Jiangsu F.C.
Jiangsu Football Club (Chinese: 江苏足球俱乐部) is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, and their home stadium is the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre which has a seating capacity of 61,443. Their owners are Suning Appliance Group (Chinese: 苏宁电器集团有限公司), a sister company of Suning.com; the name Suning derives from Sū, a nickname for Jiangsu province, and Níng, a nickname for Nanjing (from its old name Jiāngníng).[1]
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| Full name | Jiangsu Football Club Suning-Yigou Team 江苏足球俱乐部苏宁易购队 | ||
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| Founded | 1958 (Semi-professional) 28 March 1994 (Professional) | ||
| Ground | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China PR | ||
| Capacity | 61,443 | ||
| Owner | Suning Appliance Group (100%) | ||
| Manager | Cosmin Olăroiu | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2020 | Super League, 1st of 16 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 江蘇足球俱樂部 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 江苏足球俱乐部 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Jiangsu Jiangsu–Nanjing | ||||||
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The team was founded in 1958 as Jiangsu Provincial Team while the current professional football club was established in March 1994. They were one of the founding members of the first fully professional top-tier league in China participating in the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season; however, they faced relegation in that campaign. They have since gone on to win promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2008 league season and achieved their best ever league position when they finished champions in the 2020 league season.
According to Forbes, Jiangsu are the fourth wealthiest football team in China, with a team value of $144 million, and an estimated revenue of $36 million in 2015.[2]
History
The club was founded in April 1958 as Jiangsu Provincial Team by the local government and took part in the 1959 Chinese National Games where they placed twelfth. They joined the top tier of the gradually expanding Chinese football league system in 1960; finishing nineteenth out of twenty-five teams.[3] By 1963, the league had expanded to thirty-nine teams and the Chinese Football Association decided they needed to reduce the number of participants in the league to twenty for the following season. Jiangsu finished seventh within their group stages, which relegated them from the league system.[4] In 1964, they did not take part in any of the divisions but returned to play in the second tier in 1965 where they came seventh in the group stages.[5]
The Chinese Cultural Revolution halted the league for several seasons. When it returned in 1973, Jiangsu was placed back into the top tier where they finished the league in eleventh.[6] Jiangsu's time in the top tier did not last very long, and at the end of the 1978 season they were relegated to the second division.[7] For the next several years, Jiangsu remained a second-tier club apart from a one-season top-tier stint in 1988. However, in 1992 they won the second tier title which guaranteed the club promotion to the country's first fully professional first-tier league in 1994, the Chinese Jia-A League, irrespective of where they finished in the 1993 season.[8]
In March 1994, the club gained sponsorship and changed their name to Jiangsu Maint to comply with the requirements to take part in the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season. They struggled with professionalism on and off the field and were relegated at the end of the season. The stricter operational costs of the league resulted in the club struggling financially, which was exacerbated by also losing their sponsorship.[9] Over time, the club gained some financial support from several major Chinese businesses including Jiangsu TV, Jinling Petrochemical Company, several Jiangsu tobacco companies in addition to some international investment companies. The club changed their name to Jiangsu Jiajia as a result of sponsorship, however, the club's improved financial stability did not prevent relegation to the third tier at the end of the 1996 season. The club spent only one season in the third division before gaining promotion by winning the 1997 title.[10]
On 7 January 2000, the manufacturing company Jiangsu Sainty International Group took over the club and changed the club's name to Jiangsu Sainty.[11] The new owners did not get off to the best of starts when it was discovered they were unable to prevent some of their players and coaches from taking bribes; maleficence was shown to have taken place in the 6 October game of the 2001 season in a 4–2 loss to Chengdu Wuniu. The offending participants were banned for a year while the club had three months to reform and re-apply for a Chinese Football Association playing license.[12] After promising to clean up the club, the team lingered in the second tier for several years until they brought in Pei Encai to manage the team, which resulted in a division title and promotion at the end of the 2008 season.[13]
The introduction of Serbian manager Dragan Okuka during the 2011 league season saw a significant improvement in league table finishes; a fourth-place finish at the end of the campaign and a runners-up position in the 2012 season. Off the field the Jiangsu Sainty International Group was merged into Guoxin Group in 2011 to form Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group Limited which saw the Guoxin Group become the owner of the club.[14] The club's name remained as Jiangsu Sainty F.C. until January 2014, when they changed into Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C.[15]
On the field under Dragan Okuka the club had a difficult 2013 league season and were almost relegated, leading to the club deciding not to renew his contract.[16] By the 2015 league season Romanian manager Dan Petrescu was brought into Jiangsu and in 2015 the team won the Chinese FA Cup for the first time and qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League. On 21 December 2015 the club was purchased by Suning Appliance Group for ¥523 million and changed their name as Jiangsu Suning F.C.[17]
In January 2016, Jiangsu Suning broke their transfer fee record twice in the same window, with a fee of £25 million paid for Ramires from Chelsea FC, and later fellow Brazilian Alex Teixeira for a fee of €50 million (£37 million) from Shakhtar Donetsk. The club went on to have one successful season, finishing second in the 2016 Chinese Super League and the 2016 Chinese FA Cup. It was the club's second straight appearance in the Finals of the Chinese FA Cup. In 2017 the club reached the knockout stages of the 2017 AFC Champions League for the first time in their history.[18] However, they missed the Champions League for the next two years, 2018 and 2019, due to struggles in domestic competitions.
On 12 November 2020, Jiangsu Suning were crowned champions of the Chinese Super League for the first time in club history with a 2–1 aggregate victory over Guangzhou Evergrande in the finals. Goals from Éder and Alex Teixeira secured the title.[19]
Ahead of the 2021 season, Jiangsu Suning changed their name to Jiangsu F.C..[20]
Rivalries
The club has rivalries with neighbouring Zhejiang province’s Zhejiang Energy Greentown F.C. from Hangzhou as well as Shanghai based clubs Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG where they contest the Yangtze Delta Derby. The rivalry with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua is the oldest and fiercest and can be dated as far back as the 1960 league championship.[21] When Jiangsu were relegated to the second tier in 1978, it put a halt to the rivalry between the two clubs. The rivalry was not properly reignited until 2009 when both teams were simultaneously back in the top flight and the hostilities resumed.[22] A direct fight for silverware between these two teams finally emerged when they competed in the 2015 Chinese FA Cup final, which saw Jiangsu won 1–0 to claim their first Cup win.[23]
The Nanjing derby was a local inner city derby against Nanjing Yoyo F.C. that started when Nanjing Yoyo moved into the same city as Jiangsu and into their former home ground of Wutaishan Stadium. Their first meeting occurred in Nanjing Yoyo's home ground on 19 July 2003 in a second-tier league game, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[24] For six seasons the two teams fought to be the dominant club within Nanjing City with Jiangsu predominately the stronger side with four wins, seven draws and only one defeat. When Jiangsu won promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2008 league season, it put a halt to the derby. Nanjing Yoyo were subsequently dissolved in May, 2011 due to financial difficulties.[25]
Players
First team
- As of 24 July 2020[26]
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
Updated 1 March 2019
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Unregistered players
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Cosmin Olăroiu |
| Head of Youth Sector |  Fausto Pizzi |
Source: Coaching staff
Managerial history
Managers who have coached the club and team since Jiangsu Sainty became a professional club back in 1994.[27][28]
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Honours
This list contains both honors received as a professional team and as a semi-professional team.[29][30]
League
- Champions: 2020
Chinese Jia B League/Chinese League One (Second tier)
- Winners: 1992, 2008
Chinese Yi League/Chinese League Two (Third tier)
- Winners: 1997
Cups
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.[31][32]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | League Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 1960 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8[1] | 19 | DNE | – | – | - | ||
| 1961 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3[2] | 10[2] | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1962 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 4[1] | 19 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1963 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7[2] | 7[2] | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1965 | 2 | 10 | 7[2] | NH | – | – | - | |||||||||
| 1973 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 15[1] | 11 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1974 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 9[1] | 21 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1976 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 2 | 9[2] | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1977 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 5[1] | 15 | NH | – | – | – | ||
| 1978 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 18 | 14 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1979 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 45 | 10 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1980 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 33 | 7 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1981 | 2 | 30 | 13 | – | 17 | 26 | 12 | NH | – | – | - | |||||
| 1982 | 2 | 30 | 16 | – | 14 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 7 | NH | – | – | - | ||
| 1983 | 2 | 15 | 5 | – | 10 | 10 | 13 | NH | – | – | - | |||||
| 1984 | 2 | 8 | 7[2] | DNQ | – | – | - | |||||||||
| 1986 | 2 | 15 | 5[1] | 4 | R1 | – | – | DNQ | ||||||||
| 1987 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 5 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1988 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 26 | 14 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1989 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 36.5 | 5 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1990 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 5 | R1 | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1991 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 6 | QF | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1992 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6[1] | W[3] | R1 | – | – | DNQ | Wutaishan Stadium | |
| 1993 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 5[2] | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1994 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 10 | 12 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||
| 1995 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | 7 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | ||
| 1996 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 10 | 12 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | ||
| 1997 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 6[1] | W | DNQ | DNQ | – | DNQ | ||
| 1998 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 4 | R2 | DNQ | – | DNQ | Wutaishan Stadium | |
| 1999 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 24 | 9 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | ||
| 2000 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 36 | 3 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | ||
| 2001 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 38 | 5 | R2 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 15,455 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 5 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 6,818 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 45 | 4 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 9,923 | Yangzhou Stadium |
| 2004 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 50 | 6 | R1 | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 4,959 | Wutaishan Stadium |
| 2005 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 47 | 5 | R1 | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 4,225 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 33 | 6 | R2 | NH | NH | DNQ | 5,317 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 48 | 3 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 14,167 | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| 2008 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 59 | W | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 7,692 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 37 | 10 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 15,976 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 11 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 10,667 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 47 | 4 | R1 | NH | NH | DNQ | 17,170 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 54 | RU | R3 | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 31,163 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 32 | 13 | QF | W | NH | Group | 28,808 | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center[4] |
| 2014 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 37 | 8 | RU | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 24,349 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 35 | 9 | W | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 26,858 | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| 2016 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 57 | RU | RU | RU | NH | Group | 38,992 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 32 | 12 | QF | RU | NH | R16 | 32,697 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 48 | 5 | QF | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 32,508 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 53 | 4 | R16 | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 27,508 | |
| 2020 | 1 | W | DNQ | NH | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1 | NH | TBD |
- No league games in 1959, 1966–1972, and 1975; Jiangsu did not compete in 1964 and 1985
- ^1 In final group stage.
- ^2 In group stage.
- ^3 Promoted to the 1994 first tier.
- ^4 Several home matches played in Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center as 2013 Asian Youth Games and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics were held in Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.
Key
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International competition
Updated 24 May 2017
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away |
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| 2013[33] | AFC Champions League | Group E |  FC Seoul |
0–2 | 1–5 |
 Vegalta Sendai |
0–0 | 2–1 | |||
 Buriram United |
2–0 | 0–2 | |||
| 2016[34] | AFC Champions League | Group E |  Becamex Bình Dương |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
3–2 | 2–2 | |||
| FC Tokyo |
1–2 | 0–0 | |||
| 2017 | AFC Champions League | Group H | Jeju United |
1–2 | 1–0 |
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2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| Gamba Osaka |
3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| Round of 16 |  Shanghai SIPG |
2–3 | 1–2 | ||
Asian clubs ranking
- As of 18 February 2018.[35]
| Current Rank | Country | Team |
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| 61 | | Bangkok United |
| 62 |  | Naft Tehran |
| 63 | | Guangzhou R&F |
| 64 | | Jiangsu Suning FC |
| 65 |  | Arema |
| 66 |  | Al Fateh |
| 67 | | Western Sydney Wanderers |
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External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
- Stats on Sohu (in Chinese)
- Stats on Sina (in Chinese)
- Soccerway profile