Zibo Cuju F.C.
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| Full name | Zibo Cuju Football Club 淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | June 1982 | ||
| Ground | Zibo Sports Center Stadium, Zibo | ||
| Chairman | Song Jianshe (宋建设) | ||
| Manager | Hou Zhiqiang (侯志强) | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2020 | League Two, 2nd of 20 (promoted) | ||
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Zibo Cuju Football Club (Chinese: 淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部) is an amateur Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two. The team is based in Zibo.
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 24 October 2020[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve 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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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Hou Zhiqiang
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
Liu Mengyang (2015)- Zhang Chonglai (2016)
- Liu Meng (2017)
- Hou Zhiqiang (2018–)
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 | |
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| 2011 | 4 | DNQ 1 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | VCC 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 4 | DNQ 1 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | VCC 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 4 | 12 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 4 | DNQ 1 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 4 | DNQ 1 | QR | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | 4 | Group | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | W | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Zibo Sports Center Stadium | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 41 | 19 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 1,485 | |||
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 13 | 47 | 693 | 7 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2018中乙俱乐部报名表 fa.org.cn 2018-03-27 Retrieved 2018-03-28
- ^ "淄博星期天" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.