Hubei Istar Football Club () is a Chinese professional

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club based in

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, that competes in . Hubei Istar plays its home matches at the

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, located within

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History

Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. was founded on 8 July 2016 combined by amateur club Wuhan New Era and unpunished players from Wuhan Hongxing after the Wuhan Hongxing–Jiangsu Suning brawl. 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 Wuhan City Super League and the first place of northwest region final–group B successively. Wuhan Chufeng Heli finished third place in the national finals and won the qualification for promoting 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 ...

, but then gave up to turn professional and remained at the amateur league. Two years later, they finally promoted to

China League Two The Chinese Football League 2 (), or China League Two, is the third-tier association football league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association and operated by the Chinese Professional ...

after finishing in third place again in

2018 Chinese Champions League The 2018 Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League (), former known as Chinese Football Association Bing League () (before 2006) and Chinese Football Association Amateur League () (2006–2017), is the fourth-tier football ...

, after changing their name to Hubei Chufeng United F.C. before the season. In January 2021, Hubei Chufeng United changed their name to Hubei Istar F.C.

Name history

*2016–2018: Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. (武汉楚风合力) *2018–2020: Hubei Chufeng United F.C. (湖北楚风合力) *2021–present: Hubei Istar F.C. (湖北青年星)

Players

First-team squad

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Zhou Yi (2016) * Deng Sheng (2017) * Huang Zhengguo (2018) * Luíz Felipe (2019–)

Results

All-time league rankings ''As of the end of 2019 season.'' * In group stage. 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 * WD = Withdrawal * – = 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

{{China League Two Football clubs in China Association football clubs established in 2016 Sport in Wuhan 2016 establishments in China Football clubs in Wuhan Football clubs in Hubei China League Two clubs Chinese Champions League clubs