Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club (Chinese: 黑龙江冰城足球俱乐部; pinyin: Hēilóngjiāng Bīngchéng Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Harbin, Heilongjiang, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Heilongjiang Ice City plays its home matches at the Harbin ICE Center Stadium, located within Nangang District. Their majority shareholder is the Heilongjiang Volcanic Springs Green Natural Mineral Water Co., Ltd.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.