The 2016 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 27th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. The league was expanded to 20 teams, with 10 teams in North Group and 10 teams in South Group.

Team changes

To League Two

Teams relegated from 2015 China League One * Beijing BIT * Jiangxi Liansheng Teams entered from 2015 China Amateur Football League * Suzhou Dongwu * Hainan Seamen * Shenzhen Renren * Shenyang City

From League Two

Teams promoted to 2016 China League One * Meizhou Kejia * Dalian Transcendence

Name changes

* Hainan Seamen F.C. changed their name to Hainan Boying & Seamen F.C. in December 2015. * Nanjing Qianbao F.C. moved to the city of

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

and changed their name to Chengdu Qbao F.C. in January 2016. * Yunnan Wanhao F.C. moved to the city of

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

and changed their name to Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C. in January 2016. * Meixian Hakka F.C. changed their name to Meizhou Meixian Hakka F.C. in January 2016. * Shenyang City F.C. changed their name to Shenyang Urban F.C. in March 2016.

Other changes

* Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli F.C. took over the place of Fujian Broncos F.C. in January 2016. * Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C. took over the place of Anhui Litian F.C. in January 2016. * Nantong Zhiyun F.C. took over the place of Guangxi Longguida F.C. in January 2016.

Clubs

Clubs and locations

Clubs Locations

Managerial changes

League table

North Group

South Group

Overall table

Group stage results

North Group

South Group

Play-offs

Nineteenth place match

First leg

Second leg

Seventeenth Place Match

First leg

Second leg

Fifteenth Place Match

First leg

Second leg

Thirteenth Place Match

First leg

Second leg

Eleventh Place Match

First leg

Second leg

Ninth Place Match

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Sichuan Longfor won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ----

''Lijiang Jiayunhao won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ----

''Baoding Yingli ETS won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ----

''Jiangxi Liansheng won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''1–1 on aggregate. Lijiang Jiayunhao won 2–1 on penalties.'' ----

''3–3 on aggregate. Baoding Yingli ETS won on away goals.''

Third-Place Match

Final Match

Top scorers

{, class="wikitable" , - !Rank !Player !Club !Total , - !rowspan=1, , Zhang Shuang , Baoding Yingli ETS , , - !rowspan=1, , Tan Tiancheng , Yinchuan Helanshan , , - !rowspan=3, , Han Zilong , Hebei Elite , , - , Yang Jian , Shenyang Urban , , - , Yan Peng , Shenyang Urban , , - !rowspan=3, , Fan Zhiqiang , Jiangxi Liansheng , , - , Yang Zi , Lijiang Jiayunhao , , - , Zhu Yifan , Jiangxi Liansheng , , - !rowspan=4, , Liu Yang , Meizhou Meixian Hakka , , - , Shi Jun , Hebei Elite , , - , Wang Ziming , Heilongjiang Lava Spring , , - , Yang Wanshun , Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli , , -

Awards

The awards of 2016 China League Two were announced on 11 November 2016.2016中乙联赛颁奖盛典在京举办
* Most valuable player: Zhang Shuang ( Baoding Yingli ETS) * Golden Boot: Zhang Shuang ( Baoding Yingli ETS) * Best goalkeeper: Wen Zhixiang ( Jiangxi Liansheng) * Young Player of the Year: Zhang Xingbo ( Meizhou Meixian Hakka) * Best coach: Zhang Biao ( Lijiang Jiayunhao) * Fair play award: Yinchuan Helanshan, Meizhou Meixian Hakka, Shenzhen Renren, Shanghai JuJu Sports, Shenyang Urban * Best referee: Yang Delin, Dai Yige, Zhang Meilin

Attendance

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Club ! Total ! Average ! Change , - , Lijiang Jiayunhao , 88,268 , 7,356 , 8.4% , - , Heilongjiang Lava Spring , 85,981 , 8,598 , 253.2% , - , Sichuan Longfor , 66,093 , 6,008 , 57.2% , - , Jiangxi Liansheng , 63,196 , 5,266 , -1.5%^† , - , Meizhou Meixian Hakka , 52,188 , 5,219 , -21.2% , - , Nantong Zhiyun , 48,252 , 4,825 , 200.3% , - , Shenyang Urban , 32,386 , 3,239 , n/a^‡ , - , Yinchuan Helanshan , 32,080 , 3,208 , 28.5% , - , Shenzhen Renren , 25,541 , 2,554 , n/a^‡ , - , Baoding Yingli ETS , 22,099 , 2,009 , -16.2% , - , Baotou Nanjiao , 17,079 , 1,708 , -71.9% , - , Hainan Boying & Seamen , 14,564 , 1,456 , n/a^‡ , - , Chengdu Qbao , 14,422 , 1,442 , -6.5% , - , Beijing BIT , 7,483 , 748 , -57.2%^† , - , Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli , 7,310 , 731 , 24.7% , - , Suzhou Dongwu , 7,279 , 728 , n/a^‡ , - , Shenyang Dongjin , 5,874 , 587 , 173.2% , - , Shanghai JuJu Sports , 4,230 , 423 , -40.4% , - , Hebei Elite , 4,227 , 423 , 52.6% , - , Tianjin Huochetou , 2,015 , 202 , -2.2% , - , Total , 600,567 , 2,915 , 13.1% Note:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
‡ Teams played previous season in CAL.
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References

External links

Official site

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