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Tianjin Huochetou Football Club () was a professional Chinese former
football
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club that last participated in
China League Two
The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...
. The team was based in
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popul ...
and their home stadium was the
Tianjin Huochetou Stadium Tianjin Huochetou Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 天津火车头体育场) is a multi-use stadium in Tianjin, China. Currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches, its capacity is 12,000 people.
References
Football venues in T ...
, which has a seating capacity of 12,000. Their last major investors were the
China Railway Corporation.
The club was originally established in 1950 by the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China and were one of the founding members of the 1951 Chinese league championship. In 1994 the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football unit. At the end of the
2016 China League Two
The 2016 Chinese Football Association Division Two League season was the 27th season since its establishment in 1989. It was divided into two groups, North and South. The league was expanded to 20 teams, with 10 teams in North Group and 10 teams ...
season, the club disbanded.
Results
All-time League rankings
*As of the end of 2016 season.
*No league games in 1959, 1966–72.
*Did not compete in 1963–65, 1973, 1983–86, 1999–2003 and 2011.
* In group stage * In final 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
Team profileat Official FA website
Football clubs in China
Defunct football clubs in China
Sport in Tianjin
Railway association football clubs in China
1950 establishments in China
Association football clubs established in 1950