2015 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season

The 2015 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season was the sixth season in the club's history, and the first season after relegation from the Chinese Super League.

Dalian Aerbin F.C.
Dalian Yifang F.C.

Chairman	Lü Feng Shi Xueqing
Manager	Mikael Stahre
Stadium	Dalian Sports Center
League One	3rd
FA Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	Bruno Meneghel (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	42,591
Lowest home attendance	3,791
Average home league attendance	15,233
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Background

When they were relegated from the Super League, Aerbin sold many starting players trying to minimize their expenses.^[1]

Aerbin signed Swedish manager Mikael Stahre before the season started.^[2] However, financial issue was still a tough problem for the team. As the performance was below expectation, another back pay was reported to be connected with the team.^[3]

On 8 July, Dalian Yifang Group became the major share holder of the club to gain full control of the team,^[4] before officially changed the team name to Dalian Yifang F.C.(Chinese: 大连一方足球俱乐部) by the end of the season.^[5]

China League One

Main article: 2015 China League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Yanbian Changbaishan (C, P)	30	17	10	3	59	24	+35	61	Promotion to 2016 CSL
2	Hebei Zhongji (P)	30	18	6	6	53	30	+23	60
3	Dalian Aerbin	30	17	7	6	46	22	+24	58
4	Beijing Enterprises Group	30	17	5	8	48	29	+19	56
5	Harbin Yiteng	30	11	14	5	43	31	+12	47

Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: sports.sina.com (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	7	6	46	32	+14	58	10	4	1	28	8	+20	7	3	5	18	24	−6

Last updated: 1 November 2016.
Source: See Results

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dalian Aerbin	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

	Winner; promote to Chinese Super League
	Runner-up; promote to Chinese Super League
	Relegate to China League Two

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League fixtures and results

Dalian Aerbin v Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard

14 March 2015 1	Dalian Aerbin	4 – 0	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Dalian
Saturday 14:30	Mathias Ranégie 9' Yan Zhiyu 28' (o) Bruno Meneghel 39' Han Xuegeng  71' Sun Guowen 85'		Cai Xi  14' Arapat  47'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Xing Qi

Dalian Aerbin v Beijing BG

21 March 2015 2	Dalian Aerbin	1 – 0	Beijing BG	Dalian
Saturday 14:30	Chen Tao  20' Jin Qiang  31' Bruno Meneghel 78'		Danko Lazović  40' Éder Lima  90+3'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 5,568 Referee: Wang Jin

Wuhan Zall v Dalian Aerbin

4 April 2015 3	Wuhan Zall	1 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Wuhan
Saturday 15:30	Mathias Ranégie 7' Yue Xin 41'		Ransford Addo  58' Luo Yi  65' Brice Jovial 76' 90+3'	Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 4,611 Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Dalian Aerbin v Hunan Billows

11 April 2015 4	Dalian Aerbin	2 – 0	Hunan Billows	Dalian
Saturday 15:30	Mathias Ranégie 32' Eddy Francis  54' Niklas Backman 59' Jin Qiang 65'		Liu Yusheng  26' Cao Huan  58'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Shen Yinhao

Qingdao Jonoon v Dalian Aerbin

19 April 2015 5	Qingdao Jonoon	0 – 0	Dalian Aerbin	Qingdao
Sunday 15:30				Stadium: Qingdao Tiantai Stadium Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Chen Xin

Dalian Aerbin v Jiangxi Liansheng

25 April 2015 6	Dalian Aerbin	2 – 0	Jiangxi Liansheng	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Bruno Meneghel 14', 50' 77' Wang Wanpeng  64' Sun Bo  64'		Wu Fei  64' Wang Jianwen  66'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 5,101 Referee: Tang Kun

Hebei Zhongji v Dalian Aerbin

2 May 2015 7	Hebei Zhongji	2 – 0	Dalian Aerbin	Qinhuangdao
Saturday 15:00	Nenad Milijaš 8', 46' Du Wei  39' Ibba Laajab  83'		Zhu Xiaogang  44' Zhu Ting  84' Chen Tao  90'	Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 5,232 Referee: Yang Kaizi

Dalian Aerbin v Guizhou Zhicheng

9 May 2015 8	Dalian Aerbin	3 – 3	Guizhou Zhicheng	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Bruno Meneghel 10', 90' Eddy Francis  61'  91+3' Niklas Backman 90+3'		Hermann Ekwalla 55', 81', 83' Xia Jin  10' Rodrigo Paulista  61' Jiang Liang 72'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 3,898 Referee: Jin Jun

Shenzhen F.C. v Dalian Aerbin

16 May 2015 9	Shenzhen F.C.	1 – 3	Dalian Aerbin	Shenzhen
Saturday 19:30	Babacar Gueye 54'		Mathias Ranégie 36' 77' Wang Jinxian 39' Bruno Meneghel 68' 69' Yue Xin  82'	Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium Attendance: 10,211 Referee: Chen Xin

Dalian Aerbin v Beijing BIT

23 May 2015 10	Dalian Aerbin	4 – 1	Beijing BIT	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Mathias Ranégie 4', 48' Sun Guowen 42' Bruno Meneghel  44' 89' Jin Qiang 62'		He Zichao  51' Han Guanghui 56' 68'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Xing Qi

Yanbian Changbaishan v Dalian Aerbin

30 May 2015 11	Yanbian Changbaishan	2 – 0	Dalian Aerbin	Yanji
Saturday 15:00	Zhao Ming  20' Jaílton Paraíba  44' Ha Tae-Kyun 57' Li Xun  60' Jin Bo 87'		Eddy Francis  6' Ranégie  45+2'	Stadium: Yanji New Stadium Attendance: 20,266 Referee: Xia Jun

Dalian Aerbin v Harbin Yiteng

6 June 2015 12	Dalian Aerbin	2 – 2	Harbin Yiteng	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Bruno 43' Ranégie 72' 72'		Li Xiaoting 9' Wang Dalong 67' 80'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 10,201 Referee: Chen Gang

Qingdao Hainiu v Dalian Aerbin

14 June 2015 13	Qingdao Hainiu	0 – 2	Dalian Aerbin	Qingdao
Sunday 19:00	Liu Xiaofeng  57'		Bruno 58' Cui Ming'an 81' Zhu Ting  78' Ranégie  85'	Stadium: Guoxin Stadium Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Jin Jingyuan

Dalian Aerbin v Nei Mongol Zhongyou

20 June 2015 14	Dalian Aerbin	0 – 1	Nei Mongol Zhongyou	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Zhu Xiaogang  15' Chen Tao  67' Bruno  74'		Zhang Tianxiang  2' Wang Yunlong  36' Dori 44' 86' Yin Lu  62' Mao Kaiyu  83' Han Fangteng  90+2'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Ma Ye

Tianjin Songjiang v Dalian Aerbin

27 June 2015 15	Tianjin Songjiang	2 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Tianjin
Saturday 17:00	Mário Lúcio 3' (pen.) Frank Nouble 40' Xia Ningning  72'		Bruno 22' Zou You  35' Jin Qiang  43'	Stadium: Tuanbo Stadium Attendance: 1,838 Referee: Qiu Zhaojun

Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard v Dalian Aerbin

4 July 2015 16	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	3 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Urumqi
Saturday 18:30	Cristian Dănălache 39' Dong Zhiyuan 63', 76' Qi Yunfei  90+5'		Bruno Meneghel  28', 36' Eddy Francis  83'	Stadium: Xinjiang Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Jin Jingyuan

Beijing BG v Dalian Aerbin

11 July 2015 17	Beijing BG	1 – 0	Dalian Aerbin	Beijing
Saturday 19:30	Carmelo Valencia 41' Godfred Karikari  90'		Jin Qiang  52'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Wng Jing

Dalian Aerbin v Wuhan Zall

18 July 2015 18	Dalian Aerbin	0 – 0	Wuhan Zall	Dalian
Saturday 19:30	Jin Qiang  60'		Kang Zhenjie  7'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 17,202 Referee: Xu Hang

Hunan Billows v Dalian Aerbin

25 July 2015 19	Hunan Billows	0 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Changsha
Saturday 19:00	Yang Ke  90+3'		Zhu Xiaogang  41' Jin Qiang 61' Zhu Ting  85'	Stadium: Helong Stadium Attendance: 2,125 Referee: Wangjing

Dalian Aerbin v Qingdao Jonoon

2 August 2015 20	Dalian Aerbin	2 – 0	Qingdao Jonoon	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Eddy Francis  64' Wang Jinxian 78' Cui Ming'an 90+2'		Quan Lei  4' Sun Xu  35'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 22,111 Referee: Wu Liying

Jiangxi Liansheng v Dalian Aerbin

9 August 2015 21	Jiangxi Liansheng	0 – 2	Dalian Aerbin	Jiujiang
Sunday 19:35	Ren Xin  45'		Bruno Meneghel 10' Zhu Xiaogang  18' Mathias Ranégie 36' (pen.) Cui Ming'an  54' Jin Qiang  69'	Stadium: Jiujiang Sports Center Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Gu Chunhan

Dalian Aerbin v Hebei Zhongji

15 August 2015 22	Dalian Aerbin	1 – 0	Hebei Zhongji	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Wang Wanpeng  56' Mathias Ranégie 89'		Du Wei  26' Luo Senwen  26' Du Wenyang  87'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 31,158 Referee: Chen Gang

Guizhou Zhicheng v Dalian Aerbin

22 August 2015 23	Guizhou Zhicheng	0 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Guiyang
Saturday 16:00	Lin Longchang  38' Huang Zhun  71'		Bruno Meneghel 43',  69' Mathias Ranégie  71'	Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Yang Kaizi

Dalian Aerbin v Shenzhen F.C.

29 August 2015 24	Dalian Aerbin	1 – 0	Shenzhen F.C.	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Sun Guowen  50', 80'		Huang Long  12' Cai Jingyuan  31' Du Longquan  70' Li Fei  87'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 30,791 Referee: Guo Hao

Beijing BIT v Dalian Aerbin

12 September 2015 25	Beijing BIT	0 – 3	Dalian Aerbin	Beijing
Saturday 15:00			Bruno Meneghel 19', 48', 89'	Stadium: BIT Eastern Athletic Field Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Tang Kun

Dalian Aerbin v Yanbian Changbaishan

19 September 2015 26	Dalian Aerbin	1 – 1	Yanbian Changbaishan	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Wang Wanpeng 22' Cui Ming'an  46' Jin Qiang  71' Bruno Meneghel  81'		Ha Tae-kyun 18' Pei Yuwen  23' Chen Xiao  38' Wu Yongchun  68'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 42,591 Referee: Ai Kun

Harbin Yiteng v Dalian Aerbin

26 September 2015 27	Harbin Yiteng	2 – 2	Dalian Aerbin	Harbin
Saturday 15:00	Juan Gilberto Núñez 39' Adam Hughes  90+1', 90+3'		Sun Bo  42' Niklas Backman  49' Sun Guowen 74', 77'	Stadium: Harbin International Exhibition Center Stadium Attendance: 16,875 Referee: Dong Kun

Dalian Aerbin v Qingdao Hainiu

17 October 2015 28	Dalian Aerbin	3 – 0	Qingdao Hainiu	Dalian
Saturday 19:00	Mathias Ranégie 15',  33' Wang Wanpeng  40' Bruno Meneghel 54' Sun Guowen 81' Wang Jinxian  90'		Đorđe Rakić  74'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 23,591 Referee: Dong Kun

Nei Mongol Zhongyou v Dalian Aerbin

24 October 2015 29	Nei Mongol Zhongyou	0 – 1	Dalian Aerbin	Hohhot
Saturday 14:00	Jonas Salley  5' Mao Kaiyu  53' Han Fangteng  71' Dorielton  85' Zhao Zuojun  90+2'		Mathias Ranégie  31', 43' Niklas Backman  76'	Stadium: Hohhot City Stadium Attendance: 15,268 Referee: Guo Baolong

Dalian Aerbin v Tianjin Songjiang

1 November 2015 30	Dalian Aerbin	2 – 0	Tianjin Songjiang	Dalian
Sunday 14:00	Niklas Backman 66' Bruno Meneghel 90+3'		Juan Bolaños  26' Frank Nouble  36' Wan Cheng  40' Mário Lúcio  79'  81'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 15,993 Referee: Dai Yige

Chinese FA Cup

Cup fixtures and results

Hangzhou Ange v Dalian Aerbin

16 April 2015 2	Hangzhou Ange	0 – 2	Dalian Aerbin	Hangzhou
15:30 CST			Wang Jinxian 2' Du Yuxin 50'	Stadium: Jianggan Sports Center Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Ma Ye

Dalian Aerbin v Chongqing Lifan

13 May 2015 3	Dalian Aerbin	1 – 2	Chongqing Lifan	Dalian
19:00 CST	Zhao Xuebin 42'		Cheng Mouyi 50' Lü Haidong 60'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Player information

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Notes	Ref.
2	DF	Wang Wanpeng	32	Changchun Yatai	Transfer	Winter	€420,000	—	[6]
11	FW	Mathias Ranégie	30	Watford	Loan	Winter	—	—	[7]
20	DF	Du Yuxin	22	Shandong Luneng Reserves	Transfer	Winter	—	—	[8]
19	GK	Yu Ziqian	29	Qingdao Hainiu	Transfer	Winter	—	—	[1]
5	DF	Zou You	29	Chengdu Tiancheng	Transfer	Winter	—	—	[8]
8	DF	Zhu Ting	29	Wuhan Zall	Transfer	Winter	—	—	[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Notes	Ref.
22	FW	Yu Dabao	26	Beijing Guoan	Transfer	Winter	€4.2M	—	[10]
39	MF	Zhang Jiaqi	23	Guangzhou Evergrande	Transfer	Winter	€2.8M	—	[11]
8	MF	Lü Peng	25	Beijing BG	Transfer	Winter	€1.7M	—	[12]
5	DF	Jin Pengxiang	25	Beijing Guoan	Transfer	Winter	€1.4M	—	[13]
7	DF	Zhao Honglüe	25	Tianjin TEDA	Transfer	Winter	€1.13M	—	[14]
	DF	Jin Yangyang	21	Guangzhou R&F	Transfer	Winter	€1.1M	—	[15]
2	DF	Yang Boyu	25	Shanghai SIPG	Transfer	Winter	€915,000	—	[16]
17	MF	Quan Heng	25	Dalian Transcendence	Transfer	Winter	—	—
16	FW	Nan Yunqi	21	Dalian Transcendence	Loan	Winter	—	—
24	DF	Ji Zhengyu	20	Dalian Transcendence	Loan	Winter	—	—
35	FW	Esteban Solari	34	Ergotelis	Transfer	Winter	—	—	[17]

Squad

As of 17 March 2015^[18]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHN Zhang Chong 2 DF  CHN Wang Wanpeng 3 DF  SWE Niklas Backman 5 DF  CHN Zou You 6 MF  CHN Zhu Xiaogang 8 MF  CHN Zhu Ting 9 FW  SWE Mathias Ranégie 10 MF  CHN Chen Tao 11 FW  BRA Bruno Meneghel 12 FW  CHN Zhao Xuebin 13 GK  CHN Liu Weiguo 15 MF  CHN Jin Qiang 17 MF  CHN Zhang Hui 18 FW  CHN Wang Jinxian 19 GK  CHN Yu Ziqian

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  CHN Du Yuxin 21 DF  CHN Liu Yingchen 22 MF  CHN Duan Yunzi 23 GK  CHN Chen Junlin 25 DF  CHN Wang Qianshuo 26 MF  CHN Cui Ming'an 27 DF  CHN Shan Pengfei 21 DF  CHN Yue Xin 29 MF  CHN Sun Bo 30 DF  CHN Han Xuegeng 31 DF  CHN Wang Yaopeng 32 DF  CHN Eddy Francis 33 MF  CHN Sun Guowen