Nanjing City Football Club () is a professional Chinese
football
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club that currently participates in the
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
. The team is based in
Nanjing
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,
Jiangsu
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.
History
The club was founded on 29 December 2014 as Nanjing Fengfan F.C. and participated within the Nanjing City League Second Division by the Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau. Initially formed as youth football training club, on 1 November 2017, the club completed their
Chinese Football Association
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(CFA) registration to participate within the Nanjing Football Association Super League and take part within the Chinese football pyramid. A seventh place finish and eighth place finish in the 2018 league season would be enough to qualify for the
2019 Chinese Champions League where they won the division title and promotion to the
China League Two
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.
In January 2021, Nanjing Fengfan F.C. changed their name to Nanjing City.
Players
Current squad
Managerial history
* Yin Youyou (2018–2019)
* Tang Bo (2020)
*
Fulvio Pea
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Career
Coaching
The first experiences
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(2021–present)
Results
All-time league rankings
''As of the end of 2020 season.''
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
External links
Club Website
{{China League One
Football clubs in China
Association football clubs established in 2014
Sport in Nanjing
2014 establishments in China