Chengdu Better City F.C.

Chengdu Better City Football Club (Chinese: 成都蓉城足球俱乐部) is a Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Chengdu Better City
Chéngdū Xīngchéng
成都蓉城
Full nameChengdu Better City Football Club
成都蓉城足球俱乐部
Founded24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
GroundChengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
Capacity27,000
ManagerSeo Jung-won
LeagueChina League One
2020League One, 4th of 18

History

The club was established by Qbao Group as Nanjing Qianbao F.C. on 24 January 2014.[1] After a stellar 2015 season, they relocated to the city of Chengdu and changed their name to Chengdu Qbao F.C. on 8 January 2016.[2] Chengdu Qbao withdrew from League Two in 2018 when Qbao Group was under investigation with illegal fund raising scandal.[3] On 20 March 2018, the club was taken over by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. and changed their name to Chengdu Better City F.C.[4]

Name history
  • 2014–2015 Nanjing Qianbao F.C. 南京钱宝
  • 2016–2017 Chengdu Qbao F.C. 成都钱宝
  • 2018–2020 Chengdu Better City F.C. 成都兴城
  • 2021– Chengdu Better City F.C. 成都蓉城

Current squad

As of 11 September 2020[5]

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 Li Shi
2 MF  CHN Gong Hankui
5 DF  CHN Liu Yu
6 MF  CHN Feng Zhuoyi
7 MF  CHN Zhang Jingyang
8 FW  CHN Zhang Xiao
9 FW  CHN Wang Chaolong
10 FW  SRB Nikola Đurđić
11 MF  CHN Hu Mingtian
13 DF  CHN Hu Yongfa
16 GK  CHN Zhang Yinuo
17 DF  CHN Gan Rui
19 MF  CHN Tang Miao
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  CHN Wang Hanlin
21 MF  ESP Dani Quintana
22 MF  CHN Lu Yang
23 FW  CHN Yang Chen
25 MF  CHN Wu Guichao
26 MF  CHN Liu Tao
29 DF  CHN Yan Shipeng
32 FW  CHN Ma Xiaolei
33 DF  CHN Chu Jinzhao
34 MF  CHN Wang Xiaolong
35 GK  CHN Fang Zihong
36 MF  CHN Li Shanglin
39 FW  BRA Naldinho

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 DF  CHN Luo Xin
43 MF  CHN Meng Junjie
44 MF  CHN Zhang Yitao
45 DF  CHN Liu Xing
47 MF  CHN He Xin
— MF  CHN Mu Yiming
— MF  CHN Cheng Zhong
— DF  CHN Gao Jiulong
— MF  CHN Luo Zetao
— DF  CHN Xu Wanquan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CHN Ouyang Xue
— FW  CHN Huang Chao
— FW  CHN Cheng Zuhao
— DF  CHN Shao Shuai
— GK  CHN Xiao Bo
— DF  CHN Zhuang Yuan
— MF  CHN Zhao Wenzhi
— DF  CHN Xu Chenhao
— MF  CHN Wu Zhuangfei

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach José Carlos Granero
Assistant coach Javier Orero García

Source: CFA

Managerial history

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2019 season.[6]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
2014314914178928 16[7]DNEDNQDNQHuai'an Sports Center Stadium
20153146623216162414R1DNQDNQ1,632Wutaishan Stadium
201632086624195309R3DNQDNQ1,442Dujiangyan Stadium
2017324996242223610 2R2DNQDNQ762Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium
2018433002622491RUDNQDNQDNQChengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
20193302073531241671RUR2DNQDNQ
  • ^1 In group stage.
  • ^2 Relegated for financial trouble.

Key

References

  1. 钱宝俱乐部将携手米卢助力青奥会 打造南京形象 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine sports.qianlong.com 2014-03-18 Retrieved 2016-04-08
  2. 关于南京钱宝足球俱乐部有限公司工商迁移并更名的公示 Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2016-01-13 Retrieved 2016-04-08
  3. 中乙|新赛季准入名单：成都钱宝无缘 四川将上演德比
  4. 从头再来!成都兴城足球俱乐部正式成立 盼5年冲超 sina.com 2018-03-20 Retrieved 2018-06-07
  5. 关于公示2018中冠联赛俱乐部及运动员报名名单的通知 at fa.org.cn 2018-07-20 Retrieved 2018-10-05 (in Chinese)
  6. 成都钱宝 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  7. 2014年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2015-08-07 Retrieved 2016-04-08
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