Lanwa Redbull officially Dongguan Lanwa Football Club is a Chinese

China

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 professional football

Football (soccer)

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 club located in Dongguan

Dongguan

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, China

China

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. The club was founded on 15 June 2005 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League

Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...

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History

Lanwa's forerunner, Gansu Tianma

Gansu Tianma

Gansu Tianma was a football team based in Lanzhou, Gansu province, in the People's Republic of China, that played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League....

 , was formed in 1999 and played in the Chinese system. Following its relegation from the Yi League

Chinese Football Association Yi League

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 (Chinese Third Division), it was bought by Dongguan Dongcheng who renamed the club to its current name and moved it to the Hong Kong pyramid.

Name changes

• Before 2004: see Gansu Tianma
  Gansu Tianma
  Gansu Tianma was a football team based in Lanzhou, Gansu province, in the People's Republic of China, that played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League....
  
  
• 2004–2005: Dongguan Dongcheng
• 2005–present: Dongguan Lanwa

Current first team squad

As of 13 March 2008.

Notable former players

Players in BOLD have international caps.
China Li Haiqiang

Li Haiqiang

Li Haiqiang is a Hong Kong professional association football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League club South China where he is currently the captain of the team...

 Wang Gang

Wang Gang (footballer)

Wang Gang is a Chinese football player who has played for S.C. Covilhã on loan from Shandong Luneng Taishan.-Club career:Wang transferred to S.C...

 Shi Ming
England 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...

Paraguay   Gerardo Laterza

Gerardo Laterza

Gerardo "Jerry" Laterza is a retired Paraguayan soccer player who is also an American citizen. He is the technical director of Legends FC.Laterza graduated from Walnut High School where he was the 1990 and 1992 California Interscholastic Federation 1-A Player of the Year. Laterza attended Southern...

Recent Seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the oldest football knockout inter-club competition in Asia. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition...	League Cup Hong Kong League Cup The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the Hong Kong First Division League. The cup was relaunched for the 2010-11 season after being discontinued in the 2009-10 season.-Format:...	FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event...	Asia		Notes
2005-06 Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06 Hong Kong First Division League 2005-06 has 8 teams competing in the league. Each team played twice with all other teams. The final champion is Happy Valley, which is their 6th champion. According to the rule, the bottom 2 teams, Hong Kong 08 and South China, should relegate to the Second Division....	1D	5	14	4	5	5	14	20	17	semi-final	group stage	first round		|
2006-07 Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07 Hong Kong First Division League 2006–07 started on September 2, 2006 with Happy Valley and Xiangxue Sun Hei drawing 1-1.In this season, the First Division was composed by 10 teams. HKFC and Wofoo Tai Po have been promoted from the Second Division...	1D	5	18	8	2	8	37	26	26	semi-final	group stage	first round		|
2007-08 Hong Kong First Division League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season is the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2.In this season, the First Division League was composed by 10 teams...	1D									quarter-final	group stage			|

External links

Lanwafc.com Official website

• Lanwa FC at HKFA.com