Yunnan Yukun plays its home matches at the Yuxi Plateau Sports Center Stadium, located within Hongta District.

[2] Yunnan Yukun Steel were eventually knocked out in the finals in a group that consisted of Jinan Xingzhou and Jiangsu Zhongnan Codion.

[4][5] At the end of pre-season in 2023, Yuxi Yukun Steel appointed Niu Hongli as the club's new manager for the coming 2023 China League Two season.

The winter pre-season of 2024 saw Yunnan Yukun bring in former international footballers Zakaria Labyad from FC Utrecht,[18] Nyasha Mushekwi from Zhejiang,[18] and Alexandru Ioniță from Rapid București,[18] as well as various domestic players with Chinese Super League playing experience to further strengthen their squad and prepare for the 2024 season.

[20] With 17,872 fans in attendance,[21] Yunnan Yukun secured their first win in China League One on 16 March as they defeated 10-men Nanjing City 2–1 on the club's home debut of the season.

[22] On 22 May 2024, Li Jinyu resigned as manager,[23] and was eventually replaced by Norwegian Jørn Andersen, who had previously stepped down from his Hong Kong national team head coach position.