpeng[8] and Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery.[9]

Clubs

Groups Club Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2011 season
North Beijing Youth China Zhang Jianguo Beijing Shijingshan Stadium 20,000
Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao China Li Hui Beijing Haidian Stadium 5,000
Beijing Yitong Kuche China Yang Zheng Beijing Beijing Fengtai Stadium 31,043
Hebei Youth China Wei Yuanhao Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000
Hebei Zhongji Canada Zhang Yandong Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 North 5th
Qinghai Youth China Liang Jinning Xining Xining Ximen Stadium North 8th
Qinghai Senke China Song Lihui Xining Xining Ximen Stadium CAFL 11th
Shandong Youth China Hu Yijun Weifang Luneng Taishan Football School 4,000 North 3rd
Shanxi Jiayi China Wu Jianwen Taiyuan Wanbolin Stadium
Taiyuan Institute of Electrical Engineering Stadium
(Round 14-19)
Shaanxi Laochenggen China Zhang Yuede 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 Su Wei Tianjin Tianjin Locomotive Stadium 12,000
Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia Kazakhstan Sergei Gorokhovodatskiy Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000
South Chongqing Youth China Jia Jin Chongqing Nanchuan Stadium 20,000
Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant Croatia Goran Paulic Dongguan
Meizhou		 Dongguan Nancheng Sports Park
Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium (Round 16-26)		 20,000
20,000		 South 4th
Guangdong Sports Lottery Youth 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 Huakaier China Li Jun Huangshi
Jingmen		 Huangshi Stadium
Jingmen Stadium(Round 24)		 15,000
4,000
Hubei Youth China Hu Yijun Wuhan Jianghan'erqiao Athlete Training Base South 10th
Jiangsu Hohai University China Zhu Jinxing Nanjing Hohai University Jiangning Campus Football Field North 7th
Jiangxi Liansheng China Gu Mingchang Nanchang Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 CAFL 2nd
Kunming Ruilong China Gao Fulin Kunming Kunming Stadium 20,000
Shaanxi Daqin Leephick China Shang Qing Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100 South 3rd
Shenzhen Fengpeng China Zhang Jun Shenzhen University Town of Shenzhen Stadium 15,942
Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery China Wei Haili Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 32,500
Sichuan FC China Sun Bowei Dujiangyan Dujiangyan Sport Center 12,700 South 11th

Group Stage Standings

North Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hebei China Fortune (Q) 24 18 5 1 49 10+39 59 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Qinghai Senke (Q) 24 15 7 2 48 17+31 52
3 Beijing Yitong Kuche (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 Beijing Youth 23 10 5 8 39 25+14 35
8 Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao 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 Hebei Youth 24 2 7 15 18 46−28 13
13 Qinghai Youth 24 0 3 21 10 95−85 3

Updated to games played on Sept. 28th, 2012.
Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points[10].
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted to CL1; (Q) = Qualified for Play-off.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.

South Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Guizhou Zhicheng (C) (P) (Q) 24 16 6 2 51 16+35 54 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q) 24 13 8 3 36 17+19 47
3 Dali Ruilong (Q) 24 14 4 6 36 23+13 46
4 Hubei Huakaier (P) (Q) 24 13 5 6 28 18+10 44
5 Shaanxi Daqin Leephick 24 12 6 6 46 32+14 42
6 Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant 24 12 4 8 41 30+11 40
7 Guangdong Sports Lottery Youth 24 9 8 7 33 31+2 35
8 Jiangxi Liansheng 24 6 12 6 36 32+4 30
9 Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery 24 7 7 10 27 38−11 28
10 Sichuan University 24 5 4 15 19 43−24 19
11 Jiangsu Hohai University 24 5 3 16 21 42−21 18
12 Hubei Youth 24 3 5 16 19 48−29 14
13 Chongqing Youth 24 3 4 17 17 40−23 13

Updated to games played on Sept. 28th, 2012.
Source: CL2 website on sohu.com (Chinese)
Rules for classification:1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points[11].
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (P) = Promoted to CL1; (Q) = Qualified for Play-off.
Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.

Group Stage Results

North Group

Home ╲ Away BJY BJS BYTHBYHBCQHYQHSSDYSXJSXLSHZJTLXJX
Beijing Youth 4–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 8–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 cxl[12] 1–2
Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 9–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0
Beijing Yitong Kuche 0–1 2–1 6–0 0–4 5–1 0–0 6–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–0
Hebei Youth 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 China Fortune 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
Qinghai Youth 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[13] 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0

Updated to games played on Sept. 28th, 2012.
Source: China League Two Results (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South Group

Home ╲ Away CQY DG GDYGZZHBHHBYJSHJXDLRSXDSZFSZMSC
Chongqing Youth 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
Guangdong Sports Lottery Youth 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 Huakaier 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–6 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1
Hubei Youth 1–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 1–0
Jiangsu Hohai University 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
Dali 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
Shaanxi Daqin Leephick 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
Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery 1–0 0–3[14] 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 games played on Sept. 28th, 2012.
Source: China League Two Results (Chinese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hebei China Fortune 1 - 1 Hubei Huakaier 0 - 0 1 - 1
Shenzhen Fengpeng 3 - 2 Beijing Yitong Kuche 1 - 1 2 - 1
Guizhou Zhicheng 2 - 0 Shaanxi Laochenggen 0 - 0 2 - 0
Qinghai Senke 3 - 2 Dali Ruilong 1 - 2 2 - 0

First leg

Oct. 7th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Hubei Huakaier 0 - 0 Hebei China Fortune
Report (Chinese)
Huangshi Stadium, Huangshi

Oct. 7th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Beijing Yitong Kuche 1 - 1 Shenzhen Fengpeng
Yu Shuai  23' Report (Chinese)  55' Yang Jian

Oct. 8th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Shaanxi Laochenggen 0 - 0 Guizhou Zhicheng
Report (Chinese)

Oct. 8th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Dali Ruilong 2 - 1 Qinghai Senke
Wang Jianwen  62'
Ma Sai  68' (pen.)		 Report (Chinese)  72' (o.g.) Liu Pujin
Kunming Hongta Base #4 Field, Kunming

Second leg

Oct. 12th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Hebei China Fortune 1 - 1 Hubei Huakaier
Jia Xiaochen  90' Report (Chinese)  87' Zhou Yi

Oct. 12th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Shenzhen Fengpeng 2 - 1 Beijing Yitong Kuche
Li Yingjian  22'
Chen Yongran  74'		 Report (Chinese)  11' Wu Hao
University Town of Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen

Oct. 13th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Qinghai Senke 2 - 0 Dali Ruilong
Huang Jie  63'
Teng Bin  75'		 Report (Chinese)
Xining Ximen Stadium, Xining

Oct. 13th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Guizhou Zhicheng 2 - 0 Shaanxi Laochenggen
Feng Kai  65'
Jiang Liang  90'		 Report (Chinese)

Semi-finals

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

First leg

Oct. 18th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Shenzhen Fengpeng 1 - 0 Hubei Huakaier
Chen Yongran  58' Report(Chinese)
University Town of Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen

Oct. 19th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Qinghai Senke 2 - 2 Guizhou Zhicheng
Xu Yihai  15'
Teng Bin ?' (pen.)		 Report(Chinese)  50' Jiang Liang
 65' Tang Yuan
Xining Ximen Stadium, Xining

Second leg

Oct. 23rd, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Hubei Huakaier 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) Shenzhen Fengpeng
Tong Xiaoxing  90+4'
Dong Zhiyuan  115'		 Report(Chinese)
Huangshi Stadium, Huangshi
Referee: Ma Li

Oct. 24th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Guizhou Zhicheng 2 - 1 Qinghai Senke
Chen Xiao  75'
Ilhamjan Iminjan  90+3'		 Report(Chinese)  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

Oct. 29th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Shenzhen Fengpeng 3 - 0 Qinghai Senke
Wu Lei  30', 35'
Di You  49' (pen.)		 Report(Chinese)
University Town of Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen

Second leg

Nov. 4th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Qinghai Senke 2 - 1 Shenzhen Fengpeng
Shi Jun  40' (pen.)
Xu Yihai  80'		 Report(Chinese)  76' Liu Xi
Xining Ximen Stadium, Xining

Final

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

First leg

Oct. 30th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Hubei Huakaier 1 - 0 Guizhou Zhicheng
Li Longri  39' Report(Chinese)
Huangshi Stadium, Huangshi

Second leg

Nov. 5th, 2012
14:30 UTC+8
Guizhou Zhicheng 2 - 0 Hubei Huakaier
Ilhamjan Iminjan  50'
Jiang Liang  68'		 Report(Chinese)

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1
 China Zhang Hongbin Beijing Yitong Kuche
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 Jiang Zhongxiao Shaanxi Daqin Leephick
7
 China Wu Dingmao Shanxi Jiayi
11
8
 China He Lilong Beijing Youth
10
China Wang Shangyuan Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao
10
 China Xu Xin Jiangxi Liansheng
9
China Yang Chaosheng Dongguan Nancheng
China Liu Yang 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 China Fortune 28,700 6,000 3,000 4,783 n/a†
3 Shaanxi Laochenggen 21,720 5,000 800 3,620 n/a†
4 Hebei Youth 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 Qinghai Youth 3,110 1,500 100 346 n/a†
9 Beijing Yitong Kuche 2,427 1,200 150 405 n/a†
10 Beijing Youth 1,733 430 0 217 n/a†
11 Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao 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 (Chinese)

There are not attendance datas of 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 Shaanxi Daqin Leephick 19,159 4,186 400 2,395 n/a†
3 Hubei Huakaier 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 Dali Ruilong 7,305 3,000 200 913 n/a†
8 Chongqing Youth 7,032 3,615 100 781 n/a†
9 Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery 4,990 2,200 0 499 n/a†
10 Sichuan University 3,849 500 50 321 n/a†
11 Jiangsu Hohai University 2,246 500 100 250 n/a†
12 Hubei Youth 1,701 500 50 155 n/a†
13 Guangdong Sports Lottery Youth 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 (Chinese)

There are not attendance datas of 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(Chinese)
  2. ↑ 青海省足壇再添新丁 森科高調目標衝擊甲級聯賽(Chinese)
  3. ↑ 山西嘉怡足球俱樂部在並成立(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(Chinese)
  5. ↑ 湖北球迷赴黃石探營新鄂軍 華凱爾力爭2012衝甲(Chinese)
  6. ↑ 衡源雖走火種不滅 九江聯盛扛起江西職業足球大旗(Chinese)
  7. ↑ 銳龍足球俱樂部挂牌成立 昆明職業足球重振旗鼓(Chinese)
  8. ↑ 深圳風鵬完成在中國足協註冊 全力備戰中乙聯賽(Chinese)
  9. ↑ 深圳名博足球俱樂部成立 征戰乙級聯賽門票免費(Chinese)
  10. ↑ 1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card.
  11. ↑ 1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card.
  12. ↑ This match had been canceled.
  13. ↑ This match was held in Shijingshan Stadium.
  14. ↑ This match was held in Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium.

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