2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season
The 2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season is the 11th season in club history.
Chairman | Zhang Lin | ||
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Manager | Rafael Benitez | ||
Stadium | Jinzhou Stadium | ||
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Overview
Preseason (until July)
On 31 December 2019, Wanda Group announced disagreement with local government upon the ownership of the club since the 2017 season, however the issue was reported solved as of 17 January 2020.
The team started winter training on 11 January in Xiamen. They officially switched to new team name Dalian Professional Football Club (Chinese: 大连人职业足球俱乐部) or Dalian Pro F.C. (Chinese: 大连人) for short on 21 January, and came up with a new emblem design featuring vintage Dalian Wanda F.C. logo.[1]
Tong Lei joined from Zhejiang Greentown. Wang Xianjun, being absent for the entire 2019 season due to transfer disagreement, reappeared in the squad. Qin Sheng and Zhao Mingjian left for Shanghai Shenhua.
Secondary pre-season training in Marbella, Spain was scheduled to began on 28 January, but the flight was cancelled due to heavy fog, and was rearranged on 31 January. As the 2020 Chinese Super League would be postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, Dalian Pro moved to Pinatar Arena in Murcia for an extended stay and training abroad on 20 February.[2] Since 9 March, they moved further to Benidorm.[3] A few players from Wanda's overseas youth training program trained with the team in Spain, while Benitez signed several with national youth team experience. Carrasco rejoined Atletico Madrid on a half-season loan on 31 January.[4]
As the coronavirus started to spread in Spain and Europe, while situation within China was significantly improved, Dalian Pro managed to fly back to China. The team kept low profile about the return trip, but it was reported that a Klasjet aircraft was hired, flying via Vilnius, Lithuania and Novosibirsk, Russia, to reach Dalian directly.[5][6] Benitez with two Swedish players flew to Hong Kong for visas,[7] as China suspended the entry for most foreigners due to the pandemic, but it seemed unsuccessful, as Larsson and Danielson returned to Sweden to train with IFK Göteborg[8] and Djurgårdens IF[9] respectively during this time. On 11 June, Dalian Pro became the first CSL team to obtain visas for foreign players after the ban.[10] Benitez, Danielson, Larsson and Rondon arrived in Dalian directly via VistaJet.[11]
On 30 May, Tao Qianglong went out for drinking with 5 other players when training with China U-19 national team, which broke the national team regulation. They received 6-month suspension from domestic games, and was banned from China national teams.[12] Dalian Pro downgraded him to the reserve team.[13]
July
On 1 July 2020, Chinese Football Association announced the 2020 season to resume on 25 July. Teams were divided in two groups to compete in two cities, Dalian and Suzhou, while audiences were not allowed. Dalian Sports Center, Jinzhou Stadium and Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base were selected as hosting stadiums.[14]
During the first match against Shandong Luneng, Rondon scored the first goal in this season, and Danielson had his debut goal, but Dalian was still defeated by Fellaini's header hattrick in only 7 minutes. In the next match, Larsson had his first goal, while Danielson received red card for a penalty that denied the victory. Tong Lei shined with assists in both matches.
August
The beginning of August was still disappointing, as Wang Yaopeng's header foul was decided penalty. Rondon scored a beautiful header with Cui Ming'an's cross.
Squad
Current squad
- As of 24 July 2020.
No. | Name | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Joined | From | Ends |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Zhang Chong | 25 November 1987 (aged 32) | 2013 | Dalian Shide | Dec 2021 | ||
23 | Li Xuebo | 15 November 1999 (aged 20) | 2019 | Dec 2022 | |||
32 | Xu Jiamin | 11 April 1994 (aged 26) | 2020 | Beijing Renhe | |||
Defenders | |||||||
3 | Shan Pengfei | 7 May 1993 (aged 27) | 2012 | Dalian Yifang youth | |||
4 | Li Shuai | 18 June 1995 (aged 25) | 2016 | Dec 2023 | |||
11 | Sun Guowen | 30 September 1993 (aged 26) | 2013 | Dalian Shide | Dec 2021 | ||
13 | Wang Yaopeng | 18 January 1995 (aged 25) | 2014 | Liaoning youth | Dec 2021 | ||
14 | Huang Jiahui | 7 October 2000 (aged 19) | 2019 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2023 | ||
16 | Tong Lei | 16 December 1997 (aged 22) | 2020 | Zhejiang Greentown | Dec 2022 | ||
18 | He Yupeng | 5 December 1999 (aged 20) | 2019 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2023 | ||
22 | Dong Yanfeng | 11 February 1996 (aged 24) | 2016 | Liaoning youth | Dec 2021 | ||
30 | Marcus Danielson | 8 April 1989 (aged 31) | 2020 | ||||
33 | Wang Xianjun | 1 June 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | |||
36 | Zhou Xiao | 17 May 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | Dec 2023 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | Wu Wei | 5 February 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | Tianjin Tianhai | Dec 2025 | ||
7 | Zhao Xuri | 3 December 1985 (aged 34) | 2019 | Tianjin Quanjian | Dec 2021 | ||
10 | Sam Larsson | 10 April 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | ||||
17 | Marek Hamšík | 27 July 1987 (aged 32) | 2019 | Dec 2021 | |||
20 | Wang Jinxian | 12 January 1996 (aged 24) | 2014 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2021 | ||
26 | Cui Ming'an | 15 November 1994 (aged 25) | 2014 | Dalian Yifang youth | |||
27 | Cheng Hui | 2 August 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | Dec 2023 | |||
28 | Lin Liangming | 4 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | Dec 2020 | |||
29 | Sun Bo | 22 January 1991 (aged 29) | 2011 | Shandong Luneng youth | |||
31 | Zheng Long | 15 April 1988 (aged 32) | 2019 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |||
40 | Zhu Jiaxuan | 13 April 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | |||
Forwards | |||||||
9 | Salomón Rondón | 16 September 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | Dec 2022 | |||
21 | Emmanuel Boateng | 23 May 1996 (aged 24) | 2019 | Dec 2022 | |||
39 | Shan Huanhuan | 24 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | Dec 2024 | |||
Eligible Under-21 Players | |||||||
41 | Zhao Jianbo | 7 May 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | |||
42 | Wang Tengda | 18 February 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | |||
50 | Wang Zhen'ao | 10 August 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | |||
60 | Yang Pengju | 6 June 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth |
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 |
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41 | MF | Li Qinghao | |
42 | GK | Gao Tian | |
43 | DF | Bi Guangfu | |
44 | MF | Zhang Yuhao | |
46 | MF | Zhang Jun | |
47 | MF | Yu Zhen | |
48 | MF | Xie Hui | |
48 | MF | Pang Chuntao | |
50 | MF | Liu Zhipeng | |
51 | DF | Rong Linchao | |
52 | FW | Han Guangxu |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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53 | DF | Luo Hongshi | |
54 | MF | Zhu Hui | |
55 | GK | Wang Kailong | |
56 | MF | Cheng Xianfeng | |
57 | MF | Bai Yaoxu | |
58 | FW | Aximu Aini | |
59 | MF | Yi Tianyu | |
60 | DF | Yang Zexiang | |
– | GK | Xue Qinghao | |
– | MF | Tao Qianglong |
Out on loan
Coaching staff
- As of 24 July 2020.
Position | Name | Notes |
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Head coach | ||
Assistant coach | ||
Assistant coach | ||
Fitness coach | ||
Goalkeeping coach | ||
First team coach | ||
Medical advisor | ||
Team doctor | ||
Team doctor | ||
Physiotherapist | ||
Technical coach | ||
Reserve coach | ||
U-19 coach | ||
U-17 coach | ||
U-15 coach | ||
U-13 coach |
Transfers
Due to the COVID-19, Chinese FA applied for a temporary transfer window, and was approved by FIFA.[15]
Pre-season
In
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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— | DF | 26 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 22 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | DF | 19 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | DF | 29 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 19 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 20 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 19 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 22 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | DF | 30 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
— | MF | 21 | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 | ||||
16 | DF | 22 | Transfer | ¥13.0M | 20 January 2020 | [16] | |||
5 | DF | 22 | Transfer | ¥20.0M | 4 February 2020 | [17] | |||
— | GK | 19 | Transfer | Free | 5 February 2020 | [18] | |||
40 | FW | 20 | Transfer | Free | 26 February 2020 | [19] | |||
— | MF | 18 | Transfer | ¥20.0M | 27 February 2020 | [20] | |||
28 | FW | 22 | Loan | — | 27 February 2020 | [20] | |||
10 | FW | 27 | Transfer | €5.0M | 28 February 2020 | [21] | |||
30 | DF | 31 | Transfer | €5.0M | 28 February 2020 | [22] | |||
32 | DF | 26 | Transfer | ¥8.0M | 9 July 2020 |
Out
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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16 | MF | 34 | Transfer | Free | 24 January 2020 | [23] | |||
2 | DF | 32 | Transfer | Free | 24 January 2020 | [24] | |||
10 | MF | 26 | Loan | Undisclosed | 31 January 2020 | [4] | |||
– | FW | 24 | Transfer | Free | 23 July 2020 | ||||
– | MF | 25 | Transfer | Undisclosed | 5 August 2020 | [25] |
Mid-season
In
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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— | MF | 26 | Loan Return | — |
Friendlies
Preseason
9 February 2020 Friendly | FK Haugesund | 3–2 | Dalian Pro | Marbella, Spain |
17:00 |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
14 February 2020 Friendly | FC Orenburg | 1–0 | Dalian Pro | Marbella, Spain |
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Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
16 February 2020 Friendly | Krylia Sovetov | 7–0 | Dalian Pro | Marbella, Spain |
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Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
23 February 2020 Friendly | FC Ufa | 4–1 | Dalian Pro | Benidorm, Spain |
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Report |
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27 February 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 4–3 | Real Murcia | Murcia, Spain |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pienataar Arena |
2 March 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 0–2 | Elche CF | Murcia, Spain |
23 May 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 4–2 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Dalian, Liaoning |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
4 July 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 1–1 | Qingdao Huanghai | Dalian, Liaoning |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
11 July 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 5–2 | Dalian Pro Reserves | Dalian, Liaoning |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
17 July 2020 Friendly | Dalian Pro | 5–0 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | Dalian, Liaoning |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
Chinese Super League
Regular Season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jiangsu Suning | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for Championship stage |
2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | Henan Jianye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
6 | Shenzhen F.C. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | |
7 | Dalian Pro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
8 | Guangzhou R&F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Rules for classification:
- During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
- After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Source: Results
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Fixtures as of 13 July 2020 [26]
26 July 2020 1 | Dalian Pro | 2–3 | Shandong Luneng | Dalian, Liaoning |
15:30 (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Deng Bo Fourth official: Gu Chunhan |
31 July 2020 2 | Dalian Pro | 1–1 | Henan Jianye | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Deng Bo Fourth official: Wei Zhen |
4 August 2020 3 | Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Xi Fei, Li Xingfeng Fourth official: Lin Jun |
10 August 2020 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2–2 | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
18:00 (UTC+08:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Yang Yang Fourth official: Wei Zhen |
15 August 2020 5 | Dalian Pro | – | Guangzhou R&F | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
20 August 2020 6 | Shenzhen F.C. | – | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
25 Augsut 2020 7 | Dalian Pro | – | Guangzhou Evergrande | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
29 August 2020 8 | Shandong Luneng | – | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
3 September 2020 9 | Henan Jianye | – | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
:0 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium |
8 September 2020 10 | Dalian Pro | – | Jiangsu Suning | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
14 September 2020 11 | Dalian Pro | – | Shanghai Shenhua | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base |
19 September 2020 12 | Guangzhou R&F | – | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
20:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
23 September 2020 13 | Dalian Pro | – | Shenzhen F.C. | Dalian, Liaoning |
18:00 (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
27 September 2020 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande | – | Dalian Pro | Dalian, Liaoning |
TBD (UTC+08:00) | Stadium: TBD |
Chinese FA Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals (Penalties) | Total | |
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Super League | FA Cup | |||
1 | Salomon Rondon | 4 (1) | ||
2 | Marcus Danielson | 1 | ||
Sam Larsson | 1 | |||
TOTALS |
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | GK | Zhang Chong | |||||||||
3 | DF | Shan Pengfei | |||||||||
4 | DF | Li Shuai | 1 | ||||||||
5 | MF | Wu Wei | 1 | ||||||||
7 | MF | Zhao Xuri | 1 | ||||||||
9 | FW | Salomón Rondón | |||||||||
10 | MF | Sam Larsson | 2 | ||||||||
11 | DF | Sun Guowen | 2 | ||||||||
13 | DF | Wang Yaopeng | 1 | ||||||||
14 | DF | Huang Jiahui | |||||||||
16 | DF | Tong Lei | |||||||||
17 | MF | Marek Hamšík | |||||||||
18 | DF | He Yupeng | |||||||||
20 | MF | Wang Jinxian | |||||||||
21 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | |||||||||
22 | DF | Dong Yanfeng | 3 | ||||||||
23 | GK | Li Xuebo | |||||||||
26 | MF | Cui Ming'an | |||||||||
27 | MF | Cheng Hui | |||||||||
28 | MF | Lin Liangming | |||||||||
29 | MF | Sun Bo | |||||||||
30 | DF | Marcus Danielson | 1 | 1 | |||||||
31 | MF | Zheng Long | |||||||||
32 | GK | Xu Jiamin | |||||||||
33 | DF | Wang Xianjun | |||||||||
36 | DF | Zhou Xiao | |||||||||
39 | FW | Shan Huanhuan | |||||||||
40 | MF | Zhu Jiaxuan | |||||||||
41 | MF | Zhao Jianbo | |||||||||
42 | MF | Wang Tengda | |||||||||
50 | MF | Wang Zhen'ao | |||||||||
60 | DF | Yang Pengju | |||||||||
TOTALS |
Suspensions
Player | No. of matches served | Reason | Date(s) served | Opponent | Ref. |
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Tao Qianglong | – | Breaking China U-19 national team regulation | 1 Jun.-30 Nov. | – | [12] |
Marcus Danielson | 1 | Red Card vs Henan Jianye | 4 Aug. | Jiangsu Suning | |
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