Suzhou Dongwu F.C.

Suzhou Dongwu
Sūzhōu Dōngwú
苏州东吴
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Full nameSuzhou Dongwu Football Club
苏州东吴足球俱乐部
Founded29 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-29)
GroundSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre
Capacity40,933
ChairmanYu Shichang
ManagerKim Dae-eui
LeagueChina League One
2024China League One, 7th of 16

Suzhou Dongwu Football Club (Chinese: 苏州东吴足球俱乐部; pinyin: Sūzhōu Dōngwú Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Suzhou, Jiangsu, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Suzhou Dongwu primarily plays its home matches at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Suzhou Industrial Park.

History

The club was established on 29 May 2008 as an amateur club named Suzhou Jinfu F.C. (Simplified Chinese: 苏州锦富). They are among the most successful amateur football clubs in the country, which have won China Amateur Football League in 2012 and, after changing their name to Suzhou Dongwu, again in 2015[1]–––the latter of which would earn them promotion to 2016 China League Two.[2] At the beginning of the 2018 league season the club would change the team's crest and colours from yellow to red with black stripes.[3]

In the 2019 China League Two season the club finished fourth and despite this not being enough to gain promotion, China League One side Sichuan Longfor disbanded due to financial problems and Suzhou were promoted to the 2020 China League One.[4]

Name history

  • 2008–2014 Suzhou Jinfu F.C. 苏州锦富
  • 2015– Suzhou Dongwu F.C. 苏州东吴

Crest history

  • Suzhou Jinfu logo used between 2008 and 2014
    Suzhou Jinfu logo used between 2008 and 2014
  • Suzhou Dongwu logo used in 2015
    Suzhou Dongwu logo used in 2015
  • Suzhou Dongwu logo used between 2016 and 2017
    Suzhou Dongwu logo used between 2016 and 2017
  • Suzhou Dongwu logo used since 2018
    Suzhou Dongwu logo used since 2018

Players

Current squad

As of 13 July 2024

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 China CHN Liu Yu
2 DF China CHN Wang Xijie
3 DF China CHN Shang Kefeng
4 DF South Korea KOR Yeon Jei-min
5 DF China CHN Xu Wu
8 MF China CHN Gao Dalun
9 FW Brazil BRA Leonardo
10 MF China CHN Zhang Lingfeng
11 MF China CHN Zhang Jingzhe
14 DF China CHN Hang Jiajun
15 DF China CHN Hu Haoyue
16 MF China CHN Xu Chunqing
17 MF China CHN Jin Shang (on loan from Shenzhen Peng City)
18 MF China CHN Liang Weipeng
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Ghana GHA Nassam Ibrahim
21 GK China CHN Li Xinyu
23 DF France FRA Clement Benhaddouche
25 MF China CHN Yu Bo
26 DF China CHN Ye Daoxin (on loan from Zhejiang Professional)
27 FW China CHN Duan Dezhi (on loan from Beijing Guoan)
28 MF China CHN Deng Yubiao
30 FW China CHN Xu Jiajun
31 MF China CHN Ma Fuyu
35 DF China CHN Xiang Rongjun (on loan from Shanghai Port)
39 MF China CHN Ren Jiayi
41 GK China CHN Guo Tong
42 FW China CHN Anfal Yaremati

Reserve squad

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
7 FW Brazil BRA João Leonardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF China CHN Dilxat Ablimit

Out on loan

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 DF China CHN Yuan Zheng (at Wuxi Wugou until 31 December 2024)

Out on loan

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 DF China CHN Yuan Zheng (at China Wuxi Wugo until 31 December 2024)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach South Korea Kim Dae-eui[5]
Goalkeeping coach China Fan Heping
Conditioning coach China Deng Zhanpeng

Source: CFA

Managerial history

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2018 season.[7]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
2012 4 W DNQ DNQ DNQ
2013 4 10 R1 DNQ DNQ
2014  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – -  – R4 DNQ DNQ Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium
2015 4 W R2 DNQ DNQ Suzhou University Stadium
2016 3 20 4 7 9 12 20 −8 19 14 R2 DNQ DNQ 728 Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium
2017 3 24 12 5 7 28 16 12 41 11 R4 DNQ DNQ 1,115 Suzhou City Stadium
2018 3 28 10 10 8 27 31 −4 40 12 R4 DNQ DNQ 2,062
2019 3 30 21 4 5 54 17 37 67 4 R1 DNQ DNQ
2020 2 15 4 3 8 12 20 -8 15 10 R2 DNQ DNQ
2021 2 34 7 11 16 36 53 -17 32 13 R3 DNQ DNQ
2022 2 34 16 7 11 42 33 9 55 6 R3 DNQ DNQ Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre

Key

References

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  2. ^ 舜天“弃将”挑大梁 苏州东吴明年踢中乙 Archived 22 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine at sports.sina.com.cn 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2016-03-17 (in Chinese)
  3. ^ 苏州东吴2018赛季主客场球衣 (in Chinese). kitstown.com. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ "没有奇迹！四川FC主动放弃中甲资格 成立6年后宣告解散" (in Chinese). sports.qq.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "中甲联赛第二阶段第3轮综述——冲超保级形势尚待明朗 争夺中激烈谨慎相互交织" (in Chinese). thecfa.cn. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ "欠薪+不告而辞 刘俊威在苏州东吴的奇幻漂流" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ 苏州东吴 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.


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