# Zibo Cuju F.C. > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zibo_Cuju_F.C. > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Zibo_Cuju_F.C..md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zibo_Cuju_F.C. > Source revision: 1315037793 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Chinese football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Zibo Cuju
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淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部 | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|June 1982}} | dissolved = {{Start date and age|2023|3|29|df=y}} }} '''Zibo Cuju Football Club''' ({{zh|s=淄博蹴鞠足球俱乐部}}) is a defunct professional Chinese [football](/source/Association_football) club that participated in the [China League One](/source/China_League_One). The team was based in [Zibo](/source/Zibo). The club was dissolved in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/3350932.html|title=2023职业联赛准入名单：广州城、昆山、陕西未在列|publisher=Dongqiudi|date=29 March 2023|access-date=30 March 2023|language=zh|archive-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329020852/https://m.dongqiudi.com/article/3350932.html|url-status=live}} ==History== Zibo Sunday was founded in June 1982 inspired by the [1982 FIFA World Cup](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup). As the founders of the team mainly played football together on Sunday, they used Sunday as the club's name. They officially registered as an amateur club on 18 July 1996. Zibo Sunday finished the third place in the 2011 AFC Vision China Championship and won qualification for the [2012 Chinese FA Cup](/source/2012_Chinese_FA_Cup), which they lost to [China League Two](/source/China_League_Two) club [Dongguan Nancheng](/source/Dongguan_Nancheng_F.C.) 3–0.{{cite web |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2012-05-26/18016076630.shtml |title=足协杯-东莞南城3–0淘汰淄博星期天 次轮对阵松江 |publisher=sina |date=26 May 2012 |access-date=16 October 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110543/http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2012-05-26/18016076630.shtml |url-status=live }} On 30 September 2017, Zibo Sunday won promotion to [China League Two](/source/China_League_Two) after they advanced to semi-final of [2017 China Amateur Football League](/source/2017_China_Amateur_Football_League) by beating [Lhasa Urban Construction Investment](/source/Lhasa_Urban_Construction_Investment) 1–0,{{cite web |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-09-30/doc-ifymkwwk7325089.shtml |title=新历史!淄博星期天进中丙四强 山东足球新增乙级队 |publisher=sina |date=30 September 2017 |access-date=16 October 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130161857/http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2017-09-30/doc-ifymkwwk7325089.shtml |url-status=live }} and eventually, winning the entire Championship by beating [Anhui Hefei Guiguan](/source/Anhui_Hefei_Guiguan) in the final. After competing in [2018 China League Two](/source/2018_China_League_Two) and ending up in a mid-table finish, Zibo Sunday F.C. changed their name to '''Zibo Cuju F.C.''' in January 2019,{{cite web|url=http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20190130/26217.html|title=关于淄博星期天足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告|work=thecfa.cn|language=zh|date=2019-01-30|access-date=2019-01-30|archive-date=2019-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130110952/http://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20190130/26217.html|url-status=live}} stressing the significance of [Zibo](/source/Zibo) being the home of [Cuju](/source/Cuju), a form of proto-football sport in ancient China. ==Name history== * 1982–2018 '''Zibo Sunday S.C. ''' 淄博星期天 * 2019–2022 '''Zibo Cuju F.C.''' 淄博蹴鞠 ==Managerial history== * {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Mengyang (2015) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Chonglai (2016) * {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Meng (2017) * {{flagicon|CHN}} [Hou Zhiqiang](/source/Hou_Zhiqiang) (2018–2020) * {{flagicon|KOR}} [Park Chul](/source/Park_Chul) (2021) * {{flagicon|CHN}} [Huang Hongyi](/source/Huang_Hongyi) (2021–2022) ==Results== '''All-time league rankings''' ''As of the end of 2019 season.''{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/6/11189/3B0F70CE05C243D9.shtml|title=淄博星期天|publisher=sodasoccer.com|access-date=16 October 2017|language=zh|archive-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175130/http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/club/6/11189/3B0F70CE05C243D9.shtml|url-status=live}} {|class="wikitable sortable" width=100% style=text-align:Center |- !Year !Div !{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Match(es) lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !Pts !width=2%|Pos. !width=4%|[FA Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Cup) !width=2%|[Super Cup](/source/Chinese_Super_Cup) !|[AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) ! colspan=2|Other !Att./G !Stadium |- | [2011](/source/2011_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||DNQ{{ref| 1| 1}} || DNQ || DNQ || DNQ || VCC {{ref|2|2}} || bgcolor="#FFA500"|3 || || |- | [2012](/source/2012_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||DNQ{{ref| 1| 1}} || R1 || DNQ || DNQ || VCC {{ref|2|2}} || bgcolor="#FFA500"|3 || || |- | [2013](/source/2013_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||12 || R1 || DNQ || DNQ || || || || |- | [2014](/source/2014_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||DNQ{{ref| 1| 1}} || R1 || DNQ || DNQ || || || || |- | [2015](/source/2015_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||DNQ{{ref| 1| 1}} || QR || DNQ || DNQ || || || || |- | [2016](/source/2016_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || ||Group|| DNQ || DNQ || DNQ || || || || |- | [2017](/source/2017_China_Amateur_Football_League) ||bgcolor="#c1ddfd"|4|| || || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold|W || DNQ || DNQ || DNQ || || || || align=center rowspan=6|[Zibo Sports Center Stadium](/source/Zibo_Sports_Center_Stadium) |- | [2018](/source/2018_China_League_Two) || 3 || 28 || 12 || 5 || 11 || 38 || 32 || 6 || 41 || 19 || R2 || DNQ || DNQ || || || 1,485 |- | [2019](/source/2019_China_League_Two) || 3 || 30 || 22 || 3 || 5 || 60 || 13 || 47 || 69{{ref|3|3}} || 7 || R4 || DNQ || DNQ || || || |- | [2020](/source/2020_China_League_Two) || 3 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 14 || 8 || 6 || 22 || bgcolor=C0C0C0|RU || DNQ || DNQ || DNQ || || || |- | [2021](/source/2021_China_League_One) || bgcolor="#FFFFE0"|2 || 34 || 10 || 9 || 15 || 32 || 52 || -20 || 39 || 11 || R4 || DNQ || DNQ || || || |- | [2022](/source/2022_China_League_One) || bgcolor="#FFFFE0"|2 || 34 || 11 || 6 || 17 || 37 || 53 || -17 || 33{{ref|4|4}} || 15 || R3 || DNQ || DNQ || || || |} *{{note|1|1}} Did not qualify to the final stage. {{note|2|2}} AFC Vision China Championship. {{note|3|3}} In group stage. {{note|4|4}} Zibo Cuju had 6 points deducted due to unpaid salaries on 23 November 2022. 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==References== {{reflist}} {{China League One}} {{China League Two}} Category:Defunct football clubs in China Category:Association football clubs established in 1982 Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2023 Category:Sport in Shandong Category:Zibo Category:1982 establishments in China Category:2023 disestablishments in China Category:Football clubs in China Category:Football clubs in Zibo Category:China League One clubs Category:China League Two clubs Category:Chinese Champions League clubs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Zibo Cuju F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zibo_Cuju_F.C.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zibo_Cuju_F.C.?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.