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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 Yanbian Funde. Based in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous region of China, near to the land border with North Korea, it is hardly surprising that this newly-promoted side has a considerable Korean influence, with a Korean manager, Korean football players and a number of Chinese players of Korean descent.
Team: Yanbian Funde
City Based: Yanji City, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province
Year founded (professionally): 1994
Stadium: Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 30,000
Manager: Park Tae-ha (South Korean)
Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Kim Seung-Dae (South Korean), Yoon Bit-Garam (South Korean), Bubacarr 'Steve' Trawally (Gambian)
Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Cui Min, Chi Zhongguo, Cui Ren
Position Last Season: 1st China League One - Promoted
Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 10th
# | 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): Kim Seung-Dae/Bubacarr 'Steve' Trawally (4)
Current Most Assists (This Season): Yoon Bit-Garam (3)
Continental Competition (This Season): None
League Wins: 1965 (as Jilin FC) (1 time)
Chinese FA Cup Wins: None
Asian Champions League Wins: None
Highest League Position: 1st (1965 – as Jilin FC)
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £1.50m ( Yoon Bit-Garam – from Jeju United)
Highest Transfer Fee Received: £240k (Piao Cheng – to Beijing Guoan)
Rivals: No fierce rivals
