Beijing Ducks

Beijing Ducks
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LeagueCBA
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
HistoryBeijing Basketball Team
(1956–1988)
Beijing Ducks
(1988–present)
ArenaCadillac Arena
Capacity17,178[1]
LocationBeijing, China
Team colorsSteel blue, Black, White
     
Main sponsorShougang Steel
(1988–2003)
Wanfeng Aote
(2003–2004)
Jinyu Group
(2004–2011)
Shougang Steel
(2011–present)
BAIC Group
(2023–present)
Head coachXie Libin
Championships3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
Retired numbers2 (15, 51)
Beijing Ducks
Chinese北京金隅鸭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Jīnyú Yā
Wade–GilesPei3 ching1 Chin12 ya1
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBei3 jing1 Jin1 yu4 ya1
JyutpingBaak1 ging1 Gam1 jyu4 aap4

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]

  1. ^ "Beijing Ducks team overview Cbaleague.com".