Fujian Ningde Funing F.C.

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.

Fujian Ningde Funing

Full name	Fujian Ningde Funing Football Club 福建宁德福宁足球俱乐部
Founded	2005; 20 years ago (2005)
Dissolved	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Home colours Away colours

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

• Zhao Tuqiang (2017–2020)

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.

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