The club was originally founded in 2013 as an amateur football club named Jinan Phebe 88 F.C. They went through various name changes throughout the years while taking part in local amateur competitions until finally renaming themselves as Jinan Xingzhou F.C. in 2017. They participated in Chinese Champions League in 2021 and was promoted to China League Two.[1] In 2022, the club won China League Two and was promoted to China League One.[2][3]
Name history
2013 Jinan Phebe 88 F.C. 济南菲芘88
2014–2015 Jinan Icolog F.C. 济南艾可洛奇
2015–2016 Shandong Vatage F.C. 山东万致
2017– Jinan Xingzhou F.C. 济南兴洲
Players
Current squad
As of 21 February 2024
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