Chengdu Better City F.C.

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 China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Chengdu Better City
Chéngdū Xīngchéng
成都兴城
Full nameChengdu Better City Football Club
成都兴城足球俱乐部
Founded24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
GroundShuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan
Capacity26,000
ManagerJosé Carlos Granero
LeagueChina League One
2019League Two, 2nd (promoted)

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 12 July 2019[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 GK Li Shi
2 MF Gong Hankui
3 DF He Yang
4 DF Xu Wanquan
5 DF Liu Yu
6 MF Ouyang Xue
9 FW Wang Chaolong
11 MF Hu Mingtian
14 FW Cao Tianbao
16 FW Huang Chao
17 DF Gan Rui
18 FW Cheng Zuhao
19 MF Tang Miao
20 DF Wang Hanlin
22 MF Lu Yang
No. Position Player
23 FW Yang Chen
26 MF Liu Tao
28 DF Shao Shuai
29 DF Yan Shipeng
30 FW Zhang Xiao
31 GK Xiao Bo
32 FW Ma Xiaolei
33 DF Zhuang Yuan
35 GK Fang Zihong
36 MF Li Shanglin
37 MF Zhao Wenzhi
38 DF Xu Chenhao
40 MF Wu Zhuangfei
MF Dani Quintana

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
8 MF Cheng Zhong
27 DF Gao Jiulong
39 MF Luo Zetao

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 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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