Nantong Zhiyun F.C.
Nantong Zhiyun Football Club (Chinese: 南通支云足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Nantong, Jiangsu and their home stadium is the 15,000 capacity Rugao Olympic Sports Center. The club's founder and owner are the Nantong Municipal Football Association.
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| Full name | Nantong Zhiyun Football Club 南通支云足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Rugao Olympic Sports Center, Rugao, Nantong | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Manager | Cao Rui | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2021 | League One, 5th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was formed when the Nantong Municipal Football Association bought the first team of Guangxi Longguida F.C. as well as their registration and position in the Chinese Football Association China League Two division.[1][2] Nantong Zhiyun F.C. was officially established on March 13, 2016 in a launching ceremony held in Rugao, Nantong in the Jiangsu province where the Chairman Fan Bing announced that the club was named after the Zhiyun Pagoda situated on the top of the Langshan hill overlooking the city of Nantong. The club's badge would utilise a wolf as reference to Langshan hill's history with wolves while blue was chosen as the team's home colours.[3] Former Chinese referee Li Jun was appointed as the club's general manager and former Chinese international Wei Xin as the club's Head Coach.[4]
In the 2018 China League Two season, they gained promotion to the China League One for the first time in its history after beating Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 1–0 at Shaanxi Province Stadium in front of 48,869 spectators on October 27, with a last minute goal by Nan Yunqi sealing the game.[5]
Name history
- 2016– Nantong Zhiyun F.C. 南通支云
Current squad
First team
- As of 1 January 2022[6]
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 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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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Cao Rui |
| Assistant coach | Jia Jin Zhao Xiaodong |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Srđan Soldatović |
Last updated: 31 March 2020
Source: 31 March 2020
Managerial history
- Wei Xin (2016)
Tomislav Stipić (2017)- Wei Xin (2017–2019)
Gary White (2019–2020)- Xie Hui (2020–2021)
- Cao Rui (2021–)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.[7]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2016 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 18 | 16 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,825 | Rugao Olympic Sports Center |
| 2017 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 39 | 8 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,371 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 68 | RU | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | 9,126 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 33 | 12 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ |
- ^1 in group stage.
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References
- 南通迎首支职业球队新赛季出征中乙联赛 Archived 2018-11-11 at the Wayback Machine 163.com 2016-04-07 Retrieved 2016-04-07
- 关于广西龙桂达足球俱乐部主要股权转让并更名的公示 Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2016-01-13 Retrieved 2016-04-08
- 南通支云俱乐部召开新赛季誓师大会 魏新挂帅 (in Chinese). sports.163.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- 魏新出任南通中乙队主帅 目标尽早冲甲冲超成功 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "China 2018 > China League Two". rsssf.com. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- "2021赛季南通支云一线队大名单正式出炉！". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- 南通支云 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.