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As part of our series of ‘fact-files’ focusing on each of the teams contesting in the Chinese Super League (CSL), we take a look into everything you would need to know about Beijing Guoan. One of the founding teams of the CSL, this is a club that is usually chasing Continental football by the end of the season. However, currently sitting in 8th place, they have a lot of work to do to catch up with their bigger spending rivals this term.
Team: Beijing Guoan
Nickname: The Imperial Guards
City Based: Beijing
Year founded (professionally): 1992
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 66,161
Manager: Xie Feng
Captain: Xu Yunlong
Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Renato Augusto (Brazilian), Ralf (Brazilian), Burak Yilmaz (Turkish)
Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Zhang Xizhe, Yu Dabao, Zhang Chengdong
Position Last Season: 4th
Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 8th
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 36 |
2 | Hebei China Fortune | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
3 | Jiangsu Suning | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
4 | Shanghai SIPG | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 24 |
5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 22 |
6 | Henan Jianye | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
7 | Tianjin Teda | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 21 |
8 | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
9 | Liaoning | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
10 | Yanbian Funde | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 16 |
11 | Guangzhou R&F | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 16 |
12 | Chongqing Lifan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
13 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
14 | Changchun Yatai | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 13 |
15 | Hangzhou Greentown | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 12 |
16 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 10 |
Current Top Goalscorer (This Season): Zhang Xizhe (5)
Current Most Assists (This Season): Zhang Xizhe/Yu Dabao/Zhang Chengdong (2)
Continental Competition (This Season): None
League Wins: 2009 (1 time)
Chinese FA Cup Wins: 1985, 1996, 1997, 2003 (4 times)
Asian Champions League Wins: None
Highest League Position: 1st (2009)
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £6.00m (Renato Augusto – from Corinthians/Burak Yilmaz – from Galatasaray)
Highest Transfer Fee Received: £2.06m (Li Yunqiu – to Shanghai Shenhua)
Rivals: Shanghai Shenhua, Tianjin Teda, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, Shandong Luneng Taishan
