Dalian Professional F.C.

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'''Dalian Professional Football Club''' ({{zh|s=大连人职业足球俱乐部|p=Dàlián Rén Zhíyè Zúqiú Jùlèbù|l=The Dalianese F.C.}}), known as '''Dalian Pro''', was a Chinese professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]], which mostly competed in the [[Chinese Super League]]. Dalian Pro played its home matches at various grounds across Dalian, including the [[Dalian Sports Centre Stadium]], the [[Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium]], the [[Jinzhou Stadium]], and the [[Puwan Stadium]].

The club was refounded on September 20, 2009, by Dalian Aerbin Group Company, Ltd., and started from the third tier of the Chinese football pyramid, [[China League Two]]. Winning two consecutive league titles in the second and third tier professional football leagues, they were promoted to the top tier in the [[2012 Chinese Super League]] season, where they experienced their highest ever placing of fifth in the same season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/csl/2012/regular-season/ |title=CSL 2012 |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> In 2014, they were relegated from the Chinese Super League. In December 2015, they were renamed Dalian Yifang Football Club. In October 2017, they were crowned champions of [[China League One]] and once again secured promotion to the [[Chinese Super League]]. On May 25, 2019, Dalian Yifang Football Club was renamed Dalian Professional Football Club, with the new logo unveiled on January 21, 2020. The team dissolved on 17 January 2024 due to unaffordable historical debts.

==History== ===Dalian Aerbin (2009–2014)===  On September 20, 2009, Dalian Aerbin Group Co. Ltd. established a new professional football club named Dalian Aerbin ({{zh|s=大连阿尔滨}}) and hired former [[China national football team|Chinese]] footballer [[Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)|Li Ming]] to become the club manager. The club's name '''Aerbin''' comes from the [[Manchu language]], meaning ''a place with water'', which is also the name of a small town in [[Jinzhou District]] of Dalian where Dalian Aerbin Group Co. Ltd is located. They would soon move into the [[Dalian University Stadium]] in the [[Dalian Development Area]] and bring in [[Chi Shangbin]] as their co-manager and [[Sun Xianlu]] as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20110323/000650.htm |title=大连阿尔滨俱乐部简介：成就梦想造历史豪门|publisher=sports.qq.com |date=2011-03-23 |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> Starting in the third-tier league, the club made their debut in the [[2010 China League Two]] season. The club brought in established top-tier [[Chinese Super League]] players such as [[Guo Hui]], [[Chang Lin (footballer)|Chang Lin]], and [[Yang Lin (footballer)|Yang Lin]]. The quality of these players helped the club win their regional division section and later, the league title over [[Tianjin Songjiang]] as the club won the championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20110323/000473.htm |title=大连阿尔滨2010战绩：决赛不败绝对优势冲甲|publisher=sports.qq.com |date=2011-03-23 |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>

In the following season, the club hired its first foreign coach, Bulgarian manager [[Aleksandar Stankov (manager)|Aleksandar Stankov]]. Dalian Aerbin F.C. set up a surprising winning streak and won the [[2011 China League One]] championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/china-league-one/2011/regular-season/ |title=China League One 2011 |publisher=soccerway.com |access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> With their meteoric rise to the Super League, the club decided to use the 30,775-seater [[Jinzhou Stadium]] as its home stadium and shared it with their local rival [[Dalian Shide]], as well as signing a more experienced manager in [[Chang Woe-Ryong]], who had previously managed in the Chinese Super League with [[Qingdao Jonoon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ifeng.com/sports/gnzq/detail_2011_12/08/11193562_0.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721141746/http://news.ifeng.com/sports/gnzq/detail_2011_12/08/11193562_0.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=大连阿尔滨挖来张外龙青岛中能接触图拔福拉多 |publisher=ifeng.com |date=8 Dec 2011 |access-date=31 May 2012 }}</ref> The club initially struggled in the league and the club brought in [[Aleksandar Stanojević]] as the head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20120404/000263.htm |title=阿尔滨官方宣布新主帅塞尔维亚欧冠名帅接手 |publisher=sports.qq.com |date=2012-04-04 |access-date=19 March 2013}}</ref> By July 11, 2012, Dalian Aerbin brought in a marquee player in the form of former [[Barcelona F.C.]] midfielder [[Seydou Keita (footballer)|Seydou Keita]], who departed the Spanish team on a free transfer and helped ensure Dalian Aerbin remained within the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/3801/chinahong-kong/2012/07/08/3228184/dalian-aerbin-confirm-seydou-keita-signing |title=Dalian Aerbin confirm Seydou Keita signing |publisher=goal.com |date=2012-07-08 |access-date=19 March 2013}}</ref> At the end of the 2012 league season, Stanojevć managed to not only avoid relegation but actually guided the club to fifth within the league.

On 30 November 2012, Aerbin Group acquired the local rival [[Dalian Shide F.C.]] by taking on responsibility of their 330 million [[Renminbi|RMB]] debt after Dalian Shide's chairman [[Xu Ming]] was arrested for bribing and corruption.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2013/01/chinas-most-successful-club-on-the-brink-of-death-an-in-depth-backgrounder/ |title=China's most successful club on the brink of death? An in-depth background |publisher=wildeastfootball.net |date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=19 March 2013 |archive-date=20 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320102548/http://wildeastfootball.net/2013/01/chinas-most-successful-club-on-the-brink-of-death-an-in-depth-backgrounder/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the hope of bringing in a harmonious merger of the two teams, former Dalian Shide manager [[Xu Hong]] was brought in for the start of the [[2013 Chinese Super League]]. However, after only 63 days in charge, he had to resign after the [[Chinese Football Association]] found that he had manipulated a match while he was a manager at [[Sichuan First City]] and was given a 5-year suspension from all football activity, which forced Li Ming to start the season as their caretaker manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20130220/n366475939.shtml|title=徐弘独立离韩落寞离去 63天阿尔滨帅位生涯终结|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=20 Feb 2013|access-date=2013-03-19}}</ref> The Chinese Football Association called off this merger, according to regulations, and decided that former Dalian Shide players should join the free market, while Dalian Aerbin could only sign them through a normal transfer, 5 at most, instead of taking over the whole team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20121210/n359981345.shtml|title=津媒惊爆足协叫停内幕有人不想阿尔滨做大做强|publisher=sohu.com|date=2012-12-10|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> This incident caused Aerbin to face some serious financial problems, being unable to pay the salaries, bonuses, or even maintenance of the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-05-28/22087185970.shtml|title=阿尔滨已欠薪11个月赵明阳集团被欠债无钱可发 |publisher=sina |date=2014-05-28 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> At the end of the [[2014 Chinese Super League]], Aerbin was relegated to [[China League One]].

===Dalian Yifang (2015–2019)===  With Dalian Aerbin back in the China League One division and with the loss of revenue generated from being in the top tier, the club could not afford to maintain their squad, which saw a mass exodus of players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2015-07-06/doc-ifxesfuc3551554.shtml|title=三连败!阿尔滨再遇欠薪麻烦斯塔勒下课倒计时？ |publisher=sina |date=2015-07-06 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> [[Mikael Stahre]] was hired as the head coach at the start of the [[2015 China League One|2015 league campaign]] and looked to be pushing for promotion, which saw Dalian Yifang Group Co. Ltd on 8 July 2015, buy majority shares within the club.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2015-07-08/doc-ifxewnih2137247.shtml 重磅!一方4000万入股阿尔滨万达回归大连足球] at sina 2015-07-08 Retrieved 2015-12-23</ref> The purchase was promoted by [[Wang Jianlin]] and his [[Dalian Wanda Group]], who are a main shareholder of the Yifang Group (一方, "one region"), with the investment signaling a return of football ownership from Wang Jianlin, who had previously owned [[Dalian Wanda F.C.]]<ref>[http://chuansong.me/n/1523284 一方接盘大连足球，万达隐性回归] 足球报 2015-07-09 Retrieved 2016-12-01</ref> The club failed to win promotion back into the top tier after finishing third place at the end of the 2015 season and officially changed their name to Dalian Yifang F.C. ({{zh|s=大连一方}}) in December 2015.<ref>[http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/cla/2015-12-14/489072.html 大连阿尔滨主要股权转让并更名为大连一方的公示] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529211448/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/cla/2015-12-14/489072.html |date=2016-05-29 }} at fa.org.cn 2015-12-14 Retrieved 2015-12-22</ref> On 10 July 2015, in a press conference to confirm the Yifang Group's investment, the general manager, Shi Xueqing ({{lang|zh|石雪清}}), admitted that the club was still losing money.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20150710/036508.htm|title=一方接手解4大疑问大连籍回归球衣不印8颗星|publisher=sports.qq.com |date=2015-07-10 |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref>

In the [[2017 China League One]] season, Dalian Yifang won the division title and promotion back into the top tier under head coach [[Juan Ramón López Caro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20161230/n477408742.shtml|title=2017赛季中甲联赛最终积分榜（截止第30轮） |publisher=sports.sohu.com |date=2016-12-30 |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref> Despite this success, the Dalian Football Association announced that he was being replaced by [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]], which saw speculation grow that the club was still in financial difficulties and was looking for the local government Dalian Sports Bureau to take over the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/215321954_235063|title=冲超即"托管"，大连一方在和谁博弈？|publisher=sohu.com |date=2018-01-08 |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref> On 20 February 2018, the Wanda Group took full control on the club after selling their 17% share in [[Atlético Madrid]] to Israeli businessman [[Idan Ofer]] on 14 February 2018.<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-02-22/doc-ifyrswmu9249224.shtml 万达完成产业布局后接手一方石雪清:等官方消息] at sina 2018-02-22 Retrieved 2018-03-19</ref> The Wanda Group would use the money taken from Atlético Madrid and invest it in bringing in Argentinian international [[Nicolás Gaitán]] and Belgium international [[Yannick Carrasco]].<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2018-02-28/doc-ifyrwsqk0845685.shtml 万达归来掀起冬窗最后疯狂重树大连足球辉煌指日可待] at sina 2018-02-28 Retrieved 2018-03-19</ref>

The team and the Wanda Group sought further influence in the 2019 season. In February 2019, the club completed another marquee signing from Europe, this time acquiring the services of [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] man [[Marek Hamšík]], who signed for a reported fee of about €20 million (£18m/$23m). [[Nicolás Gaitán|Gaitán]] left the team to play for the [[MLS]] side [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] after just one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3786738/chicago-fire-set-to-sign-gaitan-from-chinese-super-league-club-dalian-yifang|title=Chicago Fire set to sign Gaitan from Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang |date=2019-02-28 |access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> The team signed with Korean manager [[Choi Kang-hee (footballer)|Choi Kang-hee]], but had less-than-expected performance as the league went halfways. In July 2019, Dalian Pro ended contract with Choi, while [[Rafael Benítez]] was introduced to the team, that he "was impressed by chairman [[Wang Jianlin|Wang]]'s passion and future plan on football".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48831519|title=Rafael Benítez: Ex-Newcastle boss appointed manager of Chinese side Dalian Yifang|date=2 July 2019|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/news/rafa-bentez-our-goal-create-legacy/3839|title=Rafa Benítez: "Our goal is to create a legacy for Dalian"|last=|first=|date=2 July 2019|website=rafabenitez.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705070507/http://www.rafabenitez.com:80/web/in/news/rafa-bentez-our-goal-create-legacy/3839 |archive-date=2019-07-05 |access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> [[Salomon Rondon]] also joined from [[Newcastle United]], as a response to Benítez's call.

===Dalian Pro (2020–2024)=== On 21 January 2020, Dalian Yifang changed their name to Dalian Pro.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.cn/china/2020-01-21/detail-iihnzhha3962046.d.html|title=中超大连一方俱乐部更名为大连人启用新队徽标识|publisher=Sina Sports |date=2020-01-21 |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Chinese Super League did not start until July, after which, Carrasco decided to leave the team. Dalian Pro and Benitez focused on aggressive promotion of young players, putting older players down to the reserves, as the 2020 league did not have much relegation pressure.

In January 2021, Benítez and Dalian Pro parted ways.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thank you, Dalian |url=http://www.rafabenitez.com/web/in/whats-on/thank-you-dalian/265/ |website=rafabenitez.com |publisher=Rafael Benitez |access-date=23 January 2021 |date=23 January 2021}}</ref> Hamsik and Rondon also decided to leave. As the CSL introduced further limits on salary cap and transfer fees, the team seemed to reach a post-marquee era by not introducing new foreign players and remained low-profile. The team appointed [[José González (footballer, born 1966)|José González]], but was relegated to China League One after [[2021 Dalian Professional F.C. season|the season]].

On 12 March 2022, Dalian Pro announced major changes in its owners. Wanda Group decided to quit, and the team would be taken over temporarily by a government-led reforming work team. Past debts and operating costs of the first team, youth training facilities, and projects for the next three years would still be covered by Wanda Group. The Dalian Pro Academy Base was donated to DETA Holdings ({{lang|zh|德泰控股}}), a state-invested company in Dalian.<ref>{{cite web |title=大连足改工作组接管大连人俱乐部万达承担债务 |url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2022-03-12/doc-imcwiwss5611058.shtml |website=sina.com.cn |date=12 March 2022 |access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>

On 27 May 2022, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced that Dalian Pro, which had been relegated from the top flight at the end of last season, would compete in the 18-team top flight, as a replacement for disbanded club [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dalian Pro earn CSL reprieve following Chongqing withdrawal |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/dalian-pro-earn-csl-reprieve-following-chongqing-withdrawal-2022-05-28/ |website=reuters.com |publisher=Reuters |date=28 May 2022}}</ref>

Dalian Pro were relegated from the Chinese Super League once again in 2023, and failed to acquire the entry permission into the 2024 league due to historical debts. The team announced its cease of operations on 17 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=官方：因历史债务无法化解大连人俱乐部宣布解散 |url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2024-01-17/doc-inacvxxy2635751.shtml |website=sina.com.cn |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

===Ownership and naming history=== {| class="wikitable" width=30% |- ! Year ! Owner ! Club name |- | 2009–15 |Dalian Aerbin Group |rowspan="2"| Dalian Aerbin Football Club |- | 2015 |rowspan="2"| Dalian Yifang Group |- | 2016–2020 | Dalian Yifang Football Club |- | 2020–2021 |[[Dalian Wanda Group]] | Dalian Professional Football Club |- |2022–2024 | Football Reform Workgroup of Dalian (Government-based) | Dalian Professional Football Club |}

==Last coaching staff== {{Updated|16 May 2022}} {|class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |First team |- |Head coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Hui (footballer)|Xie Hui]] |- |Assistant coach |{{Flagicon|HKG}} [[Ng Wai Chiu]] |- |Assistant coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Chang Lin (footballer)|Chang Lin]] |- |Goalkeeping coach |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Everton da Rocha Santos |- |Fitness coach |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Alex Ros Cladella |- |Tactical Analyst |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Aitor Calero Garcia |- ! colspan="2" |Reserve and youth teams |- |Reserve (U-23) coach |{{Flagicon|ESP}} David Rivas Martínez |- | rowspan="1" |U-21 coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Yujian (footballer)|Liu Yujian]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2021 |title=大连人员工队出战贺岁杯大名单确定！9位大连万达功勋成员+多名前中超球员在列 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/512580643_585510 |access-date=8 February 2022 |website=sohu.com}}</ref> |- | rowspan="1" valign="center" |U-21 assistant coach||{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhou Ting]] |- | valign="center" |U-19 coach||{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Wei (footballer)|Sun Wei]] |- |U-17 coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yaokun]] |- | valign="center" |U-17 assistant coach||{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Zou Peng]] |- |U-17 assistant coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Wenbo]] |- |U-15 coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Peng |- |U-15 assistant coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Chi Yaojun |- |U-14 coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Li Yang |- |U-15 assistant coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Zou Jie]] |- |U-13 coach |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Wang Zhaochen |}

===Managerial history=== {{updated|16 April 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dalian-aerbin/9/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110001444/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/dalian-aerbin/9/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2015|title=Dalian Aerbin " Manager history|publisher=worldfootball.net|access-date=2015-01-09}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="1"|Managers !rowspan="1"|Period |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chi Shangbin]] |Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2010 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Xianlu]] |2010 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Stankov (manager)|Aleksandar Stankov]] |June 2010 – Dec 11, 2011 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chang Woe-ryong]] |Jan 1, 2012 – Apr 3, 2012 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Stanojević]] |Apr 4, 2012 – Nov 9, 2012 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xu Hong]] |Dec 11, 2012 – Feb 18, 2013 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Ming (footballer, born 1971)|Li Ming]] ''(interim)'' |Feb 18, 2013 – June 5, 2013 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|BIH}} [[Simo Krunić]] |June 3, 2013 – Dec 5, 2013 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] |Nov 5, 2013 – May 28, 2014 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yasuharu Kurata]] |May 30, 2014 – Dec 19, 2014 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Stahre]] |Jan 5, 2015 – July 5, 2016 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Milinko Pantić]] |July 5, 2016 – Aug 31, 2016 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Piernas]] |Aug 31, 2016 – Nov 29, 2016 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Ramón López Caro]] |Nov 29, 2016 – Dec 26, 2017 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]] |Dec 26, 2017 – Mar 20, 2018 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Schuster]] |Mar 20, 2018 – Feb 11, 2019 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Kang-hee (footballer)|Choi Kang-hee]] |Feb 11, 2019 – July 1, 2019 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Benítez]] |July 1, 2019 – Jan 23, 2021 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Manuel González López|José González]] |Apr 16, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Hui (footballer)|Xie Hui]] |Mar 19, 2022 – Dec 31, 2023 |- |}

==Honours== * '''[[China League One]]''' (tier-II)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/china-pr/china-league-one/2011/regular-season/r14115/ |title=CHINA LEAGUE ONE – 2011 |publisher=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=2015-11-10}}</ref> **Winners (2): [[2011 China League One|2011]], [[2017 China League One|2017]] * '''[[China League Two]]''' (tier-III) **Winners (1): [[2010 China League Two|2010]]

== Results == '''All-time League Rankings'''

: As of the end of the 2023 season<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinachamp.html |title = China – List of Champions |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=10 Oct 2013 |access-date=24 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140704080845/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinachamp.html |archive-date=July 4, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/6/10033/D926B57729C5EBAA.shtml |title = 大连一方 |website = sodasoccer.com |access-date = 24 January 2014 |archive-date = 10 November 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110131543/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/6/10033/D926B57729C5EBAA.shtml |url-status = dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100% style="text-align:center;" |- !Year !Div !{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Match(es) lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !Pts !width=2%|Pos. !width=4%|[[Chinese FA Cup|FA Cup]] !width=2%|[[Chinese Super Cup|Super Cup]] !|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] !Att./G !Stadium |- |[[2010 China League Two|2010]] || 3 || 21 || 14 || 3 || 4 || 37 || 14 || 23 || 34{{ref| 1| 1}} || bgcolor=gold|W || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[Dalian University Stadium]] |- |[[2011 China League One|2011]] || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 26 || 16 || 6 || 4 || 45 || 20 || 25 || 54 || bgcolor=gold|W || R2 || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || |- |[[2012 Chinese Super League|2012]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1|| 30|| 11|| 11|| 8|| 51|| 46|| 5|| 44 || 5|| QF || DNQ || DNQ ||15,774||style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[Jinzhou Stadium]] |- |[[2013 Chinese Super League|2013]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 11 || 8 || 11 || 40 || 43 || −3 || 41 || 5 || SF || DNQ || DNQ || 10,538 |- |[[2014 Chinese Super League|2014]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 6 ||11 || 13 || 32 || 45 || −13 || 29 ||bgcolor=#ffcccc|15|| R3 || DNQ || DNQ || 10,993 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|[[Dalian Sports Centre Stadium]] |- |[[2015 China League One|2015]] || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 17 || 7 || 6 || 46 || 22 || 24 || 58 || bgcolor=FFA500|3 || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || 15,233 |- |[[2016 China League One|2016]] ||bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 14 || 3 || 13 || 43 || 44 || −1 || 45 || 5 || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || 10,806 |- |[[2017 China League One|2017]] ||bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 19 || 7 || 4 || 48 || 23 || 25 || 64 || bgcolor=gold|W || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || 20,596 |- |[[2018 Chinese Super League|2018]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 10 || 5 || 15 || 37 || 57 || −20 || 35 || 11 || SF || DNQ || DNQ || 33,145 |- |[[2019 Chinese Super League|2019]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 10 || 8 || 12 || 44 || 51 || −7 || 38 || 9 || SF || DNQ || DNQ || 32,853 |- |[[2020 Chinese Super League|2020]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14|| 2 || 5 || 7 || 18 || 21 || −3 || 11{{ref|2|2}}|| 12|| R1|| DNQ || DNQ || −{{ref|3|3}} |−{{ref|3|3}} |- |[[2021 Chinese Super League|2021]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 22 || 6 || 1 || 15|| 21 || 37 || −16 || 19 || bgcolor=#ffcccc|15 || QF || DNQ || DNQ || −{{ref|4|4}} |−{{ref|4|4}} |- |[[2022 Chinese Super League|2022]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 34 || 12 || 9 || 13 || 49 || 53 || -4 || 45 || 11 || R2 || DNQ || DNQ || ||[[Puwan Stadium]] [[Dalian Sports Centre Stadium]] |- |[[2023 Chinese Super League|2023]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 3 || 11 || 16 || 25 || 47 || -22 || 20 || 15 || SF || DNQ || DNQ || 18,031 ||[[Dalian Sports Centre Stadium]] [[Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium]] |} * {{note|1|1}} in group stage * {{note|2|2}} in group stage. * {{note|3|3}} the [[2020 Chinese Super League]] was held behind closed doors most of the time; attendance and stadium not applicable. * {{note|4|4}} the [[2021 Chinese Super League]] was held behind closed doors most of the time; attendance and stadium not applicable. ; Key {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} {| style="border: 1px solid #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" |- | bgcolor="#D0F0C0" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  [[Chinese Super League|China top division]] |- | bgcolor="#FFFFE0" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  [[China League One|China second division]] |- ! bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  [[China League Two|China third division]] |- ! bgcolor="#FFD700" width="20" | W | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Winners |- ! bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" | RU | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Runners-up |- ! bgcolor="#FFA500" width="20" | 3 | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Third place |- ! bgcolor="#ffcccc" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Relegated |} {{col-4}} * Pld = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position {{col-4}} * 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 {{col-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 {{col-end}}

==Past and present internationals== Had international caps for their respective countries. {{col-begin}} {{col-5}} '''China''' *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Lei (footballer)|Chen Lei]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Tao (footballer, born 1985)|Chen Tao]] (2013–2015) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Dong Xuesheng]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Yupeng]] (2019–2023) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hu Zhaojun]] (2011–2012) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Jiahui]] (2019–2023) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuepeng]] (2013–2014) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lin Liangming]] (2020–2023) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Yu (footballer)|Liu Yu]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lü Peng (footballer)|Lü Peng]] (2013–2014, 2022–2023) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shuai (footballer, born 1995)|Li Shuai]] (2016–2021) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qin Sheng]] (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Guowen]] (2017–2022) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tong Lei]] (2020–2022) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Jinxian]] (2014–2021) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Wanpeng]] (2015–2018) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Lin (footballer)|Yang Lin]] (2010–2012) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Shanping]] (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Xiangchuang]] (2022–2023) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Dabao]] (2012–2014) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Hanchao]] (2013–2014) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Jiaqi (footballer)|Zhang Jiaqi]] (2014) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Mingjian]] (2019) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Xuri]] (2019–2021) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Long]] (2019–2021) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhou Ting]] (2017–2020) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Ting (footballer)|Zhu Ting]] (2015–2020, 2022–2023) {{col-5}} '''Africa''' *{{flagicon|GNB}} [[Almami Moreira]] (2011) *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Lee Addy]] (2012) *{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Seydou Keita (footballer)|Seydou Keita]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Peter Utaka]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Nabil Baha]] (2013) *{{flagicon|SLE}} [[Mohamed Bangura]] (2016) *{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Nyasha Mushekwi]] (2016–2019) *{{flagicon|LBR}} [[Sekou Oliseh]] (2016) *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)|Emmanuel Boateng]] (2019–2021) *{{flagicon|CAF}} [[Lobi Manzoki]] (2022–2023) '''Asia''' *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Mullen]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mile Sterjovski]] (2012) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Nashat Akram]] (2014) *{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Alex Akande]] (2019–2020) *{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Vas Nuñez]] (2022–2023) {{col-5}} '''Europe''' *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Kiril Kotev]] (2011) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Hoarau]] (2013) *{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Leon Benko]] (2014) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Niklas Backman]] (2014–2015) *{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Constantin Budescu]] (2016) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mathias Ranégie]] (2016) *{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Fonte]] (2018) *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Yannick Carrasco]] (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Marek Hamšík]] (2019–2020) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sam Larsson]] (2020–2021) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Danielson]] (2020–2021) *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Borislav Tsonev]] (2022–2023)

'''South America''' *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fábio Rochemback]] (2012–2013) *{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Gustavo Canales]] (2012) *{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Gaitán]] (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Salomón Rondón]] (2019–2020)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} *[http://www.dlpro.com.cn/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419221254/http://www.dlpro.com.cn/ |date=2021-04-19 }}

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