was officially registered within the Chinese football association to participate the 2013 China League Two division and by December 5, 2012, Niu Hongli was appointed as their first Head coach.

[4][5] In their debut season the club would reach the divisions play-off where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Hebei Zhongji 3–2 on aggregate.

[7] After several seasons where they continued to reach the division play-off the club finally gained promotion when the club's Head coach Zhang Biao led them to win the division after defeating Baoding Yingli ETS 2–0 in the play-off final.

changed their name to Yunnan Lijiang F.C..[8] Their nickname Flying Tigers is a homage to the famous 1st American Volunteer Group in World War II, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, based in Yunnan Province in China.

[11] On 26 February 2019, Yunnan Flying Tigers officially withdrew from China League Two, and was dissolved.