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club that participated in the

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under licence from the

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(CFA). The team was based in

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and their home stadium was the

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that has a seating capacity of 12,700. Their majority shareholders were Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd 64.9%, Huang Xuejun 27% and Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd with 5.1% of the shares of the club.

History

Sichuan Longfor F.C. was established on September 10, 2013 by Huang Xuejun after he gained investment of 17 million Yuan and the support from the local government in

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province to register the club with the Chinese Football Association and play in the

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division. Jia Jin was brought in as the club's first Head coach while trails took place to select the squad before the start of the 2014 league season. The first competitive game the club played was a league match away from home on April 26, 2014 against

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that they won 2–0 with Yu Di being the club's first goalscorer. In the club's debut season the club ultimately finished in sixth within the group stages and despite briefly appearing like they could make a push for a place within the promotion play-offs their hopes were dashed when Lijiang Jiayunhao beat them on August 30, 2014 in the 14th round 2–1 with a controversial penalty. In the following league season Huang Xuejun admitted that the club were in financial difficulty and that the Xindahai Group would be investing into the club. After gaining financial stability results on the field saw the club improve and the club finished third within the league. With further investments coming from Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd and then Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd the club would become promotion play-off regulars. With the appointment of Li Bing at the start of the 2018 league season the club would finally go on to achieve their first promotion when they won

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division title without losing a single game. The club was dissolved after they failed to submit the salary & bonus confirmation form before the 2020 season.

Ownership and naming history

* In January 2019

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Jia Jin (2014) * José Hernández (2014) * Zhang Weizhe (2015) * Jia Jin (2015) * Zhang Weizhe (17 Feb 2016–7 May 2016) *

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(7 May 2016–2 Nov 2016) *

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(5 Dec 2016–14 Oct 2017) * Li Bing (4 Dec 2017–31 Dec 2019)

Results

All-time league rankings ''As of the end of 2018 season.'' * In group stage. 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

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External links

Club website
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