Chinese Super League: Club Profile

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 Henan Jianye. Based in the city of Zhengzhou, in central China, away from the more glamorous cities of the coast, and without the impressive budgets that these teams are afforded, Henan Jianye have become somewhat relative over-achievers in the past couple of seasons of Chinese football.

Team: Henan Jianye

Nickname: Red Devils

City Based: Zhengzhou, Henan Province

Year founded (professionally): 1994

Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 29,860

Manager: Jia Xiuquan

Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Javier Patino (Filipino), Ivo (Brazilian), Ryan McGowan (Australian)

Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Gu Cao, Yin Hongbo

Position Last Season: 5th

Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 6th

#	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