Qingdao Youth Island F.C.
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| Full name | Qingdao West Coast Football Club 青岛西海岸足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 20 August 2007 | ||
| Ground | Guzhenkou University City Sports Center Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Xu Shang | ||
| Manager | Hisashi Kurosaki | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2023 | China League One, 2nd of 16 (promoted) | ||
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Qingdao West Coast Football Club (Chinese: 青岛西海岸足球俱乐部; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Xīhǎi'àn Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Qingdao, Shandong, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Qingdao West Coast plays its home matches at the Guzhenkou University City Sports Center, located within Huangdao District, groundsharing with Qingdao Red Lions.
History
Qingdao Kangtaiyuan F.C. was founded in 2007 by Qingdao Kangtine Commercial Concrete Co., Ltd. as a company football team for their employees.[1] The club would initially participate in local amateur and futsal tournaments until the 2011 league season when they participated in the Qingdao Football Association Cup and were knocked out in the last sixteen.[2] The following season, they joined the Chinese football league pyramid in the second tier of the Qingdao League or seventh tier overall.
In 2017, after a third-place finish in the Qingdao City League, they changed their name to Qingdao Kangtine and participated in the China Amateur Football League for the first time. They advanced to the national play-offs after finishing first in their group but were eventually eliminated by Qinghai Zhuangbo.
In 2018, they were crowned champions of the Qingdao City League, and participated in the Chinese Champions League for a second time. However, they were eliminated by Taizhou Yuanda in the regional group stage play-offs and failed to advance to the national play-offs.
In 2019, they changed their name to Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai. In their third attempt at the highest level of amateur football league, they were eliminated once again by Shandong Wangyue in the group stage play-offs, but were later admitted into the national stage after the withdrawal of Huizhou Huixin. They eventually finished 8th and were promoted to China League Two for the first time in the club's history.
In January 2021, they changed their name to Qingdao Youth Island.[3] They finished 4th this season and entered the promotion-relegation play-offs against Beijing BIT, who finished 17th in the 2021 China League One. Qingdao won 5–4 on penalties after drawing 2–2 on aggregate, gaining promotion to China League One for the first time in the club's history.
Name history
- 2007–2017: Qingdao Kangtaiyuan F.C. (青岛康太源)
- 2017–2018: Qingdao Kangtine F.C. (青岛康太源)
- 2019–2020: Qingdao Zhongchuang Hengtai F.C. (青岛中创恒泰)
- 2021–2022: Qingdao Youth Island F.C. (青岛青春岛)
- 2023–: Qingdao West Coast F.C. (青岛西海岸)
Players
Current squad
- As of 24 February 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Hisashi Kurosaki
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| Assistant coach | Koji Maeda  Javi Morillas Jiménez
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Wang Jian
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| Fitness coach | Kikuchi Shinobu
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Source: CFA
Managerial history
Zhou Xin (2018–2023)
Zoran Janković (acting) (2023)
Hisashi Kurosaki (2024–)
Results
All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2023 season.
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | N/A2 | N/A1 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Taixing Sports Center Stadium | |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 18 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 142 | 8 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 48 | 4 | R16 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 48 | 8 | R1 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 61 | RU | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,515 | Guzhenkou University City Sports Center Stadium |
Key
References
- ^ "青岛康太源商砼足球俱乐部俱乐部简介". ktyfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "青岛康太源商砼足球俱乐部勇夺冠军". kangtaiyuan.net. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "官方：中乙青岛中创恒泰正式更名为青岛青春岛". Dongqiudi. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ 2018中乙俱乐部报名表 Archived 2018-03-28 at the Wayback Machine fa.org.cn 2018-03-27 Retrieved 2018-03-28
External links
- Club website at ktyfootball.com