Xu Genbao
Zhou Ting joined Chinese Jia-A League side Dalian Wanda youth team in 1994. He started his senior career in 1997 when he was loaned to second-tier club Shenzhen Kinspar with the appreciation of team manager Gai Zengjun. On 19 July 1997, he made his senior debut in a 3–3 home draw against Shenyang Haishi. He played six league matches in the 1997 season and returned to Dalian Wanda in 1998. Zhou was expelled by team manager Xu Genbao after 1998 Far East Club Championship in February 1998. He joined Jia-A League club Qianwei Huandao in the summer 1998 but left the club several months later due to the unfulfillment of pledged conditions.