2021 China League Two

The 2021 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season will be the 32nd season since its establishment in 1989.

China League Two
Season2021
← 2020
2022 →

Team changes

Name changes

Ahead of the 2021 season, the Chinese Football Association ordered all clubs to eliminate any corporate references in their names.[1]

  • Hubei Chufeng Heli F.C. changed their name to Hubei Istar in January 2021.[2]
  • Nanjing Fengfan F.C. changed their name to Nanjing City in January 2021.[3]
  • Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Youth Island in January 2021.[4]
  • Xiamen Qudian F.C. changed their name to Xiamen Egret Island in January 2021.[5]
  • Yunnan Kunlu F.C. changed their name to Kunming Zheng He Shipman in January 2021.[6]
  • Qingdao Jonoon F.C. changed their name to Qingdao Manatee in January 2021.[7]
  • Xi'an Daxing Chongde F.C. changed their name to Xi'an Wolves in February 2021.[8]

Clubs

Stadiums and Locations
Groups Team Head Coach City Stadium Capacity 2020 season
North Beijing Renhe R Wang Bo Beijing Beijing Fengtai Stadium 31,043 CL1, 17th (Relegation play-offs loser)
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard R Polat Kutulk (caretaker) Ürümqi Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000 CL1, 18th (Relegation play-offs loser)
Nanjing City Nanjing 3rd
Beijing BIT Asier Eizaguirre Beijing BIT Eastern Athletic Field 5,000 4th
Qingdao Manatee Zhu Jiong Qingdao Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 20,525 6th
Qingdao Youth Island Zhou Xin Qingdao Qingdao Guoxin Stadium Outer Field N/A 8th
Xi'an Wolves Bojan Pavlović Xi'an Northwestern Polytechnical University (Chang'an Campus) Stadium N/A 12th
Xi'an UKD Xi'an 13th
Qingdao Red Lions Tomaž Kavčič Qingdao Jimo Powerise District Sports Centre Stadium 15,000 14th
Hebei Aoli Jingying Vila Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 33,572 16th
Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei Branko Božović Baotou Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 40,545 18th
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli Tang Jing Yancheng Dafeng Olympic Sports Centre 10,000 19th
South Hubei Istar Luíz Felipe Xiaogan Xiaogan Sports Centre Stadium 27,000 5th
Shanghai Jiading Boji Shanghai 7th
Kunming Zheng He Shipman Zhang Biao Qujing Qujing Cultural Sports Park Stadium 34,162 9th
Shenzhen Bogang Shenzhen 10th
Zhejiang Yiteng Giles Stille Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center 40,000 11th
Hunan Billows Yiyang Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium 30,000 15th
Guangxi Baoyun Nanning Guangxi Sports Center 60,000 17th
Guangdong Lianghetang P CMCL, 1st
Xiamen Egret Island P Yang Lin Xiamen Xiamen Stadium 32,000 CMCL, 2nd
Sichuan Huakun P CMCL, 3rd
Yichun Jiangwu Weihu P CMCL, 4th
China U-20 Cheng Yaodong Shanghai Jinshan Sports Centre 30,000 Invited team

References
  1. "Renaming rules spell dilemma for Super League teams". China Daily. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "关于湖北楚风合力足球俱乐部名称变更的公告". Dongqiudi. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. "官方：南京枫帆足球俱乐部正式更名为南京城市足球俱乐部". Dongqiudi. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. "官方：中乙青岛中创恒泰正式更名为青岛青春岛". Dongqiudi. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "完成工商变更，中乙升班马厦门趣店改名厦门鹭岛". Dongqiudi. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. "公告：轻轻的 我来了 云南昆陆更名郑和船工". Dongqiudi. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "官方：青岛中能正式更名为青岛海牛". Dongqiudi. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. "官方：西安FC正式更名为西安骏狼，并发布新队徽". Dongqiudi. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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