# 2024 Shaanxi Union F.C. season

The 2024 season is the second season in the existence of Shaanxi Union Football Club, and their first ever season in China League Two, the Chinese third-tier, following promotion in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the Chinese FA Cup. On 26 January 2024, the club changed its name from Shaanxi Chang'an Union Football Club to Shaanxi Union Football Club. Shaanxi Union drew an average home attendance of 17,600 in 2024.

## First-team squad

    As of 27 April 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Club apps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Transfer fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 25 | Li Chen | GK | Huai'an | (1996-11-25)25 November 1996 (aged 27) | 14 | 0 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 28 | Zhou Yuchen | GK | Weifang | (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 28) | 3 | 0 | Guangdong GZ-Power | 4 January 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 57 | Bai Mingyu | GK | Xi'an | (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Wuhan Three Towns U19 | 22 August 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 60 | Li Tianle | GK | Yan'an | (2004-08-11)11 August 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Nantong Zhiyun U19 | 23 February 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wang Weipu | CB | Shenyang | (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 30) | 15 | 1 | Wuxi Wugo | 12 July 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 5 | Yao Diran | CB | Xi'an | (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 27) | 6 | 0 | Dandong Tengyue | 1 January 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 6 | Ding Jie | CB | Dalian | (1987-04-29)29 April 1987 (aged 36) | 20 | 5 | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 16 | Ma Yangyang | RB | Taihe | (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 25) | 11 | 3 | Zibo Qisheng | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 21 | Zhao Shuhao | LB | Dancheng | (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 25) | 18 | 0 | Nantong Zhiyun | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 26 | Sun Xiaobin | CB | Lixin | (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 24) | 15 | 1 | Zibo Cuju | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 29 | Mi Haolun | LB | Xi'an | (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 30) | 14 | 5 | Shenzhen | 3 August 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 44 | Yang Ruiqi | CB | Xi'an | (2004-02-08)8 February 2004 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Shandong Taishan U21 | 23 February 2024 | Loan | 31 December 2024 |
| 47 | Nureli Tursunali | LB | Ürümqi | (2005-03-17)17 March 2005 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Free agent | 17 August 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 49 | Elkut Eysajan | RB | Yining | (2004-07-29)29 July 2004 (aged 19) | 6 | 1 | Dalian Pro U21 | 23 February 2024 | Free | 31 December 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | Xie Zhiwei | DM | Jiangyin | (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 25) | 6 | 2 | Nanjing City | 2 January 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 11 | Wen Shuo | LM | Xi'an | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 32) | 9 | 3 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 15 | Wen Wubin | CM | Xiangyang | (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 26) | 14 | 1 | Nanjing City | 12 July 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 17 | Wu Chengru | CM | Beijing | (2000-09-15)15 September 2000 (aged 23) | 3 | 1 | Guangdong GZ-Power | 23 February 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 19 | Zhang Yuxuan | CM | Zhengzhou | (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 (aged 28) | 19 | 4 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 22 | Chen Xing | DM | Guangzhou | (2000-03-29)29 March 2000 (aged 23) | 11 | 0 | Meizhou Hakka | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 32 | Xu Wu | LM | Tiantai | (1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 32) | 16 | 3 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 38 | Hu Mingtian | LM | Xuzhou | (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 29) | 5 | 0 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 3 January 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 45 | Zhong Weihong | AM | Meizhou | (2004-11-14)14 November 2004 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Jinan Xingzhou | 5 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 31 December 2025 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ma Xiaolei | RW | Beijing | (1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 36) | 13 | 7 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 21 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 9 | Li Rui | ST | Huizhou | (1994-05-02)2 May 1994 (aged 29) | 4 | 2 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 23 February 2024 | Free | 31 December 2025 |
| 34 | Pang Zhiquan | ST | Qingdao | (1990-08-16)16 August 1990 (aged 33) | 17 | 13 | Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 20 April 2023 | Free | 31 December 2025 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 January 2024 | CB | Yao Diran | Dandong Tengyue | Free transfer |
| 2 January 2024 | DM | Xie Zhiwei | Nanjing City | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2024 | LM | Hu Mingtian | Chengdu Rongcheng | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2024 | GK | Zhou Yuchen | Guangdong GZ-Power | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2024 | AM | Zhong Weihong | Jinan Xingzhou | Undisclosed |
| 23 February 2024 | RB | Elkut Eysajan | Dalian Pro U21 | Free transfer |
| 23 February 2024 | ST | Li Rui | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | Free transfer |
| 23 February 2024 | GK | Li Tianle | Nantong Zhiyun U19 | Free transfer |
| 23 February 2024 | CM | Wu Chengru | Guangdong GZ-Power | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 31 December 2023 | RM | Fu Jie | Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | ST | He Shaolin | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | RM | Huang Pu | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | CM | Huang Zhaoyi | Guangxi Bushan | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | GK | Jia Xinyao | Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | CM | Liu Hao | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | RM | Liu Tianyang | Quanzhou Yassin | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | LB | Yalqunjan Mamut | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | RW | Nan Yunqi | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | DM | Su Shun | Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | CB | Wang Zihao | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | ST | Xi Zhenyun | Guangxi Lanhang | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | CB | Xu Chen | Free agent | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | DM | Xu Zhaoji | Hunan Billows | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | RB | Yang Peng | Xi'an Chongde Ronghai | End of contract |
| 31 December 2023 | CB | Zhou Jiahao | Free agent | End of contract |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref |
| 23 February 2024 | CB | Yang Ruiqi | Shandong Taishan U21 | End of season | |

### Loans out
## Pre-season and friendlies

Between 22 November 2023 and 22 December 2023, the club announced two-year contract extensions for fourteen of their first-team players, including club captain Ding Jie, as well as a new two-year deal with an option to extend a further year for manager Óscar Céspedes.
Between 1 January and 5 January 2024, the club announced five signings, in Dandong Tengyue defender Yao Diran, Nanjing City midfielder Xie Zhiwei, Chengdu Rongcheng midfielder Hu Mingtian, and Guangzhou E-Power goalkeeper Zhou Yuchen on free contracts, and Jinan Xingzhou midfielder Zhong Weihong for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 January 2024, the first-team headed out to Guangzhou for a month in winter pre-season. On 27 January 2024, Shaanxi Union faced off in a friendly against Chinese Super League opposition Cangzhou Mighty Lions, in a match where Shaanxi Union were victorious. On 16 February, the club announced a friendly against China League One opposition Shanghai Jiading Huilong to be played on 25 February.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| China League Two | 23 March 2024 | TBD | Matchday 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 066.67 |
| Chinese FA Cup | 20 April 2024 | TBD | Second round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 071.43 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### China League Two
#### League table

North Group
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Shaanxi Union | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 36 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 2 | Nantong Haimen Codion | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 35 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 3 | Dalian K'un City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 4 | Langfang Glory City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 30 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
| 5 | Shandong Taishan B | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 29 | Qualification for Promotion stage |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by matchday

North Group
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Promotion/relegation stage
* Matchday
* Ground
* Result
* Position

#### Matches

The fixtures for the first stage of China League Two were announced on 16 March 2024, with Shaanxi Union's home matches being played at Shaanxi Province Stadium in Xi'an, except for one match on 2 June, to be played at the Weinan Sports Center Stadium in Weinan, Shaanxi. On 24 April, Shaanxi Union's remaining home matches were moved to be played at Weinan Sports Center Stadium.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Chinese FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics

    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Shaanxi Union.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
    As of 27 April 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | CFA Cup | CFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Wang Weipu | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Yao Diran | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Ding Jie | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CHN | Ma Xiaolei | 4 | 4 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Xie Zhiwei | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Li Rui | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Wen Shuo | 4 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Wen Wubin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Ma Yangyang | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Wu Chengru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CHN | Zhang Yuxuan | 7 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CHN | Zhao Shuhao | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CHN | Chen Xing | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Li Chen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | CHN | Sun Xiaobin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | CHN | Bai Mingyu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | CHN | Zhou Yuchen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | CHN | Mi Haolun | 6 | 3 | 5+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Xu Wu | 4 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | CHN | Pang Zhiquan | 5 | 4 | 3+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Hu Mingtian | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | CHN | Yang Ruiqi * | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | CHN | Zhong Weihong | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | CHN | Nureli Tursunali | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | CHN | Elkut Eysajan | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | CHN | Li Tianle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 27 April 2024
| Rank | Number | Nationality | Position | Name | League Two | CFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 34 | | ST | Pang Zhiquan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 7 | | RW | Ma Xiaolei | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 29 | | LB | Mi Haolun | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | | DM | Xie Zhiwei | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | | ST | Li Rui | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 11 | | LM | Wen Shuo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 49 | | RB | Elkut Eysajan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | | CM | Wu Chengru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | | CM | Zhang Yuxuan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 32 | | LM | Xu Wu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 5 | 21 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 27 April 2024
| Rank | Number | Nationality | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | CFA Cup | CFA Cup | CFA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 8 | | DM | Xie Zhiwei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | | CB | Wang Weipu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | | CM | Wu Chengru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 29 | | LB | Mi Haolun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 38 | | LM | Hu Mingtian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 38 | | CB | Yang Ruiqi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 49 | | RB | Elkut Eysajan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | | CB | Ding Jie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | | CM | Wen Wubin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |