2016 Dalian Yifang F.C. season

Dalian Sports Center
League One	5th
FA Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	Nyasha Mushekwi (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	20,392
Lowest home attendance	2,532
Average home league attendance	10,806
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2016 Dalian Yifang F.C. season was the seventh season in club history.

Background

Before the season, Yifang announced that Mikael Stahre will continue his job.^[1] The team and the manager himself claimed that the team will try to gain promotion into the 2017 Chinese Super League.^[2]^[3]

In July 2016, Yifang made changes of critical personnel including chairman and technical staffs, replacing their manager

Atletico Madrid B,^[4] and signed Lin Lefeng as the chairman, hoping to improve their performance, but it failed. After just 8 matches, Pantić was replaced with Sergio Piernas Cárdenas, his assistant coach.^[5]

Kits

Home

Away

Goalkeeper
home

Goalkeeper
away

Friendlies

Preseason

Elche CF v Dalian Yifang

18 February 2016 Friendly	Elche CF	2–1	Dalian Yifang
	Nikos Vergos Sergio León		Mushekwi 17'

25 February 2016 Friendly	Sarpsborg 08	4–1	Dalian Yifang
	Jonas Lindberg 36' (p) Patrick Mortensen 43' Alexy Bosetti 84', 90'		Budescu 37'

27 February 2016 Friendly	FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg	1–1	Dalian Yifang
			Budescu 15' (p)

1 March 2016 Friendly	FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg	2–2	Dalian Yifang
			Mushekwi Sun Bo

China League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Qingdao Huanghai	30	19	2	9	52	42	+10	59^[a]
4	Beijing Renhe	30	15	4	11	49	35	+14	49
5	Dalian Yifang	30	14	3	13	43	44	−1	45
6	Wuhan Zall	30	12	7	11	31	33	−2	43
7	Nei Mongol Zhongyou	30	12	5	13	37	35	+2	41^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2016. Source: sports.sina.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
Notes:

^ Head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 9 pts, Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 6 pts, Qingdao Huanghai 3 pts.
^ Head-to-head results: Nei Mongol 1–0 Beijing Enterprises Group, Beijing Enterprises Group 0–0 Nei Mongol.

Dalian Derby

Yifang had experienced

Dalian Transcendence

. Yifang won by 2–0 in the first leg, but lost by 1–2 later.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	14	3	13	43	44	−1	45	9	1	5	25	16	+9	5	2	8	18	28	−10

Last updated: 22 October 2016.
Source: See Results

League fixtures and results

12 March 2016 1	Zhejiang Yiteng	Dalian
Saturday 14:30	Zhu Xiaogang 51' Sun Bo 56', 70' Mohamed Bangura 87'		Adam Hughes 48' Li Xin 72'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 15,392 Referee: Chen Xin

20 March 2016 2	Hunan Billows	Dalian
Sunday 14:30	Li Shuai 68' 90+3'		Li Xiang 45+2' Luis Carlos Cabezas 69'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 14,341 Referee: Shen Yinhao

3 April 2016 3	Beijing Enterprises	Dalian
Sunday 15:30	Eddy Francis 32' Sun Bo 50'		Yan Xiangchuang 32' Wen Chih-hao 61' Chen Hao-Wei 89'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Dong Kun

10 April 2016 4	Dalian Yifang	Dalian
Sunday 15:00	Erton Fejzullahu 43' Zhang Jian 65' Xue Ya'nan 76'		Nyasha Mushekwi 26' Eddy Francis 48' Cao Xuan 77'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium Attendance: 17,721 Referee: Luo Haitao

16 April 2016 5	Nei Mongol Zhongyou	Dalian
Saturday 15:30	Cao Xuan 15' Li Zhendong 46' Zhu Xiaogang 85' Mohamed Bangura 90+3'		Jonas Salley 41'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Qiu Zhaojun

23 April 2016 6	Dalian Yifang	Shenzhen
Saturday 15:00	Ren Peng 23'		Sun Bo 13' Nyasha Mushekwi 63' Eddy Francis 64'	Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium Attendance: 10,851 Referee: Liu Xiufeng

1 May 2016 7	Qingdao Jonoon	Dalian
Sunday 15:30	Eddy Francis 28' Nyasha Mushekwi 33'		Sun Xu 6' Wang Wei 51' Guo Liang 57' 58' Wang Jianwen 68'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 18,631 Referee: Wang Wei

8 May 2016 8	Dalian Yifang	Shanghai
Sunday 15:30	Liu Chao 28' Zhao Zuojun 32' Daniel Chima Chukwu 45+1' Jiang Jiajun 51'		Sun Bo 21' Jin Qiang 42' Zhu Ting 53' Ye Chongqiu 62' (o.g.) Nyasha Mushekwi 77'	Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre Attendance: 6,832 Referee: Liu Xiufeng

15 May 2016 9	Wuhan Zall	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Nyasha Mushekwi 13', 46' Mohamed Bangura 50' Sun Bo 58' 61'		Zhou Liao 29' 45' Qiu Tianyi 50'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 16,661 Referee: Yang Kaizi

22 May 2016 10	Dalian Yifang	Beijing
Sunday 16:30	Chen Jie 17' Zhu Baojie 27' Wang Qiang 52' Zhang Lie 79'		Eddy Francis 19' Cao Xuan 76'	Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Xia Jun

29 May 2016 11	Urumqi
Sunday 18:00	Nusmir Fajić 33' Itaparica 60' 89' Rudnei 90+1'		Nyasha Mushekwi 32' Wang Wanpeng 83' Zhu Ting 84' Li Zhendong 86'	Stadium: Xinjiang Sports Centre Attendance: 3,821 Referee: Ma Ye

3 June 2016 12	Tianjin Quanjian	Dalian
Friday 19:00	Nyasha Mushekwi 68' Zhao Xuebin 87' 87'		Luis Fabiano 31' Geuvânio 52' Zheng Dalun 79'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 16,661 Referee: Luo Haitao

11 June 2016 13	Dalian Yifang	Guiyang
Saturday 15:00	Mazola 79'		Li Shuai 65' Sun Bo 70' Zhao Xuebin 78'	Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 8,753 Referee: Jin Jingyuan

19 June 2016 14	Dalian Yifang	2 – 0	Meizhou Kejia	Dalian
Sunday 19:35	Nyasha Mushekwi 51', 70' Wu Yuyin 57' 90+1'			Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 8,521 Referee: Qiu Zhaojun

26 June 2016 15	Dalian Yifang	Qingdao
Sunday 19:30	Ma Long 4' Wan Houliang 16' Jiang Tao 61' Wan Houliang 63' Gao Xiang 73' Martí Crespí 79' Liu Peng 82' Godfred Karikari 83'		Zhu Xiaogang 14' Cui Ming'an 18' Sun Bo 59' Nyasha Mushekwi 69'	Stadium: Qingdao Guoxin Stadium Attendance: 7,592 Referee: Shen Yinhao

2 July 2016 16	Dalian Yifang	Shaoxing
Saturday 19:00	Rodrigo Paulista 40' Li Jian 50' Yu Tao 55' Ricardo Steer 66' Li Xudong 90+3' Rodrigo Paulista 90+3'		Nyasha Mushekwi 40' Cao Xuan 44' Sun Bo 57' Cui Ming'an 59' Jin Qiang 62' Wang Jinxian 85'	Stadium: China Textile City Sports Center Attendance: 1,851 Referee: Jin Jingyuan

9 July 2016 17	Dalian Yifang	Yiyang
Saturday 19:35	Liu Yusheng 22' Xie Weichao 40' Li Zhaonan 55'		Sun Bo 9' Zhu Xiaogang 21' Nyasha Mushekwi 56'	Stadium: Yiyang Stadium Attendance: 1,751 Referee: -

17 July 2016 18	Dalian Yifang	Beijing
Sunday 19:35	Nikola Vujadinovic 40' Tang Jiashu 43' Rubin Okotie 45+1' Wang Cun 49' Wen Chih-hao 83' Jin Hui 90+1'		Li Shuai 38' Jin Qiang 88'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing) Attendance: 3,565 Referee: Liang Caiwei

23 July 2016 19	Dalian Transcendence	Dalian
Saturday 19:30	Wang Wanpeng 3' Sun Bo 89' Cao Xuan 90+1'		Zhang Gong 50' William Paulista 59' Zhao Yibo 90+2'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 20,392 Referee: Xing Qi

31 July 2016 20	Dalian Yifang	Hohhot
Sunday 19:35	Dorielton 16' Wan Yunlong 53' Han Fangteng 72'		Zhu Xiaogang 10' Sun Bo 16' Li Shuai 16' Cao Xuan 60'	Stadium: Hohhot City Stadium Attendance: 12,483 Referee: Cu Chunhan

Dalian Yifang v Shenzhen F.C.

7 August 2016 21	Dalian Yifang	2 – 0	Shenzhen F.C.	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Zhu Xiaogang 41' Wang Wanpeng 43' Zhao Xuebin 45+2', 64' Li Shuai 67' Mohamed Bangura 90+3'		Lü Zheng 11' 69'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Shen Yinhao

14 August 2016 22	Dalian Yifang	Qingdao
Sunday 15:30	Wang Wei 50' Johnny 86'		Shan Pengfei 42' Nyasha Mushekwi 75' Qu Xiaohui 87'	Stadium: Qingdao Tiantai Stadium Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Xu Fuxin

21 August 2016 23	Shanghai Shenxin	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Cui Ming'an 22' 56' Nyasha Mushekwi 38', 74', 90+2' Wu Yuyin 45' Mohamed Bangura 90'		Li Shuai 7' (o.g.) Davi 60' Zhang Yudong 68' Biro Biro 69' Zhang Yi'nuo 71' Davi 88'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 8,231 Referee: Niu Minghui

27 August 2016 24	Dalian Yifang	Wuhan
Saturday 19:35	Sam Jonson 13', 79' Yang Chaosheng 23' Sölvi Ottesen 36' Huang Bowen 45+2' Huang Fengtao 49' Yao Hanlin 84'		Wang Jinxian 36' Jin Qiang 40' Mohamed Bangura 61' Cui Ming'an 68' Qu Xiaohui 77'	Stadium: Xinhua Road Stadium Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Huang Xiang

4 September 2016 25	Beijing Renhe	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Nyasha Mushekwi 22' Zhu Xiaogang 23' Cui Ming'an 33' Zhu Ting 53' Li Zhendong 83'		Wang Gang 7' Shi Liang 11' Zhang Yuan 20' Shi Liang 51' Sun Jihai 72' Shen Tianfeng 86'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Gu Chunhan

11 September 2016 26	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Dalian
Sunday 19:00	Qu Xiaohui 35'		Vicente 34' Nusmir Fajić 35' Abdul'eziz Abdusalam 77' Rudnei 81' Wang Kang 88'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 2,842 Referee: Xia Jun

18 September 2016 27	Dalian Yifang	Tianjin
Sunday 19:45	Luis Fabiano 39', 68' Wang Jie 41' Jádson 63'		Nyasha Mushekwi 10' Dong Yanfeng 37' Qu Xiaohui 47' Zhang Chong 57'	Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Attendance: 10,773 Referee: Ma Li

24 September 2016 28	Guizhou Zhicheng	Dalian
Saturday 15:30	Dong Yanfeng 17' 66' Zhu Xiaogang 45' Wu Yuyin 87' Nyasha Mushekwi 90+2'		Yves Ekwalla Herman 13' Jiang Liang 90+5'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Zhang Long

15 October 2016 29	Dalian Yifang	Meizhou
Saturday 14:30	Ouyang Xue 16', 89' Japa 59' (p), 73' 73'		Nyasha Mushekwi 56' Zhu Ting 58' Mohamed Bangura 81' Sun Bo 89'	Stadium: Wuhua County Stadium Attendance: 8,939 Referee: Luo Haitao

22 October 2016 30	Qingdao Huanghai	Dalian
Saturday 14:30	Wu Yuyin 12' Qu Xiaohui 47' Zhu Ting 48' Nyasha Mushekwi 61'		Đorđe Rakić 36', 41' Jiang Tao 60' Martí Crespí 77' Yuri 85'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Li Pan

Chinese FA Cup

FA Cup fixtures and results

12 April 2016 Dalian Aerbin	Baoding
15:30 CST			Zhang Hui 53' Zhao Xuebin 73'	Stadium: Baoding People's Stadium Attendance: 2,568 Referee: Li Zheng

11 May 2016 Henan Jianye	Dalian
16:00 CST	Zhao Xuebin 13' Bangura 40'	Maitijiang 18', 45'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Shen Yinhao
	Penalties
	Bangura Cui Ming'an Zhao Xuebin Wu Yuyin	Ivo Yin Hongbo Maitijiang Sow Gomes

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Notes	Ref.
10	MF	Constantin Budescu	26	Astra Giurgiu	Transfer	Winter	€1.5M	—	^[6]
11	FW	Mohamed Bangura	26	AIK	Transfer	Winter	€0.8M	—	^[1]
3	DF	Cao Xuan	30	Hangzhou Greentown	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[1]
7	MF	Li Zhendong	25	Beijing Enterprises	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[1]
4	DF	Li Shuai	20	Mafra U19	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[1]
14	MF	Qu Xiaohui	28	Shenyang Urban	Transfer	Winter	—	—
5	DF	Wu Yuyin	25	Shanghai SIPG Reserves	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[1]
9	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	29	Sundowns	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[1]
	DF	Ji Zhengyu	21	Dalian Transcendence	Loan Return	Winter	—	—
	FW	Nan Yunqi	22	Dalian Transcendence	Loan Return	Winter	—	—
22	MF	Seykou Oliseh	26	Astra Giurgiu	Transfer	Summer	—	—	^[7]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Notes	Ref.
21	DF	Yue Xin	19	Hangzhou Greentown	Transfer	Winter	€575,000	—
13	GK	Liu Weiguo	23	Guangzhou Evergrande	Transfer	Winter	€150,000	—
9	FW	Bruno Meneghel	28	Cerezo Osaka	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[8]
	DF	Ji Zhengyu	21	Hunan Billows	Transfer	Winter	—	—
21	MF	Liu Yingchen	23	Dalian Transcendence	Transfer	Winter	—	—
3	DF	Niklas Backman	27	Aarhus GF	Transfer	Winter	—	—	^[9]
5	DF	Zou You	30	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletics	Transfer	Winter	—	—
	MF	Nan Yunqi	22	Dalian Transcendence	—	Winter	—	—
22	FW	Duan Yunzi	21	Shenyang Urban	Loan	Winter	—	—
11	FW	Mathias Ranégie	31	Watford	End of loan	Winter	—	—	^[10]
10	MF	Chen Tao	31	—	Released	Winter	—	—
10	MF	Constantin Budescu	26	Astra Giurgiu	Loan	Summer	—	—	^[11]

Squad

As of 4 March 2016[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CHN	Zhang Chong
2	DF	CHN	Wang Wanpeng
3	DF	CHN	Cao Xuan (captain)
4	DF	CHN	Li Shuai
5	DF	CHN	Wu Yuyin
6	MF	CHN	Zhu Xiaogang
7	MF	CHN	Li Zhendong
8	MF	CHN	Zhu Ting
9	FW	ZIM	Nyasha Mushekwi
10	MF	ROU	Constantin Budescu
11	FW	SLE	Mohamed Bangura
12	FW	CHN	Zhao Xuebin
14	MF	CHN	Qu Xiaohui
15	MF	CHN	Jin Qiang
16	FW	CHN	Xie Hui


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	CHN	Zhang Hui
18	FW	CHN	Wang Jinxian
19	GK	CHN	Yu Ziqian
21	MF	CHN	Dong Honglin
22	FW	LBR	Sekou Oliseh (from June)
23	GK	CHN	Chen Junlin
26	MF	CHN	Cui Ming'an
27	DF	CHN	Shan Pengfei
29	MF	CHN	Sun Bo
30	DF	CHN	Han Xuegeng
31	DF	CHN	Wang Yaopeng
32	DF	CHN	Eddy Francis
42	DF	CHN	Dong Yanfeng
43	DF	CHN	Li Zhen

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	No.	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	Total
1	Nyasha Mushekwi	9	FW	19	0	19
2	Sun Bo	29	MF	6	0	6
3	Mohamed Bangura	11	FW	3	1	4
3	Zhao Xuebin	12	FW	3	2	5
5	Cao Xuan	3	DF	2	0	2
	Cui Ming'an	26	MF	2	0	2
	Qu Xiaohui	14	MF	2	0	2
8	Zhu Ting	8	DF	1	0	1
	Wang Wanpeng	2	DF	1	0	1
	Li Zhendong	7	MF	1	0	1
	Wang Jinxian	18	MF	1	0	1
	Dong Yanfeng	42	DF	1	0	1
	Zhang Hui	17	MF	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	1

Assists

Rank	Player	No.	Pos.	League One	FA Cup	Total
1	Wang Jinxian	18	MF	8	0	8
2	Sun Bo	29	MF	6	0	6
3	Cui Ming'an	26	MF	4	0	4
4	Nyasha Mushekwi	9	FW	3	0	3
4	Zhu Ting	8	DF	3	0	3
6	Li Zhendong	7	MF	2	0	2
6	Cao Xuan	3	DF	2	0	2
8	Mohamed Bangura	11	FW	1	0	1
	Qu Xiaohui	14	MF	1	0	1
	Zhao Xuebin	12	FW	1	1	2
	Sekou Oliseh	22	MF	1	0	1
	Constantin Budescu	10	MF	1	0	1

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[table_hth_QDH0.058231011060174-6] Head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 9 pts, Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 6 pts, Qingdao Huanghai 3 pts.

[table_hth_BG0.058231011060174-7] Head-to-head results: Nei Mongol 1–0 Beijing Enterprises Group, Beijing Enterprises Group 0–0 Nei Mongol.

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