2018 Jiangsu Suning F.C. season
Jiangsu Suning Football team season
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The 2018 Jiangsu Suning season was Jiangsu Suning's 10th season in the Chinese Super League and 21st overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup.
ManagerFabio Capello
(until 28 March)
Cosmin Olăroiu
(from 28 March)
(until 28 March)
Cosmin Olăroiu
(from 28 March)
Super League5th
FA CupQuarter-finals
| Manager | Fabio Capello (until 28 March) Cosmin Olăroiu (from 28 March) | ||
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| Stadium | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | ||
| Super League | 5th | ||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alex Teixeira (13) All: Alex Teixeira (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 48,973 vs Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (22 April 2018) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,469 vs Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (15 August 2018) | ||
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Season events
After finishing 12th in the 2017 Chinese Super League, Jiangsu Suning started their 10th consecutive season in the Chinese top flight, also competing in the Chinese FA Cup and starting the competition from the fourth round. On 25 July 2018, after a 2–3 loss on aggregate to Guangzhou R&F, they were eliminated from the cup. They finished in 5th place in the league, failing to achieve an Asian Champions League qualification spot.
Current squad
First team
- As of 13 July 2018
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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Reserves
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Moving from | Type | Source | |||
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| Winter | |||||||
| MF |  Tian Yinong
| Yanbian Funde
| Transfer | ||||
| MF | Zhang Lingfeng
|  União Torreense
| Transfer | ||||
| MF | Abduhamit Abdugheni
| Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
| Transfer | [1] | |||
| DF |  Gabriel Paletta
| Milan
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| FW |  Richmond Boakye
|  Red Star Belgrade
| Transfer | ||||
| Summer | |||||||
| FW | Éder
| Internazionale
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| GK | Zhang Yan
| Beijing Sinobo Guoan
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Out
| Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type | Source |
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| Winter | ||||
| DF |  Trent Sainsbury
|  Grasshopper
| Loan | |
| MF |  Roger Martínez
|  Villarreal
| Loan | [2] |
| MF | Cao Kang
| Heilongjiang Lava Spring
| Transfer | |
| DF |  Hong Jeong-ho
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| Loan | [3] |
| MF | Chen Ji
| Guizhou Hengfeng
| Loan | |
| GK | Zhang Sipeng
| Guizhou Hengfeng
| Transfer | |
| FW | Gao Di
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
| Loan return | |
| FW |  Benjamin Moukandjo
| Beijing Renhe
| Loan | |
| DF | Li Shizhou
| Zhejiang Yiteng
| Loan | |
| DF | Liu Wei
| Nantong Zhiyun
| Transfer | |
| Summer | ||||
| MF | Roger Martínez
|  América
| Transfer | [4] |
| MF | Zhong Yi
| Fujian Tianxin
| Transfer | |
| FW | Richmond Boakye
| Red Star Belgrade
| Transfer | |
Friendlies
Spain training sessions
| 16 January 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 0–2 |  VSG Altglienicke | Marbella, Spain |
| 16:00 (UTC+1) | [ Report] |  8' 41' |
| 20 January 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 |  Europa FC | Marbella, Spain |
| 16:00 (UTC+1) | Zhang Lingfeng 51' |
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Dubai training sessions
| 6 February 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 1–0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 14:00 (UTC+3) | Cao Haiqing 77' |
Report | Stadium: Rashid Stadium |
| 13 February 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 5–1 |  Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) |
Italy training sessions
| 12 June 2018 Friendly | Giovani Via Nova | 1–8 | Jiangsu Suning | Pieve a Nievole, Italy |
| Stadium: La Palagina |
| 15 June 2018 Friendly | Dream Team1 | 3–2 | Jiangsu Suning | Pistoia, Italy |
| Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani |
| 20 June 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 2–0 |  Budapest Honvéd | Crema, Italy |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini |
| 23 June 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 0–4 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Crema, Italy |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini |
| 24 June 2018 Friendly | Pergolettese | 0–4 | Jiangsu Suning | Crema, Italy |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini |
| 27 June 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 2–0 | Bustese Milano City | Appiano Gentile, Italy |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Suning Training Centre |
2018 Clubs Super Cup
| 11 July 2018 Friendly | Jiangsu Suning | 2–3 |  Southampton | Xuzhou, China |
| 20:00 (UTC+8) | Zhang Lingfeng 29' Richmond Boakye 35' |
Report | Manolo Gabbiadini 26' Nathan Redmond 43' Sam Gallagher 77' |
Stadium: Xuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium |
Competitions
Chinese Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan[a] | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 6 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 38 |
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
Notes:
- Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 |
Last updated: 15 September 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Matches
| 4 March 2018 1 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 1–3 | Jiangsu Suning | Guiyang |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 28,573 Referee: Zhang Lei |
| 11 March 2018 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–2 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 32,133 Referee: Shi Zhenlu |
| 17 March 2018 3 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | 4–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Chongqing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 31,568 Referee: Wang Zhe |
| 1 April 2018 4 | Jiangsu Suning | 2–1 | Tianjin TEDA | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 35,673 Referee: Li Haixin |
| 6 April 2018 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 0–2 | Jiangsu Suning | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 10,428 Referee: Shen Yinhao |
| 13 April 2018 6 | Tianjin Quanjian | 1–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Tianjin |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Attendance: 6,618 Referee: Huang Yejun |
| 22 April 2018 7 | Jiangsu Suning | 5–1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Nanjing |
| 18:00 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 48,973 Referee: Wang Zhe |
| 28 April 2018 8 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | Jiangsu Suning | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,492 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 6 May 2018 9 | Jiangsu Suning | 2–0 | Changchun Yatai | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 29,179 Referee: Ai Kun |
| 13 May 2018 10 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–0 | Dalian Yifang | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 30,756 Referee: Huang Yejun |
| 20 May 2018 11 | Shanghai SIPG | 2–0 | Jiangsu Suning | Shanghai |
| 20:00 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 20,555 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium) |
| 17 July 2018 12 | Jiangsu Suning | 0–0 | Beijing Renhe | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 29,233 Referee: Li Haixin |
| 22 July 2018 13 | Hebei China Fortune | 0–0 | Jiangsu Suning | Langfang |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 15,233 Referee: Ai Kun |
| 28 July 2018 14 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 39,793 Referee: Hee-Gon Kim |
| 1 August 2018 15 | Henan Jianye | 0–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Zhengzhou |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi |
| 5 August 2018 16 | Jiangsu Suning | 3–1 | Guizhou Hengfeng | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 28,965 Referee: Lin Jun |
| 10 August 2018 17 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 3–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Beijing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 37,113 Referee: Kim Woo-Sung |
| 15 August 2018 18 | Jiangsu Suning | 0–0 | Chongqing Dangdai Lifan | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 27,469 |
| 18 August 2018 19 | Tianjin TEDA | 1–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Tianjin |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 15,160 |
| 26 August 2018 20 | Jiangsu Suning | 2–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 27,361 Referee: Huang Yejun |
| 2 September 2018 21 | Jiangsu Suning | 1–1 | Tianjin Quanjian | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Zhao Zhizhi |
| 15 September 2018 22 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 1–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Shanghai |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium |
| 22 September 2018 23 | Jiangsu Suning | 2-3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| 29 September 2018 24 | Changchun Yatai | – | Jiangsu Suning | Changchun |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Changchun City Stadium |
| 6 October 2018 25 | Dalian Yifang | – | Jiangsu Suning | Dalian |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Dalian Sports Center |
| 21 October 2018 26 | Jiangsu Suning | – | Shanghai SIPG | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| 27 October 2018 27 | Beijing Renhe | – | Jiangsu Suning | Beijing |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Fengtai Stadium |
| 3 November 2018 28 | Jiangsu Suning | – | Hebei China Fortune | Nanjing |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
| 7 November 2018 29 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | – | Jiangsu Suning | Jinan |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium |
| 11 November 2018 30 | Jiangsu Suning | – | Henan Jianye | Nanjing |
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Report | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre |
Chinese FA Cup
| 25 April 2018 Fourth Round | Sichuan Longfor | 0–1 | Jiangsu Suning | Dujiangyan City |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Zhang Chao |
| 1 May 2018 Fifth Round | Tianjin Quanjian | 2–2 (7–8 p) | Jiangsu Suning | Tianjin |
| 19:35 (UTC+8) | Mi Haolun 89' Witsel 90+3' |
Alex Teixeira 54', 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Shi Zhenlu | |
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Anthony Modeste  Wang Yongpo  Zhao Xuri Kwon Kyung-won Axel Witsel Wang Xiaolong Mi Haolun Sun Ke Chu Jinzhao |
Alex Teixeira Li Ang Gao Tianyi Ji Xiang Gabriel Paletta Yang Xiaotian Tian Yinong Zhang Xiaobin Huang Zichang |
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| 8 July 2018 Quarter-Finals 1st Leg | Jiangsu Suning | 0–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Nanjing |
| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Wang Jing |
| 25 July 2018 Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg | Guangzhou R&F | 3–2 (3–2 agg.) | Jiangsu Suning | Guangzhou |
| 20:00 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Shi Zhenlu |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 2 September 2018
Goal scorers
| Rank | Position | Nation | Number | Player | League | Cup | Total |
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| 1 | MF |  | 10 | Alex Teixeira | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | | 32 | Huang Zichang | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Éder | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | | 24 | Ji Xiang | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | | 38 | Richmond Boakye | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | | 2 | Li Ang | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 11 | Xie Pengfei | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | | 22 | Wu Xi | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | DF | | 12 | Zhang Xiaobin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 33 | ||||
Disciplinary record
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| 1 | | GK | Gu Chao | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | | DF | Li Ang | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 3 | | MF | Tian Yinong | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 5 | | DF | Zhou Yun | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | | DF | Yang Boyu | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 8 | | MF | Liu Jianye | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | | FW | Éder | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | | FW | Alex Teixeira | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 12 | | MF | Zhang Xiaobin | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | | MF | Gao Tianyi | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 18 | | MF | Zhang Lingfeng | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | | MF | Ji Xiang | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 28 | | DF | Yang Xiaotian | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 29 | | DF | Gabriel Paletta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 32 | | FW | Huang Zichang | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 33 | | MF | Wang Song | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 38 | | FW | Richmond Boakye | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | |||