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| Founded | 1984 as Dalian Women's Football Team 2015 as Dalian Quanjian F.C. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolved | 24 December 2019 | ||
| Ground | Dalian Sports Centre Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 61,000 | ||
Dalian Women's Football Club (Chinese:大连女子足球俱乐部)[1] was a professional Chinesefootball club inDalian,Liaoning.
The team was founded in 1984 as Dalian Women's Football Team, and participated inNational Games of China, representingLiaoning province. In 1994, Dalian Women's Football Team won the Chinese Women's Football League championship for the first time. However, the team encountered some difficulties, and suffered for a few years. In 2002, Dalian Shide Corp. purchased the team and officially named it as Dalian Shide Women's F.C.[2]
In 2013 when Dalian Shide F.C. broke down and was purchased by Dalian Aerbin, the women's team also changed its name to Dalian Aerbin W.F.C.[3] However, they faced financial problems shortly after winning a championship in 2013.[4]
Quanjian Group took possession of the team in 2015 and renamed it as Dalian Quanjian F.C.[5] In2016, the team won the Chinese Women's Super League championship.[6] Before the2017 Chinese Women's Super League season, they made several prominent international player acquisitions, includingAsisat Oshoala fromArsenal L.F.C. andGaelle Enganamouit fromFC Rosengård,[7] hired managerFarid Benstiti, previously manager ofParis Saint-Germain, and unveiled new uniforms and staff.[8]
In 2019 Shu Yuhui president of Quanjian was arrested and Dalian Quanjian F.C. was renamed Dalian W.F.C.; after the season, it was dissolved.[9][10]
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984–1995 | Dalian |
| 1995–1997 | Dalian Zhonghao |
| 1997–1998 | Dalian Keda Medicines |
| 2000–2001 | Dalian Kaifei |
| 2002–2013 | Dalian Shide |
| 2013–2015 | Dalian Aerbin |
| 2015–2019 | Dalian Quanjian |
| 2019 | Dalian |
Han DuanBi YanHan Wenxia
Asisat Oshoala
Fabiana da Silva SimõesGabi ZanottiDebora Cristiane de Oliveira| Managers | Period |
|---|---|
| Liu Zhongchang | 2011 - 2012 |
| Gai Zengjun | 2012 |
| Shi Lei | 2013 - 2016 |
 Farid Benstiti | 2016 - 2019 |
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