Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.

Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club (Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部; lit. 'Sichuan Nine Bulls F.C.') is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Traditionally, Sichuan Jiuniu had played its home matches at the Longquanyi Stadium, located within Longquanyi District, but currently plays its home matches at the Suining Sports Center in Suining, Sichuan. They are partially owned by the City Football Group.[1]

Sichuan Jiuniu
Sìchuān Jiǔniú
四川九牛
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Full nameSichuan Jiuniu Football Club
四川九牛足球俱乐部
Founded5 January 2017 (5 January 2017)
GroundLongquanyi Stadium
Chengdu, China
Capacity27,000
OwnerChina Sports Capital (54%)
City Football Group (28%)
UBtech Robotics (18%)
ManagerJesús Tato (Caretaker)
LeagueChina League One
2022League One, 7th of 18
Clubs owned by CFG
Listed in order of acquisition/foundation.
Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG.
* indicates the club was acquired by CFG.
§ indicates the club is co-owned.
2008Manchester City F.C.*
2009–2012
2013New York City FC§
2014Melbourne City FC*
Yokohama F. Marinos*§
2015–2016
2017Montevideo City Torque*
Girona FC*§
2018
2019Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.*§
Mumbai City FC*§
2020Lommel S.K.*
ES Troyes AC*
2021
2022Palermo F.C.*§
2023Bahia*§

History

The club was founded on 5 January 2017. They participated in the 2017 China Amateur Football League the same year and managed to advance to the national play-offs, but was eliminated by Zhaoqing Hengtai in the first round. They were ranked 10th and later admitted into China League Two due to the withdrawal of several other teams.

In February 2019, City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, purchased the club.[1][2]

On 23 May 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that eleven professional clubs across China's top three divisions would have their registration cancelled over a failure to pay player wages.[3] As a result, the CFA announced a reclassification of the teams which would contest their professional divisions. According to this reclassification, Sichuan Jiuniu was promoted to China League One for the 2020 season,[4] which had already been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, Sichuan Jiuniu secure the title of China League One and Promotion to Chinese Super League for the first time in history from next season after defeat Liaoning Shenyang Urban narrowly 1-0 by goal Yu Rui with 87th minute.

Players

Current squad
As of 8 February 2023[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF China CHN Geng Xiaoshun
4 MF China CHN Xiao Kun
6 MF China CHN Li Haojie
7 MF China CHN Zhao Xuri
8 MF China CHN Zhou Dadi
9 FW Brazil BRA Júnior Negrão
10 FW Spain ESP Jorge Ortiz
11 FW Spain ESP Edu García
15 MF China CHN Nan Song
16 DF China CHN Wang Qiao
17 DF China CHN Wang Qi
18 MF China CHN Muzapar Muhta
19 FW China CHN Liu Xinyu
20 GK China CHN Zhao Shi
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF China CHN Chen Yi
23 FW China CHN Xia Dalong
25 DF China CHN Zou Zheng
26 FW Nigeria NGA Chisom Egbuchulam
27 GK China CHN Yang Chao
28 GK China CHN Li Zhizhao
29 MF China CHN Wang Chu
30 MF China CHN Li Jinqing
31 DF China CHN Nizamdin Ependi
32 DF China CHN Song Chen
35 DF China CHN Chen Shuo
36 GK China CHN Lu Yanming
37 MF China CHN Wang Jiaqi
39 DF China CHN Li Bowen
40 MF China CHN Ma Canjie

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Coaching staff

Source:[6]

Role Name
Head coach Vacant
Assistant coach Spain Jesús Tato
Fitness coach Spain Manuel Sayabera
Goalkeeper coach Spain Juan Maria Cruz Arias

Managerial history
  • China Zhai Biao (2006–2008)
  • China Sun Bowei (caretaker; 2008)
  • China Xu Jianye (2009–2010)
  • China Zhao Lei (2010)
  • China Sun Bowei (2011–2017)
  • China Cheng Liang (31 December 2017 – 30 May 2018)
  • Croatia Dario Dabac (7 June 2018 – 11 January 2019)
  • China Wang Hongwei (27 February 2019 – 18 May 2020)
  • China Li Yi (22 July 2020 – 25 December 2021)
  • Spain Sergio Lobera (19 January 2022 – 21 April 2023)

Honours

League

China League One

Results

All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2023 season.[7]

Year League Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Stadium
2017China Amateur Football League Second round3210111106QualifiedDNEDNQDNQChengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
Knockout stages201134−3n/ak/o (R16)
2018China League Two Regular season28610122427−32824th (of 28)QF
2019301758472720568th (of 32)R2
2020China League One Regular season10163812−495th (of 6)R2
Relegation stage522165183rd (of 6)
2021Regular season341313834277528th (of 18)R2
20223418313403010516th (of 18)R2
2023301st (of 16)R3
2024Chinese Super League Regular season30TBD (of 16)TBD

Key

References

  1. "Manchester City hail purchase of Chinese club as 'exciting new chapter'". The Guardian. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Man City buy stake in third-tier Chinese club Sichuan Jiuniu FC". 20 February 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知" [Notice on disqualification of relevant professional football club registration]. CFA (in Chinese). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. "关于公布2020赛季中国足球协会三级职业联赛俱乐部参赛名单的通知" [Notice regarding the announcement of the entry list of the third-level professional league clubs of the Chinese Football Association in the 2020 season]. CFA (in Chinese). 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. "四川九牛新赛季大名单：3外援领衔，赵旭日、邹正、王楚在列". Sohu (in Chinese). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. "关于聘任塞尔吉奥·洛贝拉先生担任四川九牛队主教练的公告". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. "四川九牛" [Sichuan Jiuniu] (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
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