Beijing Chengfeng Football Club () was a professional Chinese
football
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club that last participated in the
Chinese League One
The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League.
Prior to the formation of ...
under licence from the
Chinese Football Association
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(CFA). The team was based in
Fengtai District
Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...
,
Beijing
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and their home stadium was the
Beijing Fengtai Stadium
The Beijing Fengtai Stadium (Chinese: 丰台体育场) is a multi-purpose stadium in Fengtai District, Beijing, China. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and also sometimes for athletics. The stadium was the home g ...
that has a seating capacity of 31,043. Their last majority shareholder was Chinese property developers of shopping centers Renhe Commercial Holdings Company Limited.
The club was founded in
Pudong District
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
,
Shanghai
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on 3 February 1995 and were originally known as Shanghai Pudong before they made their debut in the third tier of China's football league pyramid in the 1995 season. They would work their way up to the top tier while changing name to accommodate their sponsors. In the 2006 season the club would relocate the team to
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...
and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International, however by the 2012 season, the club relocated this time to
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
, and changed their name to Guizhou Renhe. In the 2016 season the club relocated the team to
Fengtai District
Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...
,
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, and changed their name to Beijing Renhe. Throughout the club's history their greatest achievement has been winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup while the highest position they have ever finished was second within the 2003 season.
History
The club was founded on 3 February 1995 in
Pudong District
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
,
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
to take part in the recently formed fully professional football league system and they started at the bottom of the football pyramid in the third division, where they named themselves Shanghai Pudong. Playing in all blue in their debut season, they would immediately taste success when they won the division title and promotion to the second tier. The following seasons, however, saw the team languish within the division until they brought in
Xu Genbao
Xu Genbao (; born January 16, 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and general coach of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner ...
to manage the side at the beginning of the 2000 season and would make the club promotion contenders. Under Xu Genbao's leadership, they didn't have to wait long to win promotion when they would go on to win the division title at the end of the season and a chance to play in the top tier. Under the ownership of Shanghai Yungtay Engineering and COSCO Real Estate, the club rebranded themselves with a new blue and white striped football kit. They were big spenders who wanted to achieve immediate success by bringing in established Chinese internationals such as Cheng Yaodong,
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin (; born October 17, 1968 in Tianjin) is a former Chinese international football goalkeeper.
He was the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Along with his older brother Jiang Hong he also became a goalke ...
and particularly
Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying (; Pinyin: ''Wú Chéngyīng''; born 21 April 1975 in Shanghai) is a Chinese former international football player who spent the majority of his career at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup before moving to Sh ...
who set a Chinese transfer fee record of 13,000,000
RMB
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. This saw them become genuine title contenders and under their new manager Cheng Yaodong, they would fight for the league title with
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...
and only come second by a single point at the end of the
2003 season
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Shen Si
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,
Qi Hong
Qi Hong (; born June 3, 1976 in Shanghai) is a former Chinese international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or shadow striker throughout his career.
At Shanghai Shenhua he won the league and Chinese FA Cup with them before co ...
,
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin (; born October 17, 1968 in Tianjin) is a former Chinese international football goalkeeper.
He was the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Along with his older brother Jiang Hong he also became a goalke ...
Tianjin TEDA
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...
general manager Yang Yifeng to lose their 30 November 2003 game, which saw all offending participants fined and jailed for their crimes.
The owners could not maintain the level of spending that they had done and the team's results would start to slip. Finding that they could not compete with Shanghai Shenhua and in the 2005 season, they had to face additional competition in
Shanghai Zobon
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, the team decided to move to Xi'an after months of speculation. With the newly branded team known as Shanghai International, they would start to move away from the previous
Yuanshen Stadium
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Apart from the stadium there is a 5,00 ...
in
Shanghai
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to the
Shaanxi Province Stadium
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Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of a ...
in
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...
,
Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningx ...
and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International by 2006. In 2007, their ownership was transferred to Baorong Investment and it was during this period that the club would start to experiment with a new yellow football kit. This would surprisingly seem to work when the club looked as if they were title contenders once more during the 2008 season, however their title hopes quickly faded and the team eventually finished fifth. The following season, however, would see the team languish near the bottom of the table and Cheng Yaodong decided to resign, which would see former Chinese national football coach
Zhu Guanghu
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come in and guide the team away from the relegation zone.
At the beginning of the 2010 season, Dai Yongge and the Renhe Commercial Holdings Company would start to invest heavily within the club. This would see the club bring in Chinese internationals
Sun Jihai
Sun Jihai (; ; born 30 September 1977) is a Chinese former footballer who played in the English Premier League. He is one of the most well-known footballers in China. He was the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when h ...
,
Zhao Xuri
Zhao Xuri (; born 3 December 1985) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Sichuan Jiuniu in the China League One division.
Club career
While Zhao Xuri started his football career with second tier side Dalian Sidelong, he did not make ...
,
Qu Bo Qu Bo is the name of:
*Qu Bo (writer) (1923–2002), Chinese author
*Qu Bo (footballer)
Qu Bo (; born 15 July 1981) is a Chinese retired footballer.
Club career
Qu Bo started his football career playing for Tianjin Locomotive's youth team wh ...
and Mao Jianqing into the team. However, despite the signings, the club struggled within the league and Zhu Guanghu left the club while three time Chinese league winner
Milorad Kosanović
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During his playing career, Kosanović represented Proleter Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Kikinda and Novi Sad, com ...
replaced him. Milorad Kosanović's reign at the club was unsuccessful and he was soon replaced by
Slobodan Santrač
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. After a poor string of results, Slobodan Santrač was fired and former Chinese international manager
Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo (; born January 25, 1966 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese football striker and head coach of China League One side Beijing Enterprises. He previously managed the China national football team from 2009 to 2011, and in 2016. Appoint ...
came into the club while it languished in mid-table throughout much of the 2011 season. After another disappointing season, Dia Yongge would start to get frustrated at the team's lack of success and decided to take advantage of
Guiyang
Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...
's government promise of the recently developed
Guiyang Olympic Centre
The Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium () is a sports venue in Guanshanhu District, Guiyang, China. With a capacity of 51,636 people, it is the largest sports venue in Guizhou Province.
Construction began in 2006, and the center was opened in ...
for the club, and with Renhe Commercial Holdings Company having better business connections within Guiyang, the club decided that it would move the team, which has recently made them one of the best supported teams in China. The 2012 season saw Guizhou have a successful year, with the club achieving fourth place and gaining entry into its first
AFC Champions League
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.
The team's success continued as they qualified for the
2014 AFC Champions League
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as well, but got knocked out in the group stage both times they qualified. Their top achievements in this period included winning the 2014 Chinese FA Super Cup and the 2013 Chinese FA Cup. In the 2015 season they were relegated to the
League One
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, but the team managed to advance back to the
Super League
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in 2018. In 2016 they moved from Guizhou to Beijing, becoming Beijing Renhe. After one season where they placed eighth, in 2019 the club struggled to win games and found themselves in last place with a few rounds to go.
Having lost their 2020 China League One relegation play-off matches 2–3 on aggregate to
Jiangxi Liansheng
Jiangxi Beidamen Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was founded in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, and thei ...
, Beijing Renhe were relegated to the
League Two
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When the club originated their home colours would predominantly be blue until the club won promotion to the top tier and decided that they needed to differentiate themselves from their local rivals
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...
, who also play in blue. This saw them employ a blue and white stripe top at the beginning of the 2003 league season and a new crest design of a horse in front of a striped background which was directly inspired by
Juventus F.C.
)''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback)
, founded = as Sport-Club Juventus
, ground = Juventus Stadium
, capacity = 41,507
, owner = Agnell ...
own logo. When the club was bought out by Baorong Investments who moved the club to
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...
they decided that the club should use a new yellow top by the beginning of the 2008 league season and a new crest of a wolf was employed. When the Renhe Commercial Holdings Company bought a majority within the club they wanted to try out a new all black kit during the 2011 league season, however this colour did not last very long and when the company decided to move the club to
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
the club decided they needed a new kit to signify this move and launched an all orange kit at the beginning of the 2012 league season.
Kit evolution
Rivalries
When the club was founded in Shanghai they decided to take advantage of the
1994
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Chinese football league professionalism reforms that allowed more than one club in each city. With Shanghai Shenhua already established within the city the potential for China's first top-flight city derby emerged. On 9 March 2002 the first top-flight city derby became a reality when they met in a league game, which saw the club win 2–0 away to Shenhua in front of a sold out
Hongkou Football Stadium
Hongkou Football Stadium () is a football stadium in Shanghai, China. Located in Hongkou District, the stadium has a maximum capacity of 33,060. It is the first ever football stadium to be built in China. The stadium was re-built in 1999, over t ...
. Known as the Shanghai derby it would be the start of an intense but short rivalry between the two clubs, which reached its peak on the final day of the 2003 league season with both teams able to win the league title. Shenhua won their game while the club surprisingly lost theirs to relegation fighting club
Tianjin TEDA
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...
. This saw critics dispute the title win and it was eventually discovered that both teams had players and officials match-fix games throughout the campaign. Shenhua would retrospectively lose their title while the club owners decided it was financially unviable to remain in Shanghai and relocated their team to
Xi'an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...
, which effectively ended the rivalry.
Foreign players
; Africa
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Ayub Masika
Ayub Timbe Masika (; born 10 September 1992 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays as a winger or a forward for Kenya national team.
Club career
Early career
Masika was born on 10 September 1992 in Pumwani, an e ...
; Europe
; Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Zvjezdan Misimović
Zvjezdan Misimović (, ; born 5 June 1982) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who most notably played for Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, Galatasaray, Dynamo Moscow, and Beijing Renhe as an attacking midfielder. Misimović is the fourth m ...
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Sejad Salihović
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*
Zlatan Muslimović
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Early career
As a teenager, Muslimović played for the Swedish teams Habo IF and Husqvarna FF. He went on to play for the Swedish team ...
; Bulgaria
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Metodi Stoynev
Metodi Stoynev ( bg, Методи Стойнев; born 15 October 1973) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played as a forward.
Honours
Club
;Lokomotiv Plovdiv
* A Group: 2003–04
* Bulgarian Supercup: 2004
2004 was designated ...
; Croatia
*
Ivan Bulat
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Bulat was appointed as the director of football of his ho ...
Nikica Jelavić
Nikica Jelavić (; born 27 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Jelavić began his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split of the Prva HNL in 2002, before moving to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Ware ...
; Germany
*
Mike Hanke
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He ear ...
; Italy
*
Fabio Firmani
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He amassed Serie A totals of 83 games and four goals over the course of ten seasons, representing in the competition Vicenza, Chievo, Bologna and Lazi ...
; Netherlands
*
Elvis Manu
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Manu has represented the Netherlands from the U16 through to the U21 age group. However, on ...
; Poland
*
Krzysztof Mączyński
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Club career
He is a trainee of Wisła Kraków. He scored his first goal for Wisła in the Ekstraklasa Cup match against Górnik Za ...
; Scotland
*
Derek Riordan
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Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell o ...
Tomáš Oravec
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Oravec became the Corgoň Liga top-scorer in 2 ...
Guillermo Molins
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Beginning his career with Malmö FF in 2006, he has gone on to play professionally in Belgium, Spain, China, Greece ...
; North America
*
Marvin Ávila
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Club career
Nicknamed "Titi Man", Ávila made his mark in the ''2007 Clausura'' ...
; South America
; Argentina
*
Augusto Fernández
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Club career River Plate
Born in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Fernández was a River Plate youth graduate. He made ...
Coaching staff
Managerial history
Managers who have coached the club and team since Guizhou Renhe was formed.
* Wang Houjun (1995–96)
* Zheng Yan (1996)
* Marcelo (1997)
* Sundli (1997)
* Zheng Yan (1998)
*
Yin Lihua
Yin may refer to:
*the dark force in the yin and yang from traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine
* Yīn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Yǐn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty
**Yinxu or Yin, the ...
(1998–99)
*
Bob Houghton
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Xu Genbao
Xu Genbao (; born January 16, 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and general coach of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner ...
(1 Nov 2000 – 30 Nov 2001)
*
Claude Le Roy
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Ma ...
(1 July 2001 – 30 June 2003)
* Cheng Yaodong (1 May 2003 – 27 Aug 2009)
* Gong Lei ''(interim)''
*
Zhu Guanghu
Zhu Guanghu (; born September 25, 1949 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese football coach and a former player. As a player, he was predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Football Team before going into management where he started of ...
(1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
*
Milorad Kosanović
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During his playing career, Kosanović represented Proleter Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Kikinda and Novi Sad, com ...
(1 May 2010 – 31 Dec 2011)
*
Slobodan Santrač
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(19 July 2011 – Sept 22, 2011)
*
Gao Hongbo
Gao Hongbo (; born January 25, 1966 in Beijing) is a retired Chinese football striker and head coach of China League One side Beijing Enterprises. He previously managed the China national football team from 2009 to 2011, and in 2016. Appoint ...
(1 Jan 2012 – 30 Nov 2012)
* Gong Lei ''(interim)'' (17 Dec 2012 – 23 April 2014)
*
Zhu Jiong
Zhu Jiong (Chinese:朱炯, born August 5, 1973) is a Chinese football manager and a former player.
Club career
Zhu Jiong began his career playing for Shanghai Shenhua youth team and would graduate to the senior team during the dawn of full profe ...
''(interim)'' (23 April 2014 – 28 April 2015)
* Li Chunman ''(interim)'' (28 April 2015 – 8 July 2015)
* Gong Lei (8 July 2015 – 8 December 2015)
* Wang Baoshan (8 December 2015 – 8 June 2017)
*
Luis García Plaza
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(8 June 2017 – 10 December 2018)
*
Aleksandar Stanojević
Aleksandar Stanojević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Станојевић, ; born 28 October 1973) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Stanojević started his playing career in Partizan youth squad. ...
(18 December 2018– 9 July 2019)
*
Luis García Plaza
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(9 July 2019– 12 November 2019)
* Wang Bo (12 November 2019- )
Honours
League
*
Chinese Jia-A League
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/
Chinese Super League
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(Top Tier League)
:Runner-up (1): 2003
*Chinese Jia B League/
Chinese League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
(Second Tier League)
:Winners (1): 2001
:Runner-up (1): 2017
*Chinese Yi League/ Chinese League Two (Third Tier League)
:Winners (1): 1995
Cup
*
Chinese FA Cup
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:Winners (1):
2013
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:Runner-up (1):
2012
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*
Chinese FA Super Cup
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:Winners (1):
2014
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Results
All-time league rankings
''As of the end of 2019 season.''
Key
* Pld = Played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* F = Goals for
* A = Goals against
* Pts = Points
* Pos = Final position
* DNQ = Did not qualify
* DNE = Did not enter
* NH = Not Held
* – = Does Not Exist
* R1 = Round 1
* R2 = Round 2
* R3 = Round 3
* R4 = Round 4
* F = Final
* SF = Semi-finals
* QF = Quarter-finals
* R16 = Round of 16
* Group = Group stage
* GS2 = Second Group stage
* QR1 = First Qualifying Round
* QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
* QR3 = Third Qualifying Round