Shenzhen F.C.

Early club era

Shenzhen Football Club was founded on 26 January 1994 by former Chinese players that included Rong Zhixing and Zeng Xuelin after the Chinese Football Association had allowed full professionalism and private ownership throughout their football league system. In an attempt for the City of Shenzhen to gain their first professional football team the club decided that the best way to gain funding was through memberships that included 100 corporate members and 300 individuals before changing the ownership into shareholdings. With Hu Zhigang as their first ever head coach and with players from all over the country, the club won two consecutive promotions and championships before entering the top tier of Chinese football after only two seasons, a remarkable feat named "Shenzhen speed" by the locals. The club's first foray in the top tier, however was not a success and they were immediately relegated at the end of the 1996 campaign. In January 1997, Ping An Insurance took over the club and renamed it to "Shenzhen Ping'an". With this new ownership the club immediately won back promotion to the top tier after coming runners-up within their division. Once again the team struggled with relegation, however South Korean football legend Cha Bum-Kun was appointed as the club's first ever foreign head coach in the summer of 1998. Cha consolidated the club's status within the top tier with two successful relegation escapes. Meanwhile, the club made a long-term combined…

1994–95: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.) 1996: Shenzhen Feiyada (深圳飞亚达) 1997–98: Shenzhen Ping An (深圳平安) 1999: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance (深圳平安保险) 2000–01: Shenzhen Ping An Kejian (深圳平安科健) 2002: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance (深圳平安保险) 2003–05: Shenzhen Jianlibao (深圳健力宝) 2006–07: Shenzhen Kingway (深圳金威) 2007–08: Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti (深圳香雪上清饮) 2009: Shenzhen Asia Travel (Lejun) F.C. (深圳亚旅 (乐君)) 2009–14: Shenzhen Ruby F.C. (深圳红钻) 2015–24: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.)

League

Chinese Jia-A League / Chinese Super League (Top-tier league) Winners (1): 2004 Chinese Jia B League / China League One (Second-tier league) Winners (1): 1995 Chinese Yi League / China League Two (Third-tier league) Winners (1): 1994

Cups

Chinese Super League Cup Runners-up: (2) 2004, 2005