Jiangsu Suning’s team page brings together the club’s recorded identity across a pivotal period of Chinese football. Founded in 1994 and associated with Nanjing, the side became one of the most recognisable Jiangsu names during the Suning era. Its profile combines a major-city setting, a strong blue-and-black visual character and a history that reached China’s top level and continental competition. The page also preserves the latest recorded personnel context and the key milestones surrounding a club whose modern story has now passed into football history.
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Jiangsu Suning Last matches by league
FA Cup
Super League
Jiangsu Suning Team Roster
The latest recorded roster contains 17 players. It has three goalkeepers, two defenders, two attackers and a midfield-heavy group of ten. Huang Zihao, Qi Yuxi and Zhang Yan provide the goalkeeping options, while Zhang Cheng and Zou Li form the listed defensive contingent. Feng Boyuan and Hu Shuming are the recorded attackers. The midfield includes M. Wakaso, Ji Xiang and Tian Yinong, alongside Huang Zichang, Li Jiawei, Ni Yin, Xie Zhiwei, Ye Chongqiu, Zhang Lingfeng and Zhu Jiahao. Squad numbers are available for most players, though not every listed player has a number in the latest roster record.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Cheng Zhang
Li Zou
position Midfielder
Yin Ni
Yinong Tian
Lingfeng Zhang
Xiang Ji
Chongqiu Ye
Zichang Huang
Mubarak Wakaso
Jiahao Zhu
Zhiwei Xie
Jiawei Li
position Attacker
Boyuan Feng
Shuming Hu
Last Jiangsu Suning Coachs
The most recent recorded appointment is Cosmin Olăroiu, who led Jiangsu Suning from March 2018 until October 2021. The dated timeline does not establish a current coach. Olăroiu’s spell followed Fabio Capello’s tenure from June 2017 to March 2018. Earlier entries place Li Jinyu, Choi Yong-Soo and Tang Jing in the coaching sequence during 2016 and 2017. The chronology reflects a period that moved between Romanian, Italian, Chinese and Korean leadership. No later appointment is recorded in this chronology.
Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu | Romania | 1 March 2018 | 1 October 2021 |
| Jinyu Li | China PR | 1 June 2017 | 1 June 2017 |
| Fabio Capello | Italy | 1 June 2017 | 1 March 2018 |
| Yong-Soo Choi | Korea Republic | 1 July 2016 | 1 June 2017 |
| Jing Tang | China PR | 1 June 2016 | 1 June 2016 |
| Daniel Vasile Petrescu | Romania | 1 July 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
| Hongbo Gao | China PR | 1 November 2013 | 1 July 2015 |
| Dragomir Okuka | Serbia | 10 May 2011 | 7 November 2013 |
| Ján Kocian | Slovakia | 1 December 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
| Encai Pei | China PR | 1 January 2010 | 1 November 2010 |
Jiangsu Suning Transfers
The recorded arrivals span 2018 to 2021. M. Wakaso joined from Alaves in January 2020, while Cheng Zhang arrived from Tianjin Songjiang as a free transfer in June 2020. Ni Yin came from Taizhou Yuanda in January 2021, and He Chao was listed as a loan arrival from Guangzhou Evergrande FC in July 2019. I. Santini and Éder were each recorded with a €5M transfer from Anderlecht and Inter respectively. Miranda also arrived from Inter on a free transfer in July 2019. The list is selected rather than exhaustive, and several entries have no stated transfer type or fee.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ni Yin |
Taizhou Yuanda
|
1 January 2021 | |
| Cheng Zhang |
Tianjin Songjiang
|
Free | 28 June 2020 |
| M. Wakaso |
Alaves
|
N/A | 22 January 2020 |
| Gao Tianyi |
Shenzhen Ruby FC
|
N/A | 1 January 2020 |
| Zhang Xiaobin |
Tianjin Songjiang
|
1 January 2020 | |
| Liang Jinhu |
Nanjing Shaye
|
N/A | 1 January 2020 |
| Xie Xiaofan |
Zibo Cuju
|
N/A | 1 January 2020 |
| Zhang Xinlin |
Taizhou Yuanda
|
N/A | 1 January 2020 |
| I. Santini |
Anderlecht
|
€ 5M | 29 July 2019 |
| Long Cheng |
Henan Jianye
|
N/A | 26 July 2019 |
| Miranda |
Inter
|
Free | 26 July 2019 |
| He Chao |
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
Loan | 9 July 2019 |
| Ye Chongqiu |
Shanghai Shenxin
|
N/A | 22 February 2019 |
| Luo Jing |
Hangzhou Greentown
|
Free | 16 February 2019 |
| Feng Boyuan |
liaoning hongyun FC
|
N/A | 15 February 2019 |
Recorded departures run from April to August 2021. Alex Teixeira moved to Besiktas in August, while Yang Xiaotian left for Guangzhou R&F and Cheng Zhang for Suzhou Dongwu in April, both as free transfers. M. Wakaso also departed for Shenzhen Ruby FC without a fee being shown, and Zhang Lingfeng went to Suzhou Dongwu on a free transfer. Several further free moves involved Nanjing City, Wuhan Zall, Wuhan Three Towns, Chengdu Better City and Shijiazhuang Y. J. The list is selected rather than exhaustive, and some departures have no stated type or amount.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Teixeira |
Besiktas
|
N/A | 10 August 2021 |
| Zhang Lingfeng |
Suzhou Dongwu
|
Free | 12 April 2021 |
| Zhang Jinyi |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 12 April 2021 |
| M. Wakaso |
Shenzhen Ruby FC
|
Free | 12 April 2021 |
| Cheng Zhang |
Suzhou Dongwu
|
Free | 12 April 2021 |
| Yang Xiaotian |
Guangzhou R&F
|
Free | 12 April 2021 |
| Huang Zihao |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 11 April 2021 |
| Hu Shuming |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 11 April 2021 |
| Xie Zhiwei |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 11 April 2021 |
| Zou Li |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 11 April 2021 |
| Li Jiawei |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 11 April 2021 |
| Huang Zichang |
Wuhan Zall
|
Free | 9 April 2021 |
| Feng Boyuan |
Kunshan
|
Free | 9 April 2021 |
| Ni Yin |
Xi'an Daxing Chongde
|
Free | 9 April 2021 |
| Zhang Xiaobin |
Wuhan Three Towns
|
Free | 7 April 2021 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement points to a concentrated restructuring phase around 2020 and 2021. Arrivals included M. Wakaso, Miranda and Éder, a loan for He Chao, and a recorded paid move for I. Santini. The departures were more heavily clustered in April 2021 and were predominantly marked as free transfers, with players moving to several Chinese clubs; Alex Teixeira’s August move to Besiktas is the clearest later departure in the list. The pattern shows international recruitment and visible outgoing turnover near the end of the recorded period. It does not establish a complete squad balance, a full transfer count or an overall financial total, because the available movement entries cover selected activity and several omit their type or amount. This section therefore describes the visible chronology rather than claiming a complete market account.
Leagues Jiangsu Suning has participated in
Jiangsu Suning’s recorded competitions include the Chinese Super League, the FA Cup and the AFC Champions League. Super League participation is recorded from 2016 through 2020, while the FA Cup appears for 2019 and 2020. The AFC Champions League is recorded for 2016 and 2017, matching the club’s continental period. These entries are historical rather than evidence of current participation. No competition is identified as active in the latest record, so the page presents Jiangsu Suning’s league and cup involvement as part of its completed competitive history.
More about Jiangsu Suning
Jiangsu Suning was the Nanjing-based identity of a Chinese professional football club founded in 1994. Its story sits within a longer provincial lineage reaching back to representative football in Jiangsu during the late 1950s, but the modern professional chapter began in 1994. The side spent years moving through the lower and second tiers before establishing a sustained place in the Chinese Super League. That climb gave the club a distinctive profile: a provincial institution with national ambitions, built around persistence, strong local association and increasingly prominent investment.
The defining ownership era came under Suning Appliance Group, also known as Suning Commerce Group, whose corporate stewardship brought greater resources and visibility. The club combined a disciplined Chinese core with internationally recognised players, particularly during its strongest top-flight seasons. European coaching expertise was another feature of the period, with Italian and Romanian leadership appearing alongside domestic technical structures. A historic Chinese top-flight championship represented the sporting high point of that rise, while domestic cup campaigns and AFC Champions League participation extended the club’s reach beyond the league.
Home fixtures were associated with Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Hexi New Town, a large multipurpose venue that placed the team within one of Nanjing’s most prominent modern sporting settings. Blue remained central to the club’s visual identity, with the Suning-era presentation often pairing deep blue with black and a geometric shield-style crest. Those colours connected corporate-era modernisation with older provincial traditions and a loyal regional following.
The Jiangsu Suning name was later replaced by Jiangsu FC before the club ceased operations. Its recorded history therefore belongs to a completed chapter of Chinese football rather than an active contemporary club structure. Even so, the team’s path from provincial beginnings to top-flight champion, continental participant and major-city representative gives it an enduring place in the football history of Jiangsu and Nanjing.
Last matches statistics for Jiangsu Suning
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jiangsu Suning
1 - 0
Chongqing Lifan
|
3 / 15 |
|
75 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
|
Jiangsu Suning
1 - 1
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
2 / 7 |
|
76 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
|
SHANGHAI SIPG
1 - 2
Jiangsu Suning
|
5 / 13 |
|
67 | 18 | 3 1 | 4 |
|
Jiangsu Suning
0 - 0
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
1 / 1 |
|
73 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
|
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
1 - 2
Jiangsu Suning
|
4 / 8 |
|
64 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
|
Jiangsu Suning
7 - 2
Meizhou Kejia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
0 - 2
Jiangsu Suning
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Jiangsu Suning
1 - 1
Tianjin Teda
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Tianjin Teda
0 - 0
Jiangsu Suning
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Jiangsu Suning
0 - 2
Shandong Luneng
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Jiangsu Suning
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).