Chinese Super League: Club Profile - Liaoning Whowin

Liaoning Whowin

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 Liaoning Whowin. They were the dominating force in Chinese football during the late-1980s and early-1990s. In recent seasons however, Liaoning have been more of a solid, stable lower-mid table side.

Team: Liaoning Whowin

Nickname: Northeast Tigers

City Based: Panjin, Liaoning Province

Year founded (professionally): 1994

Stadium: Panjin Jinxiu Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 35,600

Manager: Ma Lin

Captain: Zhao Junzhe

Three Players To Watch (Foreign): James Chamanga (Zambian), Assani Lukimya (Congolese (DR)), Ibrahima Toure (Senegalese)

Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Zhao Junzhe, Yan Shanping, Zhang Ye

Position Last Season: 12th

Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 9th

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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): James Chamanga (8)

Current Most Assists (This Season): Zhang Ye/Yang Yu (2)

Continental Competition (This Season): None

League Wins: 1978, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (8 times)

Chinese FA Cup Wins: 1984, 1986 (2 times)

Asian Champions League Wins: 1990 (1 time)

Highest League Position: 1st

Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £1.50m (Assani Lukimya – from Werder Bremen)

Highest Transfer Fee Received: £7.35m (Zhang Lu – to Tianjin Quanjian)

Rivals: Dalian Yifang

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