Shaanxi Athletic

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic was founded on 30 March 2016 by co-raise funds of eight companies based in Xi'an and the name of the ancient capital and the name of the city it is based before it is changed to Xi'an. They played in the 2016 China Amateur Football League and won the winners of 2016 Shaanxi Provincial Super League and the first place of northwest region final–group A successively. Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic finished the runners-up in the national finals after losing Dalian Boyang in the penalty shoot-out but won promotion to 2017 China League Two. The team was third place in the 2018 China League Two, though losing to Meizhou Meixian Techand F.C. in the relegation play-offs, the team was promoted to the China League One due to the financial problem of the Yanbian Funde F.C. With the club within the second tier the Shaanxi Water Affairs Group Co., Ltd. would become the clubs majority shareholder.