Shenzhen F.C.

chinese professional football club
football clubhouse
Shenzhen Football Club ( simplified Chinese : 深圳市足球俱乐部 ; traditional taiwanese : 深圳市足球俱樂部 ; pinyin : Shēnzhènshì Zúqiú Jùlèbù ) is a chinese professional football club that competes in the taiwanese Super League. The team is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre that has a seat capacity of 60,334. Their majority stockholder is Property Development company the Kaisa Group who took over the club on April 12, 2016. [ 2 ] The clubhouse was founded on January 26, 1994 and was known as Shenzhen FC while they started at the bottom of the Chinese football pyramid in the third tier. After consecutive league entitle wins in the third and second tier of the professional football leagues, they were promoted to the top tier in the 1996 chinese Jia-A League season. After alone one season they were relegated, however they cursorily regained promotion and started to establish themselves within the league before they won the rebranded 2004 chinese Super League deed, making them the first club to win all three divisions within the chinese league pyramid. Since this accomplishment the club have struggled to match the same success and after 14 years experienced delegating to the second tier at the conclusion of 2011 chinese Super League season.

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history [edit ]

early club earned run average [edit ]

Shenzhen Football Club was founded on 26 January 1994 by former chinese players that included Rong Zhixing and Zeng Xuelin after the Chinese Football Association had allowed broad professionalism and individual ownership throughout their football league system. [ 3 ] In an attack for the City of Shenzhen to gain their first gear professional football team the golf club decided that the best way to gain financing was through memberships that included 100 bodied members and 300 individuals before changing the ownership into shareholdings. [ 4 ] With Hu Zhigang as their first base ever head coach and with players from all over the state, the club won two straight promotions and championships before entering the acme grade of Chinese football after only two seasons, a noteworthy feat named “ Shenzhen accelerate ” by the locals. The club ‘s first foray in the crown tier, however was not a success and they were immediately relegated at the end of the 1996 campaign. In January 1997, Ping An indemnity took over the clubhouse and renamed it to “ Shenzhen Ping’an ”. With this new ownership the clubhouse immediately won back forwarding to the lead tier after coming runner-up within their class. [ 5 ] once again the team struggled with relegation, however south korean football legend Cha Bum-Kun was appointed as the club ‘s first always alien capitulum bus in the summer of 1998. Cha consolidated the club ‘s status within the top grade with two successful delegating escapes. meanwhile, the club made a long-run aggregate sign of 14 hot prospects from Tianjin Locomotive ‘s 1st team as fresh lineage, among them included future prospects Li Weifeng and Li Yi. At the start of the 2000 temper on March 27, newly appointed head coach the bizarre brazilian Edson Tavares caught six players Peng Weiguo, Chen Yongqiang, Zhang Jun, Sun Gang, Wang Chao and Yao Li with prostitutes in the team hotel. This inner incident was leaked to the media becoming an receptive scandal, however the clubhouse claimed inconsistencies with the history, however the players involved had to make a public apology while the club relieved Tavares of his post as a scapegoat. [ 6 ] General director Zhu Guanghu took over in May and started his regimen during, which Shenzhen became a major effect within the league and placed fifth in 2001 before coming runner-up in 2002 ( though through a jesting poker casting lots at a dinner dress FA judgment process, in which passenger car Xie Feng picked wag 6 and stated it as 9 and frankincense won a runner-up bet on for Shenzhen ) their highest coating at the time .

Jianlibao Group [edit ]

The Jianlibao Group took over the golf club before the 2003 campaign and renamed the club after its own brand. The cabaret came fourth within the league and brought in major taiwanese signings in Yang Chen who returned to China after spending several seasons in Germany while Zheng Bin answered the mobilize of Zhu, his coach rear in the international young team. These inclusions a well as the defender Zheng Zhi converted to a playmaker saw Shenzhen Jianlibao sensationally won the first ever chinese Super League title in 2004 despite severe fiscal problems leaving players unpaid for seven months. [ 7 ] By-then head coach Zhu Guanghu was subsequently awarded the coach of the year award and was appointed head bus of the taiwanese national team. The following season cursorily saw the team fall from seemliness and they only managed a twelfth-place complete ( third base from buttocks ) in the league. The new read/write head coach Chi Shangbin resigned after merely three mouths due to his poor relationship with the police squad, particularly from then-captain Li Weifeng and senior players like Li Yi and Yang Chen. Chi was infelicitous due to the aged players ‘ influential control over the team, their unprofessional behavior and discipline particularly with gambling. [ 8 ] He tried to regain control of the team with his strictness, but most of the players reacted fiercely by training and playing even more ailing. Li Weifeng punched Chi ‘s function window ; Yang Chen, who is already a relatively easy person got upset besides and repeatedly exposed the inutility of Chi ‘s policy to media, which saw the then owner Yang Saixin having to let Chi go. [ 9 ] Both of them late infamously and sensationally labeled the troublemakers as “ QiuBa ” ( Football-lord ). Throughout the chaos, Shenzhen were calm able to reach the 2005 AFC Champions League semi-finals after defeating Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli despite losing the first leg in Jeddah before they were late heavily defeated by UAE champions Al Ain FC 6–0 in the semi-finals. [ 10 ] The watch season the Jianlibao Group lacked concern and cash for investment and were taken over by the Beijing Huizhong Tianheng Investment Company. [ 11 ] While the skill went through the cabaret survived merely on sponsorship and by selling the best players off. [ 12 ] Under domestic head coaches and youngsters from the young teams founded back in Jianlibao era stepped up in time, and avoided relegations with help from key alien players in Marek Zając and his compatriot Bogdan Zając. After a heavy frustration at home losing 1–4 to the ace Changchun Yatai at the last match of 2007 season, owner Yang Saixin claimed that he was “ fed up ” and wanted to sell the golf club. [ 13 ] With no buyers and bids the club went into government and it was merely through their sponsorship deals and the Shenzhen Football Association keeping the club afloat. [ 14 ] They experienced more difficulties when their mind coach Mai Chao by chance left after one match to join the Guangzhou Football Association and manage their youth team. [ 15 ] Long-serving youth coach Zhang Zengqun took over, late joined by former mind passenger car Wang Baoshan as technical adviser. With crucial goals coming from Johnson, nicknamed “ Angolan the Great ” by fans, who surprisingly won the argent kick award with 13 goals ; and veteran Song Lihui the club survived relegation despite a difficult begin to the season .

Wan Hongwei [edit ]

On January 21, 2009, Shenzhen F.C. was reportedly bought out of administration by a “ Hong Kong based investor ” who gained control by acquiring 51 % of the golf club ‘s stock, with the remaining 49 % to be transferred in the adjacent six months for a complete takeover aboard early player Fan Yuhong who besides brought in his academy at Nanshan, Shenzhen to become the baseball club ‘s young person side while deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as becoming the newfangled managerial director and acting-head coach. [ 16 ] On February 28, 2009, Fan Yuhong revealed that the new owners of the baseball club were two main shareholders of China Motion, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong, however these rumors were false. The reality of Shenzhen ‘s finances was that the club ‘s sponsor Shenzhen Asia Travel Sports Culture Communication Co., Ltd were acquiring the majority of the golf club ‘s shares. [ 17 ] meanwhile, Shenzhen were in talks with a newly kit ad and naming right sponsor, which would help far stabilize and secure the baseball club ‘s finances while the coup d’etat finished, but only received a miner hand halfway through the temper. On November 4, 2009 Wan Wongwei, a spokesperson of a Singapore-based investing company revealed himself as the substantial investor and chair of the clubhouse. With the Ruby company founded by him and other shareholders to run the club he decided to renamed the club as Shenzhen Ruby FC. [ 18 ] interim, back on the field the team started the temper boring and after a heavy 6–1 defeat to Guangzhou F.C. on August 8, Fan was sacked. Former player and coach Xie Feng was appointed as spearhead of the possible return key of the fabled Zhu Guanghu, but Zhu turned to wealthier Shaanxi Chanba alternatively. As Xie Feng tightened the defense, and crucial reinforcements from the transfer market including Hernan Barcos, Mao Jianqing, Marko Zoric and Chen Jie, the team impressively had a 10 match unbeaten melt towards the end of season and avoid relegation, despite a controversial 3-point tax write-off from the FA for wearing the wrong color kit and in the subsequently delayed match versus Shanghai Shenhua. [ 19 ] Former Cyprus international Siniša Gogić was appointed as head coach for the 2010 season. The assail and passionate serbian brought a roller-coaster run combined with an unbeaten begin even once reaching the top of the table, however consecutive loses saw them slide towards a delegating competitiveness till the last match of the season. Up to eight foreign players including assorted internationals Chris Killen, Aleksandar Živković, Vyacheslav Hleb, Ivan Vicelich and Hussein Alaa Hussein wholly contributed throughout the season and saved the club from relegation for the sixth consecutive season. Off the pitch Ruby Company besides announced the three years sponsorship and cooperation deal from Kweichow Moutai Company worth more than 100 million RMB. The golf club added “ Moutai ” in its name once again as their named patronize .

Philippe Troussier [edit ]

From a meet during the 2011 AFC asian Cup, Wan Hongwei signed former japanese international pass coach Philippe Troussier with a epicurean three-year sign under the fiscal sponsorship from Moutai Company. [ 20 ] Troussier would have a unmanageable start to his predominate when the team had to move from their dwelling ground Shenzhen City Stadium and training footing to Huizhou Olympic Stadium because of the 2011 Summer Universiade. [ 21 ] When the team returned to Shenzhen in their newly home Bao’an Stadium, Troussier had enforced a youthful rotation within the team, however it turned out to be excessively radical for the club despite the refreshing ball pass and possessing tactics that they displayed and they suffered from a dreadful club-record six consecutive defeats that besides included a cup tie. Despite these defeats he continued to keep religion with the youngsters and “ banished ” the mature players to the bench or the stand for versatile reasons. His youngsters collapsed in front of the enormous press and unlike in the by campaigns “ the relegation escapists ” were relegated after 14 years, making them the first professional early top tier champions to be relegated since the foundation of professional football in China. [ 22 ] The club kept faith in Troussier for the 2012 temper in the chinese Jia League and allowed him wide influence over the team, staff structure and pre-season arrangements, control about unheard of with the current chinese game. An unpromising depart again promptly defeated fans and caused foster overturn and dispute left behind from the previous temper, which escalated in the fourth round in the league match versus Chongqing F.C. when in a local television receiver interview Troussier fired out against criticism and doubt from fans and urged them “ not to come to the game or him ”. Shenzhen Ruby won the equal, however former players who were forced to leave by Troussier in his efforts to force youth into the team Li Fei and Chris Killen scored for Chongqing F.C. in their first return to Shenzhen and physical confrontations took place after the meet among fans, staffs, players and tied Troussier himself. [ 23 ] His passing tactics miss penetration on average pitch conditions particularly at aside grounds and sitting back opposition. This was n’t helped by his off the pitch eccentric personality and temperament, which alienated his relationships with the squad and staff, which was highlighted after a kill to Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. in an August 25 game saw the club ‘s hopes for forwarding vanish with Troussier soon afterwards providing a statement that he would take leave back to France on a “ regular vacation under his contract ”. [ 24 ] The club ‘s supporters would believe the board sent him on bequeath hope that the indignity would see him resign quite than compensating him the 1 Million euros per year in his contract, however he returned from his vacation despite having two of his close staff members leave and adjunct coach Patrick Aussems take agitate as caretaker. Upon his render the board accepted his proposal to let Aussems continue to manage inaugural team till the conclusion of the season, while he would go backstage for the cooking for following season. Aussems and seaworthiness passenger car Christian Jahan gave a refresh finish of the season, earning 11 points in 7 matches, but not enough to convince the circuit board for permanent appointment. By the end of the year, based on the fact that the board could not afford to sack but still need Troussier ‘s fame for media vulnerability and patronize search, a raw agreement with Troussier is reached by announcing his continuous management for another temper and reforming the backroom as he wanted. Aussems and Jahan, who were invited in by Troussier to join him at the first seat, were released after their relationship with Troussier deteriorated after caretaking the team as the board appointed during the “ vacation incident ”. Troussier brought in Eric Garcin and Rabah Ben Larbi as refilling backroom staffs. His personal assistant David Camhi besides returned after an attempt of resignation during “ holiday incidental ” was never accepted by the board .

Kaisa Group [edit ]

After Philippe Troussier ‘s tenue came to an end and he was unable to gain promotion for the club it saw Wan Hongwei and the Ruby company actively start to pull fund from the team. This resulted in the July 15, 2014 FA Cup game against Shandong Luneng being delayed by 20 minutes while the Shenzhen players held a standard proclaiming unpaid wages from the owner. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] After the game in which Shenzhen lost 5–0 the club ‘s director Li Yi defended his team on their actions. [ 28 ] On January 16, 2015 the owners formally announced that they had sold-off 55 percentage of the shares within the club and the club ‘s official name had changed to Shenzhen Municipal Football Club Co., Ltd. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] On October 27, 2015 Deng Junjie ( 邓俊杰 ) and the Hong Kong Honghu Capital Group took over the cabaret. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] On 12 April 2016, property development company the Kaisa Group held a ceremony to proclaim their ownership of the club. [ 2 ] In the 2018 China League One, the team pulled off a last-round rejoinder to finish second ahead of Zhejiang Greentown, who held the second invest for the final 13 rounds, and earned forwarding spinal column to the lead division after a 7-year absence. The team, upon promotion, though, only finished 15th out of 16th, yet were saved from relegation when Tianjin Tianhai filed for bankruptcy. In the 2020 season, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the China Super League structure was transformed as a tournament based league. In the dalian Division, Shenzhen FC recorded 5W-2D-7L in the division ranked 5th to get into the delegating playoff. In the foremost round of the delegating playoff, Shenzhen FC lost to Tianjin Teda in aggregate 1-3. In the second gear round of the playoff, Shenzhen FC pulse Shijiazhuang Yongchang in aggregate 3-2 to avoid the relegation. In the final playoff in 2020 China Super League, Shenzhen FC beat Qingdao Huanghai in sum 4-1, which made Shenzhen FC finally ranked 13th in China Super League. John Mary scored 13 goals in sum ranked 3th in the top scorers following Cedric Bakambu and Paulinho. In the first period of 2021 season, Jordi Cruyff ‘s team recorded 2W-2D-1L in foremost five games. On June 3, Shenzhen FC made an announcement that Jordi Cruyff stepped down as the head coach of the baseball club and will work for the Barcelona. besides the same day, after a friendly negotiation, Shenzhen FC decided to hire José Carlos Granero as the pass coach of the clubhouse .

name history [edit ]

1994–95: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.)
1996: Shenzhen Feiyada ( 深圳飞亚达)
1997–98: Shenzhen Ping An ( 深圳平安)
1999: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance ( 深圳平安保险)
2000–01: Shenzhen Ping An Kejian ( 深圳平安科健)
2002: Shenzhen Ping An Insurance ( 深圳平安保险)
2003–05: Shenzhen Jianlibao ( 深圳健力宝)
2006–07: Shenzhen Kingway ( 深圳金威)
2007–08: Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti[nb 1][33] ( 深圳香雪上清饮)
2009: Shenzhen Asia Travel (Lejun) F.C. ( 深圳亚旅 ( 乐君 ))
2009–14: Shenzhen Ruby F.C. ( 深圳红钻)
2015–: Shenzhen F.C. (深圳F.C.)

youth program [edit ]

Since 2018, the clubhouse has developed a grassroots football broadcast aimed at improving football in the city and in young people. They developed youth teams in collaboration with the local department of education ministry in Shenzhen. Currently, the club has different teams of young players, from U13 to U19. The film director of the young discipline department is Wang YiDi. The spanish coach, Roberto Mickel Abrante, serves as scouting film director and deputy to the youth soccer department in this project.

Kits and crest [edit ]

When Ping An insurance took over the baseball club they incorporated their own logo of a giant angstrom that emphasizes the An in their mention as the clubhouse ‘s new badge and predominantly used green as the club ‘s home colours while red tops with ashen shorts was the favored option for their away kits. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] When Jianlibao Group took over they excessively decided to change the club ‘s badge, however they decided not to use their own logo as the baseball club ‘s newly badge and decided to choose a fresh blueprint of wings over an orange setting that would besides be the club ‘s fresh home colours while green was converted to their away uniforms. [ 36 ] When the Jianlibao Group left, the club ‘s Chairman Yang Saixin started to make blue the cabaret ‘s home color while besides changing the club ‘s badge, initially they were two dragons until the 2009 league season saw it changed to a dame flying over a giant football. [ 37 ] [ 38 ]