Suzhou Dongwu F.C.
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| Full name | Suzhou Dongwu Football Club 苏州东吴足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 29 May 2008 (amateur) 7 November 2015 (professional) | ||
| Ground | Kunshan Stadium, Suzhou, China | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Manager | Gary White | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2020 | League One, 8th of 18 | ||
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Suzhou Dongwu Football Club (Chinese: 苏州东吴) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Suzhou, Jiangsu and their home stadium is the 30,000 seat Kunshan Stadium.
History
The club was established as an amateur club named Suzhou Jinfu New Materials (Simplified Chinese: 苏州锦富新材) On 29 May 2008. They are among the most successful amateur football clubs in the country. In 2015, they reached the final rounds of the East Region amateur championship. They also won their local league championship that year and the Chinese amateur division.[1] Since 2016, they have been members of the 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 no being enough to gain promotion, China League One side Sichuan Longfor F.C. disbanded due to financial problems and Suzhou were promoted to the 2020 China League One.[4]
Current squad
As of 22 October 2020[5]
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 |  Gary White[6]
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
Tang Bo (2012–2016)
Kazuo Uchida (2017–2018)- Liu Junwei (2019–2020)[7]
Gary White (2020–Present)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2018 season.[8]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2012 | 4 | W | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 4 | 10 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2014 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | Kunshan 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 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 |
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References
- ^ 苏州东吴夺得业余足球联赛冠军 at js.qq.com.cn 2015-11-22 Retrieved 2016-03-17 (in Chinese)
- ^ 舜天“弃将”挑大梁 苏州东吴明年踢中乙 at sports.sina.com.cn 2015-11-10 Retrieved 2016-03-17 (in Chinese)
- ^ 苏州东吴2018赛季主客场球衣 (in Chinese). kitstown.com. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ 2018中乙俱乐部报名表 fa.org.cn 2018-03-27 Retrieved 2018-03-28
- ^ "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. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ 苏州东吴 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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