Football Club Co., Ltd. On October 27, 2015 Deng Junjie () and the Hong Kong Honghu Capital Group took over the club. On 12 April 2016, property development company the Kaisa Group held a ceremony to proclaim their ownership of the club. In the 2018 China League One, the team pulled off a last-round comeback to finish second ahead of Zhejiang Greentown, who held the second place for the last 13 rounds, and earned promotion back to the top division after a 7-year absence. The team, upon promotion, though, only finished 15th out of 16th, yet were saved from relegation when Tianjin Tianhai filed for bankruptcy. In the 2020 season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the China Super League structure was transformed as a tournament based league. In the Dalian Division, Shenzhen FC recorded 5W-2D-7L in the division ranked 5th to get into the relegation playoff. In the first round of the relegation playoff, Shenzhen FC lost to Tianjin Teda in aggregate 1-3. In the second round of the playoff, Shenzhen FC beat Shijiazhuang Yongchang in aggregate 3-2 to avoid the relegation. In the final playoff in 2020 China Super League, Shenzhen FC beat Qingdao Huanghai in aggregate 4-1, which made Shenzhen FC finally ranked 13th in China Super League. John Mary scored 13 goals in total ranked 3th in the top scorers following Cedric Bakambu and Paulinho. In the first period of 2021 season, Jordi Cruyff's team recorded 2W-2D-1L in first five games. On June 3, Shenzhen FC made an announcement that Jordi Cruyff stepped down as the head coach of the club and will work for the Barcelona. Also the same day, after a friendly negotiation, Shenzhen FC decided to hire José Carlos Granero as the head coach of the club. Name history 1994–95: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.) 1996: Shenzhen Feiyada () 1997–98: Shenzhen Ping An () 1999: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance () 2000–01: Shenzhen Ping An Kejian () 2002: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance () 2003–05: Shenzhen Jianlibao () 2006–07: Shenzhen Kingway () 2007–08: Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti () 2009: Shenzhen Asia Travel (Lejun) F.C. () 2009–14: Shenzhen Ruby F.C. () 2015–: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.) Youth programme Since 2018, the club has developed a grassroots football program aimed at improving football in the city and in young people. They developed youth teams in collaboration with the local education ministry in Shenzhen. Currently, the club has different teams of young players,