Shenyang Zhongze F.C.

[2] The club would make Liu Zhicai their first professional manager and play in the 18,000-seat Minyuan Stadium in Tianjin while wearing an all red strip within their debut season.

[3] The investment would come from the local Shenbei government who wanted them to move into the 30,000-seat Tiexi Stadium in Shenyang.

[5] Shenyang Zhongze failed to transfer of ownership after they finished 11th of League One in the 2014 season.

On 15 January 2015, it is reported that they gave up to register for the 2015 league season and dissolved.

[6] However, Shenyang Zhongze appeared on the list of registered clubs for the 2015 league season several days later.