Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang F.C.


Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang F.C. is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two. The team is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

History

The club was founded on September 8th, 2004 as Hangzhou City Angel Football Club and competed in amateur leagues. In 2005 it was renamed as Hangzhou Zhipu due to sponsorship.
After competing in local leagues composed of both amateur teams from the city of Hangzhou and across Zhejiang Province for a decade, the club renamed itself as Hangzhou Ange in 2015.
In 2017, Hangzhou Ange merged with two other amateur teams from Hangzhou, Hangzhou Qimeng and Hangzhou T60, renaming itself Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, its name derived from the historical kingdom of Wuyue that Hangzhou was once the capital of, as well as the historical name of the city, Qiantang.
In 2018, the team qualified for the play-off stage of 2018 Chinese Champions League. After beating Shenzhen Xinqiao and Shanxi Metropolis in the play-offs, the club advanced to the semi-finals, securing a spot in the final four of the highest level of Chinese amateur football, and gaining promotion to China League Two. Although their promotion was denied at first, they were finally granted a last-minute admission into 2019 China League Two after the dissolution of Yanbian Funde in China League One and the subsequent promotion of Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, securing its final spot.
In 2020 Wuyue Qiantang quitted 2020 China League Two.

Name changes

All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.
YearDivPtsPos.FA CupSuper CupAFCAtt./GStadium
20124R2DNQDNQDNQ
201348DNQDNQDNQ
2014DNQR3DNQDNQ
2015DNQR2DNQDNQ
20164R2DNQDNQDNQ
20174R2R1DNQDNQ
201844R1DNQDNQ
2019330104163855-173421R1DNQDNQ

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