Guangxi Hengchen F.C.

Chinese professional football club

Football club

Guangxi Hengchen

Full name| Guangxi Hengchen Football club
广西恒宸足球俱乐部
Founded| March 18, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-03-18)
Ground| Jiuling Lake Football Training Centre Field 1
Manager| Wang Jun
League| China League Two
2023| CMCL, 4th of 64 (promoted via play-offs)

Guangxi Hengchen Football Club (simplified Chinese: 广西恒宸足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 廣西恆宸足球俱樂部) is a Chinese professional football club based in Nanning, Guangxi, that competes in China League Two, the third tier of Chinese football.

## History[edit]

Founded in March 2021, Guangxi Hengchen participated in the regional 2022 Guangxi Champions League. On 18 April 2022, Guangxi Hengchen second place only behind Guangxi Lanhang, and were promoted to the 2022 CMCL, the fourth tier of Chinese football.[1] In the 2022 CMCL, the club was drawn against Yuxi Yukun and Chongqing Rich in group B.[2] Guangxi Hengchen finished top of their group to qualify for a two-legged group stage play-off tie.[3] On 28 June 2022, they were knocked out 3–2 on aggregate by Hunan HBS Mangguoba.[4]

In 2023, Guangxi Hengchen were qualified to play for the CMCL once again, this time as champions of the 2022 Guangxi Super League, a different competition to that of the Guangxi Champions League, and was drawn into group N.[5] After four wins and a draw, Guangxi Hengchen went through to the final round of the CMCL. They were slotted into group B, alongside the likes of Binzhou Huilong and Langfang Glory City.[6] After all seven matches of the group, Hengchen were 5th of the group, and advanced through to the promotion play-offs.[7]

In the promotion play-offs, Hengchen were forced into two penalty shoot-outs, and the club had to beat both Xi'an Chongde Ronghai 4–3 in the semi-final on 21 October[8] and 5–4 against Rizhao Yuqi in the decider on 28 October 2023,[9] to earn promotion to the 2024 China League Two for the first time in the club's history.[10]

## Honours[edit]

League

* CMCL
* Play-off winners: 2023

## Reference[edit]

1. ^ "桂冠：惊心动魄！广西恒宸2-0广西邕城，携手蓝航打入中冠" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
2. ^ "官方：2022中冠大区赛抽签结果出炉，共59队参赛" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
3. ^ "中冠：广西恒宸大胜重庆润麒 ，半决赛将对阵湖南芒果巴" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
4. ^ "挺进总决赛！芒果巴两回合3-2击败广西恒宸" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
5. ^ "官方：2023中冠大区赛分组抽签结果出炉" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
6. ^ "中冠联赛总决赛分组：广州影豹与彬州辉龙同组；前四晋级中乙" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
7. ^ "中冠首轮淘汰赛对阵：陕西vs长春申华，影豹vs上海同济" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
8. ^ "10月21日14:00，中冠总决赛淘汰赛第一轮先赛一场，广西恒宸客场挑战西安崇德荣海。" (in Chinese). Weibo. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
9. ^ "10月28日16:00，中冠总决赛淘汰赛第二轮，广西恒宸主场迎战日照宇启。" (in Chinese). Weibo. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
10. ^ "广西恒宸点球击败日照宇启，晋级中乙联赛" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.