Season | 2018 |
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Champions | Sichuan Longfor |
Promoted | |
Matches played | 377 |
Goals scored | 964 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Wang Feike (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sichuan Longfor 9–0 Shanghai Sunfun (25 August 2018) |
Biggest away win | Yanbian Beiguo 0–5 Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (6 May 2018) Shanghai Sunfun 1–6 Sichuan Longfor (19 May 2018) Shanghai Sunfun 1–6 Hunan Billows (1 September 2018) |
Highest scoring | Sichuan Longfor 9–0 Shanghai Sunfun (25 August 2018) |
Longest winning run | 16 matches Sichuan Longfor |
Longest unbeaten run | 24 matches Sichuan Longfor |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Baotou Nanjiao Yunnan Flying Tigers |
Longest losing run | 12 matches Baotou Nanjiao |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group.[1]
On 11 July 2018, Anhui Hefei Guiguan and Shenyang Dongjin failed to register for the rest of the season due to salary arrears.[2]
To League Two[edit]Teams relegated from 2017 China League One[3] Teams promoted from 2017 China Amateur Football League[4] |
From League Two[edit]Teams promoted to 2018 China League One[5] Team withdrawal[edit]
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Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sichuan Longfor | ![]() |
14 October 2017[7] | ![]() |
4 December 2017[8] |
Yanbian Beiguo | ![]() |
5 December 2017[9] | ![]() |
24 January 2018[10] |
Hunan Billows | ![]() |
5 December 2017[11] | ![]() |
22 February 2018[12] |
Yinchuan Helanshan | ![]() |
11 December 2017[13] | ![]() |
1 January 2018[14] |
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | ![]() |
15 December 2017[15] | ![]() |
16 December 2017[16] |
Baoding Yingli ETS | ![]() |
16 December 2017[16] | ![]() |
10 February 2018[17] |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() |
25 December 2017[18] | ![]() |
25 December 2017[19] |
Zibo Sunday | ![]() |
31 December 2017 | ![]() |
1 January 2018[20] |
Hainan Boying | ![]() |
31 December 2017 | ![]() |
16 January 2018[21] |
Shanghai Sunfun | ![]() |
31 December 2017[22] | ![]() |
25 February 2018[23] |
Sichuan Jiuniu | ![]() |
31 December 2017 | ![]() |
31 December 2017[22] |
Shenyang Urban | ![]() |
31 December 2017 | ![]() |
31 December 2017[24] |
Anhui Hefei Guiguan | ![]() |
31 December 2017 | ![]() |
16 February 2018[25] |
Shenyang Dongjin | ![]() |
8 March 2018 | ![]() |
8 March 2018 |
Zhenjiang Huasa | ![]() |
12 March 2018 | ![]() |
12 March 2018[26] |
Yanbian Beiguo | ![]() |
7 May 2018[27] | ![]() |
8 May 2018[28] |
Yunnan Flying Tigers | ![]() |
11 May 2018[29] | ![]() |
16 May 2018[30] |
Hainan Boying | ![]() |
23 May 2018 | ![]() |
23 May 2018[31] |
Shanghai Sunfun | ![]() |
27 May 2018 | ![]() |
27 May 2018[32] |
Sichuan Jiuniu | ![]() |
30 May 2018[33] | ![]() |
7 June 2018[34] |
Qingdao Jonoon | ![]() |
14 June 2018[35] | ![]() |
14 June 2018[36] |
Shenyang Urban | ![]() |
5 July 2018[37] | ![]() |
9 July 2018[38] |
Hunan Billows | ![]() |
7 July 2018 | ![]() |
7 July 2018[39] |
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | ![]() |
23 July 2018 | ![]() |
23 July 2018[40] |
Beijing BIT | ![]() |
7 August 2018 | ![]() |
7 August 2018[41] |
Shenyang Urban | ![]() |
27 August 2018 | ![]() |
27 August 2018[42] |
Shenzhen Ledman | ![]() |
7 October 2018[43] | ![]() |
7 October 2018[43] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (Q, P) | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 53 | Qualification to Play-offs |
2 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (Q) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 52[a] | |
3 | Shenyang Urban (Q) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 52[a] | |
4 | Qingdao Jonoon (Q) | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 51 | |
5 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 49 | 9th–26th place Play-offs |
6 | Hebei Elite | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 43[b] | |
7 | Jilin Baijia | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43[b] | |
8 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 42 | |
9 | Dalian Boyoung | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 | |
10 | Zibo Sunday | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 35 | |
11 | Beijing BIT | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26 | |
12 | Yanbian Beiguo | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 24 | |
13 | Baotou Nanjiao | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 9 | |
14 | Shenyang Dongjin | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 81 | −81 | 0 | Defunct |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sichuan Longfor (Q, C, P) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 10 | +76 | 72 | Qualification to Play-offs |
2 | Nantong Zhiyun (Q, P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 58 | |
3 | Fujian Tianxin (Q) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 43 | |
4 | Shenzhen Ledman (Q) | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 41 | |
5 | Hunan Billows | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 40 | 9th–26th place Play-offs |
6 | Suzhou Dongwu | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 39[a] | |
7 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 39[a] | |
8 | Hainan Boying | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 33[b] | |
9 | Shenzhen Pengcheng | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 33[b] | |
10 | Yunnan Flying Tigers | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33[b] | |
11 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | |
12 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 27 | |
13 | Shanghai Sunfun | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 73 | −55 | 11 | |
14 | Anhui Hefei Guiguan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 78 | −78 | 0 | Defunct |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sichuan Longfor (C, P) | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 10 | +85 | 85 | China League One |
2 | Nantong Zhiyun (P) | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 68 | |
3 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic[a] (P) | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 58 | |
4 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 57 | |
5 | Shenzhen Ledman | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 43 | Disbanded after season[44] |
6 | Shenyang Urban | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 53 | |
7 | Fujian Tianxin | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 44 | |
8 | Qingdao Jonoon | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 51 | |
9 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 55 | |
10 | Hunan Billows | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 40 | |
11 | Hebei Elite | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 47 | |
12 | Suzhou Dongwu | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 40 | |
13 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 43 | |
14 | Jilin Baijia | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 44 | |
15 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 48 | |
16 | Hainan Boying | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 33 | Disbanded after season[44] |
17 | Dalian Boyoung | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 46 | |
18 | Shenzhen Pengcheng | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 33 | |
19 | Zibo Sunday | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 41 | |
20 | Yunnan Flying Tigers[b] | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 33 | Disbanded after season[44] |
21 | Beijing BIT | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 30 | |
22 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 | |
23 | Yanbian Beiguo | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 28 | |
24 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 28 | |
25 | Baotou Nanjiao | 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 15 | |
26 | Shanghai Sunfun | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 79 | −61 | 11 | Disbanded after season[44] |
27 | Anhui Hefei Guiguan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 78 | −78 | 0 | Defunct |
28 | Shenyang Dongjin | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 81 | −81 | 0 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Baotou Nanjiao | 6–0 | Shanghai Sunfun | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Baotou Nanjiao | Cancelled | Shanghai Sunfun |
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Shanghai Sunfun | Cancelled | Baotou Nanjiao |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Yanbian Beiguo | 2–1 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Yanbian Beiguo | 1–1 | Sichuan Jiuniu |
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Sichuan Jiuniu | 0–1 | Yanbian Beiguo |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Beijing BIT | 5–3 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Beijing BIT | 3–1 | Jiangxi Liansheng |
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Jiangxi Liansheng | 2–2 | Beijing BIT |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Yunnan Flying Tigers | 1–4 | Zibo Sunday | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Yunnan Flying Tigers | 1–2 | Zibo Sunday |
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Zibo Sunday | 2–0 | Yunnan Flying Tigers |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shenzhen Pengcheng | 3–6 | Dalian Boyoung | 1–2 | 2–4 |
Shenzhen Pengcheng | 1–2 | Dalian Boyoung |
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Dalian Boyoung | 4–2 | Shenzhen Pengcheng |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hainan Boying | 1–4 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Baoding Yingli ETS | 3–1 | Hainan Boying |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jilin Baijia | 2–4 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Jilin Baijia | 0–2 | Zhenjiang Huasa |
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Zhenjiang Huasa | 2–2 | Jilin Baijia |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Suzhou Dongwu | 1–5 | Hebei Elite | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Suzhou Dongwu | 1–1 | Hebei Elite |
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Hebei Elite | 4–0 | Suzhou Dongwu |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Hunan Billows | 1–4 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Hunan Billows | 1–3 | Yinchuan Helanshan |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shenzhen Ledman | 2–2 (a) | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Shenyang Urban | 0–1 | Nantong Zhiyun | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Qingdao Jonoon | 0–6 | Sichuan Longfor | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Fujian Tianxin | 0–1 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Shenzhen Ledman | 2–2 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic |
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2–2 on aggregate. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic won on away goals.
Nantong Zhiyun won 1–0 on aggregate.
Qingdao Jonoon | 0–2 | Sichuan Longfor |
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Sichuan Longfor | 4–0 | Qingdao Jonoon |
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Sichuan Longfor won 6–0 on aggregate.
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 1–0 | Fujian Tianxin |
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Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli won 1–0 on aggregate.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nantong Zhiyun | 2–0 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Sichuan Longfor | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Nantong Zhiyun won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sichuan Longfor | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli |
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Sichuan Longfor won 2–0 on aggregate.
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic qualified to 2018 China League One relegation play-offs.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1
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Sichuan Longfor | 17
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2
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Hebei Elite | 16
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3
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Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 15
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4
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Beijing BIT | 13
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Baoding Yingli ETS | 13
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Hebei Elite | 13
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Sichuan Longfor | 13
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Sichuan Longfor | 12
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Hunan Billows | 12
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Hunan Billows | 12
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Last updated: 4 November 2018
Source: Top scorers
The awards of 2018 China League Two were announced on 19 December 2018.[47]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | ![]() |
Nantong Zhiyun |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Sichuan Longfor |
Manager of the Season | ![]() |
Sichuan Longfor |
Goalkeeper of the Season | ![]() |
Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() |
Sichuan Jiuniu |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 110,077 | 22,108 | 8,316 | 15,725 | −5.8% |
2 | Nantong Zhiyun | 77,770 | 12,866 | 8,689 | 11,110 | +227.5% |
3 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 47,119 | 8,868 | 5,130 | 6,731 | +339.4% |
4 | Sichuan Jiuniu | 44,754 | 13,822 | 2,315 | 6,393 | n/a †† |
5 | Sichuan Longfor | 23,781 | 4,717 | 2,751 | 3,964 | −15.6% |
6 | Shenyang Urban | 31,520 | 6,028 | 555 | 3,940 | +123.7% |
7 | Baoding Yingli ETS | 26,265 | 6,820 | 410 | 3,752 | −39.0%
† |
8 | Yanbian Beiguo | 15,993 | 10,112 | 1,068 | 3,199 | n/a †† |
9 | Fujian Tianxin | 12,791 | 2,833 | 636 | 2,132 | n/a †† |
10 | Zibo Sunday | 12,414 | 6,700 | 574 | 2,069 | n/a †† |
11 | Yunnan Flying Tigers | 10,944 | 2,764 | 452 | 1,824 | −63.0%
† |
12 | Yinchuan Helanshan | 11,328 | 3,216 | 0 | 1,618 | −29.6% |
13 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 9,118 | 2,668 | 669 | 1,520 | +72.5% |
14 | Suzhou Dongwu | 10,134 | 6,652 | 128 | 1,267 | +10.2% |
15 | Hainan Boying | 6,865 | 1,866 | 216 | 981 | −1.9% |
16 | Shenzhen Ledman | 5,192 | 1,051 | 601 | 865 | −72.3% |
17 | Shenzhen Pengcheng | 3,847 | 888 | 263 | 550 | n/a †† |
18 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | 3,236 | 756 | 232 | 462 | −8.5% |
19 | Beijing BIT | 2,766 | 869 | 182 | 461 | −20.1% |
20 | Jilin Baijia | 2,248 | 637 | 203 | 450 | −28.0% |
21 | Hebei Elite | 2,591 | 531 | 313 | 432 | +18.0% |
22 | Dalian Boyoung | 3,887 | 851 | 205 | 432 | −10.4% |
23 | Baotou Nanjiao | 1,637 | 610 | 301 | 409 | −86.5% |
24 | Hunan Billows | 2,350 | 521 | 220 | 392 | −42.2% |
26 | 1,995 | 619 | 212 | 333 | n/a †† |
|
25 | Qingdao Jonoon | 1,577 | 583 | 132 | 315 | −62.5% |
27 | 1,302 | 356 | 110 | 217 | −23.9% | |
28 | Shanghai Sunfun | 999 | 300 | 76 | 167 | −50.1% |
League total | 484,500 | 22,108 | 0 | 2,707 | +0.6% |
Updated to games played on 24 June 2018
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in CL1.
†† Teams played previous season in CAL.