| Season | 2016 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Lijiang Jiayunhao | 
| Promoted | Lijiang Jiayunhao Baoding Yingli ETS | 
| Matches played | 206 | 
| Goals scored | 480 (2.33 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Zhang Shuang (14 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Shenzhen Renren 6-1 Baotou Nanjiao (Sept. 17th, 2016) (5 goals) | 
| Biggest away win | 6 matches (3 goals) | 
| Highest scoring | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli 3-5 Hainan Boying & Seamen (Sept. 10th, 2016) (8 goals) | 
| ← 2015  2017 →  | |
The 2016 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 27th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. The league was expanded to 20 teams, with 10 teams in North Group and 10 teams in South Group.[1]
Team changes
| To League TwoTeams relegated from 2015 China League One Teams entered from 2015 China Amateur Football League | From League TwoTeams promoted to 2016 China League One 
 | 
Name changes
- Hainan Seamen F.C. changed their name to Hainan Boying & Seamen F.C. in December 2015.[2]
- Nanjing Qianbao F.C. moved to the city of Chengdu and changed their name to Chengdu Qbao F.C. in January 2016.[3]
- Yunnan Wanhao F.C. moved to the city of Shanghai and changed their name to Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C. in January 2016.[4]
- Meixian Hakka F.C. changed their name to Meizhou Meixian Hakka F.C. in January 2016.[5]
- Shenyang City F.C. changed their name to Shenyang Urban F.C. in March 2016.
Other changes
- Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli F.C. took over the place of Fujian Broncos F.C. in January 2016.[6]
- Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C. took over the place of Anhui Litian F.C. in January 2016.[7]
- Nantong Zhiyun F.C. took over the place of Guangxi Longguida F.C. in January 2016.[8]
Clubs
Clubs and locations
Clubs Locations

Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinchuan Helanshan |  Zhu Bo | 22 December 2015 |  Kazuo Uchida | 22 December 2015 [10] | 
| Hebei Elite |  Juan Carlos Añón | 31 December 2015 |  Xu Tao | 1 January 2016 | 
| Baoding Yingli ETS |  Fan Yuhong | 31 December 2015 |  Zhao Changhong | 9 January 2016 [11] | 
| Shenzhen Renren |  Zhang Jun | 31 December 2015 |  Siniša Gogić | 12 January 2016 [12] | 
| Nantong Zhiyun |  Huang Yong | 31 December 2015 |  Wei Xin | 14 January 2016 [13] | 
| Shanghai JuJu Sports |  Zhang Biao | 31 December 2015 |  Radomir Koković | 15 January 2016 | 
| Baotou Nanjiao |  Xu Hui | 31 December 2015 |  David Camhi | 18 January 2016 [14] | 
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli |  Wei Xin | 31 December 2015 |  Gao Fei | 22 January 2016 [15] | 
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring |  Darko Nović | 31 December 2015 |  Zoran Janković | 23 January 2016 [16] | 
| Shenyang Urban |  Li Zheng | 31 December 2015 |  Marek Zub | 24 January 2016 [17] | 
| Shenyang Dongjin |  Li Wei | 31 December 2015 |  Lee Woo-hyung | 28 January 2016 [18] | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng |  Sun Wei | 31 December 2015 |  Song Lihui | 31 January 2016 [19] | 
| Sichuan Longfor |  Jia Jin | 15 January 2016 |  Zhang Weizhe | 17 February 2016 [20] | 
| Sichuan Longfor |  Zhang Weizhe | 7 May 2016 |  Vítor Pontes | 7 May 2016 [21] | 
| Shenzhen Renren |  Siniša Gogić | 26 June 2016 |  Li Yuanping (caretaker) | 26 June 2016 [22] | 
| Lijiang Jiayunhao |  Wang Zheng | 6 July 2016 |  Zhang Biao | 6 July 2016 | 
| Beijing BIT R |  Yuan Wei | July 2016 |  Robert Ahufinger | July 2016 | 
League table
North Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Qualifying | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yinchuan Helanshan (Q) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 41 | Qualification to Play-offs | 
| 2 | Hebei Elite (Q) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 38 | |
| 3 | Shenyang Urban (Q) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 33 | |
| 4 | Baoding Yingli ETS (Q, P) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 32 | |
| 5 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | Qualifying to Play-offs | 
| 6 | Baotou Nanjiao | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 19 | |
| 7 | Tianjin Huochetou | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | Beijing BIT | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 16 | |
| 9 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 13 | |
| 10 | Shenyang Dongjin | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 41 | −27 | 8 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
South Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or Qualifying | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meizhou Meixian Hakka (Q) | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 34 | Qualification to Play-offs | 
| 2 | Lijiang Jiayunhao (Q, C, P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 34 | |
| 3 | Jiangxi Liansheng (Q) | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 31 | |
| 4 | Sichuan Longfor (Q) | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 | |
| 5 | Chengdu Qbao | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 26 | Qualifying to Play-offs | 
| 6 | Shenzhen Renren | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Suzhou Dongwu | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 18 | |
| 8 | Nantong Zhiyun | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 18 | |
| 9 | Hainan Boying & Seamen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 17 | |
| 10 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 10 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Overall table
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- 1 2 Lijiang 2:0 Baoding
- 1 2 Jiangxi 3:2 Sichuan
- 1 2 3 4 Yinchuan, 1pts, GD=-1; Elite, 1pts, GD=-2, Pts=38; Meixian, 1pts, GD=-2, Pts=34; Urban, 0pts
- 1 2 Chengdu 2:2 Heilongjiang; Heilongjiang 1:2 Chengdu
- 1 2 Baotou 0:1 Renren; Renren 6:1 Baotou
- ↑ Dongwu 1:1 Huochetou; Huochetou 5:1 Dongwu
- ↑ TJL
- 1 2 BIT 2:1 Nantong; Nantong 0:1 BIT
- 1 2 Yancheng 3:5 Hainan; Hainan 3:0 Yancheng
- 1 2 JuJu Sports 2:1 Dongjin; Dongjin 3:0 JuJu Sports
Group stage results
North Group
South Group
Play-offs
Nineteenth place match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai JuJu Sports | 2–4 | Shenyang Dongjin | 2–1 | 0–3 | 
First leg
| Shanghai JuJu Sports | 2–1 | Shenyang Dongjin | 
|---|---|---|
| Shen Longyuan  60' Lai Yanglong  89' | Report | Wen Tianpeng  67' | 
Second leg
| Shenyang Dongjin | 3–0 | Shanghai JuJu Sports | 
|---|---|---|
| Zhao Yuhan  37' Guo Zihao  41', 84' | 
Seventeenth Place Match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 3–8 | Hainan Boying & Seamen | 3–5 | 0–3 | 
First leg
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 3–5 | Hainan Boying & Seamen | 
|---|---|---|
| Yang Wanshun  40' Yang Deliang  45' Fang Wensheng  65' | Report | Pan Chaoran  3' Zhang Kaiming  12' Wu Chen  22' Li Xincheng  37' Wang Qi  53' | 
Second leg
| Hainan Boying & Seamen | 3–0 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 
|---|---|---|
| Wu Chen  40', 78', 88' | 
Fifteenth Place Match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing BIT | 3–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | 2–1 | 1–0 | 
First leg
| Beijing BIT | 2–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | 
|---|---|---|
| Meng Yang  56' Cui Wei  90' | Report | Qian Changjie  73' | 
Second leg
| Nantong Zhiyun | 0–1 | Beijing BIT | 
|---|---|---|
| Chen Zixuan  48' | 
Thirteenth Place Match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzhou Dongwu | 2–6 | Tianjin Huochetou | 1–1 | 1–5 | 
First leg
| Suzhou Dongwu | 1–1 | Tianjin Huochetou | 
|---|---|---|
| Wang Feng  41' | Report | Wang Guanyi  90' | 
Second leg
| Tianjin Huochetou | 5–1 | Suzhou Dongwu | 
|---|---|---|
| Wu Yuheng  32' Li Zhi  45' Ma Hongwei  51' Hu Mingtian  67' Wang Erzhuo  69' | Yu Zengpin  61' | 
Eleventh Place Match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baotou Nanjiao | 1–7 | Shenzhen Renren | 0–1 | 1–6 | 
First leg
| Baotou Nanjiao | 0–1 | Shenzhen Renren | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cao Tianbao  77' | 
Second leg
| Shenzhen Renren | 6–1 | Baotou Nanjiao | 
|---|---|---|
| Cao Tianbao  20', 45' Yang Bin  64' Ma Xiaolei  66', 74', 82' | Wang Xiao  58' | 
Ninth Place Match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu Qbao | 4–3 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2–2 | 2–1 | 
First leg
| Chengdu Qbao | 2–2 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 
|---|---|---|
| Huang Chao  53' Wang Qiang  70' | Report | Huang Gengji  57' Wang Yunlong  73' | 
Second leg
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 1–2 | Chengdu Qbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yunlong  46' | Gan Rui  52' Xia Jin  69' | 
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sichuan Longfor | 3–2 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
| Shenyang Urban | 2–4 | Lijiang Jiayunhao | 0–1 | 2–3 | 
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 3–1 | Meizhou Meixian Hakka | 1–1 | 2–0 | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–1 | Hebei Elite | 2–0 | 1–1 | 
First leg
| Sichuan Longfor | 2–1 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 
|---|---|---|
| Chen Shaoqin  38' Jiang Xiaochen  51' | Report | Wang Guanyu  55' | 
| Shenyang Urban | 0–1 | Lijiang Jiayunhao | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yang Zi  59' | 
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 1–1 | Meizhou Meixian Hakka | 
|---|---|---|
| Liu Xiaodong  4' | Report | Pan Jia  75' | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 2–0 | Hebei Elite | 
|---|---|---|
| Huang Jiaqiang  50' Fan Zhiqiang  63' | Report | 
Second leg
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 1–1 | Sichuan Longfor | 
|---|---|---|
| Yang Changpeng  90+2' | Hu Jun  27' (o.g.) | 
Sichuan Longfor won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 3–2 | Shenyang Urban | 
|---|---|---|
| Yang Zi  9', 35' Wen Shuo  54' | Wu Dingmao  11' Duan Yunzi  22' | 
Lijiang Jiayunhao won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Meizhou Meixian Hakka | 0–2 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Shuang  2', 90+2' | 
Baoding Yingli ETS won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Hebei Elite | 1–1 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 
|---|---|---|
| Shi Jun  48' | Xu Bo  50' | 
Jiangxi Liansheng won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 1–1 (2–1 p) | Sichuan Longfor | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–3 (a) | Baoding Yingli ETS | 3–1 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 0–1 | Sichuan Longfor | 
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Xiaochen  54' | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–1 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 
|---|---|---|
| Fan Zhiqiang  45+2' Zhang Zhichao  66' Xu Chen  87' | Du Junpeng  72' | 
Second leg
| Sichuan Longfor | 0–1 | Lijiang Jiayunhao | 
|---|---|---|
| Gao Furong  63' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Lu Cheng   Qu Cheng   Chen Tao   Gan Yingbo   Chen Shaoqin  | 1 – 2 | Chen Fangzhou   Wen Shuo   Gao Furong   Sun Fei  | 
1–1 on aggregate. Lijiang Jiayunhao won 2–1 on penalties.
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 2–0 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 
|---|---|---|
| Yang Hao  78' Liu Xiaodong  90+2' | 
3–3 on aggregate. Baoding Yingli ETS won on away goals.
Third-Place Match
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–2 | Sichuan Longfor | 
|---|---|---|
| Zhu Yifan  34', 87' Fan Zhiqiang  56' | Zhu Chaoqing  20' Liu Yaoxin  72' | 
Final Match
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 2–0 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 
|---|---|---|
| Yang Zi  14' Men Yang  87' | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  1 |  Zhang Shuang | Baoding Yingli ETS |  14 | 
|  2 |  Tan Tiancheng | Yinchuan Helanshan |  11 | 
|  3 |  Han Zilong | Hebei Elite |  9 | 
|  Yang Jian | Shenyang Urban |  9 | |
|  Yan Peng | Shenyang Urban |  9 | |
|  6 |  Fan Zhiqiang | Jiangxi Liansheng |   8 | 
|  Yang Zi | Lijiang Jiayunhao |   8 | |
|  Zhu Yifan | Jiangxi Liansheng |  8 | |
|  9 |  Liu Yang | Meizhou Meixian Hakka |  7 | 
|  Shi Jun | Hebei Elite |  7 | |
|  Wang Ziming | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |  7 | |
|  Yang Wanshun | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli |  7 | 
Last updated: 23 October 2016
Source: fa.org.cn
Awards
The awards of 2016 China League Two were announced on 11 November 2016.[23]
- Most valuable player:  Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS) Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS)
- Golden Boot:  Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS) Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS)
- Best goalkeeper:  Wen Zhixiang (Jiangxi Liansheng) Wen Zhixiang (Jiangxi Liansheng)
- Young Player of the Year:  Zhang Xingbo (Meizhou Meixian Hakka) Zhang Xingbo (Meizhou Meixian Hakka)
- Best coach:  Zhang Biao (Lijiang Jiayunhao) Zhang Biao (Lijiang Jiayunhao)
- Fair play award: Yinchuan Helanshan, Meizhou Meixian Hakka, Shenzhen Renren, Shanghai JuJu Sports, Shenyang Urban
- Best referee:  Yang Delin, Yang Delin, Dai Yige, Dai Yige, Zhang Meilin Zhang Meilin
Attendance
| Club | Total | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lijiang Jiayunhao | 88,268 | 7,356 | 8.4% | 
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 85,981 | 8,598 | 253.2% | 
| Sichuan Longfor | 66,093 | 6,008 | 57.2% | 
| Jiangxi Liansheng | 63,196 | 5,266 | -1.5%† | 
| Meizhou Meixian Hakka | 52,188 | 5,219 | -21.2% | 
| Nantong Zhiyun | 48,252 | 4,825 | 200.3% | 
| Shenyang Urban | 32,386 | 3,239 | n/a‡ | 
| Yinchuan Helanshan | 32,080 | 3,208 | 28.5% | 
| Shenzhen Renren | 25,541 | 2,554 | n/a‡ | 
| Baoding Yingli ETS | 22,099 | 2,009 | -16.2% | 
| Baotou Nanjiao | 17,079 | 1,708 | -71.9% | 
| Hainan Boying & Seamen | 14,564 | 1,456 | n/a‡ | 
| Chengdu Qbao | 14,422 | 1,442 | -6.5% | 
| Beijing BIT | 7,483 | 748 | -57.2%† | 
| Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 7,310 | 731 | 24.7% | 
| Suzhou Dongwu | 7,279 | 728 | n/a‡ | 
| Shenyang Dongjin | 5,874 | 587 | 173.2% | 
| Shanghai JuJu Sports | 4,230 | 423 | -40.4% | 
| Hebei Elite | 4,227 | 423 | 52.6% | 
| Tianjin Huochetou | 2,015 | 202 | -2.2% | 
| Total | 600,567 | 2,915 | 13.1% | 
Note:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
‡ Teams played previous season in CAL.
Source: 同道DATA, 同道DATA
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- ↑ 2016年中乙联赛参赛俱乐部预报名的通知 Archived 2015-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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- ↑ 关于南京钱宝足球俱乐部有限公司工商迁移并更名的公示 Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ 关于云南普洱万豪足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ 关于梅县客家足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2018-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ 关于福建省超越足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ 关于安徽力天足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ↑ 关于广西龙桂达足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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- ↑ 贺兰山足球俱乐部月底成立 教练内田一夫 (in Chinese)
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