2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season explained

Club:	Dalian Pro
Manager:	Rafael Benitez
Chairman:	Zhang Lin
Stadium:	Jinzhou Stadium
League Result:	Group A: 7th
Cup1 Result:	12th
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	Salomón Rondón (9)
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021
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The 2020 Dalian Professional F.C. season was the 11th season in club history.

Overview

Preseason (until July)

On 21 January 2020, Wanda Group announced officially switched to new team name Dalian Professional Football Club, or Dalian Pro F.C., and came up with a new emblem design featuring a vintage Dalian Wanda F.C. logo.^[1] On the final day of the winter transfer window, Yannick Carrasco rejoined Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the La Liga season.^[2]

In February, the start of the 2020 Chinese Super League season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dalian Pro was in Murcia, Spain at the time for pre-season and were forced to extend their stay within Spain as ll travel to China was suspended.^{[3] [4]} In March, as the coronavirus began spreading through Spain and the rest of Europe, Dalian Pro managed to fly back to China.^{[5] [6]} Benitez with two new signings Sam Larsson and Marcus Danielson flew to Hong Kong for visas but they were initially unsuccessful and the two players went back to Sweden to train with IFK Göteborg and Djurgårdens IF respectively.^{[7] [8] [9]}

On 30 May, Tao Qianglong went out for drinking with 5 other players when training with China U-19 national team, which broke the national team regulation. All six players received 6-month suspensions from club games, and were each banned from China national teams.^[10] Dalian Pro downgraded him to the reserve team.^[11]

On 11 June, Dalian Pro became the first CSL team to obtain visas for foreign players after the ban.^[12]

July

On 1 July 2020, Chinese Football Association announced the 2020 season to resume on 25 July. Teams were divided in two groups to compete in two cities, Dalian and Suzhou, while audiences were not allowed. Dalian Sports Center, Jinzhou Stadium and Dalian Pro Soccer Academy Base were selected as hosting stadiums.^[13]

During the first match against Shandong Luneng, Rondon scored the first goal in this season, and Danielson had his debut goal, but Dalian was still defeated by a Marouane Fellaini hat-trick.

August

As the first cycle of the regular season finished by the end of August, Dalian Pro could not acquire a single win out of 7 games, resulting 3 draws, 4 losses, 10 goals scored, and 14 conceded. Ten of the fourteen goals allowed were conceded after the 70th minute of matches.

The club's first victory of the season came on 29 August against Shandong Luneng with Lin Liangming scoring the only goal of the game.^[14] This was also Dalian's first win without Carrasco in the starting eleven since 2018 (five matches in 2018, five in 2019, and seven in 2020).

September

Danielson's head was lacerated against Guangzhou R&F. His absence brought another two losses, which locked Dalian Pro down at 7th position, to compete in the relegation stage.

October

For the October FIFA calendar, Hamsik left the team to join the Slovakia national team.^[15] As the strict quarantine policy for foreigners entering China was still active, he might miss most secondary stage matches upon his return, so Dalian Pro removed him from the squad, and signed Jailson instead.^[16] Rondon, however, stayed with the team. He was called up by the Venezuela national team, and he intended to leave, too. But FIFA continued the policy that allowed clubs to not release the player just before his departure,^[17] while Dalian Pro and Benitez relied heavily upon his attacking role, so he eventually stayed.^[18]

Dalian Pro Women's F.C. completed 2020 season at 3rd place in the Chinese Women's Football League.^[19]

Dalian Pro overpowered the first opponent Shijiazhuang Ever Bright in the relegation stage by 3-2 aggregate. Sun Guowen scored in the first loss, while Lin Liangming and Wang Yaopeng both scored decisive header in the second leg. Dalian Pro ensured a position above 12th, that the team were safely prevented from relegation. Rondon returned to Venezuela after this match to prepare for incoming national team games.^[20]

November

Dalian acquired an easy win from Guangzhou R&F. Danielson was called up by Sweden national team, and left the team after this match.^[21] Larsson would also enjoy his early vacation, as he got his fourth yellow card before the last match. With only two foreign players against four, Dalian shamefully lost by 4–3 in aggregate eventually. Local media described this loss ironically as a "Reversed Miracle of Istanbul".^[22]

Summary

Dalian Pro registered more young players than other teams, and put multiple experienced elder players in the reserves, which was considered "youth storm" by most media. However, the newly registered young players seldom gained chances to play. Throughout the season, Tong Lei and Lin Liangming had impressive performances as under-23 players, but for other young players under 23, only those with previous appearances in the 2019 season were occasionally used as substitution. On one hand, the team was under the pressure of relegation, a risky situation to use young players. On the other hand, the special season allowed teams to use up to 4 foreign players, which further seized playing time of domestic players. Anyway, this situation was often criticized by local media, especially when the team faced difficulties or had unsatisfactory results, and had to use elder players like Zhao Xuri, Zheng Long and Sun Bo.^[23] However, Benitez explained his point of view in many press conferences and his personal blog, that result of the 2020 season was unimportant, and that young players needed time to gain experience.^[24]

Benitez switched to 4-defender based tactic in this season with the signing of Marcus Danielson. In most conditions, a 4-5-1 formation would be used, with Rondon serving as the single striker. Great improvements on passing and crossing could be seen comparing with last season, especially Tong Lei's long passes and crosses.^[25] Sam Larsson was considered a downgraded replacement for Carrrasco at first due to the new restriction of transfer fee, but he displayed various skills and strong spirit, and proved to be a worthy foreign player for the team. Together with Danielson, they were described to have "continued the impressive tradition of ". In the first stage, the team covered more distance in total,^[26] while Hamsik and Rondon topped player running distance.^[27] On the other hand, the team relied heavily on Rondon, Larsson and Hamsik, and lacked other scoring tactics when either of them was absent.

Squad

First team squad

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Joined	From	Ends	Note
Goalkeepers
1	Zhang Chong		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
19	Xue Qinghao ^U21		Qingdao	July 24, 2020	2020	Liaoning
23	Li Xuebo		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2019	Atlético Madrid B	Dec 2022
32	Xu Jiamin		Shanghai	July 24, 2020	2020	Beijing Renhe
Defenders
3	Shan Pengfei		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2012	Dalian Yifang youth
4	Li Shuai		Shenyang	July 24, 2020	2016	Mafra	Dec 2023
11	Sun Guowen		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2013	Dalian Shide	Dec 2021
13	Wang Yaopeng		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2014	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
14	Huang Jiahui		Bozhou	July 24, 2020	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
16	Tong Lei		Quzhou	July 24, 2020	2020	Zhejiang Greentown	Dec 2022
18	He Yupeng		Anshan	July 24, 2020	2019	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2023
22	Dong Yanfeng		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2016	Liaoning youth	Dec 2021
25	Li Jianbin ^MI		Binzhou	October 1, 2020	2019	Shanghai Shenhua	Dec 2020
30	Marcus Danielson		Eskilstuna	July 24, 2020	2020	Djurgårdens IF
33	Wang Xianjun		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
36	Zhou Xiao ^U21		Nanchong	July 24, 2020	2019	Atlético Astorga	Dec 2023
37	Yang Haoyu ^MI		Kunming	September 30, 2020	2020	Hubei Chufeng United	Dec 2020
60	Yang Pengju ^U21		Guiyang	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
Midfielders
5	Wu Wei		Xinxiang	July 24, 2020	2020	Tianjin Tianhai	Dec 2025
7	Zhao Xuri		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2019	Tianjin Quanjian	Dec 2021	Vice-Captain
10	Sam Larsson		Gothenburg	July 24, 2020	2020	Feyenoord
12	Jailson Siqueira ^MI		Caçapava do Sul	October 1, 2020	2020	Fenerbahçe
20	Wang Jinxian		Wuhan	July 24, 2020	2014	Dalian Yifang youth	Dec 2021
26	Cui Ming'an		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2014	Dalian Yifang youth
27	Cheng Hui		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2019	Lleida Esportiu B	Dec 2023
28	Lin Liangming		Shantou	July 24, 2020	2020	Gondomar	Dec 2020
29	Sun Bo		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2011	Shandong Luneng youth
31	Zheng Long		Qingdao	July 24, 2020	2019	Guangzhou Evergrande
35	Zhang Jiansheng ^MI		Xingtai	September 30, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
40	Zhu Jiaxuan ^U21		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
42	Wang Tengda ^U21		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
50	Wang Zhen'ao ^U21		Wuhan	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth
17	Marek Hamšík ^MO		Banská Bystrica	July 24, 2020	2019	Napoli	Dec 2021	Captain
Forwards
9	Salomón Rondón		Caracas	July 24, 2020	2019	West Bromwich Albion	Dec 2022
21	Emmanuel Boateng		Accra	July 24, 2020	2019	Levante	Dec 2022
39	Shan Huanhuan		Pingdingshan	July 24, 2020	2019	Vitória Guimarães B	Dec 2024
41	Zhao Jianbo ^U21		Dalian	July 24, 2020	2020	Dalian Pro youth

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Notes
First team
Head coach	Rafael Benítez
Assistant coach	Mikel Antía
Assistant coach	Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness coach	Francisco "Paco" de Míguel Moreno
Goalkeeping coach	Joaquín Enrique Valerio
First team coach	Darko Matić
Medical advisor	Song Jinhua
Team doctor	Jan Jungwirth
Team doctor	Yu Jiatian
Physiotherapist	Javier Sagaste
Technical coach	Jiang Zongyan
Reserve and youth teams
Reserve (U-23) coach	David Rivas Martínez
Reserve golkeeping coach	Jorge Bartual
U-19 coach	Lü Gang	^[28]
U-17 coach	Liu Yujian	^[29]
U-15 coach	Qi Xiaoguang	^[30]
U-14 coach	Zou Peng	^[31]
U-13 coach	Li Yang	^[32]

Transfers

Due to the COVID-19, Chinese FA applied for a temporary transfer window, and was approved by FIFA.^[33]

Pre-season

In

		Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes
—	DF	Liu Yingchen	26	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Yuan Hao	22	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Yin Jiahao	19	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Zheng Jianfeng	29	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Gao Mingxin	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Han Peijiang	20	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Ren Jiawei	19	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	22	Sichuan Longfor	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	DF	Wang Liang	30	Dalian Chanjoy	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
—	MF	Li Yuqiu	21	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan Return	—	31 December 2019
16	DF	Tong Lei	22	Zhejiang Greentown	Transfer	¥13.0M	20 January 2020		^[34]
5	DF	Wu Wei	22	Tianjin Tianhai	Transfer	¥20.0M	4 February 2020		^[35]
—	GK	Xue Qinghao	19	Liaoning	Transfer	Free	5 February 2020		^[36]
40	FW	Wang Zhen'ao	20	Vejle Boldklub	Transfer	Free	26 February 2020		^[37]
—	MF	Tao Qianglong	18	Hebei China Fortune	Transfer	¥20.0M	27 February 2020		^[38]
28	FW	Lin Liangming	22	Gondomar	Loan	—	27 February 2020
10	FW	Sam Larsson	27	Feyenoord	Transfer	€5.0M	28 February 2020		^[39]
30	DF	Marcus Danielson	31	Djurgårdens IF	Transfer	€5.0M	28 February 2020		^[40]
32	GK	Xu Jiamin	26	Beijing Renhe	Transfer	¥8.0M	9 July 2020

Out

		Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes
16	MF	Qin Sheng	34	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Free	24 January 2020		^[41]
2	DF	Zhao Mingjian	32	Shanghai Shenhua	Transfer	Free	24 January 2020		^[42]
10	MF	Yannick Carrasco	26	Atletico Madrid	Loan	Undisclosed	31 January 2020
—	GK	Chen Zhongyu	20	Meizhou Hakka	Transfer	—	20 April 2020		^[43]
—	DF	Yang Zexiang	26	Shanghai Shenhua	Released	Free	19 May 2020
—	FW	Yang Fangzhi	24	Zhejiang Yiteng	Transfer	Free	23 July 2020
19	GK	Yu Ziqian	35	Retired	—	—	9 July 2020		^[44]
—	MF	Duan Yunzi	25	Wuhan Three Towns	Transfer	Undisclosed	5 August 2020		^[45]
—	MF	Li Yuqiu	25	Qingdao Red Lions	Transfer	—	20 August 2020		^[46]
—	DF	Liu Yingchen	27	Beijing Renhe	Loan	—	20 August 2020

Mid-season

In

		Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes
—	MF	Yannick Carrasco	27	Atletico Madrid	Loan Return	—
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira	25	Fenerbahçe	Transfer	—	18 September 2020		^[47]
37	MF	Yang Haoyu	20	Hubei Chufeng United	Loan	—	30 September 2020
28	FW	Lin Liangming	22	Gondomar	Transfer	—	22 September 2020

Out

		Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Notes
—	MF	Yannick Carrasco	27	Atletico Madrid	Transfer	Undisclosed	8 September 2020		^[48]
—	MF	Pang Chuntao	21	Guizhou Hengfeng	Transfer	—	12 September 2020
28	FW	Lin Liangming	22	Gondomar	End of loan	—	22 September 2020

Friendlies

Preseason

Chinese Super League

Regular season

Group A table

Fixtures and results

Fixtures as of 13 July 2020 ^[49]

Relegation stage

11th to 12th place faceoff

Chinese FA Cup

See main article: 2020 Chinese FA Cup.

FA Cup fixtures and results

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

		Player		Super League			FA Cup			Total
					Starts	Goals		Starts	Goals		Starts	Goals
1	GK	Zhang Chong		17	16	0	0	0	0	17	16	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei		5	4	0	1	1	0	6	5	0
4	DF	Li Shuai		11	11	0	1	1	0	12	12	0
5	MF	Wu Wei		11	9	0	1	0	0	12	9	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri		10	6	0	0	0	0	10	6	0
9	FW	Salomón Rondón		16	16	9	0	0	0	16	16	9
10	MF	Sam Larsson		18	18	4	0	0	0	18	18	4
11	DF	Sun Guowen		19	17	1	0	0	0	19	17	1
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira		6	6	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng		18	14	2	0	0	0	18	14	2
14	DF	Huang Jiahui		4	1	0	1	1	0	5	2	0
16	DF	Tong Lei		19	16	0	0	0	0	19	16	0
17	MF	Marek Hamšík		14	14	2	0	0	0	14	14	2
18	DF	He Yupeng		12	3	0	1	1	0	13	4	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian		9	5	1	1	1	0	10	6	1
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng		7	4	2	1	0	0	8	4	2
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng		10	9	0	0	0	0	10	9	0
23	GK	Li Xuebo		2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Cui Ming'an		15	6	0	1	1	0	16	7	0
27	MF	Cheng Hui		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
28	MF	Lin Liangming		14	12	3	0	0	0	14	12	3
29	MF	Sun Bo		16	8	0	0	0	0	16	8	0
30	DF	Marcus Danielson		16	16	1	0	0	0	16	16	1
31	MF	Zheng Long		9	5	0	1	1	0	10	6	0
32	GK	Xu Jiamin		3	3	0	1	1	0	4	4	0
33	DF	Wang Xianjun		1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
35	MF	Zhang Jiansheng		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
37	MF	Yang Haoyu		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Shan Huanhuan		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Zhu Jiaxuan		1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0
41	FW	Zhao Jianbo		2	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0
42	MF	Wang Tengda		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	MF	Wang Zhen'ao		1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
60	DF	Yang Pengju		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS						25			0			25

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals		Total
		Super League	FA Cup
1	Salomón Rondón	9	0	9
2	Sam Larsson	4	0	4
3	Lin Liangming	3	0	3
4	Marek Hamšík	2	0	2
	Wang Yaopeng	2	0	2
	Emmanuel Boateng	2	0	2
7	Marcus Danielson	1	0	1
	Sun Guowen	1	0	1
	Wang Jinxian	1	0	1
Own goal(s)		1	0	1
TOTALS		26	0	26

Disciplinary record

		Player	Super League			FA Cup			Total
1	GK	Zhang Chong	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	DF	Shan Pengfei	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	DF	Li Shuai	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	MF	Wu Wei	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	MF	Zhao Xuri	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	FW	Salomón Rondón	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF	Sam Larsson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	DF	Sun Guowen	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
12	MF	Jailson Siqueira	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	DF	Wang Yaopeng	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	DF	Huang Jiahui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Tong Lei	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	MF	Marek Hamšík	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	He Yupeng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Wang Jinxian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Emmanuel Boateng	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Dong Yanfeng	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
23	GK	Li Xuebo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Li Jianbin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Cui Ming'an	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
27	MF	Cheng Hui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	Lin Liangming	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	MF	Sun Bo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	DF	Marcus Danielson	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
31	MF	Zheng Long	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	GK	Xu Jiamin	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
33	DF	Wang Xianjun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	Zhang Jiansheng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Zhou Xiao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Yang Haoyu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	Shan Huanhuan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Zhu Jiaxuan	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
41	MF	Zhao Jianbo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	Wang Tengda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	MF	Wang Zhen'ao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	DF	Yang Pengju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS			45	2	2	1	0	0	46	2	2

Suspensions

Player	No. of match(es) served	Reason	Date(s) served	Opponent
Tao Qianglong	–	Breaking China U-19 national team regulation	1 Jun.-30 Nov.	–
Marcus Danielson	1	Red Card vs Henan Jianye	4 Aug.	Jiangsu Suning
Cui Ming'an	1	Red Card vs Henan Jianye	8 Sep.	Jiangsu Suning
Dong Yanfeng	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	27 Sep.	Guangzhou Evergrande
Li Shuai	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	22 Oct.	Shijiazhuang Everbright
Xu Jiamin	1	Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA	6 November	Guangzhou R&F
Sun Guowen	1	Red Card vs Tianjin TEDA	6 November	Guangzhou R&F
Sam Larsson	1	4 Yellow Cards accumulated	11 November	Guangzhou R&F

Notes and References

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2. 31 January 2020. Agreement with Dalian Professional FC for the loan of Yannick Carrasco. Atlético Madrid . 2 February 2020.
3. Web site: RAFA BENÍTEZ VUELVE A PINATAR ARENA CON EL DALIAN (Rafa Benitez returns to Pinatar Arena with Dalian) . pinatararena.com . 24 February 2020 . Spanish . 20 February 2020.
4. Web site: Yanfeng . Jia . 辗转三地拉练，大连人队归期未定 . Sina . GoalChina . 16 March 2020 . 16 March 2020.
5. Web site: 大连人队有消息了！网曝斥巨资包机回国 . qq.com . 16 April 2020 . 19 March 2020.
6. Web site: 曝大连人队包机从西班牙返回，郑龙戴口罩接受机场工作人员检查 . 163.com . 16 April 2020 . 24 March 2020.
7. Web site: 【中超】賓尼迪斯現身跑馬地合照有求必應　拒答回歸紐卡素傳聞 . . 15 June 2020 . 25 April 2020.
8. Web site: Sam Larsson tränar med IFK Göteborg (Sam Larsson trains with IFK Göteborg) . . 18 July 2020 . Swedish . 21 May 2020.
9. Web site: Marcus Danielson återvänder till Kina imorgon (Marcus Danielson returns to China tomorrow) . fotbollsthlm.se . 18 July 2020 . Swedish . 11 June 2020.
10. Web site: 足协处罚国青饮酒六将：禁赛半年 剥夺国字号资格 . sina.com.cn . 6 June 2020 . 6 June 2020.
11. Web site: 关于对球员陶强龙的处罚决定 . sina.com . 6 June 2020 . 6 June 2020.
12. Web site: 大连人迎外援外教给全中超"抄作业" 但联赛却悬了 . sina.com.cn . 15 June 2020 . 14 June 2020.
13. Web site: 2020中国平安中超联赛将于7月25日开赛. Chinese Football Association. 2020-07-01. 2020-07-01. zh.
14. Web site: SHANDONG LUNENG VS. DALIAN PRO 0 - 1. Soccerway. 29 September 2020. 4 September 2020.
15. Web site: Fallon . John . Slovakia squad to face Ireland named: Hamšík in, Škrtel and Dúbravka out . Irish Examiner . 6 October 2020 . 29 September 2020.
16. Web site: 德转：大连人撤销哈姆西克报名，补报雅伊尔松 . ppsport.com . 6 October 2020 . 1 October 2020.
17. Web site: Bureau of the FIFA Council approves International Match Protocol and adapts rules on release of players . FIFA . 6 October 2020 . 1 October 2020.
18. Web site: Soccer-Dalian's Rondon set to miss Venezuela World Cup qualifiers . Reuters . 6 October 2020 . 5 October 2020.
19. Web site: "乘风破浪，敢耀绽放" 2020赛季女甲联赛顺利收官 . Chinese Football Association . 12 October 2020 . 4 October 2020.
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