Forbidden City F.C.

Forbidden City Football Club (FC FC) (Simplified Chinese: 紫禁城足球俱乐部) is a Chinese amateur association football (soccer) based in Beijing. The club was founded in 2004 and is a not-for profit Voluntary association social club, playing 11 a-side competitive football in the IFFC. Members of the club are national Chinese as well as from other countries, representing a wide expatriate contingent as common in Beijing.

Forbidden City Football Club
紫禁城足球俱乐部
Forbidden City FC logo
Full nameForbidden City. Summer Palace.
Nickname(s)City, Palace
Founded2004. One Club, Two Teams
GroundChaoyang Sports Centre (朝阳体育中心), Beijing, 8,000 capacity
Ownervoluntary,
not for profit organisation
BoardThe Central Politburo Standing Committee of Forbidden City FC (中央政治局常务委员会)
ManagersCharles Wharton, City mgr.
Patrick Rioual, Palace mgr.
LeagueInternational Friendship Football League IFFC
[2017/18]Premier League, 1st, 51 points.
First Division, 3rd, 42 points
WebsiteClub website

History

Before joining the IFFC League in August 2004, members of Forbidden City FC played for various amateur football clubs in the Beijing Club football 11-aside League, which was disbanded in 2003 during the SARS outbreak[1] and because Clubfootball decided to concentrate on 5-aside football.

FCFC's inaugural match was on tour to Shanghai, to participate in the bi-annual Shanghai Shooters 7-aside competition, where FCFC picked up their first silverware, winning the Plate competition.[2]

League results

In their inaugural year 2004/05, Forbidden City FC finished 4th in the First Division of the IFFC League with 27 points after playing 18 competitive matches, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 7. In 2005/06 FCFC were champions of the First Division with 46 points, playing 18 games, winning 15, drawing 1, and losing 2. FCFC therefore gained promotion to the IFFC Premiere Division. In 2006/07 Season, FCFC finished 7th in the Premiere League. In 2007/08 Season FCFC maintained their year-on-year improvement and stayed in the top echelon of the division the entire season, finishing in 2nd place with 49 points after 22 matches. In 2008/09 Season FCFC had a great start to the season, maintaining top spot over the Christmas break but didn't capitalise on their early wins, finishing 4th at the end of the season, with 42 points over 22 matches. The 2009/10 Season was better again, with Forbidden City FC staying top of the division for the majority of the season, only to fall into 2nd place in the closing week with 55 points out of 22 matches.[3] The 2010/11 season saw Forbidden City top the Première League of the IFFC with 63 points. FCFC stayed at the top of the division from Game 3 (October 10, 2010) culminating in winning the trophy on Game 22 (May 29, 2011).[4] Congratulations to Forbidden City FC, winning the league in their 5th year in the top flight.

Expansion

In the 2007 season, FCFC management decided to expand the club by creating a second team, which started playing in the IFFC First Division. This team was named after another truly famous Beijing landmark to become Summer Palace FC (圆明园).

On Tour

Forbidden City was first set up as a social touring side with our first tour to Shanghai in August 2004 (as explained above). Since then the club has travelled to Shanghai and Bangkok on numerous occasions to take part in International football tours. Most recently to the "30th Far East Football Tournament 2012" in Bangkok, which was run by German All Stars Bangkok and where Forbidden City football club finished in 6th place in the cup,[5] the team only lost against the eventual tournament winners.

Result table
  • As of the end of the 2011/12 season. The 2012/13 IFFC League competition kicked off on 9 September 2012[6]

Forbidden City FC final league Standing

Season 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Division First First Première Première Première Première Première Première
Position 4 1 7 2 4 2 1 2

Summer Palace FC final league Standing

Season 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Division n/a n/a n/a First First First First First
Position n/a n/a n/a 3 7 6 1 3

References
  1. "ClubFootball Archives". ClubFootball Beijing. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. "Shanghai International Sevens". Shanghai Shooters Football Club. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  3. "IFFC League Information". International Friendship Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  4. "IFFC League Information". International Friendship Football Club. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. "On tour in Bangkok". German All Stars Bangkok. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. "International Friendship Football League". IFFC. September 9, 2012.
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