Chinese Football Association Yi League

Infobox sports league
title = Chinese Football Association
Yi League
current_season = Chinese Football Association Yi League 2008

pixels = 158px
sport = Football
founded = 2004
teams = 16
country = PRC
champion = Shanghai East Asia

The Chinese Football Association Yi League (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 Yi League is the premier league - the Chinese Super League and the Jia League.

The Yi League has two groups, northern and southern. The top 4 teams from each group enter the promotion play-off after each season. Beijing Institute of Technology FC and Harbin Yiteng reached promotion play-off final in 2006 and the two clubs were promoted to The Jia League.

eason 2006

*Northern Group
*北京理工大学 Beijing Institute of Technology FC
*哈尔滨毅腾 Harbin Yiteng
*天津火车头 Tianjin Locomotive
*青岛海鲨 Qingdao Haisha
*北京巴士 Beijing Bus FC
*新疆体彩 Xinjiang Ticai
*天津东丽 Tianjin Dongli
*青岛黎明 Qingdao Liming
*辽宁中巴 Liaoning Zhongba

*Southern Group
*安徽九方 Anhui Jiufang
*云南丽江东巴 Lijiang Dongba
*武汉雅琪 Wuhan Yaqi
*宁波华奥 Ningbo Huaao
*四川 Sichuan FC
*广西天基 Guangxi Tianji
*上海东亚 Shanghai Dongya
*苏州趣普仕 Suzhou Qupushi
*宁波慈溪中豹 Ningbo Zhongbao

eason 2007

*Northern Group
*镇江中安 Zhenjiang Zhongan
*杭州三超 Hangzhou Sanchao
*呼和浩特滨海职业 Hohhot Binhai Zhiye
*上海东亚 Shanghai Dongya
*新疆体彩 Xinjiang Ticai
*天津东丽奥瑞克 Tianjin Dongli
*天津火车头泰丽达 Tianjin Locomotive
*青岛黎明 Qingdao Liming

*Southern Group
*安徽九方 Anhui Jiufang
*广东日之泉 Guangdong Rizhiquan
*广西天基 Guangxi Tianji
*湖南湘涛 Hunan Xiangtao (formerly Hunan Xiangjun)
*宁波华奥 Ningbo Huaao
*四川 Sichuan FC
*苏州趣普仕 Suzhou Qupushi

eason 2008

*Northern Group
*新疆体彩 Xinjiang Ticai
*天津东丽 Tianjin Dongli
*天津火车头 Tianjin Locomotive
*杭州三超 Hangzhou Sanchao
*沈阳东进 Shenyang Dongjin
*河北石家庄天工 Shijiazhuang Tiangong
*南京宝泰 Nanjing Baotai
*西安世园 Xi'an Shiyuan

*Southern Group
*湖南湘涛 Hunan Xiangtao
*宁波华奥 Ningbo Huaao
*天津市团泊新城 Tianjin Tuanbo New City
*苏州趣普仕 Suzhou Trips
*广东日之泉 Guangdong Sunraycave FC
*温州明日 Wenzhou Tomorrow
*广东天地壹号 Guangdong Tiandi No.1
*贵州智诚 Guizhou Zhicheng

ee also

*Chinese Football Association
*Chinese Super League
*Chinese Football Association Jia League
*Chinese FA Cup

External links

* [http://fa.org.cn/ Official site of the Chinese Football Association (In Chinese)]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html China League and Cup History on RSSSF ]