2018 Changchun Yatai F.C. season

The 2018 Changchun Yatai F.C. season is Changchun's 13th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Changchun will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup. This season Yatai moved back to Changchun Stadium, where they won their first league title in 2007, as the club's home ground, after spending 9 seasons at Development Area Stadium.[1]

Changchun Yatai F.C.
2018 season
ManagerChen Jingang
StadiumChangchun Stadium
Super League15th (Relegated)
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Odion Ighalo(21 goals)
All: Odion Ighalo(21 goals)

On 11 November, Yatai suffered shock relegation after losing 0-2 to Dalian Yifang as they have gone through almost the entire season with being considered as completely safe. They got 32 points this season, the joint highest from a relegated team of CSL history, together with Zhejiang Greentown in 2016; They scored 45 goals, which is the highest of all relegated teams in a single season of CSL history. Star player and captain Odion Ighalo scored 21 goals in this campaign, which is second highest of the season, and also the highest of any player from a relegated team in a single season of CSL history.

Players

First team squad

As of 19 July 2018 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CHN Liu Yu
3 DF  CHN Xiao Yufeng
4 DF  CHN Yu Rui
6 MF  CHN Xue Ya'nan
8 MF  CHN Du Zhenyu
9 FW  NGA Odion Ighalo
10 FW  DEN Lasse Vibe
11 MF  POL Adrian Mierzejewski
13 GK  CHN Yi Fan
15 DF  CHN Sun Jie
16 DF  CHN Jiang Zhe
17 MF  CHN Fan Xiaodong
18 MF  CHN Han Zilong
19 MF  CHN Cao Ziheng
20 FW  CHN Tan Tiancheng
21 MF  CHN He Chao
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  CHN Wu Yake
24 DF  CHN Yan Zhiyu
25 MF  CHN Zhang Hengyuan
26 DF  CHN Zuo Yiteng
27 MF  CHN Zhang Li
29 FW  CHN Tan Long
30 FW  CHN Zhao Mingyu
31 FW  CHN Cheng Changcheng
32 MF  CHN Li Guang
33 DF  CHN Zhang Xiaofei (Captain)
35 GK  CHN Gao Yuqin
36 MF  CHN Cui Jingming
37 MF  CHN Zhou Dadi
38 MF  CHN Wang Shouting (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
39 DF  SRB Nemanja Pejčinović

Competitions

Chinese Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Henan Jianye 30 10 4 16 30 45 15 34
13 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 30 8 8 14 40 46 6 32[lower-alpha 1]
14 Tianjin TEDA 30 8 8 14 41 54 13 32[lower-alpha 1]
15 Changchun Yatai (R) 30 8 8 14 45 56 11 32[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to League One
16 Guizhou Hengfeng (R) 30 7 3 20 34 66 32 24
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Tianjin TEDA and Changchun Yatai were ranked by head-to-head points: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 7 pts, Tianjin TEDA 5 pts, Changchun Yatai 4 pts.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 3 2 3 14 14  0 11 2 1 1 7 4  +3 1 1 2 7 10  −3

Last updated: 30 April 2018.
Source: See Results

Results

2 March 2018 1 Shanghai Shenhua 1–1 Changchun Yatai Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8) Romero  28' Report Fan Xiaodong  62' Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 21,098
Referee: Ai Kun
9 March 2018 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+8) Gao Lin  52'
Goulart  60', 65'
Alan  79', 84'
Report Stadium: Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 47,693
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
18 March 2018 3 Changchun Yatai 1–1 Beijing Renhe Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Ighalo  41' Report Wang Gang  29' Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 21,386
Referee: Shen Yinhao
31 March 2018 4 Changchun Yatai 1–2 Guangzhou R&F Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Ighalo 11'
Zhang Xiaofei  61'
Du Zhenyu 90+9'
Report Zahavi  78'
Renatinho  90+7' (pen.)
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 19,860
Referee: Ma Li
7 April 2018 5 Hebei China Fortune 2–1 Changchun Yatai Langfang
19:35 (UTC+8) Gui Hong  28'
Lavezzi  58'
Report Du Zhenyu  88' Stadium: Langfang Stadium
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Li Haixin
15 April 2018 6 Changchun Yatai 3–0 Henan Jianye Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Sun Jie  3'
Vibe  47'
Tan Long  83'
Report Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 21,851
Referee: Guan Xing
21 April 2018 7 Guizhou Hengfeng 2–5 Changchun Yatai Guiyang
19:35 (UTC+8) Du Wei  33'
Wang Fan  60'
Report Ighalo  24' (pen.), 38', 86', 90+3'
Tan Long  35'
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Guo Baolong
29 April 2018 8 Changchun Yatai 2–1 Shanghai SIPG Changchun
19:35 (UTC+8) Ighalo  14', 69' Report Wu Lei  41'
Hulk 77'
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 25,966
Referee: Lin Jun
6 May 2018 9 Jiangsu Suning 2–0 Changchun Yatai Nanjing
19:35 (UTC+8) Teixeira  32'
Huang Zichang  53'
Report Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 29,179
Referee: Ai Kun
12 May 2018 10 Changchun Yatai 0-1 Tianjin TEDA Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Report Acheampong  81' Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 17,395
Referee: Wang Jing
19 May 2018 12 Changchun Yatai 0-2 Beijing Sinobo Guoan Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Report Soriano  16' (pen.)
Bakambu  70'
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 20,766
Referee: Li Haixin

Chinese FA Cup

24 April 2018 4th round Sichuan Jiuniu 1 - 1
(4 - 3 p)
Changchun Yatai Zigong
16:00 CST Xiao Yufeng  43' (o.g.) Report Cheng Changcheng
Tan Tiancheng  60' (pen.)
Stadium: Nanhu Sports Center
Referee: Qin Xiaohan

References

See also


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