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| Full name | Xiamen Blue Lions | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Lions | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Dissolved | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Xiamen Sports Centre Stadium, Xiamen, Fujian, China | ||
| Capacity | 32,000[1] | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2007 | Chinese Super League, 15th (Relegated) | ||
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Xiamen Blue Lions Football Club (simplified Chinese: 厦门蓝狮; traditional Chinese: 廈門藍獅; pinyin: Xiàmén Lánshī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: E-mng Na-sai) is a defunct Chinese football club, which was located in Xiamen, Fujian. It was founded in the 1996 league season and their nickname was the "Blue Lions" while they played in the Xiamen Sports Centre Stadium. Throughout their history they would twice win promotion to the top tier of Chinese football and play in the Chinese Super League. When the club was relegated at the end of 2007 league season they disbanded.