About Ningbo Professional

Ningbo Professional Football Club (Chinese: 宁波职业足球俱乐部; pinyin: Níngbō Zhíyè Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Ningbo, Zhejiang, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Ningbo plays its home matches at the Ningbo Cixi Stadium, located within Cixi. Founded in 2009 in the city of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiading Huilong moved to Ningbo in December 2025.

The club was founded in 2009 as Shanghai Boji F.C. In 2013, they changed their name to Shanghai Jiading Boo King. In 2015 the club qualified for the first round of the Chinese FA Cup, losing on penalties to Qingdao Kunpeng after a 0–0 draw.

In 2017, they changed their English name to Shanghai Jiading Boji. In the 2019 Chinese FA Cup, the team entered the fifth round by overpowering professional clubs Yanbian Beiguo, Zhejiang Yiteng and Beijing BSU, becoming the only amateur club left in the cup. Also in the same year, they finished 5th in the 2019 Chinese Champions League and gained promotion to China League Two for the first time in club history after beating Xi'an Daxing Chongde in the promotion/relegation play-offs.

In January 2021, they changed their name to Shanghai Jiading Huilong. After finishing 7th in the promotion group and missing promotion to China League One, they were admitted into the 2022 China League One after the last-minute withdrawal of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic from Chinese Super League.