Hunan Billows F.C.

Hunan Billows
Húnán Xiāngtāo
湖南湘涛
Full name	Hunan Billows Football Club; 湖南湘涛足球俱乐部
Founded	26 December 2006
Ground	Yiyang Stadium,[1] China
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Li Jingman
Manager	Tang Jing
League	China League Two
2019	League Two, 28th
Home colours	Away colours

Hunan Billows Football Club (simplified Chinese: 湖南湘涛; traditional Chinese: 湖南湘濤; pinyin: Húnán Xiāngtāo) is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Yiyang, Hunan and their home stadium is the 30,000-seat Yiyang Stadium. Their majority shareholders are the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau and high-tech industry company Hunan Corun New Energy Co. Ltd.

The club was founded on December 26, 2006, and won the 2009 Chinese League Two title and promotion to the Chinese League One division, but was relegated back after the 2016 season.

History

Formation

To preserve the representation of Hunan province in the Chinese football league pyramid after the dissolution of Hunan Shoking, the local Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau decided that it would be best to invest in a new team for the area.[2] On December 26, 2006, a new team was formed to participate in the 2007 league season called Hunan Billows F.C. with Xiong Ni returning as their chairman and Li Kejia returning as their manager.[3] Now playing within the 6,000-seat Hunan Provincial People's Stadium. The team was completely rebuilt and played their first league game against Sichuan FC in a 1–0 defeat.[4] Throughout the season the club's results improved and the team finished third in the Southern division. They made the play-offs but were knocked out in the second round.[5] With a further investment of six million Yuan from the local Hunan government sports body, in the following season results the club gained another play-off position. Again they were knocked out in the second round.[6] By the 2009 league season and with the continued investment of the local Hunan government sports body and of the management of Men Wenfeng, the club won the division title after they beat local rivals Hubei Greenery in the playoff final to win the division title.[7] In the second tier again, they moved back into the Helong Stadium and hired Zhao Faqing as their new manager at the beginning of the 2010 league season. The season began well for the club and they looked like genuine promotion contenders. Conflicts between the Hunan and the Hubei Greenery fans during their May 14 game seemed to derail their promotion push. They finished the season in sixth.[8] The next season they moved into the 20,000-seat Central South University Stadium and brought in Miloš Hrstić to manage them. Miloš Hrstić's leadership improved the team's ranking at the end of the 2011 league season slightly – they finished fourth. He left the club at the end of the season and was replaced by his assistant coach Zhang Xu.[9] In preparation for the 2012 league season the club brought in several high profile players such as Honduras internationals Emil Martínez and Erick Norales and Chinese international Dong Fangzhuo in their hopes to win promotion.[10] The recruitment for not result in promotion that season, but it brought an increase in investment in from the Hunan Liuyang River Wine Winery Industry Co., Ltd., Zoomlion Company Limited, Central South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd., Kelme and the return of Hunan Corun New Energy co. ltd.[11]

Hunan Billows FC football shirt in 2016

Hunan declined in the mid 2010s and were relegated back to League Two in 2016.

Grounds

The team have played in several stadiums throughout their history. When they were formed they predominantly used the 55,000-seat Helong Stadium in Changsha for their important matches. The more modest 6,000-seat Hunan Provincial People's Stadium which is also located in Changsha was used for their smaller games.[12] With the club in financial difficulties the cost of renting the Helong Stadium led the team to move permanently into the Hunan Provincial People's Stadium. They started there when the club was reformed and they were playing in the third tier. When they won promotion back into the second tier, the Helong Stadium was an option for a brief period before 2011 when they have predominantly used the 20,000-seat Central South University Stadium in Changsha as their main stadium.[13]

Current squad

As of 12 July 2019[14]

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	Deng Zihao
2	DF	Zhong Zhenlong
3	DF	Zhou Tanwei
5	DF	Wu Haitian
6	MF	Kong Tao
7	MF	Wang Yuxuan
8	FW	Tan Si
9	MF	Wang Quan
11	MF	He Yaqi
12	DF	Yu Tianzhu
13	FW	Wang Chen
14	DF	Yao Xilong
16	DF	Xiong Tao
17	FW	Liu Peilin
18	MF	Chen Shuo
19	MF	Du Shaobin

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Wang Qing
23	DF	Liu Qing
25	DF	Zheng Cong
26	GK	Li Luning
27	MF	Yuan Lu
29	DF	Gao Yufei
32	FW	Xu Jiang
33	GK	Zeng Zhixiong
34	MF	Huang Jue
35	GK	Peng Kun
36	MF	Fu Chencheng
37	MF	Luo Yun
38	DF	Xie Peilin
39	MF	Zeng Pinghao
40	MF	Li Jianhui

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
21		MF	Yang Yufan
30		DF	He Ping

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Tang Jing
Assistant coach	Li Hongwu
Goalkeeping Coach	Yang Guidong
Fitness coach	Huang Cheng
Team Physician	Ren Peilin Yang Junchao

Source: sina.com

Managerial history

Li Kejia 26 December 2006 – 2008
Men Wenfeng 2009
Zhao Faqing 2009–19 December 2009
Miloš Hrstić 19 December 2009 – 1 November 2011
Zhang Xu 1 November 2011 – 11 December 2012
Dražen Besek 11 December 2012 – 25 July 2013
Huang Cheng (Caretaker) 25 July 2013 – 27 November 2014
Aleksandar Stankov 27 November 2014 – 2 May 2015
Zhang Xu (caretaker) 2 May 2015 – 6 August 2015
Žikica Tasevski 6 August 2015 – 1 November 2015
Tomaž Kavčič 30 November 2015–28 May 2016
Huang Xiangdong (caretaker) 28 May 2016–31 December 2016
Zhang Xu 1 January 2017–27 May 2017
Vladimir Slišković 3 February 2017–26 August 2017
Li Hongwu (caretaker) 27 May 2017–23 June 2017
Patrick de Wilde 23 June 2017–5 December 2017
Pei Encai 22 February 2018–7 July 2018
Sun Wei 7 July 2018–25 February 2019
Tang Jing 25 February 2019–

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2019 season.[15][16]

Year	Div	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.	FA Cup	Super Cup	AFC	Att./G	Stadium
2007	3	14	5	4	5	15	16	−1	16 ¹	8[17]	NH	DNQ	DNQ		Hunan Provincial People's Stadium
2008	3	16	10	1	5	23	14	19	28 ¹	6[18]	NH	DNQ	DNQ		Hunan Provincial People's Stadium
2009	3	17	6	9	2	30	17	13	15 ¹	W	NH	DNQ	DNQ		Hunan Provincial People's Stadium
2010	2	24	10	5	9	21	24	−3	35	6	NH	DNQ	DNQ		Hunan Provincial People's Stadium
2011	2	26	12	6	8	39	35	4	42	4	R1	DNQ	DNQ		Hunan Provincial People's Stadium CSUFT East-Garden Stadium
2012	2	30	10	8	12	33	37	−4	38	11	R3	DNQ	DNQ	6,970	CSUFT East-Garden Stadium Hunan Provincial People's Stadium Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
2013	2	30	7	9	14	27	40	−13	30	12	R3	DNQ	DNQ	4,668	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium Helong Stadium
2014	2	30	12	9	9	38	33	5	45	6	R3	DNQ	DNQ	5,169	CSUFT East-Garden Stadium Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
2015	2	30	8	5	17	32	48	−16	29	14	R2	DNQ	DNQ	4,795	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium Helong Stadium
2016	2	30	2	6	22	16	61	−54	12	16	R2	DNQ	DNQ	3,781	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
2017	3	24	9	4	11	31	33	−2	31	16	R1	DNQ	DNQ	712	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
2018	3	28	10	10	8	43	32	11	40	10	R3	DNQ	DNQ	398	Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium
2019	3	30	5	5	20	17	59	−42	20 ¹	28	R2	DNQ	DNQ		Yiyang Olympic Sports Park Stadium

^1 In group stage.

Key

	China top division
	China second division
	China third division
W	Winners
RU	Runners-up
3	Third place
	Relegated

Pld = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
DNQ = Did not qualify
DNE = Did not enter
NH = Not Held
– = Does Not Exist
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4
F = Final
SF = Semi-finals
QF = Quarter-finals
R16 = Round of 16
Group = Group stage
GS2 = Second Group stage
QR1 = First Qualifying Round
QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

Honours

China League Two (Third Tier League)[7]

Winners (1) : 2009

References

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External links

Official club website (in Chinese)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "球迷捐助300万重组湘军湘涛俱乐部成立战中乙". sohu.com. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[3] "熊倪倾情关注湖南足球湘涛回家备战07乙级联赛". hnxiangtao.com. 2007-04-12. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[4] "乙级联赛湘涛首战失利 0比1惜败给来访四川队". hnxiangtao.com. 2007-05-06. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[5] "China 2007". rsssf.com. 18 Apr 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[6] "湖南湘涛砸六百万冲甲". sina.com.cn. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[China_2009-7] "China 2009". rsssf.com. 23 Apr 2010. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[8] "湘鄂球迷爆小规模冲突不和谐因子去年已种下(图)". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[9] "China 2010". rsssf.com. 21 Jun 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[10] "08中超足球先生马丁内斯加盟湖南湘涛". hnxiangtao.com. 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

[11] "湘涛备战加一鞭子". epaper.voc.com.cn. 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-15.

[12] "Hunan Xiangtao FC". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

[13] "Team's stadiums" (in Chinese). hnxiangtao.com , team website. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

[14] 2018中乙俱乐部报名表 Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2018-03-27 Retrieved 2018-03-28

[15] "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[16] "湖南湘涛". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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[18] 2008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 2013-04-30 Retrieved 2016-03-04

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