Meizhou Hakka F.C.
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Full name | Meizhou Hakka Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2013 | ||
Ground | Huitang Stadium, Wuhua | ||
Capacity | 27,000 | ||
Manager | Milan Ristić | ||
League | Chinese Super League | ||
2023 | Chinese Super League, 11th of 16 | ||
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Meizhou Hakka Football Club (simplified Chinese:
History[edit]
Meizhou Hakka F.C. was established in January 2013 by former Guangdong Sunray Cave manager Cao Yang along with the support of the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau.[1] He would soon go on to gain financial support from the Chairman of Wei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Wei Jinping who was persuaded in investing into the team after Cao Yang described his envision of creating a footballing hub in Wuhua County, the home town of former Chinese footballer and coach Lee Wai Tong.[2] The squad was assembled with local Hakka players and players from other teams in Guangdong, including Guangdong Sunray Cave, Guangzhou Evergrande, Shenzhen Ruby and Shenzhen Fengpeng before entering the third tier in the 2013 league season where despite topping the group stages they finished fifth in the knock-out stages.[3]
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Former Chinese national team head coach Qi Wusheng was brought in during the 2015 China League Two season.[4] He would go on to help guide the club to win the division title in a penalty shoot-out against Dalian Transcendence and promotion to the second tier for the first time in the club's history.[5] Qi Wusheng would not extend his contract with the club and Dutch football manager Luc Nijholt was brought in on 1 January 2016 as well as 80 million yuan to invest within the team.[6] Luc Nijholt would leave the team on 19 July 2016 as the club sat twelfth within the league and marginally above the relegation zone, a position they would remain in for the rest of the season.[7] After several managerial changes with limited success, Serbian manager Milan Ristić was brought in on 6 February 2021 and he was able to guide the team to promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 China League One season.[8]
Name history[edit]
According to the club's statement:
- 2013 Meizhou Kejia
梅 州 客 家 - 2014– Meizhou Wuhua
梅 州 五 华[9]
According to official documents of CFA:
Current squad[edit]
First team squad[edit]
- As of 22 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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Out on loan[edit]
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Coaching staff[edit]
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Source: CFA
Managerial history[edit]
Cao Yang (2013)
Tan Ende (2014–26 May 2015)
Zhang Jun (26 May 2015 – 3 July 2015)
Qi Wusheng (3 July 2015–31 Dec 2015)
Luc Nijholt (1 Jan 2016–19 Jul 2016)
Cao Yang (interim) (19 Jul 2016–31 Dec 2016)
Vjekoslav Lokica (16 Feb 2017–29 Apr 2017)
Cao Yang (interim) (29 Apr 2017–23 Jul 2017)
Aleksandar Stankov (23 Jul 2017–18 Dec 2017)
Rusmir Cviko (18 Dec 2017–28 Aug 2018)
Li Weijun (interim) (28 Aug 2018–19 Dec 2018)
Zheng Xiaotian (19 Dec 2018–6 Nov 2019)
Marcelo Rospide (12 Nov 2019–31 Dec 2020)
Milan Ristić (2 Feb 2021–4 Jan 2024)
Pablo Villar (5 Jan 2024–20 May 2024)
Qu Gang (interim) (20 May 2024–12 Jun 2024)
Milan Ristić (12 Jun 2024–present)
Honours[edit]
- China League Two (tier-III)[5]
- Champions (1): 2015
Results[edit]
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2023 season.[18][19]
Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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2013 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 30 1 | 5[20] | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium Wuhua County Stadium | |
2014 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 42 1 | 4 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Wuhua County Stadium | |
2015 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 30 1 | W | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,818 | |
2016 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 39 | 12 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 6,450 | |
2017 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 | 12 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,865 | |
2018 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 40 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,583 | |
2019 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 10 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,984 | Huitang Stadium |
2020 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 5 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
2021 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 75 | RU | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
2022 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 49 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
2023 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 34 | 11 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 15,004 |
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