Zhejiang Professional F.C.

Zhejiang Green Town Football Club Co., Ltd. was officially established on January 14, 1998, with a capital base of 16 million yuan. Zeng Leming was appointed as general manager. Greentown Real Estate Company, Hangzhou Qiantang Real Estate Company, Zhejiang University and Zhejiang Provincial Football Association all participated in the creation and registration of the club. The team participated in the third tier with Bao Yingfu as their first head coach. They made the play-offs in 2000 before losing to Tianjin Lifei. In November 2000, the club bought the playing rights to participate in the Chinese Football Association Jia League as well as 32 players from Yanbian F.C. for 25 million Yuan. Under the new general manager Shen Qiang, the club failed to win promotion to the top tier league, as several players and coaches were discovered to be taking bribes to throw games. Offending participants were banned for a year and the club had to reform and re-apply for a CFA playing license. The club then went through several management changes as well as a significant ownership shift, which saw Song Weiping's company Greentown China Holdings Limited take a 96% share of the team for 20 million yuan in 2005 while Zhejiang University held on to 4%. Hangzhou Greentown In 2009, the club renamed itself to Hangzhou Greentown Football Club. The club was set to be relegated at the end of the 2009 season, but were allowed to stay remain in the 2010 CFA Super League after it was discovered that Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou GPC were guilty of match-fixing. AFC Champions League debut After the 2009 season, the club signed several established Chinese internationals such as Du Wei, Li Yan and Wang Song. The club's results significantly improved throughout the 2010 league campaign, which saw them achieve their highest ever finish of fourth and a chance to play in the 2011 AFC Champions League for the first time. They were relegated to the 2017 China League One after finishing in second-to-last place in the 2016 Chinese Super League. Aiming to win the 2017 National Games of China, Hangzhou Greentown prioritized the club's youth. However, the team struggled near the relegation zone in their first season of China League. Young trainer Xu Lei filled for manager Hong Myung-bo and the team returned to 9th place in the league. Former player and veteran Jiao Fengbo returned as the new general manager. Zhejiang Greentown On 14 January 2018, the club changed their name to Zhejiang Greentown Football Club for the 20th anniversary of the club. They reached third place in the China League. Zhejiang Energy Greentown In September 2020, the team changed their name to Zhejiang Energy Greentown Football Club, as Zhejiang Energy Group stepped in as one of the major shareholders and Song Weiping officially quit the club. Rebrand to Zhejiang On 26 February 2021, according to the requirements of non-corporate change of club name by the Chinese Football Association, the club's name changed to Zhejiang Professional Football Club. Return to the AFC Champions League Zhejiang finished third in the 2022 Chinese Super League season, qualifying for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage. On 20 June 2024, AFC confirmed Zhejiang would participate in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage. Zhejiang was placed in Group F alongside Thai club Port FC, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors and Indonesian club Persib Bandung. 2026 Chinese Super League season In 2026, Zhejiang started the 2026 Chinese Super League season with five points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship as they engaged in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits. ==Name history==

First team Reserve team Out on loan == Notable players ==

Players who have played for Zhejiang and represented their nations at senior level. • John Jairo Trellez (2001–04) • Bertin Tomou (2002–03, 2005) • Argel Fuchs (2007) • Ng Wai Chiu (2009–10) • Luis Ramírez (2010–11) • Kim Dong-jin (2012–13) • Masashi Oguro (2013) • Chen Po-liang (2015–19) • Matthew Spiranovic (2015–17) • Tim Cahill (2016) • Roda Antar (2016) • Sammir (2016) • Dino Ndlovu (2018–20) • Nyasha Mushekwi (2019–23) • Leung Nok Hang (2021–25) • Franko Andrijašević (2021–25) • Jean Evrard Kouassi (2023–25) • Aaron Boupendza (2025) == Coaching staff ==

As of 21 February 2025 Managerial history • Bao Yingfu (22 Jan 1999 – Dec 1999) (general coach) • Zhu Haibo (May 1999 – Dec 1999) • Wu Tingrui (Dec 1999 – Jul 2000) • Zhang Jingtian (18 Jan 2000 – 2000) (general coach) • Zhou Chenggui (Jul 2000 – Oct 2000) • Gu Mingchang (23 Dec 2001 – 7 Jul 2001) • Wang Changtai (8 Jul 2001 – 21 Jul 2001) (caretaker) • Goran Kalušević (24 Jul 2001 – 28 Aug 2001) • Wang Changtai (28 Aug 2001 – 6 Oct 2001) (caretaker) • Bobby Houghton (Jan 2002 – 21 Jul 2003) • Li Bing (21 Jul 2003 – Dec 2003) • Wang Zheng (Dec 2003 – 15 May 2007) • Zhou Suian (15 May 2007 – Dec 2007) • Sun Wei (Dec 2007 – 21 Apr 2008) • Zhou Suian (21 Apr 2008 – 21 Sept 2009) • Wu Jingui (21 Sept 2009 – Nov 2011) • Team Committee (16 Oct 2011 – Nov 2011) • Takeshi Okada (15 Dec 2011 – 5 Nov 2013) • Yang Ji (6 Nov 2013 – 4 Nov 2014) • Philippe Troussier (2 Dec 2014 – 1 Jul 2015) • Yang Ji (1 Jul 2015 – Nov 2015) • Hong Myung-bo (17 Dec 2015 – 25 May 2017) • Zdravko Zdravkov (25 May 2017 – Nov 2017) (caretaker) • Sergi Barjuán (26 Nov 2017 – 3 July 2019) • Zheng Xiong (3 July 2019 – 31 Dec 2020) • Jordi Vinyals (1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2024) • Raúl Caneda (29 Jan 2025 – 21 Dec 2025) • Ross Aloisi (22 Dec 2025 – present) == Grounds ==

• Most league points in a season: 74 (China League, season 2021) • Record victory: 6–0 v Tianjin Lifei (Jia B, 21 April 2001) • Record defeat: 0–6 v Changchun Yatai (Jia B, 6 October 2001) • Record attendance: 48,000 v Shanghai Zhongyuan (Jia B, 19 May 2001) • Most league appearances: Cao Xuan (221) • Top scorer: Nyasha Mushekwi (43 goals) • Top league scorer: Nyasha Mushekwi (42 goals) • Most league goals scored by a player in a season: Nyasha Mushekwi (23 goals, China League, season 2021) ==Honours==

Major League • Chinese Super League • Third: 2022, 2023 • China League One • Runners-up: 2006, 2020 • Third: 2005, 2018, 2021 Cup • CFA Cup • Runners-up: 2022 • Third: 2002 (shared), 2006 (shared) Minor / Reserve / Youth • CSL Reserve League • Third: 2014 • CSL Elite League (U19) • Champion: 2015 • China League Reserve League • Runners-up: 2017 • National Games of China • Champions: 2021 (U20) • Runners-up: 2017 (U20), 2013 (U18) • Third: 2013 (U20) ==Results==

All-time League rankings As of the end of 2025 season. Bought the first team of Jilin Aodong as well as their position in second tier. Two CSL clubs were involved in match-fixing scandal and relegated to China League, so Hangzhou Greentown could stay at top level. Failed to achieve promotion in the play-off. Promotion was achieved via the play-off. Key • 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 == Feeder teams ==

• Hangzhou Luyuan (1999–2003) [Youth team of Zhejiang Green Town FC] • 2000, 2001 Chinese Yi League • Ningbo Huaao (2006) [Youth team of Zhejiang Green Town FC] • 2006 China D2 League • Wenzhou Provenza (2011) [U19 team of Hangzhou Greentown FC] • 2011 China D2 League ==International friendlies==

• On 26 July 2009, Manchester United visited the Huanglong Stadium and played a friendly against Hangzhou Greentown as part of their pre-season Asian tour. Manchester United won by 8 goals to 2. • On 16 July 2011, Arsenal visited the Meihu Stadium and played a friendly against Hangzhou Greentown as part of their pre-season Asian tour. The game was drawn 1–1. • Zhejiang Greentown also played two friendly games at the Mini Estadi in 2017 and 2019, against FC Barcelona B with the Spanish side won 1-0 and 3-1 respectively. ==Continental results==

Because there are not many football clubs based on Zhejiang in history, Zhejiang FC has rarely been able to have a rival in the province for a long time. In 2017, after being relegated to China League, Hangzhou Greentown briefly had a 2-seasons Zhejiang derby with Zhejiang Yiteng but only won 1 out of 4 matches. More often than not, Zhejiang FC has a stronger rivalry with other teams of the same level in the Wu Chinese region, particularly Shanghai Shenhua, and Shanghai Zhongyuan historically. ==References==