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| Full name | Beijing Guoan Football Club 北京国安足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 御林军 (The Imperial Guards) | ||
| Founded | 29 December 1992 | ||
| Ground | Workers' Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 68,000 | ||
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| Chairman | Zhou Jinhui | ||
| Manager | Ricardo Soares | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2024 | Chinese Super League, 4th of 16 | ||
| Website | http://www.fcguoan.com/ | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 北京国安 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北京國安 | ||||||||||||
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Beijing Guoan Football Club (Chinese: 北京国安足球俱乐部; pinyin: Běijīng Guó'ān Zúqiú Jùlèbù), known internationally as Beijing FC,[2] is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang District. In early 2021, the shareholders changed from the real estate company Sinobo Group (64%) and CITIC Limited (36%) of CITIC Group to just Sinobo Group (100%).[3] Beijing Guoan is one of the four clubs to have never been relegated from the Chinese top-flight since the Chinese Super League's foundation in 2004.
The club's predecessor was called Beijing Football Club and they predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. On December 29, 1992,[4] the club was recognized to become a completely professional football club, making them one of the founding members of the first fully professional top-tier league in China. Since then, they have gone on to win their first ever professional league title in the 2009 league season as well as the 1996, 1997, 2003, and 2018 Chinese FA Cup.
According to Forbes, Guoan was the second most valuable football team in China, with a team value of US$167 million, and an estimated revenue of US$30 million in 2015.[5] According to the disclosure of CITIC Pacific, the club revenue was CN¥244 million in the 2013 season.[6] In the 2015 season, the sponsorship from CITIC Securities was CN¥25 million.[7]
- ^ "国安股权转让完成中赫全部持股 感谢中信多年坚守" [Guoan Completes Ownership Transfer with Sinobo as Sole Owner, Shows Gratitude for CITIC's Long-term Partnership]. Sina Sports (in Simplified Chinese). 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Club history made, Génésio calls for more from Beijing FC in AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Beijing Guoan to keep original name, as the transfer of shares completed
- ^ "Beijing Guoan F.C. Official Website". www.fcguoan.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Klebnikov, Sergei (10 August 2016). "Chinese Soccer's Most Valuable Teams". Forbes. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "VERY SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION AND CONNECTED TRANSACTION: PROPOSED ISSUE OF THE CONSIDERATION SHARES AND THE PLACING SHARES UNDER THE SPECIFIC MANDATE..." (PDF) (Press release). CITIC Pacific. 16 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
- ^ "2015 ANNUAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT" (PDF) (Press release). CITIC Securities. 23 March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.