Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.
association football club in China
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (Chinese: 天津津门虎足球俱乐部; pinyin: Tiānjīn Jīnmén Hǔ Zúqiú Jùlèbù) is a Chinese professional football club based in Tianjin, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger plays its home matches at the TEDA Soccer Stadium, located within Binhai. The founding owners of the team were TEDA Holding (the sponsorship name was derived from the initials of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area), a state-owned conglomerate of China. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger is one of the four clubs to have never been relegated from the Chinese top-flight since the Chinese Super League's foundation in 2004.
The club's predecessor was called Tianjin Football Club and they predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. In 1993, the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football club. In 1998, they were reformed as Tianjin TEDA Football Club (Chinese: 天津泰达足球俱乐部; pinyin: Tiānjīn Tàidá Zúqiú Jùlèbù). Since then, they have won the 2011 Chinese FA Cup and were runners-up in the 2010 Chinese Super League season. In 2021, they changed their name to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club.
According to Forbes, Tianjin is the 8th most valuable football team in China, with a team value of $84 million, and an estimated revenue of $15 million in 2015.
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