Wuhan Three Towns F.C.
Wuhan Three Towns Football Club (Chinese: 武汉三镇足球俱乐部) is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The club is based in Wuhan, Hubei, and their home stadium is the Wuhan Sports Center, with a seating capacity of 54,000.
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| Full name | Wuhan Three Towns Football Club 武汉三镇足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan, China | ||
| Capacity | 54,000 | ||
| Manager | Pedro Morilla | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2022 | Super League, 1st of 18 (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was established as Wuhan Shangwen (Simplified Chinese: 武汉尚文) in 2013 by the Wuhan Football Association and private investment from the Wuhan Benhui Group, to mainly focus on the development of youth players.[1] In 2018, the club started to participate in the Wuhan Super League, and finished second right behind Wuhan Chufeng Heli. They also participated in the 2018 Chinese Champions League, and made it to the final round of 16 before being eliminated by Nanjing Shaye. Ranking 11th, the club was later admitted into 2019 China League Two to fill the gap left by a withdrawn team, right after changing their name to Wuhan Three Towns F.C. in January 2019.[2]
Albert Garcia Xicota would be appointed head coach of the club for the 2019 China League Two season and finished eleventh at the end of the season. The following campaign with the club, he would go on to guide them in winning the division title and promotion into the second tier.[3] In July 2021, Pedro Morilla was appointed as caretaker manager of the club; he had previously worked as techniques director.[4] In December 2021, he was promoted to manager for winning 14 matches in a row.[5] This achievement would see Wuhan going on to win the 2021 China League One division and promotion to the top tier.[6]
On 31 December 2022, Wuhan Three Towns won the Chinese Super League for the first time after several fixtures were cancelled due to a national COVID-19 outbreak. They were awarded a 3–0 win against Tianjin Teda F.C., who had forfeited due to sick players, and had a better goal difference than Shandong Taishan to top the table.[7]
Name history
- 2013–2018 Wuhan Shangwen F.C. 武汉尚文
- 2019–present Wuhan Three Towns F.C. 武汉三镇
Current squad
First team
- As of 17 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Pedro Morilla |
| Assistant manager | Roberto Ríos |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Gao Hao Joseba Ituarte |
| Team official | Long Jing Sun Zhongkai |
| Team manager | Yu Chen |
| Technical Assistant | Daniel Ruiz Carmona |
Source: CFA
Managerial history
- Zeng Qinggao (2018)
- Albert Garcia Xicota (2019–2021)
- Pedro Morilla (2021) (caretaker)
- Pedro Morilla (2021–)
Honours
- Chinese Super League
- Champions (1): 2022
- Chinese FA Super Cup
- Champions (1): 2023
- China League One
- China League Two
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2022 season.
| 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 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tazi Lake Sports Centre | |||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 521 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 1 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | |
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 25 | 48 | 79 | 1 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | |
| 2022 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 28 | 63 | 78 | 1 | Ongoing | DNQ | DNQ | Wuhan Sports Centre | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | Q | GS | Wuhan Sports Centre |
- ^1 In group stage.
Key
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Affiliated clubs
Shonan Bellmare (2022–present)[9]
References
- "武汉三镇足球幕后金主独家大揭秘（附六图，请详阅）". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- 关于武汉尚文足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告. thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- "武汉三镇点球战6-5击败淄博蹴鞠 获中乙联赛冠军". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- "武汉三镇官宣阿尔贝托下课 技术总监佩德罗任代理主帅" [Wuhan Threetowns sacked Albert Garcia, Pedro Morilla to work as caretaker]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- "武汉三镇官宣佩德罗转正主教练 率队霸气14连胜" [Wuhan Threetowns promote Pedro as manager]. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- "恭喜武汉三镇冲超成功！5大前国脚压阵，下赛季或将上演武汉德比". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- Chan Kin-wa (30 December 2022). "Chinese Super League: Wuhan Three Towns crowned champions after final matches cancelled over 'health problems'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "2023赛季中超联赛武汉三镇一线队大名单出炉！". Sina (in Chinese). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- "ベルマーレ・アジア・フットボール・アライアンス（BAFA）設立のお知らせ". bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)