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Shenzhen Peng City F.C.

Not to be confused with Shenzhen Pengcheng F.C..

Shenzhen Peng City Football Club[a] is a Chinese professional football club based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. The club competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium, located within Bao'an District. They are partially owned by the City Football Group.[1]

Shenzhen Peng City
Shēnzhèn Xīn Péngchéng
深圳新鹏城
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Full nameShenzhen Peng City Football Club
深圳新鹏城足球俱乐部
Founded5 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-05)
GroundBao'an Stadium
Capacity44,050
OwnerJianteng Fund (53%)
City Football Group (47%)
ChairmanTang Xigang
Head coachChristian Lattanzio
LeagueChinese Super League
2024Chinese Super League, 14th of 16

Founded as Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club[b] in 2017, the club relocated to Shenzhen, Guangdong from Chengdu, Sichuan in January 2024, when it rebranded to their current name.

Clubs owned by CFG
Listed in order of acquisition/foundation.
Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG.
* indicates the club was acquired by CFG.
§ indicates the club is co-owned.
2008Manchester City F.C.*
2009–2012
2013New York City FC§
2014Melbourne City FC*
Yokohama F. Marinos*§
2015–2016
2017Montevideo City Torque*
Girona FC*§
2018
2019Shenzhen Peng City F.C.*§
Mumbai City FC*§
2020Lommel S.K.*
ES Troyes AC*
2021
2022Palermo F.C.*§
2023Bahia*§

History

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The club was founded on 5 January 2017 as Sichuan Jiuniu. They participated in the 2017 China Amateur Football League the same year and managed to advance to the national play-offs, but was eliminated by Zhaoqing Hengtai in the first round. They were ranked 10th and later admitted into China League Two due to the withdrawal of several other teams.

On 20 February 2019, it was announced that the City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, as well as UBTECH and China Sports Capital, had acquired the club.[1][2][3]

On 23 May 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that eleven professional clubs across China's top three divisions would have their registration cancelled over a failure to pay player wages.[4] As a result, the CFA announced a reclassification of the teams which would contest their professional divisions. According to this reclassification, Sichuan Jiuniu was promoted to China League One for the 2020 season,[5][6] which was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Sichuan Jiuniu expressed its interest to relocate to Changsha, Hunan, to the Chinese Football Association, but fell short in their attempt as the request was denied by the Chinese FA by April 2023.[7] The Sichuan Jiuniu board, which includes the CFG, further expressed in a statement that, "if the Chinese FA are unable to fulfill their legal relocation request, then the board do not see a sustainable future in investing in Chinese football, and may pull out of the Chinese professional football league system, putting aside all previous investments and hard work."[7]

On 18 October 2023, in their fourth consecutive season in China League One, following a 4–0 home win over Wuxi Wugo, Sichuan Jiuniu secured promotion to the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history.[8] A week later on 22 October, Sichuan Jiuniu won the China League One title after second-placed Qingdao West Coast drew their match against Shijiazhuang Gongfu.[9]

On 24 January 2024, the Chinese Football Association confirmed the club's relocation to Shenzhen, Guangdong.[10] The club completed its rebrand to Shenzhen Peng City ahead of their debut Chinese Super League campaign.[11]

Stadiums

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In Sichuan Jiuniu's existence, the club have used a multiple of stadiums in their climb up the divisions. The grounds they used between 2017 and 2022 were the South Lake Sports Center and the Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, and in the 2023 season, Sichuan Jiuniu played its home matches at the Shuangliu Sports Centre, the Chengdong Sports Park Stadium, and the Suining Sports Center. After relocation, Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium.

Crest history

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    Sichuan Jiuniu logo used between 2017 and 2023

Players

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Current squad

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As of 15 July 2024[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CHN Li Zhizhao
2 DF   CHN Zhang Wei
3 DF   CHN Tian Yinong
4 DF   CHN Wang Qiao
5 DF   CHN Song Yue
6 MF   CHN Lin Chuangyi
7 FW   BRA Thiago Andrade (on loan from New York City FC)
8 MF   CHN Zhou Dadi
11 FW   ESP Edu García
12 FW   BRA Tiago Leonço
13 GK   CHN Peng Peng
14 GK   CHN Zhao Shi
15 DF   CHN Yu Rui
16 MF   CHN Li Zhi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   HKG Matt Orr
20 DF   SRB Rade Dugalic
21 MF   CHN Nan Song
23 DF   CHN Dai Wai Tsun (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
24 DF   CHN Wang Hao (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
25 DF   CHN Hu Ruibao
27 FW   CHN Behram Abduweli
28 MF   CHN Zhang Yudong
31 DF   CHN Nizamdin Ependi
33 MF   CHN Zhu Baojie
34 FW   CHN Shahsat Hujahmat
35 GK   CHN Wei Minzhe (on loan from Wuhan Three Towns)
36 MF   ISR Eden Kartsev (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
44 FW   CHN Ruan Yang

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK   CHN Zhang Yuquan
— DF   CHN Wang Qi
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW   SWE Samuel Armenteros

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF   CHN Li Bowen (at Foshan Nanshi until 31 December 2024)
18 MF   CHN Muzapar Muhta (at Jiangxi Lushan until 31 December 2024)
— MF   CHN Jin Shang (at Suzhou Dongwu until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   JPN Xia Dalong (at Guangzhou E-Power until 31 December 2024)
17 FW   CHN Tao Yuan (at Guangxi Pingguo Haliao until 31 December 2024)

Coaching staff

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Source:[13]

Role Name
Head coach   Christian Lattanzio
Assistant coach   Gordon Forrest
Fitness coach   Javier Zudaire Izcue
Goalkeeper coach   Jiang Bo

Managerial history

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Honours

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League

Results

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All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2023 season.[14]

Year League Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Stadium
2017 China Amateur Football League Second round 3 2 1 0 11 1 10 6 Qualified DNE DNQ DNQ
Knockout stages 2 0 1 1 3 4 −3 n/a k/o (R16)
2018 China League Two Regular season 28 6 10 12 24 27 −3 28 24th (of 28) QF Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
2019 30 17 5 8 47 27 20 56 8th (of 32) R2
2020 China League One Regular season 10 1 6 3 8 12 −4 9 5th (of 6) R2
Relegation stage 5 2 2 1 6 5 1 8 3rd (of 6)
2021 Regular season 34 13 13 8 34 27 7 52 8th (of 18) R2
2022 34 18 3 13 40 30 10 51 6th (of 18) R2
2023 30 22 3 5 51 19 32 69 1st (of 16) R3 Shuangliu Sports Centre
Chengdong Sports Park Stadium
Suining Sports Center
2024 Chinese Super League Regular season 30 7 8 15 29 55 -26 29 14th (of 16) R5 Bao'an Stadium

Key

Notes

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  1. ^ simplified Chinese: 深圳新鹏城足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 深圳新鵬城足球俱樂部; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Xīn Péngchéng Zúqiú Jùlèbù; lit. 'Shenzhen New Peng City F.C.'
  2. ^ Chinese: 四川九牛

References

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  1. ^ a b "Manchester City hail purchase of Chinese club as 'exciting new chapter'". The Guardian. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Man City buy stake in third-tier Chinese club Sichuan Jiuniu FC". BBC Sport. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ "曼城母公司收购四川九牛获官方宣布". Sina.com. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "关于取消相关职业足球俱乐部注册资格的通知" [Notice on disqualification of relevant professional football club registration]. CFA (in Chinese). 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "足协公布三级联赛准入名单：深圳递补中超，苏州等队递补中甲" [The FA announce the list for teams in the highest three leagues: Shenzhen admitted into the CSL, Suzhou among teams admitted into League One]. dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "关于公布2020赛季中国足球协会三级职业联赛俱乐部参赛名单的通知" [Notice regarding the announcement of the entry list of the third-level professional league clubs of the Chinese Football Association in the 2020 season]. CFA (in Chinese). 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "九牛官方：足协变卦导致俱乐部无法搬迁，或考虑退出职业联赛" [Official from Jiuniu: The FA changed their mind causing the relocation to fall short, may consider exiting the professional football league]. dongqiudi.com (in Chinese). 22 April 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "九牛4-0大胜无锡提前3轮冲超，明年与成都上演中超四川德比" [Jiuniu 4–0 Wuxi winning promotion with 3 rounds to spare, and will enjoy a Sichuan derby with Chengdu in the Chinese Super League] (in Chinese). dongqiudi.com. 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "青岛西海岸被读秒绝平，四川九牛提前两轮夺得中甲冠军" [Qingdao West Coast suffer a last-minute equaliser, meaning Sichuan Jiuniu win the China League One title with two rounds to spare] (in Chinese). dongqiudi.com. 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ "中国足球协会关于四川九牛足球俱乐部变更注册会员协会的公示" [The Chinese Football Association's announcement on Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club's change in the registration of its member association] (in Chinese). thecfa.cn. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ "中国足球协会关于四川九牛足球俱乐部有限责任公司更名的公告" [The Chinese Football Association's announcement on Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club's name change]. thecfa.cn (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  12. ^ "四川九牛新赛季大名单：3外援领衔，赵旭日、邹正、王楚在列". Sohu (in Chinese). 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  13. ^ "关于聘任塞尔吉奥·洛贝拉先生担任四川九牛队主教练的公告". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  14. ^ "四川九牛" [Sichuan Jiuniu] (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
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