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| Founded | 1989 (as level 3) 1956 (as level 2) |
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| Country | China |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 20 (2024) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | League One |
| Relegation to | Chinese Champions League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Chinese FA Cup |
| Current champions | Guangdong GZ-Power (2024) |
| TV partners | PPTV (live streaming) |
| Website | csl-china.com/cfl |
| Current: 2025 China League Two | |
The Chinese Football Association League 2 (Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third-tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above League Two are China League One and the Chinese Super League.
The league below China League Two is the Chinese Champions League.
There are two groups in League Two, northern and southern. The top four teams from each group enter the promotion play-off after each regular season. Harbin Songbei Yiteng and Chongqing F.C. reached promotion play-off final in 2011 and the two clubs were promoted to League One. In 2011, China League Two 3rd-placed team faced 2011 China League One last-placed team for a play-off match. Fujian Smart Hero which was the 3rd-placed team of 2011 China League Two has won this match against the 2011 China League One last-placed team Guizhou Zhicheng and earned a spot in the 2012 China League One.