| Chengdu Blades 成都谢菲联 |
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| Full name | Chengdu Blades Football Club 成都谢菲联足球俱乐部 |
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| Nickname(s) | Blades, Five bull | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu (Capacity 42,000) |
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| Chairman |  Xu Hongtao |
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| Manager | Li Bing |
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| League | Chinese Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chinese Jia League, 2nd (promoted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chengdu Blades F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Chengdu City Sports Center ( Simplified Chinese: 成都市体育中心 or Sichuan Provincial Sports Center ( Simplified Chinese: 四川省体育中心 is ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL The Chinese Football Association Jia League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会甲级联赛 is the second tier league of the People's Republic of China. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation C. (成都谢菲联足球俱乐部, means Chengdu Sheffield United F. C. ) are a football team from Chengdu, PR China who are owned by Sheffield United. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They play in the Chinese Super League. The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL This club was formerly known as Chengdu Wuniu (Five Bulls) named after their first sponsor, the Wuniu (Five Bulls) Cigarette Company.
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History
Formation
The club was formed in February 1996 under the name Chengdu Wuniu and entered into PR China's Yi League. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Chinese Football Association Yi League (Simplified Chinese 中国足球协会乙级联赛 is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. In their inaugural year the team topped both their second round group as well as their final round group and progressed to the semi-finals before losing to Shenzhen Jinpeng 2-1 on aggregate. Yunnan Hongta (Simplefied Chinese 云南红塔 was a football club in Chinese Football Association Jia League. [1]
Promotion
Chengdu's second season in 1997 saw them rise into China's Jia B League, this time coming second in the 2nd round group but again topping the final round group. The Chinese Football Association Jia League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会甲级联赛 is the second tier league of the People's Republic of China. They went onto win both their legs of the quarter finals 1-0 against Beijing Kuanli and after brushing aside Shaanxi Guoli 2-0 they progressed through to the final but lost 1-0 however they were still promoted along with the winners Jiangsu Jiajia as well as both semi-final losers. Shaanxi Guoli (National Power (陕西国力 was a football club in the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. [2]
After promotion Chengdu Wuniu started well losing only 2 of their first 9 matches in the higher division however in round 10 they were well beaten 8-0 away to Liaoning Tianlun. Their best win came in their penultimate match of the season when they beat Jiangsu Jiajia 4-1. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. The team ended mid-table in 8th out of 12. [3]
Chengdu's second year in Jia B once again started well with the team losing just 1 of their first 13th games before succumbing to Beijing Kuanli away 4-0. The Chinese Football Association Jia League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会甲级联赛 is the second tier league of the People's Republic of China. At season end after 22 matches Chengdu Wuniu finished 6th with 9 wins and 8 draws. [4]
Name change
The start of the millennium season saw a name change for the team to Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng and proceeded with a poorer start than in previous years including defeat away to Guangzhou Apollo 5-0 however the team did manage to finish in 8th place. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club ( Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Guangzhou currently playing in [5]
Match fixing
The team started well for the 2001 season going unbeaten in their first 8 games and went on to finish in 3rd position however the season was tarnished when match fixing allegations came to light involving Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng and four other teams. The team's record win over Sichuan Mianyang Taiji 11-2 and their 4-2 away victory against Jiangsu Shuntian were put under the spotlight and as a consequence all coaches and players involved in both matches (along with another game featuring the other two teams) were banned for one year, and all five teams had 3 months to reform and re-apply for playing in the next season's CFA competitions. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. The Football Association of the People's Republic of China ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会 Traditional Chinese: 中國足球協會 Pinyin The only points were deducted from Sichuan Mianyang Taiji but they were relegated as punishment. To make the season even more disappointing Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng fell at the first round of the Mexin Doors FA Cup losing 2-1 away to Jia A League side Tianjin Teda CEC. The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL Tianjin Teda FC ( Simplified Chinese: 天津泰达足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Tianjin and owned by the TEDA Group [6]
Reformation
In 2002 Chengdu Wuniu Guoteng were reformed as a result of the previous season's match fixing and were renamed Chengdu Taihe. Early in the season the team final progressed passed the first round of the Fuji Films FA Cup beating Shenyang Ginde 3-2 in nearby Deyang with a last minute goal however they were soon on their way home again after losing 3-1 to Qingdao Yizhong Hainiu once again in Deyang. Changsha Ginde FC ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙金德 is a Chinese Super League soccer club based in Changsha ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙 Deyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in Sichuan province China. Qingdao Jonoon ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛中能 is a Football (soccer club playing at the Qingdao Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao, China Deyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in Sichuan province China. The league competition followed in much the same vein with the team finishing in 9th of 12 however a mid-season venue change to City Stadium in Luzhou can't have helped however Santos did manage to achieve joint top divisional scorer with 10 goals for the club. Luzhou ( most well-known for its Alcoholic beverages, is a Prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province People's Republic of China, with [7]
The team crashed out yet again in the earliest stage of the Landi FA Cup in 2003 losing 2 of their 3 group matches. The team started using City Stadium in Deyang as it's home ground this season and it's name reverted back to the name Chengdu Wuniu in round 6 of the league in July. Deyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in Sichuan province China. They finished the year in a respectable 6th place out of 14 after the division had been enlarged and beat 4th placed Jiangsu Shuntian 5-1 in October. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. [8]
Chengdu Wuniu's poor cup performance continued in 2004 losing 5-3 on penalties after extra time to Qingdao Beilaite in the first round of the Landi FA Cup. Qingdao Jonoon ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛中能 is a Football (soccer club playing at the Qingdao Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao, China The poor performance also contributed to their final position of 13th out of 17 that year after another enlargement. This season was also played at two differing home venues, the Provincial Sports Centre in Chengdu as well as City Stadium in Deyang. ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. Deyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in Sichuan province China. [9]
The 2005 season was finally played back at one home venue in Chengdu, the Chengdu Sports Centre. ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. They again crashed out of the CFA Cup in the first round, this time to Chinese Super League side Shanghai International. The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL Their poor performance in the league also continued, finishing 11th of 14 in the league. [10]
Foreign Ownership
Chengdu Wuniu underwent another name change in January 2006 when they were bought out by English team Sheffield United. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Now called Chengdu Blades to reflect their new owner's nickname The Blades, the team played with much improved performance and by the end of the year had climbed to 4th position in the table, their 2nd best ever finish at that time. The Blades is a football Nickname given to Sheffield United football club and their fans [11]
Promotion to Super League
On 27th October, the Blade draw 0-0 with Jiangsu Shuntian, to ensure a promotion party just two seasons after the buyout by Sheffield United. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They will take their place next year in the Chinese Super League, the top-flight of Chnese football, having remained (on average) in 2nd place throughout the current season with just one game lost. The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL
Their opening game at home against Harbin Yiteng finished 6-0 in favour of the Blades with an attendance of 4000 and they also won both of their next two away matches 1-0. Yantai Yiteng ( Simplified Chinese: 烟台毅腾 correctly Yiteng Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 毅腾足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club After a goalless draw in round 4 they beat Beijing Hongdeng 2-0 at home before another goalless draw against Nanjing Yoyo followed by another home win, 3-0 against Qingdao Hailifeng. Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Qingdao Hailifeng Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛海利丰足球俱乐部 previously named Qingdao JVC Zhengyi, Qingdao Benda, Hefei Chuangyi
The Blades finally conceded their first goal this season against Tibet Huitong on 26th May 2007 but still went on to win 2-1 and returned another clean sheet the following week winning 4-0 against Yanbian. Hohhot Black Horse (呼和浩特黑马 is a Chinese football club based in Hohhot, China. The Blades conceded two more goals in their next two matches against Shanghai Kangbo and BIT Beijing but won both games 3-1 and 5-1 respectively. Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club (BIT FC ( Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学足球俱乐部 is a Chinese Football ( Soccer) club playing Their last game before the China Jia break was drawn 1-1 against Jiangsu Shuntian. Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League.
Just before the season restart the Blades faced China Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in a friendly to test the player's fitness and ability. Shanghai Shenhua ( Simplified Chinese: 上海申花 is a Chinese Super League football club Although Shanghai went ahead the Blades came back to win 2-1. Round 14 commenced with a 3-1 win against Harbin Yiteng and the Blades moved onto the top spot. Yantai Yiteng ( Simplified Chinese: 烟台毅腾 correctly Yiteng Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 毅腾足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club However, following consecutive 1-1 draws with Nanchang Bayi and Chongqing Lifan, the Blades fell back into 2nd position. Nanchang Bayi Hengyuan Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 南昌八一衡源足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Nanchang, Jiangxi Chongqing Lifan, previously named Vanguard Huandao and Chongqing Qiche is a former Chinese Super League club owned by Chongqing Lifan Group which manufactures This was cemented by their first defeat of the season, losing 2-1 against leaders Guangzhou Guangyao.
The Blades returned to winning ways with 4 straight wins against Beijing Hongdeng (2-0), Nanjing Yoyo (6-1), Qingdao Hailifeng (2-0) and Tibet Huitong (3-0) and after 20 games the Blades were still in the second automatic promotion place with just another 4 matches to play, 5 points behind Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. Beijing Hongdeng ( Simplified Chinese: 北京宏登 is a Football Club based in Beijing, China, currently playing in the Chinese Football Association Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Qingdao Hailifeng Football Club ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛海利丰足球俱乐部 previously named Qingdao JVC Zhengyi, Qingdao Benda, Hefei Chuangyi Hohhot Black Horse (呼和浩特黑马 is a Chinese football club based in Hohhot, China. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club ( Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部 is a football club based in Guangzhou currently playing in
The Blades snatched victory 2-1 in the last minute against Yanbian in their next away game to put themselves within touching distance of promotion requiring just one more win which followed a week later in round 23 with Chengdu securing their place in next season's beating Shanghai Stars 4-2 in front of their home crowd. Yanbian FC ( Simplified Chinese: 延边足球俱乐部 Korean:연변축구구락부 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the Chinese Football
Chengdu drew their penultimate game of the season 1-1 against BIT Beijing and faced former promotion rivals, 3rd placed Jiangsu Shuntian in the final fixture of the China League at home on 27th October which finished 0-0. Beijing Institute of Technology Football Club (BIT FC ( Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学足球俱乐部 is a Chinese Football ( Soccer) club playing Jiangsu Sainty ( Simplified Chinese: 江苏舜天 is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League.
Current Season
Chengdu had the privilege of staging the opening ceremony of the 2008 season of the Chinese Super League before their first match at home to Liaoning F.C. which was broadcast live on Chinese TV. [12] The newcomers fell behind after an hours play but managed to earn a point just a few minutes later after Liu Cheng equalised. [13] After an away defeat to 2007 champions Changchun Yatai on 5th April, the Blades had two successive victories against Zhejiang Lücheng and Dalian Shide to move into 3rd place. Changchun Yatai ( Simplified Chinese: 长春亚泰 is a Chinese football team Zhejiang Lücheng FC ( Simplified Chinese: 浙江绿城足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang playing Dalian Haichang ( Simplified Chinese: 大连海昌 also known as Dalian Haichang International Football Team Shide FC ( Simplified Chinese: 大连实德 And on April 27, 2008, Chengdu Blades beat Shanghai Shenhua with a score 2-1 and moved into the second place. This was followed by a 3-1 away loss to Tianjin Teda and then a 1-1 draws against Qingdao Jonoon. Tianjin Teda FC ( Simplified Chinese: 天津泰达足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Tianjin and owned by the TEDA Group Qingdao Jonoon ( Simplified Chinese: 青岛中能 is a Football (soccer club playing at the Qingdao Tiantai Stadium in Qingdao, China
On 12 May Chengdu was rocked by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, none of the Chengdu Blades personnel were injured and in the following days both staff and players donated blood for the cause. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake ( or " Great Sichuan Earthquake " which measured at 8 The players also visited schools affected by the earthquake and the club donated more than £11,000 along with tents, umbrellas, water, food and clothes including more than 5000 football shirts to people affected in the region. [14] At the following game against Changsha Ginde on 17 May China League's first ever minute's silence was held before the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, all gate money from this rounds games around China would also be given to the disaster zones. Changsha Ginde FC ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙金德 is a Chinese Super League soccer club based in Changsha ( Simplified Chinese: 长沙 [15]
Crest History
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 2003-2006 |
 2006-current |
Current squad
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Notable former players
References
External links
- Official Site (Chinese) / (English)
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