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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 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. One of the newer football teams in the league, and having only been established in 2011, they got promoted to China's second tier in their first season. Then, achieving promotion to the CSL in 2014, they achieved a very respectable 7th place in the 2015 season.
Team: Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
City Based: Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
Year founded (professionally): 2011
Owner: Hebei Ever Bright Real Estate Development Co. Ltd (70%)
Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center
Stadium Capacity: 29,000
Manager: Yasen Petrov
Captain: Li Chao
Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Jean-Philippe Mendy (French), Ruben Michel (Portuguese), Jacob Mulenga (Zambian)
Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Mao Jianqing, Guan Zhen, Mi Haolun
Position Last Season: 7th
Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 13th
# | 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): Guan Zhen/Mao Jianqing/Diego Mauricio/Ruben Michel (2)
Current Most Assists (This Season): Jacob Mulenga (3)
Continental Competition (This Season): None
League Wins: None
Chinese FA Cup Wins: None
Asian Champions League Wins: None
Highest League Position: 7th (2015)
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £1.95m (Ruben Michel – from Braga)
Rivals: No fierce rivals
