# Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.

Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club (simplified Chinese: 定南赣联足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 定南贛聯足球俱樂部; pinyin: Dìngnán Gànlián Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Dingnan, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Jiangxi Dingnan United plays its home matches at the Dingnan Youth Football Training Center, located within Dingnan County, groundsharing with Ganzhou Ruishi. Having acquired China League Two club Anhui Litian in December 2015, the club moved to Harbin, Heilongjiang, and changed their name to Heilongjiang Lava Spring Football Club. In 2021, the club changed their name to Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club, before moving to Dingnan County, Jiangxi in February 2025 and changing to its current name.

## History

The club was established by Heilongjiang Volcanic Springs Green Natural Mineral Water Co., Ltd. on December 31, 2015, and took over Anhui Litian to participate in China League Two. They appointed Zoran Janković as their head coach, and finished tenth at the end of the 2016 league season. Upon the next season, Duan Xin became the Head coach of the team on December 1, 2016, and he was able to guide the club into not only the play-offs but also surprised the entire league by winning the 2017 China League Two championship, and gaining promotion to China League One for the first time in the team's history.

## Name history

* 2016–2020: Heilongjiang Lava Spring 黑龙江火山鸣泉
* 2021–2024: Heilongjiang Ice City 黑龙江冰城
* 2025–: Jiangxi Dingnan United 定南赣联

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 13 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | CHN | Zhang Chang |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Zhang Tianlong |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Zhu Jiaxuan |
| 7 | DF | CHN | Zhang Jiansheng |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Zhang Zimin |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Ma Chenghao |
| 10 | FW | CHN | Tang Shi |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Erikys |
| 13 | GK | CHN | Dong Yifan |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Ren Wei (on loan from Dalian Kun City) |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Yang Fan |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Zhou Pinxi |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Ye Daoxin (on loan from Zhejiang FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Fan Bojian |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Li Suda (on loan from Qingdao Hainiu) |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tiago Fernandes |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Liu Wenjie |
| 22 | FW | CHN | He Shaolin (on loan from Shenzhen Peng City) |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Yin Tianlong |
| 24 | GK | CHN | Yang Chen |
| 25 | DF | CHN | Li Boyang |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Chen Liming |
| 27 | GK | CHN | Ge Yifan (on loan from Shenzhen Peng City) |
| 28 | FW | CHN | Shao Shuai |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Xu Jiajun |
| 30 | MF | CHN | Ren Zening |
| 33 | DF | CHN | Yan Jiahao |
| 34 | DF | CHN | Nizamdin Ependi |
| 43 | MF | CHN | Mo Zujian |
| 44 | DF | ESP | David Mateos |
| 45 | MF | CHN | Wei Zixian (on loan from Hubei Istar) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | CHN | Li Jiawei (on loan from Wuhan Three Towns) |
| — | GK | CHN | Zhang Luhao |
| — | DF | CHN | Qian Junzhi |
| — | MF | CHN | Cai Haochang |
| — | MF | CHN | Cheng Hui |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | CHN | Ular Muhtar |
| — | FW | CHN | Liu Tiezheng |
| — | MF | CHN | Zhao Wenrui (on loan from Shanghai Port) |
| — | FW | CHN | Li Jinjian (on loan from Shanghai Port) |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Li Xiaoting (at Hunan Billows until 31 December 2024) |

### Retired numbers

* 5 Ren Jianglong, defender (2015–22) – posthumous honour
* 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Liu Jianye |
| Assistant coach | Xu Jining |
| Assistant coach | Du Yu |
| Goalkeeping coach | Li Wei |
Source: CFA

## Managerial history

* Shang Qing (2014–2015)
* Darko Novic (2015)
* Zoran Janković (2016)
* Duan Xin (2016–2022)
* Zang Haili (2022)
* Jia Shunhao (2022–2024)
* Wang Helong (2024)
* Liu Jianye (2025-)

## Honours

* China League Two
** Champions (1): 2017

## Results

All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2022 season.
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
| 2016 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 10 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 8,598 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2017 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 54 | W | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 10,860 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2018 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 7 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 13,550 | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2019 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 54 | 4 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
| 2020 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 18 | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | |
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 56 | 7 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | | |
| 2022 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 40 | 10 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | | |
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 35 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | | Harbin ICE Sports Center |
* ^1 in South Group.
* ^2 Heilongjiang Ice City had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.
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