Heilongjiang Ice City F.C.

Heilongjiang Ice City
Hēilóngjiāng Bīngchéng
黑龙江冰城
Full name	Heilongjiang Ice City Football Club
Founded	December 31, 2015; 8 years ago
Ground	Harbin ICE Center Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Chairman	Li Zhenbo
Manager	Wang Helong
League	China League One
2024	China League One, 13th of 16
Home colours	Away colours

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.

History

Heilongjiang Lava Spring logo used between 2016 and 2020

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–: Heilongjiang Ice City 黑龙江冰城

Players

Current squad

As of 15 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CHN	Lu Ning (on loan from Changchun Yatai F.C.)
2	MF	CHN	Zhang Yujie
3	DF	CHN	Li Boyang
4	DF	CHN	Zhao Chengle
6	MF	CHN	Zhu Jiaxuan
7	MF	CHN	Piao Taoyu (on loan from Qingdao West Coast)
8	FW	CHN	Wang Jinpeng
9	FW	BRA	Allan Paulista
10	FW	CHN	Tang Shi
11	FW	COL	Ítalo Montaño
13	GK	CHN	Li Shengmin (on loan from Hubei Istar)
14	MF	COL	Boris Daniel Palacios
15	MF	CHN	Subi Ablimit
16	MF	CHN	Zhou Pinxi
17	MF	CHN	Yan Yu (on loan from Beijing Guoan)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	CHN	Fan Bojian
19	DF	CHN	Xu Hui
20	MF	CHN	Zhang Jiansheng
22	MF	CHN	Ma Yujun (on loan from Beijing Guoan)
24	GK	CHN	Yang Chen
25	FW	CHN	Wei Zhenghong
27	FW	TPE	Wu Yen-shu
28	FW	CHN	Shao Shuai
30	MF	CHN	Ren Zening
31	DF	BRA	Daciel
33	MF	CHN	Zhang Zimin
42	FW	CHN	Liang Peiwen
43	MF	CHN	Mo Zujian
44	FW	CHN	Wen Jialong (on loan from Hubei Istar)
45	DF	CHN	Yao Yuhang
—	DF	CHN	Luo Dongxu

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. 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

5 Ren Jianglong, defender (2015–22) – posthumous honour^[3]
12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans^[4]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Jia Shunhao
Assistant coach	Mao Biao
Goalkeeping coach	Tian Xu
Fitness coach	Shi Ludong

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–present)

Honours

China League Two
- Champions (1): 2017

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2022 season.^[5]

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

References

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[1] "龙江足球迎来新格局 "力天"在哈完成注册毅腾或去绍兴". heilongjiang.dbw.cn. 2016-01-01. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-24.

[2] "官方：前毅腾主帅段鑫入主黑龙江". sohu.com. 2016-12-01. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2016-03-04.

[3] "纪念老队长任江隆，黑龙江冰城官方：5号球衣永久封存". dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[4] "已经定下来的球衣号码". weibo.com (in Chinese). 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[5] "黑龙江火山鸣泉" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-12.

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