Sichuan Jiuniu

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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 (2017-01-05)
GroundShenzhen Sports Center Stadium
Capacity45,000
Owners
ChairmanTang Xigang
Head coachRobbie Neilson
LeagueChinese Super League
2025Chinese Super League, 12th of 16

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 Shenzhen Stadium, located within Futian District. They are partially owned by the City Football Group.[1]

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.

Clubs owned by CFG
Listed in order of acquisition/foundation.
Bold indicates the club was founded by CFG.
* indicates the club was acquired by CFG.
§ indicates the club is co-owned.
† indicates the club is no longer owned by CFG.
2008England Manchester City*
2009–2012
2013United States New York City FC§
2014Australia Melbourne City*
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos*†
2015–2016
2017Uruguay Montevideo City*
Spain Girona*§
2018
2019China Shenzhen Peng City*§
India Mumbai City†
2020Belgium Lommel*
France Troyes*
2021
2022Italy Palermo*§
2023Brazil Bahia*§

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. In 2024, in the club's first season after its relocation to Shenzhen, they played its home matches at the Bao'an Stadium. Starting from the 2025 season, Shenzhen Peng City moved its home ground to the Shenzhen Sports Center Stadium. They also played two home matches at the Zhaoqing New District Sports Center Stadium in 2025.

Crest history

Players

Current squad

As of 4 March 2026[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CHN Ji Jiabao
2 DF  CHN Tian Yifan
4 DF  CHN Jiang Zhipeng
5 DF  CHN Hu Ruibao
6 MF  CHN Yao Junsheng
7 FW  BRA Wesley Moraes
8 MF  TPE Tim Chow
10 MF  CHN Dai Wai Tsun
11 MF  ALB Albion Ademi
12 MF  CHN Zhang Xiaobin
13 GK  CHN Peng Peng
14 FW  CHN Li Long
15 DF  CHN Yu Rui
17 MF  CHN Li Ning
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  CHN Xuan Zhijian
21 MF  CHN Nan Song
22 DF  CHN Zhang Yujie
23 DF  CHN Yang Yiming
29 FW  CHN Xia Dalong
31 FW  NED Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere
32 DF  CRO Filip Benković
35 GK  CHN Wei Minzhe (on loan from Wuhan Three Towns)
36 MF  ISR Eden Kartsev
46 DF  CHN Shen Huanming
47 FW  CHN Zhao Boyang
49 GK  CHN Zhang Haonan
54 FW  CHN Yao Junyi
56 DF  CHN Wang Yuheng

Out on loan

Source:[13] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  CHN Ge Yifan (at Foshan Nanshi until 31 December 2026)
— DF  CHN Yuan Junjie (at Suzhou Dongwu until 31 December 2026)
— FW  CHN He Shaolin (at Shanghai Second until 31 December 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CHN Jiang Weiyi (at Lanzhou Longyuan Athletic until 31 December 2026)
— FW  CHN Shahsat Hujahmat (at Shaanxi Union until 31 December 2026)
— MF  CHN Hu Jiajin (at Jiangxi Dingnan United until 31 December 2026)

Coaching staff

Source:[14]

Role Name
Head coach Scotland Robbie Neilson
Assistant coach Scotland Gordon Forrest
Assistant coach China Dong Xuesheng
Goalkeeping coach Germany Milenko Gilić
Goalkeeping assistant coach China Wei Jian
Fitness coach England Michael Yau
Director of performance and health Brazil Rodrigo De Melo

Managerial history

Honours

League

Results

All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2025 season.[15]

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
2025 Regular season3083193559-242712th (of 16)R3Shenzhen Sports Center Stadium

Key

  China top division
  China second division
  China third division
  China fourth division
W   Winners
RU   Runners-up
3   Third place
  Relegated
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DNE = Did not enter
  • NH = Not Held
  •  – = Does Not Exist
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • F = Final
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • Group = Group stage
  • GS2 = Second Group stage
  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

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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