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| Full name | Meizhou Hakka Football Club 梅州客家足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Founded | 2013; 12 years ago (2013) | ||
| Ground | Huitang Stadium,Wuhua | ||
| Capacity | 27,000 | ||
| Head coach | Milan Ristić | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2024 | Chinese Super League, 15th of 16 | ||
Meizhou Hakka Football Club (simplified Chinese:梅州客家足球俱乐部;traditional Chinese:梅州客家足球俱樂部;pinyin:Méizhōu Kèjiā Zúqiú Jùlèbù;Hakka language: Mòi-Chû Hag-Ga chuk-khiù khî-lo̍k-phu) is a Chinese professionalfootball club based inWuhua,Meizhou,Guangdong, that competes in theChinese Super League, the top tier ofChinese football. Meizhou Hakka plays its home matches at theHuitang Stadium, located within Wuhua County. Their current majority shareholders are the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau, Wei Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and partners.
Meizhou Hakka F.C. was established in January 2013 by formerGuangdong Sunray Cave manager Cao Yang along with the support of the Meizhou municipal government, Municipal Sports Bureau.[1] He would soon go on to gain financial support from the Chairman of Wei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Wei Jinping who was persuaded in investing into the team after Cao Yang described his envision of creating a footballing hub inWuhua County, the home town of former Chinese footballer and coachLee Wai Tong.[2] The squad was assembled with localHakka players and players from other teams in Guangdong, including Guangdong Sunray Cave,Guangzhou Evergrande,Shenzhen Ruby andShenzhen Fengpeng before entering the third tier in the2013 league season where despite topping the group stages they finished fifth in the knock-out stages.[3]
FormerChinese national team head coachQi Wusheng was brought in during the2015 China League Two season.[4] He would go on to help guide the club to win the division title in a penalty shoot-out againstDalian Transcendence and promotion to the second tier for the first time in the club's history.[5] Qi Wusheng would not extend his contract with the club and Dutch football managerLuc Nijholt was brought in on 1 January 2016 as well as 80 million yuan to invest within the team.[6] Luc Nijholt would leave the team on 19 July 2016 as the club sat twelfth within the league and marginally above the relegation zone, a position they would remain in for the rest of the season.[7] After several managerial changes with limited success, Serbian managerMilan Ristić was brought in on 6 February 2021 and he was able to guide the team to promotion to the top tier at the end of the2021 China League One season.[8]
According to the club's statement:
According to official documents ofCFA:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Milan Ristić |
| Assistant coach |  Qu Gang |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Da Silva |
| Fitness coach | Zdravko Peric |
Source: CFA
Cao Yang (2013)Tan Ende (2014–26 May 2015)Zhang Jun (26 May 2015 – 3 July 2015)Qi Wusheng (3 July 2015–31 Dec 2015)
Luc Nijholt (1 Jan 2016–19 Jul 2016) Cao Yang (interim) (19 Jul 2016–31 Dec 2016)
Vjekoslav Lokica (16 Feb 2017–29 Apr 2017) Cao Yang (interim) (29 Apr 2017–23 Jul 2017)
Aleksandar Stankov (23 Jul 2017–18 Dec 2017)
Rusmir Cviko (18 Dec 2017–28 Aug 2018)Li Weijun (interim) (28 Aug 2018–19 Dec 2018)Zheng Xiaotian (19 Dec 2018–6 Nov 2019) Marcelo Rospide (12 Nov 2019–31 Dec 2020)Milan Ristić (2 Feb 2021–4 Jan 2024)
Pablo Villar (5 Jan 2024–20 May 2024)Qu Gang (interim) (20 May 2024–12 Jun 2024)Milan Ristić (12 Jun 2024–present)All-time league rankings
As of the end of 2024 season.[17][18]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 2013 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 30 1 | 5[19] | DNE | DNQ | DNQ | Meixian Tsang Hin-chi Stadium Wuhua County Stadium | |
| 2014 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 38 | 42 1 | 4 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | Wuhua County Stadium | |
| 2015 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 30 1 | W | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 4,818 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 39 | 12 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 6,450 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 | 12 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,865 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 40 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 3,583 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 10 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 5,984 | Huitang Stadium |
| 2020 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 5 | R2 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 35 | 44 | 75 | RU | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 49 | 9 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 34 | 11 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ | 15,004 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 27 | 15 | R4 | DNQ | DNQ |
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