2018 Jiangsu Suning F.C. season

Jiangsu Suning

Manager	Fabio Capello (until 28 March) Cosmin Olăroiu (from 28 March)
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 Chonqging Dangdai Lifan (15 August 2018)
Home colours Away colours
← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Jiangsu Suning season is 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.

Season events

Finished 12th in 2017 Chinese Super League, Jiangsu Suning start their 10th consecutive season in the Chinese top flight, also qualified for Chinese FA Cup and start competition from forth round. On 25 July 2018, after 2–3 lost on aggregate to Guangzhou R&F, they are eliminated from the cup event.

Current squad

First team

As of 13 July 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHN Gu Chao 2 DF  CHN Li Ang 3 MF  CHN Tian Yinong 5 DF  CHN Zhou Yun 6 DF  CHN Yang Boyu 9 FW  ITA Éder 10 MF  BRA Alex Teixeira 11 MF  CHN Xie Pengfei 12 MF  CHN Zhang Xiaobin 13 FW  CHN Tao Yuan 14 MF  CHN Nan Xiaoheng 15 MF  CHN Gao Dalun 16 MF  CHN Gao Tianyi 18 MF  CHN Zhang Lingfeng 19 GK  CHN Zhang Yan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  CHN Abduhamit Abdugheni 21 DF  CHN Cao Haiqing 22 MF  CHN Wu Xi (captain) 23 GK  CHN Li Haitao 24 MF  CHN Ji Xiang 25 GK  CHN Jiang Hao 26 GK  CHN Zhang Jinyi 27 MF  CHN Yang Jiawei 28 DF  CHN Yang Xiaotian 29 DF  ITA Gabriel Paletta 32 FW  CHN Huang Zichang 33 MF  CHN Wang Song 37 DF  CHN Liang Jinhu 44 DF  CHN Huang Jiajun 54 DF  CHN Xie Xiaofan

Reserves

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  CHN Liu Jianye 31 MF  CHN Wu Fan 36 GK  CHN Qi Yuxi 41 DF  CHN Shang Kefeng 42 DF  CHN Qiu Yitao 43 DF  CHN Zhu Qinggui 45 MF  CHN Hu Zhifeng 46 GK  CHN Meng Zuhang 47 DF  CHN Xu Youzhi 48 MF  CHN Zhang Xinlin

No. Pos. Nation Player 49 MF  CHN Meng Zhen 50 FW  CHN Ge Wei 51 FW  CHN Ni Yin 52 FW  CHN Xu Chunqing 55 DF  CHN Wang Xijie 56 MF  CHN Hu Shengjia 57 MF  CHN Lian Fa 58 DF  CHN Yao Ben 59 MF  CHN Zhu Jiahao 60 MF  CHN Xie Zhiwei

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CHN Li Shizhou (at Zhejiang Yiteng until 31 December 2018) — DF  KOR Hong Jeong-ho (at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors until 31 December 2018) No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  CHN Chen Ji (at Guizhou Hengfeng until 31 December 2018) — FW  CMR Benjamin Moukandjo (at Beijing Renhe until 31 December 2018)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Moving from	Type	Source
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	Sign as free agent
FW	Richmond Boakye	Red Star Belgrade	Transfer
Summer
FW	Éder	Internazionale	Transfer
GK	Zhang Yan	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	Transfer

Out

Pos.	Player	Moving to	Type	Source
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

Jiangsu Suning v VSG Altglienicke

16 January 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	0–2	VSG Altglienicke	Marbella, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)		[ Report]	8' 41'

Jiangsu Suning v Europa FC

20 January 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	1–1	Europa FC	Marbella, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Zhang Lingfeng 51'	[ Report]

Jiangsu Suning v CSKA Sofia

24 January 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	0–8	CSKA Sofia	Marbella, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Li Ang  45'	[ Report]	Despodov 17', 65' (pen.), 68' Karanga 36' Alberg 42' Zhivkov 84' Atanasov 88' Manolev 90' (pen.)

Jiangsu Suning v Steaua București

28 January 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	1–3	Steaua București	Mijas, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Erpan Ezimjan 81'	[ Report]	Budescu 15', 50', 54'	Stadium: La Cala Resort

Dubai training sessions

Jiangsu Suning v Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Jiangsu Suning v Emirates

13 February 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	5–1	Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+3)

Italy training sessions

Giovani Via Nova v Jiangsu Suning

12 June 2018 Friendly	Giovani Via Nova	1–8	Jiangsu Suning	Pieve a Nievole, Italy
				Stadium: La Palagina

Dream Team¹ v Jiangsu Suning

15 June 2018 Friendly	Dream Team1	3–2	Jiangsu Suning	Pistoia, Italy
				Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani

Jiangsu Suning v Budapest Honvéd

20 June 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	2–0	Budapest Honvéd	Crema, Italy
16:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini

Jiangsu Suning v Guangzhou Evergrande

23 June 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	0–4	Guangzhou Evergrande	Crema, Italy
19:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini

Pergolettese v Jiangsu Suning

24 June 2018 Friendly	Pergolettese	0–4	Jiangsu Suning	Crema, Italy
16:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Voltini

Jiangsu Suning v Bustese Milano City

27 June 2018 Friendly	Jiangsu Suning	2–0	Bustese Milano City	Appiano Gentile, Italy
19:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Suning Training Centre

• ^1 Selection of Serie D clubs from Tuscany.

2018 Clubs Super Cup

Jiangsu Suning v Southampton

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

Results by round

Results summary

Matches

Chinese FA Cup

Tianjin Quanjian v Jiangsu Suning

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
	Penalties
	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

Squad statistics

As of match played 2 September 2018

Goal scorers

Rank	Position	Nation	Number	Player	League	Cup	Total
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

No.	Nation	Position	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Total
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

Notes

References

External links

• Official Website Archived 2020-12-18 at the Wayback Machine