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Beijing Institute of Technology F.C.
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Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club (Chinese: 北京理工足球俱乐部; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Zúqiú Jùlèbù), or simply BIT, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in China League Two, the third tier of Chinese football. BIT plays its home matches inside the main Beijing Institute of Technology campus, at the BIT Eastern Athletic Field, located within Haidian District.[1] Their current majority shareholders are Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Joan Oliver, who acquired a 29% stake on 5 December 2016.[2][3]
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Full name | Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club 北京理工足球俱乐部 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Student Army (学生军) | ||
Founded | 1940; 84 years ago (1940) (University) 2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club) | ||
Ground | BIT Eastern Athletic Field, Beijing | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Liu Qixiao (刘启孝) | ||
Manager | Yu Fei | ||
League | China League Two | ||
2023 | China League Two, 6th of 16 | ||
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The club was founded in 2000 by the Beijing Institute of Technology initially as a college football team, where they experienced significant success by winning four Chinese Collegiate Championships before deciding to enter the 2006 league campaign at the bottom of the professional Chinese football league pyramid in the third tier. After winning the 2006 division championship the club complied with the requirements of full professionalism by having their full-time students register as professionals, increasing player wages and gaining sponsorship.[4] On 11 April 2017, the club announced a permanent separation between their University team and professional team.[5]