Hubei Istar F.C.
Hubei Istar Football Club (Chinese: 湖北青年星足球俱乐部; pinyin: Húběi Qīngniánxīng Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in China League Two, the third tier of Chinese football. Hubei Istar plays its home matches at the Xinhua Road Sports Center, located within Jianghan District.
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| Full name | Hubei Istar Football Club 湖北青年星足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 8 July 2016 | ||
| Ground | Xinhua Road Sports Center, Wuhan, Hubei | ||
| Capacity | 22,140 | ||
| Owner | Hubei Chufeng United Amateur Football Club Co., Ltd. | ||
| Chairman | Yang Dongqiang (杨东强) | ||
| Manager | Luíz Felipe | ||
| League | China League Two | ||
| 2023 | League Two, 8th of 16 | ||
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History
Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. was founded on 8 July 2016 combined by amateur club Wuhan New Era and unpunished players from Wuhan Hongxing after the Wuhan Hongxing–Jiangsu Suning brawl.[1] They played in the 2016 China Amateur Football League and won the winners of 2016 Wuhan City Super League and the first place of northwest region final–group B successively.[2] Wuhan Chufeng Heli finished third place in the national finals and won the qualification for promoting to 2017 China League Two,[3] but then gave up to turn professional and remained at the amateur league. Two years later, they finally promoted to China League Two after finishing in third place again in 2018 Chinese Champions League, after changing their name to Hubei Chufeng United F.C. before the season.
In January 2021, Hubei Chufeng United changed their name to Hubei Istar F.C.[4]
Name history
- 2016–2018 Wuhan Chufeng Heli F.C. 武汉楚风合力
- 2018–2020 Hubei Chufeng United F.C. 湖北楚风合力
- 2021– Hubei Istar F.C. 湖北青年星
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 January 2023
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Luíz Felipe |
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
Zhou Yi (2016)- Deng Sheng (2017)
- Huang Zhengguo (2018)
- Luíz Felipe (2019–)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2016 | 4 | 3 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Tazi Lake Sports Centre | |||||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Xinhua Road Sports Center | |||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 341 | 19 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre |
- ^1 In group stage.
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References
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- "山西龙城闯进全国总决赛". Shanxi News. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- "业余联赛总决赛落幕 博阳携手长安楚风申梵冲乙". Netease. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- "关于湖北楚风合力足球俱乐部名称变更的公告". Dongqiudi. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.