Chengdu Better City is the Chengdu-based professional football club commonly associated with the name Chengdu Rongcheng. Rooted in Sichuan’s Hibiscus City identity, it presents a red-and-white image and a modern home at Phoenix Hill Sports Park Professional Football Stadium. The club’s profile brings together its local setting, institutional backing and historical naming context. Its story connects the city’s heritage with contemporary professional football, with information current.
Chengdu Better City Upcoming matches by league
Super League
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- Regular Season - 27
Chengdu Better CityNo H2HTianjin Teda
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- Regular Season - 28
SHANGHAI SIPGNo H2HChengdu Better City
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- Regular Season - 29
Chengdu Better CityNo H2HDalian Zhixing
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- Regular Season - 30
Shandong LunengNo H2HChengdu Better City
Chengdu Better City Last matches by league
Super League
FA Cup
AFC Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Chengdu Better City Team Roster
Chengdu Better City’s recorded squad contains 29 players: 14 midfielders, eight defenders, four attackers and three goalkeepers. The midfield group includes Rômulo, Wei Shihao, Matheus Jussa and Wellington Silva, giving the roster a broad mix of domestic and international experience. Han Pengfei, He Yiran and E. Sorokin feature among the defensive options, while Felipe and Behram Abduweli are listed in attack. Jian Tao, Liu Dianzuo and Ran Weifeng provide the goalkeeping group. Shirt numbers run from 1 to 66, although the available record does not define ages or selection status.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Hetao Hu
Alexander Christian Jojo
Yiran He
Dongsheng Wang
Pengfei Han
Yanfeng Dong
Yang Li
Egor Sorokin
position Midfielder
Matheus Isaias dos Santos
Zhuoyi Feng
Shihao Wei
Wellington Alves da Silva
Mingyang Yang
Ziming Wang
Lisheng Liao
Mirahmetjan Muzepper
Mutellip Iminqari
Chao Gan
Moyu Li
Rongxiang Liao
Shihan Chen
position Attacker
Felipe de Sousa Silva
Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva
Chuang Tang
Behram Abduweli
Ezimet Qeyser
Last Chengdu Better City Coachs
Seo Jung-Won is Chengdu Better City’s current head coach, having begun the role on 1 December 2020. The Korea Republic coach is the longest-serving figure in the recorded coaching timeline and provides continuity across the club’s recent move into sustained Super League and continental participation. Before Seo’s tenure, Spanish coach Carlos Granero led the side from 1 March 2018 until 1 December 2020. The record identifies both appointments by date, while only Seo is supported as the current holder.
Jung-Won Seo
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jung-Won Seo | Korea Republic | 1 December 2020 | |
| José Carlos Granero Granero | Spain | 1 March 2018 | 1 December 2020 |
Chengdu Better City Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a mixed pattern and do not represent a complete movement list. Shihan Chen and E. Sorokin joined as free agents, while A. Jojo, Matheus Jussa, Wang Ziming and Wellington Silva were also listed in free-agent categories. He Yiran and Behram Abduweli arrived from Changchun Yatai and Sichuan Jiuniu in transfer movements. Feng Zhuoyi, Liao Lisheng and Mutellip Iminqari returned from loans at the end of 2025. He Yiran is listed twice on closely dated occasions, so this does not establish two separate arrivals.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Rochefort
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Free agent | 21 July 2026 | |
| Yao Zixuan |
Guangxi Hengchen
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Free agent | 26 February 2026 |
| Yao Zixuan |
Guangxi Hengchen
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Free agent | 26 February 2026 |
| He Yiran |
Changchun Yatai
|
Transfer | 13 February 2026 |
| Behram Abduweli |
Sichuan Jiuniu
|
Transfer | 12 February 2026 |
| He Yiran |
Changchun Yatai
|
- | 12 February 2026 |
| E. Sorokin |
Kairat Almaty
|
Free agent | 4 February 2026 |
| E. Sorokin |
Kairat Almaty
|
Free agent | 3 February 2026 |
| A. Jojo |
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
Free agent | 31 January 2026 |
| A. Jojo |
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
Free agent | 30 January 2026 |
| Matheus Jussa |
SHANGHAI SIPG
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Free agent | 6 January 2026 |
| Wellington Silva |
Qingdao Jonoon
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Free agent | 5 January 2026 |
| Wang Ziming |
Beijing Guoan
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Free agent | 5 January 2026 |
| Mutellip Iminqari |
Qingdao Youth Island
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Liao Lisheng |
Sichuan Jiuniu
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
The recorded departures include a loan for Xu Hong to Guangzhou Dandelion and a return from loan for Pedro Delgado to Shandong Luneng. Most of the other listed moves are free-agent departures, including Yu Yanfeng and Ren Jian to Guizhou Xufengtang, Wang Junqiang to Shanghai Second, and several players moving to Shenyang Urban. Transfer entries also record Yuan Mincheng joining Shenyang Urban and Tang Miao moving to Yunnan Yukun. The listing is a capped recent sample rather than a complete account of every departure, and it does not include financial details.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Hong |
Guangzhou Dandelion
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Loan | 20 July 2026 |
| Yu Yanfeng |
Guizhou Xufengtang
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Free agent | 16 March 2026 |
| Ren Jian |
Guizhou Xufengtang
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Free agent | 16 March 2026 |
| Yu Yanfeng |
Guizhou Xufengtang
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Free agent | 16 March 2026 |
| Wang Junqiang |
Shanghai Second
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Free agent | 6 March 2026 |
| Wang Junqiang |
Shanghai Second
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Free agent | 6 March 2026 |
| Wang Zijie |
Xiamen Feilu
|
Free agent | 3 March 2026 |
| Wang Zijie |
Xiamen Feilu
|
Free agent | 3 March 2026 |
| Yuan Mincheng |
Shenyang Urban
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Transfer | 25 February 2026 |
| Zhou Yunyi |
Wuxi Wugou
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Free agent | 5 February 2026 |
| Zhou Yunyi |
Wuxi Wugou
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Free agent | 5 February 2026 |
| Tang Xin |
Hubei Chufeng Heli
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Free agent | 5 February 2026 |
| Zhou Yunyi |
Wuxi Wugou
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Free agent | 4 February 2026 |
| T. Letschert |
AFC Amsterdam
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Free agent | 31 January 2026 |
| Y. Gurfinkel |
AEK Larnaca
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Free agent | 27 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recorded movement picture around Chengdu Better City is shaped by squad turnover, loan cycles and a broad free-agent stream. Recent arrivals include several free agents from Chinese clubs and beyond, alongside recorded transfers for He Yiran and Behram Abduweli. Three players, Feng Zhuoyi, Liao Lisheng and Mutellip Iminqari, are recorded as returning from loans, indicating the squad also absorbed players coming back from temporary spells. On the departure side, Xu Hong left on loan, Pedro Delgado returned to Shandong Luneng, and many listed exits were free-agent moves to clubs in China or overseas. The two directions therefore show different mechanisms rather than a single pattern: free-agent arrivals, recorded transfers, loan returns and outbound releases appear together. Because both lists are limited recent samples and include repeated or closely related entries, they describe movement themes, not a definitive seasonal balance or complete transfer account.
Leagues Chengdu Better City has participated in
Chengdu Better City’s recorded competition profile spans the Super League, League One, FA Cup, AFC Champions League and club friendlies. The Super League is recorded from 2021 through 2025, while the FA Cup runs from 2019 through 2025. AFC Champions League participation appears for 2025, alongside friendlies recorded from 2023 to 2025. These entries place the club in China’s top domestic league and the national cup ecosystem, with a recent continental presence in the record. League One is historical, covering 2020 and 2021 rather than the latest competition cycle. The available competition history does not establish results, titles or a current 2026 schedule.
More about Chengdu Better City
Chengdu Better City Football Club represents Chengdu in Sichuan Province, China, and is commonly known as Chengdu Rongcheng. The Rongcheng name is associated with Chengdu’s historic poetic description as the Hibiscus City, giving the club a direct link with the character and cultural identity of its home. The modern club story is also connected with the earlier Chengdu Xingcheng name, before the Rongcheng identity became established in the professional game. The club plays home fixtures at Phoenix Hill Sports Park Professional Football Stadium in Chengdu’s Jinniu District. The venue is a modern football arena recognised for its silver-ring roof and futuristic exterior, providing a distinctive setting for the club’s red-and-white visual tradition. Those colours define the home identity, with deep burgundy accents adding variation to the palette. The crest is described as a shield incorporating regional imagery and symbols associated with the city and its supporters. Chengdu Better City is majority-backed by Chengdu Better City Investment Group Co., Ltd., linking the club’s organisation to a substantial local corporate and municipal-investment presence. That structure sits alongside a strong city-based football culture, where the club’s name, colours and home venue combine to express Chengdu rather than a generic national brand. On the sporting side, the club competes in the Chinese Super League, the highest level of China’s professional league pyramid, and has a recorded place in the Chinese FA Cup. Its competition profile also includes an AFC Champions League entry for 2025 and a recent programme of club friendlies. This gives Chengdu Better City a domestic foundation with an Asian dimension. Its recorded squad contains 29 players and is led by South Korean coach Seo Jung-Won, reflecting a blend of established Chinese footballers and overseas experience within the club’s current sporting identity.
Last matches statistics for Chengdu Better City
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Chengdu Better City
1 - 1
Chongqing Tongliang Long
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5 / 14 |
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89 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
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Qingdao Youth Island
1 - 1
Chengdu Better City
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2 / 13 |
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86 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
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Yunnan Yukun
3 - 3
Chengdu Better City
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chengdu Better City
2 - 2
Beijing Guoan
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8 / 17 |
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80 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
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Chengdu Better City
1 - 1
Wuhan Three Towns
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9 / 24 |
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86 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
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Yunnan Yukun
1 - 0
Chengdu Better City
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1 / 12 |
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75 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
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Hangzhou Greentown
2 - 3
Chengdu Better City
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5 / 14 |
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84 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
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Chengdu Better City
4 - 5
Shanghai Shenhua
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5 / 12 |
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88 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
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Chengdu Better City
2 - 1
Shenyang Urban
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7 / 24 |
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84 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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Henan Jianye
0 - 0
Chengdu Better City
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0 / 9 |
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0% | 23 | 7 | 3 |
Detailed statistics Chengdu Better City
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).