Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Football Club () was a Chinese professional

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club based in

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. The club was dissolved in March 2023 as a

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club.

History

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic was founded on 30 March 2016 by co-raise funds of eight companies based in

and the name of the ancient capital and the name of the city it is based before it is changed to Xi'an. They played in the

2016 China Amateur Football League The 2016 China Amateur Football League season was the 15th season since its establishment in 2002. It is the highest amateur association football league in PR China with some semi-professional clubs. 44 clubs were qualified for the second round. ...

and won the winners of 2016 Shaanxi Provincial Super League and the first place of northwest region final–group A successively. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic finished the runners-up in the national finals after losing Dalian Boyang in the penalty shoot-out but won promotion to

2017 China League Two The 2017 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 28th season since its establishment in 1989. The league was expanded to 24 teams, with 12 teams in North Group and 12 teams in South Group. Team changes To League Two ...

. The team was third place in the

2018 China League Two The 2018 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 29th season since its establishment in 1989. The league is expanded to 28 teams, with 14 teams in North Group and 14 teams in South Group. On 11 July 2018, Anhui Hefei Gui ...

, though losing to Meizhou Meixian Techand F.C. in the relegation play-offs, the team was promoted to the China League One due to the financial problem of the

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With the club within the second tier the Shaanxi Water Affairs Group Co., Ltd. would become the clubs majority shareholder.

Managerial history

* Huang Hongyi (2016–2017) * Zhao Changhong (2018) * Xie Yuxin (2018) * Zhang Jun (2019) * Wang Bo (2019) *

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(2019–2020) *

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(2021) * Feng Feng (caretaker) (2021–2022) *

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(2022) * Feng Feng (caretaker) (2022–2023)

Results

All-time league rankings ''As of the end of 2022 season.'' * Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022. Key

* 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

References

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