[R] China League One/Two 2013

Chengdu sinks to the bottom, while Yanbian wins a stunner over leader Henan to get themselves slightly out of the relgation zone.

China League One Round Twenty-Two Standings:
1 Henan Jianye 22 14 6 2 35 9 +26 48
2 Harbin Yiteng 21 12 6 3 37 21 +16 42
3 Chongqing Lifan 22 12 4 6 30 17 +13 40
4 Guangdong Sunray Cave 22 12 4 6 31 21 +10 40
5 Shenzhen Ruby 22 11 3 8 37 35 +2 36
6 Beijing Baxy 22 10 6 6 26 25 +1 36
7 Tianjin Songjiang 22 7 10 5 23 22 +1 31
8 Shenyang Shenbei 22 7 8 7 27 25 +2 29
9 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao 21 6 9 6 17 18 -1 27
10 BIT FC 20 8 3 9 23 25 -2 27
11 Hunan Billows 22 5 7 10 20 29 −9 22
12 Hubei Huakaier 22 5 5 12 16 26 -10 20
13 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 22 6 5 11 29 41 −12 20*
14 Guizhou Zhicheng 22 4 7 11 20 33 −13 19
15 Chongqing FC 22 4 6 12 13 23 −10 18
16 Chengdu Blades 22 4 5 13 15 29 −14 17
*3 point deduction for match fixing.

 

We have 5 0f the 8 playoff teams decided and undefeated teams Qingdao and Meizhou both clinched the their Group title, so they will be seeding number one and will play the fourth seed from the other Group in the first playoff round. At the opposite end, Liaoning and Gansu still do have a win to their credit. CL2 will take a break until September 15 with the exception of two make-up fixtures on September 7 & 12.

China League Two Round Twelve Standings:
North Group:
1. Qingdao Hainiu 12 10 2 0 21 2 +19 32*
2. Hebei Zhongji 12 7 4 1 23 7 +16 25*
3. Qinghai Senke 11 5 3 3 16 9 +7 18
4. Shenyang Dongjin 11 4 3 5 13 18 -5 15
5. Shangdong Tengding 11 3 5 3 9 6 +3 14
6. Jingtie Locomotive 12 3 5 4 6 9 -2 14
7. Liaoning Youth 10 0 4 6 6 21 -15 4
8. Gansu Aoxin 12 0 2 10 6 28 -22 2

South Group:
1. Meizhou Kejia 11 8 3 0 28 5 +23 27*
2. Lijiang Jiayunhao 11 6 1 4 15 9 +6 19*
3. Shenzhen Fengpeng 10 5 3 2 14 13 +1 18*
4. Meixian Super-X 10 4 2 4 10 12 -2 14
5. Jianxi Liansheng 10 2 5 3 8 11 -3 11
6. Shaanxi Laochenggen 10 1 2 7 10 19 -9 5
7. Kunming Ruilong 10 1 2 7 6 22 -16 5
*Clinched a playoff spot.

 

It really would be sad if Chengdu and Chongqing FC got relegated Lifan didn't get promoted. The Sichuan region already doesn't have a Super League team and then to only have one CL1 team remaining would be very depressing. The region also does not even have one team in CL2 right now either! From visiting there a few times, I know that they have many enthusiastic soccer fans and I don't know why when teams disband, they keep moving the new sides to cities that already have many teams (i.e. Shanghai and Beijing).

 

Ow God don't get me started about Chinese teams moving, Shanghai Shenxin moved from Nanchang to Shanghai because the owners headquarters were there. That's like if the Man City owners decided to move the club to the UAE because the owner wants them closer to his house... I mean screw the fans, the 100 years tradition and the league. But the worst thing is hasn't this guy ever heard of the telephone, the internet or cable tv if he wanted to see his team? I guess if wouldn't mind so much if crowds were low and they moved for football reasons to a city who wanted a team but their attendance has fallen since they moved.

Anyway back to Sichuan, historically one of China's football loving regions and it's a shame they don't have anyone to represent them within the CSL. They've been really unlucky with their club owners who have often been a bunch of douchebags or match-fixing scumbags, but I know that when Chengdu won promotion in 2010 to the CSL that was thanks to a great academy system. It's a shame they couldn't stay up and hold on to their youngsters because they had the smallest budget in the league and almost survived relegation. It's just a shame that their owners Sheffield United were in financial difficulties because maybe if they had brought in one or two experienced players it could have kept the club up.

 

Qinghai Senke clinches a playoff spot with their 4-0 away win over Liaoning Youth today and Shandong Tengding jumps up to the playoff spots with their 7-0 home win over Liaoning from the weekend.

North Group:
1. Qingdao Hainiu 12 10 2 0 21 2 +19 32*
2. Hebei Zhongji 12 7 4 1 23 7 +16 25*
3. Qinghai Senke 12 6 3 3 20 9 +11 21*
4. Shangdong Tengding 12 4 5 3 16 6 +10 17
5. Shenyang Dongjin 12 4 3 5 13 18 -5 15
6. Jingtie Locomotive 12 3 5 4 6 9 -2 14
7. Liaoning Youth 12 0 4 8 6 32 -26 4
8. Gansu Aoxin 12 0 2 10 6 28 -22 2

 

The playoff sports are all decided in both regions with one week left to go, with only the seeding left to decide. Liaoning Youth picked up their first win of the year and Gansu looks destined to go winless this season. The only match that is set for the first round of the playoffs right now is Qingdao Hianiu vs. Meixian Super-X.

China League Two Round Thirteen Standings:
North Group:
1. Qingdao Hainiu 13 10 3 0 21 2 +19 33*
2. Hebei Zhongji 13 8 4 1 25 7 +18 28*
3. Qinghai Senke 13 6 4 3 20 9 +11 22*
4. Shangdong Tengding 13 5 5 3 17 6 +11 20*
5. Shenyang Dongjin 13 4 3 6 13 20 -7 15
6. Jingtie Locomotive 13 3 5 5 6 10 -4 14
7. Liaoning Youth 13 1 4 8 9 33 -24 7
8. Gansu Aoxin 13 0 2 11 7 31 -24 2

South Group:
1. Meizhou Kejia 11 8 3 0 28 5 +23 27*
2. Lijiang Jiayunhao 12 7 1 4 17 9 +8 22*
3. Shenzhen Fengpeng 11 6 3 2 17 13 +4 21*
4. Meixian Super-X 11 4 3 4 10 12 -2 15*
5. Jiangxi Liansheng 11 2 5 4 8 13 -5 11
6. Shaanxi Laochenggen 11 1 3 7 10 19 -9 6
7. Kunming Ruilong 11 1 2 8 6 25 -19 5
*Clinched a playoff spot.

 

Guangdong pulls off two wins to keep pace with Harbin and Henan, while Chongqing FC and Chengdu continue their struggles at the bottom.

China League One Round Twenty-Four Standings:
1 Henan Jianye 24 15 7 2 38 11 +27 52
2 Harbin Yiteng 24 14 6 4 43 23 +20 48
3 Guangdong Sunray Cave 24 14 4 6 37 22 +15 46
4 Chongqing Lifan 24 13 4 7 33 21 +12 43
5 Shenzhen Ruby 24 12 4 8 40 37 +3 40
6 Beijing Baxy 24 10 6 8 28 31 -3 36
7 Shenyang Shenbei 24 9 8 7 31 26 +5 35
8 Tianjin Songjiang 24 8 10 6 26 25 +1 34
9 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao 23 7 9 6 21 22 -1 30
10 BIT FC 23 8 4 11 24 31 -7 28
11 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 24 8 5 11 34 42 −8 26*
12 Hunan Billows 24 5 8 11 22 32 −10 23
13 Hubei Huakaier 24 6 5 13 19 30 -11 23
14 Guizhou Zhicheng 24 4 8 12 23 38 −15 20
15 Chongqing FC 24 4 6 14 15 28 −13 18
16 Chengdu Blades 24 4 6 14 17 32 −15 18
*3 point deduction for match fixing.

 

Almost Final CL2 standings with the Shenzhen vs Meixian match postponed still left to decide the seeding in the South. Confirmed playoff pairings: Qingdao vs. Meixian, Meizhou vs. Shandong

China League Two Round Fourteen Standings:
North Group:
1. Qingdao Hainiu 14 11 3 0 26 2 +24 36*
2. Hebei Zhongji 14 9 4 1 34 7 +27 31*
3. Qinghai Senke 14 6 5 3 20 9 +11 23*
4. Shandong Tengding 14 5 6 3 17 6 +11 21*
5. Shenyang Dongjin 14 4 4 6 14 21 -7 16
6. Jingtie Locomotive 14 3 6 5 7 11 -4 15
7. Liaoning Youth 14 1 4 9 9 42 -33 7
8. Gansu Aoxin 14 0 2 12 7 36 -29 2

South Group:
1. Meizhou Kejia 12 9 3 0 30 6 +24 30*
2. Lijiang Jiayunhao 12 7 1 4 17 9 +8 22*
3. Shenzhen Fengpeng 11 6 3 2 17 13 +4 21*
4. Meixian Super-X 11 4 3 4 10 12 -2 15*
5. Jiangxi Liansheng 12 2 6 4 9 14 -5 12
6. Dali Ruilong 12 1 3 8 7 26 -19 6 (Dali had better H2H record vs. Shaanxi)
7. Shaanxi Laochenggen 12 1 3 8 11 21 -10 6

*Clinched a playoff spot.

 

Looks like Shenzhen won 2-1 over Meixian at home, so the playoff pairings, which start October 8 are:
Qingdao Hainiu (N1) / Meixian Super-X (S4)
Meizhou Kejia (S1) / Shandong Tengding (N4)
Hebei Zhongji (N2) / Lijiang Jiayunhao (S3)
Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) / Qinghai Senke (N3)

Final South standings:
1. Meizhou Kejia 12 9 3 0 30 6 +24 30*
2. Shenzhen Fengpeng 12 7 3 2 19 14 +5 24*
3. Lijiang Jiayunhao 12 7 1 4 17 9 +8 22*
4. Meixian Super-X 12 4 3 5 11 14 -3 15*
5. Jiangxi Liansheng 12 2 6 4 9 14 -5 12
6. Dali Ruilong 12 1 3 8 7 26 -19 6 (Dali had better H2H record vs. Shaanxi)
7. Shaanxi Laochenggen 12 1 3 8 11 21 -10 6

 

Huge upset this past week as Chongqing FC beats Henan 2-1 at home! Chengdu manages two straight wins to pull out of the relegation spots. Harbin wins their last two games to pull within one point of the top spot. Guangdong Sunray Cave are pushing their way to the promotion spots as well with good recent form. Shenyang Shenbei have been destroyed their opposition with a 9 game unbeaten streak.

China League One Round Twenty-Six Standings:
1 Henan Jianye 26 16 7 3 42 13 +29 55
2 Harbin Yiteng 26 16 6 4 45 23 +22 54
3 Guangdong Sunray Cave 26 15 5 6 41 25 +16 50
4 Chongqing Lifan 26 14 5 7 35 22 +13 47
5 Shenzhen Ruby 26 13 4 9 42 44 -2 43
6 Shenyang Shenbei 26 11 8 7 40 27 +13 41
7 Beijing Baxy 26 10 7 9 29 35 -6 37
8 Tianjin Songjiang 26 8 10 8 26 27 -1 34
9 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao 25 8 9 7 22 23 -1 33
10 BIT FC 25 9 4 12 26 32 -6 31
11 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 26 8 5 13 35 46 −11 26*
12 Hunan Billows 26 5 9 12 24 35 −11 24
13 Chengdu Blades 26 6 6 14 20 32 −12 24
14 Hubei Huakaier 26 6 6 14 21 34 -13 24
15 Chongqing FC 26 5 6 15 17 31 −14 21
16 Guizhou Zhicheng 26 4 9 12 25 41 −16 21
*3 point deduction for match fixing.

 

China League Two Quarterfinals First Leg Results:
Meixian Super-X (S4) 0 / Qingdao Hainiu (N1) 0
Shandong Tengding (N4) 2 / Meizhou Kejia (S1) 0
Lijiang Jiayunhao (S3) 2 / Hebei Zhongji (N2) 0
Qinghai Senke (N3) 1 / Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) 2

 

Only one upset this time with the North 4th seed, Shandong, beating the top seed from the South, Meizhou. Qinghai loses in a crazy outcome having 5 players sent off!

China League Two Quarterfinals Second Leg Results:
Qingdao Hainiu (N1) 4 / Meixian Super-X (S4) 0 (Qingdao Hainiu advances 4-0 on aggregate)
Meizhou Kejia (S1) 2 / Shandong Tengding (N4) 1 (Shandong Tengding advances 3-2 on aggregate)
Hebei Zhongji (N2) 3 / Lijiang Jiayunhao (S3) 0 (Hebei Zhongji advances 3-2 on aggregate)
Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) 3 / Qinghai Senke (N3) 0* (Shenzhen Fengpeng advances 5-1 on aggregate)
*Shenzhen Fengpeng was leading the second leg 2-1, but Qinghai Senke had 5 players sent off, so the game was terminated in the 66th minute once the 5th player was sent off. Shenzhen was awarded a 3-0 win.

 

Does anybody have any further information or news about the 5 red card game in English? Sounds like something crazy must have gone down there.

 

The match reports seems to say that Liu Cheng for Qinghai Senke got two yellow cards, first one for a dive and the second for a foul. Shenzhen Fengpeng then seemed to have scored soon afterwards.

In the second half Cui Yu for Qinghai received a second yellow for a foul either before or after Shenzhen struck their second. Wang Chi was given a straight red after kicking the ref, the game was postponed when they returned Song Chen and Huang Chao looked like the red mist was in their eyes and were soon sent off as well.

I'm trying to find some footage from this game but all I can find was some youtube footage:



It doesn't show you if the ref had a bad game or if any of the cards were justified, according from some reports from sina sports and it says Wang Chi accidently stepped on the refs foot and Cui Yu shouldn't have received a second yellow.

 

China League Two Semi-Final Fixtures (Winners of each series are promoted to China League One):
First Legs:
Oct. 19: Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) / Qingdao Hainiu (N1)
Oct. 20: Hebei Zhongji (N2) / Shandong Tengding (N4)
Second Legs:
Oct. 25: Qingdao Hainiu (N1) / Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2)
Oct. 27: Shandong Tengding (N4) / Hebei Zhongji (N2)

 

Henan just needs one point in its last two game to clinch a promotion spot since it holds the H2H tiebreaker over Harbin and Guangdong. Guaangdong holds the H2H over Harbin if they finish tied. There are six teams still fighting to avoid relegation to CL2.

China League One Round Twenty-Eight Standings:
1 Henan Jianye 28 17 8 3 45 15 +30 59
2 Harbin Yiteng 28 17 6 5 50 26 +24 57
3 Guangdong Sunray Cave 28 18 6 6 48 27 +21 54
4 Chongqing Lifan 28 15 5 8 39 26 +13 50
5 Shenzhen Ruby 28 14 4 10 44 48 -4 46
6 Shenyang Shenbei 28 11 8 9 41 37 +4 41
7 Beijing Baxy 28 11 8 9 33 37 -4 41
8 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao 28 9 10 9 23 24 -1 37
9 BIT FC 28 10 5 13 29 34 -5 35
10 Tianjin Songjiang 30 8 10 10 29 33 -4 34
11 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 28 8 7 13 41 49 −8 28*
12 Hunan Billows 28 6 9 13 26 36 −10 27
13 Hubei Huakaier 28 7 6 15 23 38 -15 27
14 Chengdu Blades 28 6 8 14 22 34 −12 26
15 Guizhou Zhicheng 28 5 10 12 27 42 −15 25
16 Chongqing FC 28 5 8 15 20 34 −14 23
*3 point deduction for match fixing.

 

China League Two Semi-Final Result (Winners of each series are promoted to China League One):
Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) 2 / Qingdao Hainiu (N1) 2

 

China League Two Semi-Final Result First Leg (Winners of each series are promoted to China League One):

Hebei Zhongji (N2) 2 / Shandong Tengding (N4) 0

 

China League Two Semi-Final Result Second Leg (Winners of each series are promoted to China League One):
Qingdao Hainiu (N1) 1 / Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) 0 (Qingdao Hainiu advances to CL2 finals and gains promotion to CL1 3-2 on aggregate)

 

Henan Jianye beat Tianjin Songjiang 2-1 today to win the China League One title and are promoted to next year's CSL. The other two teams that still have a chance to secure the last promotion spot are Guangdong Sunray Cave and Harbin Yiteng.

 

ZJ went over the promotion details. Chengdu avoids promotion because they hold the H2H tiebreaker over Chongqing FC, so the relegation battle is between Hubei, Chongqing FC and Guizhou.
Next Saturday fixtures: Baxy/Shenyang Shenbei, Lifan/Hunan, Guangdong/Chongqing FC, Harbin/BIT, Hubei/Chengdu, Shenzhen/Henan, Shijiazhuang/Yanbian, Tianjin/Guizhou

China League One Round Twenty-Nine Standings:
1 Henan Jianye 29 18 8 3 47 16 +31 62 (P)
2 Guangdong Sunray Cave 29 19 6 6 51 28 +23 57 (holds H2H over Harbin Yiteng)
3 Harbin Yiteng 29 17 6 6 50 27 +23 57
4 Chongqing Lifan 29 16 5 8 41 27 +14 53
5 Shenzhen Ruby 29 14 4 11 45 53 -8 46
6 Shenyang Shenbei 29 12 8 9 42 37 +5 44
7 Beijing Baxy 29 11 8 10 33 38 -5 41
8 Shijiazhuang Yongchang Junhao 29 9 10 10 23 25 -2 37
9 BIT FC 29 10 5 14 30 37 -7 35
10 Tianjin Songjiang 31 8 10 11 30 35 -5 34
11 Yanbian Baekdu Tigers 29 9 7 13 42 49 −7 31*
12 Hunan Billows 29 7 9 13 27 36 −9 30
13 Chengdu Blades 29 7 8 14 27 35 −8 29
14 Hubei Huakaier 29 7 6 16 25 41 -16 27
15 Chongqing FC 29 6 8 15 23 36 −13 26
16 Guizhou Zhicheng 29 5 10 13 28 44 −16 25
*3 point deduction for match fixing.
(P) promoted to Chinese Super League

 

Why does GD hold the H2H over Harbin? Harbin won 1-0 in Harbin, GD won 3-2 in GD. Their H2H points are even, their H2H goal difference is even, their H2H goals scored is even, so the next tie-breaker should be overall goal difference, which is also even, and next is overall goals scored, which GD leads by 1. I'm just going off of wikipedia, but am I mistaken?

That means that the club that holds the tie-breaker could change, depending on this Saturday's results.

 

You are right, sorry for the mistake. Their H2H is even, so the next TB would be GD and then goals scored. If both of these are tied, then disciplinary points would decide who gets promoted. Does anyone have the disciplinary standings (how many yellow cards and red cards they both have)?

 

China League Two 3rd Place Match Result:
Shenzhen Fengpeng (S2) 4 / Shandong Tengding (N4) 1