2023 Binzhou Huilong F.C. season

The 2023 season was the first season in the existence of Shaanxi Union Football Club, and the last officially competing as Binzhou Huilong Football Club. It was their first season in the CMCL, the Chinese fourth-tier. The season saw Shaanxi Chang'an Union promoted to the Chinese third-tier as they were victorious in the promotion play-offs. The attendance of 25,696 against Dalian Huayi at the Weinan Sports Center Stadium on 3 September 2023 broke the CMCL record. The record was beaten two weeks later against Guangzhou E-Power, with 26,156 supporters in Weinan.

First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Friendlies
On 4 July, Shaanxi Chang'an Union announced a friendly against Uzbekistan Super League side FC Surkhon Termez to be played at the Yulin Sports Center on 22 July. On 15 August, the club announced they would host a behind closed doors friendly against Shenzhen Juniors at Union's training ground on the following day. Three days later, they announced a second behind closed doors friendly against Xi'an Chongde Ronghai to be played on 19 August.

Group stage table
Group B

Group stage matches
On 26 April, the fixtures for the regionals stage were announced.

Qualifying round table
Rizhao region

Final round table
Group B

Final round matches
After Binzhou Huilong's qualification to the final round, the subsequent fixtures were announced on 26 August.

Promotion play-offs
On 15 October, the ties for the 2023 CMCL promotion play-offs were confirmed. Binzhou Huilong were to play Changchun Shenhua in the first knock-out tie. Should Binzhou Huilong advance to the second knock-out tie, they were to face Guangzhou E-Power away.

Statistics

 * Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Binzhou Huilong.
 * Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward


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