Henan F.C.
Henan Football Club (Chinese: 河南足球俱乐部), previously Henan Jianye (Chinese: 河南建业) and currently known as Henan F.C. Jiuzu Dukang (Chinese: 河南俱乐部酒祖杜康) for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Zhengzhou, Henan, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Henan plays their home matches at the Hanghai Stadium, located within Guancheng Hui District. Their owners are the Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd., which is part of the Central China Real Estate Limited. Their name referred to Jianye, a former name of the ancient city of Jiankang.
| Full name | Henan Football Club 河南足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 红魔 (Red devils) | ||
| Founded | 1958 (semi-professional) 27 August 1994 (professional) | ||
| Ground | Hanghai Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 29,860 | ||
| Owner | Central China Real Estate Limited | ||
| Chairman | Hu Baosen | ||
| Manager | Nam Ki-il | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League, 10th of 16 | ||
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The club's predecessor was the Henan Provincial Team, which was founded in 1958, while the current professional football team was established on August 27, 1994. The club has never won the league title and the highest position they have ever achieved was when they came third in the 2009 Chinese Super League season.