Dalian Yingbo F.C. Explained

Clubname:Dalian Yingbo
大连英博
Fullname:Dalian Young Boy Football Club
大连英博足球俱乐部
Founded:
(as Dalian Duxing F.C.)
Ground:Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium
Capacity:63,677
Owner:Dalian Tongshun Construction Co., Ltd.
Chairman:Chen Dong
Manager:Li Guoxu
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Dalian Yingbo Football Club, officially known as Dalian Young Boy Football Club, is a Chinese professional football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that competes in . Dalian Yingbo plays its home matches at the Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium, located within Ganjingzi District.

History

The team was founded in 2021 as Dalian Duxing Football Club .[1] Upon establishment, the team has strong connection with the dissolved Dalian Shide, as the coaching staff consisted of former Shide players.[2] The team attracted many Dalian players who previously played at local teams such as Dalian Aerbin and Dalian Transcendence, many of which had Chinese Super League appearances.[3]

In the 2022 season, Dalian Duxing started in the Chinese Champions League. The team placed first in Group I of the regional competition and made it to the final round, where they finished third, and went on to win the promotion play-offs to acquire promotion into China League Two.

At the beginning of the 2023 season, the team changed to a neutralised name Dalian Zhixing Football Club, as requested by the Chinese Football Association,[4] and signed more players from Dalian.[5] Dalian Zhixing finished second in the 2023 China League Two season, to gain promotion into China League One. However, the investors of the team, the Dalian Shanhai Group, were involved in illegal fundraising cases.[6] This meant that the club lost their funding, and was put into a forced auction in December 2023.[7] On 15 December, it was confirmed that Dalian Tongshun Construction Co., Ltd., a company that has been running an amateur team Dalian Tongshun Construction F.C. since 2014, completed the acquisition.[8]

On 29 January 2024, the team was renamed as Dalian Young Boy Football Club, which was adopted from a pool of names in a naming contest.[9]

Players

First-team squad

[10]

Out on loan

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachLi Guoxu
Assistant coachSun Fenghao
Assistant coachLi Gang
Assistant coachHu Zhaojun
Assistant coachGeng Xin
Goalkeeping coachZang Yongliang

Managerial history

Honours

League

Season-by-season record

YearDivisionPtsPos.FA CupStadium
20224961223716194th ↑DNQ
20233221453301218472nd ↑R2Jinzhou Stadium
20242Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium
Puwan Stadium
Key
Promoted

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-03-13 . 阔别中冠三年!多名大连籍球员归来!助力大连读行队冲乙! . 2023-03-28 . 163.com.
  2. Web site: 直击大连读行队训练+教学赛,主场球衣曝光!部分球员号码确定,看看都有谁?_腾讯新闻 . 2023-03-28 . new.qq.com.
  3. Web site: 大连读行最新中冠赛程出炉,球员大名单+号码曝光 . 2023-03-28 . sohu.com.
  4. Web site: 新队名 新征程!读行正式更名大连智行! . 2023-03-28 . dongqiudi.com.
  5. Web site: 从小就是大连球迷 . 2023-02-11 . 归来仍是少年!大连人旧将金强,试训中乙新军大连读行队_手机网易网 . 2023-03-28 . 163.com . en.
  6. Web site: An . Zhuang . 警方通报大连山海慧集团非法吸储案进展:数额巨大,实控人被捕 . . 5 December 2023.
  7. Web site: 大连智行股权拍卖流拍,新东家出变数,静观其变!有一点值得欣慰 . qq.com . 5 December 2023.
  8. Web site: 大连智行拍卖成功,球队将迎来新东家!新老板表态! . sohu.com . 17 December 2023.
  9. Web site: 大连智行官方:即日起正式更名为大连英博,同时公布新队徽 . dongqiudi.com . 31 January 2024.
  10. Web site: 2024赛季中甲联赛大连英博一线队大名单. weibo.com. Dalian Yingbo F.C.. 2 March 2024. 10 March 2024. zh.