Fujian Ningde Funing Football Club (Chinese: 福建宁德福宁足球俱乐部) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Ningde, Fujian.

History

The club was formed by Shen Wence in 2005 as an amateur football club. It took part in amateur football league in Fuzhou for years. On January 16, 2017, the club officially converted into a professional team when it aimed for the qualification to the China League Two.[1] In the 2017 season Zhao Tuqiang was appointed as the head coach. After winning the champion of 2017 Fujian Football Super League, the club enter into the second round of CAL, and managed to qualify for the third round. In the knockout stage, the club beat Wuhan Chufeng Heli, but after being defeated by Qiqihaer Zhongjian Bituminous Concrete and Yanbian Beiguo, the club eventually ranked 7th in the 2017 CAL. However, the club was substituted to promote to the China League Two,[2] due to the withdrawal of Zhaoqing Hengtai, Chengdu Qbao and Shanghai JuJu Sports, as well as Qiqihaer Zhongjian Bituminous Concrete and Lhasa Urban Construction Investment being ineligible for promotion. On March 5, 2019, the club switched its home ground from Fuzhou, Fujian to Jinjiang, Fujian.[3]

On February 3, 2020, the club was disqualified for 2020 China League Two after they failed to submit the salary and bonus confirmation form.[4] On May 15 the club announced that it had solved its financial problems, moved to Ningde and renamed Fujian Ningde Funing F.C., but it failed to regain the entrance to 2020 China League Two[5] and was soon dissolved afterwards.

Managerial history

Results

All-time league rankings

  • As of the end of 2019 season.[6]
Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
2017 4 7 DNQ DNQ DNQ Fujian Normal University Sports Center Stadium
2018 3 28 12 8 8 33 25 8 44 7 R2 DNQ DNQ 1,853 Fujian Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Fujian Normal University Sports Center Stadium
Haixia Olympic Center Stadium
2019 3 30 13 5 12 32 42 -6 441 13 R1 DNQ DNQ Quanzhou College of Technology Stadium
  • ^1 In group stage.

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