Gansu Tianma was a football

Football (soccer)

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 team based in Lanzhou

Lanzhou

Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. A prefecture-level city, it is a key regional transportation hub, allowing areas further west to maintain railroad connections to the eastern half of the country....

, Gansu

Gansu

' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...

 province, in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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, that played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League

Chinese Football Association Jia League

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Founded in 18 December 1999, the club did not get promotion from the Chinese Football Association Yi League

Chinese Football Association Yi League

China League Two is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League Two is the premier league - the Chinese Super League and the League One.League Two has two groups, northern and southern...

. In 2001, however, the club bought a position in the Jia League

Chinese Football Association Jia League

The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....

 from Tianjin Lifei.

Former England

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 international Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...

 played four games for them in 2003, scoring two goals, before returning to England

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 after falling out with the club.

Gansu Tianma changed their name to Ningbo Yaoma (Simplified Chinese: 宁波耀马) in 2003.

Gansu Tianma were relegated to the Yi League in 2004 and sold to Dongguan Dongcheng, who moved the club to the Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League

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Name Changes

• 1999-2001: Gansu Tianma 甘肃天马
• 2001: Lanzhou Huanghe 兰州黄河
• 2002: Gansu Nongken甘肃农垦
• 2003: Ningbo Yaoma 宁波耀马
• After 2004: see Lanwa FC