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Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安) is a Chinese Super League team, and is part of the CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Beijing Fengtai Stadium. The current head coach is Lee Jang-Soo and the club's general manager is Li Xiaoming.
Beijing Guoan Football Club formed in 1992, as a result of Chinese football reform. The Club was set up by CITIC Guoan Group and Beijing Municipal Sports Committee. The club's main function was to manage Beijing Guoan Football Team. In 2003, the club signed an endorsement contract with Beijing Hyundai Motor Company and the adult men's football team of the club changed its name to Beijing Hyundai Motor Football Team. The contract ended in early 2006 and the team's original name was restored.
The Team finished in second place of the Jia A (Top Chinese Football League before the forming of Chinese Super League) in 1995 and third place in 1997, 1998 and 2002. The team also entered the final game of China FA Cup 5 times and won the tournament 3 times. The team produced a number of star players of Chinese football including the current Energie Cottbus forward Shao Jiayi and former Eintracht Frankfurt striker Yang Chen. The team hired Liobu Petrovic, former head coach of Red Star Belgrade, as head coach during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
The club recently sold a part of its ownership to Real Madrid, hoping to achieve better popularity and results. Due to renovation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Guoan's previous home stadium, the Workers Stadium cannot hold anymore of the team's matches. Beijing Guoan is planning to move into the new Beijing National Stadium in 2008.
Beijing Guoan Football Club formed in 1992, as a result of Chinese football reform. The Club was set up by CITIC Guoan Group and Beijing Municipal Sports Committee. The club's main function was to manage Beijing Guoan Football Team. In 2003, the club signed an endorsement contract with Beijing Hyundai Motor Company and the adult men's football team of the club changed its name to Beijing Hyundai Motor Football Team. The contract ended in early 2006 and the team's original name was restored.
The Team finished in second place of the Jia A (Top Chinese Football League before the forming of Chinese Super League) in 1995 and third place in 1997, 1998 and 2002. The team also entered the final game of China FA Cup 5 times and won the tournament 3 times. The team produced a number of star players of Chinese football including the current Energie Cottbus forward Shao Jiayi and former Eintracht Frankfurt striker Yang Chen. The team hired Liobu Petrovic, former head coach of Red Star Belgrade, as head coach during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
The club recently sold a part of its ownership to Real Madrid, hoping to achieve better popularity and results. Due to renovation for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Guoan's previous home stadium, the Workers Stadium cannot hold anymore of the team's matches. Beijing Guoan is planning to move into the new Beijing National Stadium in 2008.
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