1994 Dalian Wanda F.C. season
| Chairman | Wang Jianlin |
|---|---|
| Manager | Zhang Honggen |
| Jia-A League | Winner |
| Top goalscorer | Wang Tao (16 goals) |
The 1994 Dalian Wanda F.C. season was Dalian's 10th consecutive season in the top division of Chinese football, and the first season to compete as a fully professional team.
Overview
The 1994 season was the first season that the Jia-A League had turned professional.[1][2] Private enterprises were allowed to sponsor or operate a football club. Wang Jianlin, owner of the Wanda Group, acquired the Dalian football club,[3] and reorganized the team as Dalian Wanda Football Club in March 1994. Originally, he planned to establish a team that consist players and managerial staff only from Dalian, but was convinced by Gai Zengjun, former manager of the team.[4] He threw quite some money at the time by appointing Zhang Honggen from Shanghai as the head coach, and set high winning bonuses for the team.[5] Dalian Wanda won the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League without effort.
Since round 5 of the 1994 season, the team set a record of 57 unbeaten home league matches.[6]
Players
As of the 1994 season.[7][8][9]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Aged | Joined from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Han Wenhai | Dalian | 28 January 1971 | 22 | Dalian | |
| 23 | Zhou Yong | Dalian | 28 July 1973 | 20 | Dalian youth | |
| 24 | Chen Dong | Dalian | 3 May 1978 | 15 | Dalian youth | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Zhang Enhua | Dalian | 28 April 1973 | 20 | Dalian | |
| 3 | Zhao Lin | Dalian | 15 February 1966 | 27 | Dalian | |
| 4 | Zhu Xiaodong | Dalian | 25 January 1969 | 24 | Dalian | |
| 5 | Xu Hong | Dalian | 17 April 1968 | 25 | Dalian | |
| 14 | Zheng Yong | Dalian | 28 June 1973 | 20 | Dalian youth | |
| 19 | Fan Wei | Dalian | 20 June 1973 | 20 | Dalian | |
| 21 | Sun Jihai | Dalian | 17 August 1977 | 16 | Dalian youth | |
| 22 | Wu Jun | Dalian | 24 March 1977 | 16 | Dalian youth | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Li Ming | Dalian | 26 January 1971 | 22 | Dalian | |
| 7 | Xu Hui | Dalian | 22 August 1968 | 25 | Dalian | |
| 8 | Ma Xiaohong | Dalian | 24 October 1970 | 23 | Dalian | |
| 9 | Wang Tao | Dalian | 9 April 1967 | 26 | Bayi | |
| 10 | Shi Lei | Dalian | 19 June 1963 | 30 | Dalian | |
| 12 | Sun Minghui | Dalian | 20 April 1971 | 22 | Dalian | |
| 13 | Gao Jinggang | Dalian | 8 January 1971 | 22 | Dalian | |
| 15 | Sun Xiaodong | Dalian | 19 February 1974 | 19 | Dalian | |
| 18 | Liu Zhongchang | Dalian | 31 August 1962 | 31 | Dalian | |
| 25 | Wang Jun | Dalian | 20 April 1963 | 30 | Dalian | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 11 | Wei Yimin | Dalian | 12 July 1971 | 22 | Dalian | |
| 16 | Gao Xu | Dalian | 2 April 1967 | 26 | Liaoning | |
| 17 | Zhang Gang | Dalian | 30 March 1977 | 16 | Dalian youth | |
| 20 | Wang Tao | Dalian | 22 April 1970 | 23 | Dalian | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Zhang Honggen | |
| Assistant coach | Gai Zengjun | |
| Assistant coach | Guo Xinyuan | |
| Assistant coach | Yang Xianmin | |
| Team doctor | Xu Liaosheng |
Chinese Jia-A League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalian Wanda | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 33 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Apollo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Liaoning Yuandong | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 25 |
| 5 | Shandong Taishan | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
Fixtures and results
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nat. | Jia-A League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App. | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Han Wenhai | 22 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Zhang Enhua | 12 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Zhao Lin | 19 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | Zhu Xiaodong | 20 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Xu Hong | 21 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Li Ming | 21 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Xu Hui | 21 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Ma Xiaohong | 14 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Wang Tao | 21 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Shi Lei | 21 | 3 | |
| 11 | FW | Wei Yimin | 21 | 4 | |
| 12 | MF | Sun Minghui | 16 | 3 | |
| 13 | MF | Gao Jinggang | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Zheng Yong | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Sun Xiaodong | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Gao Xu | 18 | 8 | |
| 17 | FW | Zhang Gang | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Liu Zhongchang | 21 | 2 | |
| 19 | DF | Fan Wei | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Wang Tao (born 1970) | 19 | 12 | |
| 21 | DF | Sun Jihai | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Wu Jun | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | Zhou Yong | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | Chen Dong | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Wang Jun | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | ||||
Source:[9]
Goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Tao (born 1970) | 12 |
| 2 | Gao Xu | 9 |
| 3 | Wei Yimin | 4 |
| 4 | Shi Lei | 3 |
| Sun Minghui | 3 | |
| Wang Tao (born 1967) | 3 | |
| 7 | Liu Zhongchang | 2 |
| Xu Hui | 2 | |
| Zhao Lin | 2 | |
| 10 | Li Ming | 1 |
| Xu Hong | 1 | |
| Zhang Enhua | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | |
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