Guangzhou R&F F.C.

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Guangzhou R&F
Guǎngzhōu Fùlì
广州富力
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Full name Guangzhou R&F Football Club
广州富力足球俱乐部
Nickname(s) Blue Lions
Founded June 25th, 2011 (1986; 38 years ago (1986), as Shenyang Football Team)
Ground Yuexiushan Stadium,
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Ground Capacity 18,000
Chairman Zhang Li (张力)
Manager Dragan Stojković
League Chinese Super League
2015 Super League, 14th
Website Club home page
Current season

Guangzhou R&F Football Club (simplified Chinese: 广州富力; traditional Chinese: 廣州富力; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Fùlì) is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Yuexiushan Stadium that has a seating capacity of 18,000. Their current owners are the Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F who took charge in June 2011, while The club's name R&F is short for "Rich" (富) and "Force" (力).

The club was originally founded in 1986, in Shenyang and was once named Shenyang Ginde FC (simplified Chinese: 沈阳金德; traditional Chinese: 瀋陽金德; pinyin: Shěnyáng Jīndé) where they played in the 55,000-seater Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium (五里河体育场), until they moved to Changsha in 2007 to reside in the Helong Stadium. When American sportswear and sports equipment company MAZAMBA took over the club in 2010 they relocated the club to Shenzhen in February 2011; however, their ownership was brief, and by June 2011 Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F gained ownership of the club and moved them to Guangzhou. The club had their most successful season in 2014 as they finished third in the league and qualified for the 2014 Asian Champions League.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1986 by the local Shenyang government sports body to take part in the Chinese football league system and they simply named the club Shenyang (沈阳). The team would start at the bottom of the league system by playing in the second division; however, they would not have to wait long for promotion to the 1988 Chinese Jia-A League, thanks mostly to the league going through an expansion season and Liaoning FC ineligible to field their reserve team in the same division. The club's time in the top-tier would not last very long and they would immediately get relegated after only one season.[2] With the following campaigns it would see the club mostly remain within the second tier, except for a short foray in the 1992 Chinese Jia-A League campaign; however, once again the top-tier experience was short-lived, and they were immediately relegated after only one season.

By the 1994 league season the entire Chinese football league system had become professional, the team were allowed to gather sponsorship and rename themselves Shenyang Liuyao (沈阳东北六药), while the club were allowed to join the top tier due to their 1992 membership.[3] When the team were relegated once more at the end of the season they would rename themselves Shenyang Huayang (沈阳华阳) and then Shenyang Haishi (沈阳海狮, literally Shenyang Sealions) in 1996. Once again the club would win promotion to the top tier; however, unlike before they were able to avoid relegation. This was to be the beginning of the club's establishment within the league, though the team benefitted from several seasons where there was no relegation while the league expanded. In 2001 the club would be taken over by Ginde Plastic Pipe Industry Group, a subsidiary of the Hongyuan Group and the club would change its name to Shenyang Ginde (沈阳金德). In 2007 the club's homeground Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium (五里河体育场) was demolished and while it was expected that the club move to another stadium within Shenyang, especially the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, a deal did not go through and the club would move to Changsha in Hunan and changed their name to Changsha Ginde (长沙金德).

After Changsha Ginde were relegated to League One at the end of the 2010 league season the club would be purchased by MAZAMBA and moved into the Shenzhen Stadium in the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong in February 2011. To represent this change the owners would change the club's name to Shenzhen Phoenix as well as changing the home kit from sky blue to green.[4] By May 2011 the club was exposed as having serious financial problems and were struggling to pay their players as well as their hotel accommodation.[5] In serious doubt of completing the season the club was put up for sale and were bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F who moved the club to the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou and changed the club's colours back to blue.[6] Under the new ownership results would significantly improve and the club gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2011 China League One season. Back in the top division the team would have a respectable campaign where they finished the league in seventh, which would then see the club's owners decide to commit their long-term future to the club by establishing a football school in Meizhou.[7] The start of the 2013 Chinese Super League season, however, would see the club struggle in the league and the manager Sérgio Farias was fired. Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson was appointed to replace him on June 4, 2013 and given a 19-month contract.[8] Eriksson’s first full season would see the club finish 3rd, its highest league finish, and qualify for the Asian Champions League for the first time. However, Eriksson left at the end of his contract and moved to manage Shanghai SIPG who had finished fifth that year.[1]

On January 2, 2015, the club officially announced that Cosmin Contra would be their new manager.[9] Contra coached the club in their maiden appearance in the Asian Champions League, coming through the preliminary stages against Warriors FC and Central Coast Mariners to earn a place in the group stage.[10] However, despite an away victory over Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou R&F were eliminated at the group stage.[11] The club’s league form was also poor and Contra was sacked on July 22, with Li Bing installed as caretaker manager.[12] The club replaced him with Dragan Stojković on 24 August and handed the former Yugoslav international a contract til the end of the 2017 season.[13] Stojkovic preserved R&F’s top flight status as they finished 14th out of 16 teams in 2015.

Name history

  • 1986–1993: Shenyang (沈阳)
  • 1994: Shenyang Liuyao (沈阳东北六药)
  • 1995: Shenyang Huayang (沈阳华阳)
  • 1996-2001: Shenyang Haishi (沈阳海狮)
  • 2001–2006: Shenyang Ginde (沈阳金德)
  • 2007–2010: Changsha Ginde (长沙金德)
  • 2011：Shenzhen Phoenix (深圳凤凰)
  • 2011–：Guangzhou R&F (广州富力)

Rivalries

The club initially took part in the Liaoning Derby, which was a regional fixture contested against Dalian Football Club and Liaoning FC while the club was located in Shenyang.[14] The tie against Liaoning FC was the more intimate affair because both clubs shared the same Shenyang People's Stadium in the 1994 league season compared to the Dalian fixture, which historically saw few meaningful clashes. At the end of the 2006 league season the club left this derby when they moved out of Shenyang.

When the club moved to Guangzhou they would soon form a derby with Guangzhou Evergrande, which is often referred to as the Canton derby.[15] The first derby was played at Yuexiushan Stadium in a league match on March 16, 2012 and Guangzhou R&F won 2-0 at home against the reigning league champions.[16] The venue was significant because it had previously been Guangzhou Evergrande's home ground. However, the two club owners, Zhang Li and Xu Jiayin, don't view the derby with hostility and on the return fixture were seen enjoying a meal together instead of watching the game, which Guangzhou R&F won thanks to a late goal from Yakubu.[17][18]

Current squad

As of 1 march 2016.[19]

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

No. Position Player
1 China GK Cheng Yuelei
3 China DF Yu Yang
5 China DF Zhang Yaokun (captain)
6 China DF Yang Ting
7 Sweden MF Gustav Svensson
8 China MF Wang Xiaolong
9 Australia FW Apostolos Giannou
10 Brazil FW Bruninho
11 China MF Jiang Zhipeng
13 China MF Ye Chugui
14 China DF Zeng Chao
15 China MF Ning An
16 China GK Pei Chensong
17 China DF Zhang Chenlong
18 China GK Zhang Shichang
No. Position Player
20 China MF Tang Miao
21 China FW Chang Feiya
22 South Korea DF Jang Hyun-Soo
23 China MF Lu Lin
26 China DF Xiang Jiachi
27 China MF Hou Junjie
28 China MF Wang Jia'nan
29 China FW Xiao Zhi
30 China DF Fu Yunlong
31 Brazil MF Renatinho
32 China MF Chen Zhizhao
33 China MF Wang Song
35 China FW Min Junlin
36 China MF Huang Zhengyu
37 China MF Li Yuyang

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
41 China GK Xing Yu
42 China DF Li Lei
43 China MF Zhao Keda
44 China DF Ye Ruiwen
45 China DF Liang Zhanhao
46 China DF Liang Yongfeng
47 China FW Ma Junliang
48 China FW Chen Qi
49 China MF Chen Fuhai
50 China DF Chen Zijie
No. Position Player
51 China MF Zhu Di
52 China MF Huang Haoxuan
53 China FW Zhang Jiajie
54 China FW Tong Hui
55 China DF Tu Dongxu
56 China DF Wei Zongren
57 China MF Xiang Wenjun
58 China MF Deng Yanlin
59 China DF Chen Weiming
60 China GK Ji Xiangzheng

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
10 Spain MF Michel Herrero (at Real Oviedo until 30 June 2016)
18 China FW Zhang Yuan (at Beijing Renhe until 31 December 2016)
22 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Jeremy Bokila (at Eskişehirspor until 31 May 2016)
25 Nigeria FW Aaron Samuel Olanare (at CSKA Moscow until 30 June 2016)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Serbia Dragan Stojković
Assistant coaches Japan Katsuhito Kinoshi
Serbia Žarko Đurović
China Feng Feng
China Jiang Feng
China Li Sheng
Goalkeeping coach China Huang Hongtao
China Li Yang
Team physician China Fan Bihua
China Wang Fujin
Spain Enrique Pascual Muñoz
Reserve team coach China Xie Yuxin

Source: Guangzhou R&F official website

Managerial history

As of 9 January 2015.[20][21]

Honours

League

Runners-up (2): 1991, 2011

Results

All-time League rankings

As of the end of 2015 season.[23][24]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup League Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
1986 2 7 4 1 DNQ – –
1987 3 7 3 1 2 NH – –
1988 1 20 4 7 9 17 17 0 19 17 NH – –
1989 2 22 5 12 5 20 18 1 27 9 NH – –
1990 2 22 6 10 6 19 16 3 28 7 DNQ – –
1991 2 18 8 7 3 23 18 5 19 1 RU QF – –
1992 1 14 1 1 12 8 36 −28 3 8 3 R1 – –
1993 2 5 1 0/1 3 5 9 −4 2 5 1 NH – –
1994 1 22 1 9 12 16 39 −23 11 11 NH – – 5,591 Shenyang People's Stadium
1995 2 22 6 8 8 22 28 −6 26 8 R1 DNQ – Shenyang People's Stadium
1996 2 22 6 8 8 24 23 1 26 7 R1 DNQ – Shenyang People's Stadium
1997 2 22 9 8 5 37 28 9 35 3 R1 DNQ – Shenyang People's Stadium
1998 1 26 7 10 9 19 28 −9 31 10 R2 DNQ – 15,077 Shenyang People's Stadium
1999 1 26 5 13 8 28 32 −4 28 11 R1 DNQ – 11,923 Shenyang People's Stadium
2000 1 26 8 10 8 35 32 3 34 7 QF DNQ – 35,615 Wulihe Stadium
2001 1 26 2 1 23 23 69 −46 7 14 4 R2 DNQ – 12,000 Wulihe Stadium
2002 1 28 8 10 10 34 34 0 34 11 R1 DNQ – 14,500 Wulihe Stadium
2003 1 28 11 10 7 35 31 4 43 5 SF DNQ – 18,857 Wulihe Stadium
2004 1 22 7 5 10 23 29 −6 26 8 R4 NH R1 5,000 Wulihe Stadium
2005 1 26 4 7 15 19 43 −24 18 13 4 R1 NH R1 2,077 Wulihe Stadium
2006 1 28 6 8 14 22 43 −21 26 13 R2 NH NH 2,750 Wulihe Stadium
2007 1 28 8 10 10 17 24 −7 34 10 NH NH NH 10,571 Helong Stadium
2008 1 30 7 13 10 28 36 −8 34 11 NH NH NH 6,645 Helong Stadium
2009 1 30 6 15 9 23 31 −8 33 14 NH NH NH 8,498 Helong Stadium
2010 1 30 6 12 12 24 42 −18 30 16 NH NH NH 10,152 Helong Stadium
2011 2 26 13 8 5 36 27 9 47 RU R2 NH NH Yuexiushan Stadium
2012 1 30 13 3 14 47 49 −2 42 7 R4 DNQ NH 8,460 Yuexiushan Stadium
2013 1 30 11 7 12 45 47 −2 40 6 R4 DNQ NH 10,384 Yuexiushan Stadium
2014 1 30 17 6 7 67 39 28 57 3 R4 DNQ NH 11,487 Yuexiushan Stadium
2015 1 30 8 7 15 35 41 -6 31 14 R4 DNQ NH Group Stage 7,989 Yuexiushan Stadium
  • ^1 in group stage
  • ^2 Liaoning B team promoted to 1 level, but according to CFA rules a club could only enter 1 team in top level so that Senyang replaced Liaoning B's place in 1 level
  • ^3 Joins 1994 Jia-A League as 1992 member
  • ^4 no relegation

Key

Asian Football

Opponent Season Home Away
Australia Central Coast Mariners FC 2015 AFC Champions League Play-off round – 3–1
Japan Gamba Osaka 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage 0–5 2–0
South Korea Seongnam FC 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage 0–1 0–0
Singapore Warriors FC 2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 3–0 –
Thailand Buriram United F.C. 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage 1–2 0–5

References

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  4. ↑ 长沙金德将更名落户深圳 将加紧确定主帅内外援 at sports.sohu.com. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2013-06-04. (Chinese)
  5. ↑ 中甲深圳队穷困请球员家属结房费 难以维持或退赛 at sports.sina.com.cn. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04. (Chinese)
  6. ↑ 富力地产低调接手深圳凤凰 望学恒大模式入主足球 at sports.sina.com.cn. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2013-06-04. (Chinese)
  7. ↑ Guangzhou R&F and Chelsea FC open football school at wildeastfootball.net. May 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  8. ↑ Sven Goran Eriksson takes charge of Guangzhou R&F at thesackrace.com. 4th-june-2013. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
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