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Lanwa FC

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Nickname(s)
  
Redbull

Dissolved
  
2009

Chairman
  
Chen Weidong

Founded
  
2005 as Lanwa

Ground Capacity
  
22,000

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Full name
  
Dongguan Lanwa Football Club

Grounds
  
Dongguan Stadium, Dongguan, Guangdong Province

Lanwa FC (Chinese: 聯華紅牛), officially Dongguan Lanwa Football Club (simplified Chinese: 联华足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 聯華足球俱樂部) was a Chinese professional association football club located in Dongguan Dongcheng, China. The club was founded in 1999 and played in the Chinese and Hong Kong football systems.

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History

Lanwa was founded in 1999 as Gansu Tianma (Chinese: 甘肃天马), and originally played in the Chinese football system. Following its relegation from the Yi League (Chinese Third Division), it was bought by Dongguan Dongcheng company who renamed the club and moved the club to the Hong Kong system pyramid.

Name changes

  • 1999–2001: Gansu Tianma SC (Chinese: 甘肃天马)
  • 2001: Lanzhou Huanghe F.C (Chinese: 兰州黄河)
  • 2002: Gansu Nongken FC(Chinese: 甘肃农垦)
  • 2003: Ningbo Yaoma FC (Chinese: 宁波耀马)
  • 2004–2005: Dongguan Dongcheng FC (Chinese: 东莞东城)
  • 2005–2009: Lanwa FC (Dongguan Lanwa FC) (Chinese: 东莞联华)

    • References

    Lanwa FC Wikipedia
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