{{Short description|Chinese football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Jiangxi Dingnan United<br />定南赣联 | image = Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.svg | fullname = Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club <br />定南赣联足球俱乐部 | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|2015|12|31|df=y}} (as Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C.)<br/>{{Start date and age|2025|1|23|df=yes}} (as Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.) | ground = Dingnan Youth Football Training Center | capacity = 12,000 | owner = | chairman = Li Zhenbo | manager = Mao Biao | league = {{Chinese football updater|JXDNUnit}} | season = {{Chinese football updater|JXDNUnit2}} | position = {{Chinese football updater|JXDNUnit3}} | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 512888 | body1 = 512888 | rightarm1 = 512888 | shorts1 = 512888 | socks1 = 512888 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club''' ({{zh|s=定南赣联足球俱乐部|t=定南贛聯足球俱樂部|p=Dìngnán Gànlián Zúqiú Jùlèbù}}) is a Chinese professional football club based in Dingnan, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, that competes in {{Chinese football updater 2|{{Chinese football updater|JXDNUnit}}}}. Jiangxi Dingnan United plays its home matches at the Dingnan Youth Football Training Center, located within Dingnan County, groundsharing with Ganzhou Ruishi. Having acquired China League Two club Anhui Litian in December 2015, the club moved to Harbin, Heilongjiang, and changed their name to '''Heilongjiang Lava Spring Football Club'''. In 2021, the club changed their name to '''Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club''', before moving to Dingnan County, Jiangxi in February 2025 and changing to its current name.
==History==
The club was established by Heilongjiang Volcanic Springs Green Natural Mineral Water Co., Ltd. on December 31, 2015, and took over Anhui Litian to participate in China League Two.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2016/01/01/057018693.shtml |title=龙江足球迎来新格局 "力天"在哈完成注册毅腾或去绍兴 |publisher=heilongjiang.dbw.cn |date=2016-01-01 |access-date=2017-12-24 |archive-date=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073736/https://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2016/01/01/057018693.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> They appointed Zoran Janković as their head coach, and finished tenth at the end of the 2016 league season. Upon the next season, Duan Xin became the Head coach of the team on December 1, 2016, and he was able to guide the club into not only the play-offs but also surprised the entire league by winning the 2017 China League Two championship, and gaining promotion to China League One for the first time in the team's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/120348509_515187 |title=官方：前毅腾主帅段鑫入主黑龙江 |publisher=sohu.com |date=2016-12-01 |access-date=2016-03-04 |archive-date=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226021044/http://www.sohu.com/a/120348509_515187 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Name history== *2016–2020: '''Heilongjiang Lava Spring''' 黑龙江火山鸣泉 *2021–2024: '''Heilongjiang Ice City''' 黑龙江冰城 *2025–: '''Jiangxi Dingnan United''' 定南赣联
==Players==
===Current squad=== {{updated|9 March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1826449202287908147&wfr=spider&for=pc|title=定南赣联新赛季一线队名单：三外援领衔&共30人入选，唐诗10号|publisher=baidu.com|date=13 March 2025|access-date=13 March 2025|language=zh}}</ref>
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=CHN|name=Du Jia|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|name=Daciel|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=CHN|name=Zhu Jiaxuan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=COL|name=Manuel Palacios|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=CHN|name=Zhang Zimin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=CHN|name=Ma Chenghao|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=CHN|name=Tang Shi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|name=Erikys|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=CHN|name=Wu Mingyu|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=CHN|name=Li Zhi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=TPE|name=Chen Po-liang|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=CHN|name=Fan Bojian|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=CHN|name=Han Yuchen|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=CHN|name=Jiang Yixiang|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Shanghai Shenhua}}}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=CHN|name=Yang Chen|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=CHN|name=Gao Jialiang|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=CHN|name=Yin Peiyuan|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=CHN|name=Wang Sihan|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=CHN|name=Cheng Huatong|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Chongqing Tonglianglong}}}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=CHN|name=Ren Zening|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=CHN|name=Xiao Yuanming|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=CHN|name=Zhang Ruiqi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=CHN|name=Yan Jiahao|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=34|nat=CHN|name=Hao Yucheng|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Beijing Guoan}}}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=CHN|name=Nizamdin Ependi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=SVN|name=Marcel Petrov|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Shanghai Shenhua}}}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=CHN|name=Huang Jiale|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Hubei Istar}}}} {{Fs player|no=41|nat=CHN|name=Li Jiarong|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Reserve squad=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=CHN|name=Shao Shuai|pos=FW|other=at Ganzhou Ruishi until 31 December 2026}} {{Fs end}}
===Retired numbers=== {{Main|Retired numbers in association football}} * '''5''' {{flagicon|CHN}} Ren Jianglong, defender (2015–22) – posthumous honour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4021518.html|title=纪念老队长任江隆，黑龙江冰城官方：5号球衣永久封存|website=dongqiudi.com|date=7 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|language=zh|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208014254/https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4021518.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''12''' – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/2405478533/5007184163766855|title=已经定下来的球衣号码|website=weibo.com|date=1 March 2024|access-date=3 March 2024|language=zh|archive-date=3 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303172421/https://weibo.com/2405478533/5007184163766855|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Coaching staff== {{Fb cs header}} {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head coach |s={{flagicon|CHN}} Mao Biao }} {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coach |s={{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Jining}} {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coach |s={{flagicon|CHN}} Du Yu}} {{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping coach |s={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Wei}} {{Fb cs footer|u= |s=CFA |date=March 2025}}
==Managerial history== * {{flagicon|CHN}} Shang Qing (2014–2015) * {{flagicon|Serbia}} Darko Novic (2015) * {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Zoran Janković (2016) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Duan Xin (2016–2022) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Zang Haili (2022) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Jia Shunhao (2022–2024) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Helong (2024) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Jianye (2025) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Mao Biao (2026-) ==Honours== * '''China League Two''' **Champions (1): 2017
==Results== '''All-time league rankings'''
''As of the end of 2022 season.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/8/15015/FB499CF5D52B4CB8.shtml|title=黑龙江火山鸣泉|publisher=sodasoccer.com|access-date=2016-11-12|language=zh|archive-date=2016-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114083243/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/8/15015/FB499CF5D52B4CB8.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%|FA Cup !width=2%|Super Cup !|AFC !Att./G !Stadium |- | 2016 || 3 || 20 || 9 || 4 || 7 || 28 || 24 || 4 || 31 || 10 || R2 || DNQ || DNQ || 8,598 || Harbin ICE Sports Center |- | 2017 || 3 || 27 || 15 || 9 || 3 || 44 || 14 || 30 || 54 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || R4 || DNQ || DNQ || 10,860 || Harbin ICE Sports Center |- | 2018 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 10 || 11 || 9 || 37 || 33 || 4 || 41 || 7 || R4 || DNQ || DNQ || 13,550 || Harbin ICE Sports Center |- | 2019 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 15 || 9 || 6 || 46 || 34 || 12 || 54 || 4 || R4 || DNQ || DNQ || || Harbin ICE Sports Center |- | 2020 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 17 || 2 || 12 || 3 || 12 || 13 || -1 || 18 || 15 || DNQ || DNQ || DNQ || || |- | 2021 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 34 || 15 || 11 || 8 || 50 || 40 || 10 || 56 || 7 || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || || |- | 2022 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 34 || 13 || 7 || 14 || 48 || 48 || 0 || 40{{ref|2|2}} || 10 || R1 || DNQ || DNQ || || |- | 2023 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 9 || 8 || 13 || 42 || 40 || 2 || 35 || 9 || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || || Harbin ICE Sports Center |}
*{{note|1|1}} in South Group. *{{note|2|2}} Heilongjiang Ice City had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022. Key <div> {{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" | China top division |- | bgcolor="#FFFFE0" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | China second division |- ! bgcolor="#ffffff" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | China third division |- ! bgcolor="#c1ddfd" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | China fourth 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}} </div>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{China League One}}
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