Dalian W.F.C. () was a professional Chinese

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History

The team was founded in 1984 as Dalian Women's Football Team, and participated in

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, representing

province. In 1994, Dalian Women's Football Team won the Chinese Women's Football League championship for the first time. However, the team encountered some difficulties, and suffered for a few years. In 2002, Dalian Shide Corp. purchased the team and officially named it as Dalian Shide Women's F.C. In 2013 when Dalian Shide F.C. broke down and was purchased by Dalian Aerbin, the women's team also changed its name to Dalian Aerbin W.F.C. However, they faced financial problems shortly after winning a championship in 2013. Quanjian Group took possession of the team in 2015 and renamed it as Dalian Quanjian F.C. In

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, the team won the Chinese Women's Super League championship. Before the 2017 Chinese Women's Super League season, they made several prominent international player acquisitions, including

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from

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and Gaelle Enganamouit from

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, hired manager Farid Benstiti, previously manager of

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, and unveiled new uniforms and staff. In 2019 Shu Yuhui president of Quanjian was arrested and Dalian Quanjian F.C. was renamed Dalian W.F.C.; after the season, it was dissolved.

Ownership and naming history

Crest history

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Notable players

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* Han Wenxia *

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* Debora Cristiane de Oliveira

Coaching staff

Managerial history

Honours

League

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(Women's National Football League) :Winners (6): 2008, 2012, 2013,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

External links

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Official Website
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