2008 China League Two

China League Two
Season	2008
Champions	Shenyang Dongjin
Promoted	Shenyang Dongjin; Guangdong Sunray Cave
	← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 China League Two started in April 2008 and ended in December 2008. Guangdong Sunray Cave and Shenyang Dongjin finished top-2 and promoted to China League One 2009.

Final league tables edit

Southern Group edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guangdong Sunray Cave (Q, P)	14	9	4	1	34	16	+18	31	Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2	Tianjin Songjiang (Q)	14	9	2	3	28	11	+17	29	Qualification for Play-offs first round
3	Hunan Billows (Q)	14	9	1	4	22	12	+10	28
4	Guizhou Zhicheng (Q)	14	7	4	3	22	17	+5	25
5	Suzhou Trips	14	5	5	4	17	15	+2	20
6	Wenzhou Tomorrow	14	2	3	9	7	17	−10	9
7	Ningbo Huaao	14	1	4	9	10	25	−15	7
8	Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1	14	2	1	11	4	31	−27	7

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Northern Group edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shenyang Dongjin (Q, C, P)	14	9	5	0	23	7	+16	32	Qualification for Play-offs semi-final
2	Shijiazhuang Tiangong (Q)	14	7	5	2	22	16	+6	26	Qualification for Play-offs first round
3	Hangzhou Sanchao (Q)	14	7	4	3	20	13	+7	25
4	Tianjin Huochetou (Q)	14	7	2	5	22	12	+10	23
5	Shaanxi Star	14	5	4	5	21	17	+4	19
6	Xinjiang Sport Lottery	14	4	5	5	12	19	−7	17
7	Tianjin Dongli	14	2	2	10	7	21	−14	8
8	Nanjing Baotai	14	1	1	12	6	28	−22	4

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored.

Play-offs edit

The 2007–08 China University Football League winners China Three Gorges University qualified for the play-off first round. Runners-up Hohai University (Nanjing Baotai) and 3rd place Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing BIT) were already playing in League Two and League One, so 4th place Shenzhen University qualified with Three Gorges University.

First round edit

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Shijiazhuang Tiangong	1–2	Hunan Billows	0–2	1–0
China Three Gorges University	6–1	Shenzhen University	3–0	3–1
Tianjin Huochetou	5–2	Guizhou Zhicheng	4–0	1–2
Hangzhou Sanchao	1–6	Tianjin Songjiang	0–2	1–4

Second round edit

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Hunan Billows	1–5	Tianjin Huochetou	0–1	1–4
China Three Gorges University	2–2 (5–4 p)	Tianjin Songjiang	0–2	2–0 (a.e.t.)

Promotion finals edit

All times local (GMT+8)

First leg edit

19 December 2008