China League Two: A Third-Tier Chinese Football League

About China League Two

The Chinese Football Association League 2 (Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third-tier professional football league in the People's Republic of China. It is administered by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and is the third-highest level of professional football in the country, after the Chinese Super League and the China League One.

League Structure

China League Two consists of 18 teams, who play each other home and away in a double round-robin format. At the end of the season, the top two teams are promoted to China League One, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the third-tier amateur league, the China Amateur Football League.

The league has undergone several changes in format over the years. In 2018, the league was expanded from 12 to 16 teams, and in 2020, it was further expanded to 18 teams.

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