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| Full name | Nantong Zhiyun Football Club 南通支云足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 13 March 2016 | ||
| Ground | Rugao Olympic Sports Center, Rugao, Jiangsu | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Fan Bing | ||
| Manager | David Patrício | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League, 14th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Nantong Zhiyun Football Club (Chinese: 南通支云足球俱乐部; pinyin: Nántōng Zhīyún Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Rugao, Jiangsu, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Nantong Zhiyun plays its home matches at the Rugao Olympic Sports Center, located within Rugao. The club was founded on 13 March 2016 by Fan Bing with the support from the Rugao and Nantong municipal governments, and the Jiangsu provincial government. The club name Zhiyun derives from Zhiyun Tower, a tower of historic significance in Nantong, and is depicted on its club badge.