Xian Chanba
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Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba is a Chinese
football
club based in Xi'an
, Shaanxi
. They play at the Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium and currently compete in the Chinese Super League
. Founded in Pudong
, Shanghai
in 1995 the club was originally known as Shanghai Pudong though they changed their second part of their name on several occasions to suit their sponsors. During 2006 the club, which had named itself Shanghai International would move away from Shanghai to Shaanxi and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International or Inter Xi'an by the fans. Their current name of Chanba is the merging of the names of two local rivers within Xi'an, Chan River and Ba River.
to manage the side at the beginning of the 2000 league season and would make the club promotion contenders. Under Xu Genbao's leadership they wouldn't have to wait long to win promotion when they would go on to win the division title at the end of the season and a chance to play in the top tier. Under the ownership of Shanghai Yungtay Engineering who owned (95%) and COSCO Real Estate own the other (5%) the club rebranded themselves with a new blue and white striped football kit who were big spenders that wanted to achieve immediate success by bringing in established Chinese internationals such as Cheng Yaodong
, Jiang Jin
and particularly Wu Chengying
who cost them a Chinese record 13,000,000 RMB
. This saw them become genuine title contenders and under their new manager Cheng Yaodong they would fight for the league title with Shanghai Shenhua
and only come second by a single point at the end of the 2003 league season
.
The owners could not maintain the level of spending that they had done and the teams results would start to slip. Finding that ultimately, they could not compete with Shanghai Shenhua and in the 2005 season, they faced additional competition in Shanghai Zobon, the team decided to move to Xi'an after months of speculation. With the team known as Shanghai International or Inter Shanghai by the fans they would start to move away from their previous Yuanshen Stadium to the Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International by 2006. In 2007 their ownership was transferred to Baorong Investment and it was during this period that the Club would start to experiment with a new yellow football kit. This would surprisingly seem to work when the club looked as if they were title contenders once more during the 2008 league season, however their title hopes quickly faded and the team eventually finished fifth. The following season, however would see the team languish near the bottom of the table and Cheng Yaodong decided to resign. Zhu Guanghu
would come in and the team would avoid relegation.
U17 team
All-time League rankings
(2007–08) Vicente (2006), (2009) Fan Zhiyi
(2002) Jiang Jin
(2003–05) Qi Hong
(2002–04) Shen Si
(2002–04) Wu Chengying
(2003–06) Kwame Ayew
(2004–06) Marvin Avila
(2009) Nelson Cuevas (2003) Derek Riordan
(2011) Lyle Martin
(2010)
China
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football
Football (soccer)
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club based in Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
, Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
. They play at the Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium and currently compete in the Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
. Founded in Pudong
Pudong
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, Shanghai
Shanghai
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in 1995 the club was originally known as Shanghai Pudong though they changed their second part of their name on several occasions to suit their sponsors. During 2006 the club, which had named itself Shanghai International would move away from Shanghai to Shaanxi and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International or Inter Xi'an by the fans. Their current name of Chanba is the merging of the names of two local rivers within Xi'an, Chan River and Ba River.
History
The club was founded on February 1995 in Pudong, Shanghai to take part in the recently formed fully professional football league system and would start at the bottom of the football pyramid in the third division where they named themselves Shanghai Pudong. Playing in all blue in their debut season they would immediately taste success when they won the division title and promotion to the second tier. The following seasons, however saw the team languish within the division until they brought in Xu GenbaoXu Genbao
Xu Genbao is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and manager of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy...
to manage the side at the beginning of the 2000 league season and would make the club promotion contenders. Under Xu Genbao's leadership they wouldn't have to wait long to win promotion when they would go on to win the division title at the end of the season and a chance to play in the top tier. Under the ownership of Shanghai Yungtay Engineering who owned (95%) and COSCO Real Estate own the other (5%) the club rebranded themselves with a new blue and white striped football kit who were big spenders that wanted to achieve immediate success by bringing in established Chinese internationals such as Cheng Yaodong
Cheng Yaodong
Cheng Yaodong is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the Chinese league and cup with them...
, Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin is an assistant coach and former international Chinese football goalkeeper who was predominantly known for being the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup...
and particularly Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying is a former Chinese international football player who is predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup before moving to Shanghai International for a then Chinese record fee of 13,000,000 RMB in 2003...
who cost them a Chinese record 13,000,000 RMB
Renminbi
The Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . Renminbi is legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong or Macau. It is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC...
. This saw them become genuine title contenders and under their new manager Cheng Yaodong they would fight for the league title with Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
and only come second by a single point at the end of the 2003 league season
Chinese Jia-A League 2003
-League standings:-References:*...
.
The owners could not maintain the level of spending that they had done and the teams results would start to slip. Finding that ultimately, they could not compete with Shanghai Shenhua and in the 2005 season, they faced additional competition in Shanghai Zobon, the team decided to move to Xi'an after months of speculation. With the team known as Shanghai International or Inter Shanghai by the fans they would start to move away from their previous Yuanshen Stadium to the Shaanxi Coca-Cola Stadium and rename themselves Xi'an Chanba International by 2006. In 2007 their ownership was transferred to Baorong Investment and it was during this period that the Club would start to experiment with a new yellow football kit. This would surprisingly seem to work when the club looked as if they were title contenders once more during the 2008 league season, however their title hopes quickly faded and the team eventually finished fifth. The following season, however would see the team languish near the bottom of the table and Cheng Yaodong decided to resign. Zhu Guanghu
Zhu Guanghu
Zhu Guanghu is a Chinese football coach currently under contract with Shaanxi Chanba, and was previously the head coach of the China national football team to 22 August 2007.-Managerial career:...
would come in and the team would avoid relegation.
Name Changes
- 1995-98: Shanghai Pudong (上海浦东)
- 1999: Shanghai Pudong Whirlpool (上海浦东惠而浦)
- 2000: Pudong Lianyang 8848 (浦东联洋 8848)
- 2001-03: Shanghai COSCO Huili (上海中远汇丽)
- 2003-05: Shanghai International
- 2006: Xi'an Chanba International (西安浐灞国际)
moved to Xi'an CityXi'anXi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
and were renamed - 2007: Shaanxi Baorong Chanba (陕西宝荣浐灞)
- 2008-09: Shaanxi Neo-China Chanba (陕西中新浐灞)
- 2010: Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba (陕西中建地产浐灞)
- 2011-: Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba (陕西人和商业浐灞)
Honours
- Yiji league (third-highest division in China) champion (1995)
- (Former) Jia B champion (2001)
- (Former) Jia A Runners-up (2003)
U17 team
- U17 Winners Cup winner: 2006
Results
- As of the end of 2011 season
All-time League rankings
| Season | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 Chinese Jia-A League 2002 -Overview:It was performed in 15 teams, and Dalian Shide won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
2003 Chinese Jia-A League 2003 -League standings:-References:*... |
2004 Chinese Super League 2004 -Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football... |
2005 Chinese Super League 2005 The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China's top-tier football competition. With no relegation the previous season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 clubs with the promotion of Shanghai Zobon and Wuhan Huanghelou... |
2006 Chinese Super League 2006 This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League , also known as Chinese Super League , which is the premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.... |
2007 Chinese Super League 2007 The 2007 Chinese Super League season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery.... |
2008 Chinese Super League 2008 The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs... |
2009 Chinese Super League 2009 The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the... |
2010 | 2011 |
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| Division | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Current squad
As of 31 March 2011Famous previous players
Rafael ScheidtRafael Scheidt
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(2007–08) Vicente (2006), (2009) Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to...
(2002) Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin is an assistant coach and former international Chinese football goalkeeper who was predominantly known for being the first-choice goalkeeper for China during the 2002 FIFA World Cup...
(2003–05) Qi Hong
Qi Hong
Qi Hong is a former Chinese international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or shadow striker throughout his career. He is predominately remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup with them before controversially moving to then local...
(2002–04) Shen Si
Shen Si
Shen Si is a retired Chinese football player. He played as the left midfielder and was famous for his good technical skill. He managed Pudong Zobon F.C. before being revealed to have been involved in fixing a game in 2003 Chinese Jia-A League.Shen Si had a reputation for his free kick skills...
(2002–04) Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying is a former Chinese international football player who is predominantly remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup before moving to Shanghai International for a then Chinese record fee of 13,000,000 RMB in 2003...
(2003–06) Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew
Kwame Ayew is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.During nearly 20 years, in played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal, where he appeared for four teams in the 90's.-Club career:...
(2004–06) Marvin Avila
Marvin Ávila
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(2009) Nelson Cuevas (2003) Derek Riordan
Derek Riordan
Derek George Riordan is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national football team. Riordan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003...
(2011) Lyle Martin
Lyle Martin
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(2010)