# 2014 China League Two

The 2014 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 25th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. There were 17 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 9 teams in South Group. The league was made up of two stages, the group stage and the play-off. The group stage was a double round-robin format. Each team in the group played the other teams twice, home and away. It started on April 26 and ended on September 13. The play-off stage was a two-legged elimination. It started on September 27. At the end of the season, the two finalists of the play-off qualified for promotion to 2015 China League One.

## Team changes
### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to 2014 China League One
* Qingdao Hainiu
* Hebei Zhongji
Teams relegated from 2013 China League One
* Guizhou Zhicheng

### Dissolved entries

* Chongqing F.C.
* Gansu Aoxin
* Dali Ruilong
* Liaoning Youth
* Qinghai Senke
* Shaanxi Laochenggen
* Shenzhen Fengpeng

### New entries

* Dalian Transcendence
* Fujian Broncos
* Hebei Elite
* Nanjing Qianbao
* Pu'er Wanhao
* Sichuan Leaders
* Sichuan Longfor
* Yinchuan Helanshan

### Name changes

* Shanxi Jiayi changed its name to Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi in January 2014.

## Clubs

| Groups | Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| North | Dalian Transcendence | Liu Zhongchang | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,776 | New |
| North | Hebei Elite | Sui Mingyun | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | New |
| North | Tianjin Huochetou | Su Wei | Tianjin | Tianjin Huochetou Stadium | 12,000 | North, 6th |
| North | Nanjing Qianbao | Zhao Faqing | Nanjing (playing in Huai'an) | Huai'an Sports Center Stadium | 30,000 | New |
| North | Shandong Tengding | Luo Dengren | Tengzhou (playing in Zibo) | Qi Capital Culture Sports City Stadium | 17,000 | CL2, 4th |
| North | Shenyang Dongjin | Yang Yumin | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 5,000 | North, 5th |
| North | Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi | Wang Bo | Taiyuan | Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium | 62,000 | - |
| North | Yinchuan Helanshan | Abraham García | Yinchuan | Helan Mountain Stadium | 39,872 | New |
| South | Fujian Broncos | Zhang Yuning | Quanzhou (playing in Jinjiang) | Jinjiang Sports Center Stadium | 15,000 | New |
| South | Guizhou Zhicheng | Zhang Jun | Guiyang | Guizhou Provincial Stadium | 18,000 | CL1, 16th |
| South | Jiangxi Liansheng | Li Xiao | Nanchang | Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center | 50,000 | South, 5th |
| South | Lijiang Jiayunhao | Li Hu | Lijiang | Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium | 20,000 | South, 3rd |
| South | Meixian Hakka | Tomoo Tsukoshi | Meizhou | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium | 20,221 | South, 4th |
| South | Meizhou Kejia | Cao Yang | Wuhua | Wuhua County Stadium | 6,800 | South, 1st |
| South | Pu'er Wanhao | Zhang Biao | Pu'er (playing in Mengzi and Kunming) | Honghe University Stadium Hongta Sport Center #4 Field | 5,000 | New |
| South | Sichuan Leaders | Hu Yijun | Chengdu (playing in Dujiangyan) | Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium | 12,700 | New |
| South | Sichuan Longfor | Jia Jin | Santai | Santai County Stadium | 8,000 | New |

## Group stage standings
### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi (P, Q) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 33 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 2 | Nanjing Qianbao (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 3 | Dalian Transcendence (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 27 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 4 | Yinchuan Helanshan (Q) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 5 | Shenyang Dongjin | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | |
| 6 | Hebei Elite | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 9 | |
| 7 | Tianjin Huochetou | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 8 | |
| 8 | Shandong Tengding | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 5 | Disbanded after season |
* 1 2 Dalian 2-0 Yinchuan; Yinchuan 0-2 Dalian
* ↑ 3 points deducted

### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Meizhou Kejia (Q) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 42 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 2 | Guizhou Zhicheng (Q, P) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 36 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 3 | Jiangxi Liansheng (C, P, Q) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 34 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 4 | Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q) | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for Play-offs |
| 5 | Meixian Hakka | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Sichuan Longfor | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 18 | |
| 7 | Sichuan Leaders | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 11 | Disbanded after season |
| 8 | Pu'er Wanhao | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 7 | |
| 9 | Fujian Broncos | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 3 | |

## Group stage results
### North Group

| Home \ Away | DLT | HBE | TJH | NJQ | SDT | SYD | TYZ | YCH |
| Dalian Transcendence | | 6–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Hebei Elite | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 1–4 | 3–2 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Nanjing Qianbao | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Shandong Tengding | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Shenyang Dongjin | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ Due to the strike, Shandong Tengding was sentenced to lose 0:3.

### South Group

| Home \ Away | FJB | GZZ | JXL | LJJ | MXH | MZK | PEW | LDS | SLF |
| Fujian Broncos | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 6–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Meixian Hakka | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Meizhou Kejia | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Pu'er Wanhao | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Sichuan Leaders | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 | | 0–1 |
| Sichuan Longfor | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |

## Play-offs
### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 1 - 2 | Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 3 - 3 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 3 - 2 | 0 - 1 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 1 - 4 | Meizhou Kejia | 1 - 0 | 0 - 4 |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3 - 2 | Nanjing Qianbao | 3 - 1 | 0 - 1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3 - 2 | Meizhou Kejia | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 3 - 3 (4–5 p) | Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| 1 | Ye Chugui | Meixian Hakka | 10 |
| 2 | Jiang Zhongxiao | Meizhou Kejia | 9 |
| 3 | Wang Yunlong | Jiangxi Liansheng | 8 |
| 3 | Ma Xiaolei | Meizhou Kejia | 8 |
| 3 | Shi Liang | Meizhou Kejia | 8 |
| 6 | Han Jiabao | Dalian Transcendence | 7 |
| 6 | Ilhamjan Iminjan | Guizhou Zhicheng | 7 |
| 6 | Li Yingjian | Guizhou Zhicheng | 7 |
| 9 | Du Wenxiang | Dalian Transcendence | 6 |
| 9 | Ouyang Xue | Guizhou Zhicheng | 6 |
| 9 | Qu Cheng | Jiangxi Liansheng | 6 |
| 9 | Gao Zhilin | Meizhou Kejia | 6 |
| 9 | Zhang Xingbo | Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi | 6 |