Guangxi Lanhang Football Club (simplified Chinese: 广西蓝航足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 廣西藍航足球俱樂部) is a Chinese professional football club based in Laibin, Guangxi, that competes in China League Two, the third tier of Chinese football. Despite being based in Laibin, Guangxi Lanhang plays its home matches at the Dongxing Stadium, located within Dongxing, Guangxi.
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| Full name | Guangxi Lanhang Football Club 广西蓝航足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | January 2021 | ||
| Ground | Dongxing Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,088 | ||
| Chairman | Liang Xianchun | ||
| Manager | Gong Lei | ||
| League | China League Two | ||
| 2023 | China League Two, 5th of 16 | ||
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History edit
Guangxi Lanhang was formed in January 2021 as part of the football branch for the Guangxi Lantian Aviation Technical College in Laibin, Guangxi.[1] Upon its formation, the first-team consisted of footballers from the Guangzhou City youth ranks.[1] The club represented Guangxi in the 2021 National Games of China,[2][3] and competed in the Guangxi Super League in 2021, in which competition the club eventually won,[4] and enrolled in the 2021 CMCL, the Chinese fourth-tier.[1] In the same year, Guangxi Lanhang began its recruitment process for the affiliated Laibin Lanhang Football School in addition to the first-team.[4] After topping their 2021 CMCL group over Yunnan Yukun Steel, they were eventually knocked out of the competition by Hubei Huachuang.[5]
In 2022, Guangxi Lanhang were promoted to compete in the CMCL again, this time as champions of the Guangxi Champions League, by defeating Nanning Qingnianren on the final matchday.[6] After qualifying out of their group in second place behind Chongqing Tongliangloong in the 2022 CMCL regionals, the club continued their form as they claimed third place, winning promotion to China League Two.[7]
In Guangxi Lanhang's first season in China League Two, the club finished fifth place, with Wang Haozhi scoring the club's first ever professional goal in a 1–0 victory at Hainan Star on 29 April 2023.[8]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 18 March 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff[9] |
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| Manager |  Gong Lei
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| Assistant coach | Zhou Chun
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| First-team goalkeeping coach | Zhang Zhimin
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| First-team physio | Cao Yaping
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| Physical performance | Wei Min
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Honours edit
League
References edit
- ^ a b c "中拉体育2021中国足球协会会员协会冠军联赛秩序册" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "广西蓝航足球俱乐部组建广西全运会男足队". gx.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "广西足协青训中心和训练基地落地 来宾将成广西足球"重镇"". tyj.gxzf.gov.cn (in Chinese). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "慧心生命2022中国足球协会会员协会冠军联赛秩序册" (PDF). www.thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "中冠湖北华创1-0淘汰广西蓝航，总决赛球队已经产生10支" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "桂冠：惊心动魄！广西恒宸2-0广西邕城，携手蓝航打入中冠" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "蓝航冲乙成功！来宾足球队首次闯入职业联赛". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "HAINAN STAR VS. GUANGXI LANHANG 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "官宣 | 2024赛季广西蓝航队大名单". weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). Guangxi Lanhang F.C. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.