Zhenjiang Huasa F.C.

Kunshan Football Club ( zh, 昆山足球俱乐部) or Kunshan FC, formerly known as Zhenjiang Huasa, was a professional Chinese football club based in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. They participated in the Chinese Super League, under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). It was founded on 12 December 2014 as the amateur Zhenjiang Huasa Football Club, before moving to Kunshan, where the Kunshan municipal party committee and municipal government became their major shareholders. The club was dissolved in March 2023.

History

Zhenjiang Huasa, whose members were mainly fans of FC Barcelona in China, was founded on 12 December 2014. Huasa, meaning ''Chinese Barca'', was used as the club's name. They played in the 2016 China Amateur Football League and won the winners of 2016 Jiangsu Provincial Football League. Zhenjiang Huasa finished the 6th place in the national finals and won promotion to 2017 China League Two.
In December 2018, Zhenjiang Huasa moved to Kunshan and changed their name to Kunshan F.C. With the support of the Kunshan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government as well as private financing the club were able to gain stability, improve their position to ninth and gain a total of 80310 fans with the highest average attendance of 5534 at the end of the 2019 league season. While the club finished in ninth at the end of the season they were granted promotion to the second tier, due to the expansion of the league and disbandment of Tianjin Tianhai.

In their debut season within the second tier, manager Gao Yao was able to guide the team to a third-place finish, however, unable to improve upon these results in the following season, he was let go by the club on 16 September 2021 and replaced by Sergio Zarco Díaz. In the 2022 China League One campaign, Sergio was able to gain promotion to the top tier for the first time in the club's history, winning the division with the highest recorded points total in the division's history.
However, the participation did not happen because the club was dissolved. All matches were scratched and awarded 3–0 (or 0–3) to their opponents.

Name history

Crest history

File:Kunshan F.C.2014-2015.svg, Zhenjiang Huasa logo used between 2014 and 2015
File:Kunshan F.C.2016-2017.svg, Zhenjiang Huasa logo used in 2017
File:Kunshan F.C.svg, Kunshan logo used since 2018

Managerial history

* Li Dong (2016–2017)
* Dragan Stančić (caretaker) (2017)
* Goran Miscevic (2017)
* Li Xiao (2017)
* Tang Jing (2018)
* Dragan Okuka (2019)
* Gao Yao (2019–2021)
* Sergio Zarco Díaz (2021–2023)

Honours

* China League One
**Champions (1): 2022

Results

All-time league rankings

''As of the start of 2023 season.''

* In final stage.
* In group stage.

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

External links

Official website
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Defunct football clubs in China
Association football clubs established in 2014
Association football clubs disestablished in 2023
2014 establishments in China
2023 disestablishments in China
Football clubs in China
Football clubs in Jiangsu
Zhenjiang
Football clubs in Suzhou
China League One clubs
China League Two clubs
Chinese Champions League clubs