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
Sichuan Dujiangyan Symbol moved to Xi'an in January 2012 and changed their name to Shaanxi Daqin.
New entries There are 15 new teams participating in 2012 China League Two. They are Beijing Youth, Beijing Sangao,高中生將建隊參加中乙 5年內衝甲未來集體升學 Beijing Yitong Kuche, Hebei Youth, Jiangsu HHU, Qinghai Senke,青海省足壇再添新丁 森科高調目標衝擊甲級聯賽 Shaanxi Laochenggen, Shanxi Jiayi,山西嘉怡足球俱樂部在並成立 Xinjiang Begonia,新疆"西域·君悅海棠"男子足球隊簽字儀式在烏魯木齊舉行 Chongqing Youth, Hubei China-Kyle,湖北球迷赴黃石探營新鄂軍 華凱爾力爭2012衝甲 Jiangxi Liansheng,衡源雖走火種不滅 九江聯盛扛起江西職業足球大旗 Kunming Ruilong,銳龍足球俱樂部挂牌成立 昆明職業足球重振旗鼓 Shenzhen Fengpeng深圳風鵬完成在中國足協註冊 全力備戰中乙聯賽 and Shenzhen Main Sports.深圳名博足球俱樂部成立 征戰乙級聯賽門票免費
Tianjin Huochetou did not participate in 2011 China League Two. They had participated in 2010 China League Two North Group and qualified for the Play-off First Round as the 3rd-placed team in the group. However they were defeated by Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. in the Play-off First Round and failed to gain promotion to 2011 China League One.
Clubs Groups Club Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2011 seasonNorth Beijing Youth Zhang Jianguo Beijing Shijingshan Stadium 20,000 Beijing Sangao Li Hui Beijing Haidian Stadium 5,000 Beijing Yitong Kuche Yang Zheng Beijing Beijing Fengtai Stadium 31,043 Hebei Youth Wei Yuanhao Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 Hebei Zhongji Zhang Yandong Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center 38,000 North 5th Qinghai Youth Liang Jinning Xining Xining Ximen Stadium North 8th Qinghai Senke Song Lihui Xining Xining Ximen Stadium CAFL 11th Shandong Youth Hu Yijun Weifang Luneng Taishan Football School 4,000 North 3rd Shanxi Jiayi Wu Jianwen Taiyuan Wanbailin StadiumTaiyuan Institute of Electrical Engineering Stadium(Round 14–19) Shaanxi Laochenggen Zhang Yuede Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100 North 6th Shanghai Zobon Cheng Yaodong Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre 30,000 South 5th Tianjin Huochetou Su Wei Tianjin Tianjin Huochetou Stadium 12,000 Xinjiang Begonia Sergei Gorokhovodatskiy Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000 South Chongqing Youth Jia Jin Chongqing Nanchuan Stadium 20,000 Dongguan Nancheng Goran Paulić Dongguan Dongguan Nancheng Sports ParkMeixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium (Round 16–26) 20,00020,000 South 4th Guangdong Youth Guo Yijun Foshan Century Lotus Stadium 36,686 South 7th Guizhou Zhicheng R Liu Zhicai Guiyang Guizhou Provincial Stadium 18,000 CL1, 14th Hubei China-Kyle Li Jun Huangshi Huangshi StadiumJingmen Stadium(Round 24) 15,0004,000 Hubei Youth Hu Yijun Wuhan Jianghan'erqiao Athlete Training Base South 10th Jiangsu HHU Zhu Jinxing Nanjing Hohai University Jiangning Campus Football Field Jiangxi Liansheng Gu Mingchang Nanchang Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 CAFL 2nd Kunming Ruilong Gao Fulin Kunming Kunming Stadium 20,000 Shaanxi Daqin Shang Qing Xi'an Shaanxi Province Stadium 50,100 South 3rd Shenzhen Fengpeng Zhang Jun Shenzhen University Town of Shenzhen Stadium 15,942 Shenzhen Main Sports Wei Haili Shenzhen Shenzhen Stadium 32,500 Sichuan F.C. Sun Bowei Chengdu (playing in Dujiangyan) Dujiangyan Sport Center 12,700 South 11th
Group Stage Standings
North Group
South Group
Group Stage Results
North Group
South Group
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Third-place play-off
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals Zhang HongbinBeijing Yitong Kuche Fan YunlongGuizhou Zhicheng 15 Xu YihaiQinghai Senke Teng BinQinghai Senke Ilhamjan IminjanGuizhou Zhicheng 12 Jiang ZhongxiaoShaanxi Daqin Wu DingmaoShanxi Jiayi He LilongBeijing Youth 10 Wang ShangyuanBeijing Sangao Xu XinJiangxi Liansheng 9 Yang ChaoshengDongguan Nancheng Liu YangShaanxi Laochenggen
League Attendance
North Group
There is no attendance data for Round 1, 2, 8, 13, 15, 18, 22, 23 and 24.
South Group
There is no attendance data for Round 13 and 23.
References
External links Official site News and results at Sohu.com