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.
Full name | Chengdu Better City Football Club 成都兴城足球俱乐部 | ||
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Founded | 24 January 2014 | ||
Ground | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan | ||
Capacity | 26,000 | ||
Manager | José Carlos Granero | ||
League | China League One | ||
2019 | League Two, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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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.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
Zhao Faqing (2014–2016) Zhang Weizhe (2017) José Carlos Granero (2018–)
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 |
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2014 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 28 1 | 6[7] | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Huai'an Sports Center Stadium | |
2015 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 241 | 4 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | 1,632 | Wutaishan Stadium |
2016 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 1,442 | Dujiangyan Stadium |
2017 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 36 | 10 2 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 762 | Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium |
2018 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 91 | RU | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium | |
2019 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 671 | RU | R2 | DNQ | DNQ |
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References
- 钱宝俱乐部将携手米卢助力青奥会 打造南京形象 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine sports.qianlong.com 2014-03-18 Retrieved 2016-04-08
- 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
- 中乙|新赛季准入名单:成都钱宝无缘 四川将上演德比
- 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
- 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)
- 成都钱宝 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- 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