Chinese Super League team, Tianjin Quanjian FC has changed its company name to Tianjin Tianhai Football Club Co., Ltd according to the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System. No official announcement had been made as to the official name of the football team in the future.
Tianjin Natural Medicine Technology Development Co., Ltd still remain as the owners of the club and neither has it main management teams changed.
The club’s title sponsor and owners, Tianjin Quanjian Group were found to be involved in a major business scandal in China with the owner of the group, Shu Yuhui and 17 other suspects arrested.
The Tianjin Football Association has temporarily taken over the running of the CSL side and are currently looking for new investors for the club.
Meanwhile the table tennis club, Tianjin Quanjian Table Tennis Club has also changed its name to Tianjin Table Tennis Club.
Reference: Titan+
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