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.

Jiangxi Dingnan United
定南赣联

Full name	Jiangxi Dingnan United Football Club
Founded	31 December 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-31) (as Heilongjiang Lava Spring F.C.) 2025; 0 years ago (2025) (as Jiangxi Dingnan United F.C.)
Ground	Dingnan Youth Football Training Center
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Li Zhenbo
Manager	Liu Jianye
League	China League One
2024	China League One, 13th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

Heilongjiang Lava Spring logo used between 2016 and 2020

Heilongjiang Ice City logo used between 2021 and 2024

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]

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^[3]

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

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

• 5 Ren Jianglong, defender (2015–22) – posthumous honour^[4]
• 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans^[5]

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.^[6]

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	402	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.

Key

China top division   China second division   China third division   China fourth division W   Winners RU   Runners-up 3   Third place   Relegated

Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

DNQ = Did not qualify DNE = Did not enter NH = Not Held – = Does Not Exist R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4

F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 Group = Group stage GS2 = Second Group stage QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round