North
R Team P W D L Pts
1
Shandong Taishan B Shandong Taishan B
22 12 5 5 41
2
Shanghai Port B Shanghai Port B
22 12 4 6 40
3
Yan An Ronghai Yan An Ronghai
22 12 4 6 40
4
Dalian Kewei Dalian Kewei
22 9 10 3 37
5
Taian Tiankuang Taian Tiankuang
22 8 7 7 31
6
Dalian Yingbo B Dalian Yingbo B
22 6 10 6 28
7
Haimen Codion Haimen Codion
22 5 11 6 26
8
Lanzhou Longyuan Athletics Lanzhou Longyuan Athletics
22 4 14 4 26
9
Qingdao Red Lions Qingdao Red Lions
22 5 10 7 25
10
Changchun XIdu Football Club Changchun XIdu Football Club
22 3 11 8 20
11
Bei Li Gong Bei Li Gong
22 3 7 12 16
12
Shanghai Second Shanghai Second
22 2 9 11 15
Information
In the 2026 China League Two season, the league will adopt a home-and-away format with divisions. The 24 participating teams are divided into the North Division and the South Division, each containing 12 teams. Within each division, the teams will compete in a double round-robin format, with each team playing a total of 22 matches. After the first stage concludes, the top 4 teams from each of the North and South Divisions—totaling 8 teams—will advance to the promotion group; the bottom 8 teams from each division—totaling 16 teams—will be split into Group A for relegation survival and Group B for relegation survival, with 8 teams in each group.