Zibo Cuju F.C.

Zibo Cuju Football Club (Chinese: 淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One. The team is based in Zibo.

Zibo Cuju
淄博蹴鞠
Full nameZibo Cuju Football Club
淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部
FoundedJune 1982 (June 1982)
GroundZibo Sports Center Stadium, Zibo
ChairmanHe Shihua (何世华)
ManagerPark Chul
LeagueChina League One
2021League One, 11th of 18

History

Zibo Sunday was founded in June 1982 inspired by the 1982 FIFA World Cup. As the founders of the team mainly played football together on Sunday, they used Sunday as the club's name. They officially registered as an amateur club on 18 July 1996. Zibo Sunday finished the third place in the 2011 AFC Vision China Championship and won qualification for the 2012 Chinese FA Cup, which they lost to China League Two club Dongguan Nancheng 3–0.[1] On 30 September 2017, Zibo Sunday won promotion to China League Two after they advanced to semi-final of 2017 China Amateur Football League by beating Lhasa Urban Construction Investment 1–0,[2] and eventually, winning the entire Championship by beating Anhui Hefei Guiguan in the final. After competing in 2018 China League Two and ending up in a mid-table finish, Zibo Sunday F.C. changed their name to Zibo Cuju F.C. in January 2019,[3] stressing the significance of Zibo being the home of Cuju, a form of proto-football sport in ancient China.

Name history
  • 1982–2018 Zibo Sunday S.C. 淄博星期天
  • 2019– Zibo Cuju F.C. 淄博蹴鞠

Current squad

First team
As of 31 July 2021[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  CHN Wu Haoran
7 MF  CHN Li Benjian
9 FW  CHN Nan Yunqi
10 FW  CHN He Shihua (Owner of the club)
11 MF  CHN Sun Weizhe
12 GK  CHN Gu Junjie
13 DF  CHN Liu Chun
15 DF  CHN Lu Yao
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  CHN Han Yi
19 FW  CHN Yan Yiming
25 DF  CHN Li Chenguang
26 FW  CHN Mai Sijing
28 FW  CHN Li Yingjian
35 DF  CHN Sun Xiaobin
42 MF  CHN Rong Linzhao

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  CHN Liu Junpeng
20 DF  CHN Cheng Rui
22 MF  CHN Yu Zeping
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  CHN Yang Zong
- GK  CHN Zhao Yang

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Park Chul
Assistant coach

Source: CFA

Managerial history
  • Liu Mengyang (2015)
  • Zhang Chonglai (2016)
  • Liu Meng (2017)
  • Hou Zhiqiang (2018–2020)
  • Park Chul (2021–)

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2019 season.[5]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Other Att./G Stadium
20114DNQ 1DNQDNQDNQVCC 23
20124DNQ 1R1DNQDNQVCC 23
2013412R1DNQDNQ
20144DNQ 1R1DNQDNQ
20154DNQ 1QRDNQDNQ
20164GroupDNQDNQDNQ
20174WDNQDNQDNQZibo Sports Center Stadium
201832812511383264119R2DNQDNQ1,485
201933022356013476937R4DNQDNQ
  • ^1 Did not qualify to the final stage. ^2 AFC Vision China Championship. ^3 In group stage.

Key

References
  1. "足协杯-东莞南城3–0淘汰淄博星期天 次轮对阵松江". sina. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "新历史!淄博星期天进中丙四强 山东足球新增乙级队". sina. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. "关于淄博星期天足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  4. "淄博蹴鞠队2021赛季全家福及一线队大名单". Wechat (in Chinese). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "淄博星期天" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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