Beijing Guoan F.C.
Beijing Guoan Football Club (Chinese北京国安 足球 俱乐部, Pinyin Běijīng Guo'an zúqiú jùlèbù ) is a football club based in Beijing, who plays in the Chinese Super League, the top division of China. The club is part of the CITIC Group, a state-owned Chinese financial and investment companies.
History
Beijing Guoan was founded in 1992 by the CITIC Guoan - group and reached 1995 in Jia A ( the top division before the founding of the Chinese Super League in 2003) the second overall place, until then best finish in the league. The Chinese, however, could Cup 1996 will be captured in 1997 and 2003, the Supercup 1998 and 2004. From the team emerged some well-known Chinese football players, such as Energy Cottbus striker Shao Jiayi and former Eintracht Frankfurt player Yang Chen.
2003, the club signed an advertising contract with the Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, which is why the first team until the beginning of 2006 the name was Beijing Hyundai Motor football team.
In November 2005, CITIC Group signed an agreement with the Spanish football club Real Madrid. The club supports the company's Erstdivisionär Beijing Guoan, in return, the CITIC Group will help the people of Madrid through its subsidiary Guoan in marketing in China. In March 2006, Real Madrid appointed former director of the club 's football schools in Mexico, Xabier Azkargorta to assume the post of conductor at Sporting Beijing Guoan.
Due to renovations for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing wearing Beijing Guoan its home games not as usual in the approximately 64,000 -seater stadium workers, but in smaller Fengtai Stadium from. After the games, although a move to the new Beijing National Stadium was scheduled Guo'an currently plays but again in the Workers Stadium. 2009, the club became the first time in its history of Chinese masters, but in the 2010 season, this success could not be repeated. With 5th place in the final table Guo'an missed to participate in the AFC Champions League 2011.
The club has a partnership with Ajax Amsterdam.
Achievements
Chinese Master: 2009
Chinese FA Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 2003
Chinese Super Cup: 1998, 2004