Shenzhen Peng City Football Club (), previously Sichuan Jiuniu (), is a Chinese professional
football
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club based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, having relocated to its current location from
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
The club was founded on 5 January 2017. They participated in the
2017 China Amateur Football League
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the same year and managed to advance to the national play-offs, but was eliminated by
Zhaoqing Hengtai
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History
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in the first round. They were ranked 10th and later admitted into China League Two due to the withdrawal of several other teams.
In February 2019, City Football Group, a subsidiary of
Abu Dhabi United Group
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, purchased the club.
On 23 May 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that eleven professional clubs across China's top three divisions would have their registration cancelled over a failure to pay player wages. As a result, the CFA announced a reclassification of the teams which would contest their professional divisions. According to this reclassification, Sichuan Jiuniu was promoted to China League One for the 2020 season, which had already been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 18 October 2023, following a 4–0 home win over Wuxi Wugo, Sichuan Jiuniu secured promotion to the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history. On the following matchday on 22 October, Sichuan Jiuniu won the league title after second-place Qingdao West Coast drew their match against Shijiazhuang Gongfu.
On 24 January 2024, the Chinese Football Association confirmed the club's relocation to Shenzhen, Guangdong.
Stadiums
In Sichuan Jiuniu's existence, the club have used a multiple of stadiums in their climb up the divisions. The grounds they used between 2017 and 2022 were the
South Lake Sports Center
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and the
Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
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, and in the 2023 season, Sichuan Jiuniu played its home matches at the Shuangliu Sports Centre, the Chengdong Sports Park Stadium, and the
Suining Sports Center
The Suining Sports Center is a sports complex located in Suining, Sichuan, China. It was most recently the home of Sichuan Jiuniu
Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 四川九牛足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese footbal ...
. After relocation, Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium.
Crest history
File:Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.svg, Sichuan Jiuniu logo used between 2017 and 2023
Players
Current squad
Reserve team
Out on loan
Coaching staff
Source:
Managerial history
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Zhai Biao
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(2006–2008)
*
Sun Bowei
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(''caretaker;'' 2008)
*
Xu Jianye
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* ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people
* ǃXu ( ...
Sun Bowei
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(2011–2017)
* Cheng Liang (31 December 2017 – 30 May 2018)
*
Dario Dabac
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(7 June 2018 – 11 January 2019)
*
Wang Hongwei
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(27 February 2019 – 18 May 2020)
* Li Yi (22 July 2020 – 25 December 2021)
*
Sergio Lobera
Sergio Lobera Rodríguez (born 16 January 1977) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current manager of China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu.
Football career
Lobera was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After impressing with Dosa Sal ...
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Results
All-time League Rankings
''As of the end of 2023 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