Nanjing City Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, that competes in . Nanjing City plays its home matches at the Wutaishan Stadium, located within Gulou District.
History The club was founded on 29 December 2014 as Nanjing Fengfan F.C. and participated within the Nanjing City League Second Division by the Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau. Initially formed as youth football training club, on 1 November 2017, the club completed their Chinese Football Association (CFA) registration to participate within the Nanjing Football Association Super League and take part within the Chinese football pyramid. A seventh-place finish and eighth-place finish in the 2018 league season would be enough to qualify for the 2019 Chinese Champions League where they won the division title and promotion to the China League Two.
In January 2021, Nanjing Fengfan F.C. changed their name to Nanjing City.
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Managerial history Yin Youyou (2018–2019) Tang Bo (2020) Fulvio Pea (2021) Zhang Xiaofeng (2022) Óscar Céspedes (2022–2023) Cao Rui (2023–2024) Kim Jong-boo (2024) Fábio Cortez (2024) Zhang Xiaofeng (2024) Liu Zhiyu (2024–2025) Zhang Xiaofeng (2025) Rodney Gonçalves (2026) Zhang Xiaofeng (2026) Li Yinan (2026–present) Honours
League China League Two Play-off winners: 2020 CMCL Champions: 2019
Results All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2020 season.
SeasonDivisionPtsPos.FA CupSuper CupAFCAtt./GStadium 2019 4 Group J 4 4 0 0 26 0 26 12 1 W - - - - -North Group 7 7 0 0 23 2 21 21 1 2020 3 Group A 9 8 1 0 16 4 12 25 1 3 - - - - -
Key China top division China second division China third division China fourth division W Winners RU Runners-up 3 Third place Relegated
Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
DNQ = Did not qualify DNE = Did not enter NH = Not held – = Does not exist R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4
F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 Group = Group stage GS2 = Second Group stage QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
References
External links Old website