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| League | CBA | |||
| Founded | 1956 | |||
| History | Beijing Basketball Team (1956–1988) Beijing Ducks (1988–present) | |||
| Arena | Cadillac Arena | |||
| Capacity | 17,178[1] | |||
| Location | Beijing, China | |||
| Team colors | Steel blue, Black, White | |||
| Main sponsor | Shougang Steel (1988–2003) Wanfeng Aote (2003–2004) Jinyu Group (2004–2011) Shougang Steel (2011–present) BAIC Group (2023–present) | |||
| Head coach | Xie Libin | |||
| Championships | 3 (2012, 2014, 2015) | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (15, 51) | |||
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| Chinese | 北京金隅鸭 | ||||||||||||||
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The Beijing Shougang Ducks (simplified Chinese: 北京首钢鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association. The Shougang Corporation is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a duck.
The team was formerly known as the Beijing Jinyu Ducks or Beijing Jinyu (北京金隅, běijīng jīnyü). The name change was due to a change in corporate sponsorship. This organization should not be confused with the Beijing Olympians, a different club, which was founded in 1955.
For at least part of the 2003–04 CBA season, the Ducks were known as Beijing Wanfeng Aote (北京万丰奥特). Their naming rights were then assumed by the "Beijing Jinyu Group Co., Ltd.", a prominent construction materials conglomerate in China.[citation needed]