Full name | Guangdong GZ-Power Football club 广东广州豹足球俱乐部 |
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Founded | 23 March 2023 |
Ground | Huangpu Sports Center |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Owner | Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group (19%) Guangzhou Medicine (15%) Guangzhou Port Group (15%) Yuexiu Property (15%) GAC Group (12%) Guangzhou Science and Technology Finance Group Co. (12%) |
Chairman | Chen Xiushen |
Manager | Li Bing |
League | China League One |
2024 | China League Two, 1st of 20 (promoted) |
Guangdong GZ-Power Football Club [lower-alpha 1] is a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, that competes in China League One , the second tier of Chinese football. Guangdong GZ-Power plays its home matches at the Huangpu Sports Center, located within Huangpu District. [1] Founded in 2023 as Guangzhou E-Power Football Club, the club changed to its current name in 2024.
Guangzhou E-Power were registered as a football club on 23 March 2023 by the Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group and seven other state-owned enterprises. [2] However, the club were not officially founded until 20 May 2023, when it hosted its formation ceremony at Tianhe Stadium. [3] On 11 April 2023, Guangzhou E-Power appointed Li Bing as manager for the first-team in preparation for the 2023 CMCL season, in the fourth tier of Chinese football, [4] and he was appointed with a vision to win promotion to China League Two. [5]
Between 22 May and 31 May 2023, Guangzhou E-Power served as the host for the CMCL regionals group in the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan, [6] in which the club succeeded in as they grabbed a spot in the final round with a win over Macau side Chao Pak Kei in the qualifying round. Guangzhou E-Power were drawn into group B in the final round, a group which consisted of clubs like Langfang Glory City and Binzhou Huilong. [7] Guangzhou E-Power finished second in the group, but lost to Binzhou Huilong in the promotion play-offs. [8]
On 6 February 2024, it was announced by the Chinese Football Association that Guangzhou E-Power were promoted to China League Two, the Chinese third-tier, after the dissolutions of sufficient teams above them in the Chinese football pyramid. [9]
On 4 March 2024, the club changed their name to Guangdong GZ-Power Football Club. [10]
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