# 2014 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season

The 2014 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season is the fifth season in club history, and the third season in the Chinese Super League.

## Background

Aerbin signed Ma Lin from Liaoning F.C. as their manager. He was soon replaced by reserve team manager Yasuharu Kurata in May due to the team's poor performance, however the performance was actually connected to insufficient budget as reported.
After the failure to take over Dalian Shide F.C. last season, Aerbin faced serious financial problems, since the debt, facilities and training ground of Dalian Shide were merged into Aerbin, but players in squad were judged as free agent by the CFA, and Aerbin had to follow normal transfer routine to sign them, rather than simply taking over the whole team. It's been reported that the team was unable to pay up salaries and bonuses for more than 10 months under the fact that they had already began to sell valuable players for some budget. Additionally, Aerbin was investigated by FIFA for violating contract with former player Leon Benko. The team ended up 15th by the end of the season, relegated to China League One.

## Chinese Super League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Hangzhou Greentown | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 30 | |
| 15 | Dalian Aerbin (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to League One |
| 16 | Harbin Yiteng (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 21 | Relegation to League One |
* 1 2 Changchun 2–3 Hangzhou; Hangzhou 1–1 Changchun

### League fixtures and results

| | Date | Time | H/A | Opponent | Res.F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Location | Stadium | Report |
| | Date | Time | H/A | Opponent | Res.F–A | Att. | Dalian Aerbin | Opponent | Location | Stadium | Report |
| 1 | Sat Mar 8 | 18:35 | A | Hangzhou Greentown | 1–1 | 13,637 | Yang Boyu 24' Bruno Meneghel 59' | Wang Song 18' | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium | Report |
| 2 | Sat Mar 15 | 15:30 | H | Beijing Guoan | 0–1 | 22,118 | Lü Peng 56' | Pablo Batalla 51' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 3 | Sat Mar 22 | 19:30 | A | Henan Jianye | 2–2 | 20,998 | Leon Benko 60' Bruno Meneghel 65' 55' | Ryan Johnson 45' Huang Xiyang 51' 55' | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | Report |
| 4 | Sat Mar 29 | 15:30 | H | Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | 12,818 | Bruno Meneghel 9' Lü Peng 41' Yu Hanchao 48' Song Zhenyu 60'(o.g.) | Eninho 5' 90+3' Lü Jianjun 11' Walter Iglesias 13' Li Xiaoting 37' Jiang Zhe 78' Liu Weidong 83' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 5 | Sun Apr 6 | 20:00 | A | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–4 | 36,541 | Yu Hanchao 3', 69' Li Xuepeng 6' Lü Peng 74' | Kim Young-Gwon 13' Elkeson 34', 90+3' 89' Dong Xuesheng 79' | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | Report |
| 6 | Sun Apr 13 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–2 | 10,806 | Li Xuepeng 22' Yu Dabao 23' Yang Boyu 72' | Giovanni Moreno 16', 74' 23' | Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | Report |
| 7 | Sun Apr 20 | 16:30 | H | Shanghai SIPG | 1–1 | 12,312 | Zhao Honglüe 11' Bruno Meneghel 11' Li Xuepeng 50' | Ransford Addo 10' Wang Shenchao 31' Cai Huikang 59' Daniel McBreen 60' Fu Huan 90' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 8 | Sat Apr 26 | 19:30 | A | Guangzhou R&F | 0–3 | 11,033 | Chen Tao 36' Bruno Meneghel 38' Lü Peng 62' | Wang Xiaolong 26' Davi 34', 72' Tang Miao 45' Jiang Ning 48' Park Jong-Woo 54' | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | Report |
| 9 | Wed Apr 30 | 16:30 | H | Guizhou Renhe | 1–1 | 11,112 | Bruno Meneghel 80' | Zhang Chenglin 33' Hyuri 44' Zhang Lie 61' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 10 | Sat May 3 | 19:30 | A | Shandong Luneng | 2–1 | 20,132 | Yu Hanchao 19' 81' Sun Bo 40' 80' Lü Peng 19' Zhang Jiaqi 68' Leon Benko 90+2' | Wang Qiang 36' Han Peng 42' Aloísio 63' Júnior Urso 68' Du Wei 72' | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Report |
| 11 | Sun May 11 | 19:00 | H | Harbin Yiteng | 3–1 | 6,222 | Yu Dabao 5' Bruno Meneghel 77' Zhao Honglüe 84' Yu Hanchao 90+3' | Li Xudong 31'(o.g.) 44' Han Deming 49' Ricardo Steer 89' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 12 | Sun May 18 | 19:35 | A | Jiangsu Sainty | 0–1 | 20,345 | Jin Pengxiang 23' Zhang Jiaqi 38' Lü Peng 48' | Ji Xiang 63' Deng Xiaofei 71' | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Report |
| 13 | Wed May 21 | 19:00 | H | Tianjin TEDA | 2–3 | 6,818 | Yu Hanchao 37' Chen Tao 58' Zhou Tong 89' | Lima 50' Zhou Haibin 71' Du Zhenyu 80' 88' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 14 | Sun May 25 | 16:30 | A | Liaoning Whowin | 0–0 | 10,281 | — | — | Panjin | Liaoning Panjin Stadium | Report |
| 15 | Sun Jul 20 | 19:00 | H | Shanghai Shenxin | 2–1 | 6,806 | Niklas Backman 56' Lü Peng 58' Yu Dabao 76' Zhao Honglüe 87' | Lim You-Hwan 35' Jiang Jiajun 39' Zhang Hao 70' Zhao Zuojun 90+3' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 16 | Sat Jul 26 | 19:00 | H | Hangzhou Greentown | 1–1 | 7,808 | Zhu Xiaogang 31' | Wu Wei 5' Anselmo Ramon 65' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 17 | Wed Jul 30 | 19:30 | A | Beijing Guoan | 1–4 | 38,609 | Eddy Francis 64' Bruno Meneghel 67' | Zhang Chengdong 20' Piao Cheng 57' Erton Fejzullahu 74', 86' Chen Zhizhao 90+4' 90+5' | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | Report |
| 18 | Sun Aug 3 | 19:00 | H | Henan Jianye | 1–1 | 8,901 | Yu Dabao 10' 50' | Li Jianbin 12' Ryan Johnson 47' Gu Cao 63' Huang Xiyang 69' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 19 | Sat Aug 9 | 19:30 | A | Changchun Yatai | 1–1 | 15,261 | Lü Peng 37' Chen Tao 65' Sun Bo 90' | Yang Xu 47' | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | Report |
| 20 | Wed Aug 13 | 19:00 | H | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | 18,921 | Bruno Meneghel 64' Jin Pengxiang 69' | Mei Fang 30' Alberto Gilardino 56', 80' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 21 | Sun Aug 17 | 19:00 | H | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–1 | 10,279 | Zhang Jiaqi 37' | Henrique 87' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 22 | Sat Aug 23 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai SIPG | 0–2 | 10,374 | Tobias Hysén 24' Wu Lei 33' | Yu Dabao 72' Chen Tao 90+2' | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | Report |
| 23 | Sat Aug 30 | 19:00 | H | Guangzhou R&F | 0–0 | 6,812 | — | — | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 24 | Sat Sep 13 | 19:35 | A | Guizhou Renhe | 2–0 | 11,213 | Esteban Solari 41' Zhou Tong 59' Jin Yangyang 79' Zhang Jiaqi 84' Bruno Meneghel 90', 90+2' | Yu Hai 72' | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Report |
| 25 | Sat Sep 20 | 19:00 | H | Shandong Luneng | 1–3 | 7,645 | Niklas Backman 90+1' | Wang Tong 3' Ryan McGowan 6' Aloísio 21', 80' Zhang Wenzhao 50' Zheng Zheng 63' Wang Dalei 89' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 26 | Sat Sep 27 | 16:30 | A | Harbin Yiteng | 1–0 | 21,800 | Jin Qiang 19' Yu Dabao 42' Zhang Jiaqi 76' Wang Jinxian 90+1' | Li Xudong 62' Dori 90+2' | Harbin | Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center | Report |
| 27 | Sat Oct 4 | 19:00 | H | Jiangsu Sainty | 2–2 | 11,328 | Zhou Tong 33' Jin Qiang 60' Yu Dabao 64' Bruno Meneghel 90+1' | Roda Antar 31' Edison Toloza 70' Li Ang 80' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 28 | Sun Oct 19 | 19:35 | A | Tianjin TEDA | 1–2 | 9,926 | Esteban Solari 30' Zhou Tong 51' 57' 58' | Baré 41' 48' Zhou Haibin 61' Andrezinho 81' Hui Jiakang 90' | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Report |
| 29 | Sun Oct 26 | 15:35 | H | Liaoning Whowin | 1–2 | 14,990 | Sun Bo 35' Eddy Francis 41' Chen Tao 55' Niklas Backman 64' | James Chamanga 3', 73' Sun Shilin 30' Yang Yu 79' Wang Liang 90+5' | Dalian | Dalian Sports Center | Report |
| 30 | Sun Nov 2 | 15:35 | A | Shanghai Shenxin | 1–1 | 8,714 | Zhao Honglüe 70' Esteban Solari 85' Bruno Meneghel 86' | Ye Chongqiu 18' Yu Tao 18' Lim You-Hwan 70' Jaílton Paraíba 90+2' | Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | Report |

## Technical Staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Yasuharu Kurata |
| Assistant coaches | Jiang Feng Zang Haili |
| Goalkeeper coach | Han Wenhai |
| Fitness coach | Fabien Joel Bossuet |
| Team doctor / Physiotherapist | Kwon Hyuck-Jun |

## Player information
### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 25 | MF | Nashat Akram | 29 | Al-Shorta SC | Transfer | Winter | €550,000 | — |
| 9 | MF | Leon Benko | 30 | HNK Rijeka | Transfer | Winter | €1.0M | — |
| 28 | DF | Yue Xin | 18 | Liaoning | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 11 | FW | Bruno Meneghel | 26 | Qingdao Jonoon | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Niklas Backman | 25 | AIK | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 30 | DF | Han Xuegeng | 24 | Liaoning | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 23 | GK | Chen Junlin | 20 | — | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 39 | MF | Zhang Jiaqi | 22 | — | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 16 | MF | Nan Yunqi | 20 | Shenyang Zhongze | Loan Return | Winter | — | — |
| 7 | DF | Zhao Honglüe | 24 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 18 | MF | Wang Jinxian | 17 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 15 | MF | Jin Qiang | 20 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 21 | DF | Liu Yingchen | 20 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 17 | MF | Quan Heng | 24 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 31 | DF | Wang Yaopeng | 18 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 26 | MF | Cui Ming'an | 19 | Dalian Aerbin Reserves | — | Winter | — | — |
| 35 | FW | Esteban Solari | 34 | Skoda Xanthi | Transfer | Summer | — | — |
| | DF | Lee Addy | 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan Return | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Jiang Wenjun | 23 | Shenyang Zhongze | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Wang Shixin | 20 | Qingdao Hainiu | Loan Return | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Sun Haosheng | 24 | Guizhou Zhicheng | Loan Return | Winter | — | — |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Notes |
| | FW | Nabir Baha | 32 | — | Released | Winter | — | — |
| | DF | Daniel Mullen | 24 | Western Sydney | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | DF | Lee Addy | 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | DF | Zhao Hejing | 28 | Beijing Guoan | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | DF | Chen Lei | 28 | Chongqing Lifan | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Seydou Keita | 34 | Valencia CF | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | DF | Liu Yu | 28 | Chongqing Lifan | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | FW | Hoarau | 29 | Bordeaux | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Wang Jun | 23 | Qingdao Jonoon | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Han Pengfei | 20 | Mafra U19 | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | FW | Dong Xuesheng | 24 | Guanghzou Evergrande | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Sun Haosheng | 24 | Shijiazhuang Yongchang | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| | MF | Jiang Wenjun | 23 | Qingdao Hainiu | Transfer | Winter | — | — |
| 10 | MF | Fábio Rochemback | 32 | — | Retired | Summer | — | — |
| 25 | MF | Nashat Akram | 29 | Al-Shorta | Released | Summer | — | Contract terminated without permission, and Al-Shorta SC was ordered by FIFA to pay $805,000 compensation in August 2018. |
| 9 | MF | Leon Benko | 30 | FK Sarajevo | — | Summer | | — |
| 20 | MF | Yu Hanchao | 27 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Transfer | Summer | €5.5M | — |
| 4 | DF | Li Xuepeng | 25 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Transfer | Summer | €2.5M | — |

### Squad

    As of 5 March 2014
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 | Zhang Chong |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Yang Boyu |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Niklas Backman |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Li Xuepeng (→ Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. in July) |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Jin Pengxiang |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Zhu Xiaogang |
| 7 | DF | CHN | Zhao Honglue |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Lü Peng |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Leon Benko |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Chen Tao |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Bruno Meneghel |
| 12 | MF | CHN | Zhou Tong |
| 13 | GK | CHN | Liu Weiguo |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Jin Qiang |
| 16 | FW | CHN | Nan Yunqi |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Quan Heng |
| 18 | MF | CHN | Wang Jinxian |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | GK | CHN | Zhang Zhenqiang |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Yu Hanchao (→ Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. in July) |
| 21 | DF | CHN | Liu Yingchen |
| 22 | MF | CHN | Yu Dabao |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Chen Junlin |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Ji Zhengyu |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Nashat Akram |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Cui Ming'an |
| 27 | DF | CHN | Shan Pengfei |
| 28 | DF | CHN | Yue Xin |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Sun Bo |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Han Xuegeng |
| 31 | DF | CHN | Wang Yaopeng |
| 32 | DF | CHN | Eddy Francis |
| 33 | MF | CHN | Sun Guowen |
| 35 | FW | ARG | Esteban Solari (from July) |
| 39 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiaqi |