# 2017 China League Two

The 2017 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 28th season since its establishment in 1989. The league was expanded to 24 teams, with 12 teams in North Group and 12 teams in South Group.

## Team changes
### Name changes

* Meizhou Meixian Hakka F.C. changed its name to Meizhou Meixian Techand F.C. in December 2016.
* Shenzhen Renren F.C. changed its name to Shenzhen Ledman F.C. in December 2016.
* Hainan Boying & Seamen F.C. changed its name to Hainan Boying F.C. in January 2017.
* Dalian Boyang F.C. changed its name to Dalian Boyoung F.C. in February 2017.

## Clubs
### Clubs and locations

| Groups | Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2016 season |
| North | Qingdao Jonoon | Yin Tiesheng | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 20,525 | CL1, 15th |
| North | Yinchuan Helanshan | Sun Wei | Yinchuan | Helan Mountain Stadium | 39,872 | 5th |
| North | Hebei Elite | Zhang Hui | Qinhuangdao | Chinese Football School Stadium | N/A | 6th |
| North | Shenyang Urban | Xiao Zhanbo | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 12,000 | 8th |
| North | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Duan Xin | Harbin | Harbin ICE Sports Center | 50,000 | 10th |
| North | Baotou Nanjiao | Branko Božović | Baotou | Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 40,545 | 12th |
| North | Beijing BIT | Robert Ahufinger | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | 15th |
| North | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | Wang Hongwei | Yancheng | Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre | 10,000 | 18th |
| North | Shenyang Dongjin | Wang Gang | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 12,000 | 19th |
| North | Dalian Boyoung | Jiang Feng | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,775 | CAL, 1st |
| North | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | Huang Hongyi | Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 50,000 | CAL, 2nd |
| North | Jilin Baijia | Zoran Kitanoski | Changchun | Nanling Stadium | 42,000 | CAL, 5th |
| South | Hunan Billows | Patrick de Wilde | Changsha (playing in Yiyang) | Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium | 30,000 | CL1, 16th |
| South | Jiangxi Liansheng | Kazimir Vulić (caretaker) | Jiujiang | Jiujiang Stadium | 31,000 | 3rd |
| South | Sichuan Longfor | Manuel Cajuda | Dujiangyan | Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium | 12,700 | 4th |
| South | Meizhou Meixian Techand | Li Haiqiang | Meizhou | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium | 20,221 | 7th |
| South | Chengdu Qbao | Zhang Weizhe | Chengdu | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium | 26,000 | 9th |
| South | Shenzhen Ledman | Zhang Jun | Shenzhen | Bao'an Stadium | 40,000 | 11th |
| South | Suzhou Dongwu | Wei Dayong | Suzhou | Suzhou Sports Center | 35,000 | 14th |
| South | Nantong Zhiyun | Wei Xin | Rugao | Rugao Olympic Sports Center | 15,000 | 16th |
| South | Hainan Boying | Andoni Bombin Garrido | Haikou | Hainan Sport School Stadium | 10,000 | 17th |
| South | Shanghai JuJu Sports | Hajime Ishii | Shanghai | Kangqiao Football Base | N/A | 20th |
| South | Shanghai Sunfun | Cheng Liang | Shanghai | Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium | N/A | CAL, 4th |
| South | Zhenjiang Huasa | Li Xiao | Zhenjiang | Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center | 30,000 | CAL, 6th |

### Managerial changes

| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Sichuan Longfor | Vítor Pontes | 2 November 2016 | Manuel Cajuda | 5 December 2016 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | Wang Hongwei | 9 November 2016 | Li Haiqiang | 9 November 2016 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | Kazuo Uchida | 11 November 2016 | Wang Haiming | 15 November 2016 |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | Zoran Janković | 1 December 2016 | Duan Xin | 1 December 2016 |
| Chengdu Qbao | Zhao Faqing | 3 December 2016 | Zhang Weizhe | 3 December 2016 |
| Shenyang Dongjin | Lee Woo-hyung | 4 December 2016 | Wang Gang | 1 March 2017 |
| Shenzhen Ledman | Li Yuanping (caretaker) | 14 December 2016 | Zhang Jun | 14 December 2016 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Tang Bo | 24 December 2016 | Kazuo Uchida | 1 January 2017 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Song Lihui | 27 December 2016 | Fan Yuhong | 27 December 2016 |
| Shenyang Urban | Marek Zub | 31 December 2016 | Xiao Zhanbo | 31 December 2016 |
| Shanghai JuJu Sports | Radomir Koković | 31 December 2016 | Dragan Kokotović | 1 January 2017 |
| Hunan Billows | Huang Xiangdong (caretaker) | 31 December 2016 | Zhang Xu | 1 January 2017 |
| Jilin Baijia | Li Bin | 31 December 2016 | Zoran Kitanoski | 1 January 2017 |
| Hebei Elite | Xu Tao | 31 December 2016 | Zhang Hui | 1 January 2017 |
| Baotou Nanjiao | David Camhi | 14 January 2017 | Wang Hongwei | 23 January 2017 |
| Hainan Boying | Li Xiao | 20 January 2017 | Mai Chao | 20 January 2017 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Wei Xin | 8 February 2017 | Tomislav Stipić | 11 February 2017 |
| Nantong Zhiyun | Tomislav Stipić | 17 April 2017 | Wei Xin | 17 April 2017 |
| Baotou Nanjiao | Wang Hongwei | 17 May 2017 | Fan Wenlong (caretaker) | 17 May 2017 |
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | Gao Fei | 18 May 2017 | Wang Hongwei | 18 May 2017 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | Wang Haiming | 23 May 2017 | Sun Wei | 23 May 2017 |
| Zhenjiang Huasa | Li Dong | 23 May 2017 | Dragan Stančić (caretaker) | 23 May 2017 |
| Hunan Billows | Zhang Xu | 27 May 2017 | Li Hongwu (caretaker) | 27 May 2017 |
| Hainan Boying | Mai Chao | 9 June 2017 | Andoni Bombin Garrido | 9 June 2017 |
| Hunan Billows | Li Hongwu (caretaker) | 23 June 2017 | Patrick de Wilde | 23 June 2017 |
| Baotou Nanjiao | Fan Wenlong (caretaker) | 6 July 2017 | Branko Božović | 6 July 2017 |
| Shanghai JuJu Sports | Dragan Kokotović | 14 July 2017 | Hajime Ishii | 14 July 2017 |
| Zhenjiang Huasa | Dragan Stančić (caretaker) | 1 August 2017 | Goran Miscevic | 1 August 2017 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | Fan Yuhong | 4 August 2017 | Kazimir Vulić (caretaker) | 4 August 2017 |
| Suzhou Dongwu | Kazuo Uchida | 24 September 2017 | Wei Dayong (caretaker) | 24 September 2017 |
| Zhenjiang Huasa | Goran Miscevic | 5 October 2017 | Li Xiao | 5 October 2017 |
| Dalian Boyoung | Chen Bo | 11 October 2017 | Jiang Feng | 11 October 2017 |

## League table
### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Yinchuan Helanshan (Q) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 45 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Qingdao Jonoon (Q) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 44 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 3 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring (Q, C, P) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 43 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 4 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (Q) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 42 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 5 | Hebei Elite | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 42 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 6 | Shenyang Urban | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 39 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 7 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 25 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 8 | Beijing BIT | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 23 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 9 | Dalian Boyoung | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 20 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 10 | Jilin Baijia | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 19 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 11 | Shenyang Dongjin | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 10 | 21st–24th place Play-offs |
| 12 | Baotou Nanjiao | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 7 | 21st–24th place Play-offs |

### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Shenzhen Ledman (Q) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 52 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Sichuan Longfor (Q) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 47 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 3 | Meizhou Meixian Techand (Q, P) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 39 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 4 | Nantong Zhiyun (Q) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 38 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 5 | Chengdu Qbao | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 35 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 35 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 7 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 34 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 8 | Hunan Billows | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 9 | Shanghai Sunfun | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 19 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 10 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 18 | 9th–20th place Play-offs |
| 11 | Hainan Boying (O) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 17 | 21st–24th place Play-offs |
| 12 | Zhenjiang Huasa (O) | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 5 | 21st–24th place Play-offs |

### Overall table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring (C, P) | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 54 | China League One |
| 2 | Meizhou Meixian Techand (P) | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | China League One |
| 3 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 51 | |
| 4 | Shenzhen Ledman | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 57 | |
| 5 | Qingdao Jonoon | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sichuan Longfor | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 48 | |
| 7 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 43 | |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 39 | |
| 9 | Hebei Elite | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 46 | |
| 10 | Chengdu Qbao | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 36 | Disbanded after season |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 41 | |
| 12 | Shenyang Urban | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 39 | |
| 13 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 28 | |
| 14 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 37 | |
| 15 | Beijing BIT | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 26 | |
| 16 | Hunan Billows | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 31 | |
| 17 | Dalian Boyoung | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 18 | Shanghai Sunfun | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 19 | |
| 19 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 22 | Disbanded after season |
| 20 | Jilin Baijia | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 20 | |
| 21 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 11 | |
| 22 | Hainan Boying | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 21 | |
| 23 | Baotou Nanjiao (T) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 54 | −40 | 8 | Relegation play-off declared null and void |
| 24 | Shenyang Dongjin (T) | 24 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 10 | Relegation play-off declared null and void |
* 1 2 Heilongjiang 3–0 Meixian
* 1 2 Yinchuan 2–2 Shenzhen (7–6 P)
* 1 2 3 4 Qingdao 1 pts; -1; 2 goals Sichuan 1 pts; -1; 0 goal; 47 pts Shaanxi 1 pts; -1; 0 goal; 42 pts Nantong 1 pts; -2
* 1 2 Chengdu 1–1 Hebei; Hebei 3–1 Chengdu
* 1 2 Suzhou 3–1 Shenyang U; Shenyang U 0–1 Suzhou
* 1 2 Jiangsu 2–0 Jiangxi; Jiangxi 3–1 Jiangsu
* 1 2 Beijing BIT 4–1 Hunan; Hunan 2–1 Beijing BIT
* 1 2 Shanghai S 0–3 Dalian; Dalian 4–0 Shanghai S
* 1 2 Jilin 0–1 Shanghai J; Shanghai J 1–1 Jilin
* 1 2 Zhenjiang 6 pts; Hainan 4 pts
* 1 2 Chengdu Qbao and Shanghai JuJu Sports dissolved, so Baotou Nanjiao and Shenyang Dongjin could stay at third level.
* 1 2 Baotou 1 pts; Shenyang D 0 pts

## Play-offs
### 21st–24th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Baotou Nanjiao | 0–2 | Hainan Boying | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Zhenjiang Huasa | 4–1 | Shenyang Dongjin | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Hainan Boying won 2–0 on aggregate.
Zhenjiang Huasa won 4–1 on aggregate.

### 19th–20th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jilin Baijia | 1–2 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 0–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |

### 17th–18th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shanghai Sunfun | 0–7 | Dalian Boyoung | 0–3 | 0–4 |

### 15th–16th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Beijing BIT | 5–3 | Hunan Billows | 4–1 | 1–2 |

### 13th–14th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 3–3 (a) | Jiangxi Liansheng | 2–0 | 1–3 |

### 11th–12th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Suzhou Dongwu | 4–1 | Shenyang Urban | 3–1 | 1–0 |

### 9th–10th place

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chengdu Qbao | 2–4 | Hebei Elite | 1–1 | 1–3 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2–4 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 1–0 | Sichuan Longfor | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 0–1 | Shenzhen Ledman | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | 3–2 | Qingdao Jonoon | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Yinchuan Helanshan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Heilongjiang Lava Spring won 1–0 on aggregate.
Shenzhen Ledman won 1–0 on aggregate.
Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–2 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 4–0 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Meizhou Meixian Techand | 3–1 | Shenzhen Ledman | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring won 4–0 on aggregate.
Meizhou Meixian Techand won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Final Match
## Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Yanbian Beiguo | 7–5 | Baotou Nanjiao | 2–1 | 5–4 |
| Lhasa Urban Construction Investment | 2–1 | Shenyang Dongjin | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Yanbian Beiguo won 7–5 on aggregate.
Lhasa Urban Construction Investment won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Ma Xiaolei | Shenzhen Ledman | 14 |
| 2 | Qu Cheng | Sichuan Longfor | 13 |
| 2 | Yang Zi | Shenzhen Ledman | 13 |
| 4 | Wang Ziming | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 12 |
| 4 | Zhu Shiyu | Qingdao Jonoon | 12 |
| 6 | Gong Zheng | Beijing BIT | 9 |
| 6 | Shi Jun | Hebei Elite | 9 |
| 6 | Tan Tiancheng | Yinchuan Helanshan | 9 |
| 6 | Wang Chaolong | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 9 |
| 6 | Ye Weichao | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 9 |
Last updated: Nov 5, 2017 Source: fa.org.cn

## Awards

The awards of 2017 China League Two were announced on 29 November 2017.
* Most valuable player: Li Shuai (Heilongjiang Lava Spring)
* Golden Boot: Ma Xiaolei (Shenzhen Ledman)
* Best goalkeeper: Wang Qi (Qingdao Jonoon)
* Young Player of the Year: Zhong Yihao (Qingdao Jonoon)
* Best coach: Duan Xin (Heilongjiang Lava Spring)
* Fair play award: Yinchuan Helanshan, Dalian Boyoung, Suzhou Dongwu, Shanghai JuJu Sports, Sichuan Longfor, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
* Best referee: Jia Zhiliang, Sun Shengyu, Su Xiaofei

## League attendance

Updated to Final Round
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 200,401 | 28,119 | 5,269 | 16,700 | n/a$^†$ $^{††}$ |
| 2 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 186,276 | 26,880 | 5,161 | 13,305 | +54.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Sichuan Longfor | 56,329 | 6,280 | 3,124 | 4,694 | −21.9%$^†$ |
| 4 | Meizhou Meixian Techand | 51,783 | 6,728 | 2,560 | 3,983 | −23.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Shenzhen Ledman | 43,767 | 6,531 | 523 | 3,126 | +22.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Nantong Zhiyun | 40,705 | 7,530 | 2,380 | 3,392 | −29.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | Baotou Nanjiao | 39,382 | 6,189 | 2,016 | 3,029 | +77.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 29,881 | 3,762 | 630 | 2,299 | −28.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Shenyang Urban | 21,126 | 6,827 | 121 | 1,761 | −45.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 18,380 | 4,535 | 368 | 1,532 | −70.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | Suzhou Dongwu | 13,797 | 1,760 | 615 | 1,150 | +58.0%$^†$ |
| 12 | Hainan Boying | 11,996 | 1,896 | 465 | 1,000 | −31.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Chengdu Qbao | 11,110 | 3,078 | 210 | 926 | −35.8%$^†$ |
| 14 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 10,577 | 3,183 | 212 | 881 | n/a$^†$ $^{††}$ |
| 15 | Qingdao Jonoon | 10,092 | 2,089 | 384 | 841 | −68.9%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 16 | Hunan Billows | 8,141 | 1,238 | 312 | 678 | −82.1%$^†$ $^†$ |
| 17 | Jilin Baijia | 7,496 | 1,428 | 185 | 625 | n/a$^†$ $^{††}$ |
| 18 | Beijing BIT | 6,919 | 1,562 | 308 | 577 | −22.9%$^†$ |
| 19 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 6,054 | 827 | 286 | 505 | −30.9%$^†$ |
| 20 | Dalian Boyoung | 5,785 | 1,080 | 237 | 482 | n/a$^†$ $^{††}$ |
| 21 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 4,732 | 1,321 | 70 | 394 | −6.9%$^†$ |
| 22 | Hebei Elite | 4,389 | 637 | 216 | 366 | −13.5%$^†$ |
| 23 | Shanghai Sunfun | 4,023 | 582 | 56 | 335 | n/a$^†$ $^{††}$ |
| 24 | Shenyang Dongjin | 3,701 | 512 | 108 | 285 | −51.4%$^†$ |
| | League total | 796,842 | 28,119 | 56 | 2,692 | −7.7%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on Feb 28, 2018 Source: Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in CL1. $^{††}$ Teams played previous season in CAL.