Fujian Ningde Funing Football Club () 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.福州首家职业足球俱乐部揭牌 今年将冲击中乙联赛 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,正式公布 | 2018年中国足球协会乙级联赛参赛球队 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.
On February 3, 2020, the club was disqualified for 2020 China League Two after they failed to submit the salary and bonus confirmation form. 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 and was soon dissolved afterwards.
Managerial history Zhao Tuqiang (2017–2020)
Results All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.
YearDivPtsPos.FA CupSuper CupAFCAtt./GStadium 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 StadiumFujian Normal University Sports Center StadiumHaixia Olympic Center Stadium 2019 3 30 13 5 12 32 42 -6 44 13 R1 DNQ DNQ Quanzhou College of Technology Stadium In group stage.
Key
China top division China second division China third division China fourth division W Winners RU Runners-up 3 Third place Relegated
Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
DNQ = Did not qualify DNE = Did not enter NH = Not Held – = Does Not Exist R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4
F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 Group = Group stage GS2 = Second Group stage QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
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