Chien Lee

Not to be confused with Ch'ien Lee or Chien Lee (Taiwan composer).
Chien Lee
Lee in 2016
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Investor
sports team owner
Known forFounder of NewCity Capital
Co-Owner of:
FC Thun (Switzerland)
K.V. Oostende (Belgium)
Nancy (France)
Esbjerg fB (Denmark)
FC Den Bosch (Netherlands)
1. FC Kaiserslautern (Germany)
GKS Tychy (Poland)
Former owner of:
OGC Nice (France)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Chien Lee is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, investor, and sports team owner. He has built a multi-club ownership model, owns multiple professional European football clubs and is a well-known investor in European football.[1][2]

Lee is the founder and Chairman of NewCity Capital, a private investment firm, co-owner of FC Thun,[3] co-owner of K.V. Oostende,[4] chairman and co-owner of Nancy,[5][6] co-owner of Esbjerg fB,[7] co-owner of FC Den Bosch,[8] co-owner of 1. FC Kaiserslautern,[9] co-owner of GKS Tychy FC[10] former owner and Chairman of OGC Nice and co-founder of 7 Days Inn.[11]

The Financial Times stated that Lee has refined Moneyball[12] and The Wall Street Journal called Lee's football journey "a Moneyball experiment in English soccer".[13]

  1. ^ "Barnsley co-chairman in talks to buy new club – ‘Moving in right direction’, deal could be done at €8-10m"
  2. ^ “An expert’s guide to owning a European soccer club - part four: Multi-club ownership”
  3. ^ "FC Thun"
  4. ^ "New investors for K.V. Oostende"
  5. ^ “The former owner of OGC Nice buys AS Nancy-Lorraine!”
  6. ^ “AS Nancy Lorraine : Chien Lee officiellement président du conseil d’administration”
  7. ^ "EfB presents new majority shareholder"
  8. ^ “FC Den Bosch gets green light from KNVB and finally comes into American hands | Dutch football”
  9. ^ “U.S. Investors Buy Stake in German Football Club Kaiserslautern” “www.bloomberg.com”
  10. ^ “Tychy Investment Company Limited has finalized the first stage of investment in Klub Piłkarski GKS Tychy S.A.”
  11. ^ 7 Days founder talks budget hotels in China
  12. ^ “Barnsley’s dream team give football club sporting chance - FT”
  13. ^ “A Moneyball Experiment in English Soccer’s Second Tier - WSJ”