2018 Changchun Yatai F.C. season

The 2018 Changchun Yatai F.C. season is Changchun's 13th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League. Changchun will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup. This season Yatai moved back to Changchun Stadium, where they won their first league title in 2007, as the club's home ground, after spending 9 seasons at Development Area Stadium.[1]

Changchun Yatai F.C.
2018 season
ManagerChen Jingang
StadiumChangchun Stadium
Super League15th (Relegated)
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Odion Ighalo(21 goals)
All: Odion Ighalo(21 goals)

On 11 November, Yatai suffered shock relegation after losing 0-2 to Dalian Yifang as they have gone through almost the entire season with being considered as completely safe. They got 32 points this season, the joint highest from a relegated team of CSL history, together with Zhejiang Greentown in 2016; They scored 45 goals, which is the highest of all relegated teams in a single season of CSL history. Star player and captain Odion Ighalo scored 21 goals in this campaign, which is second highest of the season, and also the highest of any player from a relegated team in a single season of CSL history.

Players edit

First team squad edit

As of 19 July 2018 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CHN Liu Yu
3 DF   CHN Xiao Yufeng
4 DF   CHN Yu Rui
6 MF   CHN Xue Ya'nan
8 MF   CHN Du Zhenyu
9 FW   NGA Odion Ighalo
10 FW   DEN Lasse Vibe
11 MF   POL Adrian Mierzejewski
13 GK   CHN Yi Fan
15 DF   CHN Sun Jie
16 DF   CHN Jiang Zhe
17 MF   CHN Fan Xiaodong
18 MF   CHN Han Zilong
19 MF   CHN Cao Ziheng
20 FW   CHN Tan Tiancheng
21 MF   CHN He Chao
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   CHN Wu Yake
24 DF   CHN Yan Zhiyu
25 MF   CHN Zhang Hengyuan
26 DF   CHN Zuo Yiteng
27 MF   CHN Zhang Li
29 FW   CHN Tan Long
30 FW   CHN Zhao Mingyu
31 FW   CHN Cheng Changcheng
32 MF   CHN Li Guang
33 DF   CHN Zhang Xiaofei (Captain)
35 GK   CHN Gao Yuqin
36 MF   CHN Cui Jingming
37 MF   CHN Zhou Dadi
38 MF   CHN Wang Shouting (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
39 DF   SRB Nemanja Pejčinović

Competitions edit

Chinese Super League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Henan Jianye 30 10 4 16 30 45 −15 34
13 Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 30 8 8 14 40 46 −6 32[a]
14 Tianjin Teda 30 8 8 14 41 54 −13 32[a]
15 Changchun Yatai (R) 30 8 8 14 45 56 −11 32[a] Relegation to League One
16 Guizhou Hengfeng (R) 30 7 3 20 34 66 −32 24
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, Tianjin Teda and Changchun Yatai were ranked by head-to-head points: Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 7 pts, Tianjin Teda 5 pts, Changchun Yatai 4 pts.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 3 2 3 14 14  0 11 2 1 1 7 4  +3 1 1 2 7 10  −3

Last updated: 30 April 2018.
Source: See Results

Results edit

2 March 2018 1 Shanghai Shenhua 1–1 Changchun Yatai Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8) Romero   28' Report Fan Xiaodong   62' Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 21,098
Referee: Ai Kun
9 March 2018 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+8) Gao Lin   52'
Goulart   60', 65'
Alan   79', 84'
Report Stadium: Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 47,693
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
18 March 2018 3 Changchun Yatai 1–1 Beijing Renhe Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Ighalo   41' Report Wang Gang   29' Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 21,386
Referee: Shen Yinhao
31 March 2018 4 Changchun Yatai 1–2 Guangzhou R&F Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Ighalo   11'
Zhang Xiaofei   61'
Yu Rui   90+6'
Du Zhenyu   90+9'
Report Zahavi   78'
Renatinho   90+7' (pen.)
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 19,860
Referee: Ma Li
7 April 2018 5 Hebei China Fortune 2–1 Changchun Yatai Langfang
19:35 (UTC+8) Gui Hong   28'
Lavezzi   58'
Report Du Zhenyu   88' Stadium: Langfang Stadium
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Li Haixin
15 April 2018 6 Changchun Yatai 3–0 Henan Jianye Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Sun Jie   3'
Vibe   47'
Tan Long   83'
Report Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 21,851
Referee: Guan Xing
21 April 2018 7 Guizhou Hengfeng 2–5 Changchun Yatai Guiyang
19:35 (UTC+8) Du Wei   33'
Wang Fan   60'
Report Ighalo   24' (pen.), 38', 86', 90+3'
Tan Long   35'
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Guo Baolong
29 April 2018 8 Changchun Yatai 2–1 Shanghai SIPG Changchun
19:35 (UTC+8) Ighalo   14', 69' Report Wu Lei   41'
Hulk   77'
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 25,966
Referee: Lin Jun
6 May 2018 9 Jiangsu Suning 2–0 Changchun Yatai Nanjing
19:35 (UTC+8) Teixeira   32'
Huang Zichang   53'
Report Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 29,179
Referee: Ai Kun
12 May 2018 10 Changchun Yatai 0-1 Tianjin TEDA Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Report Acheampong   81' Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 17,395
Referee: Wang Jing
19 May 2018 12 Changchun Yatai 0-2 Beijing Sinobo Guoan Changchun
15:30 (UTC+8) Report Soriano   16' (pen.)
Bakambu   70'
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 20,766
Referee: Li Haixin

Chinese FA Cup edit

24 April 2018 4th round Sichuan Jiuniu 1 - 1
(4 - 3 p)
Changchun Yatai Zigong
16:00 CST Xiao Yufeng   43' (o.g.) Report Cheng Changcheng
Tan Tiancheng   60' (pen.)
Stadium: Nanhu Sports Center
Referee: Qin Xiaohan

References edit

  1. ^ "官方:长春亚泰2018中超回归南岭体育场 3月中旬迎首个中超主场". 新浪看点. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. ^ "2018中超联赛长春亚泰队完全名单". sohu.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

See also edit