Competition: | China League Two |
Season: | 2024 |
Dates: | 23 March – 20 October 2024[1] |
Matches: | 190 |
Total Goals: | 462 |
League Topscorer: | Xia Dalong Tang Tianyi (9 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | (27 July 2024) |
Biggest Away Win: | (30 March 2024) |
Highest Scoring: | (27 July 2024) |
Longest Wins: | 11 matches Guangdong GZ-Power |
Longest Unbeaten: | 14 matches Nantong Haimen Codion |
Longest Winless: | 18 matches Haikou Mingcheng |
Longest Losses: | 7 matches Haikou Mingcheng |
Highest Attendance: | 22,898 (27 April 2024) |
Lowest Attendance: | 0 (11 April 2024) (15 April 2024) (11 May 2024) (11 July 2024) |
Average Attendance: | 2,554 |
Attendance: | 434,220 |
Prevseason: | 2023 |
Nextseason: | 2025 |
Updated: | 21 July 2024 |
The 2024 Chinese Football Association League 2 (Chinese: 2024中国足球协会乙级联赛) is the current and 35th season of China League Two, the third tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 1989.
The number of teams in the division was increased from 16 of the previous season to 20. The 2024 China League Two season will, for the first time, introduce two reserve teams of Chinese Super League clubs to participate in the division, through achieving first or second place in the CFA U-21 League.
Teams promoted from 2023 Chinese Champions League
Teams promoted from 2023 CFA U-21 League
Teams promoted to 2024 China League One
Expelled entries
Team[11] [12] | Head coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2023 season | |
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Guangxi Lanhang | Gong Lei | Laibin | Pingguo Stadium (Pingguo) | 30,000 | 5th | |
Guigang Sports Centre Stadium (Guigang) | 30,000 | |||||
Jiuling Lake Football Training Centre Field 1 (Guigang) | ||||||
Baise Sports Center Stadium (Baise) | ||||||
Beijing IT | Yu Fei | Beijing | BIT Eastern Athletic Field | 5,000 | data-sort-value="2" | 6th |
Jiangxi Dark Horse Junior | Jiang Chen | Wuyuan | Wuyuan Sports Centre | 12,000 | data-sort-value="3" | 7th |
Hubei Istar | Gao Feng | Wuhan | Xinhua Road Sports Center | 22,140 | data-sort-value="4" | 8th |
Nantong Haimen Codion | Lu Qiang | Nantong | Haimen Sports Centre | 15,000 | data-sort-value="5" | 9th |
Tai'an Tiankuang | Duan Kai | Tai'an | Taishan Stadium | 32,000 | data-sort-value="6" | 10th |
Haikou Mingcheng | Zaviša Milosavljević | Haikou | Haikou Mission Hills Football Training Base Stadium | 500 | data-sort-value="7" | 12th |
Hunan Billows | Teng Renjun | Changsha | Loudi Sports Center (Loudi) | 30,000 | data-sort-value="8" | 13th |
Quanzhou Yassin | Huang Yong | Jinjiang | Jinjiang Football Training Center | 8,000 | data-sort-value="9" | 14th |
Langfang Glory City P | Liu Junwei | Langfang | Langfang Stadium | 30,040 | data-sort-value="10" | CMCL, 1st |
Shenzhen Juniors P | Zhang Jun | Shenzhen | Longhua Cultural and Sports Center | 5,360 | data-sort-value="11" | CMCL, 2nd |
Shaanxi Union P | Óscar Céspedes | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 42,383 | data-sort-value="13"; rowspan="3" | CMCL, 3rd | |
Xi'an | Weinan Sports Center Stadium (Weinan) | 32,000 | ||||
Xi'an | Xi'an International Football Center | 60,000 | ||||
Guangxi Hengchen P | Sun Weirong | Nanning | Guigang Sports Centre Stadium (Guigang) | 30,000 | CMCL, 4th | |
Nanning Sports School Wuhe Campus Stadium | ||||||
Ganzhou Ruishi | Xie Yuxin | Dingnan | Dingnan Youth Football Training Center | 12,000 | data-sort-value="14" | 15th |
Guangdong GZ-Power P | Li Bing | Guangzhou | Huadu Stadium | 13,394 | CMCL, 5th | |
Huangpu Sports Center | 12,000 | |||||
Rizhao Yuqi P | Yan Tengfei | Rizhao | Rizhao International Football Center | 12,000 | data-sort-value="16" | CMCL, 6th |
Dalian K'un City P | Zhao Faqing | Dalian | Dalian Football Youth Training Center | 5,000 | data-sort-value="17"; rowspan="2" | CMCL, 7th |
Jinzhou Stadium | 30,776 | |||||
Xi'an Chongde Ronghai P | Wang Weijie | Xi'an | Shaanxi Province Stadium | 42,383 | data-sort-value="18"; rowspan="4" | CMCL, 8th |
Xi'an | Xi'an Olympic Sports Center | 60,033 | ||||
Xi'an | Fengdong Football Park | |||||
Xi'an | Yan'an National Fitness Center (Yan'an) | 29,206 | ||||
Shandong Taishan B P | Han Peng | Jinan | Zoucheng Sports Centre Stadium (Zoucheng) | 30,000 | data-sort-value="19" | U-21, 1st |
Shanghai Port B P | Chen Xufeng | Shanghai | Jinshan Sports Centre | 30,000 | U-21, 2nd | |
Jinshan Sports Centre Outer Field | ||||||
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Rizhao Yuqi | Sun Bin | End of contract | 1 January 2024 | Pre-season | Yan Tengfei | 1 January 2024 |
Shandong Taishan B | Yu Yuanwei[13] | Signed by Chongqing Tonglianglong | 23 January 2024 | Han Peng[14] | 27 February 2024 | |
Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | Mutual consent | 20 February 2024 | Wu Yan[15] | 20 February 2024 | ||
Dalian K'un City | Cheng Zhongjian (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 21 February 2024 | Zhao Faqing[16] | 21 February 2024 | |
Tai'an Tiankuang | Liu Jindong[17] | Sacked | 8 March 2024 | Tang Xiaocheng[18] | 9 March 2024 | |
Guangxi Lanhang | Xie Yuxin | Signed by Ganzhou Ruishi | 9 March 2024 | Gong Lei[19] | 18 March 2024 | |
Ganzhou Ruishi | Wang Xiangquan | Mutual consent | 9 March 2024 | Xie Yuxin[20] | 9 March 2024 | |
Haikou Mingcheng | Jiang Kun | Mutual consent | 15 March 2024 | Atsushi Haga[21] | 15 March 2024 | |
Jiangxi Dark Horse Junior | Víctor Torres Mestre | Mutual consent | 22 March 2024 | Jiang Chen[22] | 22 March 2024 | |
Haikou Mingcheng | Atsushi Haga[23] | Sacked | 10 May 2024 | 10th, South Group | Li Bo (interim) | 10 May 2024 |
Haikou Mingcheng | Li Bo (interim) | End of interim spell | 20 May 2024 | 10th, South Group | Zaviša Milosavljević[24] | 20 May 2024 |
Guangxi Hengchen | Wang Jun[25] | Resigned | 6 June 2024 | 3rd, South Group | Sun Weirong | 7 June 2024 |
Tai'an Tiankuang | Tang Xiaocheng | Sacked | 23 June 2024 | 8th, North Group | Duan Kai[26] | 23 June 2024 |
Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | Wu Yan[27] | Sacked | 24 June 2024 | 10th, North Group | Wang Weijie | 24 June 2024 |
[28] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Xia Dalong | Guangdong GZ-Power | |
Tang Tianyi | Guangdong GZ-Power | ||
3 | Zhang Xiao | Guangxi Hengchen | |
Men Yang | Shenzhen Juniors | ||
5 | Yan Ge | Nantong Haimen Codion | |
6 | Leng Jixuan | Ganzhou Ruishi | |
Huang Wenzheng | Hubei Istar | ||
Mirzat Ali | Dalian K'un City | ||
Yang Xudong | Langfang Glorty City | ||
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Zhang Xiao | Guangxi Hengchen | Quanzhou Yassin | 5–1 (H)[29] | |
Men Yang | Shenzhen Juniors | Quanzhou Yassin | 5–1 (A)[30] | |
Tang Tianyi | Guangdong GZ-Power | Quanzhou Yassin | 8–1 (H)[31] | |
Player of the Round | ||||
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Round | Player | Club | Ref. | |
1 | Chen Jidong | Beijing IT | [32] | |
2 | Xie Zhiwei | Shaanxi Union | [33] | |
3 | Tan Fucheng | Langfang Glory City | [34] | |
4 | Mirzat Ali | Dalian K'un City | [35] | |
5 | Zhang Xiao | Guangxi Hengchen | [36] | |
6 | Mirzat Ali (2) | Dalian K'un City | [37] | |
7 | Lu Yaohui | Hunan Billows | [38] | |
8 | Leng Jixuan | Ganzhou Ruishi | [39] | |
9 | Wei Chaolun | Langfang Glory City | [40] | |
10 | Zheng Lei | Nantong Haimen Codion | [41] | |
11 | Men Yang | Shenzhen Juniors | [42] | |
12 | Yan Ge | Nantong Haimen Codion | [43] | |
13 | Wei Chaolun (2) | Langfang Glory City | [44] | |
14 | Xia Dalong | Guangdong GZ-Power | [45] | |
15 | An Shuo | Langfang Glory City | [46] | |
16 | Zhu Shiyu | Dalian K'un City | [47] | |
17 | Men Yang (2) | Shenzhen Juniors | [48] | |
18 | Tang Tianyi | Guangdong GZ-Power | [49] |
Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Young Player of the Month | ||||
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Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
March/April | Zhang Xiao[50] | Guangxi Hengchen | Li Bing[51] | Guangdong GZ-Power | Mirzat Ali[52] | Dalian K'un City | |
May | Liao Chongjiu[53] | Shanghai Port B | Li Bing[54] | Guangdong GZ-Power | Huang Wenzheng[55] | Hubei Istar | |
June | Men Yang[56] | Shenzhen Juniors | Lu Qiang[57] | Nantong Haimen Codion | Mei Shuaijun[58] | Shandong Taishan B |