Yunnan Flying Tigers
Yúnnán Fēihǔ
云南飞虎
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Full nameYunnan Flying Tigers Football Club
云南飞虎足球俱乐部
Nickname(s)Flying Tigers
Founded2012
Dissolved2019
GroundLijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium, Lijiang
Capacity22,400
2018League Two, 20th

Yunnan Flying Tigers Football Club (Chinese: 云南飞虎足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club based in Lijiang, Yunnan and their home stadium is the Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium that has a seating capacity of 22,400. The club's current major investors are the Kunming Minjian Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Limited Company along with Lijiang Materials Co. Ltd. and Lijiang Lijiang Taihe Group.

History

After the disbandment of Yunnan Lijiang Dongba F.C. in 2006 it was decided by the Yunnan Sports Bureau, Yunnan Football Association, Lijiang Municipal People's Government, Lijiang Sports Bureau and Lijiang Football Association to help form another professional football team to help represent the province.[1] This was realised in September 2012 when Lijiang Jiayunhao F.C. was officially registered within the Chinese football association to participate the 2013 China League Two division and by December 5, 2012 Niu Hongli was appointed as their first Head coach.[2] The Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium was chosen as their home location and the team played in an all green home kit.[3] On May 6, 2013 Kunming Minjian Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Limited Company along with Lijiang Materials Co. Ltd. and Lijiang Lijiang Taihe Group. would all become major investors within the team.[4][5]

In their debut season the club would reach the divisions play-off where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Hebei Zhongji 3–2 on aggregate.[6] By the 2015 league season the club would change their crest and colours to blue.[7] After several seasons where they continued to reach the division play-off the club finally gained promotion when the club's Head coach Zhang Biao led them to win the division after defeating Baoding Yingli ETS 2–0 in the play-off final. In January 2017, Lijiang Jiayunhao F.C. changed their name to Yunnan Lijiang F.C..[8] Their nickname Flying Tigers is a homage to the famous 1st American Volunteer Group in World War II, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, based in Yunnan Province in China.[9]

In January 2018, Yunnan Lijiang F.C. changed their name to Yunnan Flying Tigers F.C.[10] following their relegation back to China League Two after finishing last in the 2017 China League One. During the season, the club's chairman, He Rongyao, was arrested, and the club was revealed for arrearage of salary at the end of 2018 season.[11] On 26 February 2019, Yunnan Flying Tigers officially withdrew from China League Two, and was dissolved.[12]

Name history

Managerial history

Honours

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2018 season.[13]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
2013 3 12 7 1 4 17 9 8 22 1 6[14] DNE DNQ DNQ Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium
2014 3 16 7 5 4 20 14 6 26 1 8[15] R4 DNQ DNQ
2015 3 14 7 3 4 19 15 4 24 1 7[16] R2 DNQ DNQ 6,287
2016 3 23 13 5 5 32 21 11 44 W R4 DNQ DNQ 7,356
2017 2 30 4 9 17 31 62 −31 21 16 R3 DNQ DNQ 4,929
2018 3 28 8 9 11 30 27 3 33 20 R2 DNQ DNQ 1,308

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References

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  9. ^ “丽江飞虎”从天而降，那些你不能不知道的秘密！ toutiao.com 2016-02-26 Retrieved 2017-03-05
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  11. ^ 云南飞虎投资人违纪被调查 曝欠薪达700万 无人接盘将被解散 qq.com 2018-12-24 Retrieved 2019-02-27
  12. ^ 足协官宣撤销延边富德云南丽江深圳新桥准入资格 sina.com 2019-02-26 Retrieved 2019-02-27
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  16. ^ 2015年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 fa.org.cn 2016-05-09 Retrieved 2016-05-16
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