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Helong Sports Center Stadium
The He Long Sports Centre Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Changsha, Hunan province, China. It is named after the Marshal He Long, who was born in the same province and a dedicated supporter of Chinese "Three Major Ball Games" （三大球）. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches. It holds 55,000 people, and was constructed in 1987. The stadium is an all-seater, with a roof covering all spectators. FIFA International A Matches Notable Events Jacky Cheung - A Classic Tour - 25 December 2017 Joker Xue Joker Xue (, born 17 July 1983) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer. Formerly known as Jacky Xue, Xue is known for his hit songs and stage charisma with his signature musical style. Since his 2006 debut, Xue has produced a string ... - Skyscraper World Tour - 21 September 2018 References External links worldstadiums.com Buildings and structures in Changsha Football venues in China Sport in Changsha Multi-purpose stadiums in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, and the third-most populous city in Central China, located in the lower reaches of Xiang River in northeastern Hunan. Changsha is also called Xingcheng (星城, 'Star City') and was once named Linxiang (临湘）, Tanzhou (潭州), Qingyang (青阳) in ancient times. It is also known as Shanshuizhoucheng (山水洲城), with the Xiang River flowing through it, containing Mount Yuelu and Orange Isle. The city forms a part of the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region along with Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, also known as Changzhutan City Cluster. Greater Changsha was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in 2012 by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It is also a National Comprehensive Transportation Hub, and one of the first National Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Salah Alwan
Ahmed Salah ( ar, أحمد صلاح علوان; born June 18, 1982 in Iraq) is a former Iraqi footballer who is currently the assistant coach of Al-Shorta. Career Ahmed Salah started playing in the Baghdad district of Al-Dora and his school team before moving the Al-Omal youth team where he spent six years. A move to Al-Zawraa quickly followed before he was called up into the Iraqi Under-17s – helping the team to the AFC U-17 Championship 1998 where he scored four goals in four games in Doha, Qatar. He was called into the Iraqi Under-19s by Thair Jassim and helped the team to qualify to the AFC Youth Championship 2000 in Tehran, Iran scoring in the 6-0 win over the Maldives in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The starlet was one of three players left out on standby along with Alaa Sattar and Luay Salah for the finals in Tehran. In September 2000, Salah was called up to the Iraq B team in an International Tournament held in Indonesia, helping the team to runners-up spot behind a full-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Xizhe
Zhang Xizhe (; ; born 23 January 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan as an attacking midfielder. Club career Zhang Xizhe started his football career with Beijing Guoan when he made his debut for the club on 30 August 2009 in a 1–1 draw against Shandong Luneng. He was then loaned to S.League side Beijing Guoan Talent during the 2010 season. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 12 March 2010 in a 3–1 win against Geylang United. He returned to Beijing in July 2010 and scored his first goal for the club on 22 August 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Henan Jianye. As he grew in experience, he was awarded the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award in the 2012 season. The 2013 season was Zhang's breakout season for Beijing, scoring eleven goals and assisting twelve goals in thirty league games. On 16 December 2014, Zhang transferred to Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Fang
Mei Fang (; ; born 14 November 1989) is a former Chinese professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Mei Fang started his football career with Wuhan Optics Valley in 2008 when he was promoted to the first team. In August 2008, he had a brief trial with Ligue 2 side RC Strasbourg along with his teammate Wang Yang. In October 2008, Wuhan withdrew from the league for what it claimed was unfair punishment by the Chinese Football Association. Without a club, Mei was invited to a trial with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg with Wang in November 2008. They continued their trials in Europe and moved to Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge in December 2008. Cercle Brugge's board later decided to offer contracts to Mei and Wang; however, Mei returned to Wuhan and joined Hubei Luyin which was newly founded by Wuhan's youth academy and Hubei's youth academy in early 2009. Mei made his professional debut for Hubei during the 2009 season and quickly integrated himself as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yongpo
Wang Yongpo (; ; born 19 January 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen F.C. Club career Wang Yongpo started his football career in 2004 when he was promoted from Shandong Luneng's youth academy to the club's first team squad. He made his debut for the club on 4 December 2004 in a 1-1 draw against Tianjin Teda. His progression within the team continued the following season when he made several appearances throughout the 2005 season. He would rise to prominence within the club during the 2007 season when teammate Zheng Zhi left the team to join Charlton Athletic. With significantly more playing time throughout the season, he played a key attacking role within the club. By the 2008 season he had become a vital player, playing 16 games and scoring seven goals for Shandong despite missing much of the season with a torn ligament. On 8 February 2017, Wang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Hanchao
Yu Hanchao (; born 25 February 1987) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua as a right-footed left winger. Club career Yu Hanchao started his football career with Liaoning Whowin in 2005 after making his debut on 22 May 2005 in a 0-0 draw against Inter Shanghai. By the end of the 2005 season, he played in 13 league games and scored his first goal on 5 November 2005 in a 4-1 loss against Shandong Luneng. The next season would see Yu establish himself further by playing in thirteen more games; however, it wasn't until the 2008 league season when he would cement his position as a regular within the squad. While he my have established himself within the team, he was unable to replicate his performances that saw him break into the squad and Liaoning were relegated at the end of the 2008 league season. Despite this setback, Yu would remain with the club and helped them back into the top tier when he won the second division title wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification – AFC Second Round
The second round of AFC matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification) was played from 24 May 2015 to 29 March 2016. Format A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 in the AFC entrant list and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up advanced to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualification as well as qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals. A total of 24 teams eliminated from World Cup qualification in the second round competed in the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (which was separated from the third round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification), where they were divided into six groups of four teams and competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The 24 teams consisted of the sixteen highest ranked teams eliminated in the second round, and the eight teams that advanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde-Donald Guerrier
Wilde-Donald Guerrier (born 31 March 1989) is a Haitian professional footballer who played as a left winger or left-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira and the Haiti national team. He has played abroad in Poland, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Cyprus. Club career Haiti Guerrier started his career in Haiti for Violette AC. After being relegated to the second division, Guerrier decided to leave the club for a first division team, which led him to América des Cayes. Qarabağ On 6 July 2017, Guerrier signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK. Guerrier appeared in all of Qarabağ's six 2017–18 Champions League qualifiers, as they became the first team from Azerbaijan to reach the group stage of the competition. On 16 July 2019, Guerrier left Qarabağ. Neftçi PFK On 5 September 2019, Guerrier signed a one-year contract with Neftçi PFK. On 1 June 2020, Neftçi announced that Guerrier had left the club after his contract expired. Return to Qarabağ On 2 July 2020, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Xu
Yang Xu (; born 12 February 1988) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Club career Yang Xu started his football career when he made his debut for Liaoning Whowin on 16 April 2005 in a 1–0 loss against Shanghai Shenhua. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2005 in a 3–1 win against Shenzhen Jianlibao. By the end of the 2005 season, Yang scored three league goals in 11 appearances and saw his club finish in a tenth-place position. The following season would see Yang continue to establish himself with the squad by making a further 20 league appearances and scoring three goals; however, most of his appearances came from the bench. By the 2008 season, he was still a squad player trying to establish himself as the main striker within the team; however, he was unable to help Liaoning avoid relegation at the end of the season. Staying with the club, Yang was promoted to first-choice striker at the start of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Louis
Jeff Louis (born 8 August 1992) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Between 2011 and 2018 he represented the Haiti national team internationally, making 29 FIFA-official appearances and scoring 3 goals. Club career Louis spent his early career in Haiti and France with AS Mirebalais, Le Mans and Le Mans II. He signed for Nancy in July 2012. In May 2014 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic. In August 2014 he signed for Belgian club Standard Liège. In July 2015 he signed with French club Caen. Often injured, he was rarely able to play. In September 2018, he was sentenced to three months in prison for traffic crime. After announcing his intention to end his career because of his knee injuries, he terminated his contract with Caen in November 2018. International career Louis made his international debut for the Haitian national football team in 2011, and he has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them. Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Ortigoza
Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (; born 7 October 1984) is a professional football central midfielder, who currently plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Born in Argentina, he represented the Paraguay national team. Club career Ortigoza started his career in 2004, playing for Argentinos Juniors. In 2005, he had a brief loan spell with Nueva Chicago before returning to Argentinos. In 2007, he began to establish himself as an important member of the first team squad and in 2009 he became a near permanent fixture in the first team squad after the appointment of Claudio Borghi as the manager of Argentinos Juniors. Ortigoza was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the Clausura 2010 championship. He played in 17 of the club's 19 games and scored 3 goals during their championship winning campaign been their captain and was selected Footballer of the Year in Argentina. In 2011, San Lorenzo bought the entire move from Argentinos Juniors for $2,200,000 and signed the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Lei
Wu Lei (; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals. He is the second all-time top goalscorer in Chinese Super League history with 102 goals. Wu also holds the record for being the youngest player to have appeared in a Chinese professional league match aged 14 years and 287 days. Early life Wu was born in Nanjing and developed a passion for football at an early age. Turned down by Jiangsu Sainty's youth academy for being too small, Wu took a recommendation letter from former Chinese footballer Li Hongbing and went to Shanghai to apply for the Genbao Football Base in 2003. After watching a single training session of Wu, Xu Genbao, the founder and owner of Genbao Football Base, decided to recruit Wu. Later in 2005, Wu and his teammates joined Shanghai East Asia, which was jointly founded by Xu Genb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
