Official: The home and away order of the Chinese Champions League U21 League playoffs will be determined by drawing lots, and the winner will be promoted to the Second Division.
6686 Sports News on November 12 Recently, the Chinese Champions League announced the method and time of the 2025 Chinese Champions League-U21 League play-off draw ceremony.
At 14:30 on November 12, 2025, the 2025 Chinese Champions League-U21 League play-off draw ceremony will be held in Beijing. This draw will determine the order of the home and away teams in the two rounds of the play-offs, and the winner of the game will also receive the final qualification for the 2026 Chinese Football Association Second Division (hereinafter referred to as "China Second Division").
According to the 2025 Chinese Champions League competition regulations, the top three teams in the league will directly qualify for the Chinese Second Division, while the fourth place will have to compete with the U21 League champion through a play-off for the last qualification. At present, the Chinese Champions League finals have reached the final stage. Dalian Kewei and Dalian Hanyu will start the "Dalian Derby" to compete for the third place and obtain direct access to the Chinese Second Division.
This year’s U21 League competition will end on December 8, when the champion will automatically qualify for this play-off.
In addition to the official Chinese Champions League account matrix (Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo),6686 Sports also broadcast the entire draw ceremony live.