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Dalian Yingbo
大连英博
Full nameDalian Yingbo Football Club
大连英博足球俱乐部
Founded24 December 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-24)
(as Dalian Duxing F.C.)
GroundDalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium
Capacity63,677
OwnerDalian Tongshun Construction Co., Ltd.
ChairmanChen Dong
Head coachLi Guoxu
LeagueChinese Super League
2024China League One, 2nd of 16 (promoted)

Dalian Yingbo Football Club (Chinese: 大连英博足球俱乐部; pinyin: Dàlián Yīngbó Zúqiú Jùlèbù), currently known as Dalian Yingbo Ocean Development (Chinese: 大连英博海发) for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Dalian Yingbo plays its home matches at the Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium, located within Ganjingzi District.

History

The team was founded in 2021 as Dalian Duxing Football Club (Chinese: 大连读行足球俱乐部).[1] Upon establishment, the team has strong connection with the dissolved Dalian Shide, as the coaching staff consisted of former Shide players.[2] The team attracted many Dalian players who previously played at local teams such as Dalian Aerbin and Dalian Transcendence, many of which had Chinese Super League appearances.[3]

In the 2022 season, Dalian Duxing started in the Chinese Champions League. The team placed first in Group I of the regional competition and made it to the final round, where they finished third, and went on to win the promotion play-offs to acquire promotion into China League Two.

At the beginning of the 2023 season, the team changed to a neutralised name Dalian Zhixing Football Club (Chinese: 大连智行足球俱乐部), as requested by the Chinese Football Association,[4] and signed more players from Dalian.[5] Dalian Zhixing finished second in the 2023 China League Two season, to gain promotion into China League One. However, the investors of the team, the Dalian Shanhai Group, were involved in illegal fundraising cases.[6] This meant that the club lost their funding, and was put into a forced auction in December 2023.[7] On 15 December, it was confirmed that Dalian Tongshun Construction Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 大连统顺建设有限公司), a company that has been running an amateur team Dalian Tongshun Construction F.C. since 2014, completed the acquisition.[8]

On 29 January 2024, the team was renamed as Dalian Yingbo Football Club, which was adopted from a pool of names in a naming contest.[9]

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 February 2025[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Li Guoxu
Assistant coach Liu Yujian
Assistant coach Jia Shunhao
Goalkeeping coach Zang Yongliang
Fitness coach Zheng Tao

Head coach history

Honours

League

Season-by-season record

Year Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Stadium
2022 4 9 6 1 2 23 7 16 19 4th ↑ DNQ
2023 3 22 14 5 3 30 12 18 47 2nd ↑ R2 Jinzhou Stadium
2024 2 30 17 6 7 44 29 15 57 2nd ↑ R3 Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium
2025 1
Key
↑ Promoted
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • R2 = Second round
  • R3 = Third round

References

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  3. ^ "大连读行最新中冠赛程出炉，球员大名单+号码曝光". sohu.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ "新队名 新征程！读行正式更名大连智行！". dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ 从小就是大连球迷 (11 February 2023). "归来仍是少年！大连人旧将金强，试训中乙新军大连读行队_手机网易网". 163.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ An, Zhuang. "警方通报大连山海慧集团非法吸储案进展：数额巨大，实控人被捕". The Paper. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  7. ^ "大连智行股权拍卖流拍，新东家出变数，静观其变！有一点值得欣慰". qq.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ "大连智行拍卖成功，球队将迎来新东家！新老板表态！". sohu.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ^ "大连智行官方：即日起正式更名为大连英博，同时公布新队徽". dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ "大连英博一线队名单：10号拉布亚德领衔五外援，共30名球员入选" (in Chinese). Dalian Yingbo F.C. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.