 The recruitment for not result in promotion that season, but it brought an increase in investment in from the Hunan Liuyang River Wine Winery Industry Co., Ltd., Zoomlion Company Limited, Central South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd., Kelme and the return of Hunan Corun New Energy co. ltd.

Hunan declined in the mid 2010s and were relegated back to League Two in 2016.The team have played in several stadiums throughout their history.When they were formed they predominantly
used the 55,000-seat Helong Stadium in Changsha for their important matches.