Early history The club was established as
Wuhan Shangwen (
Simplified Chinese: 武汉尚文) in 2013 by the Wuhan Football Association and private investment from the Wuhan Benhui Group, to mainly focus on the development of youth players. In 2018, the club started to participate in the
Wuhan Super League, and finished second right behind
Wuhan Chufeng Heli. They also participated in the
2018 Chinese Champions League, and made it to the final round of 16 before being eliminated by
Nanjing Shaye. Ranking 11th in the 2018
Chinese Champions League, the club was later admitted into
2019 China League Two to fill the gap left by a withdrawn team, right after changing their name to
Wuhan Three Towns F.C. in January 2019.
2019–2021: Promotion to Super League Albert Garcia Xicota would be appointed head coach of the club for the
2019 China League Two season and finished eleventh at the end of the season. The following campaign with the club, he would go on to guide them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier. In July 2021,
Pedro Morilla was appointed as caretaker manager of the club; he had previously worked as techniques director. In December 2021, he was promoted to manager for winning 14 matches in a row. This achievement would see Wuhan going on to win the
2021 China League One division and promotion to the top tier.
2022: Super League chamption On 31 December 2022, Wuhan Three Towns won the
2022 Chinese Super League for the first time after several fixtures were cancelled due to a national COVID-19 outbreak. They were awarded a 3–0 win against
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, who had forfeited due to sick players, and had a better goal difference than
Shandong Taishan to top the table.
2023–present On 17 June 2023, Morilla stepped down from his role after the club won only three games from the first 12 league games of the season. Japanese coach
Tsutomu Takahata was appointed as his successor on the following day. in the
2023 Chinese Super League On 28 August 2023, the club's investors announced their intention to withdraw funding from the team, as well as selling it for free.
AFC Champions League debut As league champions in the
2022 Chinese Super League season, the club qualified for the
2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage for the first time in the club history. They are drawn in group J with
Urawa Red Diamonds,
Pohang Steelers and Vietnamese club,
Hanoi FC. On 20 September 2023, Wuhan Three Towns played their first ever AFC Champions League match against
the defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds, which ended in a 2–2 draw at home. In 2026, Wuhan Three Towns started the
2026 Chinese Super League season with five points deducted for violation of sports ethics and loss of sportsmanship, engaging in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits. ==Name history==