Anhui Litian F.C.


Anhui Litian F. C. is a Chinese football club based in Hefei, Anhui Province.

History

The club was original founded on August 25, 2014 when the local Sports Bureau of Anhui Province along with funding from the Anhui Litian Group formed Anhui Litian F.C. while registration with the Chinese Football Association was officially completed on September 3, 2014. In the clubs debut season they went on to win the 2014 China Amateur Football League East District Yangzhou division and participation in the China Amateur Football League where they ended finishing ninth. After their successful debut season the clubs management were allowed to register the club as a professional football team and play in the third tier by the CFA. In the clubs first season as a professional entity the owners were looking for an immediate progression up the Chinese football league pyramid, however the team's Head coach Shang Qing failed to deliver a play-off spot and was replaced by Ding Wei as a caretaker. On July 1, 2015 Darko Nović came in as Head coach, however he too was unable to guide the club to a play-off position at the end of the season. After the 2015 season, they ceded their first team as well as their place in China League Two to Heilongjiang Lava Spring, and competes only in youth competitions.

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