Qingdao West Coast F.C.
Qingdao West Coast Football Club (Chinese: 青岛西海岸足球俱乐部; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Xīhǎi'àn Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Qingdao, Shandong, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Qingdao West Coast plays its home matches at the Guzhenkou University City Sports Center Stadium, located within Huangdao District, groundsharing with Qingdao Red Lions.
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| Full name | Qingdao West Coast Football Club 青岛西海岸足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 20 August 2007 | ||
| Ground | Guzhenkou University City Sports Center Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Manager | Zoran Janković (acting) | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2022 | League One, 9th of 18 | ||
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History
Qingdao Kangtaiyuan F.C. was founded in 2007 by Qingdao Kangtine Commercial Concrete Co., Ltd. as a company football team for their employees.[1] The club would initially participate in local amateur and futsal tournaments until the 2011 league season when they participated in the Qingdao Football Association Cup and were knocked out in the last sixteen.[2] The following season, they joined the Chinese football league pyramid in the second tier of the Qingdao League or seventh tier overall.
In 2017, after a third-place finish in the Qingdao City League, they changed their English name to Qingdao Kangtine and participated in the China Amateur Football League for the first time. They advanced to the national play-offs after finishing first in their group but was eliminated by Qinghai Zhuangbo in the first round.
In 2018, they were crowned champions of the Qingdao City League, and participated in the rebranded Chinese Champions League again. However, they were eliminated by Taizhou Yuanda in the regional group stage play-offs and failed to advance to the national play-offs.
In 2019, they changed their name to Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai, and in their third attempt at the highest level of amateur football league, they were eliminated, once again, by Shandong Wangyue in the group stage play-offs, but were later admitted into the national stage after the withdrawal of Huizhou Huixin from it. They eventually achieved the 8th rank and was admitted into China League Two for the first time in its history. They also won the Qingdao League Cup and Super Cup that year.
In January 2021, they changed their name to Qingdao Youth Island.[3] They finished 4th this season and entered the promotion-relegation play-offs against Beijing BIT, who finished 17th in the 2021 China League One. Qingdao won 5–4 on penalties after drawing 2–2 on aggregate, promoting it to the China League One for the first time in club history.
Name history
- 2007–2017: Qingdao Kangtaiyuan F.C. (青岛康太源)
- 2017–2018: Qingdao Kangtine F.C. (青岛康太源)
- 2019–2020: Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai F.C. (青岛中创恒泰)
- 2021–2022: Qingdao Youth Island F.C. (青岛青春岛)
- 2023–: Qingdao West Coast F.C. (青岛西海岸)
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 January 2023[4]
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
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Zoran Janković (acting) |
| Assistant coach |  Sun Jiangshan  Dejan Govedarica |
| Goalkeeping coach | Wang Jian |
| Fitness coach | Jiang Li |
Source: CFA
Managerial history
- Zhou Xin (2018–2023)
- Zoran Janković (acting) (2023–)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2022 season.
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | N/A2 | N/A1 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Taixing Sports Center Stadium | |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 18 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 142 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 48 | 4 | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 48 | 8 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ |
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References
- "青岛康太源商砼足球俱乐部俱乐部简介". ktyfootball.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- "青岛康太源商砼足球俱乐部勇夺冠军". kangtaiyuan.net. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- "官方：中乙青岛中创恒泰正式更名为青岛青春岛". Dongqiudi. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- 2018中乙俱乐部报名表 fa.org.cn 2018-03-27 Retrieved 2018-03-28
- "青岛西海岸创意官宣：哥伦比亚外援拉米雷斯加盟". sports.sina.com.cn.
External links
- Club website at ktyfootball.com