Zhejiang Professional F.C.

Zhejiang FC
浙江 F.C.
Full nameZhejiang Professional Football Club
浙江职业足球俱乐部
Nickname(s)Green Giants (绿巨人)
Founded14 January 1998 (1998-01-14) (as Zhejiang Green Town)
GroundHuanglong Sports Center, Hangzhou
Capacity51,971
OwnerGreentown China (50%)
Zhejiang Energy Group (50%)
ChairmanZhang Weidong
ManagerJordi Vinyals
LeagueChinese Super League
2023Chinese Super League, 3rd of 16
WebsiteClub website

Zhejiang Professional Football Club (Chinese: 浙江职业足球俱乐部; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Zhíyè Zúqiú Jùlèbù), commonly referred to as Zhejiang FC or simply Zhejiang, is a Chinese professional football club based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Zhejiang plays its home matches at the Huanglong Sports Center, located within Xihu District. The club's main investors are the Zhejiang-based Greentown China Holdings Limited company and the Zhejiang Energy Group.

The club was founded on January 14, 1998, as Zhejiang Green Town, making their debut in the third tier of China's football league pyramid in the 1999 league season. On November 23, 2000, the club bought the playing right for Chinese Football Association Jia League as well as 32 players from first team of Jilin Aodong for 25 million Yuan. They have subsequently won promotion to the top tier after finishing runners-up in the 2006 league season and the highest position they have ever finished is third in the 2022, 2023 Chinese Super League seasons.


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