Liaoning Tieren Football Club (Chinese: 辽宁铁人足球俱乐部; lit. 'Liaoning Iron Men F.C.') is a Chinese professional football club based in Shenyang, Liaoning, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Liaoning Tieren plays its home matches at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, located within Hunnan District.
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| Full name | Liaoning Tieren Football Club 辽宁铁人足球俱乐部 | |||
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| Founded | 26 June 2015 as Shenyang City | |||
| Ground | Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 60,000 | |||
| Chairman | Wu Jiang | |||
| Manager | Sun Wei | |||
| League | China League One | |||
| 2023 | China League One, 10th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
Shenyang City was established by former footballer Zhuang Yi in 2015 with out-of-contract players from Shenyang Zhongze who dissolved just before the 2015 China League One season.[1][2] They enrolled in the 2015 China Football Amateur League and finished in the top 4, gaining promotion to China League Two, and subsequently rebranded to Shenyang Urban starting the following year.
The club enjoyed a lengthy stay in China League Two, making it to the play-off stage twice, in the 2016 and 2018 seasons, but fell short in the first round both times. On 12 May 2018, club owner Zhuang Yi was substituted on in a 7–1 league win over Baotou Nanjiao to become the oldest ever appearance-maker in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 305 days.[3] Zhuang then broke his own appearance record on 3 June 2018 in a 4–0 win against Yanbian Beiguo, and scored a penalty in the match, making him the oldest goal scorer in professional Chinese football at 44 years and 327 days.[4] The club’s effort finally came to fruition in the 2019 China League Two, when they were crowned as champions after beating Chengdu Better City in the finals, gaining a historic promotion to China League One.
In April 2020, the club changed their name to Liaoning Shenyang Urban.[5]
On 8 January 2024, a press conference held by the People's Government of Liaoning revealed that the club would be renamed to Liaoning Liudi (Chinese: 辽宁六地足球俱乐部), and would be promoted to the Chinese Super League within the next two years, in an effort to revitalise football in Liaoning.[6] On 10 February 2024, the club signed Japanese player, Takahiro Kunimoto who has played in Portugal and South Korea.
Crest history edit
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Shenyang Urban logo used between 2015 and 2020 -
Liaoning Shenyang Urban logo used between 2020 and 2024
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 26 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Yu Ming
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| Assistant coach |  Qiu Li
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Source: CFA
Managerial history edit
Li Zheng (2015)
Marek Zub (2016)- Xiao Zhanbo (2017)
- Wang Bo (2018)
- Niu Hongli (2018)
- Wang Gang (2018)
- Yu Ming (2019–)
Honours edit
Domestic edit
League
- China League Two
- Champions: (1) 2019
Results edit
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.[7]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2015 | 4 | 4 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 8 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,239 | Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium |
| 2017 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 39 | 12 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | 1,910 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 53 | 6 | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,190 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 19 | 43 | 741 | W | R2 | DNQ | DNQ |
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References edit
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- ^ 2016中乙联赛俱乐部及球队简介 沈阳城市 sfa.org.cn 2016-05-03 Retrieved 2016-05-16
- ^ "45岁庄毅演绎不老传说". sina.com.cn. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "中乙老板连创中国足坛纪录 成职业联赛最大年龄进球者". sina.com.cn. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "关于沈阳城市足球俱乐部有限责任公司更名的公告". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "我省促进辽宁职业足球俱乐部改革发展有关情况新闻发布会". www.ln.gov.cn (in Chinese). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "沈阳城市" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.