2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season

The 2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season is the 11th season in club history.

Dalian Pro

Chairman	Zhang Lin
Manager	Rafael Benitez
Stadium	Jinzhou Stadium
Chinese Super League	Group A: 7th
CSL Relegation Stage	12th
FA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Salomón Rondón (9)
Home colours Away colours

Overview

Preseason (until July)

On 21 January 2020, Wanda Group announced officially switched to new team name Dalian Professional Football Club (Chinese: 大连人职业足球俱乐部), or Dalian Pro F.C. (Chinese: 大连人队), and came up with a new emblem design featuring a vintage Dalian Wanda F.C. logo.[1] On the final day of the winter transfer window, Yannick Carrasco rejoined Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the La Liga season.[2]

In February, the start of the 2020 Chinese Super League season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dalian Pro was in Murcia, Spain at the time for pre-season and were forced to extend their stay within Spain as ll travel to China was suspended.[3][4] In March, as the coronavirus began spreading through Spain and the rest of Europe, Dalian Pro managed to fly back to China.[5][6] Benitez with two new signings Sam Larsson and Marcus Danielson flew to Hong Kong for visas but they were initially unsuccessful and the two players went back to Sweden to train with IFK Göteborg and Djurgårdens IF respectively.[7][8][9]

On 30 May, Tao Qianglong went out for drinking with 5 other players when training with China U-19 national team, which broke the national team regulation. All six players received 6-month suspensions from club games, and were each banned from China national teams.[10] Dalian Pro downgraded him to the reserve team.[11]

On 11 June, Dalian Pro became the first CSL team to obtain visas for foreign players after the ban.[12]

July

On 1 July 2020, Chinese Football Association announced the 2020 season to resume on 25 July. Teams were divided in two groups to compete in two cities, Dalian and Suzhou, while audiences were not allowed. Dalian Sports Center, Jinzhou Stadium and Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base were selected as hosting stadiums.[13]

During the first match against Shandong Luneng, Rondon scored the first goal in this season, and Danielson had his debut goal, but Dalian was still defeated by a Marouane Fellaini hat-trick.

August

As the first cycle of the regular season finished by the end of August, Dalian Pro could not acquire a single win out of 7 games, resulting 3 draws, 4 losses, 10 goals scored, and 14 conceded. Ten of the fourteen goals allowed were conceded after the 70th minute of matches.

The club's first victory of the season came on 29 August against Shandong Luneng with Lin Liangming scoring the only goal of the game.[14] This was also Dalian's first win without Carrasco in the starting eleven since 2018 (five matches in 2018, five in 2019, and seven in 2020).

September

Danielson's head was lacerated against Guangzhou R&F. His absence brought another two losses, which locked Dalian Pro down at 7th position, to compete in the relegation stage.

October

For the October FIFA calendar, Hamsik left the team to join the Slovakia national team.[15] As the strict quarantine policy for foreigners entering China was still active, he might miss most secondary stage matches upon his return, so Dalian Pro removed him from the squad, and signed Jailson instead.[16] Rondon, however, stayed with the team. He was called up by the Venezuela national team, and he intended to leave, too. But FIFA continued the policy that allowed clubs to not release the player just before his departure,[17] while Dalian Pro and Benitez relied heavily upon his attacking role, so he eventually stayed.[18]

Dalian Pro Women's F.C. completed 2020 season at 3rd place in the Chinese Women's Football League.[19]

Dalian Pro overpowered the first opponent Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in the relegation stage by 3-2 aggregate. Sun Guowen scored in the first loss, while Lin Liangming and Wang Yaopeng both scored decisive header in the second leg. Dalian Pro ensured a position above 12th, that the team were safely prevented from relegation. Rondon returned to Venezuela after this match to prepare for incoming national team games.[20]

November

Dalian acquired an easy win from Guangzhou R&F. Danielson was called up by Sweden national team, and left the team after this match.[21] Larsson would also enjoy his early vacation, as he got his fourth yellow card before the last match. With only two foreign players against four, Dalian shamefully lost by 4–3 in aggregate eventually. Local media described this loss ironically as a "Reversed Miracle of Istanbul".[22]

Summary

Zhang Chong

Danielson

Wang Yaopeng

Tong Lei

Sun Guowen

Wu Wei/
Cui Ming'an

Hamšík

Lin Liangming

Sun Bo

Larsson

Rondón

Most capped formation

Dalian Pro registered more young players than other teams, and put multiple experienced elder players in the reserves, which was considered "youth storm" by most media. However, the newly registered young players seldom gained chances to play. Throughout the season, Tong Lei and Lin Liangming had impressive performances as under-23 players, but for other young players under 23, only those with previous appearances in the 2019 season were occasionally used as substitution. On one hand, the team was under the pressure of relegation, a risky situation to use young players. On the other hand, the special season allowed teams to use up to 4 foreign players, which further seized playing time of domestic players. Anyway, this situation was often criticized by local media, especially when the team faced difficulties or had unsatisfactory results, and had to use elder players like Zhao Xuri, Zheng Long and Sun Bo.[23] However, Benitez explained his point of view in many press conferences and his personal blog, that result of the 2020 season was unimportant, and that young players needed time to gain experience.[24]

Benitez switched to 4-defender based tactic in this season with the signing of Marcus Danielson. In most conditions, a 4-5-1 formation would be used, with Rondon serving as the single striker. Great improvements on passing and crossing could be seen comparing with last season, especially Tong Lei's long passes and crosses.[25] Sam Larsson was considered a downgraded replacement for Carrrasco at first due to the new restriction of transfer fee, but he displayed various skills and strong spirit, and proved to be a worthy foreign player for the team. Together with Danielson, they were described to have "continued the impressive tradition of Swedish players in club history". In the first stage, the team covered more distance in total,[26] while Hamsik and Rondon topped player running distance.[27] On the other hand, the team relied heavily on Rondon, Larsson and Hamsik, and lacked other scoring tactics when either of them was absent.

Squad

Current squad

As of 5 October 2020

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends	Note
Goalkeepers
1	Zhang Chong		Dalian	25 November 1987 (aged 32)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
19	Xue Qinghao ^U21		Qingdao	26 September 2000 (aged 19)	2020	Liaoning
23	Li Xuebo		Dalian	15 November 1999 (aged 20)	2019	Atlético Madrid B	Dec 2022
32	Xu Jiamin		Shanghai	11 April 1994 (aged 26)	2020	Beijing Renhe
Defenders
3	Shan Pengfei		Dalian	7 May 1993 (aged 27)	2012	Dalian Yifang youth
4	Li Shuai		Shenyang	18 June 1995 (aged 25)	2016	Mafra	Dec 2023
11	Sun Guowen		Dalian	30 September 1993 (aged 26)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
13	Wang Yaopeng		Dalian	18 January 1995 (aged 25)	2014	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
14	Huang Jiahui		Bozhou	7 October 2000 (aged 19)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
16	Tong Lei		Quzhou	16 December 1997 (aged 22)	2020	Zhejiang Greentown	Dec 2022
18	He Yupeng		Anshan	5 December 1999 (aged 20)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
22	Dong Yanfeng		Dalian	11 February 1996 (aged 24)	2016	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
25	Li Jianbin ^MI		Binzhou	19 April 1989 (aged 31)	2019	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
30	Marcus Danielson		Eskilstuna	8 April 1989 (aged 31)	2020	Djurgårdens IF
33	Wang Xianjun		Dalian	1 June 2000 (aged 20)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
36	Zhou Xiao ^U21		Nanchong	17 May 1999 (aged 21)	2019	Atlético Astorga	Dec 2023
37	Yang Haoyu ^MI		Kunming	31 July 2000 (aged 20)	2020	Hubei Chufeng Heli	Dec 2020
60	Yang Pengju ^U21		Guiyang	6 June 2000 (aged 20)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
Midfielders
5	Wu Wei		Xinxiang	5 February 1997 (aged 23)	2020	Tianjin Tianhai	Dec 2025
7	Zhao Xuri		Dalian	3 December 1985 (aged 34)	2019	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021	Vice-Captain
10	Sam Larsson		Gothenburg	10 April 1993 (aged 27)	2020	Feyenoord
12	Jailson Siqueira ^MI		Caçapava do Sul	7 September 1995 (aged 25)	2020	Fenerbahçe
20	Wang Jinxian		Wuhan	12 January 1996 (aged 24)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
26	Cui Ming'an		Dalian	15 November 1994 (aged 25)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth
27	Cheng Hui		Dalian	2 August 1997 (aged 22)	2019	Lleida Esportiu B	Dec 2023
28	Lin Liangming		Shantou	4 June 1997 (aged 23)	2020	C.S. Marítimo	Dec 2020
29	Sun Bo		Dalian	22 January 1991 (aged 29)	2011	Shandong Luneng youth
31	Zheng Long		Qingdao	15 April 1988 (aged 32)	2019	Guangzhou Evergrande
35	Zhang Jiansheng ^MI		Xingtai	30 December 1999 (aged 20)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
40	Zhu Jiaxuan ^U21		Dalian	13 April 1999 (aged 21)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
42	Wang Tengda ^U21		Dalian	18 February 2001 (aged 19)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
50	Wang Zhen'ao ^U21		Wuhan	10 August 1999 (aged 20)	2020	Dalian Pro youth
17	Marek Hamšík ^MO		Banská Bystrica	27 July 1987 (aged 32)	2019	Napoli	Dec 2021	Captain
Forwards
9	Salomón Rondón		Caracas	16 September 1989 (aged 30)	2019	West Bromwich Albion	Dec 2022
21	Emmanuel Boateng		Accra	23 May 1996 (aged 24)	2019	Levante	Dec 2022
39	Shan Huanhuan		Pingdingshan	24 January 1999 (aged 21)	2019	Vitória Guimarães B	Dec 2024
41	Zhao Jianbo ^U21		Dalian	7 May 2001 (aged 19)	2020	Dalian Pro youth

• Note: In the 2020 season, CSL teams were allowed to select and use under-21 players (market as ^U21) without registering them in the first-team squad. Other under-21 players without the mark were registered normally.

During the mid-season transfer, some players were moved out (marked as ^MO) and in (marked as ^MI) of the squad.

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 — GK  CHN Wang Kailong — GK  CHN Xue Qinghao — GK  CHN Sun Wancheng — DF  CHN Han Peijiang — DF  CHN Li Qinghao — DF  CHN Rong Linchao — DF  CHN Wu Wei — DF  CHN Yang Lei — DF  CHN Yang Pengju — DF  CHN Yang Lei — DF  CHN Zhang Hui — DF  CHN Zheng Bofan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CHN Chen Rong — MF  CHN Hu Jiali — MF  CHN Yu Zhen — MF  CHN Kong Yinquan — FW  CHN Bai Yaoxu — FW  CHN Liang Huan — FW  CHN Lü Zhuoyi — FW  CHN Zhang Jiansheng — FW  CHN Zhang Yuhao — FW  CHN Zhang Zimin — FW  CHN Zhu Hui

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CHN Han Guangxu — DF  CHN Luo Hongshi — FW  CHN Aximu Aini — MF  CHN Yi Tianyu — MF  CHN Tao Qianglong — GK  CHN Gao Tian — DF  CHN Bi Guangfu — MF  CHN Liu Zhipeng — MF  CHN Zhang Jun — MF  CHN Xie Hui

C Squad (not used in the season)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  CHN Zhu Xiaogang 8 DF  CHN Zhu Ting 12 DF  CHN Zhou Ting 35 DF  CHN Yang Shanping

Coaching staff

As of 24 July 2020.

Position	Name	Notes
First team
Head coach	Rafael Benítez
Assistant coach	Mikel Antía
Assistant coach	Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness coach	Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
Goalkeeping coach	Joaquín Enrique Valerio
First team coach	Darko Matić
Medical advisor	Song Jinhua
Team doctor	Jan Jungwirth
Team doctor	Yu Jiatian
Physiotherapist	Javier Sagaste
Technical coach	Jiang Zongyan
Reserve and youth teams
Reserve (U-23) coach	David Rivas Martínez
Reserve golkeeping coach	Jorge Bartual
U-19 coach	Lü Gang	[28]
U-17 coach	Liu Yujian	[29]
U-15 coach	Qi Xiaoguang	[30]
U-14 coach	Zou Peng	[31]
U-13 coach	Li Yang	[32]

Transfers

Due to the COVID-19, Chinese FA applied for a temporary transfer window, and was approved by FIFA.[33]

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
—	DF	Liu Yingchen	26	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Yuan Hao	22	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Yin Jiahao	19	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Zheng Jianfeng	29	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Gao Mingxin	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Han Peijiang	20	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Ren Jiawei	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Wang Liang	30	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Li Yuqiu	21	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
16	DF	Tong Lei	22	Zhejiang Greentown	Transfer	¥13.0M	20 January 2020		[34]
5	DF	Wu Wei	22	Tianjin Tianhai	Transfer	¥20.0M	4 February 2020		[35]
—	GK	Xue Qinghao	19	Liaoning	Transfer	Free	5 February 2020		[36]
40	FW	Wang Zhen'ao	20	Vejle Boldklub	Transfer	Free	26 February 2020		[37]
—	MF	Tao Qianglong	18	Hebei China Fortune	Transfer	¥20.0M	27 February 2020		[38]
28	FW	Lin Liangming	22	C.S. Marítimo	Loan	—	27 February 2020		[38]
10	FW	Sam Larsson	27	Feyenoord	Transfer	€5.0M	28 February 2020		[39]
30	DF	Marcus Danielson	31	Djurgårdens IF	Transfer	€5.0M	28 February 2020		[40]
32	DF	Xu Jiamin	26	Beijing Renhe	Transfer	¥8.0M	9 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
16	MF	Qin Sheng	34	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Free	24 January 2020		[41]
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian	32	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Free	24 January 2020		[42]
10	MF	Yannick Carrasco	26	Atletico Madrid	Loan	Undisclosed	31 January 2020		[2]
–	GK	Chen Zhongyu	20	Meizhou Hakka	Transfer	–	20 April 2020		[43]
–	DF	Yang Zexiang	26	Shanghai Shenhua	Released	Free	19 May 2020
–	FW	Yang Fangzhi	24	Zhejiang Yiteng	Transfer	Free	23 July 2020
19	GK	Yu Ziqian	35	Retired	–	–	9 July 2020		[44]
–	MF	Duan Yunzi	25	Wuhan Three Towns	Transfer	Undisclosed	5 August 2020		[45]
–	MF	Li Yuqiu	25	Qingdao Red Lions	Transfer	–	20 August 2020		[46]
–	DF	Liu Yingchen	27	Beijing Renhe	Loan	–	20 August 2020

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
—	MF	Yannick Carrasco	27	Atletico Madrid	Loan Return	—
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira	25	Fenerbahçe	Transfer	—	18 September 2020		[47]
37	MF	Yang Haoyu	20	Hubei Chufeng Heli	Loan	—	30 September 2020

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
—	MF	Yannick Carrasco	27	Atletico Madrid	Transfer	Undisclosed	8 September 2020	—	[48]
–	MF	Pang Chuntao	21	Guizhou Hengfeng	Transfer	–	12 September 2020

Friendlies

Preseason

9 February 2020 Friendly	FK Haugesund	3–2	Dalian Pro	Marbella, Spain
17:00	Shuaibu Ibrahim  25' Benjamin Källman  62' Kristoffer Velde  77'		He Yupeng  39' Zheng Long  88'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

14 February 2020 Friendly	FC Orenburg	1–0	Dalian Pro	Marbella, Spain
	Đorđe Despotović  52'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

16 February 2020 Friendly	Krylia Sovetov	7–0	Dalian Pro	Marbella, Spain
	Dejan Radonjić  20', 57', 72' Paul Anton  55' Anton Zinkovsky  70', 75' Srđan Mijailović  80'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

23 February 2020 Friendly	FC Ufa	4–1	Dalian Pro	Benidorm, Spain
	Daniil Fomin  10', 58' Lovro Bizjak  41', 61'	Report	He Yupeng  80'

27 February 2020 Friendly	Dalian Pro	4–3	Real Murcia	Murcia, Spain
	Boateng  15', 40' Rondon  68' Zheng Long  89'	Report	José Manuel Raigal  49' Julio Algar  58', 60'	Stadium: Pienataar Arena

2 March 2020 Friendly

Dalian Pro

0–2

Elche CF

Murcia, Spain

23 May 2020 Friendly	Dalian Pro	4–2	Liaoning Shenyang Urban	Dalian, Liaoning
	Boateng  10' Lin Liangming  40', 65' Cui Ming'an  75'		Qu Xiaohui  (p) Wang Xingbo	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base

4 July 2020 Friendly	Dalian Pro	1–1	Qingdao Huanghai	Dalian, Liaoning
	Rondon  22' (p)		Gao Xiang  4'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base

11 July 2020 Friendly	Dalian Pro	5–2	Dalian Pro Reserves	Dalian, Liaoning
	Rondon Boateng Lin Liangming Sun Bo		Zhang Jiansheng Feng Zeyuan	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base

17 July 2020 Friendly	Dalian Pro	5–0	Liaoning Shenyang Urban	Dalian, Liaoning
	Zheng Long Rondon Sun Bo Shan Huanhuan Zhao Xuri			Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base

Chinese Super League

Regular season

Gruop A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	14	11	1	2	31	12	+19	34	Qualification for Championship stage
2	Jiangsu Suning	14	7	5	2	23	15	+8	26
3	Shandong Luneng Taishan	14	7	3	4	19	11	+8	24
4	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	14	5	6	3	16	15	+1	21
5	Shenzhen F.C.	14	5	2	7	20	20	0	17	Qualification for Relegation stage
6	Guangzhou R&F	14	4	3	7	14	28	−14	15
7	Dalian Pro	14	2	5	7	18	21	−3	11
8	Henan Jianye	14	1	3	10	14	33	−19	6

Source: CSL, Soccerway
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.

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
14	2	5	7	18	21	−3	11	0	4	3	8	12	−4	2	1	4	10	9	+1

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L
Position	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 27 September. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fixtures as of 13 July 2020 [49]

26 July 2020 1	Dalian Pro	2–3	Shandong Luneng	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Dong Yanfeng  21' Rondon  57' Larsson  69' Danielson  90+3'	Report	Fellaini  79', 83', 86'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Deng Bo Fourth official: Gu Chunhan

31 July 2020 2	Dalian Pro	1–1	Henan Jianye	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Larsson  47' Danielson  84' Sun Guowen  89' Zhao Xuri  90+7'	Report	Henrique Dourado  85' (p),  90+8'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Deng Bo Fourth official: Wei Zhen

4 August 2020 3	Jiangsu Suning	2–1	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Abuduhaimiti  30' Zhou Yun  57' Alex Teixeira  74' Éder  84' (p) Miranda  87'	Report	Sun Guowen  11' Dong Yanfeng  49' Rondon  79' Wang Yaopeng  82' Li Shuai  90+5'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Xi Fei, Li Xingfeng Fourth official: Lin Jun

10 August 2020 4	Shanghai Shenhua	2–2	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
18:00 (UTC+08:00)	Kim Shin-wook  7' Bai Jiajun  40' Qian Jiegei  73' Sun Shilin  77'	Report	Wu Wei  40' Dong Yanfeng  51' Rondon  66', 90+3' (p) Danielson  71' Larsson  82'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Yang Yang Fourth official: Wei Zhen

15 August 2020 5	Dalian Pro	0–1	Guangzhou R&F	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	–	Report	Zeng Chao  24' Eran Zahavi  30' (p) Han Jiaqi  61' Chang Feiya  90+1'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Deng Bo Fourth official: Xing Qi

20 August 2020 6	Shenzhen F.C.	3–2	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Gao Lin  12' Harold Preciado  21' Zheng Dalun  48' Dai Wai Tsun  59' John Mary  74' (p),  82' Zhang Yuan  90+2'	Report	Li Shuai  38' Hamsik  44',  55' Rondon  49',  90+6' Cui Ming'an  57'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Yang Yang, Meng Xiangkun Fourth official: Guan Xing

25 August 2020 7	Dalian Pro	2–2	Guangzhou Evergrande	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Wang Yaopeng  16' Larsson  31' Tong Lei  73'	Report	Yan Dinghao  21' Mei Fang  52' Paulinho  74' Fei Nanduo  79'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Yang Yang, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Guo Baolong

29 August 2020 8	Shandong Luneng	0–1	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Zheng Zheng  40' Hao Junmin  69'	Report	Sun Bo  9' Lin Liangming  62' Wang Yaopeng  90'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Wu Huifeng, Liu Xing Fourth official: Tang Shunqi

3 September 2020 9	Henan Jianye	0–4	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
18:00 (UTC+08:00)	Ke Zhao  56' Song Boxuan  76'	Report	Rondon  2' Hamsik  30' Larsson  48' Ke Zhao  66' (o.g.) Cui Ming'an  76'  84'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Wang Wei

8 September 2020 10	Dalian Pro	1–1	Jiangsu Suning	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Rondon  23' Larsson  72'	Report	Miranda  81'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Guo Baolong Assistant referees: Tang Rongdi, Zhang Haijun Fourth official: Lin Jun

14 September 2020 11	Dalian Pro	1–1	Shanghai Shenhua	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Rondon  33' Lin Liangming  35' Zhang Chong  72' Hamsik  86'	Report	Qian Jiegei  9' Bi Jinhao  86' Zhu Baojie  90+2'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Tang Rongdi, Liu Xing Fourth official: Niu Minghui

20 September 2020 12	Guangzhou R&F	1–0	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Duško Tošić  20' Huang Zhengyu  37' Song Wenjie  81' Ye Chugui  90+3'	Report	Rondon  40'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: Not allowed Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Tang Shunqi

24 September 2020 13	Dalian Pro	1–3	Shenzhen F.C.	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Rondon  36' Dong Yanfeng  48' Tong Lei  50'	Report	Pouraliganji  25' Harold Preciado  32' Dai Wai Tsun  58' Guo Wei  63' Gao Lin  75' Li Yuanyi  78'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 5,894 (Limited entry) Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Lin Jun

27 September 2020 14	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Shan Pengfei  48' (o.g.)	Report	Li Shuai  89'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 1,991 (Limited entry) Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Liu Xing, Xi Fei Fourth official: Xing Qi

Relegation stage

9th to 16th place faceoff

17 October 2020 9-16 1st leg	Dalian Pro	1–2	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Sun Guowen  10' Li Shuai  44' Jailson  54'	Report	Stoppila Sunzu  31' Liao Chengjian  75' Matheus  81' Muriqui  92'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Li Haixin Assistant referees: Guo Jingtao, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Wang Jing

22 October 2020 9-16 2nd leg	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	0–2 (2–3 agg.)	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Zheng Zhiyun  44' Wang Peng  53'	Report	Lin Liangming  21' 90+4' Wang Yaopeng  45' Jailson  57' Zhang Chong  67' Sun Guowen  73'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhou Fei Fourth official: Li Haixin

9th to 12th place faceoff

26 October 2020 9-12 1st leg	Dalian Pro	0–2	Tianjin TEDA	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Zhao Xuri  71'	Report	Frank Acheampong  12', 42'  49' Su Yuanjie  38' Qian Yumiao  58'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Ma Li Assistant referees: Guo Jingtao, Meng Xiangkun Fourth official: Zhang Xiaochen

31 October 2020 9-12 2nd leg	Tianjin TEDA	1–2 (3–2 agg.)	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Song Yue  36'  78' Liu Yang  86' Teng Shangkun  87' Frank Acheampong  90' Zhao Yingjie  90+3' Zheng Kaimu  90+9'	Report	Jailson  10' Lin Liangming  20' Boateng  44' Zheng Long  83' Tong Lei  90+4' Xu Jiamin  90+5' Sun Guowen  86'  90+10'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 1,207 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Tang Rondi, Xi Fei Fourth official: Li Haixin

11th to 12th place faceoff

6 November 2020 11-12 1st leg	Guangzhou R&F	0–3	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Jiang Jihong  77' Chang Feiya  83'	Report	Shan Pengfei  23' Li Shuai  29' Larsson  49'  77' Wang Jinxian  58' Boateng  74'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Referee: Kim Hee-gon Assistant referees: Guo Jingtao, Liu Xing Fourth official: Wang Zhe

10 November 2020 11-12 2nd leg	Dalian Pro	0–4 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Guangzhou R&F	Dalian, Liaoning
15:30 (UTC+08:00)	Dong Yangfeng  70' Boateng  80' Li Shuai  99'	Report	Li Shuai  10' (o.g.) Adrian Mierzejewski  30' Duško Tošić  71' Chen Zhizhao  85', 94' Han Jiaqi  110'	Stadium: Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: XI Fei, Huang Tao Fourth official: Fu Ming

Chinese FA Cup

FA Cup fixtures and results

As of 10 September 2020

18 September 2020 1	Shandong Luneng	4–0	Dalian Pro	Dalian, Liaoning
20:00 (UTC+08:00)	Chen Kerui  8' Róger Guedes  56' Guo Tianyu  61' Liu Yang  74'	Report	Zhu Jiaxuan  41'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: Not Allowed Referee: Ma Li Assistant referees: Tang Rongdi, Liu Xing Fourth official: Fu Ming

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Nat.	Super League			FA Cup			Total
				App.	Starts	Goals	App.	Starts	Goals	App.	Starts	Goals
1	GK	Zhang Chong		17	16	0	0	0	0	17	16	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei		5	4	0	1	1	0	6	5	0
4	DF	Li Shuai		11	11	0	1	1	0	12	12	0
5	MF	Wu Wei		11	9	0	1	0	0	12	9	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri		10	6	0	0	0	0	10	6	0
9	FW	Salomón Rondón		16	16	9	0	0	0	16	16	9
10	MF	Sam Larsson		18	18	4	0	0	0	18	18	4
11	DF	Sun Guowen		19	17	1	0	0	0	19	17	1
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira		6	6	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng		18	14	2	0	0	0	18	14	2
14	DF	Huang Jiahui		4	1	0	1	1	0	5	2	0
16	DF	Tong Lei		19	16	0	0	0	0	19	16	0
17	MF	Marek Hamšík		14	14	2	0	0	0	14	14	2
18	DF	He Yupeng		12	3	0	1	1	0	13	4	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian		9	5	1	1	1	0	10	6	1
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng		7	4	2	1	0	0	8	4	2
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng		10	9	0	0	0	0	10	9	0
23	GK	Li Xuebo		2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Cui Ming'an		15	6	0	1	1	0	16	7	0
27	MF	Cheng Hui		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
28	MF	Lin Liangming		14	12	3	0	0	0	14	12	3
29	MF	Sun Bo		16	8	0	0	0	0	16	8	0
30	DF	Marcus Danielson		16	16	1	0	0	0	16	16	1
31	MF	Zheng Long		9	5	0	1	1	0	10	6	0
32	GK	Xu Jiamin		3	3	0	1	1	0	4	4	0
33	DF	Wang Xianjun		1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
35	MF	Zhang Jiansheng		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
37	MF	Yang Haoyu		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Shan Huanhuan		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Zhu Jiaxuan		1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
41	FW	Zhao Jianbo		2	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0
42	MF	Wang Tengda		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	MF	Wang Zhen'ao		1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
60	DF	Yang Pengju		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS						25			0			25

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals		Total
		Super League	FA Cup
1	Salomón Rondón	9	0	9
2	Sam Larsson	4	0	4
3	Lin Liangming	3	0	3
4	Marek Hamšík	2	0	2
	Wang Yaopeng	2	0	2
	Emmanuel Boateng	2	0	2
7	Marcus Danielson	1	0	1
	Sun Guowen	1	0	1
	Wang Jinxian	1	0	1
Own goal(s)		1	0	1
TOTALS		26	0	26

Last updated: 11 November 2020.
Source: Results

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Total
1	GK	Zhang Chong	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Li Shuai	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	MF	Wu Wei	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	FW	Salomón Rondón	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF	Sam Larsson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	DF	Sun Guowen	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	DF	Huang Jiahui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Tong Lei	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	MF	Marek Hamšík	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	He Yupeng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
23	GK	Li Xuebo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Cui Ming'an	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
27	MF	Cheng Hui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Lin Liangming	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	MF	Sun Bo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	DF	Marcus Danielson	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
31	MF	Zheng Long	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	GK	Xu Jiamin	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
33	DF	Wang Xianjun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	Zhang Jiansheng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Yang Haoyu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Shan Huanhuan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Zhu Jiaxuan	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
41	MF	Zhao Jianbo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	Wang Tengda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	MF	Wang Zhen'ao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	DF	Yang Pengju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS			45	2	2	1	0	0	46	2	2

Suspensions

Player	No. of match(es) served	Reason	Date(s) served	Opponent	Ref.
Tao Qianglong	–	Breaking China U-19 national team regulation	1 Jun.-30 Nov.	–	[10]
Marcus Danielson	1	Red Card vs Henan Jianye	4 Aug.	Jiangsu Suning
Cui Ming'an	1	Red Card vs Henan Jianye	8 Sep.	Jiangsu Suning
Dong Yanfeng	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	27 Sep.	Guangzhou Evergrande
Li Shuai	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	22 Oct.	Shijiazhuang Everbright
Xu Jiamin	1	Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA	6 November	Guangzhou R&F
Sun Guowen	1	Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA	6 November	Guangzhou R&F
Sam Larsson	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	11 November	Guangzhou R&F

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