The 2024 season was 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 also participated 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
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Club apps Club goals Signed from Date signed Transfer fee Contract end Goalkeepers25Li ChenGKHuai'an140Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 202528Zhou YuchenGKWeifang30Guangdong GZ-Power4 January 2024Free31 December 202557Bai MingyuGKXi'an00Wuhan Three Towns U1922 August 2023Free31 December 202560Li TianleGKYan'an00Nantong Zhiyun U1923 February 2024Free31 December 2025 Defenders4Wang WeipuCBShenyang151Wuxi Wugo12 July 2023Free31 December 20255Yao DiranCBXi'an60Dandong Tengyue1 January 2024Free31 December 20256Ding JieCBDalian205Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 202516Ma YangyangRBTaihe113Zibo Qisheng20 April 2023Free31 December 202521Zhao ShuhaoLBDancheng180Nantong Zhiyun20 April 2023Free31 December 202526Sun XiaobinCBLixin151Zibo Cuju20 April 2023Free31 December 202529Mi HaolunLBXi'an145Shenzhen3 August 2023Free31 December 202544Yang RuiqiCBXi'an30Shandong Taishan U2123 February 2024Loan31 December 202447Nureli TursunaliLBÜrümqi30Free agent17 August 2023Free31 December 202549Elkut EysajanRBYining61Dalian Pro U2123 February 2024Free31 December 2024 Midfielders8Xie ZhiweiDMJiangyin62Nanjing City2 January 2024Free31 December 202511Wen ShuoLMXi'an93Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 202515Wen WubinCMXiangyang141Nanjing City12 July 2023Free31 December 202517Wu ChengruCMBeijing31Guangdong GZ-Power23 February 2024Free31 December 202519Zhang YuxuanCMZhengzhou194Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 202522Chen XingDMGuangzhou110Meizhou Hakka20 April 2023Free31 December 202532Xu WuLMTiantai163Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 202538Hu MingtianLMXuzhou50Chengdu Rongcheng3 January 2024Free31 December 202545Zhong WeihongAMMeizhou50Jinan Xingzhou5 January 2024Undisclosed31 December 2025 Forwards7Ma XiaoleiRWBeijing137Chengdu Rongcheng21 April 2023Free31 December 20259Li RuiSTHuizhou42Guangxi Pingguo Haliao23 February 2024Free31 December 202534Pang ZhiquanSTQingdao1713Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic20 April 2023Free31 December 2025
Transfers Transfers in DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 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 DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 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 DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 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.
Competitions
Overall record
China League Two
League table North Group
Results summary
Results by matchday North Group
Promotion/relegation stage
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.
Chinese FA Cup
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
Goals record
Rank Number Nationality Position Name League Two CFA Cup Total!rowspan="2"|1 |34 | |ST |Pang Zhiquan |4 |0 |rowspan="2"|4|7 | |RW |Ma Xiaolei |1 |3!rowspan="1"|3 |29 | |LB |Mi Haolun |3 |0 |rowspan="1"|3!rowspan="3"|4 |8 | |DM |Xie Zhiwei |2 |0 |rowspan="3"|2|9 | |ST |Li Rui |2 |0|11 | |LM |Wen Shuo |0 |2!rowspan="4"|7 |49 | |RB |Elkut Eysajan |1 |0 |1|17 | |CM |Wu Chengru |1 |0 |1|19 | |CM |Zhang Yuxuan |1 |0 |1|32 | |LM |Xu Wu |1 |0 |1Total 16521
Assists record
Disciplinary record
Rank Number Nationality Position Name League Two CFA Cup Total 18 DMXie Zhiwei3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 CBWang Weipu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0317 CMWu Chengru1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 LBMi Haolun1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 LMHu Mingtian1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 CBYang Ruiqi1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 RBElkut Eysajan1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 CBDing Jie1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 CMWen Wubin1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 12000001000
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