# 2013 China League Two

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

| Groups | Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2012 season |
| North | Gansu Aoxin | Zhang Hui | Lanzhou | Qilihe Stadium | 30,000 | New |
| North | Hebei Zhongji | Zhang Yandong | Shijiazhuang | Yutong International Sports Center | 38,000 | North, 1st |
| North | Shenyang Dongjin | Zhao Faqing | Shenyang (playing in Benxi) | Hohhot City Stadium Benxi Stadium (from Round 8) | 60,000 N/A | CL1, 16th |
| North | Tianjin Huochetou | Su Wei | Tianjin | Tianjin Huochetou Stadium | 12,000 | North, 11th |
| North | Liaoning Youth | Yasuharu Kurata | Benxi | Benxi Stadium | N/A | New |
| North | Qingdao Hainiu | Su Maozhen | Qingdao | Hongcheng Stadium | 19,000 | New |
| North | Qinghai Senke | Floris Schaap | Xining | Xining Ximen Stadium | N/A | North, 2nd |
| North | Shandong Tengding | Luo Dengren | Tengzhou | Tengzhou Olympic Sports Center | N/A | New |
| South | Dali Ruilong | Gao Fulin | Dali | Dali Stadium | N/A | South, 3rd |
| South | Jiangxi Liansheng | Li Xiao | Nanchang | Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center | 50,000 | South, 8th |
| South | Lijiang Jiayunhao | Niu Hongli | Lijiang | Lijiang Sports Development Center Stadium | N/A | New |
| South | Meixian Hakka | Hirokazu Sakuma | Mei County | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium | 20,000 | South, 6th |
| South | Meizhou Kejia | Cao Yang | Wuhua | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium Wuhua County Stadium (from Round 12) | 20,000 6,800 | New |
| South | Shaanxi Laochenggen | Zhang Yuede | Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 50,100 | North, 4th |
| South | Shenzhen Fengpeng | Zhu Bo | Shenzhen | Universiade Center | 60,334 | South, 2nd |

## Group stage standings
### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qingdao Hainiu (C, P, Q) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 36 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 2 | Hebei Zhongji (P, Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 31 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 3 | Qinghai Senke (Q) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 23 | Disbanded after season |
| 4 | Shandong Tengding (Q) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 21 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 5 | Shenyang Dongjin | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Tianjin Huochetou | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 15 | |
| 7 | Liaoning Youth | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 7 | Disbanded after season |
| 8 | Gansu Aoxin | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 2 | Disbanded after season |

### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Meizhou Kejia (Q) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 30 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 2 | Shenzhen Fengpeng (Q) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 24 | Disbanded after season |
| 3 | Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q) | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 4 | Meixian Hakka (Q) | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 15 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 5 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 | |
| 6 | Dali Ruilong | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 6 | Disbanded after season |
| 7 | Shaanxi Laochenggen | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | Disbanded after season |
* 1 2 Dali 2-1 Shaanxi; Shaanxi 1-1 Dali

## Group stage results
### North Group

| Home \ Away | GSA | HBZ | SYD | TJH | LNY | QDH | QHS | SDT |
| Gansu Aoxin | | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Shenyang Dongjin | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Liaoning Youth | 3–1 | 0–9 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Qinghai Senke | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Shandong Tengding | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
* ↑ This match has been played in Benxi Stadium.

### South Group

| Home \ Away | DLR | JXL | LJJ | MXH | MZK | SXL | SZF |
| Dali Ruilong | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Meixian Hakka | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Meizhou Kejia | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| Shaanxi Laochenggen | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 1–2 |
| Shenzhen Fengpeng | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

## Play-offs
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Meixian Hakka | 0 - 4 | Qingdao Hainiu | 0 - 0 | 0 - 4 |
| Qinghai Senke | 1 - 5 | Shenzhen Fengpeng | 1 - 2 | 0 - 3 |
| Shandong Tengding | 3 - 2 | Meizhou Kejia | 2 - 0 | 1 - 2 |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 2 - 3 | Hebei Zhongji | 2 - 0 | 0 - 3 |

#### Second leg
### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shenzhen Fengpeng | 2 - 3 | Qingdao Hainiu | 2 - 2 | 0 - 1 |
| Hebei Zhongji | 2 - 1 | Shandong Tengding | 2 - 0 | 0 - 1 |

#### Second leg
### Third-Place Match
### Final Match
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Yang Chen | Hebei Zhongji | 9 |
| 2 | Wang Dong | Shandong Tengding | 8 |
| 2 | Gao Zhilin | Meizhou Kejia | 8 |
| 4 | Wang Jian | Qingdao Hainiu | 7 |
| 4 | Wang Xuanhong | Qingdao Hainiu | 7 |
| 6 | Li Kai | Qingdao Hainiu | 6 |
| 6 | Zhang Hongbin | Shenzhen Fengpeng | 6 |
| 6 | Xu Yihai | Qinghai Senke | 6 |
| 9 | Ye Weichao | Meizhou Kejia | 5 |
| 9 | Pan Jia | Meizhou Kejia | 5 |
| 9 | Wu Dingmao | Hebei Zhongji | 5 |