Hubei Istar F.C.
Chinese football club
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Hubei Istar Football Club (Chinese: 湖北青年星足球俱乐部; pinyin: Húběi Qīngniánxīng Zúqiú Jùlèbù; lit. 'Hubei Youth Stars F.C.') is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in the Chinese Champions League (CMCL), the fourth tier of Chinese football. Hubei Istar plays its home matches at the Xinhua Road Sports Center, located within Jianghan District.
湖北青年星足球俱乐部
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| Full name | Hubei Istar Football Club 湖北青年星足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 8 July 2016 | ||
| Ground | Xinhua Road Sports Center, Wuhan, Hubei | ||
| Capacity | 22,140 | ||
| Owner(s) | Hubei Chufeng United Amateur Football Club Co., Ltd. | ||
| Chairman | Yang Dongqiang | ||
| Manager | Wan Houliang | ||
| League | Chinese Champions League | ||
| 2025 | China League Two, 21st of 24 (relegated) | ||
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History
Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. was founded on 8 July 2016 combined by amateur club Wuhan New Era and unpunished players from Wuhan Hongxing after the Wuhan Hongxing–Jiangsu Suning brawl.[1] They played in the 2016 China Amateur Football League and won the winners of 2016 Wuhan City Super League and the first place of northwest region final–group B successively.[2] Wuhan Chufeng Heli finished third place in the national finals and won the qualification for promoting to 2017 China League Two,[3] but then gave up to turn professional and remained at the amateur league. Two years later, they finally promoted to China League Two after finishing in third place again in 2018 Chinese Champions League, after changing their name to Hubei Chufeng United F.C. before the season.
In January 2021, Hubei Chufeng United changed their name to Hubei Istar F.C.[4]
Name history
- 2016–2018: Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. (武汉楚风合力)
- 2018–2020: Hubei Chufeng United F.C. (湖北楚风合力)
- 2021–present: Hubei Istar F.C. (湖北青年星)
Players
First-team squad
- As of 20 March 2024[5]
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Wan Houliang |
| Assistant coach | Xu Yining Wang Dongliang |
| Goalkeeping coach | Wu Yan |
Source: [5]
Managerial history
Zhou Yi (2016)- Deng Sheng (2017)
- Huang Zhengguo (2018)
Luíz Felipe (2019–2020)- Zhou Rui (2021)
- Gao Feng (2022–2025)
- Wan Houliang (2026–present)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2016 | 4 | 3 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Tazi Lake Sports Centre | |||||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Xinhua Road Sports Center | |||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 341 | 19 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre |
- ^1 In group stage.
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