After failure to win promotion from the previous season the club decided to take over financially struggling China League One side Beijing Hongdeng and took over their position within the league at the beginning of the 2010 league season. In their first season in the second tier, they were given a 6-point deduction due to Beijing Hongdeng's late payment of wages for Rajko Vidović in the 2007 season.
Following a loss of opportunity to advance from the previous season, the club took control of financially troubled China League One team Beijing Hongdeng and assumed their position in the league at the start of the 2010 league campaign. As a result of Beijing Hongdeng's delayed payment for Rajko Vidović's wages in the 2007 season, they were penalized with a 6-point deduction during their inaugural season in the second tier.