Wuhan Three Towns F.C.


Wuhan Three Towns Football Club is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in. Wuhan Three Towns plays its home matches at the Wuhan Sports Center, located within Caidian District. Wuhan Three Towns had remarkably gone from playing in the fourth division of Chinese football, to winning the 2022 Chinese Super League in a matter of five years, and had won the league title for each of the top three divisions on its climb up the pyramid.
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History

Early history

The club was established as Wuhan Shangwen in 2013 by the Wuhan Football Association and private investment from the Wuhan Benhui Group, to mainly focus on the development of youth players. In 2018, the club started to participate in the Wuhan Super League, and finished second right behind Wuhan Chufeng Heli. They also participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League, and made it to the final round of 16 before being eliminated by Nanjing Shaye.

Road to winning the Super League

Ranking 11th in the 2018 Chinese Champions League, the club was later admitted into 2019 China League Two to fill the gap left by a withdrawn team, right after changing their name to Wuhan Three Towns F.C. in January 2019.
Albert Garcia Xicota would be appointed head coach of the club for the 2019 China League Two season and finished eleventh at the end of the season. The following campaign with the club, he would go on to guide them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier. In July 2021, Pedro Morilla was appointed as caretaker manager of the club; he had previously worked as techniques director. In December 2021, he was promoted to manager for winning 14 matches in a row. This achievement would see Wuhan going on to win the 2021 China League One division and promotion to the top tier.
On 31 December 2022, Wuhan Three Towns won the 2022 Chinese Super League for the first time after several fixtures were cancelled due to a national COVID-19 outbreak. They were awarded a 3–0 win against Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, who had forfeited due to sick players, and had a better goal difference than Shandong Taishan to top the table.
On 17 June 2023, Morilla stepped down from his role after only 3 wins from the first 12 league games of the season. Japanese coach Tsutomu Takahata was appointed as his successor on the following day.
On 28 August 2023, the club's investors announced their intention to withdraw funding from the team, as well as selling it for free.

AFC Champions League debut

Wuhan Three Towns finished as league champions in the 2022 Chinese Super League season saw them qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage for the first time in the club history. They are drawn in group J with Urawa Red Diamonds, Pohang Steelers and Vietnamese club, Hanoi FC. On 20 September 2023, Wuhan Three Towns played their first ever AFC Champions League match against the defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds, which ended in a 2–2 draw at home.

Name history

  • 2013–2018 Wuhan Shangwen F.C. 武汉尚文
  • 2019–present Wuhan Three Towns F.C. 武汉三镇

Managerial history

Notable players

The following players had international caps for their respective countries.
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe

Honours

League
Cup

Results

All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2025 season.
YearDivWPtsPos.FA CupSuper CupAFCAtt./GStadium
20184540113679Group StageDNQDNQDNQTazi Lake Sports Centre
201939141063318155211R1DNQDNQHankou Cultural Sports Centre
202031080218513241R1DNQDNQHankou Cultural Sports Centre
20212342545732548791R4DNQDNQHankou Cultural Sports Centre
20221342536912863781QFDNQDNQWuhan Sports Center
20231301497513516517R4WinnersGS15,866Wuhan Sports Center
202413087153144−133111R4DNQDNQ8,522Wuhan Sports Center
202513067173462−282513R3DNQDNQ9,564Wuhan Sports Center

  • In group stage.
Key
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DNE = Did not enter
  • NH = Not Held
  • WD = Withdrawal
  • – = Does Not Exist
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • F = Final
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • Group = Group stage
  • GS2 = Second Group stage
  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

Affiliated clubs