Shijiazhuang Gongfu F.C.
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| Full name | Shijiazhuang Gongfu Football Club 石家庄功夫足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2020 | ||
| Ground | Yutong International Sports Center | ||
| Capacity | 29,000 | ||
| Chairman | Zhai Zhihai | ||
| Manager | Jesús Tato | ||
| League | China League One | ||
| 2025 | China League One, 5th of 16 | ||
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Shijiazhuang Gongfu Football Club (Chinese: 石家庄功夫足球俱乐部; pinyin: Shíjiāzhuāng Gōngfu Zúqiú Jùlèbù; lit. 'Shijiazhuang Kung Fu F.C.') is a Chinese professional football club based in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, that competes in China League One, the second tier of Chinese football. Shijiazhuang Gongfu plays its home matches at the Yutong International Sports Center, located within Chang'an District.
History
The club was founded as Hebei Jingying Zhihai F.C. in 2020 by the former shareholders of Hebei Aoli Jingying (formerly Hebei Elite) after its acquisition by Beijing Sports University Group and co.
They participated in the Hebei FA Amateur League that year and were crowned as champions after beating Tangshan Haihuang Mingzhu in the final, which earned them the right to play in the 2020 Chinese Champions League, in which they lost to Yichun Jiangxi Tungsten Grand Tiger in the quarter-final play-off, as well as the crucial battle for promotion to China League Two, failing to promote.
In 2021, the club changed its name to Hebei Kungfu F.C.,[1] and were admitted into the 2021 China League Two due to the withdrawal of other teams.[2]
In 2022, the club changed its name to Shijiazhuang Gongfu F.C..[3]
Name history
- 2020 Hebei Jingying Zhihai 河北精英志海
- 2021 Hebei Kungfu 河北功夫
- 2022– Shijiazhuang Gongfu 石家庄功夫
Players
Current squad
- As of July 2026[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Jesús Tato |
| Assistant coaches |  Xiao Zhanbo Bai Jiayu.svg.png){kind=small} Marco Silva |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sun Le |
Managerial history
- Zhang Hui (2020–2023)
- Zhou Lin (2023–2024)
- Juan Carlos Añón (2024)
Zoran Janković (2024)- Liu Cheng (interim) (2024)
- Zhang Hui (2025)
- Niu Hongli (2025–2026)
- Jesús Tato (2026–present)
References
- ↑ "功夫足球成真！河北精英志海更名为河北功夫足球俱乐部". Dongqiudi. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "关于公布获得2021赛季中国足球协会职业准入资格俱乐部名单的通知". thecfa.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "国家企业信用信息公示系统显示：河北功夫更名为石家庄功夫". Dongqiudi. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "石家庄功夫足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). cfl-china.cn. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)