Dalian Yingbo F.C.
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| Full name | Dalian Yingbo Football Club 大连英博足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 24 December 2021 (as Dalian Duxing F.C.) | ||
| Ground | Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 63,677 | ||
| Owner(s) | Dalian Tongshun Construction Co., Ltd. | ||
| Chairman | Chen Dong | ||
| Head coach | Li Guoxu | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2025 | Chinese Super League, 11th of 16 | ||
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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
[edit]The team was founded on 24 December 2021 as Dalian Duxing Football Club (Chinese: 大连读行足球俱乐部) by a group of former Dalian Shide players led by Chen Dong, who became the club's general manager.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
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,[5] and signed more players from Dalian.[6] 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.[7] This meant that the club lost their funding, and was put into a forced auction in December 2023.[8] On 15 December, it was confirmed that Dalian Tongshun Construction Engineering Co., which has run an amateur team Dalian Tongshun Construction F.C. since 2014, completed the acquisition.[9][10]
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.[11] The new owners completed the renaming process, obtained league registration, and recruited new players within a single month.[12]
The club recorded the highest attendances in China League One history, with eight of the top ten best-attended matches in the division belonging to Dalian Yingbo.[13] On 3 November 2024, in the final match of the season against Shanghai Jiading Huilong, Zhu Pengyu scored a header in the 90th minute to secure a 2–1 victory and confirm promotion to the Chinese Super League. The match was attended by 60,951 spectators, setting a new attendance record for China League One and becoming the second match in the division's history to exceed 60,000 attendees.[14][15] The victory completed a three-level jump from the fourth tier to the top flight in three seasons.[14][16]
Following promotion, the club underwent a mixed-ownership restructuring in December 2024. While Tongshun Group remained the controlling shareholder, two state-owned enterprises Dalian Zhangzidao Marine Development Group (海发集团) and Dalian Huipu Financial Holdings (汇融集团) joined as minority shareholders.[17]
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of July 2026[18]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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B-team squad
[edit]- As of July 2026[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Li Guoxu |
| Assistant coach |  Marko Rudan |
| Assistant coach | Li Gang |
| Assistant coach | Liu Yujian |
| Assistant coach | He Zehao |
| Goalkeeping coach | Zang Yongliang |
| Fitness coach | Zheng Tao |
| Fitness coach | Zhao Haibin |
| B-Team head coach | Zhou Ting |
| B-Team assistant coach | Xu Ning |
| B-Team assistant coach | Zhu Xiaogang |
| B-Team assistant coach | Yan Xiangchuang |
| B-Team goalkeeping coach | Yin Haibin |
Head coach history
[edit]- Li Guoxu (2022–present)
Honours
[edit]- China League One
- Runners-up: 2024
- China League Two
- Runners-up: 2023
- CMCL
- Play-off winners: 2022
Season-by-season record
[edit]| Year | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Home stadium | Average attendance |
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| 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 | 1,639 |
| 2024 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 57 | 2nd ↑ | R3 | Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium | 42,187 |
| 2025 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 45 | –15 | 36 | 11th | R16 | Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium | 58,268 |
| ↑ | Promoted |
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- R2 = Second round
- R3 = Third round
- R16 = Round of 16
References
[edit]- ↑ "阔别中冠三年！多名大连籍球员归来！助力大连读行队冲乙！". 163.com. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ 腾讯网 (15 November 2023). "专访大连智行总经理陈东：球队克服重重困难后冲甲，大连足球需要年轻人_腾讯新闻". news.qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "直击大连读行队训练＋教学赛，主场球衣曝光！部分球员号码确定，看看都有谁？_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "新队名 新征程！读行正式更名大连智行！". dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "大连智行拍卖成功，球队将迎来新东家！新老板表态！". 网易体育 (in Chinese). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "【专题】三年从中冠到中超 大连英博书写足球城传奇". ttplus.cn. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "大连英博老总王魁探望球队，一年来，家人从不理解转变为大力支持". sohu.com (in Chinese). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "一支"升班马" 如何铸就"亚洲第一主场"？". 新华网 (in Chinese). 31 October 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- 1 2 "6万人！中国足球甲级联赛上座率再创新高". 楚天都市报极目新闻 (in Chinese). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "6万人！中国足球甲级联赛上座率再创新高". 央广网 (in Chinese). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "中超，大连来了！". sohu.com (in Chinese). 3 November 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "大连打造范本！英博董事长：主场票房纯收入预计4500万！". news.qq.com (in Chinese). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "大连英博足球俱乐部". cfl-china.cn (in Chinese). 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "大连英博足球俱乐部B队". cfl-china.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Dalian Yingbo F.C. at Weibo