Chengdu Better City F.C.

Chengdu Better City
Chéngdū Xìngchéng
成都兴城
Full name Chengdu Better City Football Club
成都兴城足球俱乐部
Founded 24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
Ground Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
Capacity 26,000
Manager José Carlos Granero
League Chinese Champions League
2017 League Two, 10th (relegated for financial trouble)

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

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– Chengdu Better City F.C. 成都兴城

Current squad

As of 20 July 2018 [5]

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

No. Position Player
1 China GK Li Shi
2 China DF He Zitong
3 China DF He Yang
4 China DF Xu Wanquan
5 China DF Li Jiahao
6 China DF Wang Hanlin
7 China MF Chen Guanqiao
8 China MF Cheng Zhong
9 China MF Hu Hao
10 China FW Zhao Wenzhi
11 China MF Hu Mingtian
14 China FW Cao Tianbao
15 China MF Wu Zhuangfei
16 China FW Huang Chao
17 China DF Gan Rui
No. Position Player
18 China FW Cheng Zuhao
19 China MF Tang Miao
20 China DF Xu Chenhao
21 China DF Liu Zhongyi
22 China MF Zi Long
23 China MF Liu Dayu
26 China MF Li Shanglin
27 China DF Gao Jiulong
28 China DF Shao Shuai
29 China DF Yan Shipeng
30 China DF Niu Xinyu
31 China GK Xiao Bo
32 China FW Ma Xiaolei
35 China GK Wang Yi
40 China MF Yang Wenfeng

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Spain José Carlos Granero
Assistant coach

Source: CFA

Managerial history

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2017 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
201531466232161624 14R1DNQDNQ1,632Wutaishan Stadium
201632086624195309R3DNQDNQ1,442Dujiangyan Stadium
2017324996242223610 2R2DNQDNQ762Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium
20184DNQDNQDNQChengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
  • ^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 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 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 fa.org.cn 2015-08-07 Retrieved 2016-04-08


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