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 the highly ambitious, and current Chinese FA Cup holders, Jiangsu Suning. With the high-profile recent additions of Brazilians Alex Teixeira and Ramires, this is a football club that has set its since firmly on big things – definitely one of the teams to watch!
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Team: Jiangsu Suning
City Based: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Year founded (professionally): 1994
Owner: Suning Appliance Group
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Stadium Capacity: 61,443
Manager: Choi Yong-soo (South Korean)
Captain: Wu Xi
Three Players To Watch (Foreign): Alex Teixeira (Brazilian), Ramires (Brazilian), Jô (Brazilian)
Three Players To Watch (Chinese): Wu Xi, Li Áng, Ren Hang
Position Last Season: 9th
Current League Position (as of 1st July 2016): 3rd
# | 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): Alex Teixeira (4)
Current Most Assists (This Season): Alex Teixeira (3)
Continental Competition (This Season): Asian Champions League – eliminated in the group stage.
League Wins: None
Chinese FA Cup Wins: 2015 (1 time – Current Holders)
Asian Champions League Wins: None
Highest League Position: 2nd (2012)
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £37.50m (Alex Teixeira – from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Highest Transfer Fee Received: £6.90m (Sun Ke – to Tianjin Quanjian)
Rivals: Hangzhou Greentown, Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai SIPG
