# 2013 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season

The 2013 Dalian Aerbin F.C. season is the fourth season in club history, and the second season in the Chinese Super League.

## Overview

Before the season started, Aerbin tried to take over Dalian Shide F.C. after its downfall, after the local rival faced difficulties concerning political issue (see Xu Ming, owner of Dalian Shide for the time), but was eventually called off by the CFA.
Aerbin signed former football player Xu Hong as their manager in December 2012, but he resigned after only 62 days, because he was suspended by the CFA for manipulation match results years ago. Li Ming stepped up as the caretaker, before the team signed contract with Serbian manager Simo Krunić in June.

## Squad

    As of 6 March 2013
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 | CHN | Zhao Hejing |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Li Xuepeng |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Jin Pengxiang |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Zhu Xiaogang |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Fábio Rochemback |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Guillaume Hoarau |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Chen Tao |
| 11 | FW | NGA | Peter Utaka (→ Beijing Guoan in June) |
| 12 | MF | CHN | Zhou Tong |
| 13 | GK | CHN | Liu Weiguo |
| 15 | FW | MAR | Nabil Baha (from June) |
| 17 | GK | CHN | Zhang Zhenqiang |
| 19 | FW | CHN | Dong Xuesheng |
| 20 | MF | MLI | Seidou Keita |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | CHN | Yu Dabao |
| 23 | FW | CHN | Zhao Xuebin |
| 25 | DF | CHN | Shan Pengfei |
| 27 | DF | CHN | Liu Yu |
| 28 | DF | CHN | Chen Lei |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Sun Bo |
| 30 | MF | CHN | Sun Guowen |
| 31 | GK | CHN | Wang Jingping |
| 32 | DF | CHN | Eddy Francis |
| 34 | MF | CHN | Wang Jun |
| 35 | DF | CHN | Ji Zhengyu |
| 36 | MF | CHN | Cui Ming'an |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Jin Qiang |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Quan Heng |
| 40 | MF | CHN | Yu Hanchao |

## Technical Staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Simo Krunić |
| Assistant coaches | Shi Lei |
| Fitness coach | Fabien Joel Bossuet |
| Team doctor / Physiotherapist | Kwon Hyuck-Jun Li Hengjun |

## Chinese Super League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying round 3 |
| 4 | Guizhou Renhe | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenxin | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 40 | |
* ↑ Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage from winning the 2013 Chinese FA Cup.
* 1 2 Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Shanghai Shenxin, Shanghai Shenxin 1–0 Guangzhou R&F

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 November 2013. Source: See Results

### 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 9 | 15:35 | A | Shandong Luneng | 0–1 | 23,738 | Zhu Xiaogang 62' Zhao Hejing 90' | Roda Antar 22' Yang Xu 71' Cui Peng 76' (p) Wang Tong 81' | Jinan | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium | Report |
| 2 | Sat Mar 16 | 15:35 | A | Qingdao Jonoon | 0–1 | 11,936 | Liu Yu 33' | Bruno Meneghel 11' Quan Lei 39' Guo Liang 67' George Mourad 78' | Qingdao | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | Report |
| 3 | Sat Mar 30 | 15:35 | H | Shanghai SIPG | 3–3 | 16,211 | Peter Utaka 22' (p), 34' Guillaume Hoarau 51' Chen Tao 69' | Zhu Zhengrong 19', 57' Ibán Cuadrado 31' Li Yunqiu 44' Wang Shenchao 49' Wu Lei 55' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 4 | Sat Apr 6 | 16:35 | A | Wuhan Zall | 1–0 | 18,313 | Jin Pengxiang 27' Seydou Keita 44' 77' Liu Yu 82' | | Wuhan | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium | Report |
| 5 | Sun Apr 14 | 16:35 | H | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–2 | 21,811 | Zhu Xiaogang 20' Hoarau 73' | Zhang Linpeng 34' Elkeson 50' Lucas Barrios 65' Muriqui 73' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 6 | Fri Apr 19 | 19:35 | A | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–0 | 25,862 | Li Xuepeng 8' Fabio Rochemback 9' Liu Weiguo 84' | Qu Cheng 79' | Nanjing | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Report |
| 7 | Sat Apr 27 | 16:35 | H | Beijing Guoan | 3–0 | 11,222 | Yu Dabao 1' 37' Yang Boyu 3' Fabio Rochemback 57' Seydou Keita 70' | Shao Jiayi 61' Yu Yang 89' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 8 | Sun May 5 | 19:35 | A | Guizhou Renhe | 1–2 | 18,639 | Yu Dabao 2' Yu Hanchao 32' Zhu Xiaogang 54' | Zlatan Muslimović 9' 10' Yang Hao 19' Qu Bo 27' Xavier Chen 41' Sun Jihai 52' Nano 88' | Guiyang | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | Report |
| 9 | Sat May 11 | 19:35 | H | Shanghai Shenxin | 1–2 | 10,389 | Yu Dabao 79' Jin Pengxiang 84' | Antônio Flávio 23' Kieza 40', 87' Wang Jiayu 85' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 10 | Sat May 18 | 19:35 | H | Changchun Yatai | 2–2 | 5,788 | Li Xuepeng 25' Yu Dabao 51' Seydou Keita 64' | Cao Tianbao 12' Zhang Xiaofei 52' Sun Jie 56' 69' Jiang Zhe 90+1' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 11 | Sat May 25 | 17:00 | A | Guangzhou R&F | 2–3 | 9,830 | Yu Hanchao 41' Chen Tao 71' Zhao Hejing 84' Peter Utaka 86' | Jiang Ning 35', 64' Zhang Shuo 56' Li Jianhua 74' | Guangzhou | Yuexiushan Stadium | Report |
| 12 | Sat Jun 1 | 19:35 | H | Tianjin TEDA | 1–0 | 11,288 | Seydou Keita 76' Zhang Chong 90+2' | Cao Yang 8' Liao Bochao 46' Zong Lei 65' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 13 | Fri Jun 21 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai Shenhua | 0–0 | 10,245 | Zhou Tong 9' Li Xuepeng 50' Peter Utaka 65' Seydou Keita 90+2' | Dady 59' Bai Jiajun 70' Wang Changqing 79' Cao Yunding 88' Dai Lin 90+2' Firas Al-Khatib 90+4' | Shanghai | Hongkou Stadium | Report |
| 14 | Wed Jun 26 | 19:35 | A | Liaoning Whowin | 0–2 | 20,081 | Liu Yu 5' Fabio Rochemback 61' | Wu Gaojun 21' Zhang Ye 40' Edu 45' Wang Bo 49' Miloš Trifunović 62' | Shenyang | Tiexi New District Sports Center | Report |
| 15 | Sun Jun 30 | 19:35 | A | Hangzhou Greentown | 4–3 | 11,385 | Peter Utaka 39', 45+2', 73', 90+4' Chen Tao 83' | Tang Jiashu 13' 72' Davy Claude Angan 34', 47' Chen Zhongliu 45' Song Zhiwei 79' | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Huanglong Stadium | Report |
| 16 | Sat Jul 6 | 19:00 | H | Shandong Luneng | 1–1 | 16,821 | Dong Xuesheng 86' | Yang Xu 28' Roda Antar 34' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 17 | Sat Jul 13 | 19:35 | H | Qingdao Jonoon | 3–3 | 13,580 | Yu Dabao 12' Chen Tao 15' 90+1' Hoarau 33' Liu Yu 28' Dong Xuesheng 41' Zhao Hejing 61' | Xu Jingjie 18', 23' Quan Lei 43' Gabriel Melkam 49' Zhu Shiyu 73' Bruno Meneghel 85' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 18 | Wed Jul 31 | 19:45 | A | Shanghai SIPG | 2–2 | 9,065 | Seydou Keita 32' Daniel Mullen 52' Zhao Hejing 65' Sun Bo 75' | Li Yunqiu 19' Daniel McBreen 26' Wang Jiajie 50' | Shanghai | Shanghai Stadium | Report |
| 19 | Sat Aug 3 | 19:00 | H | Wuhan Zall | 3–0 | 10,212 | Yu Dabao 18' Zhou Tong 37' Chen Lei 46' Seydou Keita 59' Sun Bo 90+2' | Garra Dembélé 44' 53' Li Wei 45' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 20 | Mon Aug 12 | 20:00 | A | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–3 | 39,474 | Chen Tao 16' Hoarau 80' | Zhang Linpeng 24' Muriqui 37' Zheng Long 49' Dario Conca 68' Rong Hao 87' | Guangzhou | Tianhe Stadium | Report |
| 21 | Sat Aug 17 | 19:00 | H | Jiangsu Sainty | 1–0 | 12,360 | Li Xuepeng 14' Zhao Hejing 17' Sun Bo 61' Yu Dabao 66' Zhang Chong 69' Daniel Mullen 86' Wang Jun 88' Yu Hanchao 90+2' | Ai Zhibo 6' Eleílson 62' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 22 | Sun Aug 25 | 19:35 | A | Beijing Guoan | 0–4 | 41,131 | Lü Peng 15' Seydou Keita 35' Yu Dabao 67' Zhao Hejing 70' Chen Lei 90' | Joffre Guerrón 22' Zhang Xizhe 35', 73' (p) Shao Jiayi 86' | Beijing | Workers' Stadium | Report |
| 23 | Fri Aug 30 | 19:00 | H | Guizhou Renhe | 1–1 | 10,231 | Rochemback 14' SunBo 22' Seydou Keita 25' Chen Lei 48' Yu Hanchao 62' | Nano 4' Zhang Chenglin 9' Zvjezdan Misimović 26' Li Chunyu 47' Yu Hai 48' Sun Jihai 65' Xavier Chen 74' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 24 | Sun Sep 15 | 16:35 | A | Shanghai Shenxin | 2–1 | 7,952 | Nabil Baha 31' Daniel Mullen 36' Zhao Hejing 57' Yu Hancho 61' | Zhang Yonghai 7' Kieza 12' 14' Wang Jiayu 85' | Shanghai | Jinshan Football Stadium | Report |
| 25 | Sat Sep 21 | 19:35 | A | Changchun Yatai | 0–2 | 8,700 | Rochemback 36' Li Xuepeng 90+3' | Isac 42' Eninho 59' 85' | Changchun | Development Area Stadium | Report |
| 26 | Sat Sep 28 | 19:00 | H | Guangzhou R&F | 2–2 | 7,051 | Yu Dabao 17' 56', 76' Zhao Hejing 44'Fabio Rochemback 89' | Davi 38' Zhang Yuan 63' 90+2' Lu Lin 71' Xu Bo 77' Zhang Yaokun 86' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 27 | Sat Oct 5 | 19:35 | A | Tianjin TEDA | 0–2 | 20,768 | Li Xuepeng 48' 66' Nabil Baha 66' | Cao Yang 43' Li Weifeng 65' Carmelo Valencia 76' Du Zhenyu 89' | Tianjin | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Report |
| 28 | Sat Oct 19 | 16:35 | H | Shanghai Shenhua | 1–0 | 5,120 | Zhao Hejing 51' | Giovanni Moreno 39' Dai Lin 79' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 29 | Wed Oct 30 | 15:35 | H | Liaoning Whowin | 3–1 | 3,220 | Yu Hanchao 6' 30' Daniel Mullen 23' Li Xuepeng 57' Chen Tao 68' Fabio Rochemback 75' | Yang Shanping 1' 62' Miloš Trifunović 23' Sun Shilin 30' Zheng Tao 64' Wu Gaojun 67' | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |
| 30 | Sun Nov 3 | 15:35 | H | Hangzhou Greentown | 1–0 | 2,760 | Zhao Hejing 43' Chen Lei 44' Nabil Baha 68' Jin Pengxiang 90+4' | — | Dalian | Jinzhou Stadium | Report |