Chinese Super League: Club Profile - Henan Jianye

As part of our series of ‘fact-files’ focusing on each of the teams contesting in the Chinese Super League (CSL), we take a look into everything you would need to know about Henan Jianye. Based in the city of Zhengzhou, in central China, away from the more glamorous cities of the coast, and without the impressive budgets that these teams are afforded, Henan Jianye have become somewhat relative over-achievers in the past couple of seasons of Chinese football.

Team: Henan Jianye

Nickname: Red Devils

City Based: Zhengzhou, Henan Province

Year founded (professionally): 1994

Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium

Stadium Capacity: 29,860

Manager: Jia Xiuquan

Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Javier Patino (Filipino), Ivo (Brazilian), Ryan McGowan (Australian)

Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Gu Cao, Yin Hongbo

Position Last Season: 5th

Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 6th

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Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Points

1

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

15

11

3

1

30

7

23

36

2

Hebei China Fortune

15

9

3

3

22

15

7

30

3

Jiangsu Suning

15

8

5

2

20

11

9

29

4

Shanghai SIPG

15

6

6

3

21

12

9

24

5

Shanghai Shenhua

15

5

7

3

24

15

9

22

6

Henan Jianye

15

6

4

5

13

12

1

22

7

Tianjin Teda

15

5

6

4

17

19

-2

21

8

Beijing Guoan

14

5

5

4

15

13

2

20

9

Liaoning

14

4

5

5

15

22

-7

17

10

Yanbian Funde

15

4

4

7

16

18

-2

16

11

Guangzhou R&F

15

4

4

7

13

20

-7

16

12

Chongqing Lifan

15

3

6

6

15

20

-5

15

13

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

14

3

5

6

10

16

-6

14

14

Changchun Yatai

15

3

4

8

11

23

-12

13

15

Hangzhou Greentown

15

3

3

9

8

18

-10

12

16

Shandong Luneng Taishan

14

2

4

8

13

22

-9

10

Current Top Goalscorer (This Season): Javier Patino (3)

Current Most Assists (This Season): Ivo (4)

Continental Competition (This Season): None

League Wins: None

Chinese FA Cup Wins: None

Asian Champions League Wins: None

Highest League Position: 3rd (2009)

Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £1.91m (Rafael Marques – from Botafago)

Highest Transfer Fee Received: £7.49m (Bi Jinhao – to Shanghai Shenhua)

Rivals: No fierce rivals

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