Foshan Nanshi F.C.

Foshan Nanshi Football Club (simplified Chinese: 佛山南狮足球俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 佛山南獅足球俱樂部; lit. 'Foshan Southern Lions F.C.') is a Chinese professional football club based in Foshan, Guangdong, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Foshan Nanshi plays its home matches at the Nanhai Sports Center, located within Nanhai District.

Foshan Nanshi

Full name	Foshan Nanshi Football Club 佛山南狮足球俱乐部
Founded	19 October 2016; 7 years ago (2016-10-19)
Ground	Nanhai Sports Center
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Ye Jun
Manager	Dejan Antonic
League	China League One
2023	China League One, 7th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

Dongguan Machong Rongyi F.C. was founded on 19 October 2016 in the town of Machong, in Dongguan. The club changed its name to Guangdong Rongyi F.C. in 2017 and Guangdong Lianghetang F.C. in 2019. The club won Chinese Champions League in 2020 and was promoted to China League Two.^[1] In 2021, the club changed its name to Dongguan United F.C.^[2] On 28 December 2023, the club changed its name to Foshan Nanshi F.C.^[3]

Name history

• 2016: Dongguan Machong Rongyi F.C. (东莞麻涌融易)
• 2017–2018: Guangdong Rongyi F.C. (广东融易)
• 2019–2020: Guangdong Lianghetang F.C. (广东良和堂)
• 2021–2023: Dongguan United F.C. (东莞莞联)
• 2023–present: Foshan Nanshi F.C. (佛山南狮)

Players

Current squad

As of 28 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   CHN Gao Yuqin 3 DF   CHN Zhang Xiangshuo 4 DF   CHN Zhao Mingjian 5 MF   CHN Che Shiwei 6 DF   CHN Gong Qiule 7 FW   CHN Li Jiaheng on loan from Guangzhou 8 MF   CHN Huang Yushen on loan from Changchun Yatai 9 FW   CAF Alfred Gombe-Fei 10 MF   PAN Rafael Águila 11 MF   CHN Wu Jianfei 12 GK   CHN Yang Chao 13 MF   CHN Zhang Xingbo 14 DF   CHN Yao Xilong 15 MF   CHN Sun Delin 16 MF   CHN Ma Junliang

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   SRB Mario Maslac 18 MF   CHN Li Canming 19 MF   CHN Zhong Ziqin 20 FW   CHN Wu Yizhen 21 MF   CHN Cui Xinglong 22 MF   CHN Ye Zimin 23 DF   CHN Wen Junjie 24 FW   CHN Song Runtong on loan from Henan 26 MF   CHN Huang Qijia 29 GK   CHN Wang Yifan 30 MF   CHN Huang Chuqi 31 DF   CHN Yao Hui 30 MF   CHN Wu Yuchen 39 DF   CHN Li Bowen on loan from Shenzhen Peng City

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   CHN Ning An

Honours

League

• CMCL
  • Champions: 2020

References

1. "广东良和堂五战全胜，提前锁定中冠冠军". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 30 November 2020.
2. "关于公布获得2021赛季中国足球协会职业准入资格俱乐部名单的通知". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2021.
3. "中国足球协会关于东莞莞联足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

External links

• Soccerway