Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C.
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| Full name | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Football Club 新疆天山雪豹足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | December 2011 | ||
| Ground | Xinjiang Sports Centre | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Owner | Urumqi Juntai Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Juntai Group) | ||
| Chairman | Li Jianzhong (李建忠) | ||
| Manager | Fernando Sánchez Cipitria | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2019 | League One, 13th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. (Chinese: 新疆天山雪豹; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Tiānshān Xuěbào) is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang and their home stadium is the Xinjiang Sports Centre that has a seating capacity of 50,000. Their majority shareholder is the Urumqi Juntai Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Juntai Group)
History
Hubei China-Kyle was established in December 2011 by the China-Kyle Special Steel Co., Ltd and they brought in Li Jianzhong (李建忠) as their chairman as well as Li Jun (李军) as their first manager.[1] With the aid from the Hubei Football Association they formed a team and registered to play within the third tier of the Chinese football league system in the 2012 league season. Their home location was the Huangshi Stadium and all blue was chosen as their home uniform. In their debut season they finished fourth place in the South Group and advanced into the play-offs where after beating Hebei Zhongji and Shenzhen Fengpeng they ultimately came runners-up to Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. within the division, nonetheless that position ensured promotion to the China League One division.[2]
In their first appearance within the second division the club would struggle with the higher level of finance and professionalism required within the division. Before the start of the season the team could not afford the plane tickets required to go their training camp set in Dongguan, Guangdong and had to go there by coach.[3] Despite the financial constraints Li Jun was able to avoid relegation on the final day of the season when the team beat Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. 2–0 at home.[4] At the start of the 2014 league season the club would publicly declare they were looking for investment and were willing to leave Hubei Province to obtain it.[5] This saw speculation grow that the club were going to move to Xi'an, but talks between the city broke down.[6] The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Sports Bureau, however would express interest in investing into the club, which initially saw them take over their Under-20 team.[7] On 14 February 2014 the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Sports Bureau followed through with their investment by providing the Xinjiang Sports Centre, training facilities and sponsorship, which saw Hubei China-Kyle moved to Xinjiang's capital city Ürümqi and changed their name to Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[8] The club would gain sponsorship from local real estate company Urumqi Juntai Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Juntai Group) who decided to become the club's main investor throughout the season.[9]
In the 2018 China League One, Xinjiang suffered a shock as they finished last in the division, but due to Yanbian Funde owing taxes, Zhejiang Yiteng being unable to apply for a League One license, and Dalian Transcendence falling to the amateur level, Xinjiang miraculously managed to stay afloat in the League One.
Name history
- 2011–2013 Hubei China-Kyle F.C. 湖北华凯尔
- 2014– Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 新疆天山雪豹
Current squad
As of 7 March 2019[10]
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 |  Fernando
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| Assistant coach |  Wang Wenhua (王文华)
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| Assistant coach | Yan Mingchao (严明超)
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| Assistant coach | Yang Quanbin (杨全斌)
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| Goalkeeping coach | He Zhengyuan(和正元)
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| Physio | Bao Tonghua (鲍同华)
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| Physio | Cheng Chang (程畅)
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Source: sina.com
Managerial history
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2018 season.[11][12]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2012 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 44 1 | RU | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | 1,645 | Huangshi Stadium |
| 2013 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 30 | 13 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 2,206 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | 10 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,161 | Xinjiang Sports Centre |
| 2015 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 39 | 8 | QF | DNQ | DNQ | 4,114 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 39 | 11 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 2,615 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 35 | 11 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 2,450 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 18 | 16 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 1,246 | Hongshan Stadium |
| 2019 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ |
- ^1 In group stage.
Key
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References
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- ^ "新疆雪豹新赛季目标活下去 从不签要转会费的球员" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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- ^ "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ^ 新疆天山雪豹 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
External links
- Official club website (in Chinese)