Chengdu Rongcheng F.C.
Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club (Chinese: 成都蓉城足球俱乐部) is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan, and their home stadium is the Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 50,695. The club currently participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The club's founder and their majority shareholder is Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd.
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| Full name | Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club 成都蓉城足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | March 7, 2018 | ||
| Ground | Chengdu Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, Chengdu, Sichuan | ||
| Capacity | 50,695 | ||
| Owner | Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. | ||
| Manager | Seo Jung-won | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2022 | Super League, 5th of 18 | ||
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History
The club was founded on 7 March 2018, by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd. on the ashes of the dissolved Chengdu Qbao.[1] With the support of the Chengdu Football Association and the appointment of José Carlos Granero as their head coach, the club would start their journey playing within the Chengdu FA Champions League.[2] After winning the division, the club would participate within the 2018 Chinese Champions League, where they came runners-up to Taizhou Yuanda and achieved promotion to the third tier of the Chinese football pyramid. Consecutive promotions would follow after finishing as runners-up to Shenyang Urban, followed by a promotion to the second-tier (China League One) at the end of the 2019 China League Two season.[3]
In the 2020 China League One campaign, the club came fourth in their debut season in the second tier and head coach José Carlos Granero decided not renew his contract with the club, despite his achievements with the team.[4] South Korean coach Seo Jung-won would be appointed as their new head coach for the start of the 2021 China League One campaign.[5] On 15 January 2021, the club changed their name to Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. to comply with the Chinese Football Association's request of teams having neutral names.[6] On 12 January 2022, Chengdu was promoted to the Chinese Super League after beating Dalian Pro 2-1 on aggregate in the promotion/relegation play-offs.[7]
Name history
- 2018–2020 Chengdu Better City F.C. 成都兴城
- 2021– Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. 成都蓉城
Current squad
First team
- As of 15 April 2023[8]
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 squad
- As of 31 July 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
- As of 1 May 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
José Carlos Granero (2018–2020)
Seo Jung-won (2021–)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.[9]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 9 | RU | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium | |
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 67 | RU | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 4 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 71 | 41 | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 65 | 5 | Ongoing | DNQ | DNQ | Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium |
- ^1 Promoted by beating Dalian Pro in the promotion play-offs.
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References
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- "公告：卡洛斯先生不再担任成都兴城人居队主教练一职". m.dongqiudi.net. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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- "公告丨成都兴城足球俱乐部正式更名为成都蓉城足球俱乐部". m.dongqiudi.net. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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