Changchun Public Excellence (Chinese: 长春大众卓越女子足球俱乐部; pinyin: Zhǎngchūn dàzhòng zhuóyuè nǚzǐ zúqiú jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club located in Changchun. They compete in the Chinese Women's Super League, and their home stadium is the Development Area Stadium.
Founded | June 8, 2000[1] | |
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Ground | Development Area Stadium, Changchun | |
Capacity | 25,000 | |
President | Zhu Haifeng | |
Manager | Liu You | |
League | CWSL | |
2021 CWSL | Chinese Women's Super League 5th of 8 | |
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Women's football clubs in Changchun traces back to the 1980s, with several schools and factories creating women's football clubs.[2][3] An important event happened in 1986, when several teams, including Changchun, played a precedent of the current Super League,[4] gaining the title.[5]
The Changchun team, with players including the national team's captain Wang Lili,[6] and players such as Li Yanjie, Wu Xinxin, Lu Haijing and Geng Yan, had great performances in those early tournaments.[7]
In 1999, Changchun Huaxin team was officially created with Wang Lili as manager and players such as Lou Xiaoxu.[6]
Darlene de Souza joined fellow Brazil women's national football team players Raquel Fernandes and Rafaelle Souza in transferring to Changchun Zhuoyue in January 2016.[8]
In June 2017 the club signed Cristiane Rozeira from Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. Chinese media reported that they made Cristiane the highest-paid female footballer in the world.[9]
In 2020, they signed international Argentinean player Soledad Jaimes.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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