Shenzhen Peng City Football Club[a] is a Chinese professional football club based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. The club competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium, located within Bao'an District. They are partially owned by the City Football Group.[1]

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Shenzhen Peng City
Shēnzhèn Xīn Péngchéng
深圳新鹏城
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Full nameShenzhen Peng City Football Club
深圳新鹏城足球俱乐部
Founded5 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-05)
GroundBao'an Stadium
Capacity44,050
OwnerJianteng Fund (53%)
City Football Group (47%)
ChairmanTang Xigang
Head coachChristian Lattanzio
LeagueChinese Super League
2024Chinese Super League, 14th of 16
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Founded as Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club[b] in 2017, the club relocated to Shenzhen, Guangdong from Chengdu, Sichuan in January 2024, when it rebranded to their current name.

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2008Manchester City F.C.*
2009–2012
2013New York City FC§
2014Melbourne City FC*
Yokohama F. Marinos*§
2015–2016
2017Montevideo City Torque*
Girona FC*§
2018
2019Shenzhen Peng City F.C.*§
Mumbai City FC*§
2020Lommel S.K.*
ES Troyes AC*
2021
2022Palermo F.C.*§
2023Bahia*§
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History

The club was founded on 5 January 2017 as Sichuan Jiuniu. They participated in the 2017 China Amateur Football League the same year and managed to advance to the national play-offs, but was eliminated by Zhaoqing Hengtai in the first round. They were ranked 10th and later admitted into China League Two due to the withdrawal of several other teams.

On 20 February 2019, it was announced that the City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, as well as UBTECH and China Sports Capital, had acquired the club.[1][2][3]

On 23 May 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that eleven professional clubs across China's top three divisions would have their registration cancelled over a failure to pay player wages.[4] As a result, the CFA announced a reclassification of the teams which would contest their professional divisions. According to this reclassification, Sichuan Jiuniu was promoted to China League One for the 2020 season,[5][6] which was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, Sichuan Jiuniu expressed its interest to relocate to Changsha, Hunan, to the Chinese Football Association, but fell short in their attempt as the request was denied by the Chinese FA by April 2023.[7] The Sichuan Jiuniu board, which includes the CFG, further expressed in a statement that, "if the Chinese FA are unable to fulfill their legal relocation request, then the board do not see a sustainable future in investing in Chinese football, and may pull out of the Chinese professional football league system, putting aside all previous investments and hard work."[7]

On 18 October 2023, in their fourth consecutive season in China League One, following a 4–0 home win over Wuxi Wugo, Sichuan Jiuniu secured promotion to the Chinese Super League for the first time in the club's history.[8] A week later on 22 October, Sichuan Jiuniu won the China League One title after second-placed Qingdao West Coast drew their match against Shijiazhuang Gongfu.[9]

On 24 January 2024, the Chinese Football Association confirmed the club's relocation to Shenzhen, Guangdong.[10] The club completed its rebrand to Shenzhen Peng City ahead of their debut Chinese Super League campaign.[11]

Stadiums

In Sichuan Jiuniu's existence, the club have used a multiple of stadiums in their climb up the divisions. The grounds they used between 2017 and 2022 were the South Lake Sports Center and the Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, and in the 2023 season, Sichuan Jiuniu played its home matches at the Shuangliu Sports Centre, the Chengdong Sports Park Stadium, and the Suining Sports Center. After relocation, Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium.

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Players

Current squad

As of 15 July 2024[12]

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Reserve team

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Out on loan

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Coaching staff

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Head coach Italy Christian Lattanzio
Assistant coach Scotland Gordon Forrest
Fitness coach Spain Javier Zudaire Izcue
Goalkeeper coach China Jiang Bo
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Managerial history

Honours

League

Results

All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2023 season.[14]

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Year League Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup AFC Stadium
2017China Amateur Football League Second round3210111106QualifiedDNEDNQDNQ
Knockout stages201134−3n/ak/o (R16)
2018China League Two Regular season28610122427−32824th (of 28)QFChengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium
2019301758472720568th (of 32)R2
2020China League One Regular season10163812−495th (of 6)R2
Relegation stage522165183rd (of 6)
2021Regular season341313834277528th (of 18)R2
20223418313403010516th (of 18)R2
2023302235511932691st (of 16)R3Shuangliu Sports Centre
Chengdong Sports Park Stadium
Suining Sports Center
2024Chinese Super League Regular season3078152955-262914th (of 16)R5Bao'an Stadium
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Notes

  1. simplified Chinese: 深圳新鹏城足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 深圳新鵬城足球俱樂部; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Xīn Péngchéng Zúqiú Jùlèbù; lit. 'Shenzhen New Peng City F.C.'
  2. Chinese: 四川九牛

References

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