Beijing Guoan F.C.
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| Full name | Beijing Guoan Football Club 北京国安足球俱乐部代表队 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Yulinjun (御林军) Palace Guard | ||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Beijing Fengtai Stadium (北京丰台体育场) Beijing, China | ||
| Capacity | 33,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Li Shilin (李世林) | ||
| Manager |  Lee Jang-Soo (李章洙) | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2007 | Chinese Super League, 2nd | ||
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Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安) is a Chinese Super League team, and is part of the CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Beijing Fengtai Stadium. The current head coach is Lee Jang-Soo and the club's general manager is Li Xiaoming.
Beijing Guoan Football Club formed in 1992, as a result of Chinese football reform. The Club was set up by CITIC Guoan Group and Beijing Municipal Sports Committee. The club's main function was to manage Beijing Guoan Football Team. In 2003, the club signed an endorsement contract with Beijing Hyundai Motor Company and the adult men's football team of the club changed its name to Beijing Hyundai Motor Football Team. The contract ended in early 2006 and the team's original name was restored.
The Team finished in second place of the Jia A (Top Chinese Football League before the forming of Chinese Super League) in 1995 and third place in 1997, 1998 and 2002. The team also entered the final game of China FA Cup 5 times and won the tournament 3 times. The team produced a number of star players of Chinese football including the current Energie Cottbus forward Shao Jiayi and former Eintracht Frankfurt striker Yang Chen. The team hired Liobu Petrovic, former head coach of Red Star Belgrade, as head coach during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
The club recently sold a part of its ownership to Real Madrid, hoping to achieve better popularity and results. Due to renovation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Guoan's previous home stadium, the Workers Stadium cannot hold anymore of the team's matches. Beijing Guoan is planning to move into the new Beijing National Stadium in 2008.
Honors
Domestic
- Chinese Super League runner-up: 2007
- Jia A League (former Super League) runner-up: 1995
- Chinese FA Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 2003
- Chinese Super Cup winner: 1998 (2-1 Dalian Shide), 2004 (4-3 Shanghai Shenhua)
Asian
- Asian Cup Winners Cup 3rd: 1997-98
Season-by-season records in Jia A
| Year | Place | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1994 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 22 |
| 1995 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 42 |
| 1996 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 33 |
| 1997 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 34 |
| 1998 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 43 |
| 1999 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 35 |
| 2000 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 35 |
| 2001 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
| 2002 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 52 |
| 2003 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 26 | 36 |
Season-by-season records in Chinese Super League
| Year | Place | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 2004 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 28 |
| 2005 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 32 | 40 |
| 2006 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 49 |
| 2007 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 54 |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous former players
Branko Jelic (2004-2005)
Predrag Pažin (2002)
Shao Jiayi 邵佳一
Casiano Delvalle (1997-1998, 2002-2003)
José Alexander Amaya del Cid (2000-2001)
Coaches
2003 Jose Carlos de Oliveira
2007 Lee Jang-Soo 李章洙
Records
Wins
- Biggest home win overall
9-1 (Shanghai Shenhua (h) July 20 1997 - Jia A League) - Biggest away win overall
8-0 (New Radiant, Maldives (n) August 29 1997 - Asian Cup Winners Cup) - Biggest home win in the League
9-1 (Shanghai Shenhua (h) July 20 1997 - Jia A League) - Biggest away win in the League
6-1 (Shandong Luneng (a) August 8 2007 - Chinese Super League) - Biggest home win in all Asian competitions
4-0 (Salgaocar SC Goa, India (h) October 3 1998 - Asian Cup Winners Cup)
4-0 (New Radiant, Maldives (h) August 27 1997 - Asian Cup Winners Cup) - Biggest away win in all Asian competitions
8-0 (New Radiant, Maldives (n) August 29 1997 - Asian Cup Winners Cup) - Biggest home win in FA Cup
5-2 (Guangdong Hongyuan (h) June 2 1999)
4-0 (Sichuan Quanxing (h) July 14 1996)
4-0 (Bayi FC (h) July 2 1995) - Biggest away win in FA Cup
5-0 (Bayi FC (a) September 20 1997)
Defeats
- Biggest away defeat overall
0-5 (Shandong Luneng (a) June 2 2004 - FA Cup)
0-5 (Suwon Samsung Bluewings, South Korea (n) April 10 1998 - Asian Cup Winners Cup) - Biggest away defeat in the League
1-5 (Dalian Wanda (a) July 13 1997 - Jia A League)
Goalscoring
- Most League goals in a season
21 Branko Jelic 2005
Sequences
- Consecutive League wins
4 (from September 9 2007)
4 (from August 19 2007)
4 (from September 15 2002) - Consecutive League matches unbeaten
13 (December 21 1997 - May 31 1998) - Consecutive League home matches unbeaten
29 (September 29 1996 - April 4 1999)
Chinese Football Man of the Year
References
Beijing Guoan Football Club Official website. The reference also includes information from the official site in both Chinese and English.
External links
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