Beijing Women Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club located in

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. They compete in the

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, and their home stadium is

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History

Beijing Women's Football Team was established in 1984 or 1985 under the regional sports commission. In 1996 Weikerui Company bought the club which was re-branded as Weikerui Company Women's Football Team. When Weikerui went bankrupt in 1998 the sports commission continued the team, who in 1999 were named Beijing Construction Company Women's Football Team following a three-year,

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7.8m

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deal.

Beijing Enterprises ownership

In November 2016,

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took control of the team and promised an ambitious program of funding and development, aiming to become national champions within three to five years. The club signed a cooperation agreement with the French Football Federation in July 2017, which they hoped would help them replicate the success of the French youth academy at Clairefontaine. After another disappointing season in 2017, coach Liu Ying was replaced with Kim Björkegren from Swedish champions

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. Björkegren named recently retired Elena Sadiku as his fitness coach. Zhao Rong returned to the club after a two-year loan in Changchun. In February 2018 the club announced the signing of

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. Under Bjorkegren, the club finished sixth in the 2018

but enjoyed better results in cup competitions as they reached the last four of both the CFA Tournament and CFA Cup. In January 2019, Bjorkegren left the club to be replaced by his former assistant Yu Yun as the new head coach. On 23 February 2019, their foreign players for the 2019 season were announced as South African duo Thembi Kgatlana and Linda Motlhalo.

Players

First team squad

As of 15 October 2022

Former internationals

* Chen Yanhong * Gu Yasha *

Liu Ailing Liu Ailing (; born 2 May 1967) is a Chinese former footballer who played for the China national team at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and participated at th ...

Liu Shanshan Liu Shanshan (; born 16 March 1992) is a Chinese football defender who plays on the China women's national football team and for Beijing BG Phoenix of the Chinese Women's Super League. Career Liu began football training when she was 5, follow ...

Ma Xiaoxu Ma Xiaoxu (; born 5 June 1988) is a Chinese footballer who has played for Dalian Quanjian and Beijing BG Phoenix of the Chinese Women's Super League. She also spent a short time with Umeå IK of the Swedish Damallsvenskan in 2007. Club care ...

* Wang Chen * Wang Lingling * Wang Yan *

Xu Huan Xu Huan (, born 6 March 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jiangsu and the China women's national football team. International career Xu was first-choice goalkeeper for China at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. ...

Zhang Linyan Zhang Linyan ( zh, s=张琳艳, p=Zhāng Línyàn, born 16 January 2001 in Jiangyou) is a female Chinese football player, playing for Swiss Women's Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich and the China national team. Career Zhang is a produ ...

* Zhao Rong * Thembi Kgatlana * Linda Motlhalo * Vero Boquete * Marija Banusic

References

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External links

Official Website
Chinese Women's Super League clubs 1984 establishments in China Association football clubs established in 1984 Women's football clubs in China