2019 Dalian Yifang F.C. season

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Yifang started the winter training on 24 December 2018 in Dalian until 1 January 2019. The team moved to Kunming on 2 January for a 10-day training, before flying to Marbella, Spain for another 3-week training.^[1]

The club decided to end the contract with Bernd Schuster on 3 January.^[2] The team was close to Leonardo Jardim^[3] and he eventually refused the contract^[4] due to multiple concerns. Yifang reached agreement with Korean manager Choi Kang-hee, and officially announced it on 11 February.^[5] He was previously signed by Tianjin Quanjian (now renamed Tianjin Tianhai) by the end of the 2018 season,^[6] and Quanjian claimed his salary was beyond their ability since the owner and major investor of Quanjian was arrested for illegal MLM,^[7] thus terminated the contract.^[8] The team moved to Shanghai on 7 February for final preparations before the new season.

Yifang announced the joining of 5 players on 13 February. Wanda Group had had a long negotiation with S.S.C. Napoli on Marek Hamšík, and finally reached agreement on 14 February for a reported €15M transfer fee. Gaitán decided to leave for MSL club Chicago Fire since the team preferred a winger/striker with more offensive playing style than another midfielder upon the signing of Marek Hamšík.^[9] Zheng Long joined on a one-year loan, while Alex Akande was signed as soon as Yanbian FC claimed their bankruptcy by the end of the transfer window.

Wang Xianjun was absent from the list. As later reported, the talented defender did not sign contract and demanded transfer. Yifang eventually decided to put him back to the reserve squad.^[10]

The first match in the 2019 season was a mere draw against Henan Jianye, as Yang Shanping was sent off in just 37 minutes, and Carrasco claimed the team's first goal this season, as he did last year, to save the team in additional times. Qin Sheng committed a foul and accidentally fell on Henan player Henrique Dourado, to broke Dourado's right tibia. All new players except Zheng Long had their debut match. Yifang had another draw with Guangzhou R&F. Carrasco extended his scoring sheet with a penalty and a reflection shot, while Zheng Long scored his first goal 1 minutes after he was substituted in.

First home match was a one-goal defeat. Hamšík met with former teammate Paolo Cannavaro, who currently sided with his brother Fabio as Guangzhou's coaching staff.^[11]

Yifang started April with another defeat. Mushekwi's equalizer could not bring a victory, as the goalkeeper bumped into Zhao Mingjian's back clumsily, giving Johnathan a wide open goal. Hamšík's playing style was surrounded by controversy. He lacked dribbling and sprinting, which led to easy interceptions, and his long passes lost accuracy in this match. He was frequently compared to Nico Gaitán, whose impressive dribbling tricks made many contributions on both ends.^[12]

Yifang claimed the first victory on 15 April by overcoming great difficulties in Shandong. Mushekwi won a header. To fulfill the U23 policy, Yang Fangzhi came on at 90 minute, and went back to the bench in just 1 minute for He Yupeng. Li Shuai was sent off as he pushed opponent player in the face during a conflict. Yifang addressed him with a ¥500k fine, and sent him to the reserve team.^[13] He received an additional 6-match suspension.^[14]

Carrasco scored another reflection shot against Chongqing, but the home win slipped away as Zhao Mingjian committed a handball for a penalty. For the April 28 match with Beijing Guoan, Hamšík and Carrasco were both unfit for the game. Yifang's conservative 5-defender formation was unable to hold against the opponent, while Boateng had his first goal in a corner kick.

Noticeably, on 29 April, Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin officially announced the takeover of Dalian Yifang during the groundbreaking ceremony of Dalian Youth Football Training Base, a joint youth training program between Wanda Group and the government of Dalian, that the team would use neutral team name (without sponsors or owner names) in the future,^[15] as the CFA had requested.^[16]

Yifang saw the first home win in the FA cup against Shaanxi, with Zhu Ting scoring the only goal in his 100th appearance for the team, to advance into the 5th round. They would face Shanghai Jiading Chengfa, the only amateur team left in the cup.

Yifang gladly took 1 points away from Jiangsu Suning. Yu Ziqian entered the starting lineup as Zhang Chong had waist injury. Since his last appearance for Dalian Aerbin against Liaoning Whowin in the 2012 season, he had been absence in the Super League for 7 seasons. He was excluded from the first team at the time because of his frequent confusing blunders.

In the 11 May match, the team lost to contestant Wuhan Zall, sliding deeper into the relegation area. Shan Pengfei had a large wound on his left eyebrow when going up for a header. He received on-pitch suture with staples, and finished the 1st half.^[17]

On 19 May, Yifang overpowered Shenzhen and former manager Juan Caro. Li Jianbin was sent off at the end of 1st half. Hamšík was kicked in the face by Wang Dalong to earn a penalty, to give Carrasco his 7th goal. He Yupeng surprisingly scored Mushekwi's cross as soon as he came on the pitch at 90 minute, then immediately went off for Yang Fangzhi.

Noticeably, the club changed its registration name to "Dalian Professional Football Club" (Chinese: 大连人职业足球俱乐部) on 23 May, and the team name would be changed in the 2020 season.

A 1–0 home victory finally came on 26 May. Carrasco's corner found Hamšík for his first goal in China. He Yupeng missed a scoring chance similar to the previous game in the last few minutes. Zhao Xuebin scored twice to push Yifang further in the FA Cup. Yang Lei had his first appearance in the first team.

June started with another defeat, with Carrasco absence for 4 yellow cards. Li Jianbin's easy marking and a misjudged interception gave 2 goals away. Mushekwi scored Hamšík's corner in the 2nd half.

Carrasco did not return to the match against Hebei CFFC due to flight delay, and Yifang lost by 1 goal. Mushekwi received a red card for pushing Zhang Chengdong in the face, and he missed several matches for the 2019 AFCON cup as planned. Huang Jiahui had his debut match.

On 18 June, Rafael Benítez was connected with Yifang with a £12m salary offered.^[18]

On 23 June, Yifang drew with Tianjin Tianhai. Hamšík was selected captain. Boateng scored two goals for Yifang including a penalty, and later conceded an own goal. Li Shuai returned from suspension.

After three rounds without victory, Yifang defeated Beijing Renhe on 29 June. Carrasco returned to the squad and scored a penalty. Hamšík showed controlling performance since last match, and forced Chen Jie to score an own goal. Boateng scored a gift goal from Zhang Lie. He and Zheng Long both scored off-side goals later.

As the league reached halfway, Yifang ranked 10th (4 wins 5 draws 6 losses, GA:GF 19:22) at 17 points, much better than 2018 season (15th, 2W 4D 9L, 12:31, 10 points). Moreover, until the 15th round in the previous season, Yifang won only one point from away matches. In this season, on the contrary, they acquired 12 away points out of the total 15.

In the preseason training, Carrasco wanted a proof to transfer back to Europe in winter transfer after the 2019 season, while the team showed negotiable attitude. He publicly announced to stay with the team in the 2019 season.

He was put on the bench during the match against Beijing Guoan on 28 April due to a claimed influenza. As reported, he expressed reluctance to play as substitute, and contradicted the manager before the match.^[19] He made apologies consequently.^[20]

Until the end of May, Carrasco was the top goal scorer in quad, claiming 7 goals out of the total 13. He missed the match against Shanghai SIPG due to 4 yellow cards, and flew back to Europe for the June FIFA calendar ahead of time. During the FIFA calendar, Carrasco changed his attitude, showing strong desire to go back to Europe in the summer transfer window,^[21] and had transfer rumors with Arsenal.^[22] He returned to the team after the following match against Hebei CFFC due to a claimed flight delay.

On 20 June, the whole issue outbroke, as goalkeeper Yu Ziqian publicly criticized on his social media that Carrasco went on a strike during the training session, that he "stood still regardless of anyone", and that he "skipped the previous two matches on purpose". The team decided to suspend Carrasco from matches and training, unless he publicly apologize for the behaviour.^[23][24] No further actions including apologies were taken until the 23 June match,^[25] but Carrasco showed dissatisfaction on his social media account. Yifang withdrew the suspension on 25 June, indicating a temporary pause of this issue.^[26]

The entire issue seemed to have come to an end since Benítez's arrival, as Carrasco showed quite different competing desire, that "It's the first time I've had a good coach since I was in China".^[27]

Yifang made major changes in managerial staff. On 1 July, Yifang announced the resignation of Choi Kang-hee.^[28] This also extended an awkward record, that no Korean manager could finish a complete season with teams in Dalian (Park Sung-hwa with Dalian Shide, June 2010 to May 2011; Chang Woe-ryong with Dalian Aerbin, Jan–Apr 2012). One day later, Rafael Benítez was officially appointed as the manager.^[29][30] He said the career in China would be a challenge, and he was impressed by chairman Wang's passion and future plan on football,^[31] and made the decision after consulting Juan Caro and Gregorio Manzano.^[32] He also restarted his personal blog after a 5-year-hiatus.

On 3 July, Zhou Jun quit his job as the club director, and returned to Shanghai Shenhua. Gao Yan from Wanda Group was selected for the position.

Benítez had his debut win against Henan Jianye. Boateng scored twice again. He and Carrasco continued to extend their scoring sheet to win 3 points from Guangzhou R&F. Zhou Ting had his 400th top-tier league appearance in the match against Guangzhou Evergrande.

Yifang announced the departure of Mushekwi on 15 July. Local fans gathered at the airport to say goodbye. 4 days later, Salomón Rondón officially signed with the ream.

Carrasco scored a corner directly against Tianjin TEDA. Rondón scored on his first possession, disallowed as offside by VAR. He claimed his debut goal later, to bring one point for the team. Boateng claimed his hat-trick in the FA Cup against Tianjin Tianhai.

As the CSL summer window reached its closing date, Shan Huanhuan and 3 other young players under the Wanda "Star of Hope" project^[33][34] were confirmed to join the squad.^[35]

Boateng pulled his muscle, and Rondón's decisive substitution performance won a 3-pointer from Chongqing under hot climate. Sun Bo won a long shot and a red card upon his first starting appearance.

The quick reunion with former coach Choi Kang-hee was not pleasant, as he overpowered his former team by two easy counter-attack goals from El Shaarawy. Yifang still could not breakthrough their highest record in the FA cup, reaching semi-finals in 2013, 2018 and 2019.

The league would meet a few long pauses to prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualification, and the team's condition was influenced by the extra-long break. Yifang struggled in Wuhan's high humidity and temperature with insufficient fitness, and lost by 1 goal. Li Jianbin earned his second red card for kicking the ball deliberately onto the opponent after the whistle. He would be grounded for 6 matches in total, to miss the rest matches in this season.

Dong Yanfeng claimed his first super league goal against Shenzhen.

Li Shuai had his first national team appearance against Guam on 10 October.

On 25 October, it was announced that Dalian Yifang Women's Football Club (Dalian Yifang W.F.C., official name currently vacant), based on Dalian Under-18 women's football team, was established to meet the CFA's entry standard in 2020, and would compete in the 2019 Chinese Women's League Two, the third-tier league.^[36] Fan Yiying stepped up as the manager. On 10 November 2019, Yifang W.F.C. won by 1–0 against Donghua University in the play-off, ranked by 5th, and gained promotion into the Chinese Women's Football League.^[37]

Zhou Ting broke the record of the oldest appearing player at 40 years and 291 days against Hebei CFFC, which had previous been held by Rolando Schiavi (40 years 285 days) since 2013.^[38]

Zhao Xuebin won the reserve league top goalscorer by 19 goals.

Throughout the 2019 season, Yifang won three more points than last year, and ensured safety from relegation much earlier. The team had overall equalized performance in home and away matches, band ut with Choi, Yifang acquired three away wins out the total of four at the time.

Choi Kang-hee made multiple adjustments at the beginning of the season, mainly the midfielders. He often used Carrasco as a roaming attacker, not restrained to his familiar left winger position, and spent quite some time to adjust Hamšík's role.

Benítez was aggressive at first, and he soon brought in his 5-4-1 formation, aiming to improve the defense. He moved Sun Guowen backwards as the right full back, who mostly played as a winger, and put the right back Dong Yanfeng in the CB position. With each coach, the team received four red cards respectively, being the team with the most red cards this season, as major defenders were slower at sprinting speed, and sometimes used rude fouls to stop opponent players.

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As of 1 March 2019.

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Zhang Chong		Dalian	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 31)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
19	Yu Ziqian		Dalian	(1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 33)	2015	Qingdao Hainiu	Dec 2019
23	Chen Junlin		Beihai	(1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (aged 25)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
32	Li Xuebo		Dalian	(1999-11-15)15 November 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Atlético Madrid B
Defenders
2	Zhao Mingjian		Dalian	(1987-11-22)22 November 1987 (aged 31)	2019	Hebei China Fortune	Dec 2021
3	Shan Pengfei		Dalian	(1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 25)	2012	Dalian Yifang youth	Feb 2020
4	Li Shuai		Shenyang	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 23)	2016	Mafra	Dec 2023
8	Zhu Ting		Dalian	(1985-07-15)15 July 1985 (aged 33)	2015	Wuhan Zall	Dec 2020
12	Zhou Ting		Dalian	(1979-02-05)5 February 1979 (aged 40)	2017	Beijing Guoan	Dec 2019
13	Wang Yaopeng		Dalian	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 24)	2014	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
18	He Yupeng		Anshan	(1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
22	Dong Yanfeng		Dalian	(1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 23)	2016	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
25	Li Jianbin		Binzhou	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 29)	2019	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
35	Yang Shanping		Dalian	(1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 31)	2018	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021
36	Zhou Xiao		Nanchong	(1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 19)	2019	Atlético Astorga
Midfielders
6	Zhu Xiaogang		Dalian	(1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 31)	2010	Chengdu Blades	Dec 2019
7	Zhao Xuri		Dalian	(1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 33)	2019	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021
10	Yannick Carrasco		Vilvoorde	(1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 25)	2018	Atlético Madrid	Dec 2022
11	Sun Guowen		Dalian	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 25)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
14	Huang Jiahui		Bozhou	(2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (aged 18)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
16	Qin Sheng C		Dalian	(1986-11-02)2 November 1986 (aged 32)	2018	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
17	Marek Hamšík		Banská Bystrica	(1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 31)	2019	Napoli	Dec 2021
20	Wang Jinxian		Wuhan	(1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 23)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
24	Yang Lei		Handan	(2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 19)	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
26	Cui Ming'an		Dalian	(1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (aged 24)	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2019
27	Cheng Hui		Dalian	(1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 21)	2019	Lleida Esportiu B
29	Sun Bo		Dalian	(1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 28)	2011	Shandong Luneng youth	Dec 2019
31	Zheng Long		Qingdao	(1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 30)	2019	Guangzhou Evergrande	Dec 2019
Forwards
9	Salomón Rondón		Caracas	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 29)	2019	West Bromwich Albion	Dec 2022
15	Shan Huanhuan		Pingdingshan	(1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 20)	2019	Vitória Guimarães B
21	Emmanuel Boateng		Accra	(1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 22)	2019	Levante	Dec 2022
Moved to Reserve squad during the season
5	Alex Akande		Lagos	(1989-02-28)28 February 1989 (aged 30)	2019	Yanbian	Dec 2021
28	Zhang Hui		Dalian	(1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 22)	2015	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2020
33	Zhao Xuebin		Dalian	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 26)	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2020
38	Yang Fangzhi		Dalian	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 21)	2018	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2019

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends
30	Nyasha Mushekwi		Harare	(1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 31)	2015	Mamelodi Sundowns	Dec 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 FW  HKG Alex Akande 28 FW  CHN Zhang Hui 33 FW  CHN Zhao Xuebin 38 FW  CHN Yang Fangzhi 41 MF  CHN Li Qinghao 42 GK  CHN Gao Tian 43 DF  CHN Bi Guangfu 44 MF  CHN Zhang Yuhao 45 DF  CHN Yang Pengju 46 MF  CHN Zhang Jun 47 MF  CHN Yu Zhen 48 MF  CHN Xie Hui 48 MF  CHN Pang Chuntao 50 MF  CHN Liu Zhipeng

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 DF  CHN Rong Linchao 52 FW  CHN Han Guangxu 53 DF  CHN Luo Hongshi 54 MF  CHN Zhu Hui 55 GK  CHN Wang Kailong 56 MF  CHN Cheng Xianfeng 57 MF  CHN Bai Yaoxu 58 FW  CHN Aximu Aini 59 MF  CHN Yi Tianyu 60 DF  CHN Yang Zexiang

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CHN Yin Jiahao (at Shenzhen Pengcheng until 31 December 2019) — DF  CHN Zheng Jianfeng (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — DF  CHN Wang Liang (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Gao Mingxin (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Li Yuqiu (at Yinchuan Helanshan until 31 December 2019)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CHN Han Peijiang (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Ren Jiawei (at Dalian Chanjoy until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Liu Yingchen (at Shanghai Shenxin until 31 December 2019) — MF  CHN Yuan Hao (at Shanghai Shenxin until 31 December 2019)

As of 7 July 2019.

Position	Until 1 July	Since Benítez's arrival	Notes
Head coach	Choi Kang-hee	Rafael Benítez
Assistant coach	Park Kun-ha	Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
Assistant coach	Tang Tian
Fitness coach	Irwing Freitas
First team coach	Kim Hyun-min	Mikel Antía
First team coach	Choi Sung-yong	Antonio Gómez Pérez
First team coach	Jung Jae-sun	Darko Matić
Goalkeeping coach	Choi Eun-sung	Joaquín Enrique Valerio
Team Doctor	Antonio Turmo Garuz	Antonio Turmo Garuz
Team Doctor	Jan Jungwirth	Jan Jungwirth
Team Doctor	Cesar	Cesar
Physiotherapist	Javier Sagaste	Javier Sagaste
Reserve coach	Li Guoxu	David Rivas Martínez
U-19 coach	Shi Lei	Lü Gang
U-17 coach	Li Huayun	Li Huayun
U-15 coach	Yang Xianmin	Yang Xianmin
U-13 coach	Liu Yujian	Liu Yujian

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
—	DF	Wang Wanpeng	37	Dalian Transcendence	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
—	DF	Fu Yuncheng	26	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan return	—	31 December 2018
16	MF	Qin Sheng	33	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Undisclosed	13 February 2019		[39]
31	DF	Yang Shanping	31	Tianjin Quanjian	Transfer	€1.31M	13 February 2019		[40]
7	MF	Zhao Xuri	33	Tianjin Quanjian	Transfer	€2.62M	13 February 2019		[41]
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian	31	Hebei China Fortune	Transfer	€1.31M	13 February 2019		[42]
25	DF	Li Jianbin	29	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Undisclosed	13 February 2019		[43]
17	MF	Marek Hamšík	31	S.S.C. Napoli	Transfer	€20M	14 February 2019		[44]
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng	22	Levante UD	Transfer	€5M[45]	20 February 2019		[46]
—	DF	Yang Zexiang	25	Dalian Transcendence	Transfer	Free	25 February 2019
31	MF	Zheng Long	30	Guangzhou Evergrande	Loan	Undisclosed	26 February 2019		[47]
5	MF	Alex Akande	30	Yanbian	Transfer	Free	28 February 2019		[48]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
16	MF	Qin Sheng	33	Shanghai Shenhua	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
25	DF	Jin Pengxiang	29	Beijing Guoan	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
31	DF	Yang Shanping	31	Tianjin Quanjian	End of loan	—	31 December 2018
—	DF	Wang Wanpeng	37	Yinchuan Helanshan	Transfer	Free	31 January 2019		[49]
36	MF	Dong Honglin	23	Chongqing Dangdai	Transfer	Free	1 February 2019		[50]
15	MF	Jin Qiang	26	Shenzhen F.C.	Transfer	€1.97M	14 February 2019		[51]
68	DF	Pei Zhanpeng	20	Suzhou Dongwu	Transfer	Undisclosed	20 February 2019		[52]
14	DF	Yan Peng	23	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Transfer	Free	26 February 2019		[53]
21	DF	Liu Yingchen	26	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[54]
44	MF	Yuan Hao	22	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[54]
53	DF	Yin Jiahao	19	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Loan	—	26 February 2019		[53]
—	DF	Fu Yuncheng	21	Guangzhou R&F	Transfer	Free	27 February 2019
27	DF	Zheng Jianfeng	29	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
48	MF	Gao Mingxin	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
58	MF	Han Peijiang	20	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
—	MF	Ren Jiawei	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[55]
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan	—	27 February 2019		[56]
7	DF	Wang Liang	30	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan	—	28 February 2019		[55]
63	MF	Li Yuqiu	21	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan	—	28 February 2019		[57]
9	MF	Nicolás Gaitán	31	Chicago Fire	Released	Free	15 March 2019		[58]
28	FW	Duvier Riascos	31	Universidad Católica	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019		[59]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
9	FW	Salomón Rondón	29	West Bromwich Albion	Transfer	€18.27M	19 July 2019		[60]
–	MF	Hu Jiali	20	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	€2.61M	26 July 2019		[35]
15	FW	Shan Huanhuan	20	Vitória Guimarães B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
27	MF	Cheng Hui	21	Lleida Esportiu B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
32	GK	Li Xuebo	20	Atlético Madrid B	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
36	DF	Zhou Xiao	20	Atlético Astorga	Transfer	Undisclosed	29 July 2019		[35]
31	MF	Zheng Long	31	Guangzhou Evergrande	Transfer	€2.61M	30 July 2019	Loan-to-buy

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes	Ref.
30	FW	Nyasha Mushekwi	31	Zhejiang Greentown	Transfer	Free	15 July 2019		[61]
31	MF	Zheng Long	31	Guangzhou Evergrande	End of loan	€2.61M	30 July 2019