The transfer market spent 2.5 billion, who are the "financiers" behind the Chinese Super League teams?

The just-concluded AFC Champions League has allowed us to regain the original appearance of Chinese football. Still the same taste, still the same feeling. Needless to say Evergrande, Jiangsu Sainty was taken over by Suning, which seemed to let us see the heroic spirit of Chelsea back then, winning Teixeira, Ramirez, Jo and Sainsbury's one after another. In one fell swoop, he surpassed Evergrande and became the most valuable Chinese Super League club. However, despite its reputation, Suning failed in the AFC Champions League group stage. Fans can't help but ask, how come they couldn't even win the group stage after spending so much money to introduce players?

In recent years, influenced by the success of the Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao team, powerful players from all walks of life want to try the Chinese Super League. Firstly, the country now vigorously promotes the development of football. Secondly, like Evergrande, through football The success has enabled the brand to be widely publicized and enhance brand value. Against this background, many Chinese Super League teams have changed to new owners, and the shareholders of the clubs have also changed accordingly. So let us take a look at who are the financial backers behind each team in the Chinese Football Super League today.

1. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club (private)

Shareholders: Evergrande Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., Alibaba Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Owner: Xu Jiayin , Jack Ma

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club is a professional football club in Guangzhou, China. On March 1, 2010, Evergrande Group bought out all the shares of the team, and the club was renamed Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club. . On June 5, 2014, Alibaba acquired 50% of the shares of Evergrande Club; on July 4 of the same year, the club was renamed Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club.

Evergrande Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., referred to as Evergrande Group, is located in Guangzhou, China. It is an enterprise group integrating livelihood housing, cultural tourism, FMCG, agriculture, dairy and sports industries. Total assets exceed 460 billion and 80,000 employees.

Alibaba Group operates a variety of businesses, and also obtains support for operating a business ecosystem from the businesses and services of affiliated companies. The businesses and affiliated companies include: Taobao, Tmall, Juhuasuan, AliExpress, Alibaba International Trading Market, 1688, Alimama, Alibaba Cloud, Ant Financial, Cainiao Network, etc. On September 19, 2014, Alibaba Group was officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The founder and chairman of the board of directors is Jack Ma. On April 6, 2016, Alibaba officially announced that it had become the world's largest retail trading platform.

2. Jiangsu Suning Football Club (private)

Shareholder: Jiangsu Suning Electrical Appliance Group

Owner: Zhang Jindong

Jiangsu Suning Football Club The club is a professional football club in Jiangsu Province, China. On January 7, 2000, Sainty Group acquired the club and changed the team name to Jiangsu Sainty, which was used until the end of the 2015 season. On December 21, 2015, Jiangsu Suning Electrical Appliances Group announced that it has officially taken over the club and renamed it Jiangsu Suning Football Club.

Suning was founded on December 26, 1990 and is headquartered in Nanjing. Its products cover comprehensive categories such as traditional home appliances, consumer electronics, department stores, daily necessities, books, and virtual products. It has more than 1,600 offline physical stores. Online Suning.com ranks among the top three domestic B2C companies, and the integrated development of online and offline businesses leads a new trend in retail development.

3. Shanghai SIPG Football Club (state-owned)

Shareholder: Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.

Chairman: Jiang Haitao

The club was founded in December 2005, then known as Shanghai East Asia Football Club. It was initiated and established by Xu Genbao, a famous Shanghai local coach in China, who serves as the company chairman, club chairman and team head coach. In October 2014, SIPG fully acquired East Asia Football Club; on November 18 of the same year, the club officially changed its name to "Shanghai SIPG Football Club" and hired Xu Genbao as its general consultant.

SIPG, the Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd., is the largest port enterprise in mainland my country. The group has successively undergone the restructuring of Shanghai Port Authority and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. It was initiated and established by five units including the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and China Merchants Group "China Merchants International" as sponsors, and was approved by the Ministry of Commerce. It was officially established on June 28, 2005.

4. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club (state-owned)

Shareholder: Shanghai Greenland Group

Chairman: Wu Xiaohui

Predecessor of the club Shanghai Shenhua Football Club was founded on December 10, 1993. It was reorganized from the professional Shanghai Football Team and is one of the founding teams of the Chinese Football League A. In February 2000, the ownership of the club changed. The original investor Shanghai Shenhua Group withdrew and seven large Shanghai state-owned enterprises became new investors. In December 2001, Shanghai Radio and Television Group, Shanghai Media Group and other units acquired the club and reorganized it into "Shanghai Shenhua SVA Football Club". In 2004, it became one of the founding teams of the Chinese Football Super League. In February 2007, the club was acquired by Zhu Jun, chairman of The9 City, and merged with Shanghai Liancheng Football Club. The following year, it was renamed "Shanghai Shenhua Liansheng Football Club".

On January 30, 2014, Shanghai Greenland Group officially announced that it would take over the club. In February of the same year, it was renamed "Shanghai Greenland Football Club" and the team name was changed to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. In January 2015, the club was renamed "Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club".

Greenland Group is China's first and currently (as of 2013) the only real estate-based enterprise group ranked among the Fortune Global 500. The nature of the company is a mixed-ownership unlisted company controlled by state-owned assets. Greenland Group's real estate development projects cover major provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, especially in the development of super high-rise buildings, large-scale urban complexes, high-speed rail station business districts and industrial parks. Nearly half of the world's top ten tallest buildings are from Greenland.

5. Henan Jianye Football Club (Hong Kong-owned)

Shareholder: Jianye Residential Group

Chairman: Hu Baosen

Henan Jianye Football Club is a football club jointly established by Jianye Housing Group (China) Co., Ltd. and the Henan Football Association. It is the only professional football club in Henan Province. In January 1999, Jianye Group bought out the shares held by the Henan Provincial Sports Commission, and the club became a wholly-owned enterprise under Jianye Group. The team has not changed its backstage boss since its establishment. It is one of the 16 participating teams in the Chinese Football Super League. .

Jianye Residential Group (China) Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned enterprise founded by Hong Kong Jianye Residential Group Co., Ltd. in China in May 1992 focusing on the development of the residential industry. It is a Hong Kong listed company - Jianye A wholly-owned subsidiary of Real Estate Co., Ltd.

6. Hebei China Fortune Football Club (privately owned)

Shareholder: China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd.

Chairman: Wang Wenxue

Hebei China Fortune Football Team originated from the Hebei Provincial National Games Team in 2009. On May 28, 2010, Hebei Zhongji Real Estate established Hebei Zhongji Football Club in Shijiazhuang based on the Hebei Provincial National Games Team. After competing in the Chinese League Two in 2011, 2012 and 2013, it was promoted to the Chinese League One in the 2014 season. On January 27, 2015, China Fortune Land Development acquired Hebei Zhongji Football Club, officially changed its name to Hebei China Fortune Football Club, and moved its home court from Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center to Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 as a private joint-stock company. The parent company is Huaxia Real Estate Group, which was founded in Langfang City, Hebei Province. It is a group enterprise whose main businesses are real estate development, industrial park development, commercial operations, and property management.

7. Tianjin TEDA Football Club (state-owned)

Shareholders: Tianjin TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd., Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone State-owned Assets Management Company, Tianjin Development Zone Construction Group

Chairman: Zhang Bingjun

Tianjin TEDA Football Club was established on February 16, 1998. In April 2003, it was restructured into a limited liability company with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. It is owned by Tianjin TEDA Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. The company, Tianjin TEDA Group Co., Ltd., Tianjin Development Zone Construction Group, Northern International Trust and Investment Company, and the Development Zone State-owned Assets Management Company are jointly invested and managed. Among them, the total assets of TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd. are 22 billion yuan, TEDA Group is 8.2 billion yuan, Construction Group is 2 billion yuan, Northern International Trust and Investment Company is 3 billion yuan, and the state-owned assets management company is 4 billion yuan. The word "TEDA" in the name of Tianjin TEDA Football Club is the Chinese transliteration of the English abbreviation "TEDA" of Tianjin Economic and Technology Developing Area.

Tianjin TEDA Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (referred to as TEDA Holdings) was established in December 2001 and is authorized by the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee to operate and manage state-owned assets. Total assets are 253.8 billion yuan. Its main business areas are regional development and real estate, public utilities, manufacturing, finance and modern service industries. It has 18 wholly-owned companies such as TEDA Group and TEDA Construction, and 19 holding companies such as Northern Trust and China-Africa TEDA. The company has 29 joint-stock companies including TEDA Development and Changjiang Securities, among which 4 are listed companies, including TEDA, Jinbin Development, TEDA Logistics, and Binhai Investment.

8. Chongqing Lifan Football Club (private)

Shareholder: Chongqing Lifan Holdings Co., Ltd.

Chairman: Yin Mingshan

Club The predecessor was the Avant-garde Wuhan Football Club founded in 1994. In 2000, Chongqing Lifan Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. acquired Chongqing Qianwei Huandao Hongyan Football Club and reorganized Chongqing Lifan Football Club. On January 2, 2015, the media reported that the Lifan team was successfully transferred at a price of 100 million yuan. Later, it was reported that Chongqing Lifan was renamed Chongqing Changsheng Football Club. On January 15, relevant officials of the Football Association stated that Chongqing Lifan’s transfer materials failed to pass the review and all relevant materials were not submitted before the deadline. Therefore, the transfer was unsuccessful and Lifan’s matter was still studied and resolved by the original investors.

On the afternoon of January 28, 2015, the Jiangbei Branch of the Chongqing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce issued a decision to cancel the registration. It believed that Huaxia Guorui had "obtained registration by deception" in the equity transfer with Lifan, and decided to cancel the registration decision for the equity transfer and name change. Lifan Regained the club's equity, the club's name is Chongqing Lifan Football Club Co., Ltd., and the shareholder is Chongqing Lifan Holdings Co., Ltd.

Chongqing Lifan Holdings Co., Ltd. is a large-scale private enterprise integrating scientific research and development, production and sales (including export) of engines, general machinery, motorcycles and complete automobiles, as well as financial securities and real estate. . Chongqing Lifan Holding Group is one of China's top 500 companies and one of China's top ten private enterprises.