Hebei F.C.

Hebei China Fortune
Héběi Huáxià Xìngfú
河北华夏幸福
	File:Hebei China Fortune FC logo.png
Full name	Hebei China Fortune Football Club; 河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部
Founded	28 May 2010; 14 years ago
Ground	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Capacity	33,572
Owner	China Fortune Land Development
Manager	Manuel Pellegrini
League	Chinese Super League
2016	Chinese Super League, 7th
Home colours	Away colours

Hebei China Fortune Football Club (simplified Chinese: 河北华夏幸福足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 河北華夏幸福足球俱樂部; pinyin: Héběi Huáxià Xìngfú Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Qinhuangdao, Hebei and their home stadium is the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium that has a seating capacity of 33,000. Their current owners are real estate developers China Fortune Land Development who took over the club on 27 January 2015.

According to Forbes, Hebei are the 7th most valuable football team in China, with a team value of $90 million, and an estimated revenue of $22 million in 2015.^[1]

History

Hebei Zhongji was founded on 28 May 2010 by the Hebei football association and Hebei Zhongji Group who promised to invest three million Yuan a season for next four campaigns.^[2] They registered to play within China League Two, third tier of the Chinese football league system, as Hebei Yilinshanzhuang (Simplified Chinese: 河北依林山庄) for sponsorship reason in the 2011 league season. They failed to advance into the Play-offs after finishing 5th place in the group stage. On 17 October 2011, the cooperation relationship between Hebei FA and Hebei Zhongji Group was terminated and Hebei Zhongji Group would take full ownership of the club while the players who were owned by Hebei FA split into a new team called Hebei Youth.^[3] At the start of the 2012 league season, Hebei Zhongji would finish 1st place in the North Group with 18 wins, 5 draws and only 1 defeat, however they were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Play-offs by Hubei Huakaier, with the score at 1–1 they lost on the away goals rule. On 16 August 2013 Guo Ruilong was brought in to manage the team for the rest of the 2013 league season, however during his brief tenure at the club he quickly lead them to promotion after coming runners-up at the end of the campaign.^[4] Huang Yang was brought in to coach the team during the off season while on 26 December 2013 the club announced that Uruguayan Nelson Agresta would be the clubs first foreign manager.^[5]

On 27 January 2015, They changed the team name as Hebei China Fortune (Simplified Chinese: 河北华夏幸福) after being purchased by China Fortune Land Development. Serbian manager Radomir Antić signed a three-year contract with the club on the same day.^[6] They changed the club name as Hebei China Fortune F.C. in December 2015 after winning promotion to Chinese Super League in the 2015 season. The club has since expanded its bid for league success by landing international stars such as Gervinho and Ezequiel Lavezzi.^[7] As of September 2016, the Chilean Manuel Pelligrini, ex-Villareal, Malaga, Real Madrid and Manchester City, will manage the club, part of a larger plan for Hebei China Fortune and Chinese football to make a great leap forward by the end of the decade..

Ownership and naming history

Year	Owner	Club name	Sponsored team name
2011	Hebei Zhongji Group	Hebei Zhongji Football Club	Hebei Yilinshanzhuang
2012–2014	Hebei Zhongji Group
2015	China Fortune Land Development		Hebei China Fortune
2016–	China Fortune Land Development	Hebei China Fortune Football Club^[7]

Crest history

Hebei Zhongji 2010

Hebei Zhongji
2010
Hebei Zhongji 2011–2012

Hebei Zhongji
2011–2012
Hebei Zhongji 2013–2014

Hebei Zhongji
2013–2014
Hebei CFFC 2015

Hebei CFFC
2015
Hebei CFFC 2016–

Hebei CFFC
2016–

Current squad

First team squad

As of 2 March 2017 ^[8]

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	Ou Ya
2	DF	CHN	Zhao Mingjian
3	MF	CHN	Zhao Yuhao
4	DF	CHN	Jin Yangyang
6	MF	CHN	Luo Senwen
7	FW	CHN	Jiang Ning
8	MF	CHN	Jia Xiaochen
9	FW	CHN	Dong Xuesheng
11	MF	CHN	Gui Hong
13	MF	CHN	Li Haoran
14	DF	KOR	Kim Ju-young
15	MF	CHN	Yin Hongbo
17	MF	CHN	Zhu Haiwei
18	MF	CHN	Lu Yang
19	GK	CHN	Yang Cheng
21	FW	BRA	Aloísio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	ARG	Ezequiel Lavezzi
23	DF	CHN	Ren Hang
25	MF	CMR	Stéphane Mbia
26	DF	CHN	Jiang Wenjun
27	FW	CIV	Gervinho
28	MF	CHN	Zhang Chengdong
29	MF	CHN	Zhang Lifeng
30	MF	CHN	Li Hang
31	FW	CHN	Xu Tianyuan
32	DF	CHN	Ding Haifeng
33	DF	CHN	Gao Zhunyi
34	GK	CHN	Su Weichao
35	MF	CHN	Che Shiwei
47	DF	CHN	Wu Guodong
50	MF	CHN	Chen Tang
60	MF	CHN	Song Wenjie

Reserve squad

As of 1 March 2016 ^[9]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	CHN	Wang Yang
41	GK	CHN	Geng Xiaofeng
42	GK	CHN	Yin Tianlong
43	MF	CHN	Zhong Jiajie
44	DF	CHN	Wei Jiye
45	DF	CHN	Zhang Ao
46	DF	CHN	Wu Qingtao
48	MF	CHN	Zhao Xiaotian
49	DF	CHN	Zhong Juzhan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
51	FW	CHN	Piao Lei
52	MF	CHN	Shi Hanchen
53	MF	CHN	Han Sipei
54	MF	CHN	Zhang Yi
56	FW	CHN	Ma Dongliang
57	DF	CHN	Li Yiying
59	DF	CHN	Du Wenyang
61	DF	CHN	Luan Haodong
62	MF	CHN	Wang Wenhao

Out 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
5	DF	CHN	Du Wei (at Guizhou Zhicheng until 31 December 2017)
10	MF	BRA	Hernanes (at São Paulo until 30 June 2018)
16	DF	CHN	Liao Junjian (at Chongqing Lifan until 31 December 2017)
63	MF	COD	Gaël Kakuta (at Amiens until 30 June 2018)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	TUR	Ersan Gülüm (at Adelaide United until 30 June 2018)
—	DF	CHN	Lang Zheng (at Liaoning Whowin until 31 December 2017)
—	DF	CHN	Xu Xiaolong (at Shanghai Shenxin until 31 December 2017)
—	MF	CHN	Feng Gang (at Henan Jianye until 31 December 2017)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Manuel Pellegrini {{Fb cs staff \|bg= \|p=Team leader \|s= Gao Yao
Assistant coaches	Rubén Cousillas Zheng Bin Zhang Chaosong
Fitness coaches	Jose Cabello Félix Fernánfez
Goalkeeping coach	Xabier Mancisidor

Source: sina.com

Managerial history

Nationality	Manager	Duration		Departure reason
Nationality	Manager	Start	Finish	Departure reason
	Wei Yuanhao	28 May 2010	13 October 2011	Mutual consent
	Zhang Yandong	14 October 2011	15 August 2013
	Guo Ruilong	16 August 2013	3 December 2013
	Huang Yang	4 December 2013	25 December 2013
	Nelson Agresta	26 December 2013	14 August 2014	Sacked
	Alejandro Larrea	14 August 2014	31 December 2014	Mutual consent
	Radomir Antić	27 January 2015	18 August 2015	Mutual consent
	Li Tie	18 August 2015	27 August 2016	Sacked
	Manuel Pellegrini	27 August 2016	Present

Honours

League

China League One^[10]

Runners-up (1): 2015

China League Two

Runners-up (1): 2013

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2016 season.^[11]^[12]

Year	Div	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.	FA Cup	Super Cup	AFC	Att./G	Stadium
2011	3	14	4	4	6	14	16	−2	16	5 ¹	DNE	DNQ	DNQ		Yutong International Sports Center
2012	3	26	18	7	1	50	11	39	59 ¹	6^[13]	R2	DNQ	DNQ	4,783	Yutong International Sports Center
2013	3	19	11	4	4	40	13	27	27 ¹	RU	R2	DNQ	DNQ		Yutong International Sports Center
2014	2	30	6	11	13	31	54	−23	29	14	R2	DNQ	DNQ	6,239	Yutong International Sports Center
2015	2	30	18	6	6	53	30	23	60	RU	R4	DNQ	DNQ	7,796	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
2016	1	30	11	7	12	34	38	-4	40	7	QF	DNQ	DNQ	18,469	Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
2017	1	30									R4	DNQ	DNQ		Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium

^1 In group stage.

Key

	China top division
	China second division
	China third division
W	Winners
RU	Runners-up
3	Third place
	Relegated

Pld = Played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
F = Goals for
A = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position

DNQ = Did Not Qualify
DNE = Did Not Enter
NH = Not Held
– = Does Not Exist
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4

F = Final
SF = Semi-finals
QF = Quarter-finals
R16 = Round of 16
Group = Group stage
GS2 = Second Group stage
QR1 = First Qualifying Round
QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

References

^ "Chinese Soccer's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^ 河北中基足球俱乐部简介 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ 最新消息:河北足球正式开始职业俱乐部商业运作 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ 河北中基昨日赴昆明冬训不排除选外籍主帅 (in Chinese). news.gmw.cn. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ 前泰达主帅重返中国乌拉圭人内尔松挂帅河北中基 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
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^ ^a ^b 足协发布公告：河北中基正式更名为河北华夏幸福 (in Chinese). sina.com. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
^ "2017中超联赛河北华夏幸福队完全名单". sohu.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ 2016赛季中甲河北华夏幸福队预备队报名名单 (in Chinese). sports.qq.com. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ "CHINA LEAGUE ONE – 2015". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
^ "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. 2014-03-20. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 河北中基 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
^ 2012年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 fa.org.cn 2013-03-30 Retrieved 2016-04-08

External links

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[1] "Chinese Soccer's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

[2] 河北中基足球俱乐部简介 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[3] 最新消息:河北足球正式开始职业俱乐部商业运作 (in Chinese). hebeifootball.com. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[4] 河北中基昨日赴昆明冬训不排除选外籍主帅 (in Chinese). news.gmw.cn. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[5] 前泰达主帅重返中国乌拉圭人内尔松挂帅河北中基 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[6] 河北中基更名河北华夏幸福安蒂奇上任签约三年 (in Chinese). sohu.com. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-27.

[足协发布公告-7] 足协发布公告：河北中基正式更名为河北华夏幸福 (in Chinese). sina.com. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-17.

[8] "2017中超联赛河北华夏幸福队完全名单". sohu.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[9] 2016赛季中甲河北华夏幸福队预备队报名名单 (in Chinese). sports.qq.com. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[10] "CHINA LEAGUE ONE – 2015". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.

[11] "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. 2014-03-20. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[12] 河北中基 (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-07-28.

[13] 2012年中国足球协会乙级联赛决赛阶段比赛名次 fa.org.cn 2013-03-30 Retrieved 2016-04-08

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