Chongqing Lifan F.C.

Chongqing Lifan is a football club based in Chongqing, China. The club plays in the Chinese League One, the second- highest division of the country. The club is owned by the Lifan Group. Play their home games in the club from Yanghe Stadium.

Club history

Since the founding of the club, there were numerous name changes. Since 2000, the association calls on its current name. After the club was relegated in 2003 sporty, you simply bought the team and license of Yunnan Hongta and thus secured his whereabouts in the Chinese Super League. The greatest success in recent club history was winning the Chinese Association Cup in 2000. This also resulted in the first participation in an international competition. In the Cup Winners' Cup competition in Asia, the team reached the semi-final and finished at the end of the 4th Place. 2005 and 2006, Chongqing Lifan each occupied the last place in the table. This would have had the sporting destitution. In both seasons, but there were no losers in each of the league, which is why the club could continue playing in the CSL. 2007, it was again Last, but there was no escape this time from relegation. A year later tried and failed to re- ascent. The most famous player was the Brazilian Ailton who joined on 22 July 2009 to Chongqing Lifan, the club in late 2009, however, already left again direction Uerdingen.

Honours

National

  • Chinese FA Cup

Winner 2000

  • 2nd League

Continental

  • Cup Winners' Cup Asia

Name Changes

Well-known former players

Logo History

1996-2000 qianwei Huandao, Chongqing Longxin

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