2008 China League Two
# 2008 China League Two

The 2008 China League Two started in April 2008 and ended in December 2008. Guangdong Sunray Cave and Shenyang Dongjin finished top-2 and promoted to China League One 2009.

## Final league tables

### Southern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Guangdong Sunray Cave (Q, P) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 31 | Qualification for Play-offs semi-final |
| 2 | Tianjin Songjiang (Q) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 29 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 3 | Hunan Billows (Q) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 28 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 4 | Guizhou Zhicheng (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 25 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 5 | Suzhou Trips | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Wenzhou Tomorrow | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ningbo Huaao | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 7 | |
| 8 | Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 7 | |

### Northern Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shenyang Dongjin (Q, C, P) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 32 | Qualification for Play-offs semi-final |
| 2 | Shijiazhuang Tiangong (Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 3 | Hangzhou Sanchao (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 25 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 4 | Tianjin Huochetou (Q) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 23 | Qualification for Play-offs first round |
| 5 | Shaanxi Star | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Xinjiang Sport Lottery | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Tianjin Dongli | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 8 | |
| 8 | Nanjing Baotai | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 4 | |

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.

## Play-offs

* The 2007–08 China University Football League winners China Three Gorges University qualified for the play-off first round. Runners-up Hohai University (Nanjing Baotai) and 3rd place Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing BIT) were already playing in League Two and League One, so 4th place Shenzhen University qualified with Three Gorges University.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shijiazhuang Tiangong | 1–2 | Hunan Billows | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| China Three Gorges University | 6–1 | Shenzhen University | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 5–2 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Hangzhou Sanchao | 1–6 | Tianjin Songjiang | 0–2 | 1–4 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hunan Billows | 1–5 | Tianjin Huochetou | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| China Three Gorges University | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Tianjin Songjiang | 0–2 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |

### Promotion finals

    All times local (GMT+8)

**Second leg**

Guangdong Sunray Cave won 4–1 on aggregate and promoted to China League One 2009.

Shenyang Dongjin 1–1 China Three Gorges University on aggregate. Shenyang Dongjin won 4–3 on penalties and promoted to China League One 2009.

## Top Scorer

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ye Weichao | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 11 |
