Beijing BIT
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| Full name | Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club 北京理工大学足球俱乐部 |
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| Nickname(s) | Student Army (学生军) |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Ground | BIT Eastern Athletic Field, Beijing |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Liu Qixiao (刘启孝) |
| Manager | Robert Ahufinger |
| League | China League Two |
| 2017 | League Two, 15th |
Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学足球俱乐部) or simply BIT is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Haidian, Beijing and their home stadium is the 5,000 capacity BIT Eastern Athletic Field. Their current majority shareholders are Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Joan Oliver who acquired a 29 percent stake on December 5, 2016.
The club was founded in 2000 by the Beijing Institute of Technology initially as a College football team where they experienced significant success by winning four Chinese Collegiate Championships before deciding to enter the 2006 league campaign at the bottom of the professional Chinese football league pyramid in the third tier. After winning the 2006 division championship the club would comply with the requirements of full professionalism by having their full-time students register as professionals, increase the player wages and gain sponsorship.
In 2000 Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), a co-educational public university established an amateur football team to participate in the Chinese University Football League (CUFL, Simplified Chinese: 中国大学生足球联赛) after they separated from high school football team Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao. The club would have an annual budget of 100,000 Yuan with financial support coming from school grants, donations and corporate sponsorship. The players were paid 400 Yuan a mouth as nominal allowance while continuing with their studies. The clubs recruitment policey saw them particularlly scout youth players wishing to continue their education, however Beijing Yicheng BTV Sangao would ultimately be the main source of their first roster.
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