The 2021 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 32nd season since its establishment in 1989.
Team changes
To League Two Teams promoted from 2020 Chinese Champions League Guangdong Lianghetang Xiamen Qudian Sichuan Huakun Yichun Jiangxi Tungsten Grand Tiger Hebei Jingying Zhihai Wuxi Xinje Quanzhou Addarmour Yanbian Hailanjiang Dandong Hantong
From League Two Teams promoted to 2021 China League One Wuhan Three Towns Zibo Cuju Nanjing City Beijing BIT
Dissolved entries Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli Shenzhen Bogang
Name changes
Ahead of the 2021 season, the Chinese Football Association ordered all clubs to eliminate any corporate references in their names.
Hubei Chufeng United F.C. changed their name to Hubei Istar in January 2021. Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Youth Island in January 2021. Xiamen Qudian F.C. changed their name to Xiamen Egret Island in January 2021. Yunnan Kunlu F.C. changed their name to Kunming Zheng He Shipman in January 2021. Qingdao Jonoon F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Hainiu in January 2021. Xi'an Daxing Chongde F.C. changed their name to Xi'an Wolves in February 2021. Guangxi Baoyun F.C. changed their name to Guangxi Pingguo Haliao in February 2021. Guangdong Lianghetang F.C. changed their name to Dongguan United in February 2021. Xi'an UKD F.C. changed their name to Shaanxi Warriors Beyond in March 2021. Hebei Aoli Jingying F.C. changed their name to Hebei Zhuoao in March 2021. Hebei Jingying Zhihai F.C. changed their name to Hebei Kungfu in March 2021. Wuxi Xinje F.C. changed their name to Wuxi Wugou in March 2021. Shanghai Jiading Boji F.C. changed their name to Shanghai Jiading Huilong in March 2021. Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. changed their name to Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia in March 2021. Sichuan Huakun F.C. changed their name to Sichuan Minzu in March 2021. Yichun Jiangxi Tungsten Grand Tiger F.C. changed their name to Yichun Grand Tiger in March 2021. Quanzhou Addarmour F.C. changed their name to Quanzhou Yassin in March 2021. Yanbian Hailanjiang F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Longding in March 2021. Dandong Hantong F.C. changed their name to Dandong Tengyue in March 2021.
Clubs
Stadiums and Locations Team Head coach City Stadium Capacity 2020 season Hubei Istar Gao Feng (caretaker) Wuhan Xiaogan Sports Centre Stadium 27,0005th Qingdao Hainiu Yin Tiesheng Qingdao Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,5256th Shanghai Jiading Huilong Wang Hongliang Shanghai Jiading Stadium 9,7047th Qingdao Youth Island Zhou Xin Qingdao N/A8th Kunming Zheng He Shipman He Yunqun (caretaker) Kunming 9th Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Wang Jun Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center 40,00011th Xi'an Wolves Wang Bo Xi'an Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chang'an Campus) Stadium N/A12th Shaanxi Warriors Beyond Zhang Jun Xi'an 13th Qingdao Red Lions Li Yinan (caretaker) Laixi Laixi Sports Center 12,00014th Hunan Billows Jia Hong Changsha Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium 30,00015th Hebei Zhuoao Li Bin Shijiazhuang 33,57216th Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Yang Lin Pingguo 17th Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei Ivica Cvetanovski Baotou Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 40,54518th Dongguan United P Wang Helong Dongguan CMCL, 1st Xiamen Egret Island P Zang Haili Xiamen Xiamen Stadium 32,000CMCL, 2nd Sichuan Minzu P Sun Xiaoxuan Chengdu CMCL, 3rd Yichun Grand Tiger P Zhang Yun Yichun CMCL, 4th Shanxi Longjin Bojan Pavlović Taiyuan Shanxi Sports Centre Stadium 62,00020th Hebei Kungfu P Zhang Hui Shijiazhuang CMCL, 5th Wuxi Wugou P Qin Kai Wuxi CMCL, 6th Quanzhou Yassin P Gao Daming Quanzhou CMCL, 7th Yanbian Longding P Jin Huirong Longjing CMCL, 8th Dandong Tengyue P Kwon Ryong-jun Dandong CMCL, 9th China U-20 Cheng Yaodong Jinshan Sports Centre 30,000Invited team
Clubs Locations
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Xiamen Egret Island Yang Lin Mutual consent 31 January 2021 Pre-season Zang Haili 1 February 2021 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Han Zhenyuan Mutual consent 26 April 2021 Yang Lin 26 April 2021 Shanghai Jiading Huilong Nahum Mingol Ribes Mutual consent June 2021 1st, Group C Wang Hongliang June 2021 Xi'an Wolves Tang Xiaofei Mutual consent June/July 2021 2nd, Group A Wang Bo June/July 2021 Kunming Zheng He Shipman Shi Jun (caretaker) Signed by Hebei Kungfu as player 2 July 2021 8th, Group B Cui Yan 2 July 2021 Hubei Istar Chen Fangping Mutual consent July 2021 8th, Group A Zhou Rui July 2021 Kunming Zheng He Shipman Cui Yan Mutual consent 8th, Group B He Yunqun (caretaker) Hubei Istar Zhou Rui Mutual consent Gao Feng (caretaker) Qingdao Red Lions Raul Cañete Lozano Mutual consent 5 November 2021 6th, Group E Li Yinan (caretaker) 5 November 2021
Centralised venues Group A: Duyun, Guizhou Group B: Yancheng, Jiangsu Group C: Luxi, Yunnan
First stage
Group A
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Group B
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Group C
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Ranking of third-placed teams
Promotion stage Group D
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Promotion play-offs
Both Qingdao Youth Island and Guangxi Pingguo Haliao won their respective playoff matches against China League One opponents, and were promoted.
Relegation stage
Group E
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Group F
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by match played
Relegation play-offs
Overview
Matches
Qingdao Red Lions won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hubei Huachuang won 3–1 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Li KaiQingdao Youth Island142 Wang Ziming Guangxi Pingguo Haliao133 Han Jiabao Shanxi Longjin10 Tan TianchengXi'an Wolves105 Guo Song Guangxi Pingguo Haliao9 Li Biao Kunming Zheng He Shipman97 Sun YueShanghai Jiading Huilong8 Geng Taili Guangxi Pingguo Haliao8 Chen JiaqiQingdao Hainiu8 Xie WennengChina U-20 and Qingdao Hainiu8 Zhang HaoHebei Kungfu8 Aizmatijan Alim Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia8 Lian ChenQingdao Red Lions8
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Geng Taili Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Dandong Tengyue 5–1 (A) Yan Hao Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei Hubei Istar 3–0 (H) Lin Zefeng Shanxi Longjin Dandong Tengyue 4–0 (H) Li Biao Kunming Zheng He ShipmanXi'an Wolves 4–2 (H)
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