# 2021 China League Two

The 2021 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 32nd season since its establishment in 1989.

## Team changes
### Name changes

Ahead of the 2021 season, the Chinese Football Association ordered all clubs to eliminate any corporate references in their names.
* Hubei Chufeng United F.C. changed their name to Hubei Istar in January 2021.
* Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Youth Island in January 2021.
* Xiamen Qudian F.C. changed their name to Xiamen Egret Island in January 2021.
* Yunnan Kunlu F.C. changed their name to Kunming Zheng He Shipman in January 2021.
* Qingdao Jonoon F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Hainiu in January 2021.
* Xi'an Daxing Chongde F.C. changed their name to Xi'an Wolves in February 2021.
* Guangxi Baoyun F.C. changed their name to Guangxi Pingguo Haliao in February 2021.
* Guangdong Lianghetang F.C. changed their name to Dongguan United in February 2021.
* Xi'an UKD F.C. changed their name to Shaanxi Warriors Beyond in March 2021.
* Hebei Aoli Jingying F.C. changed their name to Hebei Zhuoao in March 2021.
* Hebei Jingying Zhihai F.C. changed their name to Hebei Kungfu in March 2021.
* Wuxi Xinje F.C. changed their name to Wuxi Wugou in March 2021.
* Shanghai Jiading Boji F.C. changed their name to Shanghai Jiading Huilong in March 2021.
* Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. changed their name to Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia in March 2021.
* Sichuan Huakun F.C. changed their name to Sichuan Minzu in March 2021.
* Yichun Jiangxi Tungsten Grand Tiger F.C. changed their name to Yichun Grand Tiger in March 2021.
* Quanzhou Addarmour F.C. changed their name to Quanzhou Yassin in March 2021.
* Yanbian Hailanjiang F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Longding in March 2021.
* Dandong Hantong F.C. changed their name to Dandong Tengyue in March 2021.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and Locations

| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2020 season |
| Hubei Istar | Gao Feng (caretaker) | Wuhan | Xiaogan Sports Centre Stadium | 27,000 | 5th |
| Qingdao Hainiu | Yin Tiesheng | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | 6th |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Wang Hongliang | Shanghai | Jiading Stadium | 9,704 | 7th |
| Qingdao Youth Island | Zhou Xin | Qingdao | | N/A | 8th |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | He Yunqun (caretaker) | Kunming | | | 9th |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | Wang Jun | Shaoxing | China Textile City Sports Center | 40,000 | 11th |
| Xi'an Wolves | Wang Bo | Xi'an | Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chang'an Campus) Stadium | N/A | 12th |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | Zhang Jun | Xi'an | | | 13th |
| Qingdao Red Lions | Li Yinan (caretaker) | Laixi | Laixi Sports Center | 12,000 | 14th |
| Hunan Billows | Jia Hong | Changsha | Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium | 30,000 | 15th |
| Hebei Zhuoao | Li Bin | Shijiazhuang | | 33,572 | 16th |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Yang Lin | Pingguo | | | 17th |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | Ivica Cvetanovski | Baotou | Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 40,545 | 18th |
| Dongguan United | Wang Helong | Dongguan | | | CMCL, 1st |
| Xiamen Egret Island | Zang Haili | Xiamen | Xiamen Stadium | 32,000 | CMCL, 2nd |
| Sichuan Minzu | Sun Xiaoxuan | Chengdu | | | CMCL, 3rd |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | Zhang Yun | Yichun | | | CMCL, 4th |
| Shanxi Longjin | Bojan Pavlović | Taiyuan | Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium | 62,000 | 20th |
| Hebei Kungfu | Zhang Hui | Shijiazhuang | | | CMCL, 5th |
| Wuxi Wugou | Qin Kai | Wuxi | | | CMCL, 6th |
| Quanzhou Yassin | Gao Daming | Quanzhou | | | CMCL, 7th |
| Yanbian Longding | Jin Huirong | Longjing | | | CMCL, 8th |
| Dandong Tengyue | Kwon Ryong-jun | Dandong | | | CMCL, 9th |
| China U-20 | Cheng Yaodong | | Jinshan Sports Centre | 30,000 | Invited team |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Xiamen Egret Island | Yang Lin | Mutual consent | 31 January 2021 | Pre-season | Zang Haili | 1 February 2021 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Han Zhenyuan | Mutual consent | 26 April 2021 | Pre-season | Yang Lin | 26 April 2021 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Nahum Mingol Ribes | Mutual consent | June 2021 | 1st, Group C | Wang Hongliang | June 2021 |
| Xi'an Wolves | Tang Xiaofei | Mutual consent | June/July 2021 | 2nd, Group A | Wang Bo | June/July 2021 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Shi Jun (caretaker) | Signed by Hebei Kungfu as player | 2 July 2021 | 8th, Group B | Cui Yan | 2 July 2021 |
| Hubei Istar | Chen Fangping | Mutual consent | July 2021 | 8th, Group A | Zhou Rui | July 2021 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Cui Yan | Mutual consent | | 8th, Group B | He Yunqun (caretaker) | |
| Hubei Istar | Zhou Rui | Mutual consent | | | Gao Feng (caretaker) | |
| Qingdao Red Lions | Raul Cañete Lozano | Mutual consent | 5 November 2021 | 6th, Group E | Li Yinan (caretaker) | 5 November 2021 |

## Centralised venues

* Group A: Duyun, Guizhou
* Group B: Yancheng, Jiangsu
* Group C: Luxi, Yunnan

## First stage
### Group A
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shanxi Longjin | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 32 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 2 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 28 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 3 | Hebei Kungfu | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 4 | Xi'an Wolves | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 5 | Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 18 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 6 | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 13 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 7 | Dandong Tengyue | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 13 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 8 | Hubei Istar | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 4 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw Notes:
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei 1–2 Dandong Tengyue, Dandong Tengyue 0–3 Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DDT | GPH | HBK | HBI | IMC | SXL | SKY | XAW |
| Dandong Tengyue | — | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Hebei Kungfu | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Hubei Istar | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Shanxi Longjin | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Xi'an Wolves | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Shanxi Longjin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Hebei Kungfu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Xi'an Wolves | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Dandong Tengyue | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Hubei Istar | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification for Promotion stage
* Qualification for Relegation stage

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dandong Tengyue | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Hebei Kungfu | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L |
| Hubei Istar | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L |
| Shanxi Longjin | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | D |
| Xi'an Wolves | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | D |

### Group B
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Qingdao Hainiu | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 2 | Dongguan United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 25 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 3 | Yichun Grand Tiger | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 4 | Hebei Zhuoao | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 5 | China U-20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 6 | Wuxi Wugou | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 7 | Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 10 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 8 | Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 4 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw Notes:
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Yichun Grand Tiger 0–0 Hebei Zhuoao, Hebei Zhuoao 1–2 Yichun Grand Tiger.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CHN | DGU | HBZ | KZS | QDH | SWB | WXW | YGT |
| China U-20 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Dongguan United | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Hebei Zhuoao | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Wuxi Wugou | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dongguan United | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Hebei Zhuoao | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| China U-20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Wuxi Wugou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification for Promotion stage
* Qualification for Relegation stage

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| China U-20 | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | D |
| Dongguan United | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W |
| Hebei Zhuoao | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | D |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L |
| Qingdao Hainiu | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L |
| Wuxi Wugou | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W |

### Group C
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 29 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 2 | Xiamen Egret Island | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 28 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 3 | Qingdao Youth Island | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 4 | Sichuan Minzu | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 5 | Quanzhou Yassin | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 6 | Qingdao Red Lions | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |
| 7 | Hunan Billows | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
| 8 | Yanbian Longding | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 4 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group F |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw Notes:
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Qingdao Red Lions 0–0 Hunan Billows, Hunan Billows 0–1 Qingdao Red Lions.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | HNB | QRL | QYI | QZY | SJH | SCM | XEI | YBL |
| Hunan Billows | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Qingdao Red Lions | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Quanzhou Yassin | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Sichuan Minzu | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Xiamen Egret Island | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Yanbian Longding | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Xiamen Egret Island | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sichuan Minzu | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Quanzhou Yassin | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Qingdao Red Lions | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Hunan Billows | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanbian Longding | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification for Promotion stage
* Qualification for Relegation stage

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Hunan Billows | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Qingdao Red Lions | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Qingdao Youth Island | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L |
| Quanzhou Yassin | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | W |
| Sichuan Minzu | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W |
| Xiamen Egret Island | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Yanbian Longding | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Qingdao Youth Island | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 2 | A | Hebei Kungfu | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 3 | B | Yichun Grand Tiger | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 22 | Qualification for Relegation stage Group E |

## Promotion stage
### Group D
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Qingdao Hainiu (C, P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 30 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Hebei Kungfu (P) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 29 | Promotion to League One |
| 3 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao (O, P) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 26 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Qingdao Youth Island (O, P) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Xiamen Egret Island (R, R) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 16 | Dissolved after season |
| 6 | Shanxi Longjin (D) | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 13 | Dissolved after season |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong (P) | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 10 | Promotion to League One |
| 8 | Dongguan United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 5 | |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

#### Results

| Home \ Away | DGU | GPH | HBK | QDH | QYI | SJH | SXL | XEI |
| Dongguan United | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Hebei Kungfu | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Shanxi Longjin | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Xiamen Egret Island | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hebei Kungfu | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Qingdao Youth Island | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Xiamen Egret Island | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Shanxi Longjin | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Dongguan United | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Promotion to League One
* Qualification for Promotion play-offs

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dongguan United | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L |
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Hebei Kungfu | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Qingdao Hainiu | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D |
| Qingdao Youth Island | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D |
| Shanghai Jiading Huilong | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L |
| Shanxi Longjin | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W |
| Xiamen Egret Island | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | D |

### Promotion play-offs

Both Qingdao Youth Island and Guangxi Pingguo Haliao won their respective playoff matches against China League One opponents, and were promoted.

## Relegation stage
### Group E
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wuxi Wugou | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 17 | |
| 2 | China U-20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Hubei Istar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | Yichun Grand Tiger | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Sichuan Minzu (R, R, R) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | Dissolved after season |
| 6 | Dandong Tengyue | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 | |
| 7 | Qingdao Red Lions (O) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 7 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Shaanxi Warriors Beyond (R) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | Relegation to CMCL |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated Notes:
* 1 2 China U-20 finished ahead of Hubei Istar on head-to-head points: Hubei Istar 1–2 China U-20.
* 1 2 Yichun Grand Tiger finished ahead of Sichuan Minzu on goal difference: Yichun Grand Tiger 0–0 Sichuan Minzu; Goal difference: Yichun Grand Tiger 0 and Sichuan Minzu -1.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CHN | DDT | HBI | QRL | SWB | SCM | WXW | YGT |
| China U-20 | | | | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dandong Tengyue | 0–4 | | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| Hubei Istar | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Qingdao Red Lions | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 1–0 | | 1–5 | 0–1 | | | 0–3 | |
| Sichuan Minzu | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | |
| Wuxi Wugou | | 4–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Wuxi Wugou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| China U-20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Hubei Istar | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Sichuan Minzu | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dandong Tengyue | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Qingdao Red Lions | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification for relegation play-offs
* Relegation to CMCL

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| China U-20 | L | W | W | D | L | D | W |
| Dandong Tengyue | W | D | L | L | D | W | L |
| Hubei Istar | L | L | W | W | D | D | W |
| Qingdao Red Lions | L | W | D | D | D | D | L |
| Shaanxi Warriors Beyond | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Sichuan Minzu | W | L | W | D | D | D | L |
| Wuxi Wugou | W | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| Yichun Grand Tiger | W | D | L | D | L | D | W |

### Group F
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hebei Zhuoao (D, R) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | Dissolved after season |
| 2 | Yanbian Longding | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Xi'an Wolves (R, D) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Dissolved after season |
| 4 | Hunan Billows | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Kunming Zheng He Shipman (D, R) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | Dissolved after season |
| 6 | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia (D) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | Dissolved after season |
| 8 | Quanzhou Yassin (T) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to CMCL and a repêchage. |
* 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) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 8) Draw (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated Notes:
* 1 2 Hunan Billows finished ahead of Kunming Zheng He Shipman on head-to-head points: Kunming Zheng He Shipman 0–2 Hunan Billows.

#### Results

| Home \ Away | HBZ | HNB | IMC | KZS | QZY | SKY | XAW | YBL |
| Hebei Zhuoao | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | | |
| Hunan Billows | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 0–2 | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 0–3 | 0–2 | | | | | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Quanzhou Yassin | | | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | 0–3 |
| Xi'an Wolves | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 3–1 | | |
| Yanbian Longding | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | |

#### 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 ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Hebei Zhuoao | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanbian Longding | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Xi'an Wolves | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Hunan Billows | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Quanzhou Yassin | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
* Qualification for relegation play-offs
* Relegation to CMCL

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Hebei Zhuoao | D | D | W | W | W | L | W |
| Hunan Billows | D | D | W | W | D | L | L |
| Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | D | D | D | D | L | D | W |
| Kunming Zheng He Shipman | W | D | L | L | W | D | D |
| Quanzhou Yassin | D | D | L | L | D | L | D |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | D | L | D | L | L | W | L |
| Xi'an Wolves | L | D | D | W | D | W | D |
| Yanbian Longding | D | W | D | D | D | W | D |

## Relegation play-offs
### Overview

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zibo Qisheng | 2–4 | Qingdao Red Lions | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 1–3 | Hubei Huachuang | 1–2 | 0–1 |

### Matches

Qingdao Red Lions won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hubei Huachuang won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 30 December 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Li Kai | Qingdao Youth Island | 14 |
| 2 | Wang Ziming | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 13 |
| 3 | Han Jiabao | Shanxi Longjin | 10 |
| 3 | Tan Tiancheng | Xi'an Wolves | 10 |
| 5 | Guo Song | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 9 |
| 5 | Li Biao | Kunming Zheng He Shipman | 9 |
| 7 | Sun Yue | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | 8 |
| 7 | Geng Taili | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 8 |
| 7 | Chen Jiaqi | Qingdao Hainiu | 8 |
| 7 | Xie Wenneng | China U-20 and Qingdao Hainiu | 8 |
| 7 | Zhang Hao | Hebei Kungfu | 8 |
| 7 | Aizmatijan Alim | Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia | 8 |
| 7 | Lian Chen | Qingdao Red Lions | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Geng Taili | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Dandong Tengyue | 5–1 (A) | 2 July 2021 |
| Yan Hao | Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei | Hubei Istar | 3–0 (H) | 3 July 2021 |
| Lin Zefeng | Shanxi Longjin | Dandong Tengyue | 4–0 (H) | 17 July 2021 |
| Li Biao | Kunming Zheng He Shipman | Xi'an Wolves | 4–2 (H) | 4 November 2021 |