2019 Dalian Yifang F.C. season

The 2019 Dalian Yifang F.C. season was the 10th season in club history.

Dalian Yifang F.C.

Chairman	Zhang Lin
Manager	Choi Kang-hee (11 February – 1 July) Rafael Benítez (2 July – present)
Stadium	Dalian Sports Center
Super League	9th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Yannick Carrasco (17) All: Yannick Carrasco (17)
Highest home attendance	52,109 (27 July vs. Shandong Luneng)
Lowest home attendance	20,149 (23 November vs. Hebei China Fortune)
Average home league attendance	32,853
Home colours Away colours

Overview

Preseason

Yifang started the winter training on 24 December 2018 in Dalian until 1 January 2019. The team moved to Kunming on 2 January for a 10-day training, before flying to Marbella, Spain for another 3-week training.[1]

The club decided to end the contract with Bernd Schuster on 3 January.[2] The team was close to Leonardo Jardim,[3] but he eventually refused the contract[4] due to multiple concerns. Yifang reached agreement with Korean manager Choi Kang-hee, and officially announced it on 11 February.[5] He was previously signed by Tianjin Quanjian (now renamed Tianjin Tianhai) by the end of the 2018 season,[6] but Quanjian claimed his salary was beyond their ability since the owner and major investor of Quanjian was arrested for illegal MLM,[7] thus terminated the contract.[8] The team moved to Shanghai on 7 February for final preparations before the new season.

Yifang announced the joining of 5 players on 13 February. Wanda Group had had a long negotiation with S.S.C. Napoli on Marek Hamšík, and finally reached agreement on 14 February for a reported €15M transfer fee. Gaitán decided to leave for MSL club Chicago Fire since the team preferred a winger/striker with more offensive playing style than another midfielder upon the signing of Marek Hamšík.[9] Zheng Long joined on a one-year loan, while Alex Akande was signed as soon as Yanbian FC claimed their bankruptcy by the end of the transfer window.

Wang Xianjun was absent from the list. As later reported, the talented defender did not sign contract and demanded transfer. Yifang eventually decided to put him back to the reserve squad.[10]

March

The first match in the 2019 season was a mere draw against Henan Jianye, as Yang Shanping was sent off in just 37 minutes, and Carrasco claimed the team's first goal this season, as he did last year, to save the team in additional times. Qin Sheng committed a foul and accidentally fell on Henan player Henrique Dourado, to broke Dourado's right tibia. All new players except Zheng Long had their debut match. Yifang had another draw with Guangzhou R&F. Carrasco extended his scoring sheet with a penalty and a reflection shot, while Zheng Long scored his first goal 1 minutes after he was substituted in.

First home match was a one-goal defeat. Hamšík met with former teammate Paolo Cannavaro, who currently sided with his brother Fabio as Guangzhou's coaching staff.[11]

April

Yifang started April with another defeat. Mushekwi's equalizer could not bring a victory, as the goalkeeper bumped into Zhao Mingjian's back clumsily, giving Johnathan a wide open goal. Hamšík's playing style was surrounded by controversy. He lacked dribbling and sprinting, which led to easy interceptions, and his long passes lost accuracy in this match. He was frequently compared to Nico Gaitán, whose impressive dribbling tricks made many contributions on both ends.[12]

Yifang claimed the first victory on 15 April by overcoming great difficulties in Shandong. Mushekwi won a header. To fulfill the U23 policy, Yang Fangzhi came on at 90 minute, and went back to the bench in just 1 minute for He Yupeng. Li Shuai was sent off as he pushed opponent player in the face during a conflict. Yifang addressed him with a ¥500k fine, and sent him to the reserve team.[13] He received an additional 6-match suspension.[14]

Carrasco scored another reflection shot against Chongqing, but the home win slipped away as Zhao Mingjian committed a hand ball for a penalty. For the April 28 match with Beijing Guoan, Hamšík and Carrasco were both unfit for the game. Yifang's conservative 5-defender formation was unable to hold against the opponent, while Boateng had his first goal in a corner kick.

Noticeably, on 29 April, Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin officially announced the takeover of Dalian Yifang during the groundbreaking ceremony of Dalian Youth Football Training Base, a joint youth training program between Wanda Group and the government of Dalian, that the team would use neutral team name (without sponsors or owner names) in the future,[15] as the CFA had requested.[16]

May

Yifang saw the first home win in the FA cup against Shaanxi, with Zhu Ting scoring the only goal in his 100th appearance for the team, to advance into the 5th round. They would face Shanghai Jiading Chengfa, the only amateur team left in the cup.

Yifang gladly took 1 points away from Jiangsu Suning. Yu Ziqian entered the starting lineup as Zhang Chong had waist injury. Since his last appearance for Dalian Aerbin against Liaoning Whowin in the 2012 season, he had been absence in the Super League for 7 seasons. He was excluded from the first team at the time because of his frequent confusing blunders.

In the 11 May match, the team lost to contestant Wuhan Zall, sliding deeper into the relegation area. Shan Pengfei had a large wound on his left eyebrow when going up for a header. He received on-pitch suture with staples, and finished the 1st half.[17]

On 19 May, Yifang overpowered Shenzhen and former manager Juan Caro. Li Jianbin was sent off at the end of 1st half. Hamšík was kicked in the face by Wang Dalong to earn a penalty, to give Carrasco his 7th goal. He Yupeng surprisingly scored Mushekwi's cross as soon as he came on the pitch at 90 minute, then immediately went off for Yang Fangzhi.

Noticeably, the club changed its registration name to "Dalian Professional Football Club" (Chinese: 大连人职业足球俱乐部) on 23 May, and the team name would be changed in the 2020 season.

A 1–0 home victory finally came on 26 May. Carrasco's corner found Hamšík for his first goal in China. He Yupeng missed a scoring chance similar to the previous game in the last few minutes. Zhao Xuebin scored twice to push Yifang further in the FA Cup. Yang Lei had his first appearance in the first team.

June

June started with another defeat, with Carrasco absence for 4 yellow cards. Li Jianbin's easy marking and a misjudged interception gave 2 goals away. Mushekwi scored Hamšík's corner in the 2nd half.

Carrasco did not return to the match against Hebei CFFC due to flight delay, and Yifang lost by 1 goal. Mushekwi received a red card for pushing Zhang Chengdong in the face, but he would be missing several matches for the 2019 AFCON cup as planned. Huang Jiahui had his debut match.

On 18 June, Rafael Benítez was connected with Yifang with a £12m salary offered.[18]

On 23 June, Yifang had a pitiful draw with Tianjin Tianhai. Hamšík was selected captain. Boateng scored 2 goals for Yifang including a penalty, but later conceded an own goal. Li Shuai returned from suspension.

After 3 rounds without victory, Yifang defeated Beijing Renhe on 29 June. Carrasco returned to the squad and scored a penalty. Hamšík showed controlling performance since last match, and forced Chen Jie to score an own goal. Boateng scored a gift goal from Zhang Lie. He and Zheng Long both scored off-side goals later.

As the league reached halfway, Yifang ranked 10th (4 wins 5 draws 6 losses, GA:GF 19:22) at 17 points, much better than 2018 season (15th, 2W 4D 9L, 12:31, 10 points). Moreover, until the 15th round in the previous season, Yifang won only one point from away matches. In this season, on the contrary, they acquired 12 away points out of the total 15.

Carrasco issue

In the preseason training, Carrasco wanted a proof to transfer back to Europe in winter transfer after the 2019 season, while the team showed negotiable attitude. He publicly announced to stay with the team in the 2019 season.

He was put on the bench during the match against Beijing Guoan on 28 April due to a claimed influenza. As reported, he expressed reluctance to play as substitute, and contradicted the manager before the match.[19] He made apologies consequently.[20]

Until the end of May, Carrasco was the top goal scorer in quad, claiming 7 goals out of the total 13. He missed the match against Shanghai SIPG due to 4 yellow cards, and flew back to Europe for the June FIFA calendar ahead of time. During the FIFA calendar, Carrasco changed his attitude, showing strong desire to go back to Europe in the summer transfer window,[21] and had transfer rumors with Arsenal.[22] He returned to the team after the following match against Hebei CFFC due to a claimed flight delay.

On 20 June, the whole issue outbroke, as goalkeeper Yu Ziqian publicly criticized on his social media that Carrasco went on a strike during the training session, that he "stood still regardless of anyone", and that he "skipped the previous two matches on purpose". The team decided to suspend Carrasco from matches and training, unless he publicly apologize for the behaviour.[23][24] No further actions including apologies were taken until the 23 June match,[25] but Carrasco showed dissatisfaction on his social media account. Yifang withdrew the suspension on 25 June, indicating a temporary pause of this issue.[26]

The entire issue seemed to have come to an end since Benítez's arrival, as Carrasco showed quite different competing desire, that "It's the first time I've had a good coach since I was in China".[27]

July

Yifang made major changes in managerial staff. On 1 July, Yifang announced the resignation of Choi Kang-hee.[28] This also extended an awkward record, that no Korean manager could finish a complete season with teams in Dalian (Park Sung-hwa with Dalian Shide, June 2010 to May 2011; Chang Woe-ryong with Dalian Aerbin, Jan–Apr 2012). One day later, Rafael Benítez was officially appointed as the manager.[29][30] He said the career in China would be a challenge, but he was impressed by chairman Wang's passion and future plan on football,[31] and made the decision after consulting Juan Caro and Gregorio Manzano.[32] He also restarted his personal blog after a 5-year-hiatus.

On 3 July, Zhou Jun quit his job as the club director, and returned to Shanghai Shenhua. Gao Yan from Wanda Group was selected for the position.

Benítez had his debut win against Henan Jianye. Boateng scored twice again. He and Carrasco continued to extend their scoring sheet to win 3 points from Guangzhou R&F. Zhou Ting had his 400th top tier league appearance in the match against Guangzhou Evergrande.

Yifang announced the departure of Mushekwi on 15 July. Local fans gathered at the airport to say goodbye. 4 days later, Salomón Rondón officially signed with the ream.

Carrasco scored a corner directly against Tianjin TEDA. Rondón scored on his first possession, but it was decided offside by VAR. He claimed his debut goal later, to bring one point for the team. Boateng claimed his hat-trick in the FA Cup against Tianjin Tianhai.

As the CSL summer window reached its closing date, Shan Huanhuan and 3 other young players under the Wanda "Star of Hope" project[33][34] were confirmed to join the squad.[35]

August

Boateng pulled his muscle, but Rondón's decisive substitution performance won a 3-pointer from Chongqing under hot climate. Sun Bo won a long shot and a red card upon his first starting appearance.

The quick reunion with former coach Choi Kang-hee was not pleasant, as he overpowered his former team by two easy counter-attack goals from El Shaarawy. Yifang still could not breakthrough their highest record in the FA cup, reaching semi-finals in 2013, 2018 and 2019.

September

The league would meet a few long pauses to prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualification, and the team's condition was influenced by the extra-long break. Yifang struggled in Wuhan's high humidity and temperature with insufficient fitness, and lost by 1 goal. Li Jianbin earned his second red card for kicking the ball deliberately onto the opponent after the whistle. He would be grounded for 6 matches in total, to miss the rest matches in this season.

Dong Yanfeng claimed his first super league goal against Shenzhen.

October

Li Shuai had his first national team appearance against Guam on 10 October.

On 25 October, it was announced that Dalian Yifang Women's Football Club (Dalian Yifang W.F.C., official name currently vacant), based on Dalian Under-18 women's football team, was established to meet the CFA's entry standard in 2020, and would compete in the 2019 Chinese Women's League Two, the third-tier league.[36] Fan Yiying stepped up as the manager. On 10 November 2019, Yifang W.F.C. won by 1–0 against Donghua University in the play-off, ranked by 5th, and gained promotion into the Chinese Women's Football League.[37]

November

Zhou Ting broke the record of the oldest appearing player at 40 years and 291 days against Hebei CFFC, which had previous been held by Rolando Schiavi (40 years 285 days) since 2013.[38]

December

Zhao Xuebin won the reserve league top goalscorer by 19 goals.

Summary

Throughout the 2019 season, Yifang won 3 more points than last year, but ensured safety from relegation much earlier. The team had overall equalized performance in home and away matches, but with Choi, Yifang acquired 3 away winnings out the total 4 at the time.

Zhang Chong

Li Jianbin

Yang Shanping

Zhu Ting

Li Shuai

Zhu Xiaogang

Qin Sheng

Hamšík

Wang Jinxian

Carrasco

Mushekwi

Preferred formation of Choi

Zhang Chong

Zhou Ting

Dong Yanfeng

Wang Yaopeng

Sun Guowen

Li Shuai

Zhu Xiaogang

Hamšík

Wang Jinxian

Carrasco

Rondón

Preferred formation of Benítez

Choi Kang-hee made multiple adjustments at the beginning of the season, mainly the midfielders. He often used Carrasco as a roaming attacker, not restrained to his familiar left winger position, and spent quite some time to adjust Hamšík's role.

Benítez was aggressive at first, but he soon brought in his 5-4-1 formation, aiming to improve the defense. He moved Sun Guowen backwards as the right full back, who mostly played as a winger, and put the right back Dong Yanfeng in the CB position. But with each coach, the team received 4 red cards respectively, being the team with the most red cards this season, as major defenders were slower at sprinting speed, and sometimes used rude fouls to stop opponent players.

Squad

Current squad

As of 1 March 2019.

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Zhang Chong		Dalian	25 November 1987 (aged 31)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
19	Yu Ziqian		Dalian	3 June 1985 (aged 33)	2015	Qingdao Hainiu	Dec 2019
23	Chen Junlin		Beihai	5 May 1993 (aged 25)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
32	Li Xuebo		Dalian	15 November 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Atlético Madrid B
Defenders
2	Zhao Mingjian		Dalian	22 November 1987 (aged 31)	2019	Hebei China Fortune	Dec 2021
3	Shan Pengfei		Dalian	7 May 1993 (aged 25)	2012	Dalian Yifang youth	Feb 2020
4	Li Shuai		Shenyang	18 June 1995 (aged 23)	2016	Mafra	Dec 2023
8	Zhu Ting		Dalian	15 July 1985 (aged 33)	2015	Wuhan Zall	Dec 2020
12	Zhou Ting		Dalian	5 February 1979 (aged 40)	2017	Beijing Guoan	Dec 2019
13	Wang Yaopeng		Dalian	18 January 1995 (aged 24)	2014	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
18	He Yupeng		Anshan	5 December 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
22	Dong Yanfeng		Dalian	11 February 1996 (aged 23)	2016	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
25	Li Jianbin		Binzhou	19 April 1989 (aged 29)	2019	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
35	Yang Shanping		Dalian	28 October 1987 (aged 31)	2018	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021
36	Zhou Xiao		Nanchong	17 May 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Atlético Astorga
Midfielders
6	Zhu Xiaogang		Dalian	6 October 1987 (aged 31)	2010	Chengdu Blades	Dec 2019
7	Zhao Xuri		Dalian	3 December 1985 (aged 33)	2019	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021
10	Yannick Carrasco		Vilvoorde	4 September 1993 (aged 25)	2018	Atlético Madrid	Dec 2022
11	Sun Guowen		Dalian	30 September 1993 (aged 25)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
14	Huang Jiahui		Bozhou	7 October 2000 (aged 18)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
16	Qin Sheng ^C		Dalian	2 November 1986 (aged 32)	2018	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
17	Marek Hamšík		Banská Bystrica	27 July 1987 (aged 31)	2019	Napoli	Dec 2021
20	Wang Jinxian		Wuhan	12 January 1996 (aged 23)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
24	Yang Lei		Handan	22 February 2000 (aged 19)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
26	Cui Ming'an		Dalian	15 November 1994 (aged 24)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2019
27	Cheng Hui		Dalian	2 August 1997 (aged 21)	2019	Lleida Esportiu B
29	Sun Bo		Dalian	22 January 1991 (aged 28)	2011	Shandong Luneng youth	Dec 2019
31	Zheng Long		Qingdao	15 April 1988 (aged 30)	2019	Guangzhou Evergrande	Dec 2019
Forwards
9	Salomón Rondón		Caracas	16 September 1989 (aged 29)	2019	West Bromwich Albion	Dec 2022
15	Shan Huanhuan		Pingdingshan	24 January 1999 (aged 20)	2019	Vitória Guimarães B
21	Emmanuel Boateng		Accra	23 May 1996 (aged 22)	2019	Levante	Dec 2022
Moved to Reserve squad during the season
5	Alex Akande		Lagos	28 February 1989 (aged 30)	2019	Yanbian	Dec 2021
28	Zhang Hui		Dalian	18 February 1997 (aged 22)	2015	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2020
33	Zhao Xuebin		Dalian	12 January 1993 (aged 26)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2020
38	Yang Fangzhi		Dalian	9 April 1997 (aged 21)	2018	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2019

Left during the season

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends
30	Nyasha Mushekwi		Harare	21 August 1987 (aged 31)	2015	Mamelodi Sundowns	Dec 2020

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 FW  NGA Alex Akande 28 FW  CHN Zhang Hui 33 FW  CHN Zhao Xuebin 38 FW  CHN Yang Fangzhi 41 MF  CHN Li Qinghao 42 GK  CHN Gao Tian 43 DF  CHN Bi Guangfu 44 MF  CHN Zhang Yuhao 45 DF  CHN Yang Pengju 46 MF  CHN Zhang Jun 47 MF  CHN Yu Zhen 48 MF  CHN Xie Hui 48 MF  CHN Pang Chuntao 50 MF  CHN Liu Zhipeng

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 DF  CHN Rong Linchao 52 FW  CHN Han Guangxu 53 DF  CHN Luo Hongshi 54 MF  CHN Zhu Hui 55 GK  CHN Wang Kailong 56 MF  CHN Cheng Xianfeng 57 MF  CHN Bai Yaoxu 58 FW  CHN Aximu Aini 59 MF  CHN Yi Tianyu 60 DF  CHN Yang Zexiang

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CHN Yin Jiahao (at Shenzhen Pengcheng until 31 December 2019) — DF  CHN Zheng Jianfeng (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — DF  CHN Wang Liang (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Gao Mingxin (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Li Yuqiu (at Yinchuan Helanshan until 31 December 2019)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CHN Han Peijiang (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Ren Jiawei (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Liu Yingchen (at Shanghai Shenxin until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Yuan Hao (at Shanghai Shenxin until 31 December 2019)

Coaching staff

As of 7 July 2019.

Position	Until 1 July	Since Benítez's arrival	Notes
Head coach	Choi Kang-hee	Rafael Benítez
Assistant coach	Park Kun-ha	Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
Assistant coach	Tang Tian
Fitness coach	Irwing Freitas
First team coach	Kim Hyun-min	Mikel Antía
First team coach	Choi Sung-yong	Antonio Gómez Pérez
First team coach	Jung Jae-sun	Darko Matić
Goalkeeping coach	Choi Eun-sung	Joaquín Enrique Valerio
Team Doctor	Antonio Turmo Garuz	Antonio Turmo Garuz
Team Doctor	Jan Jungwirth	Jan Jungwirth
Team Doctor	Cesar	Cesar
Physiotherapist	Javier Sagaste	Javier Sagaste
Reserve coach	Li Guoxu	David Rivas Martínez
U-19 coach	Shi Lei	Lü Gang
U-17 coach	Li Huayun	Li Huayun
U-15 coach	Yang Xianmin	Yang Xianmin
U-13 coach	Liu Yujian	Liu Yujian

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
—	DF	Wang Wanpeng	37	Dalian Transcendence	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
—	DF	Fu Yuncheng	26	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
16	MF	Qin Sheng	33	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Undisclosed	13 February 2019		[39]
31	DF	Yang Shanping	31	Tianjin Quanjian	Transfer	€1.31M	13 February 2019		[40]
7	MF	Zhao Xuri	33	Tianjin Quanjian	Transfer	€2.62M	13 February 2019		[41]
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian	31	Hebei China Fortune	Transfer	€1.31M	13 February 2019		[42]
25	DF	Li Jianbin	29	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Undisclosed	13 February 2019		[43]
17	MF	Marek Hamšík	31	S.S.C. Napoli	Transfer	€20M	14 February 2019		[44]
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng	22	Levante UD	Transfer	€5M[45]	20 February 2019		[46]
—	DF	Yang Zexiang	25	Dalian Transcendence	Transfer	Free	25 February 2019
31	MF	Zheng Long	30	Guangzhou Evergrande	Loan	Undisclosed	26 February 2019		[47]
5	MF	Alex Akande	30	Yanbian	Transfer	Free	28 February 2019		[48]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
16	MF	Qin Sheng	33	Shanghai Shenhua	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
25	DF	Jin Pengxiang	29	Beijing Guoan	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
31	DF	Yang Shanping	31	Tianjin Quanjian	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
—	DF	Wang Wanpeng	37	Yinchuan Helanshan	Transfer	Free	31 January 2019		[49]
36	MF	Dong Honglin	23	Chongqing Dangdai	Transfer	Free	1 February 2019		[50]
15	MF	Jin Qiang	26	Shenzhen F.C.	Transfer	€1.97M	14 February 2019		[51]
68	DF	Pei Zhanpeng	20	Suzhou Dongwu	Transfer	Undisclosed	20 February 2019		[52]
14	DF	Yan Peng	23	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Transfer	Free	26 February 2019		[53]
21	DF	Liu Yingchen	26	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[54]
44	MF	Yuan Hao	22	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[54]
53	DF	Yin Jiahao	19	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[53]
—	DF	Fu Yuncheng	21	Guangzhou R&F	Transfer	Free	27 February 2019
27	DF	Zheng Jianfeng	29	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
48	MF	Gao Mingxin	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
58	MF	Han Peijiang	20	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
—	MF	Ren Jiawei	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[56]
7	DF	Wang Liang	30	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	28 February 2019		[55]
63	MF	Li Yuqiu	21	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan	—	28 February 2019		[57]
9	MF	Nicolás Gaitán	31	Chicago Fire	Released	Free	15 March 2019		[58]
28	FW	Duvier Riascos	31	Universidad Católica	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019		[59]

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
9	FW	Salomón Rondón	29	West Bromwich Albion	Transfer	€18.27M	19 July 2019		[60]
–	MF	Hu Jiali	20	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	€ 2.61M	26 July 2019		[35]
15	FW	Shan Huanhuan	20	Vitória Guimarães B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
27	MF	Cheng Hui	21	Lleida Esportiu B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
32	GK	Li Xuebo	20	Atlético Madrid B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
36	DF	Zhou Xiao	20	Atlético Astorga	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
31	MF	Zheng Long	31	Guangzhou Evergrande	Transfer	€ 2.61M	30 July 2019	Loan-to-buy

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
30	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	31	Zhejiang Greentown	Transfer	Free	15 July 2019		[61]
31	MF	Zheng Long	31	Guangzhou Evergrande	End of loan	€ 2.61M	30 July 2019

Friendlies

Preseason

21 January 2019 Friendly	Dalian Yifang	3–0	Gibraltar United	Marbella, Spain
	Han Peijiang Nicolas Gaitán Yan Peng

25 January 2019 Friendly	Dalian Yifang	0–2	MOL Vidi	Marbella, Spain
16:00 UTC+1		Report	Szabolcs Huszti  65' Stopira  90'	Stadium: Dama de Noche Referee: Guillermo Paradas

23 February 2019 Friendly	Dalian Yifang	0–3	Shanghai Shenhua	Shanghai
15:00 UTC+8		Report	Alexander N'Doumbou  40' Fredy Guarín  60' Li Peng  69'	Stadium: Hongkou Stadium

Chinese Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C)	30	23	3	4	68	24	+44	72	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	30	23	1	6	60	26	+34	70
3	Shanghai SIPG	30	20	6	4	62	26	+36	66	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Jiangsu Suning	30	15	8	7	60	41	+19	53
5	Shandong Luneng Taishan	30	15	6	9	55	35	+20	51
6	Wuhan Zall	30	12	8	10	41	41	0	44
7	Tianjin TEDA	30	12	5	13	43	45	−2	41[lower-alpha 1]
8	Henan Jianye	30	11	8	11	41	46	−5	41[lower-alpha 1]
9	Dalian Yifang	30	10	8	12	44	51	−7	38
10	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan	30	9	9	12	36	47	−11	36
11	Hebei China Fortune	30	9	6	15	37	55	−18	33
12	Guangzhou R&F	30	9	5	16	54	72	−18	32
13	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	30	8	6	16	43	57	−14	30	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
14	Tianjin Tianhai (D)	30	4	13	13	40	53	−13	25	Dissolved at May 2020 after season 2019
15	Shenzhen F.C.	30	4	9	17	31	57	−26	21
16	Beijing Renhe (R)	30	3	5	22	26	65	−39	14	Relegation to China League One

Source: CSL
Rules for classification:

• During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
• After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.[62]
  (C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
  Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Henan Jianye 2–3 Tianjin TEDA, Tianjin TEDA 2–0 Henan Jianye.
2. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as Chinese FA Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	8	12	44	51	−7	38	6	4	5	23	20	+3	4	4	7	21	31	−10

Last updated: 1 December 2019.
Source:

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W
Position	9	10	13	13	10	10	11	12	14	11	9	11	11	11	10	10	7	9	8	8	6	6	7	8	7	8	9	10	10	9

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League fixtures and results

Fixtures as of February 2019.

3 March 2019 1	Henan Jianye	1–1	Dalian Yifang	Zhengzhou
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Henrique Dourado  26' Wu Yan  90'	Report	Yang Shanping  24'  37' Qin Sheng  41' Carrasco  90+1'	Stadium: Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 21,696 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjin, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Xing Qi

9 March 2019 2	Guangzhou R&F	3–3	Dalian Yifang	Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Ding Haifeng  9' Tang Miao  24' Dia Saba  33' Eran Zahavi  68', 90+7' Li Tixiang  89'	Report	Carrasco  42' (p), 56'  90+2' Zheng Long  86'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 9,309 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xi Fei Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan

30 March 2019 3	Dalian Yifang	0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Dalian
16:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zheng Long  6'	Report	Talisca  80'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 48,919 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Hei Xiaohu

7 April 2019 4	Dalian Yifang	1–2	Tianjin TEDA	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Qin Sheng  14' Mushekwi  52' Hamšík  62'	Report	Johnathan  15', 82'  36' Maitijiang  45+2'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 31,889 Referee: Li Haixin Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Huang Tao Fourth official: Xing Qi

14 April 2019 5	Shandong Luneng	0–1	Dalian Yifang	Jinan
17:30 (UTC+08:00)		Report	Carrasco  15' Mushekwi  44' Zhu Xiaogang  52' Li Shuai  56'  76' He Yupeng  90+5'	Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 22,175 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Cheng Fourth official: Chen Gang

21 April 2019 6	Dalian Yifang	1–1	Chongqing SWM	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Carrasco  68'	Report	Yang Shuai  75' Fernandinho Henrique  75' (p)  90+3' Adrian Mierzejewski  90+1'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 26,618 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Zhang Qiangjin Fourth official: Liang Caiwei

28 April 2019 7	Beijing Guoan	4–1	Dalian Yifang	Beijing
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Jonathan Viera  2', 43', 66' Zhang Xizhe  20' (p)  45' Wang Ziming  23' Yu Dabao  40'	Report	Li Jianbin  13' Zhao Mingjian  74' Boateng  78'	Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 43,430 Referee: Milorad Mažić Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue Fourth official: Xing Qi

5 May 2019 8	Jiangsu Suning	1–1	Dalian Yifang	Nanjing
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Alex Teixeira  61'	Report	Yang Shanping  29' Qin Sheng  36' Li Jianbin  50' Carrasco  88' (p)	Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 20,963 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Yang Yang Fourth official: Guan Xing

11 May 2019 9	Dalian Yifang	1–2	Wuhan Zall	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Carrasco  45+5'  66'	Report	Liao Junjian  6' Stéphane Mbia 6' Huang Bowen  45+9' Léo Baptistão  58' Evrard  88'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 24,039 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Ma Li

19 May 2019 10	Shenzhen FC	1–2	Dalian Yifang	Shenzhen
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Harold Preciado  24' Wang Dalong  76' Ole Selnæs  90'	Report	Li Jianbin  35'  45+4' Mushekwi  39' Qin Sheng  56' Carrasco  77' (p) He Yupeng  90'	Stadium: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Attendance: 16,828 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Ma Kexi Fourth official: Hei Xiaohu

26 May 2019 11	Dalian Yifang	1–0	Shanghai Shenhua	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Hamšík  55' Carrasco  74'	Report		Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 22,619 Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Wu Liying

2 June 2019 12	Dalian Yifang	1–2	Shanghai SIPG	Dalian
15:00 (UTC+08:00)	Qin Sheng  9' Wang Yaopeng  36' Mushekwi  61' Zhu Xiaogang  70' Zhu Ting  71'	Report	Elkeson  31' Li Shenglong  43' Yan Junling  87'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 26,919 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Guo Jingtao Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan

15 June 2019 13	Hebei China Fortune	1–0	Dalian Yifang	Langfang
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Ren Hang  53' Ezequiel Lavezzi  66' Tao Qianglong  90+2'	Report	Mushekwi  73' Huang Jiahui  90+3'	Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 18,326 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Yang Yang Fourth official: Wang Yi

23 June 2019 14	Dalian Yifang	2–2	Tianjin Tianhai	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Qin Sheng  5' Boateng  33', 41' (p) Zheng Long  67' He Yupeng  90+4'	Report	Sun Ke  8' Wu Wei  40' Boateng  62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 21,099 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjin Fourth official: Jansen Mehmetjan

29 June 2019 15	Beijing Renhe	1–3	Dalian Yifang	Beijing
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Makhete Diop  2'  53' Liu Boyang  90+4'	Report	Carrasco  51' (p) Hamšík  52' Boateng  59'	Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium Attendance: 7,383 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Mai Pan Fourth official: Xia Jun

7 July 2019 16	Dalian Yifang	3–1	Henan Jianye	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Boateng  20', 54' Carrasco  39' (p) Dong Yanfeng  90'	Report	Wang Shangyuan  48' Han Xuan  62' Ivo  71'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 32,019 Referee: Gu Chunhan Assistant referees: Su Kai, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Wang Di

12 July 2019 17	Dalian Yifang	3–2	Guangzhou R&F	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Carrasco  25' (p), 74' Li Shuai  45+1' Boateng  52' Qin Sheng  65'	Report	Eran Zahavi  19' (p), 63' Wang Peng  33' Li Tixiang  79' Dia Saba  84' Ma Junliang  90+1'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 41,949 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Yu Yue Fourth official: Guan Xing

16 July 2019 18	Guangzhou Evergrande	4–1	Dalian Yifang	Guangzhou
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Paulinho  27', 83', 90+1' Li Xuepeng  72' Elkeson  90+3'	Report	Qin Sheng  11' Boateng  50' Carrasco  53' Shan Pengfei  77'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,419 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Wang Jin

20 July 2019 19	Tianjin TEDA	3–3	Dalian Yifang	Tianjin
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Liu Yang  25' Sandro Wagner  32' Frank Acheampong  34', 70' (p) Guo Hao  54' Yang Qipeng  83'	Report	Zheng Long  37' Carrasco  26', 49'  54' Qin Sheng  62' Zhu Xiaogang  72' Rondón  84'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 20,046 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Mai Pan Fourth official: Huang Yi

27 July 2019 20	Dalian Yifang	1–0	Shandong Luneng	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Boateng  20' Wang Yaopeng  37' Carrasco  63'	Report	Dai Lin  14'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 52,109 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Liu Jinyu, Ma Kexin Fourth official: Guan Xing

2 August 2019 21	Chongqing SWM	1–3	Dalian Yifang	Chongqing
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Fernandinho  43'	Report	Qin Sheng  19' Rondón  38', 63' Wang Jinxian  42' Carrasco  59' Li Jianbin  71'	Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 28,455 Referee: Gu Chunhan Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Meng Xiangkun Fourth official: Ma Li

9 August 2019 22(23[63])	Dalian Yifang	2–2	Jiangsu Suning	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Sun Bo  7'  33' Li Jianbin  26'  55'	Report	Xie Pengfei  15' Alex Teixeira  21' Éder  30' He Chao  38' Luo Jing  62' Wu Xi  63' Abduhamit Abdugheni  68' Tian Yinong  81'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 48,209 Referee: Li Haixin Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Bo Deng Fourth official: Shen Yinhao

15 August 2019 23(22[63])	Dalian Yifang	0–2	Beijing Guoan	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Hamšík  41'	Report	Ba Dun  56' Li Ke  81' Zhang Yuning  86'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 42,998 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Assistant referees: Hu Chengjun, Guo Jingtao Fourth official: Lin Jun

15 September 2019 24	Wuhan Zall	1–0	Dalian Yifang	Wuhan
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Zhou Tong  16' Ming Tian  30' Léo Baptistão  66'	Report	Li Shuai  36' Zhu Xiaogang  79' Li Jianbin  90+1'	Stadium: Dongxihu Sports Centre Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Ai Kun

21 September 2019 25	Dalian Yifang	2–0	Shenzhen FC	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Zheng Long  38' Dong Yanfeng  79'	Report	Yelijiang  78'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 31,949 Referee: Kevin Blom Assistant referees: Dave Goossens, Cao Yi Fourth official: Ma Li

20 October 2019 26	Shanghai Shenhua	2–1	Dalian Yifang	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Aidi  15' Giovanni Moreno  25' Peng Xinli  35' Odion Ighalo  38'	Report	Carrasco  1'  35' Shan Pengfei  19' Zhu Xiaogang  21' Boateng  90+3'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,067 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Liu Jinyu, Pan Mai Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi

27 October 2019 27	Shanghai SIPG	3–0	Dalian Yifang	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Li Shenglong  14' Zhou Ting  26' (o.g.) Oscar  90+3'	Report	Shan Pengfei  73' Dong Yanfeng  80' Zhou Ting  87'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 12,635 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Guo Jingtao Fourth official: Wu Liying

23 November 2019 28	Dalian Yifang	3–3	Hebei China Fortune	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Carrasco  42'  49' (p) Wang Yaopeng  45+1' Dong Yanfeng  57' Rondón  71' (p)	Report	Pan Ximing  25' Marcão  31', 75' (p) Dong Xuesheng  85' Javier Mascherano  90+2'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 20,149 Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Ma Kexin Fourth official: Fu Ming

27 November 2019 29	Tianjin Tianhai	5–1	Dalian Yifang	Tianjin
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Yang Xu  13', 45+2' Alan  22'  58' Zhang Xiaobin  29' Renatinho  33'  38' Song Ju-hun  35'	Report	Zhou Ting  41' Cui Ming'an  76' Zhou Xiao  90+1'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 12,011 Referee: Matthew Conger Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Zhang Qiangjin Fourth official: Huang Yi

1 December 2019 30	Dalian Yifang	2–0	Beijing Renhe	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Rondón 15'  57' Zhou Xiao  39' Carrasco  87'	Report	Du Wenyang  44'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 21,306 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Hu Chengjun, Liu Jinyu Fourth official: Xing Qi

Chinese FA Cup

1 May 2019 4	Dalian Yifang	1–0	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic	Dalian
19:30 (UTC+08:00)	Yang Fangzhi  9' Zhu Ting  62' Qin Sheng  87'	Report	Du Junpeng  88'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 8,769 Referee: Liang Caiwei Assistant referees: Yang Delin, Liu Xing Fourth official: Sun Shengyu

29 May 2019 5	Dalian Yifang	2–0	Shanghai Jiading City Development	Dalian
19:30 (UTC+08:00)	Zhao Xuebin  79', 83'	Report		Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 3,678 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Zhang Meilin, Zhang Hongwei Fourth official: Han Lei

24 July 2019 Quarter-Finals	Tianjin Tianhai	0–4	Dalian Yifang	Tianjin
18:00 (UTC+08:00)	Wu Wei  77'	Report	Boateng  26', 80', 90+1' (p) Sun Bo  42' Cui Ming'an  55' Zhou Ting  74'	Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Attendance: 6,187 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Ma Li

19 August 2019 Semi-Finals	Dalian Yifang	2–3	Shanghai Shenhua	Dalian
19:35 (UTC+08:00)	Hamšík  14' Dong Yanfeng  55' Zheng Long  76'  84'	Report	Bai Jiajun  26' El Shaarawy  22', 45+2' Giovanni Moreno  69'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 50,089 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji Fourth official: Ma Ning

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Nat.	Age	Super League			FA Cup			Total
					App.	Starts	Goals	App.	Starts	Goals	App.	Starts	Goals
1	GK	Zhang Chong		31	28	28	0	2	2	0	30	30	0
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian		31	7	6	0	0	0	0	7	6	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei		25	17	16	0	3	3	0	20	19	0
4	DF	Li Shuai		23	21	21	0	2	2	0	23	23	0
5	FW	Alex Akande		30	3	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	0
6	MF	Zhu Xiaogang		31	23	23	0	2	1	0	25	24	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri		33	9	7	0	3	2	0	12	9	0
8	DF	Zhu Ting		33	16	8	0	3	2	1	19	10	1
9	FW	Salomón Rondón		29	11	7	5	1	1	0	12	8	5
10	MF	Yannick Carrasco		25	25	24	17	1	1	0	26	25	17
11	MF	Sun Guowen		25	8	7	0	2	2	0	10	9	0
12	DF	Zhou Ting		40	18	16	0	4	3	0	22	19	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng		24	18	16	1	3	3	0	21	19	1
14	DF	Huang Jiahui		25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	FW	Shan Huanhuan		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Qin Sheng		32	21	21	1	3	3	0	24	24	1
17	MF	Marek Hamšík		31	28	28	2	3	2	1	31	30	3
18	DF	He Yupeng		20	13	1	1	1	1	0	14	2	1
19	GK	Yu Ziqian		33	2	2	0	2	2	0	4	4	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian		23	28	22	0	4	1	0	32	23	0
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng		22	21	16	8	1	1	3	22	17	11
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng		23	15	8	1	2	2	0	17	10	1
23	GK	Chen Junlin		25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Yang Lei		19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin		29	17	17	1	2	1	0	19	18	1
26	MF	Cui Ming'an		24	5	4	0	1	1	0	6	5	0
27	MF	Cheng Hui		21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	FW	Zhang Hui		22	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	MF	Sun Bo		28	5	1	1	2	2	1	7	3	2
30	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi		31	11	11	3	1	1	0	12	12	3
31	MF	Zheng Long		30	19	10	2	3	1	1	22	11	3
32	GK	Li Xuebo		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Zhao Xuebin		26	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2
35	DF	Yang Shanping		31	8	8	0	1	1	0	9	9	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao		20	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
38	FW	Yang Fangzhi		21	8	1	0	1	1	0	9	2	0
TOTALS							44			9			53

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals (Penalties)		Total
		Super League	FA Cup
1	Yannick Carrasco	17(7)	0	17
2	Emmanuel Boateng	8(1)	3(1)	11
3	Salomón Rondón	5(1)	0	5
4	Marek Hamšík	2	1	3
	Nyasha Mushekwi	3	0	3
	Zheng Long	2	1	3
7	Sun Bo	1	1	2
	Zhao Xuebin	0	2	2
9	Dong Yanfeng	1	0	1
	He Yupeng	1	0	1
	Li Jianbin	1	0	1
	Qin Sheng	1	0	1
	Wang Yaopeng	1	0	1
	Zhou Xiao	1	0	1
	Zhu Ting	0	1	1
TOTALS		44	9	53

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Total
1	GK	Zhang Chong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	DF	Li Shuai	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
5	FW	Alex Akande	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Zhu Xiaogang	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Zhu Ting	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Salomón Rondón	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Yannick Carrasco	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
11	MF	Sun Guowen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Zhou Ting	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	DF	Huang Jiahui	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	FW	Shan Huanhuan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Qin Sheng	8	0	1	1	0	0	9	0	1
17	MF	Marek Hamšík	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	He Yupeng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	GK	Yu Ziqian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
23	GK	Chen Junlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Yang Lei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	1
26	MF	Cui Ming'an	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
27	MF	Cheng Hui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Zhang Hui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Sun Bo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
30	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
31	MF	Zheng Long	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
32	GK	Li Xuebo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Zhao Xuebin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	Yang Shanping	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
38	FW	Yang Fangzhi	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS			56	3	5	6	0	0	62	3	5

Suspensions

Player	No. of matches served	Reason	Date(s) served	Opponent	Ref.
Yang Shanping	1	Red Card vs. Henan Jianye	9 Mar.	Guangzhou R&F
Li Shuai	1	Red Card vs. Shandong Luneng	21 Apr.	Chongqing Dangdai
	6	Pushing opponent player in the face	28 Apr.–2 Jun.	–	[14]
Li Jianbin	1	Red Card vs. Shenzhen FC	26 May	Shanghai Shenhua
Qin Sheng	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	26 May	Shanghai Shenhua
Yannick Carrasco	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	2 Jun.	Shanghai SIPG
Nyasha Mushekwi	1	Red Card vs Hebei China Fortune	23 Jun.	Tianjin Tianhai
Qin Sheng	1	Red Card vs. Tianjin TEDA	27 Jul.	Shandong Luneng
Qin Sheng	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	9 Aug.	Jiangsu Suning
Li Jianbin	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	15 Aug.	Beijing Guoan
Sun Bo	1	Red Card vs. Jiangsu Suning	15 Aug.	Beijing Guoan
Zhu Xiaogang	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	21 Sep.	Shenzhen FC
Li Jianbin	1	Red Card vs. Wuhan Zall	21 Sep.	Shenzhen FC
	1	2 Red Cards accumulated	20 Oct.	Shanghai Shenhua
	4	Kicking the ball onto opponent player with excessive force	27 Oct.–1 Dec.	–	[64]
Yannick Carrasco	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	27 Oct.	Shanghai SIPG
Cui Ming'an	1	Red Card vs. Tianjin Tianhai	1 Dec.	Beijing Renhe

References

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