Liaoning Tieren Football Club () is a Chinese professional

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club based in

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, that competes in . Liaoning Tieren plays its home matches at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Hunnan District.

History

Shenyang City was established by former footballer

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

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

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season. They enrolled in the

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and finished in the top 4, gaining promotion to China League Two, and subsequently rebranded to Shenyang Urban starting the following year. The club enjoyed a lengthy stay in China League Two, making it to the play-off stage twice, in the

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and

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seasons, but fell short in the first round both times. On 12 May 2018, club owner Zhuang Yi was substituted on in a 7–1 league win over Baotou Nanjiao to become the oldest ever appearance-maker in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 305 days. Zhuang then broke his own appearance record on 3 June 2018 in a 4–0 win against

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, and scored a penalty in the match, making him the oldest goal scorer in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 327 days. The club's effort finally came to fruition in the

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, when they were crowned as champions after beating Chengdu Better City in the finals, gaining a historic promotion to China League One. In April 2020, the club changed their name to Liaoning Shenyang Urban. On 8 January 2024, a press conference held by the People's Government of

revealed that the club would be renamed to Liaoning Liudi (), and would be promoted to the Chinese Super League within the next two years, in an effort to revitalise football in Liaoning. On 10 February 2024, the club signed Japanese player, Takahiro Kunimoto who has played in Portugal and South Korea.

Crest history

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

Players

Current squad

Reserve squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Li Zheng (2015) *

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

Honours

Domestic

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

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Results

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

* Pld = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position * DNQ = Did not qualify * DNE = Did not enter * NH = Not Held * – = Does Not Exist * R1 = Round 1 * R2 = Round 2 * R3 = Round 3 * R4 = Round 4 * F = Final * SF = Semi-finals * QF = Quarter-finals * R16 = Round of 16 * Group = Group stage * GS2 = Second Group stage * QR1 = First Qualifying Round * QR2 = Second Qualifying Round * QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

References

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