[4] On 29 March 2023, Shaanxi-based club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic were dissolved after failing to register for the 2023 China League One season.
[6] In the 2023 Shaanxi National Super League season, Xianyang Binzhou Huilong finished fourth place.
[7] Binzhou Huilong were then admitted into the 2023 CMCL, the Chinese fourth-tier, from a recommended team berth given to the Shaanxi FA by the Chinese FA, officially under the name Shaanxi Binzhou Huilong Football Club Everyday Chain Team[8] in a sponsorship with the Everyday Chain.
[17] On 29 October 2023, Shaanxi went on to beat Guangzhou E-Power 2–1 away from home in the play-off final thanks to goals from Ma Yangyang and Pang Zhiquan, both former Athletic players, winning promotion to China League Two.
Atop the word "Union", a part of the stylised S depicts battlements, which reference the Xi'an City Wall.
Union is a gray wolf that was unveiled on 8 December 2023 after a member vote on its name, and it wears Shaanxi's number 12 shirt.
[30] On 17 September 2023, in a home CMCL game against Guangzhou E-Power, Shaanxi Chang'an Union broke the attendance record of the Chinese fourth-tier, at 26,156 spectators.
[33] Since 2023, Shaanxi Union's training ground had been Fengdong Football Park, located in the Chang'an District of Xi'an.
[35] Within the first day, roughly 8,000 Shaanxi supporters bought memberships, raising close to ¥10 million for the club.
Though the two clubs had little connection between each other in terms of ownership, within the first 24 hours of Union's shares being public, over 5,200 Shaanxi supporters enrolled in the memberships.
[26] In August 2023, the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai Northwest Wolves Supporters' Group funded a team bus for the club.
Meanwhile, Zhang Wei, the former chairman and general manager, was decided to be temporarily in charge for the 35% from the supporters, until a supporter-owned organisation could be formed.
The youngest player to make a first-team appearance for Shaanxi Union is Nureli Tursunali at 19 years and 6 days old in China League Two, coming on as a 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Hubei Istar on 23 March 2024.
[citation needed] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.