Zibo Cuju F.C.

Zibo Cuju
淄博蹴鞠
Full name	Zibo Cuju Football Club; 淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部
Founded	June 1982; 41 years ago
Dissolved	29 March 2023; 13 months ago

Zibo Cuju Football Club (Chinese: 淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部) is a defunct professional Chinese football club that participated in the China League One. The team was based in Zibo. The club was dissolved in March 2023.^[1]

History

Zibo Sunday was founded in June 1982 inspired by the

Anhui Hefei Guiguan in the final. After competing in 2018 China League Two and ending up in a mid-table finish, Zibo Sunday F.C. changed their name to Zibo Cuju F.C. in January 2019,^[4] stressing the significance of Zibo being the home of Cuju

, a form of proto-football sport in ancient China.

Name history

1982–2018 Zibo Sunday S.C. 淄博星期天
2019–2022 Zibo Cuju F.C. 淄博蹴鞠

Managerial history

Liu Mengyang (2015)
Zhang Chonglai (2016)
Liu Meng (2017)
Hou Zhiqiang (2018–2020)
Park Chul (2021)
Huang Hongyi (2021–2022)

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2019 season.^[5]

Year	Div	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.	FA Cup	Super Cup	AFC	Other		Att./G	Stadium
2011	4									DNQ¹	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	VCC ²	3
2012	4									DNQ¹	R1	DNQ	DNQ	VCC ²	3
2013	4									12	R1	DNQ	DNQ
2014	4									DNQ¹	R1	DNQ	DNQ
2015	4									DNQ¹	QR	DNQ	DNQ
2016	4									Group	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
2017	4									W	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				Zibo Sports Center Stadium
2018	3	28	12	5	11	38	32	6	41	19	R2	DNQ	DNQ			1,485
2019	3	30	22	3	5	60	13	47	69³	7	R4	DNQ	DNQ
2020	3	10	7	1	2	14	8	6	22	RU	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
2021	2	34	10	9	15	32	52	-20	39	11	R4	DNQ	DNQ
2022	2	34	11	6	17	37	53	-17	33⁴	15	R3	DNQ	DNQ

^1 Did not qualify to the final stage. ^2 AFC Vision China Championship. ^3 In group stage. ^4 Zibo Cuju had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022.

Key

	China top division
	China second division
	China third division
	China fourth division
W	Winners
RU	Runners-up
3	Third place
	Relegated

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

^ "2023职业联赛准入名单：广州城、昆山、陕西未在列" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "足协杯-东莞南城3–0淘汰淄博星期天次轮对阵松江". sina. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ "新历史!淄博星期天进中丙四强山东足球新增乙级队". sina. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^ "关于淄博星期天足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ "淄博星期天" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[1] "2023职业联赛准入名单：广州城、昆山、陕西未在列" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[2] "足协杯-东莞南城3–0淘汰淄博星期天次轮对阵松江". sina. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[3] "新历史!淄博星期天进中丙四强山东足球新增乙级队". sina. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[4] "关于淄博星期天足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.

[5] "淄博星期天" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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