Lanwa FC (), officially Dongguan Lanwa Football Club
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. The club was founded in 1999 and played in the Chinese and Hong Kong football systems.
History
Lanwa was founded in 1999 as Gansu Tianma
Dongguan Dongcheng (Simplified Chinese: 东莞东城) was a football team based in Dongguan, Guangdong province, in the People's Republic of China, that played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League.
Founded on 18 December 1999, as Gansu ...
(), and originally played in the Chinese football system. Following its relegation from the Yi League (Chinese Third Division), it was bought by Dongguan Dongcheng company who renamed the club and moved the club to the Hong Kong football system pyramid.
Name changes
*1999–2001: Gansu Tianma SC ()
*2001: Lanzhou Huanghe F.C ()
*2002: Gansu Nongken FC()
*2003: Ningbo Yaoma FC ()
*2004–2005: Dongguan Dongcheng FC ()
*2005–2009: Lanwa FC (Dongguan Lanwa FC) ()
Recent seasons
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See also
* List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country
*Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...
References
External links
Lanwafc.com
Official website
Lanwa FC
at HKFA.com
Football clubs in China
Football clubs in Hong Kong
1999 establishments in China
2009 disestablishments in China
Defunct football clubs in China
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