At the beginning of 2007, Xiamen Blue Lion appointed Liu Xin as an assistant coach and joined the coaching staff headed by Gao Daming. After joining the Xiamen Football Coaching Team, Liu Xin cherished this opportunity and said that he would do his best to contribute to the football career in his hometown.
In 2007, Xiamen Blue Lion ranked last, and the club was dissolved in early 2008. Since then, Liu Xin has been the head coach of Xiamen Youth Football Team, whose main task is the Provincial Games.