The cost of professionalism would see the club take on offers from cities that included Taiyuan, Xi'an, Kunming, Shijiazhuang, Xinxiang, Liuzhou, Xiangtan and Hunan for financial reason.

[1] With a loss in prize money and stricter regulations from the Chinese Football Association the People's Liberation Army disbanded the club.

[2] They started out as an amateur team who occasionally took part in the multi-sport event National Games of China.

[4] Unfortunately because of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, football in China was halted and Bayi were unable to play any competitive fixtures until 1973.

[9] The loss of prize money and stricter regulations ultimately forced Bayi to disband as the PLA saw the club as an unnecessary drain on resources.

The announcement in mid 2003 coincided with the loss in form of the team who were relegated and disbanded at the end of the league season.