Shenzhen F.C.

Shenzhen Ruby FC
深圳红钻
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Full name	Shenzhen Ruby Football Club; 深圳红钻足球俱乐部
Nickname(s)	Youth Army, Phoenix
Founded	26th January, 1994
Ground	Shenzhen Stadium,; Shenzhen, China
Capacity	33,000
Chairman	Wan Hongwei
Manager	Philippe Troussier
League	China League One
2011	Chinese Super League, 16th (Relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Shenzhen Ruby F.C. (simplified Chinese: 深圳红钻足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 深圳紅鑽足球俱樂部), previously named Shenzhen Asia Travel, Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti, Shenzhen Kingway, Shenzhen Jianlibao, and Shenzhen Ping'an, is a Chinese Super League football club, playing at the Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. They are owned by Wan Hongwei, who bought out the club in February 2009. Their head coach is Philippe Troussier.

They caused an upset by winning the first ever Chinese Super League season despite financial problems. Their coach Zhu Guanghu was subsequently awarded the coach of the year award and was appointed head coach of the national team.

Since Zhu's departure for the national team, however, the team has fallen from grace and only managed a twelfth placing (third from bottom) in the second season. The new coach was Chi Shangbin, who led the team into the 2005 AFC Champions League, but resigned due to player power, especially from then-captain Li Weifeng and senior player Yang Chen. Chi was unhappy due to the senior players' influence over the team and excessive gambling and tried to regain control of the squad, but Li Weifeng punched out Chi's office window and Yang Chen repeatedly told Chi of the uselessness of his efforts. Despite the chaos, Shenzhen famously reached the semifinals after defeating Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli after losing the first leg in Jeddah. They were heavily defeated by UAE champions Al Ain FC in the semifinals. ^{[dubious – discuss]}

On January 21, 2009, Shenzhen F.C. was taken over by a Hong Kong investor who gained control by acquiring 51% of the club's stock, with the remaining 49% to be transferred in the next 6 months for a complete takeover. Shenzhen native Fan Yuhong was appointed as the new chairman. Fan will also take control as head coach of the team for a more hands-on approach.^[1] On February 28, 2009, Fan Yuhong revealed that the new owners of the club are two main shareholders of China Motion, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong. However, this later turned out to be fake news. Shenzhen are also in talks with a new shirt and name sponsor, which will help further stabilize and secure the club's long term finances.

Name History

1994-95: Shenzhen FC (深圳足球俱乐部)
1996: Shenzhen Feiyada (深圳飞亚达)
1997-98: Shenzhen Ping'an (深圳平安)
1999: Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance (深圳平安保险)
2000-01: Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian (深圳平安科健)
2002: Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance (深圳平安保险)
2003-05: Shenzhen Jianlibao (深圳健力宝)
2006-07: Shenzhen Kingway (深圳金威)
2007-08: Shenzhen Shangqingyin (深圳上清饮)
2009: Shenzhen Asia Travel Football Club (深圳足球俱乐部)
2010-: Shenzhen Ruby F.C. (深圳红钻)

Honours

Chinese Super League Champions: 2004
CSL Cup Runners-up: 2004, 2005
Jia A Runners-up: 2002
Jia B Champions: 1995
Jia B Runners-up: 1997

Results

As of the end of 2011 season

All-time League rankings

Season	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Division	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Position	1	1	11	2	12	12	9	5	2	4	1	12	11	14	12	11	12	16

Player

Current squad

As of 12 March 2012. ^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CHN	Zhang Xunwei
3	DF	CHN	Zhang Tianlong
4	MF	CHN	Liu Dewei
5	DF	CHN	Xiang Jun
6	DF	CHN	Luo Xi
8	FW	RUS	Dilmurat Batur
10	MF	FRA	Benjamin Gavanon
11	MF	CHN	Ding Haifeng
12	GK	CHN	Zhang Shichang
14	DF	CHN	Wang Weilong
15	MF	JPN	Takashi Rakuyama
17	MF	TPE	Chen Po-Liang
18	DF	CHN	Yi Teng
19	MF	CHN	Yahia Ablikim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	CHN	Wang Dong
21	MF	CHN	Zhou Shengyuan
22	DF	CHN	Geng Xiaoshun
23	FW	CHN	Huang Fengtao (captain)
26	GK	CHN	Shi Ning
27	FW	CHN	Yu Le
29	FW	CHN	Wang Xiao
32	MF	CHN	Lai Jin
33	DF	CHN	Huang Xin
34	FW	CHN	Ling Sihao
37	DF	CHN	Du Longquan
38	FW	SEN	Babacar Gueye
39	FW	HON	Rony Flores

On loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	CHN	Liu Shuai (at Shenzhen Main until 31 December 2012)
-	FW	CHN	Zhou Wen (at Shenzhen Main until 31 December 2012)
-	MF	CHN	Li Jiaqi (at Shenzhen Main until 31 December 2012)
-	DF	CHN	Shi Yong (at Shenzhen Main until 31 December 2012)
-	MF	CHN	Zhang Guofeng (at Shenzhen Main until 31 December 2012)