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.
After failing to secure promotion from the previous year, the club acquired financially struggling China League One team Beijing Hongdeng and assumed its place within the league at the beginning of the 2010 season. In their first campaign in the lower division, they were hit with a 6-point penalty due to Beijing Hongdeng's overdue payment for Rajko Vidović's wages from the 2007 season.