Chongqing Tonglianglong F.C.

Chongqing Tonglianglong Football Club (Chinese: 重庆铜梁龙足球俱乐部; pinyin: Chóngqìng Tóngliánglóng Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Chongqing, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Chongqing Tonglianglong plays its home matches at the Tongliang Long Stadium, located within Tongliang District.

Chongqing Tonglianglong

Full name	Chongqing Tonglianglong Football Club 重庆铜梁龙足球俱乐部
Founded	23 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-23)
Ground	Tongliang Long Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Manager	Yu Yuanwei
League	China League One
2024	China League One, 5th of 16
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Chongqing Tonglianglong was founded on 23 December 2021 by a group of investors led by the Chongqing Football Association,^[1] and the squad comprised mainly youth players from Chongqing Furen High School.^[2] Upon the club's formation, they bore a variant of a Beijing Renhe badge due to a former connection between the two clubs,^[3] and entered the 2021 Chongqing Amateur Super League as Chongqing Youth (Chinese: 重庆青年), a fifth tier of Chinese football.^[3] The club then won the Chongqing Amateur Super League after beating Chongqing Linxuan on penalties, and were promoted to CMCL, the Chinese fourth division.^[3]

Chongqing Tongliangloong badge in 2022

Chongqing Tongliangloong^[a] were drawn into group D of the 2022 CMCL.^[4] After three games, Chongqing topped their group, with both them and Guangxi Lanhang progressing to the next stage. After a score of 13–0 on aggregate in the elimination round against Chongqing Benbiao, Tongliangloong were drawn into group B of the CMCL finals.^[5] After all seven games in the finals, Chongqing Tongliangloong secured promotion to China League Two after a 5–1 win against Jingchuan Wenhui on 14 November 2022, and qualified for a two-legged play-off tie to decide the outright winner of the season.^[6] After two 1–1 draws against group A winners Yuxi Yukun Steel, Chongqing lost 4–2 on penalties to settle for second place.^[7]

In the 2023 China League Two season, Chongqing Tonglianglong finished top of the South Group claiming 11 wins out of 14, and were qualified for the promotion stage.^[8] With three gameweeks to spare in the promotion stage, on 17 September 2023, Chongqing Tonglianglong secured promotion to China League One with a 3–0 win over Hubei Istar.^[9] One gameweek later on 10 October 2023, Chongqing Tonglianglong were crowned champions of the 2023 China League Two, after second-placed Dalian Zhixing lost their match against Yunnan Yukun.^[10]

While in the 2023 Chinese FA Cup, Chongqing beat CMCL outfit Rizhao Yuqi 6–1 away from home in the first round,^[11] and knocked out China League One side Shijiazhuang Gongfu 3–0 in the second round,^[12] meaning they would host Chinese Super League club and neighbours Chengdu Rongcheng in the third round. On 23 June 2023, with a 0–0 draw inside 90 minutes, the tie had to be decided by penalties, in which Chongqing prevailed 4–2.^[13] After beating fellow China League Two side Nantong Haimen Codion 3–0,^[14] they faced Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua in the quarter-finals on 30 August 2023, in which Chongqing lost 2–0, ending their CFA Cup run.^[15]

On 9 March 2024, Chongqing Tonglianglong hosted Liaoning Tieren in their season opener. A Yaki Yen goal ensured a 1–0 win for Chongqing Tonglianglong, the club's first ever in the division.^[16]

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 July 2024^[17]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  CHN Luo Andong 4 DF  TPE Yaki Yen 5 DF  CHN Shi Jiwei 6 MF  CHN Chen Yanxin 7 FW  CHN Xiang Yuwang (captain) 8 MF  CHN Li Zhenquan 10 FW  CMR Serge Tabekou 11 DF  CHN Wu Qing 14 MF  CHN Huang Xiyang 15 DF  CHN Tong Zhicheng 16 MF  CHN Wang Weicheng 17 DF  CHN Wang Shiqin 18 DF  CHN Tian Xiangyu 19 MF  CHN Gong Yunyang 20 DF  CHN Hu Jing

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  CHN Song Pan 22 DF  SRB Aleksandar Andrejević 23 GK  CHN Zhang Haixuan 24 MF  CHN Liu Mingshi 25 GK  CHN Kudirat Ablet 26 DF  CHN Li Huamao 27 MF  CHN Xiang Liyijie 28 FW  CHN Sun Xipeng 29 FW  SRB Stefan Vukić 30 GK  CHN Chen Zhao (on loan from Nantong Zhiyun) 31 DF  CHN Zhao Hejing 33 MF  CHN Cheng Yetong 43 MF  CHN Xiao Kun — FW  ARG Juan Lescano

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

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 45 MF  CHN Liu Junhan on loan from Guangxi Pingguo Haliao until 31 December 2024

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football

• 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans^[18]

Coaching staff

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Yu Yuanwei
Assistant coaches	Lin Lin Shen Tianfeng[18] Wang Kai[18] Zhang Hao[18]
First-team goalkeeping coach	Huang Weixin[18]

Managerial history

As of 22 October 2023

Key: M = matches; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost

In this managerial records table, only fourth-tier matches or higher and domestic cup ties are counted.

Name	Nation	From	To	M	W	D	L	Win %
Lin Lin	China	January 2022	23 January 2024	41	30	6	5	073.2
Yu Yuanwei	China	23 January 2024	Present	0	0	0	0	!—

Honours

League

• China League Two
  • Champions: 2023
• CMCL
  • Runners-up: 2022
• Chongqing Amateur Super League
  • Champions: 2021

Team record

Main article: List of Chongqing Tonglianglong F.C. seasons

All-time league rankings

As of end of the 2023 season.

Season	League										FA Cup	Super Cup	AFC		Top scorer(s)[b]		Stadium	Att./G[c]
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.			Competition	Pos.	Player(s)	Goals
2022	4 (Regionals)	3	2	1	0	10	0	10	7	2[d]	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Xiang Yuwang	11
	4 (Final round)	7	6	1	0	19	3	16	19
2023	3	22	15	4	3	49	14	35	49	1	QF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Xiang Yuwang	9	Tongliang Long Stadium	9,034

Key

Chinese top-tier   Chinese second-tier   Chinese third-tier   Chinese fourth-tier 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

Notes

1. Chongqing Tonglianglong were known as Chongqing Tongliangloong in 2022.
2. Includes goals scored in China League One, China League Two, CMCL, Chinese FA Cup.
3. Includes all competitive home matches.
4. Lost 4–2 on penalties in the CMCL final against Yuxi Yukun Steel.

References

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