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Henan Football Club (Chinese: 河南足球俱乐部; pinyin: Hénán Zúqiú Jùlèbù), currently known as Henan F.C. Jiuzu Dukang (Chinese: 河南俱乐部酒祖杜康) for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional football club based in Zhengzhou, Henan, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Henan plays their home matches at the Hanghai Stadium, located within Guancheng Hui District. Their owners are the Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd., which is part of the Central China Real Estate Limited. Their name referred to Jianye, a former name of the ancient city of Jiankang.[2]

Henan
河南
Full nameHenan Football Club
河南足球俱乐部
Nickname(s)红魔
(Red Devils)
Founded1958; 66 years ago (semi-professional)
28 August 1994; 30 years ago (professional)
GroundHanghai Stadium
Capacity29,860[1]
OwnerCentral China Real Estate Limited
ChairmanHu Baosen
ManagerNam Ki-il
LeagueChinese Super League
2023Chinese Super League, 10th of 16

The club's predecessor was the Henan Provincial Team, which was founded in 1958, while the current professional football team was established on 27 August 1994 as Henan Construction (Chinese: 河南建业). The club has never won the league title and the highest position they have ever achieved was when they came third in the 2009 Chinese Super League season.[3] In 2010, the club changed its name to Henan Jianye, and once more in 2021 to Henan Songshan Longmen, before changing to its current name in 2023.

The football club was originally known as Henan Provincial team and was founded in 1958 by the local government sports body to take part in the 1959 Chinese National Games before joining the gradually expanding Chinese football league system. The team often spent much of its time in the second tier, except for a short period during the late 1970s when the league was expanded to accommodate more teams. When the Chinese football league system grew to accommodate a third tier, Henan found themselves in it when they were relegated from the second tier in the 1981 league season. However, they were able to quickly return to the second tier when they came out as top of the table to win promotion in the 1982 league season. It wasn't long until they won promotion to the top tier once more in the 1985 league season, where they would remain until the 1988 league season when they were relegated at the end of the season.

By the 1994 league season, the entire Chinese football league system had become professional and Henan would quickly follow when they became professional on August 27, 1994, by selling a 40% stake of the club to Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd. and renamed themselves Henan Construction.[4] Henan's transition toward professionalism was difficult and they were once more relegated at the end of the 1994 league season to the third tier.[5] Once again, they would have to win promotion from the third tier when they came runners-up in the table at the 1995 league season. For several seasons, they were a second-tier club fighting against relegation until Henan Jianye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. decided to take full control of the club on January 15, 1999. With this sure financial footing, the club would go on to win the division title and establish themselves back into the second tier.[6]

The club won promotion to the Chinese Super League at the end of the 2006 league season after winning the division title.[7] In their debut season in the top tier playing professional football, Henan brought in Pei Encai to add experience to their management and to help them avoid relegation, which he achieved when they finished the season in 12th position, narrowly avoiding relegation after defeating Changchun Yatai 3–2. While he helped them avoid relegation, Henan demanded results in the 2008 league season and this saw them go through several managers before they settled with Tang Yaodong to help them avoid relegation once more. His appointment ended up extremely successful, and throughout the 2009 league season he would lead them to a third-place finish, which is the highest league position they have ever achieved.

 
Shenzhen Ruby v Henan Construction in 2009

The third-place finish led to the club's first and only appearance in the AFC Champions League in 2010, after they changed their English name to Henan Jianye, while its Chinese name remained the same. Henan finished the championship with 3 draws and 3 losses in the group stage, and from then on, the club's performance dropped from year to year. In 2011, they finished the season in 13th position. After an even more chaotic and unsatisfying season in 2012, the club was relegated to the second division.

Henan appointed Tang Yaodong again in 2013, who helped the team return to the Chinese Super League after the season. However, Tang was dismissed once again halfway through the 2014 season due to the team's disastrous performance. Jia Xiuquan took the position. The team fought hard against Beijing Guoan in the last game of the season. This goalless game helped the club stay in the Chinese Super League by a narrow one point margin.

  • Henan logo used in 1995

  • Henan Construction F.C. logo used in 1996

  • Henan Construction logo used between 1997 and 2004

  • Henan Jianye logo used between 2005 and 2021

  • Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. logo used in 2022

As of 13 July 2024[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Position Staff
Manager   Nam Ki-il
Team manager   Niu Li
Assistant coach   Lee Soon-seok
Goalkeeper coach   Li Wei
Team physician   Zhao Yuan
Physiotherapist   Rodrigo

Managers who have coached the club and team since Henan became a fully professional club back on August 27, 1994.[9][10]

All-time honours list including semi-professional Henan Provincial team period.[11]

  • U-19 Chinese FA Cup
    • Winners: 2007
  • U-17 Chinese FA Cup
    • Winners: 2006, 2007

All-time League Rankings

As of the end of 2023 season.[12][13]

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup League Cup AFC Att./G Stadium
1963 2 11 5 2 4 12 12 0 31 51 NH  –  –
1965 2 52 NH  –  –
1973 1 19 8 3 8 19 20 −1 131 24 NH  –  –
1974 1 13 3 3 7 7 18 −11 31 34 NH  –  –
1976 1 8 0 4 4 2 19 −17 4 82 NH  –  –
1977 1 7 3 1 3 11 8 3 7 36 NH  –  –
1978 2 42 12 13 17 51 53 −2 37 16 NH  –  –
1979 2 42 15 8 19 46 55 −9 38 14 NH  –  –
1980 2 30 10 9 11 27 35 −8 29 9 NH  –  –
1981 2 30 10  – 20 20 13 NH  –  –
1982 3 81 7  – 1 11 2 9 141 W NH  –  –
1983 2 15 8  – 7 16 8 NH  –  –
1984 2 71 2  – 5 41 7 DNQ  –  –
1985 2 3 DNQ  –  –
1986 1 14 3 3 8 11 16 −5 9 12 NH  –  –
1987 2 20 7 9 4 24 14 10 23 4 NH  –  –
1988 1 25 7 9 9 21 24 −3 33 12 NH  –  –
1989 2 22 14 7 1 44 17 27 52 W NH  –  –
1990 1 14 0 1 13 5 28 −23 1 8 R1  –  –
1991 2 16 4 10 2 19 15 4 18 5 R1  –  –
1992 2 10 1 7 2 7 10 −3 10 52 R2  –  –
1993 2 5 1 0/0 4 7 9 −2 2 62 NH  –  –
1994 2 20 5 3 12 22 27 −5 13 10 NH  –  – Henan Provincial Stadium
1995 3 8 5 2 1 101 RU DNQ DNQ  –
1996 2 22 6 6 10 20 33 −13 24 8 R1 DNQ  – 21,000
1997 2 22 9 7 6 21 18 3 34 5 R1 DNQ  – 20,000
1998 2 22 5 10 7 23 31 −8 25 11 R1 DNQ  – 23,000 Xinxiang Sports Centre
1999 3 21 10 8 3 28 14 14 61 W DNQ DNQ  –
2000 2 22 6 9 7 28 34 −6 27 9 R1 DNQ  – 18,000
2001 2 22 8 5 9 24 30 −6 29 7 R2 DNQ  – 18,727
2002 2 22 6 8 8 23 28 −5 26 10 R1 DNQ  – 8,500 Xigong Stadium
2003 2 26 14 6 6 33 24 9 48 RU3 QF DNQ  – 15,385 Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
2004 2 32 11 12 9 29 27 2 45 7 R2 NH DNQ 9,794 Xinxiang Sports Centre
2005 2 26 7 6 13 28 37 −9 27 10 R2 NH DNQ 10,833
2006 2 24 18 5 1 38 13 25 59 W R2 NH NH 20,583 Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
2007 1 28 5 12 11 20 28 −8 27 12 NH NH NH 16,857
2008 1 30 9 9 12 30 31 −1 36 10 NH NH NH 16,267
2009 1 30 13 9 8 35 26 9 48 3 NH NH NH 19,255
2010 1 30 9 13 8 31 31 0 40 8 NH NH NH Group 18,630
2011 1 30 7 11 12 29 35 −6 32 13 QF NH NH 16,334
2012 1 30 7 5 18 28 56 −28 26 16 R4 DNQ NH 17,526
2013 2 30 18 8 4 51 21 30 62 W R3 DNQ NH 19,076
2014 1 30 6 12 12 32 39 −7 30 14 QF DNQ NH 18,390
2015 1 30 12 10 8 35 30 5 46 5 QF DNQ NH 20,207
2016 1 30 10 5 15 26 44 −18 35 13 QF DNQ NH 17,282
2017 1 30 7 9 14 34 46 −12 30 14 R4 DNQ NH 18,933
2018 1 30 10 4 16 30 45 −15 34 12 R4 DNQ NH 18,402
2019 1 30 11 8 11 41 46 -5 41 8 R4 DNQ NH 20,360
2020 1 20 5 5 10 21 37 -16 20 9 R1 DNQ NH
2021 1 22 7 9 6 19 20 -1 30 10 SF DNQ NH
2022 1 34 17 8 9 60 32 28 59 6 R16 DNQ NH Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
2023 1 30 9 9 12 38 40 -2 36 10 R16 DNQ NH 16,246

no league game in 1966–72, 1975;
no Division 2 league game in 1961–63;

  • ^1 In final group. ^2 In group stage. ^3 No promotion.

Key

  China top division
  China second division
  China third division
W   Winners
RU   Runners-up
3   Third place
  Relegated
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • DNE = Did not enter
  • NH = Not Held
  •  – = Does Not Exist
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • F = Final
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • Group = Group stage
  • GS2 = Second Group stage
  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
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