Sports
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an important football region for Chinese football. Over 50 years more than 40 footballers have been selected by the Chinese national football team.
The first professional football team in this prefecture is Jilin Three Stars Football Club. From 1994 to 2000, this club had been played each years in the top Chinese football league. In 2000, they were relegated from the top league. Because of poor economic conditions the club was sold to Lucheng Group in Zhejiang Province.
In 2001, Yanbian Football Club was founded. They are currently playing in the second-class football league.
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