Liaoning F.C.

{{Short description|Chinese football club}} {{distinguish|Liaoning Tieren F.C.}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Liaoning F.C.<br />辽宁 | image = [[File:Liaoning Football Club.svg|logo|210px]] | fullname = Liaoning Football Club<ref name="lnhyfc.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lnhyfc.com/index/index.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515001942/http://www.lnhyfc.com/index/index.asp |archive-date=2018-05-15 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><br />辽宁足球俱乐部辽宁沈阳宏运队<ref name="2019中甲联赛16队大名单">{{cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/299688889_463728?scm=0.0.0.0&spm=smpc.fb-ccl-home.top-news-2.3.1551966200390bmhivxt|title=2019中甲联赛16队大名单|work=Sohu.com|date=2019-03-07|access-date=2019-03-07|language=zh|archive-date=2019-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002933/http://www.sohu.com/a/299688889_463728?scm=0.0.0.0&spm=smpc.fb-ccl-home.top-news-2.3.1551966200390bmhivxt|url-status=live}}</ref> | nickname = Northeast Tigers (''东北虎'') <br> Liao Tigerlings (''辽小虎'') <br> Liao Club (''辽足'') | founded = {{Start date and age|1953}} <br> 1994 (professional) | dissolved = 12 March 2020 | ground = [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]], [[Shenyang]], China | capacity = 30,000 | chairman = Wang Yi (王毅) | manager = | league = | season = | position = | current = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _thinwhitesides | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = C80815 | body1 = C80815 | rightarm1 = C80815 | shorts1 = C80815 | socks1 = C80815 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _thinredsides | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}

'''Liaoning Football Club'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2016-01-29/491949.html|title=关于公布2016年中超联赛参赛俱乐部名单的通知|publisher=[[Chinese Football Association]]|access-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305224425/http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/file/2016-01-29/491949.html|archive-date=5 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ({{zh|s=辽宁足球俱乐部|t=遼寧足球俱樂部|p=Liáoníng Zúqiú Jùlèbù}}), officially known as '''Liaoning Hongyun'''<ref name="lnhyfc.com"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.futbol24.com/team/China/Liaoning-Hongyun/ | title=China - Liaoning Hongyun - Results, fixtures, tables, statistics - Futbol24 | access-date=2017-07-07 | archive-date=2017-07-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706095550/http://www.futbol24.com/team/China/Liaoning-Hongyun/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ({{zh|s=辽宁宏运|t=遼寧宏運|p=Liáoníng Hóngyùn}}), was a professional [[association football]] club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined existing club Northeast China to play in the Chinese national football league. By 1956, the league was gradually expanded and regional sports institutes' own representatives were allowed, which eventually formed Liaoning Football Club. The club won several titles as well as the [[Asian Club Championship 1989-90|1989–90 Asian Club Championship]] when they beat [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Yokohama]] in the final, making Liaoning FC the first Chinese club to win an Asian club championship trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wildeastfootball.net/2018/04/chinas-first-kings-of-asia-liaoning-1990/|title=China's first kings of Asia: Liaoning, 1990 – Wild East Football|website=wildeastfootball.net|date=14 April 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-09|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145314/https://wildeastfootball.net/2018/04/chinas-first-kings-of-asia-liaoning-1990/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since February 26, 1994, the team was established as a full professional football club to play in the [[Chinese Jia-A League 1994|1994 Chinese Jia-A League]] season, making them one of the founding members of the first fully professionalized top-tier league in China.

The team was based in [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning|Liaoning Province]] and their home stadium was the [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] that has a seating capacity of 30,000. Their majority shareholders were the [[Liaoning Sport Technology College]] and the Huludao Hongyun Group Co., Ltd, which was part of the real estate and financial [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] the [[Hongyun Group]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2006-08-04|title=辽宁体院正式接管辽足隋岩入主启动转让程序|url=http://sports.163.com/06/0804/20/2NN70E9O00051C89.html|access-date=2015-06-02|publisher=sports.163.com|archive-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612080458/http://sports.163.com/06/0804/20/2NN70E9O00051C89.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=辽宁宏运足球俱乐部|url=http://www.hongyungroup.cn/group/lz/|access-date=2015-06-01|publisher=hongyungroup.cn|archive-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612024322/http://www.hongyungroup.cn/group/lz/|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to Forbes, Liaoning were the 10th most valuable football team in China in 2015, with a team value of $67 million, and an estimated revenue of $14 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chinese Soccer's Most Valuable Teams|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/gkle45fmd/10-liaoning-whowin/#219e62916edd|work=Forbes|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-date=15 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915075954/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gkle45fmd/10-liaoning-whowin/#219e62916edd|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 May 2020, Liaoning Football Club was disqualified by [[Chinese Football Association]] (CFA) due to wage arrears.<ref name="关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知-中国足球协会官方网站">{{cite web |title=关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知-中国足球协会官方网站 |url=http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20200523/28646.html |website=www.thecfa.cn |access-date=2020-05-23 |archive-date=2020-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919212636/http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20200523/28646.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

===Early club era=== The football club can predate their formation to 1953 when the local [[Shenyang]] government sports body joined existing club '''Northeast China''' to play in the recently created Chinese national football league. In 1954, [[Guo Hongbin]] (郭鸿宾) was appointed as their Head coach and as part of the Northeast China team he would achieve immediate success by winning the league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-12-24/02116350153.shtml|title=36岁的新中国第一中锋郭鸿宾曾穿2斤重球鞋练体能|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2012-12-24|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2015-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003907/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2012-12-24/02116350153.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1954 |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2015-05-04 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405172628/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html |archive-date=2011-04-05 }}</ref> The club would continue to be a regular competitor within the football league until 1956 when the team would split after the league allowed regional sports institutes their own representatives. The Shenyang sports body would take over the team and rename themselves '''Shenyang Sports Institute''' until 1959 when they named themselves '''Liaoning Football Team''' after their own province. While they came close to winning the title on several occasions under Guo Hongbin when football was halted because of the [[cultural revolution]] he left the team. When football returned to the country the club hired [[Gu Mingchang]] in 1975 and took part in the multi-sport event 1975 [[Chinese National Games]], which Gu Mingchang won in his debut season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1975 |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2015-05-04 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405172628/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html |archive-date=2011-04-05 }}</ref> From that tournament youngsters [[Chi Shangbin]], [[Lin Lefeng]], [[Zhang Yiming (footballer)|Zhang Yiming]] and [[Li Shubin]] would build the spine of the team that re-entered the national league and they would progress to see Liaoning win the 1978 league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1978 |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2015-05-04 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405172628/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html |archive-date=2011-04-05 }}</ref> After that achievement Gu Mingchang was unable to replicate the same success despite coming runners-up twice under his reign before he left in 1980.

===1984–1993: Ten consecutive years of success=== In 1984, Mi Jide (倪继德) was appointed as the new manager of the team and his introduction signified immense changes within the club. The first was the inclusion of the Liaoning Youth team now competing within the Chinese football pyramid as well as the organization of semi-professionalism already established 1982. Under his reign he utilized these factors to make Liaoning the dominant team within the football league. His first success came when he won the 1984 [[Chinese FA Cup]], which was then used as a springboard to win the 1985 league title.<ref name="Sina">{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2008-05-13/07523658922.shtml|title=辽宁足球的风雨历程：85开启十连冠伟业 98重振雄风|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2008-05-13|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2020-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830143230/http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2008-05-13/07523658922.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The club would participate in the [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship]] for the first time in their history and decided that it was important enough that they would not defend their league title and concentrate on the continental competition, however despite this commitment they still finished bottom within their group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup86.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1985/86|date=2014-02-14|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2012-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007003106/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team still took part in the 1986 Chinese FA final and beat [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing]] 1–0 in the final as the team's assistant Li Yingfa (李应发) led them to victory after Mi Jide had to leave the team due to being diagnosed with stomach cancer.<ref name="Sina"/> After that victory Li Yingfa was permanently promoted to the Head coach position and built upon the foundations laid by Mi Jide by winning successive league titles in the 1987 and 1988 competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-08-15/16306725439.shtml|title=李应发年近70仍不老曾创辽足10连冠传奇今日再出山|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2013-08-15|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2015-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505021145/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2013-08-15/16306725439.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> After dominating the Chinese league the team would turn their attentions to the premier Asian competition and won the [[1989–90 Asian Club Championship]] by beating [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan Yokohama]] 3–2 on aggregate to claim their first and China's first continental competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup90.html|title=Champions' Cup 1989/90|date=2003-11-12|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2022-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006202142/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup90.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The following campaign Liaoning went on to reclaimed the league title and once again reached the [[Asian Club Championship]] final where this time they faced Iranian team [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal Tehran]] but lost the game 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup91.html|title=Asian Club Competitions 1990/91|date=2014-10-16|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2015-05-29|archive-date=2022-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214034806/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup91.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After that defeat Liaoning struggled to compete in the following [[1991 Asian Club Championship]] and were knocked out early within that competition, however when they returned to their league they went on to retain the 1991 league title and Li Yingfa decided to leave the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china91.html |title=China 1991 |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2015-05-29 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727145011/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china91.html |archive-date=July 27, 2014 }}</ref> Yang Yumin (杨玉敏) was brought in at the start of the 1992 championship and continued the work of his predecessor and deliver another league title at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china92.html|title=China 1992|date=2009-10-22|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2015-05-29|archive-date=2022-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812060340/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china92.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The 1993 league title would end in dramatic fashion when goal-difference saw Liaoning beat [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Hongyuan]] to the championship and see the club win its tenth major trophy in ten seasons, however after the campaign the majority of the players who were essential within those ten seasons such as [[Ma Lin (footballer)|Ma Lin]], [[Tang Yaodong]], [[Zhao Faqing]], [[Gao Sheng (footballer)|Gao Sheng]], [[Dong Liqiang]], [[Wang Jun (footballer, born 1963)|Wang Jun]], [[Fu Yubin]] and [[Li Bing (footballer)|Li Bing]] would all either retire or soon leave the club, ending the club's dominance within Chinese football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china93.html|title=China 1993|date=2009-11-06|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2015-05-29|archive-date=2022-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807181130/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china93.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1994: Professionalism=== On February 26, 1994, Liaoning was re-established as a professional unit as a result of the Chinese football reform, which was the Chinese Football Association looking to professionalize the whole of the Chinese football league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbl.com/pp/gg/lnfootball/jlbjj1.htm|title=辽宁足球俱乐部简介|publisher=sportsbl.com|access-date=2013-11-12|archive-date=2013-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021357/http://www.sportsbl.com/pp/gg/lnfootball/jlbjj1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club would take part in the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season, making them a founding member of the first fully professional top-tier league in China. While private businesses were allowed to own or sponsor football clubs for the first time Liaoning had already spearheaded the reform in 1988 when they were the first ever Chinese club to gain any form of sponsorship when the Pharmaceutical Enterprise Group sponsored them within that season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.qq.com/a/20091112/001491.htm|title=1994：中国足球拉开竞技体育职业化大幕|publisher=news.qq.com|date=2009-01-17|access-date=2013-11-12|archive-date=2017-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701072410/http://news.qq.com/a/20091112/001491.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Liaoning's transition toward full professionalism was difficult compared to their peers and the developments of their rivals saw them achieve only one victory in their first four games, which resulted in Yang Yumin resigning from his post as manager. The club's struggles would continue on October 23, 1994, when their first major signing within the professional era [[Jiang Feng (footballer)|Jiang Feng]] was caught stamping on [[Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] player [[Wu Chengying]] in a league game that saw him banned by the CFA for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ifeng.com/opinion/special/zhongguodui/detail_2010_06/23/1661129_0.shtml|title=平庸的姜峰|publisher=ifeng.com|date=2010-06-23|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-date=2014-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109181911/http://news.ifeng.com/opinion/special/zhongguodui/detail_2010_06/23/1661129_0.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the season they finished the league in fourth and for the first time in ten seasons they were unable to achieve any silverware.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china94.html |title=China League 1994 |date=2003-06-19 |access-date=2015-06-01 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727150541/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china94.html |archive-date=July 27, 2014 }}</ref>

===1995–2005: Financial trouble=== In the [[Chinese Jia-A League 1995|1995 Chinese league season]] Liaoning's reign as China's dominant football club officially came to end when they were defeated by [[Guangzhou Apollo]] 2–1 on November 12, 1995, and were relegated for the first time in their history to the second tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china95.html |title=China League 1995 |date=2003-06-19 |access-date=2013-11-12 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311132902/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china95.html |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref> Within the campaign the influential [[Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year]] winner Li Bing was sold for a then Chinese record fee of 640,000 Yuan to [[Guangdong Winnerway F.C.|Guangdong Winnerway]] and the club's results suffered due to his absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2012-11-30/14166318202.shtml|title=黎兵：我还做着足球梦如今球员金钱多了快乐少了|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2012-11-30|access-date=2015-06-01|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626105617/http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2012-11-30/14166318202.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 14, 1995, the club's manager Wang Hongli was replaced by the former Liaoning player Li Shubin in his first Head coach position, however he was unable to make a difference and was relieved of his duties at the end of the season. In the wake of the disappointment private investor Cao Guojun (曹国俊), [[Liaoning Sport Technology College]], [[Beijing Jiahua Group]], [[China Northern Airlines]] and members from the [[Dalian Development Area]] as well as several others increased their investment of the club on December 29, 1995, to make Liaoning China's first joint-stock club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lnhyfc.com/about/about.asp?bid=1|title=俱乐部介绍|publisher=lnhyfc.com|access-date=2015-06-01|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626122517/http://www.lnhyfc.com/about/about.asp?bid=1|url-status=usurped}}</ref> With this investment the club hired former Chinese national team manager [[Su Yongshun]] in the hopes of an immediate promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://gpcfootball.163.com/08/0422/09/4A4HG9C100052JBN.html |title= 国字号广东教练四虎苏永舜曾雪麟留下惨痛回忆 |publisher= gpcfootball.163.com |date= 2008-04-22 |access-date= 2015-06-02 |archive-date= 2015-06-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120803/http://gpcfootball.163.com/08/0422/09/4A4HG9C100052JBN.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Su Yongshun would not be the person to achieve this as the club finished fourth within the division. This saw many of the investors pull-out from the club, which resulted in the team in a tight financial situation, which was only relieved when chairman and investor Cao Guojun assigned three million Yuan to the team and later bring in new investors into the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2001-07-23/23164019.shtml|title=天价2300万从何而来? 辽足收购辽青悬念"大起底"|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2001-07-23|access-date=2015-06-02|archive-date=2019-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610134035/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2001-07-23/23164019.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Former manager Wang Hongli was eventually brought back into the team while emerging strikers [[Qu Shengqing]] and [[Zhang Yuning (footballer, born 1977)|Zhang Yuning]] were able to fire Liaoning back into the top tier at the end of the 1998 league season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china98.html |title=China League 1998 |date=2003-07-16 |access-date=2015-06-02 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192225/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china98.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref>

In the [[Chinese Jia-A League 1999|1999 league season]] former Liaoning youth team coach Zhang Yin was already appointed as the club's manager and under his reign he continued to promote youth players such as [[Li Jinyu]], [[Li Tie]], [[Wang Liang (footballer, born 1979)|Wang Liang]] and [[Zhao Junzhe]] into the senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2009-08-04/14514517573.shtml|title=辽足教父张引：别急功近利中国足球复兴根基最重要|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2009-08-04|access-date=2015-06-06|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224856/http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2009-08-04/14514517573.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> His faith within his young players would be extremely successful and Liaoning became genuine title contenders and came runners-up to [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]] by a single point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china99.html |title=China 1999 |date=2001-07-02 |access-date=2015-06-06 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000627/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china99.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Initially the team hoped they could build upon their runners-up spot by winning the league's opening showpiece event the [[Chinese FA Super Cup]], however this would be dashed on April 26, 2000, when teammates [[Zhang Yuning (footballer, born 1977)|Zhang Yuning]] and Qu Leheng were involved in a serious car accident. It was discovered that Zhang was drink driving while taking some teammates and friends home, however while Zhang sustained minor injuries his teammate Qu Leheng sustained serious injuries, which resulted in Qu being left a paraplegic and consigned to a wheelchair for life. Qu would go on to successfully sue Zhang 2.34 million yuan (282,000 US dollars) for compensation on November 22, 2004. Zhang would also go on to make a public apology to Qu and despite publicly believing that the compensation was especially high he decided to abnegate his right to ask for a retrial.<ref>{{Cite news| title=Chinese striker pays 282,000 dollars to disabled teammate| url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/23/eng20041123_164810.html| publisher=english.peopledaily.com.cn| date=November 23, 2004| access-date=2014-05-20| archive-date=2012-10-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006181628/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/23/eng20041123_164810.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The incident and subsequent trial would cause irrevocable damage to the club's season, which resulted in Zhang Yin leaving the team and eventually Wang Hongli returning to the club once again to steer the club to an eighth-place finish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china00.html |title=China 2000 |date=2003-06-19 |access-date=2015-06-06 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192335/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china00.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref> The incident would coincide with the sell off of the club with the Liaoning Youth team sold for 28,000,000 RMB to the [[Hongyun Group]] and [[Huludao Jiuxing Ltd]] on December 26, 2001, to form [[Liaoning Xingguang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2004-01-15/0148147753s.shtml|title=辽足昨日向足协"诉苦" 解决纠纷要遵循三原则|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2004-01-15|access-date=2015-06-06|archive-date=2019-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609041833/http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2004-01-15/0148147753s.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by a relocation to the [[Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)|Olympic Sports Centre]] in Beijing at the start of the 2002 league season on financial grounds, however the club returned to their hometown the following campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china02.html |title=China 2002 |date=2003-03-30 |access-date=2015-06-02 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192412/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china02.html |archive-date=September 29, 2012 }}</ref> The striker Li Jinyu, winner of the 2002 Chinese Golden boot award was then sold to Shandong Luneng Taishan for a Chinese record 4,900,000 Yuan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2004-01-18/1753150900s.shtml|title=李金羽宗垒于远伟正式加盟山东鲁能泰山队|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2004-01-18|access-date=2015-06-06|archive-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612033530/http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2004-01-18/1753150900s.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 7, 2006, the club would admit that they were in debt and were looking to sell the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20060307/n242174653.shtml|title=若辽足在开赛前"死去" 中超升降级又成悬案|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=2006-03-07|access-date=2015-06-06|archive-date=2019-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609055031/http://sports.sohu.com/20060307/n242174653.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2006–2017: A new chairman=== On August 4, 2006, Liaoning Sport Technology College officially became the club's major shareholder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2006-09/15/content_5095600.htm|title=辽足彻底告别张曙光时代:我这三年很遗憾很受伤|publisher=news.xinhuanet.com|date=2006-09-15|access-date=2015-06-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225023309/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2006-09/15/content_5095600.htm|archive-date=2014-12-25}}</ref> On August 20, 2006, the Hongyun Group also became a majority shareholder within the team and eventually brought in Wang Yi (王毅) to be appointed as the club's Chairman in April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2006-08-20/17212407856.shtml|title=葫芦岛出手程鹏辉重出江湖辽足新股东正式走向前台|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2006-08-20|access-date=2015-06-06|archive-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607174730/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2006-08-20/17212407856.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> One of his first assignments was having to disband the club's youth team called [[Liaoning Guangyuan FC|Liaoning Guangyuan]] after their time as a satellite team in Singapore's [[S.League]] saw them embroiled in a match fixing scandal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2009-11-27/09224716785.shtml|title=粤媒三点质疑反赌风暴知情人称反赌可能到此为止|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2009-11-27|access-date=2015-05-04|archive-date=2015-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505041221/http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2009-11-27/09224716785.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2008 league season the club would go on to be relegated, however in the 2009 league season they would go on to win the second division and immediately win promotion back to the top tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china09.html |title=China 2009 |date=2010-04-23 |access-date=2015-05-04 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015190405/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china09.html |archive-date=October 15, 2012 }}</ref> The club would re-establish themselves back in the top flight and even came third within the 2011 league season, which saw them qualify for Asia's top competition for the first time in 17 years. The club would decide not to participate within the [[2012 AFC Champions League]] after it required them to play a qualification game to enter the tournament proper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/special/lnoutafl/|title=辽宁宏运正式宣布退出2012亚冠联赛资格赛|publisher=sports.163.com|date=2011-12-02|access-date=2015-05-10|archive-date=2019-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601025311/http://sports.163.com/special/lnoutafl/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2017–2020: Relegation=== On 5 July 2016 the club signed [[Nigeria national football team|Nigerian international]] footballer [[Anthony Ujah]] for a club record €13 million from [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/von-bremen-nach-china_ujah-wechsel-ist-perfekt-655354/artikel|title=Von Bremen nach China: Ujah-Wechsel ist perfekt|publisher=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|date=2016-07-05|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-07-07/doc-ifxtwihp9748162.shtml|title=辽足2亿先生：压力就是动力首秀服从教练安排|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2016-07-07|access-date=2020-02-10|archive-date=2021-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905193100/http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2016-07-07/doc-ifxtwihp9748162.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The move was not a success and Liaoning Hongyun were relegated to the [[2018 China League One|League One]] once again in the [[2017 Chinese Super League|2017 season]], finishing in last place. Anthony Ujah was sold at a significant loss to [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz 05]] for €3.8 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-12-21/doc-ifypxrpp3098713.shtml|title=德甲劲旅官宣辽足锋霸加盟转会费380万签3年半|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2017-12-21|access-date=2020-02-10|archive-date=2021-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829074435/http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-12-21/doc-ifypxrpp3098713.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2018 China League One|2018 league season]] the club failed to gain promotion in their first attempt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2018.html|title=China 2018|date=2018-05-07|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2020-02-10|archive-date=2022-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812054331/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Along with the loss of revenue from the top tier the club would admit that they were in financial difficulties and were paying the teams wages late at the start of the [[2019 China League One|2019 league season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-01-16/doc-iihnzhha2735921.shtml|title=辽足仍在与足协沟通工资表问题球队冬训正常进行|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-01-16|access-date=2020-02-10|archive-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828114402/https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-01-16/doc-iihnzhha2735921.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> At the beginning of the [[2020 China League One|2020 league season]] the club were once again late in paying their player wages and had to receive an extension from the [[Chinese Football Association]] to grant them their registration for the new season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-01-16/doc-iihnzhha2765053.shtml|title=辽足获得缓刑还有一线生机是否解散取决于一点|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2020-01-16|access-date=2020-02-10|archive-date=2021-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905191551/https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2020-01-16/doc-iihnzhha2765053.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 February 2020 the club finally handed in their financial statements to the Chinese FA, however several players immediately wrote to the FA to claim that the financial statements handed in by the club were fraudulent and they had still not been paid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/24/c_138813246.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830003224/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/24/c_138813246.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2021|title=Liaoning FC players threaten to sue club over forgery allegations|publisher=Xinhua|date=2020-02-24|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> The club were once again given an extension by the FA, but had to settle all wages owed before being granted registration to play in the league. In light of this the clubs debt was discovered to be 376,140,492.50 Yuan (€48,373,237.76) as of 19 May 2019 while their operating costs throughout the season were 100 million Yuan and they were actively looking for investors, especially the local Shenyang City government or face bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/omn/20200312/20200312A0A5AE00.html|title=不要以为辽足能解决欠薪问题就解决了问题了，他们还有一个重压|publisher=new.qq.com|date=2020-03-12|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-date=2021-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905191550/https://new.qq.com/omn/20200312/20200312A0A5AE00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 May 2020, Liaoning Football Club was disqualified by CFA due to wage arrears.<ref name="关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知-中国足球协会官方网站"/>

==Name history== {{unreferenced section|date=December 2024}} {{div col|colwidth=28em}} *1959–92: '''Liaoning''' *1993: '''Liaoning Dongyao''' *1994: '''Liaoning Far East''' *1995: '''Liaoning''' *1996: '''Liaoning Hangxing''' *1997: '''Liaoning Shuangxing''' *1998: '''Liaoning Tianrun''' *1999: '''Liaoning Fushun''' *2000–01: '''Liaoning Fushun Tegang''' *2002: '''Liaoning Bird''' *2003: '''Liaoning Zhongshun''' *2004: '''Liaoning Zhongyu''' (辽宁中誉) *2005–07: '''Liaoning FC''' *2008–20: '''Liaoning Hongyun (Whowin)''' {{div col end}}

==Rivalries== The club have historically had two main rivalries, which were with [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Football Club]] and [[Guangzhou R&F F.C.|Shenyang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/06/a-guide-to-football-in-shenyang/|title=A Guide to Football in Shenyang|publisher=wildeastfootball.net|date=2011-06-15|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-date=2015-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912172529/http://wildeastfootball.net/2011/06/a-guide-to-football-in-shenyang/|url-status=live}}</ref> Geographically they all shared the same province of Liaoning, while the tie played between them was subsequently called the Liaoning Derby (辽宁德比). The more high-profile tie would have been the Liaoning FC and Dalian match because each team could boast successful periods within their histories; however, a direct championship rivalry between them never materialized and on 30 November 2012, Dalian were acquired by [[Dalian Yifang F.C.|Dalian Aerbin]] that effectively ended that rivalry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.sohu.com/20121130/n359158189.shtml|title=大连阿尔滨官方宣布：整体收购实德将上报足协|publisher=sports.sohu.com|date=30 November 2012|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228093153/https://sports.sohu.com/20121130/n359158189.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The Liaoning FC and Shenyang tie saw the clubs share the same Shenyang People's Stadium in the [[Chinese Jia-A League 1994|1994 league season]] but this rivalry also ended when Shenyang left the province and moved to [[Changsha]]. The Liaoning Derby has been continued with Dalian Aerbin and on 26 October 2014 it saw Liaoning FC beat Dalian Aerbin, 2–1, in a vital league game that helped relegate Dalian Aerbin to the second tier at the end of the [[2014 Chinese Super League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ln.chinadaily.com.cn/2014-10/29/content_18820497.htm|title=阿尔滨输掉辽宁德比球员落泪排名跌至倒数第二|publisher=chinadaily.com.cn|date=2014-10-29|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819041021/http://ln.chinadaily.com.cn/2014-10/29/content_18820497.htm|archive-date=2016-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Managerial history== Managers who have coached the club and team since Liaoning became a fully professional club back on February 26, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te17704/liaoning-hongyun/all-managers/|title=Liáoníng Hóngyùn " Manager history|publisher=worldfootball.net|access-date=2015-06-03|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305002632/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/liaoning-hongyn/9/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

{{div col|colwidth=28em}} *{{flagicon|China}} [[Yang Yumin]] (1992 – May 8, 1994) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Wang Hongli]] (May 9, 1994 – May 21, 1995) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Li Shubin]] (July 1995 – Dec 31, 1995) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Su Yongshun]] (Jan 1, 1996 – June 23, 1996) *{{flagicon|China}} Yang Yumin (June 24, 1996 – Dec 31, 1995) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Gai Zengchen]] (Jan 1, 1997 – April 6, 1997) *{{flagicon|China}} Yang Yumin (April 7, 1997 – Aug 31, 1997) *{{flagicon|China}} Wang Hongli (Nov 1997 – Oct 11, 1998) *{{flagicon|China}} Zhang Yin (Oct 12, 1998 – April 24, 2000) *{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Yevgeni Skomorokhov]] (April 25, 2000 – July 17, 2000) *{{flagicon|China}} Wang Hongli (July 18, 2000 – Dec 31, 2002) *{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Penev]] (Jan 1, 2003 – April 5, 2003) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Ma Lin (football player)|Ma Lin]] (April 6, 2003 – Dec 31, 2004) *{{flagicon|China}} Wang Hongli (Jan 1, 2005 – July 2, 2005) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Tang Yaodong]] (July 3, 2005 – Dec 30, 2007) *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werner Lorant]] (Jan 1, 2008 – June 25, 2008) *{{flagicon|China}} Ma Lin (July 8, 2008 – Nov 26, 2013) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Gao Sheng (footballer)|Gao Sheng]] (Nov 27, 2013 – April 9, 2014) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Yang (footballer)|Chen Yang]] (April 9, 2014 – Aug 2, 2015) *{{flagicon|China}} Ma Lin (Aug 2, 2015 – Aug 1, 2017) *{{flagicon|France}} [[René Lobello]] (Aug 1, 2017 – Sep 29, 2017) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Zhao Junzhe]] (Sep 29, 2017 – Dec 12, 2017) *{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Yang (footballer)|Chen Yang]] (Dec 12, 2017 – Jan 13, 2019) *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zang Haili]] (Feb 13, 2019– May 23, 2020) {{div col end}}

==Honours== All-time honours list including semi-professional period and one 1954 Chinese National League championship as part of North East China team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinachamp.html |title=China – List of Champions |date=2015-11-05 |access-date=2015-11-09 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |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=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinacuphist.html |title=China List of Cup Winners |date=2015-09-02 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2015-11-09 |archive-date=2022-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819155132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinacuphist.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Domestic=== '''League'''

*'''Chinese National League''' **'''Winners (2):''' 1978, 1985 *'''[[Chinese Jia-A League]]''' (Semi-Pro: 1987–1993; Professional: 1994–2003) ** '''Winners (6):''' 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 ** ''Runners-Up (2):'' 1989, 1999 *'''[[China League One]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2009

'''Cup'''

*'''[[Chinese FA Cup]]''' ** '''Winners (2):''' 1984, 1986 *'''[[Chinese Super Cup]]''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1999

===Asian=== * '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1990 ** '''Runners-up (1):''' 1991

===Invitational=== *{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[DCM Trophy]]''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1984<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html|title=List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy|website=IndianFootball.de|access-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128165727/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html|archive-date=28 January 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Youth Team=== *'''Winners (1):''' 2008 *U15 Team *Nike Cup

==Results== ''As of the end of 2018 season.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China League History |date=22 Oct 2009 |access-date=28 January 2014 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405172628/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html |archive-date= 5 April 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/2/3321/820596F20F2C5569.shtml|title=辽宁宏运|publisher=sodasoccer.com|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-date=29 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129142343/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/2/3321/820596F20F2C5569.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''All-time League rankings''' {|class="wikitable sortable" 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]] !width=2%|[[League Cup]] !|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] !Att./G !Stadium |- | 1954 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 3 || 12 || 8 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || – || – || – || – || || |- | 1955 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 10 || 5 || 1 || 4 || 22 || 19 || 3 || 11 || 5 || – || – || – || – || || |- | 1956 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 10 || 9 || 1 || 10{{ref| 1|1}} || bgcolor=#FFA500|3 || DNE || – || – || – || || |- | 1957 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 20 || 5 || 3 || 12 || 26 || 41 || −15 || 33 || 10 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1958 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 21 || 12 || 2 || 7 || 39 || 30 || 9 || 47 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1960 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 3 || 5 || 8 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || DNE || – || – || – || || |- | 1961 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 12 || 5 || 3 || 4 || 21 || 18 || 3 || 6{{ref| 2|2}} || 7 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1962 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 19 || 12 || 2 || 5 || 25 || 13 || 12 || 14{{ref| 2|2}} || bgcolor=#FFA500|3 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1963 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 10 || 2 || 7 || 1 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 4{{ref| 2|2}} || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1964 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 22 || 5 || 9 || 8 || 18 || 23 || −5 || 19 || 8 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1965 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 11 || 2 || 3 || 6 || 11 || 14 || −3 || 7 || 9 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || – || || |- | 1973 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 24 || 16 || 2 || 6 || 55 || 21 || 34 || 19{{ref| 2|2}} || bgcolor=#FFA500|3 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1974 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 18 || 14 || 1 || 3 || 44 || 13 || 31 || 12{{ref| 2|2}} || 4 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1976 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 3 || 19 || 14 || 1{{ref| 1|1}} || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1977 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 18 || 9 || 5 || 4 || 36 || 17 || 19 || 8{{ref| 2|2}} || 7 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1978 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 20 || 7 || 3 || 52 || 14 || 38 || 47 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1979 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 14 || 11 || 5 || 32 || 16 || 16 || 39 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1980 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 13 || 12 || 5 || 35 || 23 || 12 || 38 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1981 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 16 || – || 14 || || || || 32 || 8 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1982 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 18 || – || 12 || 30 || 27 || 3 || 36 || 6 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1983 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 16 || 9 || – || 7 || 25 || 14 || 11 || 18 || 4{{ref|3|3}} || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1984 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 20 || – || 10 || 45 || 26 || 19 || 40 || bgcolor=#FFA500|3 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || – || – || {{grey|NH}} || || |- | 1985 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 15 || 14 || – || 1 || || || 19 || 31 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || 6 || – || – || [[1985–86 Asian Club Championship|QR1]] || || |- | 1986 || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || – || – || bgcolor=#FFA500|[[1986 Asian Club Championship|3]] || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1987|1987]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 26 || 17 || 9 || 25 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || DNQ || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1988|1988]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 25 || 14 || 8 || 3 || 44 || 13 || 31 || 56.5 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || DNQ || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1989|1989]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 16 || 12 || 4 || 28 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || bgcolor=#FFD700|[[1989–90 Asian Club Championship|W]] || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1990|1990]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 17 || 11 || 6 || 31 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || Group || – || – || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|[[1990–91 Asian Club Championship|RU]] || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1991|1991]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 27 || 18 || 9 || 20 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || SF || – || – || [[1991 Asian Club Championship|QR1]] || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1992|1992]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 14 || 8 || 3 || 3 || 25 || 14 || 11 || 19 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || QF || – || – || [[1992–93 Asian Club Championship|QR3]] || || |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1993|1993]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 12 || 6 || 3/0 || 3 || 20 || 13 || 7 || 8{{ref| 2|2}} || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || [[1993–94 Asian Club Championship|4]] || || [[Tianhe Stadium]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1994|1994]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 22 || 11 || 3 || 8 || 47 || 36 || 11 || 25 || 4 || {{grey|NH}} || – || – || [[1994–95 Asian Club Championship|Group(Top 8)]] || 15,364 || Shenyang People's Stadium |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1995|1995]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 22 || 4 || 5 || 13 || 29 || 47 || −18 || 17 || bgcolor=#ffcccc|12 || QF || DNQ || – || DNE || 22,727 || Shenyang People's Stadium |- | 1996 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 22 || 10 || 6 || 6 || 35 || 25 || 10 || 36 || 4 || R2 || DNQ || – || DNQ || || Shenyang People's Stadium |- | 1997 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 22 || 8 || 5 || 9 || 32 || 31 || 1 || 29 || 9 || R2 || DNQ || – || DNQ || || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | 1998 || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 22 || 12 || 5 || 5 || 47 || 21 || 26 || 41 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || DNQ || – || DNQ || || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 1999|1999]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 26 || 13 || 8 || 5 || 42 || 24 || 18 || 47 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || R2 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || – || DNQ || 24,538 || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 2000|2000]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 26 || 8 || 8 || 10 || 28 || 26 || 2 || 32 || 8 || QF || DNQ || – || DNQ || 16,846 || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 2001|2001]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 26 || 15 || 3 || 8 || 39 || 32 || 7 || 48 || bgcolor=#FFA500|3 || R2 || DNQ || – || DNQ || 15,846 || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 2002|2002]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 28 || 12 || 6 || 10 || 45 || 44 || 1 || 42 || 5 || bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RU || DNQ || – || DNQ || 6,964 || [[Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing)|Olympic Sports Centre]] |- | [[Chinese Jia-A League 2003|2003]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 28 || 11 || 8 || 9 || 39 || 34 || 5 || 41 || 6 || R16 || DNQ || – || DNQ || 13,786 || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[2004 Chinese Super League|2004]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 22 || 10 || 2 || 10 || 39 || 40 || −1 || 32 || 4 || R1 || {{grey|NH}} || QF || DNQ || 7,727 || [[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[2005 Chinese Super League|2005]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 26 || 7 || 8 || 11 || 34 || 42 || −8 || 29 || 10 || QF || {{grey|NH}} || QF || DNQ || 11,000 || Yingkou City Stadium<br>Anshan City Stadium |- | [[2006 Chinese Super League|2006]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 28 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 24 || 42 || −18 || 26 || 12 || R1 || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 6,929 || Anshan City Stadium<br>[[Fushun Leifeng Stadium]] |- | [[2007 Chinese Super League|2007]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 28 || 9 || 8 || 11 || 26 || 36 || −10 || 35 || 9 || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 15,929 || [[Jinzhou City Stadium]] |- | [[2008 Chinese Super League|2008]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 6 || 9 || 15 || 34 || 47 || −13 || 27 || bgcolor=#ffcccc|15 || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 11,733 || [[Jinzhou City Stadium]]<br>[[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2009 China League One|2009]] || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 24 || 18 || 3 || 3 || 49 || 17 || 32 || 57 || bgcolor=#FFD700|W || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2010 Chinese Super League|2010]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 39 || 36 || 3 || 40 || 7 || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 10,100 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2011 Chinese Super League|2011]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 14 || 8 || 8 || 38 || 23 || 15 || 50 || bgcolor=FFA500|3 || R3 || {{grey|NH}} || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 19,621 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2012 Chinese Super League|2012]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 8 || 12 || 10 || 40 || 41 || −1 || 36 || 10 || SF || DNQ || {{grey|NH}} || DNE || 18,638 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2013 Chinese Super League|2013]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 8 || 11 || 11 || 35 || 44 || −9 || 35 || 10 || QF || DNQ || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 20,850 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2014 Chinese Super League|2014]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 8 || 9 || 13 || 33 || 48 || −15 || 33 || 10 || R3 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 12,781 || [[Panjin Jinxiu Stadium]] |- | [[2015 Chinese Super League|2015]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 7 || 10 || 13 || 30 || 46 || −16 || 31 || 12 || R3 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 12,788 || [[Panjin Jinxiu Stadium]] |- | [[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 9 || 9 || 12 || 38 || 47 || −9 || 36 || 11 || R4 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}} || DNQ || 22,488 || [[Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium]] |- | [[2017 Chinese Super League|2017]] || bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 || 30 || 4 || 6 || 20 || 30 || 74 || −44 || 18 || bgcolor=#ffcccc|16 || R3 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}}|| DNQ || 12,429 || [[Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium]] |- | [[2018 China League One|2018]] || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 11 || 8 || 11 || 35 || 44 || −9 || 41 || 8 || R4 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}}|| DNQ || 3,933 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |- | [[2019 China League One|2019]] || bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2 || 30 || 5 || 6 || 19 || 33 || 57 || −24 || 21 || 15 || R4 || DNQ || {{grey|NH}}|| DNQ || 3,334 || [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]] |} No league games in 1959, 1966–72, 1975;

Did not participate in 1986 league; *{{note|1|1}} in group stage *{{note|2|2}} in final group stage *{{note|3|3}}in North League

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" |  [[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}} </div>

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

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