Nanjing City Football Club (Chinese: 南京城市足球俱乐部; pinyin: Nánjīng Chéngshì Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Nanjing City plays its home matches at the Wutaishan Stadium, located within Gulou District.
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| Full name | Nanjing City Football Club 南京城市足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Wutaishan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Manager | Fábio Cortez | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2023 | China League One, 5th of 16 | ||
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History
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The club was founded on 29 December 2014 as Nanjing Fengfan F.C. and participated within the Nanjing City League Second Division by the Nanjing Civil Affairs Bureau. Initially formed as youth football training club, on 1 November 2017, the club completed their Chinese Football Association (CFA) registration to participate within the Nanjing Football Association Super League and take part within the Chinese football pyramid.[1] A seventh-place finish and eighth-place finish in the 2018 league season would be enough to qualify for the 2019 Chinese Champions League where they won the division title and promotion to the China League Two.[2]
In January 2021, Nanjing Fengfan F.C. changed their name to Nanjing City.[3]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 13 July 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
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Yin Youyou (2018–2019)[5]- Tang Bo (2020)
Fulvio Pea (2021)- Zhang Xiaofeng (2022)
Óscar Céspedes (2022–2023)- Cao Rui (2023–2024)
Kim Jong-boo (2024)
Fábio Cortez (2024–present)
Honours
editLeague
- China League Two
- Play-off winners: 2020
- CMCL
- Champions: 2019
Results
editAll-time league rankings
As of the end of 2020 season.
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium | ||
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| 2019 | 4 | Group J | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 1 | W | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Group | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | Group A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
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References
edit- ^ "企业简介" (in Chinese). fengfanguoji.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "枫帆纪实丨怀抱梦想，在新的起点上展望2020！" (in Chinese). 163.com. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "官方：南京枫帆足球俱乐部正式更名为南京城市足球俱乐部". Dongqiudi. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "2022赛季南京城市足球俱乐部一线队报名名单出炉". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "南京枫帆足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). thecfa.cn. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2021-06-01.