Kunshan Football Club is a Chinese football side founded in 2014 and later established in Kunshan, Jiangsu. Its recorded story follows a rise from amateur football into China’s professional divisions, with a domestic footprint built around league and cup competition. The club’s profile combines municipal backing, regional identity and a stadium context linked to Kunshan Sports Centre. It brings together the club’s historical identity, recorded squad, coaching timeline, player movement and competition record available.
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League One
FA Cup
Kunshan Team Roster
Kunshan’s recorded squad contains 29 players: 11 midfielders, eight defenders, six attackers and four goalkeepers. The midfield group includes Zhang Yudong, Zhu Zhengrong, Xu Junmin and Ruan Yang, while the defensive unit features Che Shiwei, Li Songyi and Wang Xijie. Lin Xiang, Peng Peng and Yu Jianxian are among the listed goalkeepers. In attack, the roster names Feng Boyuan, Hildeberto Pereira, Liu Yuhao and N. Čović. The list also includes Abduwahap Aniwar and Jappar Mewlan, giving the page a broad snapshot of the recorded playing group.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Xijie Wang
Guoliang Sun
Boyang Liu
Qiule Gong
Jiajie Wang
Songyi Li
Chunjie Gong
Shiwei Che
position Midfielder
Wenjun Jiang
Hao Zhang
Zhengrong Zhu
Yang Ruan
Abduwahap Aniwar
Yudong Zhang
Yi Liu
Tianci Wang
Junmin Xu
Jie Chen
Jintao Liao
position Attacker
Hao Wang
Nemanja Čović
Yufan Wu
Hildeberto José Morgado Pereira
Boyuan Feng
Yuhao Liu
Last Kunshan Coachs
Sergio Diaz is the most recent recorded appointment in Kunshan’s coaching timeline, beginning on 1 July 2021 and ending on 1 March 2023. The Spanish coach followed Gao Yao, whose recorded spell ran from 1 August 2019 to 1 December 2021. Earlier, Li Xiao was listed from 1 October to 1 December 2017. These overlapping dated endpoints are presented as historical chronology rather than evidence of a current head coach, and the available record does not establish who held the role after March 2023.
Sergio Zarco Diaz
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Zarco Diaz | Spain | 1 July 2021 | 1 March 2023 |
| Yao Gao | China PR | 1 August 2019 | 1 December 2021 |
| Xiao Li | China PR | 1 October 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
Kunshan Transfers
The recorded arrivals are concentrated in 2021 and 2022 and mix loans with players recorded as free agents. Loans included Fu Huan and Pedro Delgado from Shanghai SIPG and Shandong Luneng on 28 August 2022, with Zhao Mingjian arriving from Shanghai Shenhua earlier that month. Yu Rui and Li Zhi also joined on loan. Free-agent additions included Chen Jie, Jiang Wenjun, Gong Qiule, Liao Jintao, Wang Hao, Zhang Hao, N. Čović, Liu Yuhao, Xu Junmin, Liu Boyang and Feng Boyuan. These entries describe a historical sample rather than a complete arrivals total, and no amount is shown for any listed move.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Delgado |
Shandong Luneng
|
Loan | 28 August 2022 |
| Fu Huan |
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
Loan | 28 August 2022 |
| Zhao Mingjian |
Shanghai Shenhua
|
Loan | 5 August 2022 |
| Chen Jie |
Chongqing Lifan
|
Free | 1 June 2022 |
| Li Zhi |
Chengdu Better City
|
Loan | 28 April 2022 |
| Gong Qiule |
Hebei Zhongji
|
Free | 28 April 2022 |
| Jiang Wenjun |
Hebei Zhongji
|
Free | 28 April 2022 |
| Yu Rui |
SHANGHAI SIPG
|
Loan | 28 April 2022 |
| Zhang Hao |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
|
Free | 26 April 2022 |
| Wang Hao |
Qingdao Huanghai
|
Free | 26 April 2022 |
| Liao Jintao |
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
Free | 26 April 2022 |
| N. Čović |
Vojvodina
|
Free | 5 April 2022 |
| Liu Yuhao |
Cova De Piedade
|
Free | 29 July 2021 |
| Xu Junmin |
Nantong Zhiyun
|
Free | 10 April 2021 |
| Cai Mingmin |
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
Loan | 10 April 2021 |
The recorded departures are concentrated between March 2023 and February 2024, reflecting a later phase than the listed arrivals. Wang Hao moved to Nanjing City in February 2024 on a free transfer. Earlier free departures included Wang Tianci to Shenyang Urban, Hildeberto Pereira to Henan Jianye, Gong Chunjie to Tai’an Tiankuang, Zhang Yudong to Sichuan Jiuniu, Liu Yuhao to Yunnan Yukun, Wang Xijie to Suzhou Dongwu and Xu Junmin to Nantong Zhiyun. The historical list also records several Kunshan players moving to Henan Jianye or Guangzhou Evergrande without a stated movement type. This is a capped sample rather than a complete departures total, and no amounts are shown.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Hao |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 28 February 2024 |
| Wang Tianci |
Shenyang Urban
|
Free | 28 July 2023 |
| Hildeberto Pereira |
Henan Jianye
|
Free | 1 July 2023 |
| Zhang Hao |
Guangzhou E-Power
|
N/A | 21 April 2023 |
| Gong Chunjie |
Tai'an Tiankuang
|
Free | 20 April 2023 |
| Zhang Yudong |
Sichuan Jiuniu
|
Free | 18 April 2023 |
| Wang Xijie |
Suzhou Dongwu
|
Free | 7 April 2023 |
| Liu Yuhao |
Yunnan Yukun
|
Free | 7 April 2023 |
| Li Songyi |
Henan Jianye
|
N/A | 7 April 2023 |
| Peng Peng |
Henan Jianye
|
N/A | 7 April 2023 |
| Feng Boyuan |
Henan Jianye
|
N/A | 7 April 2023 |
| N. Čović |
Henan Jianye
|
N/A | 7 April 2023 |
| Sun Guoliang |
Nanjing City
|
Free | 6 April 2023 |
| Liu Boyang |
Jinan Xingzhou
|
Free | 6 April 2023 |
| Liao Jintao |
Guangzhou Evergrande FC
|
Free | 6 April 2023 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement shows a clear chronological split. Arrivals listed for 2021 and 2022 include a mixture of loans from Chinese clubs and free-agent additions, alongside free arrivals from abroad such as N. Čović from Vojvodina and Liu Yuhao from Cova De Piedade. The departure entries, concentrated from March 2023 to February 2024, are mostly marked as free moves, with destinations including Nanjing City, Henan Jianye, Yunnan Yukun and Nantong Zhiyun. Several other departures have no stated movement type, so their mechanics should not be inferred. Because these lists are not exhaustive, they do not establish a complete transfer balance, an exhaustive squad turnover or any net financial figure. No recorded amounts are shown for either set of movements.
Leagues Kunshan has participated in
Kunshan’s recorded competitive profile covers the FA Cup and League One. The FA Cup appears from 2019 through 2022, while League One appears from 2020 through 2022. Both entries are historical, with no indication of recent activity and no recorded season later than 2022. Together they describe a domestic league-and-cup footprint in Chinese football, with the cup record beginning one year before the league record. No continental competition is recorded in this participation history in the available record.
More about Kunshan
Kunshan Football Club, commonly known as Kunshan FC, represents Kunshan in Jiangsu Province, within the Yangtze River Delta corridor bordering Shanghai. The club was founded in 2014, with its roots in the amateur Zhenjiang Huasa F.C., established in December of that year. Its early identity was associated with an affection for FC Barcelona and the nickname Chinese Barça. After relocating to Kunshan in late 2018, it adopted the Kunshan name and developed under municipal backing.
The club’s historical sporting path moved from amateur football through China’s lower professional divisions, including China League Two and China League One. Its recorded competitive ecosystem is domestic, combining league football with the national FA Cup rather than an international programme. That trajectory made Kunshan a notable Jiangsu representative during its professional period, while its recruitment model was described as a blend of experienced domestic leadership, seasoned journeymen and targeted additions suited to the level.
Kunshan’s principal historical stadium context is the multi-purpose Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, associated with a capacity of about 30,000. The city also has the newer Kunshan Olympic Sports Center, a dedicated modern facility with space for roughly 45,000 and a folding-fan design inspired by Suzhou culture. The two venues should not be treated as interchangeable: the latter provides regional architectural and sporting context, while the former is the ground historically linked with the club.
Following the move, local governmental bodies and municipal development groups became major stakeholders, giving the club a community-and-municipal character rooted in the city’s civic fabric. Its visual identity has traditionally used regional color elements, with badge motifs combining local geographic and cultural references with modern football imagery. Technical partners such as Kelme have supplied classic solid-block home and away designs, reinforcing a straightforward regional identity within Chinese football.
Last matches statistics for Kunshan
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Suzhou Dongwu
0 - 2
Kunshan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
4 - 0
Beijing Baxy
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Sichuan Jiuniu
0 - 2
Kunshan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
4 - 1
Zibo Cuju
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
0 - 4
Tianjin Teda
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Jiangxi Liansheng
0 - 2
Kunshan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
0 - 2
Suzhou Dongwu
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Beijing Baxy
0 - 2
Kunshan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kunshan
2 - 0
Sichuan Jiuniu
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Zibo Cuju
0 - 1
Kunshan
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Kunshan
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).