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clubs in China.

Chinese Super League

2022 Teams

* Beijing Guoan,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Cangzhou Mighty Lions Cangzhou Mighty Lions Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Cangzhou, Hebei and their home stadium i ...

Cangzhou Cangzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, Cangzhou's built-up (''or metro'') area made of Yunhe, Xinhua districts and Cang County largely being conurbated had a populatio ...

* Changchun Yatai, Changchun *

Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan and their home stadium is the Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium that has a seating capacity of 50,695. The club currently participates in th ...

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...

* Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic, Chongqing *

Guangzhou F.C. Guangzhou Football Club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based ...

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

Guangzhou City Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

* Hebei F.C.,

Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao (; ) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population during the 2020 national ...

* Henan Songshan Longmen, Zhengzhou *

Meizhou Hakka Meizhou Hakka Football Club (; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). ...

, Wuhua *

Shandong Taishan Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...

, Jinan * Shanghai Shenhua,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

* Shanghai Port,

Shenzhen F.C. Shenzhen Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. The team is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre that has a seating capacity of ...

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

* Tianjin Jinmen Tiger,

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

* Wuhan F.C.,

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city an ...

Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The club is based in Wuhan, Hubei and their home stadium is the ...

* Zhejiang FC,

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...

China League One

2022 season

* Beijing BSU,

* Dalian Pro, Dalian *

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two. The team is based in Pingguo, Baise, Guangxi. History On February 27th, 2018, the club was founded by Baoyu ...

Pingguo Pingguo (; za, Bingzgoj Si) is a city of west-central Guangxi, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Two thirds of the population are Zhuang. The Pingguo Industry Park hosts an important part ...

* Guizhou F.C., Guiyang * Hebei Kungfu,

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

* Heilongjiang Ice City, Harbin * Jiangxi Beidamen,

Ruichang Ruichang () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang, in the north of Jiangxi province, along the Yangtze River, bordering Hubei province to the north. Ruichang suffered deaths and extensive damage from the 2005 Ruichang earthqua ...

Kunshan F.C. Kunshan Football Club ( zh, 昆山足球俱乐部), or simply Kunshan F.C., is a professional Chinese association football club based in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. They currently participate in the Chinese Super League, under licence from the Chine ...

Kunshan Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. Name There is a strong p ...

* Liaoning Shenyang Urban, Shenyang *

Nanjing City Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

Nantong Zhiyun Nantong Zhiyun Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Nantong, Jiangsu and their home ...

Rugao Rugao () is a county-level city under the administration of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China, located in the Yangtze River Delta on the northern (left) bank of the river. History In 411, the western part of then Hailing ( Taizhou) was separated f ...

* Qingdao F.C. Qingdao * Qingdao Hainiu, Qingdao *

Qingdao Youth Island Qingdao Youth Island Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One. The team is based in Qingdao, Shandong. History Qingdao Kangtaiyuan F.C. was founded in 2007 by Qingdao Kangt ...

, Qingdao * Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic,

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

Sichuan Jiuniu Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The te ...

* Suzhou Dongwu, Suzhou * Zibo Cuju,

Zibo Zibo (, ) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital Jinan to the west, Tai'an to the southwest, Linyi to the south, Weifang to the east, Dongying to the northeast, and Binzhou to the ...

China League Two

2022 season

Beijing BIT Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学足球俱乐部) or simply BIT is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chine ...

* China U-20 * Dandong Tengyue, Dandong * Dongguan United,

Dongguan Dongguan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the ...

* Hebei Zhuoao, Shijiazhuang *

Hubei Huachuang Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

Hubei Istar Hubei Istar Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two. The team is based in Wuhan, Hubei. History Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. was founded on 8 July 2016 combined by amateur club Wuh ...

Hunan Billows Hunan Billows Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Changsha, Hunan and their home stadium is t ...

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

* Inner Mongolia Caoshangfei, Baotou * Jiangsu Zhongnan Codion,

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. ...

* Jiangxi Dark Horse Junior, Yichun * Jinan Xingzhou, Jinan * Kunming Zheng He Shipman, Kunming * Lingshui Dingli Jingcheng, Lingshui * Qingdao Red Lions, Laixi * Shanxi Longjin, Taiyuan * Shanghai Jiading Huilong,

* Sichuan Minzu,

* Tai'an Huawei,

Tai'an Tai'an () is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to ...

* Wuxi Wugou,

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...

* Xiamen Egret Island,

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an ...

* Xi'an Wolves,

* Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, Urumqi * Yanbian Longding, Longding

Other Professional/Semi-Professional Football Clubs

China Amateur Football League

* Bank of Dalian Tornado * Baotou Lucheng Caoshangfei * Changchun RCB Fengyun * Changchun Subway *

Changchun Guanghua University Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

Changzhou Tianshan Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...

* Daqing Donghu * Fujian Joyou * Guangxi Liuzhoushi Liuyue * Hangzhou Zhipu *

Hangzhou Sinobal Hangzhou Sinobal Football Club (Chinese: 杭州赛搏足球俱乐部）is a Chinese semi-professional football club which formerly played in the Zhejiang Provincial and Hangzhou Municipal leagues; registered with both Hangzhou and Zhejiang Footba ...

* Jiaozhou Fengfa Anji Tower * Qingdao Kunpeng * Shanghai Boji Shizheng * Shantou Lions *

Shenyang Riverside Garden Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

* Shenzhen Yinwu *

Wuhan Dongfeng Honda Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

* Wuhan Chufengheli * Wuhan Huachuang * Xiamen Dongyuping * Yanbian Longjing Financial

China Collegiate Football League

Tongji University Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...

Other

Beijing Youth } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

* Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao *

Beijing Yitong Kuche } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

* Chongqing Youth * Dongguan Nancheng PTT Lubricant * Guangdong Sports Lottery Youth * Hebei Youth * Hubei Youth *

Jiangsu Hohai University Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

Liaoning Zhongba Liaoning Zhongba (Sino-Brazilian) (Simplified Chinese: 辽宁中巴) was a Chinese football club its based in Liaoning, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of co ...

Nanjing Baotai Nanjing Baotai F.C. (Simplified Chinese: 南京宝泰足球俱乐部) is a semi-professional football club its based in Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province o ...

* Qingdao Haisha * Qingdao Liming * Qinghai Youth * Shaanxi Daqin Leephick * Shandong Youth * Shanghai Pudong Zobon * Shanxi Jiayi * Shenzhen Yihua Jewellery * Shijiazhuang Tiangong * Sichuan FC * Tianjin Dongli * Vanguard Hubei Police Academy FC * Xinjiang Lottery * Xinjiang Xiyu Grand Begonia

Defunct Football Clubs

Anhui Jiufang Anhui Jiufang Football Club () is a defunct Chinese football club from Hefei, Anhui. The club is owned by Anhui Jiarun Group () with 15,000,000 RMB registered capital. At the end of the 2008 season, Anhui Jiufang qualified from China League Two ( ...

Bayi Football Team The Bayi or August First Football Team () or its full name the People's Liberation Army Bayi Football Club () was a football team under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) that played in China's football league system between 19 ...

Beijing Bus Public bus service in Beijing is the among the most extensive, widely used and affordable form of public transportation in urban and suburban districts of the city. In 2015, the entire network consisted of 876 routes with a fleet of 24,347 bus ...

Beijing Hongdeng Beijing Hongdeng ( Simplified Chinese: 北京宏登) is defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the ...

* Dalian Chanjoy *

Dalian Shide Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then late ...

* Dalian Transcendence * Fujian Ningde Funing *

Gansu Tianma Dongguan Dongcheng (Simplified Chinese: 东莞东城) was a football team based in Dongguan, Guangdong province, in the People's Republic of China, that played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League. Founded on 18 December 1999, as Gansu ...

* Guangdong South China Tiger * Guangdong Hongyuan *

Guangxi Tianji Guangxi Tianji (Simplified Chinese: 广西天基) is a Chinese football club its based in Nanning, Guangxi, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and ...

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Guangzhou Baiyunshan () was a Chinese football club, located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capi ...

Guangzhou Matsunichi Guangzhou Matsunichi Football Club () was a professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China who last played in the 21,570 capacity Xihe Sports Centre in Shaoguan. The club was established when the youth team for Guangzhou F.C ...

(Guangzhou Songri) *

Hohhot Black Horse Hohhot Black Horse (呼和浩特黑马) is a defunct Chinese football club based in Hohhot, China and were based at the Hohhot People's Stadium. Founded as Beijing Zangying Xuequan, a team based in Beijing but dedicated to unearthing and develop ...

* Jiangsu F.C. * Lhasa Urban Construction Investment * Liaoning F.C. *

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangh ...

* Shenzhen Pengcheng *

Sichuan Longfor Sichuan Annapurna Football Club was a former professional football club that participated in the China League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan and their home s ...

* Hubei Wuhan Professional (Wuhan Optics Valley, Wuhan Guanggu) *

Nanjing Yoyo Nanjing Yoyo Football Club () was a Chinese football club which played in the China Jia League from 2003 to 2010. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Xingguang F.C., it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC. In 2003, they were bought by SVT Gro ...

Qingdao Hailifeng Qingdao Hailifeng F.C. (), previously named Qingdao JVC Zhengyi, Qingdao Benda and Hefei Chuangyi was a former professional association football club in the Chinese Football Association Jia League. The club was engaged in "bribery and private bus ...

* Shaanxi Guoli *

Shanghai United Shanghai United F.C (Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部) was a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, who last played in the 16,000 seater Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in the Chinese Super League. The club was found ...

* Shanghai JuJu Sports * Shanghai Sunfun *

Shenyang Dongjin Shenyang Dongjin Football Club () was a Chinese football club based in Shenyang, Liaoning and their home stadium is the Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium that has a seating capacity of 12,000. History Founded as Jinan Fulu Football ...

* Shenzhen Ledman * Sichuan Guancheng * Suzhou Trips *

Taizhou Yuanda Taizhou Yuanda Football Club () was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Taizhou, Jiangsu. Taizhou Yuanda was dissolved after the 2020 season. Notable players Africa ;Nigeria * Daniel Chima Chukwu Europe ;Croatia * Mar ...

* Tianjin Tianhai *

Wuhan Yaqi Wuhan Yaqi Football Club () was a Chinese football club its based in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. After a disappointing 2006 China League Two season, it was disbanded in April 2007. Name history *1996–1998 Anhui Lepusheng F.C. 安徽乐普� ...

* Xiamen Blue Lions (Xiamen Lanshi) * Yanbian Beiguo *

Yanbian Funde Yanbian Funde F.C. () was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin province where their home stadium is the Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000 ...

Yinchuan Helanshan F.C. Yinchuan Helanshan Football Club was an association football club based in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. The Helan Mountain Stadium was their home venue. History Yinchuan Helanshan F.C. was established on 17 July 2013 by Yinchuan Sports Federation ...

* Yunnan Hongta * Yunnan Lijiang Dongba * Zhanjiang Tiandi No.1 * Zhenjiang Groupway

Chinese Super League

2022 Teams

China League One

2022 season

China League Two

2022 season

Other Professional/Semi-Professional Football Clubs

China Amateur Football League

China Collegiate Football League

Other

Defunct Football Clubs

See also