[1] The club was created to include Chinese players under Portuguese coaching, with the goal of them eventually returning to China and improving the quality of that country's league and national team.

[8] The club officially began play in the Portuguese football league system during the 2015–16 season in the fifth-tier Setúbal FA Second Division,[3] finishing eighth with nine Chinese players on the roster.

In 2019–20, they won the Setúbal FA First Division, at the time of its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 11 points ahead of the second-place club F.C.

Barreirense, earning promotion to the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal at the national level.

[11] In the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, they were defeated 3-2 in extra time in the third round by first tier side Moreirense,[10] while in their league division, after finishing in last in both the division and the relegation series, they were relegated back to the Campeonato de Portugal (now the fourth tier).