The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group. On 11 July 2018,

Anhui Hefei Guiguan Anhui Hefei Guiguan Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Hefei, Anhui. On 11 July 2018, the Chinese Football Association The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football, beach soccer ...

and Shenyang Dongjin failed to register for the rest of the season due to salary arrears.

Team changes

To League Two

Teams relegated from

2017 China League One Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...

Baoding Yingli ETS Baoding Yingli ETS () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Baoding, Hebei and their home stadium is the 13,00 ...

* Yunnan Lijiang Teams promoted from

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* Zibo Sunday *

* Yanbian Beiguo * Fujian Tianxin * Shenzhen Pengcheng * Sichuan Jiuniu

From League Two

Teams promoted to

2018 China League One Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the shor ...

* Heilongjiang Lava Spring *

Meixian Techand Guangdong South China Tiger Football Club () or simply Guangdong South China Tiger () was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in China League One. The team was based in Meixian District, Meizhou, Guangdong and their h ...

Team withdrawal

* Chengdu Qbao * Shanghai JuJu Sports Shanghai Sh. JuJu Sports Football Club are a China League Two club. They are an association football club from Shanghai. The Shanghai University Sports Center Stadium is their home venue. History Pu'er Wanhao F.C. was established in 2013，in ...

Name changes
* Yunnan Lijiang F.C. changed their name to Yunnan Flying Tigers in January 2018.

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations

Clubs Locations

Managerial changes

League tables

North Group

South Group

Overall table

Play-offs

25th–26th place

23rd–24th place

21st–22nd place

19th–20th place

17th–18th place

15th–16th place

13th–14th place

11th–12th place

9th–10th place

Quarter-finals
''2–2 on aggregate. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic won on away goals.'' ---- ''Nantong Zhiyun won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sichuan Longfor won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals
''Nantong Zhiyun won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sichuan Longfor won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Third-Place Match
''Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic qualified to 2018 China League One relegation play-offs.''

Final Match

Results

North Group

South Group

Results by match played

North Group

South Group

Top scorers
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Qu Cheng Qu Cheng (; born February 8, 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a striker for China League One side Wuhan Three Towns. Club career Qu Cheng started his football career playing for the Jiangsu Sainty F.C. youth team before being ...
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Hebei Elite Hebei Zhuoao F.C. is defunct Chinese football club. They were based in Qinhuangdao, Hebei. The Chinese Football School Stadium was their home venue. It had partnership with Brazilian football club Olé Brasil Futebol Clube through youth programs ...
, , - !rowspan=1, , align="left" , Yang He , align="left" ,
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One. The team is based in Xi'an, Shaanxi. History Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic was founded on 30 March 2016 by co-rais ...
, , - !rowspan=4, , align="left" , Gong Zheng , align="left" , Beijing BIT , , - , align="left" , Hou Zhe , align="left" ,
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Shi Jun Shi Jun (; Pinyin: ''Shí Jùn''; born 9 October 1982 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a striker who currently plays for China League Two side Yunnan Kunlu. Club career Early career At the age of five Shi was encoura ...
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Hebei Elite Hebei Zhuoao F.C. is defunct Chinese football club. They were based in Qinhuangdao, Hebei. The Chinese Football School Stadium was their home venue. It had partnership with Brazilian football club Olé Brasil Futebol Clube through youth programs ...
, , - , align="left" , Zhang Zhichao , align="left" , Sichuan Longfor , , - !rowspan=4, , align="left" , Shang Yin , align="left" , Sichuan Longfor , , - , align="left" , Zhang Hao , align="left" , Hunan Billows , , - , align="left" , Zhuang Jiajie , align="left" , Hunan Billows , , -

Awards
The awards of 2018 China League Two were announced on 19 December 2018. {, class="wikitable" , - ! Award ! Winner ! Club , - , Player of the Season , Zhu Zhengrong , Nantong Zhiyun , - , Golden Boot ,
Qu Cheng Qu Cheng (; born February 8, 1989) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays as a striker for China League One side Wuhan Three Towns. Club career Qu Cheng started his football career playing for the Jiangsu Sainty F.C. youth team before being ...
, Sichuan Longfor , - , Manager of the Season , Li Bing , Sichuan Longfor , - , Goalkeeper of the Season , Zhang Jin ,
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli Yancheng Luzhiying Football Club are a China League Two club. They are an association football club from Yancheng, Jiangsu. The Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre is their home venue. History Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli F.C. was established in January 201 ...
, - , Young Player of the Season , Ruan Jun , Sichuan Jiuniu

League attendance
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References

External links

Official site

News and results at mytiyu.cn
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