Liaoning Tieren Football Club (), currently known as Liaoning Tieren Rural Commercial Bank () for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional

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club based in

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, that competes in . Liaoning Tieren plays its home matches at the

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, located within

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History

Shenyang City was established by former footballer

Zhuang Yi Zhuang Yi (; born 11 July 1973) is a Chinese footballer and businessman who currently the owner and former player of China League One side Shenyang Urban. He holds the record of the oldest player and scorer of Chinese professional league. Club ...

in 2015 with out-of-contract players from Shenyang Zhongze who dissolved just before the

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season. They enrolled in the

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and finished in the top 4, gaining promotion to

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, and subsequently rebranded to Shenyang Urban starting the following year. The club enjoyed a lengthy stay in

, making it to the play-off stage twice, in the

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and

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seasons, but fell short in the first round both times. On 12 May 2018, club owner Zhuang Yi was substituted on in a 7–1 league win over Baotou Nanjiao to become the oldest ever appearance-maker in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 305 days. Zhuang then broke his own appearance record on 3 June 2018 in a 4–0 win against Yanbian Beiguo, and scored a penalty in the match, making him the oldest goal scorer in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 327 days. The club's effort finally came to fruition in the

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, when they were crowned as champions after beating

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in the finals, gaining a historic promotion to

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. In April 2020, the club changed their name to Liaoning Shenyang Urban. On 8 January 2024, a press conference held by the People's Government of

revealed that the club would be renamed to Liaoning Liudi (), and would be promoted to the

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within the next two years, in an effort to revitalise football in Liaoning. On 10 February 2024, the club signed Japanese player,

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who has played in

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and

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Crest history

File:Liaoning Shenyang Urban F.C2016.svg, Shenyang Urban logo used between 2015 and 2020 File:Liaoning Shenyang Urban F.C.svg, Liaoning Shenyang Urban logo used between 2020 and 2024

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Li Zheng (2015) *

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(2016) * Xiao Zhanbo (2017) * Wang Bo (2018) * Niu Hongli (2018) * Wang Gang (2018) * Yu Ming (2019–2022) *

Zhao Faqing Zhao Faqing ( zh, s=赵发庆, t=趙發慶, p=Zhào Fāqìng; born 3 January 1964) is a former Chinese footballer. Club career Born in Dalian, Liaoning, Zhao joined provincial team Liaoning. During his time with Liaoning, Zhao won one Chinese ...

(2022) * Duan Xin (2022–2024) * Sun Wei (2024) *

Li Jinyu Li Jinyu (; born 6 July 1977) is a Chinese former international football player who is currently the head coach of Liaoning Tieren. As a player he represented Liaoning Whowin and Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League and spent one seas ...

(2024–)

Honours

Domestic

League * China League Two ** Champions: (1)

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Results

All-time league rankings ''As of the end of 2019 season.'' * in North Group. 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

{{China League One Football clubs in China Football clubs in Shenyang Sport in Shenyang Association football clubs established in 2015 2015 establishments in Shenyang China League One clubs China League Two clubs Chinese Champions League clubs