Shenzhen Peng City Football Club (), previously Sichuan Jiuniu (), is a Chinese professional football club based in

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, having relocated to its current location from

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in January 2024. The club competes in . Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the

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, located within

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. They are partially owned by the

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History

The club was founded on 5 January 2017. They participated in the

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the same year and managed to advance to the national play-offs, but was eliminated by Zhaoqing Hengtai in the first round. They were ranked 10th and later admitted into

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due to the withdrawal of several other teams. In February 2019,

, a subsidiary of

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, purchased the club. On 23 May 2020, the

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announced that eleven professional clubs across China's top three divisions would have their registration cancelled over a failure to pay player wages. As a result, the CFA announced a reclassification of the teams which would contest their professional divisions. According to this reclassification, Sichuan Jiuniu was promoted to

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for the 2020 season, which had already been delayed because of the

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. On 18 October 2023, following a 4–0 home win over Wuxi Wugo, Sichuan Jiuniu secured promotion to the

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for the first time in the club's history. On the following matchday on 22 October, Sichuan Jiuniu won the league title after second-place Qingdao West Coast drew their match against Shijiazhuang Gongfu. On 24 January 2024, the

confirmed the club's relocation to

Stadiums

In Sichuan Jiuniu's existence, the club have used a multiple of stadiums in their climb up the divisions. The grounds they used between 2017 and 2022 were the

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and the

Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium located in the eastern outskirts of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Situated in the mostly suburban Longquanyi District, where it derived its name, the stadium is currently used mostly f ...

, and in the 2023 season, Sichuan Jiuniu played its home matches at the

Shuangliu Sports Centre The Shuangliu Sports Center () is a sports venue in Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Its construction cost 600 million yuan. It has a multi-purpose stadium named Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium with a capacity of 26,000, and an indoor s ...

, the Chengdong Sports Park Stadium, and the

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. After relocation, Shenzhen Peng City plays its home matches at the

Crest history

File:Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.svg, Sichuan Jiuniu logo used between 2017 and 2023

Players

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Source:

Managerial history

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(2006–2008) *

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(''caretaker;'' 2008) *

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(2009–2010) * Zhao Lei (2010) *

(2011–2017) *

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(31 December 2017 – 30 May 2018) *

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(27 February 2019 – 18 May 2020) * Li Yi (22 July 2020 – 25 December 2021) *

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(19 January 2022 – 21 April 2023)

Honours

League *

** Champions:

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Results

All-time League Rankings ''As of the end of 2023 season.'' Key

* Pld = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position * DNQ = Did not qualify * DNE = Did not enter * NH = Not Held * – = Does Not Exist * R1 = Round 1 * R2 = Round 2 * R3 = Round 3 * R4 = Round 4 * F = Final * SF = Semi-finals * QF = Quarter-finals * R16 = Round of 16 * Group = Group stage * GS2 = Second Group stage * QR1 = First Qualifying Round * QR2 = Second Qualifying Round * QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

References

Shenzhen Peng City F.C. 2017 establishments in China Association football clubs established in 2017 City Football Group Football clubs in Shenzhen Football clubs in China Chinese Super League clubs China League One clubs China League Two clubs {{PRChina-footyclub-stub