Hebei China Fortune F.C.
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Hebei China Fortune Football Club 河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | May 28, 2010 | ||
| Ground | Langfang Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Owner | China Fortune Land Development | ||
| Manager | Chris Coleman | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2017 | Super League, 6th | ||
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Hebei China Fortune Football Club (simplified Chinese: 河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 河北華夏幸福足球俱樂部; pinyin: Héběi Huáxià Xìngfú Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Langfang, Hebei and their home stadium is the Langfang Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000. Their current owners are real estate developers China Fortune Land Development who took over the club on January 27, 2015.
According to Forbes, Hebei are the 7th most valuable football team in China, with a team value of $90 million, and an estimated revenue of $22 million in 2015.[1]
History
Hebei Zhongji was founded on May 28, 2010 by the Hebei football association and Hebei Zhongji Group who promised to invest three million Yuan a season for next four campaigns.[2] They registered to play within China League Two, third tier of the Chinese football league system, as Hebei Yilinshanzhuang (Simplified Chinese: 河北依林山庄) for sponsorship reason in the 2011 league season. They failed to advance into the Play-offs after finishing 5th place in the group stage. On October 17, 2011, the cooperation relationship between Hebei FA and Hebei Zhongji Group was terminated and Hebei Zhongji Group would take full ownership of the club while the players who were owned by Hebei FA split into a new team called Hebei Youth.[3] At the start of the 2012 league season, Hebei Zhongji would finish 1st place in the North Group with 18 wins, 5 draws and only 1 defeat, however they were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Play-offs by Hubei Huakaier, with the score at 1–1 they lost on the away goals rule. On August 16, 2013 Guo Ruilong was brought in to manage the team for the rest of the 2013 league season, however during his brief tenure at the club he quickly lead them to promotion after coming runners-up at the end of the campaign.[4] Huang Yang was brought in to coach the team during the off season while on December 26, 2013 the club announced that Uruguayan Nelson Agresta would be the club's first foreign manager.[5]
On January 27, 2015, they changed the team name as Hebei China Fortune (Simplified Chinese: 河北华夏幸福) after being purchased by China Fortune Land Development. Serbian manager Radomir Antić signed a three-year contract with the club on the same day.[6] They changed the club name as Hebei China Fortune F.C. in December 2015 after winning promotion to Chinese Super League in the 2015 season. The club has since expanded its bid for league success by landing international stars such as Gervinho and Ezequiel Lavezzi.[7] As of September 2016, the Chilean Manuel Pelligrini, ex-Villareal, Malaga, Real Madrid and Manchester City, will manage the club, part of a larger plan for Hebei China Fortune and Chinese football to make a great leap forward by the end of the decade.
Ownership and naming history
| Year | Owner | Club name | Sponsored team name |
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| 2011 | Hebei Zhongji Group | Hebei Zhongji Football Club | Hebei Yilinshanzhuang |
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| 2015 | China Fortune Land Development | Hebei China Fortune | |
| 2016– | Hebei China Fortune Football Club[7] |
Current squad
First team squad
- As of March 1, 2018 [8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
As of March 1, 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Assistant Manager | |
| Team leader |  |
| Sports Science | |
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| Goalkeeper Coach | |
| Fitness coaches |  |
Source: CFFC
Managerial history
| Nationality | Manager | Duration | Departure reason | |
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Wei Yuanhao | May 28, 2010 | October 13, 2011 | Mutual consent |
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Zhang Yandong | October 14, 2011 | August 15, 2013 | |
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Guo Ruilong | August 16, 2013 | December 3, 2013 | |
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Huang Yang | December 4, 2013 | December 25, 2013 | |
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Nelson Agresta | December 26, 2013 | August 14, 2014 | Sacked |
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Alejandro Larrea | August 14, 2014 | December 31, 2014 | Mutual consent |
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Radomir Antić | January 27, 2015 | August 18, 2015 | |
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Li Tie | August 18, 2015 | August 27, 2016 | Sacked |
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Manuel Pellegrini | August 27, 2016 | May 19, 2018 | Mutual consent |
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Chris Coleman | June 10, 2018 | present | |
Honours
League
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Runners-up (1): 2013
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2017 season.[10][11]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2011 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 16 | 5 1 | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Yutong International Sports Center | |
| 2012 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 39 | 59 1 | 6[12] | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,783 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 27 1 | RU | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2014 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | 14 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 6,239 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 60 | RU | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 7,796 | Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium |
| 2016 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 40 | 7 | QF | DNQ | DNQ | 18,469 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 52 | 4 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 18,054 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | Langfang Stadium |
- ^1 In group stage.
Key
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References
- ↑ "Chinese Soccer's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ↑ 河北中基足球俱乐部简介 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ 最新消息:河北足球正式开始职业俱乐部商业运作 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ 河北中基昨日赴昆明冬训 不排除选外籍主帅 (in Chinese). news.gmw.cn. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ 前泰达主帅重返中国 乌拉圭人内尔松挂帅河北中基 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ 河北中基更名河北华夏幸福 安蒂奇上任签约三年 (in Chinese). sohu.com. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- 1 2 足协发布公告：河北中基正式更名为河北华夏幸福 (in Chinese). sina.com. December 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "2018中超联赛河北华夏幸福队完全名单". sohu.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ↑ "CHINA LEAGUE ONE – 2015". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ 河北中基 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ 2012年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. fa.org.cn March 30, 2013 Retrieved April 8, 2016
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)