China League Two

China League Two

Countries	China
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1989 (as level 3) 1956 (as level 2)
Number of teams	10
Levels on pyramid	3
Promotion to	China League One
Domestic cup(s)	Chinese FA Cup
Current champions	Dalian Aerbin (2010)
2011 China League Two

China League Two (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛) is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League Two is the premier league - the Chinese Super League and the League One.

League Two has two groups, northern and southern. The top 4 teams from each group, alongside top 2 teams from China University Football League enter the promotion play-off after each season. Shenyang Dongjin and Guangdong Sunray Cave reached promotion play-off final in 2008 and the two clubs were promoted to League One.

Winners

Season	Winners
1989	Foshan
1990	Jilin
1991	Shandong
1992	Qingdao Economic and Trade
1993	not held
1994	Shenzhen
1995	Shanghai Pudong
1996	Tianjin Vanke and Shenzhen Kings Par
1997	Jiangsu Gige
1998	Guangzhou Baiyunshan
1999	Henan Construction
2000	Sichuan Mianyang
2001	Dalian Sidelong
2002	Harbin Lange
2003	Dalian Sundy
2004	Shanghai The9
2005	Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan
2006	Beijing Technology
2007	Shanghai East Asia
2008	Shenyang Dongjin
2009	Hunan Billows
2010	Dalian Aerbin

See also

• Chinese Football Association
• Chinese Super League
• China League One
• Chinese FA Cup

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• News at Sohu (Chinese)
• League history at The Chinese Soccer Statistics Collection (Chinese)
• League history at RSSSF (English)