History of the Chinese Super League teams

The teams participating in 2019 are Shanghai SIPG Group Football Club, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club, Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Football Club, Jiangsu Suning Football Club, Hebei Huaxia Happiness Football Club, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club, Beijing Renhe Football Club, Tianjin Tianhai Football Club Guangzhou R&F Football Club Dalian A party soccer club Henan Jianye Football Club and so on.

1, the club was founded in December 2005, then known as Shanghai Dongya Football Club, by the Shanghai Dongya (Group) Limited and Shanghai Genbao Football Club Base Co.

The club received title sponsorship from Shanghai Port Group in late 2012, and has been playing in various tournaments under the name "Shanghai SIPG Team" since the 2013 season.

On November 18, 2014, SIPG completed the acquisition of Shanghai Dongya Football Club, and the club was renamed Shanghai SIPG Group Football Club.

The team made its debut in the professional league in 2006, won the China Football League B title in 2007 and succeeded in reaching the first division, represented Shanghai in the Men's Football Group A of the National Games in 2009, and won the title, and was promoted to the Chinese Super League as the champion of the China Football League A. The team was the champion of the Men's Football Group A of the National Games for two consecutive years, in 2013 and 2017. In 2015, it won the second place in the Chinese Super League and qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time.

Advanced to the AFC Champions League's last eight for the first time in 2016. made it to the AFC Champions League's quarterfinals for the first time in 2017. won the first Chinese Super League title in team history and in the history of Shanghai soccer in 2018.?

2. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club was formerly known as the Guangzhou Municipal Football Team, which was founded in 1954.In January 1993, the Guangzhou Municipal Football Team became China's first government-corporate joint-stock professional soccer club through a partnership with the Sunshine Group.On March 1, 2010, the Evergrande Group bought out the team's entire shareholding, and the club changed its name to Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club.

In 2012, the club participated in the Asian Football Club Champions League for the first time and entered the top eight, and won the Asian Football Club Champions League in 2013, and was awarded the AFC Best Club Award in the same year.On June 5, 2014, Alibaba took a 50% stake in Evergrande Football Club; and the club was renamed Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club on July 4 of the same year.

On November 9, 2017, Guangzhou Evergrande announced Italian manager Fabio Cannavaro as the team's head coach.

As of February 2018, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club has won seven consecutive Chinese Super League titles.

3. Shandong Taishan was established on the basis of the original Shandong team founded in 1956, and participated in the National Football League B in 1957, with the best result in the B League being 9th place in 1960. it was promoted to the A Division in 1977.

The team won the 4th National Games in 1979, which was the 1st national championship for Shandong soccer. After entering the 80's, the team won the second place in the national soccer league for 3 consecutive years. 1989, the team was unlucky to land in the first B league, and in 1990, the team was relegated to the second league.

Shandong Luneng Taishan is a traditional powerhouse in China's top league, winning the Chinese top league title 4 times, the FA Cup 5 times, and the Chinese Super League Cup once. 1999 was the first double championship in the history of China's professional leagues. 2006 was the league title and the FA Cup, and set a number of records in China's top leagues. In 2006, the team won the league title and the FA Cup, and set a number of records in China's top league. 2014, the team won the FA Cup and entered the 2015 season of the AFC Champions League.

4. Hebei Huaxia Happiness Football Club originated from the Hebei Provincial All-China Football Team in 2009. on May 28, 2010, Hebei Zhongji Properties relied on the Hebei Provincial All-China Football Team to set up Hebei Zhongji Football Club in Shijiazhuang, and after three seasons of the Chinese League B in 2011, 2012, and 2013, the club was promoted to the Chinese League A of the 2014 season.

On January 27, 2015, Huaxia Happiness acquired Hebei Zhongji Football Club, officially changed its name to Hebei Huaxia Happiness Football Club, and moved its home stadium from the Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center to the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium.On February 11, 2018, the team officially announced that it had moved its home stadium to Langfang Stadium for the 2018 season.

5. Tianjin Tianhai Football Club originated from the Hohhot Binhai Professional Football Club, which was established on June 6, 2006.In 2007, the team moved back to Tianjin and reorganized, and was renamed Tianjin Songjiang Football Club on April 26.On July 7, 2015, Tianjin Songjiang Football Club and Quanjian Group jointly held a press conference announcing that the Quanjian Group had formally merged with and acquired Tianjin Songjiang Soccer Club, and Tianjin Quanjian Football Club was announced.

On January 10, 2019, Tianjin Quanjian Football Club completed the industrial and commercial renaming procedures and officially changed its name to Tianjin Tianhai Football Club.

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