Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.
Chinese football club
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Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club (simplified Chinese: 定南赣联足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 定南贛聯足球俱樂部; pinyin: Dìngnán Gànlián Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Dingnan, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Jiangxi Dingnan United plays its home matches at the Dingnan Youth Football Training Center, located within Dingnan County, groundsharing with Ganzhou Ruishi. Having acquired China League Two club Anhui Litian in December 2015, the club moved to Harbin, Heilongjiang, and changed their name to Heilongjiang Lava Spring Football Club. In 2021, the club changed their name to Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club, before moving to Dingnan County, Jiangxi in February 2025 and changing to its current name.
定南赣联足球俱乐部
23 January 2025 (as Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.)
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| Full name | Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club 定南赣联足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 31 December 2015 (as Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C.) 23 January 2025 (as Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.) | ||
| Ground | Dingnan Youth Football Training Center | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman | Li Zhenbo | ||
| Manager | Mao Biao | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2025 | China League One, 6th of 16 | ||
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History
The club was established by Heilongjiang Volcanic Springs Green Natural Mineral Water Co., Ltd. on December 31, 2015, and took over Anhui Litian to participate in China League Two.[1] They appointed Zoran Janković as their head coach, and finished tenth at the end of the 2016 league season. Upon the next season, Duan Xin became the Head coach of the team on December 1, 2016, and he was able to guide the club into not only the play-offs but also surprised the entire league by winning the 2017 China League Two championship, and gaining promotion to China League One for the first time in the team's history.[2]
Name history
- 2016–2020: Heilongjiang Lava Spring 黑龙江火山鸣泉
- 2021–2024: Heilongjiang Ice City 黑龙江冰城
- 2025–: Jiangxi Dingnan United 定南赣联
Players
Current squad
- As of 9 March 2026[3]
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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Reserve squad
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Out on loan
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Retired numbers
- 5
Ren Jianglong, defender (2015–22) – posthumous honour[4] - 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans[5]
Coaching staff
Managerial history
- Shang Qing (2014–2015)
Darko Novic (2015)
Zoran Janković (2016)- Duan Xin (2016–2022)
- Zang Haili (2022)
- Jia Shunhao (2022–2024)
- Wang Helong (2024)
- Liu Jianye (2025)
- Mao Biao (2026-)
Honours
- China League Two
- Champions (1): 2017
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2022 season.[6]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2016 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 10 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 8,598 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2017 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 54 | W | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 10,860 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2018 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 7 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 13,550 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2019 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 54 | 4 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Harbin ICE Sports Center | |
| 2020 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 18 | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 56 | 7 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 402 | 10 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 35 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
- ^1 in South Group.
- ^2 Heilongjiang Ice City had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.
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