Henan F.C.

Henan Football Club (Chinese: 河南足球俱乐部; pinyin: Hénán Zúqiú Jùlèbù), currently known as Henan F.C. Jiuzu Dukang (Chinese: 河南俱乐部酒祖杜康) for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Zhengzhou, Henan, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Henan plays their home matches at the Hanghai Stadium, located within Guancheng Hui District. Their owners are the Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd., which is part of the Central China Real Estate Limited. Their name referred to Jianye, a former name of the ancient city of Jiankang.[2]

Henan
河南
Full nameHenan Football Club
河南足球俱乐部
Nickname(s)红魔
(Red Devils)
Founded1958 (1958) (semi-professional)
27 August 1994 (27 August 1994) (professional)
GroundHanghai Stadium
Capacity29,860[1]
OwnerCentral China Real Estate Limited
ChairmanHu Baosen
ManagerNam Ki-il
LeagueChinese Super League
2023Chinese Super League, 10th of 16

The club's predecessor was the Henan Provincial Team, which was founded in 1958, while the current professional football team was established on 27 August 1994 as Henan Construction (Chinese: 河南建业). The club has never won the league title and the highest position they have ever achieved was when they came third in the 2009 Chinese Super League season.[3] In 2010, the club changed its name to Henan Jianye, and once more in 2021 to Henan Songshan Longmen, before changing to its current name in 2023.

History

The football club was originally known as Henan Provincial team and was founded in 1958 by the local government sports body to take part in the 1959 Chinese National Games before joining the gradually expanding Chinese football league system. The team often spent much of its time in the second tier, except for a short period during the late 1970s when the league was expanded to accommodate more teams. When the Chinese football league system grew to accommodate a third tier, Henan found themselves in it when they were relegated from the second tier in the 1981 league season. However, they were able to quickly return to the second tier when they came out as top of the table to win promotion in the 1982 league season. It wasn't long until they won promotion to the top tier once more in the 1985 league season, where they would remain until the 1988 league season when they were relegated at the end of the season.

By the 1994 league season, the entire Chinese football league system had become professional and Henan would quickly follow when they became professional on August 27, 1994, by selling a 40% stake of the club to Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd. and renamed themselves Henan Construction.[4] Henan's transition toward professionalism was difficult and they were once more relegated at the end of the 1994 league season to the third tier.[5] Once again, they would have to win promotion from the third tier when they came runners-up in the table at the 1995 league season. For several seasons, they were a second-tier club fighting against relegation until Henan Jianye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. decided to take full control of the club on January 15, 1999. With this sure financial footing, the club would go on to win the division title and establish themselves back into the second tier.[6]

The club won promotion to the Chinese Super League at the end of the 2006 league season after winning the division title.[7] In their debut season in the top tier playing professional football, Henan brought in Pei Encai to add experience to their management and to help them avoid relegation, which he achieved when they finished the season in 12th position, narrowly avoiding relegation after defeating Changchun Yatai 3–2. While he helped them avoid relegation, Henan demanded results in the 2008 league season and this saw them go through several managers before they settled with Tang Yaodong to help them avoid relegation once more. His appointment ended up extremely successful, and throughout the 2009 league season he would lead them to a third-place finish, which is the highest league position they have ever achieved.

The third-place finish led to the club's first and only appearance in the AFC Champions League in 2010, after they changed their English name to Henan Jianye, while its Chinese name remained the same. Henan finished the championship with 3 draws and 3 losses in the group stage, and from then on, the club's performance dropped from year to year. In 2011, they finished the season in 13th position. After an even more chaotic and unsatisfying season in 2012, the club was relegated to the second division.

Henan appointed Tang Yaodong again in 2013, who helped the team return to the Chinese Super League after the season. However, Tang was dismissed once again halfway through the 2014 season due to the team's disastrous performance. Jia Xiuquan took the position. The team fought hard against Beijing Guoan in the last game of the season. This goalless game helped the club stay in the Chinese Super League by a narrow one point margin.

Crest history

Current squad

First team

As of 21 June 2024[8]

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 Shi Chenglong
2 DF  CHN Liu Yixin
3 DF  HKG Oliver Gerbig
4 DF  CHN Yeljan Shinar
5 DF  CHN Gu Cao
6 DF  CHN Wang Shangyuan
7 MF  CHN Zhong Yihao
8 MF  SRB Đorđe Denić
9 FW  CHN Feng Boyuan
10 MF  CHN Huang Zichang
11 FW  GHA Frank Acheampong
13 DF  CHN Xu Haofeng
14 MF  CHN Du Zhixuan
15 DF  CHN Liu Bin
16 MF  CHN Yang Kuo
17 GK  CHN Wang Jinshuai
18 GK  CHN Wang Guoming
19 MF  CHN Yang Yilin
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  SRB Nemanja Čović
21 MF  CHN Chen Keqiang
22 MF  CHN Huang Ruifeng
23 DF  CHN Ke Zhao
24 DF  CHN Li Songyi
25 MF  CHN Tang Xu
26 GK  CHN Xu Jiamin
27 DF  CHN Niu Ziyi
28 DF  CHN He Guan (on loan from Shanghai Port)
29 FW  CHN Han Dong
30 DF  CHN Ding Haifeng (on loan from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger)
32 MF  CHN Li Tenglong
33 DF  CHN Zhang Zhihao
36 DF  BRA Iago Maidana
37 FW  CHN Zheng Junwei
38 FW  CHN Huang Yonghai (on loan from Shanghai Port)
39 FW  CHN Lu Zhiyuan
40 MF  BRA Bruno Nazário

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 Gao Yunpeng
42 MF  CHN Zhang Xu
43 DF  CHN Ji Longgang
44 DF  CHN Cui Yuchen
45 MF  CHN Ouyang Bang
46 DF  CHN Yang Chengyu
47 FW  CHN Wang Yifan
49 DF  CHN Hu Kun
50 MF  CHN Song Hanchuan
53 DF  CHN Jin Qi
54 DF  CHN Wang Haonan
56 GK  CHN Tian Yuan
DF  CHN Wang Fei
MF  CHN Yuan Ye
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  CHN Guo Ziyu
DF  CHN Shen Xiangtao
DF  CHN Dai Yuhan
DF  CHN Chen Chengye
DF  CHN Xiong Meitao
DF  CHN Li Xinze
MF  CHN Li Dongze
FW  CHN Yan Hao
GK  CHN Wei Peng
GK  CHN Pan Qihao
DF  CHN Huang Junjun
MF  CHN Sun Longxiang

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
DF  CHN Liu Jiahui (at Nanjing City until 31 December 2024)
DF  CHN Liu Zongyuan (at Beijing Institute of Technology until 31 December 2024)
MF  CHN Hua Mingcan (at Beijing Institute of Technology until 31 December 2024)
MF  CHN Wang Haoran (at Nanjing City until 31 December 2024)
FW  CHN Song Runtong (at Foshan Nanshi until 31 December 2024)

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Nam Ki-il
Team manager Niu Li
Assistant coach Lee Soon-seok
Goalkeeper coach Li Wei
Team physician Zhao Yuan
Physiotherapist Rodrigo

Managerial history

Managers who have coached the club and team since Henan became a fully professional club back on August 27, 1994.[9][10]

  • Zhang Changhai (Aug 1994 – Dec 1994)
  • Wang Suisheng (Dec 1994 – Aug 1998)
  • Ding Sanshi (Aug 1998 – June 1999)
  • Wang Suisheng (Jun 1999 – July 2001)
  • Miloš Hrstić (Jul 2001 – Aug 2002)
  • Chi Shangbin (Jan 1, 2003  Dec 31, 2003)
  • Yin Lihua (Oct 2004 – Sep 2005)
  • Chen Wenjie (interim) (Sep 2005 – Nov 2005)
  • Meng Wenfeng (Nov 2005 – Sep 2007)
  • Pei Encai (Sep 25, 2007 – Dec 20, 2007)
  • Jia Xiuquan (Dec 20, 2007 – Jun 2008)
  • Acácio Casimiro (Jun 2008 – Sep 15, 2008)
  • Tang Yaodong (Sep 15, 2008 – Nov 12, 2010)
  • Kim Hak-bum (Nov 12, 2010 – May 23, 2011)
  • Zhao Wei (interim) (May 1, 2011 – Jun 30, 2011)
  • Jo Bonfrère (Jun 30, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011)
  • Jan Versleijen (Jan 1, 2012 – Jul 15, 2012)
  • Shen Xiangfu (interim) (Jul 16, 2012 – Nov 30, 2012)
  • Tang Yaodong (Nov 30, 2012 – May 28, 2014)
  • Jia Xiuquan (Jun 3, 2014 –Jun 3, 2017)
  • Yasen Petrov (Jun 13, 2017 –Sep 30, 2017)
  • Guo Guangqi (Sep 30, 2017 – Dec 18, 2017)
  • Dragan Talajić (Dec 18, 2017 – Apr 21, 2018)
  • Chang Woe-ryong (Apr 26, 2018 – Sep 27, 2018)
  • Wang Baoshan (Sep 27, 2018 – Jul 6, 2020)
  • Yang Ji (interim) (Jul 6, 2020 – Sep 11, 2020)
  • Javier Pereira (Sep 11, 2020 – Oct 6, 2021)
  • Antonio Carreño (Oct 7, 2021 – Jan 9, 2022)
  • Javier Pereira (Jan 9, 2022 – Mar 1, 2023)
  • Sergio Zarco Díaz (Mar 7, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024)
  • Nam Ki-il (Jan 7, 2024 – )

Honours

All-time honours list including semi-professional Henan Provincial team period.[11]

League

Youth team

  • U-19 Chinese FA Cup
    • Winners: 2007
  • U-17 Chinese FA Cup
    • Winners: 2006, 2007

Results

All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2023 season.[12][13]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup League Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
1963211524121203151NH  
1965252NH  
19731198381920−113124NH  
1974113337718−113134NH  
197618044219−17482NH  
1977173131183736NH  
19782421213175153−23716NH  
1979242158194655−93814NH  
1980230109112735−8299NH  
198123010 202013NH  
19823817 11129141WNH  
19832158 7168NH  
19842712 5417DNQ  
198523DNQ  
19861143381116−5912NH  
1987220794241410234NH  
19881257992124−33312NH  
1989222147144172752WNH  
19901140113528−2318R1  
1991216410219154185R1  
1992210172710−31052R2  
19932510/0479−2262NH  
199422053122227−51310NH  Henan Provincial Stadium
199538521101RUDNQDNQ 
199622266102033−13248R1DNQ 21,000
199722297621183345R1DNQ 20,000
199822251072331−82511R1DNQ 23,000Xinxiang Sports Centre
1999321108328141461WDNQDNQ 
20002226972834−6279R1DNQ 18,000
20012228592430−6297R2DNQ 18,727
20022226882328−52610R1DNQ 8,500Xigong Stadium
200322614663324948RU3QFDNQ 15,385Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
20042321112929272457R2NHDNQ9,794Xinxiang Sports Centre
200522676132837−92710R2NHDNQ10,833
2006224185138132559WR2NHNH20,583Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
2007128512112028−82712NHNHNH16,857
200813099123031−13610NHNHNH16,267
2009130139835269483NHNHNH19,255
2010130913831310408NHNHNHGroup18,630
2011130711122935−63213QFNHNH16,334
201213075182856−282616R4DNQNH17,526
2013230188451213062WR3DNQNH19,076
2014130612123239−73014QFDNQNH18,390
20151301210835305465QFDNQNH20,207
2016130105152644−183513QFDNQNH17,282
201713079143446−123014R4DNQNH18,933
2018130104163045−153412R4DNQNH18,402
2019130118114146-5418R4DNQNH20,360
202012055102137-16209R1DNQNH
20211227961920-13010SFDNQNH
20221341789603228596R16DNQNHZhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
202313099123840-23610R16DNQNH16,246

no league game in 1966–72, 1975;
no Division 2 league game in 1961–63;

  • ^1 In final group. ^2 In group stage. ^3 No promotion.

Key

Continental results

Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Rank
/Agg.
2010 AFC Champions League Group stage Singapore Armed Forces
0–0
1–2
4th
Gamba Osaka
1–1
1–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0–2
0–2

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