# 2012 Tianjin Teda F.C. season

The 2012 Tianjin Teda F.C. season was the club's 9th season in the Chinese Super League, and 44th season in China's top flight. They started the season with Josip Kuže as manager, before replacing him with Alexandre Guimarães halfway through the season. Domestically they finished the season in 8th place, reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup and were runners-up in the Super Cup. Tianjin Teda also participated in the AFC Champions League, where they were placed in a group with Seongnam, Nagoya Grampus and Central Coast Mariners, they finished bottom of the group with 3 points.

## Squad

    As of 13 July 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Song Zhenyu |
| 2 | DF | CHN | He Yang |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Hongyang |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Milan Susak |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Li Weifeng |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Lucian Goian |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Li Benjian |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Hu Rentian |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhou Liao |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Wang Xinxin (captain) |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Jiang Chen |
| 12 | GK | CHN | Tian Xu |
| 14 | FW | CHN | Fan Zhiqiang |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Liao Bochao |
| 17 | FW | CHN | Hui Jiakang |
| 18 | MF | CHN | Zheng Jin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Nie Tao |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Mao Biao |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Chen Tao |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Lu Zheyu |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Bai Yuefeng |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Yang Qipeng |
| 26 | DF | CHN | Cao Yang (vice captain) |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Ma Leilei |
| 28 | FW | NED | Sjoerd Ars (on loan from Levski Sofia) |
| 29 | MF | MKD | Veliče Šumulikoski |
| 30 | GK | CHN | Zhao Yanming |
| 31 | FW | SRB | Vladimir Jovančić (on loan from Seongnam) |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Du Zhenyu |
| 40 | FW | CHN | Du Junpeng |
| 41 | MF | CHN | Zhao Yingjie |

### 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 |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Li Lei |
| 43 | DF | CHN | Lin Chen |
| 44 | DF | CHN | Liu Menglin |
| 45 | DF | CHN | Wang Junnian |
| 46 | MF | CHN | Zhang Chunxuan |
| 47 | MF | CHN | Chen Xi |
| 48 | FW | CHN | Xiang Xin |
| 49 | FW | CHN | Yang Xiaole |
| 50 | DF | CHN | Fan Yifu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Wang Chao |
| 52 | FW | CHN | Gu Yufei |
| 53 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jin |
| 54 | FW | CHN | Wang Baoda |
| 55 | DF | CHN | Zhang Xuepeng |
| 56 | DF | CHN | Xie Hongyan |
| 57 | FW | CHN | Li Guoliang |
| 58 | MF | CHN | Liu Song |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | CHN | Jia Yudong (at Hebei Zhongji until 31 December 2012) |
| - | MF | CHN | Bai Yuexuan (at Hunan Billows until 31 December 2012) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | CHN | Fan Baiqun (at Shenyang Shenbei until 31 December 2012) |
| - | FW | CHN | Li Yaoyue (at Tianjin Songjiang until 31 December 2012) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Hongyang (from Chengdu Blades) |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Milan Susak (from Adelaide United) |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Lucian Goian (from Astra Ploieşti) |
| 9 | MF | CHN | Zhou Liao (from Hubei Wuhan Zhongbo) |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje (from Hibernian) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Hui Jiakang (from Chengdu Blades) |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Lu Zheyu (loan return from Jiangsu Sainty) |
| 28 | FW | NED | Sjoerd Ars (loan from PFC Levski Sofia) |
| 29 | MF | MKD | Veliče Šumulikoski (from Sibir Novosibirsk) |
| - | DF | CHN | Mao Kaiyu (loan return from Shenyang Dongjin) |
| - | MF | CHN | Lü Wei (loan return from Shenyang Dongjin) |
| - | MF | CHN | Li Xingcan (loan return from Shenyang Shenbei) |
| - | DF | CHN | Cui Zhongkai (loan return from Shenyang Shenbei) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Wu Ze (Retired) |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Marko Zorić (to Banat Zrenjanin) |
| 13 | MF | CHN | Bai Yuexuan (loan to Hunan Billows) |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Zhang Xiaobin (to Beijing Guoan) |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Han Yanming (to Fujian Smart Hero) |
| 22 | FW | CHN | Yu Dabao (to Dalian Aerbin) |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Wu Wei'an (to Guangzhou R&F) |
| 28 | FW | CHN | Lu Yang (to Hebei Zhongji) |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Fan Baiqun (loan to Shenyang Shenbei) |
| 31 | MF | CHN | Han Cai (to Hebei Zhongji) |
| 32 | DF | CHN | Jia Yudong (loan to Hebei Zhongji) |
| 35 | FW | ARG | Luciano Olguín (to Hohhot Dongjin) |
| 37 | FW | CHN | Mu Yutan (Released) |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Xu Xiaolong (to Hebei Zhongji) |
| 40 | MF | CHN | Li Yaoyue (loan to Tianjin Songjiang) |
| 42 | FW | ROU | Marius Bilaşco (to Energie Cottbus) |
| 44 | MF | KOR | Song Chong-Gug (Retired) |
| - | MF | CHN | Li Xingcan (to Shenyang Shenbei) |
| - | DF | CHN | Cui Zhongkai (to Beijing Baxy) |
| - | MF | CHN | Pang Lei (to Hebei Zhongji) |
| - | FW | CHN | Gao Yunfei (to Hebei Zhongji) |
| - | DF | CHN | Mao Kaiyu (to Hohhot Dongjin) |
| - | MF | CHN | Lü Wei (to Hohhot Dongjin) |
| - | DF | CHN | Li Xiang (to Hohhot Dongjin) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | FW | SRB | Vladimir Jovančić (loan from Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Du Zhenyu (loan from Changchun Yatai) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje (to Preston North End) |

## Competitions
### Chinese Super League
#### Results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 44 |
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 42 |
| 8 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 |
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 36 |
* ↑ Dalian 1–2 Changchun; Changchun 1–2 Dalian
* ↑ Liaoning, 10pts; Hangzhou, 9pts; Shandong, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5; Qingdao, 6pts, GF=4, GA=5

### AFC Champions League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SIC | NGY | CCM | TTD |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Tianjin Teda | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — |
* 1 2 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Song Zhenyu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CHN | He Yang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Hongyang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Milan Susak | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Li Weifeng | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ROU | Lucian Goian | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Li Benjian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Hu Rentian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhou Liao | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Wang Xinxin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Liao Bochao | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | CHN | Hui Jiakang | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | CHN | Zheng Jin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Nie Tao | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Mao Biao | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Chen Tao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Lu Zheyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Bai Yuefeng | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Yang Qipeng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Cao Yang | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NED | Sjoerd Ars | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | MKD | Veliče Šumulikoski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SRB | Vladimir Jovančić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Du Zhenyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Tianjin Teda during the season: ||||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Super League | FA Cup | SuperCup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 28 | Sjoerd Ars | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Wang Xinxin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 31 | Vladimir Jovančić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 6 | Lucian Goian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Mao Biao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 35 | Du Zhenyu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 16 | Akpo Sodje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Milan Susak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 26 | Cao Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 20 | Mao Biao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 15 | Liao Bochao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | He Yang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Li Hongyang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Milan Susak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Li Weifeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Lucian Goian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Zhou Liao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Zheng Jin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Chen Tao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Bai Yuefeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Cao Yang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Sjoerd Ars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Veliče Šumulikoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 |