:Yanbian Funde F.C.

{{short description|Chinese professional soccer team}}

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| ground = Yanji Stadium, Yanji City

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| clubname = Yanbian Funde
延边富德

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| fullname = Yanbian Funde Football Club
延边富德足球俱乐部

| short name = YFC

| founded = {{Start date and age|1955}} as Jilin
1994 (Professional)

| dissolved = 2019

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Yanbian Funde F.C. ({{zh|s=延边富德|p=Yánbiān Fùdé}}) was a Chinese football club. The team was based in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin province where their home stadium is the Yanji Stadium that has a seating capacity of 30,000.

The club's predecessor was originally called Jilin Football Team, and they achieved one top tier domestic league title before 1994, when the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football unit. At the end of the 2000 league campaign, the club was relegated from the top tier of Chinese football, however, the club faced financial difficulties and sold the first team as well as the franchise to Zhejiang Green Town. After the sale, the club assembled the reserve team and joined the third tier before they eventually gained promotion to the second tier in 2004, and first tier in 2015. It was dissolved just before the 2019 season due to owing taxes.

History

In 1955, the local Jilin government sports body would form Jilin Football Team to take part in the recently expanded Chinese football league and built a team composed mostly of Koreans, taken from the large local Korean population.{{cite web|url=http://yanbianfc.comli.com/club/info.html|title=概要|publisher=Yanbianfc.comli.com |access-date=2012-11-01|language=zh}} After predominantly establishing themselves as a top-tier side the club achieved their first piece of silverware when they went on to win the 1965 league title.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1965 |date=22 October 2009 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2012-11-01}} The Chinese Cultural Revolution unfortunately saw football in China halted, and Jilin were unable to immediately defend their title until football returned in the 1973 league season where they finished seventh.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1973 |date=22 October 2009 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2012-11-01}} The following seasons would see the club struggle within the league and spend several short spells within the second tier until at the end of the 1988 league season saw the Chinese Football Association restructure the league, which not only saw the club relegated but to the third tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1988 |date=22 October 2009 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2012-11-01}}

After a brief period within the third tier the club would have a resurgence and win the 1990 division title as well as promotion back into the top division after coming second within the 1992 second tier and a guaranteed spot in China's first fully professional 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china92.html |title=China 1992 |date=22 October 2009 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2013-03-25}} To conform to full professionalism, they were allowed to be sponsored by Samsung and changed their team name to Jilin Samsung. The club's foray into professionalism would see them gradually establish themselves within the division under the management of Li Huen.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2007-11-21/00023307623.shtml|title=细数延边13年六大主帅 崔殷泽缔造历史高珲谱写新篇|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn |date=2007-11-21 |access-date=2014-08-29|language=zh}} With a foundation to build on former South Korean Head coach Choi Eun-taek was brought into the team at the beginning of the 1997 league season and he immediately guided them to become title contenders with a fourth-place finish at the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2007-02-06/18272741785.shtml |title=追忆十年之前长白虎旋风 崔殷泽曾是中韩足球纽带|publisher=Sports.sina.com.cn |date=2007-02-06 |access-date=2014-08-29|language=zh}} Unfortunately, the team were unable to build upon their previous season's results and Choi Eun-taek left the club, which saw Gao Hui take over the team until the club experienced relegation in 2000. The demotion was taken exceptionally hard and the club had to sell their Chinese FA registration and entire first-team to Zhejiang Green Town for 25 million Yuan. The following 2001 league campaign saw the club start at the bottom of the Chinese pyramid in the third tier with a team assembled from their former reserve squad. After taking time to gell the team would eventually come second within the 2004 season and win promotion into the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china04.html |title=China 2004 |date=7 April 2005 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2013-03-25}}

On 18 February 2013, the Chinese FA issued the club with a three-point deduction and a fine of CNY500,000 for accepting a bribe from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical to lose their 3 June 2006 eleventh round league game.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/13/0219/21/8O3TEQ8C00051C8L.html |title=延边缺钱难支付50万罚款 申诉足协网开一面遭驳 |publisher=Sports.163.com |date=2013-02-19 |access-date=2013-03-25|language=zh}} The club's officials would attempt to appeal the decision, but failed after the game in question had already seen Guangzhou fined and relegated for their involvement three years earlier in China's long-running battle against match-fixing.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/13/0221/02/8O73SP0A00051C8L.html |title=延边确定不会就足协处罚上诉 担心带来其他麻烦 |publisher=Sports.163.com |date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2013-03-25|language=zh}} The club's manager at the time Gao Hui was already found to be guilty of facilitating the match-fixing and was given a three-year prison sentence on 18 February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20120218/000492.htm |title=前延边主帅高晖获刑3年 助教金光柱获刑2年 |publisher=Sports.qq.com |date=2012-02-18 |access-date=2014-08-29|language=zh}}

Yanbian Changbai Tiger changed their name to Yanbian Changbaishan on 8 February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.fa.org.cn/bulletin/other/2014-02-08/428785.html |title=关于延边长白虎足球俱乐部更名并更换法定代表人的公示 |publisher=fa.org.cn |date=2014-02-08 |access-date=2015-08-09|language=zh}} On the field, the club struggled throughout the whole of the 2014 league season and finished 16th within the league, in the relegation zone. On 31 January 2015, second-tier club Shaanxi Wuzhou unexpectedly failed to register for the 2015 league season due to wage arrears and was dissolved as a football club, which allowed Yanbian to remain within the division.{{cite web|url=http://sports.163.com/15/0117/03/AG4MI9L700051C89.html |title=陕西五洲俱乐部注册无望 |publisher=sports.163.com |date=2015-01-17 |access-date=2015-08-09|language=zh}} With this reprieve insurance company Funde Holdings became interested in sponsoring the team and on 26 June 2015 signed a four-year sponsorship deal worth CNY80 million (US$12.9 million) with the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerex.com/news/2015/06/yanbian-fc-get-investment-fude-holdings |title=Yanbian FC get investment from Funde Holdings |publisher=soccerex.com |date=2015-06-26 |access-date=2015-08-09}}

On 26 February 2019, Yanbian Funde was dissolved due to owing taxes,{{cite web|url=http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20190226/26401.html|title=关于撤销延边富德、云南飞虎、深圳新桥2019赛季联赛准入资格的通知|publisher=Chinese Football Association |date=2019-02-26 |access-date=2019-02-27}} thus ending its 64-year history.

Name history

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Period

! Club Name

! First Team Name

1955–1957JilinJilin
1957–1958ChangchunChangchun
1959–1987JilinJilin
1988JilinYanji Blue Cat
1989–1992JilinYanbian University
1993JilinJilin Samsung
1994YanbianJilin Samsung
1995–1996YanbianYanbian Hyundai Motor
1997–1998YanbianYanbian Aodong
1999–2000YanbianJilin Aodong
2001–2003YanbianYanbian
2004YanbianYanbian Century
2005–2010YanbianYanbian
2011–2013Yanbian Changbai TigerYanbian Changbai Tiger
2014Yanbian ChangbaishanYanbian Quanyangquan
2015Yanbian ChangbaishanYanbian Changbaishan
2016–2018Yanbian FundeYanbian Funde

=Managerial history=

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Honours

All-time honours list including semi-professional Jilin FC period.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinachamp.html |title=China – List of Champions |date=2015-11-05 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2015-11-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinacuphist.html |title=China List of Cup Winners |date=2015-09-02 |website=RSSSF |access-date=2015-11-09}}

=League=

Results

All-time league rankings

  • As of the end of 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinachamp.html|title=China – List of Champions|date=20 March 2014 |website=RSSSF|access-date=2014-08-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/5/8733/3C01579BA5B1AADA.shtml|title=延边长白山|publisher=sodasoccer.com |access-date=2014-08-25|language=zh}}

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!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!Pts

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!width=4%|FA Cup

!width=2%|Super Cup

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!Att./G

!Stadium

1955bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1104151512397 – – –
1956bgcolor=#D0F0C0|16213810−29{{ref| 1| 1}}5DNE – –
1957bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1208393141−10397{{grey|NH}} – –
1958bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12186738335434{{grey|NH}} – –
1960bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1136341822−44{{ref| 2| 2}}4R2 – –
1961bgcolor=#D0F0C0|117656222206{{ref| 2| 2}}8{{grey|NH}} – –
1962bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1199462828011{{ref| 2| 2}}5{{grey|NH}} – –
1963bgcolor=#D0F0C0|116673135810{{ref| 2| 2}}bgcolor=ffcccc|15{{grey|NH}} – –
1964bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2bgcolor=#C0C0C0|2{{grey|NH}} – –
1965bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1117221610616bgcolor=#FFD700|1{{grey|NH}} – –
1973bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12482143135−44{{ref| 2| 2}}7{{grey|NH}} – –
1974bgcolor=#D0F0C0|119937262065{{ref| 2| 2}}8{{grey|NH}} – –
1976bgcolor=#D0F0C0|184131610695{{ref| 1| 1}}{{grey|NH}} – –
1977bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1177372628−22{{ref| 2| 2}}bgcolor=ffcccc|18{{grey|NH}} – –
1978bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2422661070343658bgcolor=#FFA500|3{{grey|NH}} – –
1979bgcolor=#D0F0C0|130510151639−2320bgcolor=ffcccc|15{{grey|NH}} – –
1980bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2301210836342345{{grey|NH}} – –
1981bgcolor=#FFFFE0|23022 –844bgcolor=#FFA500|3{{grey|NH}} – –
1982bgcolor=#D0F0C0|13013 –173664−282611{{grey|NH}} – –
1983bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1169 –719154185{{ref| 3| 3}}{{grey|NH}} – –
1984bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1 – – – – – – – – –R1 – –
1985bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1151 –14−152bgcolor=ffcccc|16R1DNQDNQ
1986bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2151{{ref| 2| 2}}3{{ref| 2| 2}}1{{ref| 2| 2}}4{{ref| 2| 2}}4{{ref| 2| 2}}0{{ref| 2| 2}}5{{ref| 2| 2}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0|2DNQDNQDNQ
1987bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2207582628−2197{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQ
1988bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1205781823−522bgcolor=ffcccc|15{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQ
198934{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQ
199033{{ref| 2| 2}}1{{ref| 2| 2}}2{{ref| 2| 2}}0{{ref| 2| 2}}4{{ref| 2| 2}}3{{ref| 2| 2}}1{{ref| 2| 2}}5{{ref| 2| 2}}bgcolor=#FFD700|1DNQDNQDNQ
1991bgcolor=#FFFFE0|21759321165204DNQDNQDNQ
1992bgcolor=#FFFFE0|216673251966{{ref| 2| 2}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0|2{{ref| 4| 4}}R1DNQDNQ
1993bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2932/1310824{{ref| 2| 2}}4{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQ
1994bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1226792531−61910{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQ21,818
1995bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1226972429−5277R1DNQDNQ27,818
1996bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12248102030−102010R1DNQDNQ25,545
1997bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12285923230294R1DNQDNQ33,000
1998bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12694132531−63111R1DNQDNQ27,538
1999bgcolor=#D0F0C0|1268992740−13338R3DNQDNQ26,692Yanji People's Stadium
2000bgcolor=#D0F0C0|12645172045−2517bgcolor=ffcccc|14R2DNQDNQ12,385
200137[http://www.fa.org.cn/news/clb/2013-04-30/398235_8.html 2001年中乙联赛决赛阶段比赛名次] fa.org.cn 2013-04-30 Retrieved 2016-12-20DNQDNQDNQ
200235[http://www.fa.org.cn/news/clb/2013-04-30/398235_9.html 2002年中乙联赛决赛阶段比赛名次] fa.org.cn 2013-04-30 Retrieved 2016-12-20DNQDNQDNQ
20033136521661019{{ref| 1| 1}}bgcolor=#FFA500|3[http://www.fa.org.cn/news/clb/2013-04-30/398235_10.html 2003年中乙联赛决赛阶段比赛名次] fa.org.cn 2013-04-30 Retrieved 2016-12-20R1DNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2004323201272155752{{ref| 1| 1}}bgcolor=#C0C0C0|RUDNQDNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2005bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2261031343412338R1DNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2006bgcolor=#FFFFE0|224851128226298R1DNQDNQHailanjiang Stadium
2007bgcolor=#FFFFE0|22496936351336{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2008bgcolor=#FFFFE0|22484123239−7289{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2009bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2247892930−1296{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQHailanjiang Stadium / Yanji People's Stadium
2010bgcolor=#FFFFE0|22412483021940bgcolor=#FFA500|3{{grey|NH}}DNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2011bgcolor=#FFFFE0|22686123036−63010QFDNQDNQYanji People's Stadium
2012bgcolor=#FFFFE0|230104163951−123413R3DNQDNQ5,372Hailanjiang Stadium
2013bgcolor=#FFFFE0|23097144252−1031{{ref| 5| 5}}11R2DNQDNQ4,846Hailanjiang Stadium / Tumen Stadium
2014bgcolor=#FFFFE0|23039182945−291816{{ref| 6| 6}}R4DNQDNQ7,992Hailanjiang Stadium / Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
2015bgcolor=#FFFFE0|2301710359243561bgcolor=#FFD700| 1R3DNQDNQ24,491Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
2016bgcolor=#D0F0C0|130107133941−2379R3DNQDNQ19,305Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
2017bgcolor=#D0F0C0|13057183264−3222bgcolor=#ffcccc|15R3DNQDNQ18,058Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
2018bgcolor=#FFFFE0|230115143436−237bgcolor=#ffcccc|10{{ref| 7| 7}}R3DNQDNQ9,853Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium

No league games in 1959, 1966–72, 1975; Jilin didn't compete in 1984

  • {{note|1|1}} In group stage. {{note|2|2}}In final group stage. {{Note|3|3}} In North League. *{{Note|3|3}} {{note|4|4}}Promoted to 1994 top tier. {{note|5|5}} Retrospectively deducted 3 points for a match-fixing scandal in 2006. {{note|6|6}} Guangdong Sunray Cave and Chengdu Tiancheng dissolved, so Yanbian could stay at second level.. *{{note|7|7}} Relegated for financial trouble.

Key

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  China top division

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  China second division

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  China third division

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  China fourth division

bgcolor="#FFD700" width="20" | W

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Winners

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Runners-up

bgcolor="#FFA500" width="20" | 3

| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Third place

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" |  Relegated

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  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries.

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Africa

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Asia

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Europe

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;Jilin F.C. period

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Africa

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Asia

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Europe

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References

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