Meizhou Hakka F.C.
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| Full name | Meizhou Hakka Football Club 梅州客家足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Huitang Stadium, Wuhua | ||
| Capacity | 27,000 | ||
| Manager | Milan Ristić | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2020 | League One, 5th of 18 | ||
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Meizhou Hakka Football Club (Chinese: 梅州客家足球俱乐部; pinyin: Méizhōu Kèjiā Zúqiú Jùlèbù; Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Wuhua County, Meizhou in the province of Guangdong and their home stadium is the 6,800 capacity Wuhua County Stadium. Their current majority shareholders are the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau, Wei Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and partners. The club was renamed Meizhou Wuhua Football Club according to Meizhou Daily.[1] However, the original name was still used in official documents of CFA all the time.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
History
Meizhou Hakka F.C. was established in January 2013 by former Guangdong Sunray Cave manager Cao Yang along with the support of the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau.[8] He would soon go on to gain financial support from the Chairman of Wei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Wei Jinping who was persuaded in investing into the team after Cao Yang described his envision of creating a footballing hub in Wuhua County, the home town of former Chinese footballer and coach Lee Wai Tong.[9] The squad was assembled with local Hakka players and players from other teams in Guangdong, including Guangdong Sunray Cave, Guangzhou Evergrande, Shenzhen Ruby and Shenzhen Fengpeng before entering the third tier in the 2013 league season where despite topping the group stages they finished fifth in the knock-out stages.[10]
Name history
According to the club's statement:
- 2013 Meizhou Kejia 梅州客家
- 2014– Meizhou Wuhua 梅州五华[1]
According to official documents of CFA:
Current squad
First team squad
- As of 31 July 2021[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
- As of 31 July 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
- As of 31 July 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Milan Ristić
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| Assistant coach |  Qu Gang
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Da Silva
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
- Cao Yang (2013)
- Tan Ende (2014–26 May 2015)
- Zhang Jun (26 May 2015 – 3 July 2015)
- Qi Wusheng (3 July 2015–31 Dec 2015)
Luc Nijholt (1 Jan 2016–19 Jul 2016)- Cao Yang (caretaker) (19 Jul 2016–31 Dec 2016)
Vjekoslav Lokica (16 Feb 2017–29 Apr 2017)- Cao Yang (caretaker) (29 Apr 2017–23 Jul 2017)
Aleksandar Stankov (23 Jul 2017–18 Dec 2017)
Rusmir Cviko (18 Dec 2017–28 Aug 2018)- Li Weijun (carettaker) (28 Aug 2018–19 Dec 2018)
- Zheng Xiaotian (19 Dec 2018–6 Nov 2019)
- Marcelo Rospide (12 Nov 2019–)
Honours
- China League Two (Third Tier League)[12]
- Winners (1): 2015
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2019 season.[13][14]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2013 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 30 1 | 5[15] | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium Wuhua County Stadium | |
| 2014 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 42 1 | 4 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Wuhua County Stadium | |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 30 1 | W | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,818 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 39 | 12 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 6,450 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 | 12 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,865 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 40 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,583 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 10 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Huitang Stadium |
- ^1 In group stage.
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