Hainan Dingli Flying Tiger Football Club was founded on 17 August 2017 in Haikou, Hainan. In 2019, the club moved to Lingshui County and changed its name to Lingshui Dingli Jingcheng Football Club. They participated in Chinese Champions League in 2021 and was promoted to China League Two.[2][3] In 2022, the club changed its name to Hainan Star Football Club.
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