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Level	League
1	Chinese Super League 16 clubs
2	China League One 13 clubs
3	China League Two 13 clubs, playing in two groups - 7 in Northern group and 6 in Southern group
4	China League Three League Three includes 44 regional leagues. Most regional leagues have 2 divisions and some regionals have more than 2. Each regional league has at least 12 clubs at top level. Winners of each regional enter the national stage which plays in 2 (northern & southern) or 4 (northern, southern, western & eastern) groups. Top-8 clubs qualify for finals.