2016 China League Two

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.

To League Two
Teams relegated from 2015 China League One
 * Beijing BIT
 * Jiangxi Liansheng

Teams entered from 2015 China Amateur Football League
 * Suzhou Dongwu
 * Hainan Seamen
 * Shenzhen Renren
 * Shenyang City

From League Two
Teams promoted to 2016 China League One
 * Meizhou Kejia
 * Dalian Transcendence

Name changes

 * Hainan Seamen F.C. changed their name to Hainan Boying & Seamen F.C. in December 2015.
 * Nanjing Qianbao F.C. moved to the city of Chengdu and changed their name to Chengdu Qbao F.C. in January 2016.
 * Yunnan Wanhao F.C. moved to the city of Shanghai and changed their name to Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C. in January 2016.
 * Meixian Hakka F.C. changed their name to Meizhou Meixian Hakka F.C. in January 2016.
 * 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.
 * Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C. took over the place of Anhui Litian F.C. in January 2016.
 * Nantong Zhiyun F.C. took over the place of Guangxi Longguida F.C. in January 2016.

Nineteenth place match

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Seventeenth Place Match

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Fifteenth Place Match

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Thirteenth Place Match

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Eleventh Place Match

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Ninth Place Match

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Quarter-finals

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Second leg
Sichuan Longfor won 3–2 on aggregate.

Lijiang Jiayunhao won 4–2 on aggregate.

Baoding Yingli ETS won 3–1 on aggregate.

Jiangxi Liansheng won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Second leg
''1–1 on aggregate. Lijiang Jiayunhao won 2–1 on penalties.''

''3–3 on aggregate. Baoding Yingli ETS won on away goals.''

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" !Rank !Player !Club !Total !rowspan=1|1 !rowspan=1|2 !rowspan=3|3 !rowspan=3|6 !rowspan=4|9
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuang
 * Baoding Yingli ETS
 * 14
 * 🇨🇳 Tan Tiancheng
 * Yinchuan Helanshan
 * 11
 * 🇨🇳 Han Zilong
 * Hebei Elite
 * 9
 * 🇨🇳 Yang Jian
 * Shenyang Urban
 * 9
 * 🇨🇳 Yan Peng
 * Shenyang Urban
 * 9
 * Shenyang Urban
 * 9
 * 🇨🇳 Fan Zhiqiang
 * Jiangxi Liansheng
 * 8
 * 🇨🇳 Yang Zi
 * Lijiang Jiayunhao
 * 8
 * 🇨🇳 Zhu Yifan
 * Jiangxi Liansheng
 * 8
 * Jiangxi Liansheng
 * 8
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Yang
 * Meizhou Meixian Hakka
 * 7
 * 🇨🇳 Shi Jun
 * Hebei Elite
 * 7
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Ziming
 * Heilongjiang Lava Spring
 * 7
 * 🇨🇳 Yang Wanshun
 * Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
 * 7
 * 🇨🇳 Yang Wanshun
 * Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli
 * 7

Awards
The awards of 2016 China League Two were announced on 11 November 2016.
 * Most valuable player: 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS)
 * Golden Boot: 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuang (Baoding Yingli ETS)
 * Best goalkeeper: 🇨🇳 Wen Zhixiang (Jiangxi Liansheng)
 * Young Player of the Year: 🇨🇳 Zhang Xingbo (Meizhou Meixian Hakka)
 * Best coach: 🇨🇳 Zhang Biao (Lijiang Jiayunhao)
 * Fair play award: Yinchuan Helanshan, Meizhou Meixian Hakka, Shenzhen Renren, Shanghai JuJu Sports, Shenyang Urban
 * Best referee: 🇨🇳 Yang Delin, 🇨🇳 Dai Yige, 🇨🇳 Zhang Meilin

Attendance
Note: † Teams played previous season in CL1. ‡ Teams played previous season in CAL. Source: 同道DATA, 同道DATA