Sichuan Longfor F.C.

Sichuan Annapurna
Sìchuān Lóngfā
四川隆发
Full nameSichuan Annapurna Football Club
四川隆发足球俱乐部
Founded10 September 2013; 11 years ago (2013-09-10)
Dissolved2020
GroundDujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan, Sichuan
Capacity12,700
OwnerSichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd (64.9%)
Huang Xuejun (27%)
Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd (5.1%)
Other holders (3%)
ChairmanHe Yaping
ManagerLi Bing
LeagueChina League One
2019League One, 14th

Sichuan Annapurna Football Club was a former professional football club that participated in the China League One under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan and their home stadium was the Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium that has a seating capacity of 12,700. Their majority shareholders were Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd 64.9%, Huang Xuejun 27% and Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd with 5.1% of the shares of the club.

History

Sichuan Longfor F.C. was established on September 10, 2013, by Huang Xuejun after he gained investment of 17 million Yuan and the support from the local government in Santai County in Mianyang, Sichuan province to register the club with the Chinese Football Association and play in the China League Two division.[1][2] Jia Jin was brought in as the club's first Head coach while trails took place to select the squad before the start of the 2014 league season.[3] The first competitive game the club played was a league match away from home on April 26, 2014, against Pu'er Wanhao that they won 2–0 with Yu Di being the club's first goalscorer.[4] In the club's debut season the club ultimately finished in sixth within the group stages and despite briefly appearing like they could make a push for a place within the promotion play-offs their hopes were dashed when Lijiang Jiayunhao beat them on August 30, 2014, in the 14th round 2–1 with a controversial penalty.[5]

In the following league season Huang Xuejun admitted that the club were in financial difficulty and that the Xindahai Group would be investing into the club.[6] After gaining financial stability results on the field saw the club improve and the club finished third within the league.[7] With further investments coming from Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd and then Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd the club would become promotion play-off regulars.[8] With the appointment of Li Bing at the start of the 2018 league season the club would finally go on to achieve their first promotion when they won 2018 China League Two division title without losing a single game.[9]

The club was dissolved after they failed to submit the salary & bonus confirmation form before the 2020 season.[10]

Ownership and naming history

Year Owner Club name Sponsored team name
2014 Huang Xuejun, et al. Sichuan Longfor F.C.[11]
2015 Sichuan Xindahai 四川鑫达海[12]
2016 Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd (70%)[8]
Huang Xuejun, et al. (30%) 		Sichuan Annapurna 四川安纳普尔那[13]
2017–2019 Sichuan Jinmu Mining Co., Ltd (35%→64.9% 1)
Sichuan Xindongxin Automobile Service Co., Ltd (35%→5.1% 1)
Huang Xuejun, et al. (30%)
  • ^1 In January 2019[14]

Managerial history

  • China Jia Jin (2014)
  • Spain José Hernández (2014)
  • China Zhang Weizhe (2015)
  • China Jia Jin (2015)
  • China Zhang Weizhe (17 Feb 2016–7 May 2016)
  • Portugal Vítor Pontes (7 May 2016–2 Nov 2016)
  • Portugal Manuel Cajuda (5 Dec 2016–14 Oct 2017)
  • China Li Bing (4 Dec 2017–31 Dec 2019)

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2018 season.[15]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
2014 3 16 5 3 8 14 23 −9 18 6 1 DNE DNQ DNQ Santai County Stadium
2015 3 14 7 5 2 24 14 10 26 1 3 R2 DNQ DNQ 3,882
2016 3 23 9 9 5 27 22 7 36 4 R1 DNQ DNQ 6,008
2017 3 24 14 6 4 37 17 20 48 6 R1 DNQ DNQ 4,592 Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium
2018 3 31 27 4 0 95 10 85 85 W R4 DNQ DNQ 3,478
2019 2 30 8 7 15 36 52 –16 31 14 R3 DNQ DNQ 6,313
  • ^1 In group stage.

Key

References

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