Chengdu Blades
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Chengdu Blades F.C. is a professional
football
club based in Chengdu
, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league. The club was founded on February 26, 1996 and was formerly known as Chengdu Wuniu (Five Bulls) named after their first sponsor, the Wuniu (Five Bulls) Cigarette
Company. Since December 11, 2005 English
professional football club Sheffield United F.C.
took over the club and the club badge was changed to represent this.
. In their inaugural year the team topped both their second round group as well as their final round group and progressed to the semi-finals before losing to Shenzhen Jinpeng 2-1 on aggregate.
, this time coming second in the 2nd round group but again topping the final round group. They went onto win both their legs of the quarter finals 1-0 against Beijing Kuanli
and after brushing aside Shaanxi Guoli
2-0 they progressed through to the final but lost 1-0 however they were still promoted along with the winners Jiangsu Jiajia as well as both semi-final losers.
After promotion Chengdu Wuniu started well losing only 2 of their first 9 matches in the higher division however in round 10 they were well beaten 8-0 away to Liaoning Tianlun. Their best win came in their penultimate match of the season when they beat Jiangsu Jiajia 4-1. The team ended mid-table in 8th out of 12.
Chengdu's second year in Jia B
once again started well with the team losing just 1 of their first 13th games before succumbing to Beijing Kuanli
away 4-0. At season end after 22 matches Chengdu Wuniu finished 6th with 9 wins and 8 draws.
side Tianjin Teda CEC.
and were renamed Chengdu Taihe. Early in the season the team final progressed passed the first round of the Fuji Films FA Cup beating Shenyang Ginde
3-2 in nearby Deyang
with a last minute goal however they were soon on their way home again after losing 3-1 to Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu once again in Deyang
. The league competition followed in much the same vein with the team finishing in 9th of 12 however a mid-season venue change to City Stadium in Luzhou
can't have helped however Santos did manage to achieve joint top divisional scorer with 10 goals for the club.
The team crashed out yet again in the earliest stage of the Landi FA Cup in 2003 losing 2 of their 3 group matches. The team started using City Stadium in Deyang
as its home ground this season and its name reverted back to the name Chengdu Wuniu in round 6 of the league in July. They finished the year in a respectable 6th place out of 14 after the division had been enlarged and beat 4th placed Jiangsu Shuntian 5-1 in October.
Chengdu Wuniu's poor cup performance continued in 2004 losing 5-3 on penalties after extra time to Qingdao Beilaite
in the first round of the Landi FA Cup. The poor performance also contributed to their final position of 13th out of 17 that year after another enlargement. This season was also played at two differing home venues, the Provincial Sports Centre in Chengdu
as well as City Stadium in Deyang
.
The 2005 season was finally played back at one home venue in Chengdu
, the Chengdu Sports Centre. They again crashed out of the CFA Cup in the first round, this time to Chinese Super League
side Shanghai International
. Their poor performance in the league also continued, finishing 11th of 14 in the league.
. Now called Chengdu Blades to reflect their new owner's nickname The Blades, the team played with much improved performance and by the end of the year had climbed to 4th position in the table, their 2nd best ever finish at that time. The reserve team now plays under the name "Sheffield United (Hong Kong)" to advertise its association with the owning company.
As Group Executive Director, Michael Farnan is responsible for the commercial development of the Sheffield United International Group.
Sheffield United’s unique international football model began with the club purchasing high profile foreign teams in China and Hungary as well as becoming a major stakeholder with a leading Australian A-League side.
finished 6-0 in favour of the Blades in front of a home crowd of 4000. The opposing Head Coach, Wang Hongli created a Chinese League record for the fastest resignation after just one game.
Chengdu also won both of their next two away matches 1-0. After a goalless draw in round 4 they beat Beijing Hongdeng 2-0 at home before another goalless draw against Nanjing Yoyo
followed by another home win, 3-0 against Qingdao Hailifeng.
The Blades finally conceded their first goal this season against Tibet Huitong
on 26 May 2007 but still went on to win 2-1 and returned another clean sheet the following week winning 4-0 against Yanbian. The Blades conceded two more goals in their next two matches against Shanghai Kangbo and BIT Beijing
but won both games 3-1 and 5-1 respectively. Their last game before the China Jia break was drawn 1-1 against Jiangsu Shuntian.
Just before the season restart the Blades faced China Super League side Shanghai Shenhua
in a friendly to test the player's fitness and ability. Although Shanghai went ahead the Blades came back to win 2-1. Round 14 commenced with a 3-1 win against Harbin Yiteng and the Blades moved onto the top spot. However, following consecutive 1-1 draws with Nanchang Bayi
and Chongqing Lifan
, the Blades fell back into 2nd position. This was cemented by their first defeat of the season, losing 2-1 against leaders Guangzhou Guangyao.
The Blades returned to winning ways with 4 straight wins against Beijing Hongdeng
(2-0), Nanjing Yoyo
(6-1), Qingdao Hailifeng (2-0) and Tibet Huitong (3-0) and after 20 games the Blades were still in the second automatic promotion place with just another 4 matches to play, 5 points behind Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.
The Blades snatched victory 2-1 in the last minute against Yanbian
in their next away game to put themselves within touching distance of promotion requiring just one more win which followed a week later in round 23 with Chengdu securing their place in next season's beating Shanghai Stars 4-2 in front of their home crowd.
Chengdu drew their penultimate game of the season 1-1 against BIT Beijing
and faced former promotion rivals, 3rd placed Jiangsu Shuntian in the final fixture of the China League at home on 27 October which finished 0-0 to ensure a promotion party just two seasons after the buyout by Sheffield United
.
on 5 April, the Blades had two successive victories against Zhejiang Lücheng
and Dalian Shide to move into 3rd place. And on April 27, 2008, Chengdu Blades beat Shanghai Shenhua with a score 2-1 and moved into the second place. This was followed by a 3-1 away loss to Tianjin Teda and then a 1-1 draws against Qingdao Jonoon.
On 12 May Chengdu was rocked by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
, none of the Chengdu Blades personnel were injured and in the following days both staff and players donated blood for the cause. The players also visited schools affected by the earthquake and the club donated more than £11,000 along with tents, umbrellas, water, food and clothes including more than 5000 football shirts to people affected in the region. At the following game against Changsha Ginde on 17 May China League's first ever minute's silence was held before the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, all gate money from this rounds games around China would also be given to the disaster zones.
In the remaining rounds Chengdu only won one more game beating Shenzhen 3-0 at home, drew another 9 matches (4 of which were 0-0 draws) and lost the other 10 games. This was enough to finish 13th in table and avoid relegation.
scandal despite having achieved the 7th place in the Chinese Super League
the previous season.
All-time League rankings
Pyatro Kachura Bruno Cazarine Denilson Wesley Joseph Ndo
Fu Bin
Li Tie
Sun Jihai
Sven Meyer
Li Haiqiang
Aleksandrs Jelisejevs
Kim Yong-Jun
Jacek Paszulewicz
Professional sports
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football
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club based in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league. The club was founded on February 26, 1996 and was formerly known as Chengdu Wuniu (Five Bulls) named after their first sponsor, the Wuniu (Five Bulls) Cigarette
Cigarette
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Company. Since December 11, 2005 English
England
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professional football club Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
took over the club and the club badge was changed to represent this.
Formation
The club was formed on February 26, 1996 under the name Chengdu Wuniu and entered into PR China's Yi LeagueChinese Football Association Yi League
China League Two is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League Two is the premier league - the Chinese Super League and the League One.League Two has two groups, northern and southern...
. In their inaugural year the team topped both their second round group as well as their final round group and progressed to the semi-finals before losing to Shenzhen Jinpeng 2-1 on aggregate.
Promotion
Chengdu's second season in 1997 saw them rise into China's Jia B LeagueChinese Football Association Jia League
The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....
, this time coming second in the 2nd round group but again topping the final round group. They went onto win both their legs of the quarter finals 1-0 against Beijing Kuanli
Beijing Shougang
Beijing Shougang can refer to:* Shougang, the Chinese steel company* The Beijing Ducks basketball team of the Chinese Basketball Association, during the time that the company sponsored the team and the team used the company name as part of its team name....
and after brushing aside Shaanxi Guoli
Shaanxi Guoli
Shaanxi Guoli is a defunct football club who played in Xi'an, Shaanxi and their home stadium was the 50,100 seater Jiaodaruisun Stadium. Founded on February 28, 1996, they played nine seasons in the Chinese football leagues system with three of them in the top tier where they achieved their best...
2-0 they progressed through to the final but lost 1-0 however they were still promoted along with the winners Jiangsu Jiajia as well as both semi-final losers.
After promotion Chengdu Wuniu started well losing only 2 of their first 9 matches in the higher division however in round 10 they were well beaten 8-0 away to Liaoning Tianlun. Their best win came in their penultimate match of the season when they beat Jiangsu Jiajia 4-1. The team ended mid-table in 8th out of 12.
Chengdu's second year in Jia B
Chinese Football Association Jia League
The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....
once again started well with the team losing just 1 of their first 13th games before succumbing to Beijing Kuanli
Beijing Shougang
Beijing Shougang can refer to:* Shougang, the Chinese steel company* The Beijing Ducks basketball team of the Chinese Basketball Association, during the time that the company sponsored the team and the team used the company name as part of its team name....
away 4-0. At season end after 22 matches Chengdu Wuniu finished 6th with 9 wins and 8 draws.
Name change
The start of the millennium season saw a name change for the team to Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng and proceeded with a poorer start than in previous years including defeat away to Guangzhou Apollo 5-0 however the team did manage to finish in 8th place.Match fixing
The team started well for the 2001 season going unbeaten in their first 8 games and went on to finish in 3rd position however the season was tarnished when match fixing allegations came to light involving Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng and four other teams. The team's record win over Sichuan Mianyang Taiji 11-2 and their 4-2 away victory against Jiangsu Shuntian were put under the spotlight and as a consequence all coaches and players involved in both matches (along with another game featuring the other two teams) were banned for one year, and all five teams had 3 months to reform and re-apply for playing in the next season's CFA competitions. The only points were deducted from Sichuan Mianyang Taiji but they were relegated as punishment. To make the season even more disappointing Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng fell at the first round of the Mexin Doors FA Cup losing 2-1 away to Jia A LeagueChinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
side Tianjin Teda CEC.
Reformation
In 2002 Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng were reformed as a result of the previous season's match fixingMatch fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
and were renamed Chengdu Taihe. Early in the season the team final progressed passed the first round of the Fuji Films FA Cup beating Shenyang Ginde
Shenyang Ginde
Guangzhou R&F is a professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong who play in the China League One. The club was originally founded in 1986, in Shenyang and was once named Shenyang Ginde FC where they played in the 55,000-seater Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium , until they moved to Changsha in...
3-2 in nearby Deyang
Deyang
Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company...
with a last minute goal however they were soon on their way home again after losing 3-1 to Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu once again in Deyang
Deyang
Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company...
. The league competition followed in much the same vein with the team finishing in 9th of 12 however a mid-season venue change to City Stadium in Luzhou
Luzhou
-History:The history of Luzhou dates back to Xia and Shang Dynasties. Luzhou became a prefecture level city in 1983.-History of Luzhou:...
can't have helped however Santos did manage to achieve joint top divisional scorer with 10 goals for the club.
The team crashed out yet again in the earliest stage of the Landi FA Cup in 2003 losing 2 of their 3 group matches. The team started using City Stadium in Deyang
Deyang
Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company...
as its home ground this season and its name reverted back to the name Chengdu Wuniu in round 6 of the league in July. They finished the year in a respectable 6th place out of 14 after the division had been enlarged and beat 4th placed Jiangsu Shuntian 5-1 in October.
Chengdu Wuniu's poor cup performance continued in 2004 losing 5-3 on penalties after extra time to Qingdao Beilaite
Qingdao Zhongneng
Qingdao Jonoon Football Club is a Chinese professional football club, based in Qingdao, Shandong, that plays in the Chinese Super League. Founded as Shandong Economic and Trade Commission Football Club in 1990, the club changed its name to Qingdao Hainiu and became the first professional club in...
in the first round of the Landi FA Cup. The poor performance also contributed to their final position of 13th out of 17 that year after another enlargement. This season was also played at two differing home venues, the Provincial Sports Centre in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
as well as City Stadium in Deyang
Deyang
Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company Deyang is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a wealthy, mostly industrial city, with the Erzhong Heavy Machinery Company...
.
The 2005 season was finally played back at one home venue in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, the Chengdu Sports Centre. They again crashed out of the CFA Cup in the first round, this time to Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
side Shanghai International
Xian Chanba
Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba is a Chinese football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi. They play at the Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium and currently compete in the Chinese Super League. Founded in Pudong, Shanghai in 1995 the club was originally known as Shanghai Pudong though they changed their second...
. Their poor performance in the league also continued, finishing 11th of 14 in the league.
Foreign Ownership
Chengdu Wuniu underwent another name change in January 2006 when they were bought out by English team Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. Now called Chengdu Blades to reflect their new owner's nickname The Blades, the team played with much improved performance and by the end of the year had climbed to 4th position in the table, their 2nd best ever finish at that time. The reserve team now plays under the name "Sheffield United (Hong Kong)" to advertise its association with the owning company.
As Group Executive Director, Michael Farnan is responsible for the commercial development of the Sheffield United International Group.
Sheffield United’s unique international football model began with the club purchasing high profile foreign teams in China and Hungary as well as becoming a major stakeholder with a leading Australian A-League side.
Promotion to Super League
Their opening game of the season against Haerbin YitengYantai Yiteng
Harbin Yiteng , correctly Yiteng Football Club is a Chinese football club currently playing in the Jia League.-History:*1988-1994 Dalian Tielu 大连铁路...
finished 6-0 in favour of the Blades in front of a home crowd of 4000. The opposing Head Coach, Wang Hongli created a Chinese League record for the fastest resignation after just one game.
Chengdu also won both of their next two away matches 1-0. After a goalless draw in round 4 they beat Beijing Hongdeng 2-0 at home before another goalless draw against Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC...
followed by another home win, 3-0 against Qingdao Hailifeng.
The Blades finally conceded their first goal this season against Tibet Huitong
Hohhot Black Horse
Hohhot Black Horse is a defunct Chinese football club based in Hohhot, China and were based at the Hohhot People's Stadium.The club was formerly called Shanxi Luhu and was based in Taiyuan, Shanxi until it moved to Hohhot in 2007....
on 26 May 2007 but still went on to win 2-1 and returned another clean sheet the following week winning 4-0 against Yanbian. The Blades conceded two more goals in their next two matches against Shanghai Kangbo and BIT Beijing
Beijing Institute of Technology FC
Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club is a Chinese football club based in Haidian, Beijing. The Club was found in 2000 and currently owned by the Beijing Institute of Technology . All the players, including few foreign students, are full-time students at the BIT...
but won both games 3-1 and 5-1 respectively. Their last game before the China Jia break was drawn 1-1 against Jiangsu Shuntian.
Just before the season restart the Blades faced China Super League side Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
in a friendly to test the player's fitness and ability. Although Shanghai went ahead the Blades came back to win 2-1. Round 14 commenced with a 3-1 win against Harbin Yiteng and the Blades moved onto the top spot. However, following consecutive 1-1 draws with Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Bayi
Nanchang Hengyuan Football Club is a football club based in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China who currently play in the 26,000 seater Nanchang Bayi Stadium...
and Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...
, the Blades fell back into 2nd position. This was cemented by their first defeat of the season, losing 2-1 against leaders Guangzhou Guangyao.
The Blades returned to winning ways with 4 straight wins against Beijing Hongdeng
Beijing Hongdeng
Beijing Baxy is a Football Club based in Beijing, China, currently playing in the China League One.-History:Beijing Baxy F.C. was founded in 2004.The club failed to win promotion from China League Two in 2009, until they took over Beijing Hongdeng F.C...
(2-0), Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC...
(6-1), Qingdao Hailifeng (2-0) and Tibet Huitong (3-0) and after 20 games the Blades were still in the second automatic promotion place with just another 4 matches to play, 5 points behind Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.
The Blades snatched victory 2-1 in the last minute against Yanbian
Yanbian FC
Yanbian Baekdu Tigers FC is a Chinese football club currently playing in the Chinese Football Association Jia League....
in their next away game to put themselves within touching distance of promotion requiring just one more win which followed a week later in round 23 with Chengdu securing their place in next season's beating Shanghai Stars 4-2 in front of their home crowd.
Chengdu drew their penultimate game of the season 1-1 against BIT Beijing
Beijing Institute of Technology FC
Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club is a Chinese football club based in Haidian, Beijing. The Club was found in 2000 and currently owned by the Beijing Institute of Technology . All the players, including few foreign students, are full-time students at the BIT...
and faced former promotion rivals, 3rd placed Jiangsu Shuntian in the final fixture of the China League at home on 27 October which finished 0-0 to ensure a promotion party just two seasons after the buyout by Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
.
First Season In Top Flight
Chengdu had the privilege of staging the opening ceremony of the 2008 season of the Chinese Super League before their first match at home to Liaoning F.C. which was broadcast live on Chinese TV. The newcomers fell behind after an hours play but managed to earn a point just a few minutes later after Liu Cheng equalised. After an away defeat to 2007 champions Changchun YataiChangchun Yatai
Changchun Yatai is a Chinese football team. It was founded on June 6, 1996 by Jilin Yatai Group at Changchun, Jilin. Their manager is Shen Xiangfu....
on 5 April, the Blades had two successive victories against Zhejiang Lücheng
Zhejiang Lücheng
Hangzhou Nabel Greentown F.C. is a Chinese football club who play at 51,000 seater Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Founded on January 14, 1998 the club's main investor is the Greentown China Holdings Limited company...
and Dalian Shide to move into 3rd place. And on April 27, 2008, Chengdu Blades beat Shanghai Shenhua with a score 2-1 and moved into the second place. This was followed by a 3-1 away loss to Tianjin Teda and then a 1-1 draws against Qingdao Jonoon.
On 12 May Chengdu was rocked by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 Msand 7.9 Mw occurred at 14:28:01 CST...
, none of the Chengdu Blades personnel were injured and in the following days both staff and players donated blood for the cause. The players also visited schools affected by the earthquake and the club donated more than £11,000 along with tents, umbrellas, water, food and clothes including more than 5000 football shirts to people affected in the region. At the following game against Changsha Ginde on 17 May China League's first ever minute's silence was held before the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, all gate money from this rounds games around China would also be given to the disaster zones.
In the remaining rounds Chengdu only won one more game beating Shenzhen 3-0 at home, drew another 9 matches (4 of which were 0-0 draws) and lost the other 10 games. This was enough to finish 13th in table and avoid relegation.
Match fixing and demotion
On 23 February 2010, Chengdu was relegated to China League One in the fallout of a match fixingMatch fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
scandal despite having achieved the 7th place in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
the previous season.
2010/2011 season
Chengdu blades won promotion back to the Chinese super league after finishing second in league one, one point behind winners Guangzhou. However despite the success in the league, the club experienced financial problems during the season.Results
- As of the end of 2011 season
All-time League rankings
| Season | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 Chinese Super League 2008 The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs... |
2009 Chinese Super League 2009 The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the... |
2010 2010 China League One -Teams:After 2009 season, Liaoning Whowin and Nanchang Hengyuan were promoted to Chinese Super League 2010 and Sichuan Meilianshu were relegated to China League Two 2010. They were replaced by Hunan Billows and Hubei Greenery which promoted from League Two 2009, Chengdu Blades and Guangzhou F.C.... |
2011 |
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| Division | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
Current squad
As of 29 March 2011Notable former players
Doug IthierDoug Ithier
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Pyatro Kachura Bruno Cazarine Denilson Wesley Joseph Ndo
Joseph Ndo
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Fu Bin
Fu Bin
Fu Bin is a former Chinese international football goalkeeper who currently holds the record for being the oldest professional player in Chinese history aged 40 years and 133 days before he retired...
Li Tie
Li Tie
Li Tie is a professional Chinese international footballer who currently plays for Liaoning Whowin F.C. in the Chinese Super League. Starting his career playing for Liaoning F.C. Li would rise to prominence during the 1999 Chinese league season when Liaoning came runners-up within the league...
Sun Jihai
Sun Jihai
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Sven Meyer
Sven Meyer
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Li Haiqiang
Li Haiqiang
Li Haiqiang is a Hong Kong professional association football player, playing for Hong Kong First Division League club South China where he is currently the captain of the team...
Aleksandrs Jelisejevs
Aleksandrs Jelisejevs
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Kim Yong-Jun
Kim Yong-Jun
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Jacek Paszulewicz