Zhejiang Yiteng F.C.

Zhejiang Yiteng
Zhèjiāng Yìténg
浙江毅腾
Full name Zhejiang Yiteng Football Club
浙江毅腾足球俱乐部
Founded 1988 (1988) (Amateur)
1994 (Professional)
Ground Shaoxing Sports Center
Ground Capacity 20,000
Chairman Cui Yi 崔毅
Manager Duan Xin 段鑫
League China League One
2015 League One, 5th

Zhejiang Yiteng Football Club (simplified Chinese: 浙江毅腾; traditional Chinese: 浙江毅騰; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Yìténg), or Yiteng Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 毅腾足球俱乐部, for official ownership reasons) 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 Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home stadium is the Shaoxing Sports Center that has a seating capacity of 20,000. Their current majority shareholder is Cui Yi (崔毅) and the Yiteng Group.

Originally founded as an amateur team in 1988 and called Dalian Tielu (Railway) they would soon take part in China's national leagues before becoming a professional team when the Yiteng Group gained eventual ownership of the club. After years of stagnation the club was moved to Harbin where they have since predominantly remained and gained their first silverware, which was the 2011 China League Two title. Since that achievement they gradually improved their league standing and went on to gain promotion to China's top tier for the first time when they came second within the 2013 China League One division.

History

In April 1988 the club was established as Dalian Tielu (Railway) and would soon go on to participate in the Chinese national leagues where they started at the bottom of the pyramid in the third tier at the beginning of the 1989 league season.[1] After the teams debut performance the club's appearances within the national leagues would become sporadic due to them being an amateur team at a time when the league was being restructured as a fully professional unit. When professionalism arrived to the Chinese leagues within the 1994 league season the club had already started to gain funding by the Yiteng Group on February of that year to establish themselves as semi-professional unit and then soon after a fully professional team to take part within the third division.[2] Xu Yin and Cheng Xianfei were appointed as joint managers where they came third within the league and promotion to the second tier.[3]

The club times within the second tier was not a success and at the end of the 1995 league season they finished tenth within the league and were immediately relegated back into the third division.[4] Despite this the Yiteng Group took full control of the club in 1996 and by the following season went on to merge the team with local lower league rivals Dalian Shunfa. With the merger the owners were hoping for promotion and by the 1999 league campaign they believed that they had assembled a squad capable of achieving this, however they could not reach the division play-offs after Mianyang Fenggu shared exactly the same points and goal difference as them after the last-placed odd number team was taken out of the equation.[5] The Chinese Football Association decided that the only way to settle the issue was that the two teams should draw lots to see who would qualify for the play-offs, however the club lost, which saw the Chairman Cui Yi and the Yiteng Group so aggrieved that they decided to pull out of the competition the following season and sold their squad to Dalian Shide F.C. for 8 million Yuan.[6]

After the Yiteng Group had formed significant business ties within Harbin, Heilongjiang, Cui Yi decided that it was a good time for the club to re-enter the national leagues on December 20, 2005 where they registered with the Chinese FA the new name of the club called Harbin Yiteng and took part at the bottom of the Chinese prymaid in the third tier for the start of the 2006 Chinese league two division. The move turned out to be a success and with the club playing in the 30,000 seater Hagongda Stadium they were able to quickly win promotion at the end of the season after coming runners-up to Beijing Institute of Technology FC.[7] The club would find it differcult within the division and went on a Chinese record sixteen game winless streak, however the team were able to survive relegation that season. A move to Yantai in Shandong on March 2008 and playing in the 45,000 seater Yantai Sports Park Stadium as well as a new all blue kit from the previous all red were hoped to revitalize the team, however none of these worked as they were relegated at the end of the 2008 league season. A move back to Dalian followed, however it wasn't until April 1, 2011 when they returned to Harbin did their fortunes changed and they won their first piece of silverware, the 2011 China League Two division and promotion back into the second division.[8] Under Duan Xin reign as manager Harbin continued their good form in the second tier and at the end of the 2013 league season he would guide the club to second within the division and promotion to the top tier for the first time in their history.[9]

At the start of the start of the 2014 Chinese Super League former assistant Wang Helong was promoted to Head coach while Duan Xin remained as manager.[10] The clubs introduction to the Chinese Super League would see them face a nine-game losing streak, which ended on the 4 May 2014 when they beat fierce local rivals Changchun Yatai 3–1 to claim their first ever top flight win, thanks to goals from Dori, Han Deming and Ricardo Steer.[11] On 19 July 2014 Marijo Tot was brought in as the new Head coach, however he was unable to reverse the clubs fortunes and the team were relegated at the end of the season.[12]

Ownership and naming history

Year Owner Club name Sponsored team name
1988–93 Dalian Railway Bureau Dalian Tielu (Railway) Football Team
1994 Dalian Lichuang
1995 Dalian Tielu Yiteng
1996 Yiteng Group Dalian Yiteng Liantie Football Club
1997 Anshan Yiteng Liantie
1998–99
2000–05 Dalian Yiteng Football Club
2006 Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Yiteng
2007 Harbin Yiteng
2008 Yantai Yiteng Hurricane
2009–10
2011 Harbin Songbei Yiteng
2012–13 Harbin Yiteng
2014–15 Harbin Yiteng Football Club
2016– Zhejiang Yiteng Football Club

Crest history

Current squad

As of 14 march 2015 [13]

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

No. Position Player
1 China GK Bai Xiaolei
2 China DF Yu Tao
4 China DF Zhang Song
5 China DF Liu Xiaolong
7 China MF Li Jiahe
8 Australia MF Adam Hughes
9 China MF Li Xin
10 China MF Ji Xiaoxuan
11 China MF Lü Yongdi
15 China DF Geng Zhiqing
16 China DF Wang Dalong
No. Position Player
20 China MF Lü Yuefeng
22 China MF Zhao Wei
25 China DF Li Xudong
26 China GK Wang Jingping
27 China DF Li Jian
28 China MF Piao Taoyu
29 China MF Wu Teng
32 China GK Lai Xiaoyu
41 China MF Yang Fan

Retired numbers

12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man) The number was retired in March 2013.

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
42 China MF Zhao Zhihao
43 China MF Ma Tianming
45 China MF Ai Zhipeng
46 China MF Liu Yue
47 China MF Wu Chen
48 China DF Ma Sheng
49 China MF He Xin
50 China DF Li Biao
51 China MF Li Zhenqin
No. Position Player
52 China DF Zhang Junchi
53 China DF Zhang Jihe
54 China DF Gao Xiaodong
55 China MF Dong Xinjie
56 China MF Xie Lincheng
57 China GK He Chaoping
58 China MF Wei Jiawei
59 China MF Gao Jianxuan
60 China MF Fan Jinrui

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Croatia Goran Tomic
Assistant Coach China Lin Tao 林涛
Assistant Coach Croatia Ivica Matas
Fitness Coach Croatia Antonijo Cinotti
Goalkeeping Coach China Zhu Shan 朱山
Team Physician China Wang Zhaojun 王兆钧

Source: yitengfc.com

Managerial history

Information correct as of end of 2015 league season.[14][15][16]

  • China Xu Yin 徐来贤 and China Cheng Xianfei 程显飞 1994–1999
  • China Li Hongwu 李洪武 March 2006 – May 2006
  • China Wang Jun 王军 May 2006 – March 2007
  • China Wang Hongli 王洪礼 March 2007 – April 2007
  • China Wang Jun 王军 April 2007
  • South Korea Cho Yoon-hwan 赵允焕 April 2007 – June 2007
  • China Wang Jun 王军 June 2007 – Nov 2007
  • China Gai Zengjun 盖增君 Nov 2007 – June 2008
  • China Wang Jun 王军 June 2008 – June 2010
  • China Duan Xin 段鑫 13 June 2010 – Nov 2011
  • China Wang Helong 王贺龙 (Head coach) March 2014–19 July 2014[10]
  • Croatia Marijo Tot 马里奥·托特 19 July 2014 – 31 December 2014
  • China Duan Xin 段鑫 (caretaker) 31 December 2014 – 5 June 2015
  • China Gai Zengjun 盖增君 (caretaker) 5 June 2015 – 17 June 2015
  • China Duan Xin 段鑫 17 June 2015 – December 2015
  • Croatia Goran Tomić 戈兰·托米奇 10 January 2016  – Present

Honours

Winners (1) : 2011

Results

All-time League Rankings

Year Tier Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Cup Asia Avg league att Stadium
198935NHDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
19913 5 1DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
1994383502015 +56 23NHDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
199522264122036 −162210DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
199633 200347 −304 2DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
199733 210255 033 2DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
199833DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
1999310352118 +3143 2DNQDNQDalian Locomotive stadium
20063169522616 +10322DNQDNQHagongda Stadium
200722447131836 +181912NHDNQHagongda Stadium
200822451092835 −72513NHDNQCity Sports Centre
20093124261715 +2145 1NHDNQLiaoning Normal University
20103219662822 +627 14NHDNQLiaoning Normal University
20113191423389 +2936 1WDNQDNQLiaoning Normal University
2012230136115343 +10454R2DNQ4,002Harbin ICE Sports Center
201323018665529 +26602R3DNQ6,540Harbin ICE Sports Center
201413056193556−212116R3DNQ26,126Harbin ICE Sports Center
201523011145433112475R2DNQ 20,477Harbin ICE Sports Center

Yiteng didn't compete in 1990，1992–1993 and 2000–2005. ^1 in group stage *^2 in Final round 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
  • 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

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries.

Asia

References

  1. ↑ "China 1989". rsssf.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  2. ↑ "球队信息—毅腾历史". yitengfc.com. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. ↑ "1994年全国足球乙级队联赛参赛队伍介绍". csymtm.com. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  4. ↑ China League 1995 at rsssf.com. 19 Jun 2003. Retrieved 10-04-2013
  5. ↑ China 1999 at rsssf.com. 2 Jul 2001. Retrieved 10-04-2013
  6. ↑ 连续4年失败毅腾足球苦尽甘来 12年后重返甲级 at sports.sohu.com. 31-10-2006. Retrieved 10-04-2013
  7. ↑ China 2006 at rsssf.com. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 10-04-2013
  8. ↑ 毅腾证实主场迁离大连 近卫军时隔三年重返冰城 at sports.163.com. 01-04-2011. Retrieved 10-04-2013
  9. ↑ "段鑫：毅腾力求中超站稳脚跟 个人希望留哈尔滨". sports.sohu.com. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  10. 1 2 "毅腾宣布主教练王贺龙离职 高层：不会影响成绩". sports.sohu.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  11. ↑ "Harbin Yiteng vs. Changchun Yatai 3–1". uk.soccerway.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  12. ↑ "China 2014". rsssf.com. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  13. ↑ 2015赛季中甲联赛哈尔滨毅腾队球员报名名单 (Chinese)
  14. ↑ "历数毅腾07赛季七任主帅 王军三进三出堪称救火英雄". sports.enorth.com.cn. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  15. ↑ "Harbin Yiteng » Manager history". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  16. ↑ "Harbin Yiteng". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  17. ↑ "中乙-点球战毅腾门将立功 哈尔滨6–5胜重庆夺冠". sports.sohu.com. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  18. ↑ "China – List of Champions". rsssf.com. 10 Oct 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "哈尔滨毅腾". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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