Wuxi Zobon
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| Full name | Wuxi Zobon Football Club 无锡中邦足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | - | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Wuxi Sports Centre, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Wei Ping 卫平 | ||
| Manager | Ma Liangxing 马良行 | ||
| League | Chinese Jia League | ||
| 2008 | 11th | ||
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Wuxi Zobon F.C. (Simplified Chinese: 无锡中邦足球俱乐部) is a football club based in Wuxi, China and currently playing in the China Jia League.
History
This club was founded in 2003 as Shanghai Jiucheng (The 9) by Zhu Jun, the CEO of The9 Limited In 2004 Chinese Yi league club Shanghai Tianna merged with Shanghai Jiucheng. They won the play-offs of Chinese Yi league and promoted to Chinese Jia League where in 2005, they finished in 9th position.
In 2005, however, The9 Limited and Zhu Jun purchased the ownership of Shanghai Zobon, a super league team, and the newly merged club was renamed as Shanghai Liancheng Zobon (aka Shanghai United).
However, except for five players such as star midfielders Qi Hong and Jiang Kun, the rest of the players at the old Jiucheng club could not join the new Shanghai Liancheng Zobon, due to transfer rules in Chinese football. And they formed the basis of another new club, which was bought by the Euro-China Group (Simplified Chinese: 中欧集团) who renamed the team as Shanghai Qunying also known as the Shanghai Stars. When a company called Kangbo sponsored the team from 2005 to 2006 it was then known as Shanghai Kangbo in China. Currently a company called Qidouxing (Simplified Chinese: 七斗星商旅酒店; Top Star) are club sponsors so the team is now known as Shanghai Qidouxing.
Before the season 2008, the club moved to Wuxi, a city in nearby Jiangsu Province. Then club was renamed as Wuxi Zobon.
Other Name
- 2003-2005 Shanghai Jiucheng (The 9) 上海九城
- 2005- Shanghai Qunying 上海群英
- 2005-2006 Shanghai Kangbo 上海康博
- 2007 Shanghai Stars 上海七斗星
- 2008- Wuxi Zobon 无锡中邦
Results
- As of the end of 2008 season
All-time League Rankings
| Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Division | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Crest
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2003-2005
Shanghai Jiucheng
上海九城 -
2005-2007
Shanghai Stars
上海群英 -
2008-current
Wuxi Zobon
无锡中邦
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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