# 2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season

The 2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season was the 11th season in club history.

## Overview
### Preseason (until July)

On 21 January 2020, Wanda Group announced officially switched to new team name Dalian Professional Football Club (Chinese: 大连人职业足球俱乐部), or Dalian Pro F.C. (Chinese: 大连人队), and came up with a new emblem design featuring a vintage Dalian Wanda F.C. logo. On the final day of the winter transfer window, Yannick Carrasco rejoined Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the La Liga season.
In February, the start of the 2020 Chinese Super League season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dalian Pro was in Murcia, Spain at the time for pre-season and were forced to extend their stay within Spain as ll travel to China was suspended. In March, as the coronavirus began spreading through Spain and the rest of Europe, Dalian Pro managed to fly back to China. Benitez with two new signings Sam Larsson and Marcus Danielson flew to Hong Kong for visas but they were initially unsuccessful and the two players went back to Sweden to train with IFK Göteborg and Djurgårdens IF respectively.
On 30 May, Tao Qianglong went out for drinking with 5 other players when training with China U-19 national team, which broke the national team regulation. All six players received 6-month suspensions from club games, and were each banned from China national teams. Dalian Pro downgraded him to the reserve team.
On 11 June, Dalian Pro became the first CSL team to obtain visas for foreign players after the ban.

### July

On 1 July 2020, Chinese Football Association announced the 2020 season to resume on 25 July. Teams were divided in two groups to compete in two cities, Dalian and Suzhou, while audiences were not allowed. Dalian Sports Center, Jinzhou Stadium and Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base were selected as hosting stadiums.
During the first match against Shandong Luneng, Rondon scored the first goal in this season, and Danielson had his debut goal, but Dalian was still defeated by a Marouane Fellaini hat-trick.

### August

As the first cycle of the regular season finished by the end of August, Dalian Pro could not acquire a single win out of 7 games, resulting 3 draws, 4 losses, 10 goals scored, and 14 conceded. Ten of the fourteen goals allowed were conceded after the 70th minute of matches.
The club's first victory of the season came on 29 August against Shandong Luneng with Lin Liangming scoring the only goal of the game. This was also Dalian's first win without Carrasco in the starting eleven since 2018 (five matches in 2018, five in 2019, and seven in 2020).

### September

Danielson's head was lacerated against Guangzhou R&F. His absence brought another two losses, which locked Dalian Pro down at 7th position, to compete in the relegation stage.

### October

For the October FIFA calendar, Hamsik left the team to join the Slovakia national team. As the strict quarantine policy for foreigners entering China was still active, he might miss most secondary stage matches upon his return, so Dalian Pro removed him from the squad, and signed Jailson instead. Rondon, however, stayed with the team. He was called up by the Venezuela national team, and he intended to leave, too. But FIFA continued the policy that allowed clubs to not release the player just before his departure, while Dalian Pro and Benitez relied heavily upon his attacking role, so he eventually stayed.
Dalian Pro Women's F.C. completed 2020 season at 3rd place in the Chinese Women's Football League.
Dalian Pro overpowered the first opponent Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in the relegation stage by 3-2 aggregate. Sun Guowen scored in the first loss, while Lin Liangming and Wang Yaopeng both scored decisive header in the second leg. Dalian Pro ensured a position above 12th, that the team were safely prevented from relegation. Rondon returned to Venezuela after this match to prepare for incoming national team games.

### November

Dalian acquired an easy win from Guangzhou R&F. Danielson was called up by Sweden national team, and left the team after this match. Larsson would also enjoy his early vacation, as he got his fourth yellow card before the last match. With only two foreign players against four, Dalian shamefully lost by 4–3 in aggregate eventually. Local media described this loss ironically as a "Reversed Miracle of Istanbul".

### Summary

Dalian Pro registered more young players than other teams, and put multiple experienced elder players in the reserves, which was considered "youth storm" by most media. However, the newly registered young players seldom gained chances to play. Throughout the season, Tong Lei and Lin Liangming had impressive performances as under-23 players, but for other young players under 23, only those with previous appearances in the 2019 season were occasionally used as substitution. On one hand, the team was under the pressure of relegation, a risky situation to use young players. On the other hand, the special season allowed teams to use up to 4 foreign players, which further seized playing time of domestic players. Anyway, this situation was often criticized by local media, especially when the team faced difficulties or had unsatisfactory results, and had to use elder players like Zhao Xuri, Zheng Long and Sun Bo. However, Benitez explained his point of view in many press conferences and his personal blog, that result of the 2020 season was unimportant, and that young players needed time to gain experience.
Benitez switched to 4-defender based tactic in this season with the signing of Marcus Danielson. In most conditions, a 4-5-1 formation would be used, with Rondon serving as the single striker. Great improvements on passing and crossing could be seen comparing with last season, especially Tong Lei's long passes and crosses. Sam Larsson was considered a downgraded replacement for Carrrasco at first due to the new restriction of transfer fee, but he displayed various skills and strong spirit, and proved to be a worthy foreign player for the team. Together with Danielson, they were described to have "continued the impressive tradition of Swedish players in club history". In the first stage, the team covered more distance in total, while Hamsik and Rondon topped player running distance. On the other hand, the team relied heavily on Rondon, Larsson and Hamsik, and lacked other scoring tactics when either of them was absent.

## Squad
### First team squad

    As of 5 October 2020
| No. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Joined | From | Ends | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Zhang Chong | Dalian | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 32) | 2013 | Dalian Shide | Dec 2021 | |
| 19 | Xue Qinghao $^{U21}$ | Qingdao | (2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 19) | 2020 | Liaoning | | |
| 23 | Li Xuebo | Dalian | (1999-11-15)15 November 1999 (aged 20) | 2019 | Atlético Madrid B | Dec 2022 | |
| 32 | Xu Jiamin | Shanghai | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 26) | 2020 | Beijing Renhe | | |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Shan Pengfei | Dalian | (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 (aged 27) | 2012 | Dalian Yifang youth | | |
| 4 | Li Shuai | Shenyang | (1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 25) | 2016 | Mafra | Dec 2023 | |
| 11 | Sun Guowen | Dalian | (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 26) | 2013 | Dalian Shide | Dec 2021 | |
| 13 | Wang Yaopeng | Dalian | (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 25) | 2014 | Liaoning youth | Dec 2021 | |
| 14 | Huang Jiahui | Bozhou | (2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (aged 19) | 2019 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2023 | |
| 16 | Tong Lei | Quzhou | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 22) | 2020 | Zhejiang Greentown | Dec 2022 | |
| 18 | He Yupeng | Anshan | (1999-12-05)5 December 1999 (aged 20) | 2019 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2023 | |
| 22 | Dong Yanfeng | Dalian | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 24) | 2016 | Liaoning youth | Dec 2021 | |
| 25 | Li Jianbin $^{MI}$ | Binzhou | (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 | Shanghai Shenhua | Dec 2020 | |
| 30 | Marcus Danielson | Eskilstuna | (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 31) | 2020 | Djurgårdens IF | | |
| 33 | Wang Xianjun | Dalian | (2000-06-01)1 June 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| 36 | Zhou Xiao $^{U21}$ | Nanchong | (1999-05-17)17 May 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | Atlético Astorga | Dec 2023 | |
| 37 | Yang Haoyu $^{MI}$ | Kunming | (2000-07-31)31 July 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | Hubei Chufeng United | Dec 2020 | |
| 60 | Yang Pengju $^{U21}$ | Guiyang | (2000-06-06)6 June 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Wu Wei | Xinxiang | (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | Tianjin Tianhai | Dec 2025 | |
| 7 | Zhao Xuri | Dalian | (1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 34) | 2019 | Tianjin Quanjian | Dec 2021 | Vice-Captain |
| 10 | Sam Larsson | Gothenburg | (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Feyenoord | | |
| 12 | Jailson Siqueira $^{MI}$ | Caçapava do Sul | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 25) | 2020 | Fenerbahçe | | |
| 20 | Wang Jinxian | Wuhan | (1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 24) | 2014 | Dalian Yifang youth | Dec 2021 | |
| 26 | Cui Ming'an | Dalian | (1994-11-15)15 November 1994 (aged 25) | 2014 | Dalian Yifang youth | | |
| 27 | Cheng Hui | Dalian | (1997-08-02)2 August 1997 (aged 22) | 2019 | Lleida Esportiu B | Dec 2023 | |
| 28 | Lin Liangming | Shantou | (1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | Gondomar | Dec 2020 | |
| 29 | Sun Bo | Dalian | (1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 29) | 2011 | Shandong Luneng youth | | |
| 31 | Zheng Long | Qingdao | (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 (aged 32) | 2019 | Guangzhou Evergrande | | |
| 35 | Zhang Jiansheng $^{MI}$ | Xingtai | (1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| 40 | Zhu Jiaxuan $^{U21}$ | Dalian | (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| 42 | Wang Tengda $^{U21}$ | Dalian | (2001-02-18)18 February 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| 50 | Wang Zhen'ao $^{U21}$ | Wuhan | (1999-08-10)10 August 1999 (aged 20) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
| 17 | Marek Hamšík $^{MO}$ | Banská Bystrica | (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 32) | 2019 | Napoli | Dec 2021 | Captain |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Salomón Rondón | Caracas | (1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 30) | 2019 | West Bromwich Albion | Dec 2022 | |
| 21 | Emmanuel Boateng | Accra | (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 24) | 2019 | Levante | Dec 2022 | |
| 39 | Shan Huanhuan | Pingdingshan | (1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | Vitória Guimarães B | Dec 2024 | |
| 41 | Zhao Jianbo $^{U21}$ | Dalian | (2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | Dalian Pro youth | | |
* Note: In the 2020 season, CSL teams were allowed to select and use under-21 players (market as $^{U21}$) without registering them in the first-team squad. Other under-21 players without the mark were registered normally.
    During the mid-season transfer, some players were moved out (marked as $^{MO}$) and in (marked as $^{MI}$) of the squad.

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | CHN | Wang Kailong |
| — | GK | CHN | Xue Qinghao |
| — | GK | CHN | Sun Wancheng |
| — | DF | CHN | Han Peijiang |
| — | DF | CHN | Li Qinghao |
| — | DF | CHN | Rong Linchao |
| — | DF | CHN | Wu Wei |
| — | DF | CHN | Yang Lei |
| — | DF | CHN | Yang Pengju |
| — | DF | CHN | Yang Lei |
| — | DF | CHN | Zhang Hui |
| — | DF | CHN | Zheng Bofan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CHN | Chen Rong |
| — | MF | CHN | Hu Jiali |
| — | MF | CHN | Yu Zhen |
| — | MF | CHN | Kong Yinquan |
| — | FW | CHN | Bai Yaoxu |
| — | FW | CHN | Liang Huan |
| — | FW | CHN | Lü Zhuoyi |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhang Jiansheng |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhang Yuhao |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhang Zimin |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhu Hui |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | CHN | Han Guangxu |
| — | DF | CHN | Luo Hongshi |
| — | FW | CHN | Aximu Aini |
| — | MF | CHN | Yi Tianyu |
| — | MF | CHN | Tao Qianglong |
| — | GK | CHN | Gao Tian |
| — | DF | CHN | Bi Guangfu |
| — | MF | CHN | Liu Zhipeng |
| — | MF | CHN | Zhang Jun |
| — | MF | CHN | Xie Hui |

### C Squad (not used in the season)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Zhu Xiaogang |
| 8 | DF | CHN | Zhu Ting |
| 12 | DF | CHN | Zhou Ting |
| 35 | DF | CHN | Yang Shanping |

### Out on loan
## Coaching staff

    As of 24 July 2020.
| Position | Name |
| First team |||
| Head coach | Rafael Benítez |
| Assistant coach | Mikel Antía |
| Assistant coach | Antonio Gómez Pérez |
| Fitness coach | Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno |
| Goalkeeping coach | Joaquín Enrique Valerio |
| First team coach | Darko Matić |
| Medical advisor | Song Jinhua |
| Team doctor | Jan Jungwirth |
| Team doctor | Yu Jiatian |
| Physiotherapist | Javier Sagaste |
| Technical coach | Jiang Zongyan |
| Reserve and youth teams |||
| Reserve (U-23) coach | David Rivas Martínez |
| Reserve golkeeping coach | Jorge Bartual |
| U-19 coach | Lü Gang |
| U-17 coach | Liu Yujian |
| U-15 coach | Qi Xiaoguang |
| U-14 coach | Zou Peng |
| U-13 coach | Li Yang |

## Transfers

Due to the COVID-19, Chinese FA applied for a temporary transfer window, and was approved by FIFA.

### Pre-season
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| — | DF | Liu Yingchen | 26 | Shanghai Shenxin | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Yuan Hao | 22 | Shanghai Shenxin | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | DF | Yin Jiahao | 19 | Shenzhen Pengcheng | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | DF | Zheng Jianfeng | 29 | Dalian Chanjoy | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Gao Mingxin | 19 | Dalian Chanjoy | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Han Peijiang | 20 | Dalian Chanjoy | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Ren Jiawei | 19 | Dalian Chanjoy | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Duan Yunzi | 22 | Sichuan Longfor | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | DF | Wang Liang | 30 | Dalian Chanjoy | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| — | MF | Li Yuqiu | 21 | Yinchuan Helanshan | Loan Return | — | 31 December 2019 |
| 16 | DF | Tong Lei | 22 | Zhejiang Greentown | Transfer | ¥13.0M | 20 January 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Wu Wei | 22 | Tianjin Tianhai | Transfer | ¥20.0M | 4 February 2020 |
| — | GK | Xue Qinghao | 19 | Liaoning | Transfer | Free | 5 February 2020 |
| 40 | FW | Wang Zhen'ao | 20 | Vejle Boldklub | Transfer | Free | 26 February 2020 |
| — | MF | Tao Qianglong | 18 | Hebei China Fortune | Transfer | ¥20.0M | 27 February 2020 |
| 28 | FW | Lin Liangming | 22 | Gondomar | Loan | — | 27 February 2020 |
| 10 | FW | Sam Larsson | 27 | Feyenoord | Transfer | €5.0M | 28 February 2020 |
| 30 | DF | Marcus Danielson | 31 | Djurgårdens IF | Transfer | €5.0M | 28 February 2020 |
| 32 | GK | Xu Jiamin | 26 | Beijing Renhe | Transfer | ¥8.0M | 9 July 2020 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 16 | MF | Qin Sheng | 34 | Shanghai Shenhua | Transfer | Free | 24 January 2020 |
| 2 | DF | Zhao Mingjian | 32 | Shanghai Shenhua | Transfer | Free | 24 January 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 26 | Atletico Madrid | Loan | Undisclosed | 31 January 2020 |
| — | GK | Chen Zhongyu | 20 | Meizhou Hakka | Transfer | — | 20 April 2020 |
| — | DF | Yang Zexiang | 26 | Shanghai Shenhua | Released | Free | 19 May 2020 |
| — | FW | Yang Fangzhi | 24 | Zhejiang Yiteng | Transfer | Free | 23 July 2020 |
| 19 | GK | Yu Ziqian | 35 | Retired | — | — | 9 July 2020 |
| — | MF | Duan Yunzi | 25 | Wuhan Three Towns | Transfer | Undisclosed | 5 August 2020 |
| — | MF | Li Yuqiu | 25 | Qingdao Red Lions | Transfer | — | 20 August 2020 |
| — | DF | Liu Yingchen | 27 | Beijing Renhe | Loan | — | 20 August 2020 |

### Mid-season
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| — | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 27 | Atletico Madrid | Loan Return | — | |
| 12 | MF | Jailson Siqueira | 25 | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | — | 18 September 2020 |
| 37 | MF | Yang Haoyu | 20 | Hubei Chufeng United | Loan | — | 30 September 2020 |
| 28 | FW | Lin Liangming | 22 | Gondomar | Transfer | — | 22 September 2020 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| — | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 27 | Atletico Madrid | Transfer | Undisclosed | 8 September 2020 |
| — | MF | Pang Chuntao | 21 | Guizhou Hengfeng | Transfer | — | 12 September 2020 |
| 28 | FW | Lin Liangming | 22 | Gondomar | End of loan | — | 22 September 2020 |

## Chinese Super League
### Regular season
#### Group A table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 34 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 26 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 3 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 21 | Qualification for Championship stage |
| 5 | Shenzhen F.C. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 7 | Dalian Pro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
| 8 | Henan Jianye | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 6 | Qualification for Relegation stage |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Fixtures and results

Fixtures as of 13 July 2020

### Relegation stage
#### 11th to 12th place faceoff
## Chinese FA Cup
### FA Cup fixtures and results

    As of 10 September 2020

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Nat. | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nat. | App. | Starts | Goals | App. | Starts | Goals | App. | Starts | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zhang Chong | | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shan Pengfei | | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Li Shuai | | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Wu Wei | | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zhao Xuri | | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Salomón Rondón | | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | Sam Larsson | | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | Sun Guowen | | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Jailson Siqueira | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Wang Yaopeng | | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | Huang Jiahui | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Tong Lei | | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Marek Hamšík | | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | He Yupeng | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Wang Jinxian | | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Dong Yanfeng | | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Li Xuebo | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Li Jianbin | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Cui Ming'an | | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Cheng Hui | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Lin Liangming | | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | Sun Bo | | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Marcus Danielson | | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Zheng Long | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Xu Jiamin | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Wang Xianjun | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Zhang Jiansheng | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Zhou Xiao | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Yang Haoyu | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Shan Huanhuan | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Zhu Jiaxuan | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | Zhao Jianbo | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Wang Tengda | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Wang Zhen'ao | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | Yang Pengju | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 25 | | | 0 | | | 25 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Goals | Total |
| Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Salomón Rondón | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Sam Larsson | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Lin Liangming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Marek Hamšík | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Wang Yaopeng | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Boateng | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Marcus Danielson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun Guowen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wang Jinxian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal(s) | Own goal(s) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Last updated: 11 November 2020. Source: Results

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Zhang Chong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shan Pengfei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Li Shuai | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Wu Wei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zhao Xuri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Salomón Rondón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Sam Larsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Sun Guowen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Jailson Siqueira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Wang Yaopeng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Huang Jiahui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Tong Lei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Marek Hamšík | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | He Yupeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Wang Jinxian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Dong Yanfeng | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Li Xuebo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Li Jianbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Cui Ming'an | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Cheng Hui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Lin Liangming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Sun Bo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Marcus Danielson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Zheng Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Xu Jiamin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Wang Xianjun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Zhang Jiansheng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Zhou Xiao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Yang Haoyu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Shan Huanhuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Zhu Jiaxuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Zhao Jianbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Wang Tengda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Wang Zhen'ao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | Yang Pengju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 |

### Suspensions

| Player | No. of match(es) served | Reason | Date(s) served | Opponent |
| Tao Qianglong | – | Breaking China U-19 national team regulation | 1 Jun.-30 Nov. | – |
| Marcus Danielson | 1 | Red Card vs Henan Jianye | 4 Aug. | Jiangsu Suning |
| Cui Ming'an | 1 | Red Card vs Henan Jianye | 8 Sep. | Jiangsu Suning |
| Dong Yanfeng | 1 | 4 Yellow Cards accumulated | 27 Sep. | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| Li Shuai | 1 | 4 Yellow Cards accumulated | 22 Oct. | Shijiazhuang Everbright |
| Xu Jiamin | 1 | Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA | 6 November | Guangzhou R&F |
| Sun Guowen | 1 | Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA | 6 November | Guangzhou R&F |
| Sam Larsson | 1 | 4 Yellow Cards accumulated | 11 November | Guangzhou R&F |