Jiangsu Suning L.F.C.
Jiangsu Suning Ladies Football Club (Chinese: 江苏苏宁足球俱乐部, Jiāngsū Sūníng Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a professional football club based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. They compete in the Chinese Women's Super League, and their home stadium is Wutaishan Stadium. They have won two league titles.
| Full name | Jiangsu Suning Ladies Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Wutaishan Stadium, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Owner | Suning Appliance Group (100%) | ||
| Manager | Li Hongbing | ||
| League | Chinese Women's Super League | ||
| 2019 | Chinese Women's Super League, 1st of 8 (Champions) | ||
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History
The team was originally founded in 1998 on the initiative of the provincial government and the provincial sports office, and enrolled in the then Chinese Women's Premier Football League managed to move from ninth place in 2001, and after being renamed the Women's Super League to fourth in 2005 , the second in 2008 and winning the championship in 2009.[1]
Between the seasons 2011 and 2014, the tournament was re-designated Women's National Football League, interrupting the promotion and relegation procedure to and from the cadet series due to the lack of available teams and players. In this period the team achieves the best result in 2012, ranking second behind the Dalian Shide champions by repeating the placements of the 2008 edition.
Over the years, the team has provided the Chinese national team with more than one player, among whom the most representative are Song Xiaoli, Zhang Yanru, Weng Xinzhi, Zhou Gaoping and Ma Jun.[1]
In 2015, the Chinese Football Association decided to relaunch the tournament, returning to the Women's Super League designation by reconstituting a second affiliated division, the CWFL.
In March 2016, Suning Commerce Group announced that it had acquired ownership of the team making it the women's section of Jiangsu Suning F.C.[2]
As part of improving its staff, the management of the company convinces Norwegian international Isabell Herlovsen as well as four-time champion of Norway with LSK Kvinner and top scorer of 2016 Toppserien, to move to Jiangsu Suning, joining the other foreigner of the team, the Brazilian Gabi Zanotti, an operation that proves to be positive by winning third place at the end of the 2017 season. the 2018 season enters into a contract with Malawian international Tabitha Chawinga taken this time from the Damallsvenskan and which despite being graduated top scorer of the 2017 Damallsvenskan with 26 goals to his credit, she couldn't avoid the relegation of Kvarnsvedens. With the new arrival, the company makes a further leap in quality, with Chawinga at the top of the ranking of the scorers already in the middle of the championship.
Colours and badge
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Stadium
Jiangsu Suning L.F.C. play their home matches at Wutaishan Stadium.
Supporters
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Players
Current squad
- As of 12 July 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
- Chinese Women's Super League
- Champions (2): 2009, 2019
- Chinese National Games
- Silver medal (1): 2009
References
- "江苏女足". fa.org.cn (in Chinese). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "苏宁女子足球俱乐部成立 江苏女足将开拓商业运作". chinadaily.com.cn (in Chinese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)