When they were relegated from the Super League, Aerbin sold many starting players trying to minimize their expenses.

[1] Aerbin signed Swedish manager Mikael Stahre before the season started.

As the performance was below expectation, another back pay was reported to be connected with the team.

[3] On 8 July, Dalian Yifang Group became the major share holder of the club to gain full control of the team,[4] before officially changed the team name to Dalian Yifang F.C.

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