2015 China League Two
# 2015 China League Two

The 2015 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 26th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. There were 16 teams participating in the league, 8 teams in North Group and 8 teams in South Group. The league was made up of two stages, the group stage and the play-off. The group stage was a double round-robin format. Each team in the group will play the other teams twice, home and away.

## Team changes

### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to 2015 China League One

* Jiangxi Liansheng
* Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi
* Guizhou Zhicheng

Teams relegated from 2014 China League One

* Chengdu Tiancheng

Teams promoted from 2014 China Amateur Football League

* Anhui Litian
* Baoding Yingli ETS
* Baotou Nanjiao
* Guangxi Longguida

### Dissolved entries

* Chengdu Tiancheng
* Shandong Tengding
* Sichuan Leaders

### Name changes

Pu'er Wanhao was renamed Yunnan Wanhao.

## Clubs

| Groups | Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2014 season |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North | Nanjing Qianbao | Zhao Faqing | Nanjing | Wutaishan Stadium | 18,500 | North, 2nd |
| North | Dalian Transcendence | Liu Zhongchang | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | 30,776 | North, 3rd |
| North | Yinchuan Helanshan | Zhu Bo | Yinchuan | Helan Mountain Stadium | 39,872 | North, 4th |
| North | Shenyang Dongjin | Li Wei | Shenyang | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium | 12,000 | North, 5th |
| North | Hebei Elite | Juan Carlos Añón | Qinhuangdao | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 33,572 | North, 6th |
| North | Tianjin Huochetou | Su Wei | Tianjin | Tianjin Huochetou Stadium | 12,000 | North, 7th |
| North | Baotou Nanjiao | Xu Hui | Baotou | Baotou Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 40,545 | CAL, 10th |
| North | Baoding Yingli ETS | Fan Yuhong | Baoding | Baoding Foreign Language School Stadium | N/A | CAL North, 5th |
| South | Meizhou Kejia | Qi Wusheng | Wuhua | Wuhua County Stadium | 6,800 | CL2, 4th |
| South | Lijiang Jiayunhao | Wang Zheng | Lijiang | Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium | 20,000 | South, 4th |
| South | Meixian Hakka | Wang Hongwei | Meizhou | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium | 20,221 | South, 5th |
| South | Sichuan Longfor | Jia Jin | Santai | Santai County Stadium | 8,000 | South, 6th |
| South | Yunnan Wanhao | Zhang Biao | Pu'er (playing in Kunming) | Hongta Sport Center | N/A | South, 8th |
| South | Fujian Broncos | Wei Xin | Quanzhou (playing in Jinjiang) | Jinjiang Sports Center Stadium | 15,000 | South, 9th |
| South | Guangxi Longguida | Huang Yong | Nanning (playing in Dongxing) | Dongxing Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | CAL, 4th |
| South | Anhui Litian | Darko Nović | Hefei | Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium | 60,000 | CAL, 9th |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Meizhou Kejia | Tan Ende | 26 May 2015 | Zhang Jun | 26 May 2015 |
| Anhui Litian | Shang Qing | 28 May 2015 | Ding Wei (caretaker) | 28 May 2015 |
| Meizhou Kejia | Zhang Jun | 15 June 2015 | He Weiwen | 15 June 2015 |
| Anhui Litian | Ding Wei (caretaker) | 1 July 2015 | Darko Nović | 1 July 2015 |
| Meizhou Kejia | He Weiwen | 5 July 2015 | Qi Wusheng | 5 July 2015 |
| Sichuan Longfor | Zhang Weizhe | 6 July 2015 | Jia Jin | 6 July 2015 |

## Group stage standings

### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dalian Transcendence (P, Q) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 34 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 2 | Nanjing Qianbao (Q) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 24 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 3 | Hebei Elite (Q) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 22 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 4 | Tianjin Huochetou (Q) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 5 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Baotou Nanjiao | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 20 | |
| 7 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | |
| 8 | Shenyang Dongjin | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 67 | −64 | 0 | |

### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Meizhou Kejia (C, P, Q) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 30 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 2 | Sichuan Longfor (Q) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 26 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 3 | Meixian Hakka (Q) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 24 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 4 | Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 24 | CL2 Play-offs |
| 5 | Anhui Litian | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Yunnan Wanhao | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 14 | |
| 7 | Guangxi Longguida | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 8 | |
| 8 | Fujian Broncos | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 7 | |

## Group stage results

### North Group

| Home \ Away | NJQ | DLT | YCH | SYD | HBE | TJH | BTN | BDY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nanjing Qianbao | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 10–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 1–3 | 3–4 | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Shenyang Dongjin | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Hebei Elite | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Baotou Nanjiao | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 |
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |

### South Group

| Home \ Away | MZK | LJJ | MXH | SCL | YNW | FJB | GXL | AHL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meizhou Kejia | | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 10–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Meixian Hakka | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Sichuan Longfor | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Yunnan Wanhao | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Fujian Broncos | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 0–7 |
| Guangxi Longguida | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 |
| Anhui Litian | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |

## Play-offs

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 0 - 3 | Dalian Transcendence | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
| Hebei Elite | 1 - 1 | Sichuan Longfor | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 2 - 6 | Meizhou Kejia | 1 - 2 | 1 - 4 |
| Meixian Hakka | 1 - 1 (5–6 p) | Nanjing Qianbao | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sichuan Longfor | 2 - 5 | Dalian Transcendence | 0 - 0 | 2 - 5 |
| Nanjing Qianbao | 1 - 6 | Meizhou Kejia | 1 - 5 | 0 - 1 |

## Attendance

| Club | Total | Average |
| - | - | - |
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 47,494 | 6,785 |
| Meixian Hakka | 46,392 | 6,627 |
| Baotou Nanjiao | 42,548 | 6,078 |
| Meizhou Kejia | 31,901 | 4,557 |
| Sichuan Longfor | 26,745 | 3,821 |
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 17,470 | 2,496 |
| Anhui Litian | 17,039 | 2,434 |
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 16,788 | 2,398 |
| Guangxi Longguida | 11,248 | 1,607 |
| Nanjing Qianbao | 10,797 | 1,542 |
| Dalian Transcendence | 6,287 | 898 |
| Yunnan Wanhao | 4,972 | 710 |
| Fujian Broncos | 4,100 | 586 |
| Hebei Elite | 1,939 | 277 |
| Shenyang Dongjin | 1,508 | 215 |
| Tianjin Huochetou | 1,445 | 206 |
| Total | 288,673 | 2,577 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liu Yang | Tianjin Huochetou | 12 |
| 2 | Han Jiabao | Dalian Transcendence | 11 |
| 3 | Ji Jun | Meizhou Kejia | 9 |
| 3 | Tan Si | Nanjing Qianbao | 9 |
| 5 | Gao Zhilin | Meizhou Kejia | 8 |
| 6 | Nan Yunqi | Dalian Transcendence | 7 |
| 6 | Quan Heng | Dalian Transcendence | 7 |
| 6 | Wang Yunlong | Anhui Litian | 7 |
| 6 | Zhang Xiang | Lijiang Jiayunhao | 7 |
| 10 | Cao Tianbao | Meizhou Kejia | 6 |
| 10 | Chen Shaoqin | Sichuan Longfor | 6 |
| 10 | Wang Xinzheng | Sichuan Longfor | 6 |
| 10 | Zhang Hongbin | Baoding Yingli ETS | 6 |
| 10 | Zhang Shuang | Baotou Nanjiao | 6 |
| 10 | Zhang Zhiquan | Meizhou Kejia | 6 |
| 10 | Zi Long | Nanjing Qianbao | 6 |

## Awards

The awards of 2015 China League Two were announced on 18 November 2015.

* Most valuable player: Hu Zhaojun (Dalian Transcendence)
* Top scorer: Liu Yang (Tianjin Huochetou)
* Best coach: Qi Wusheng (Meizhou Kejia)
