Rugby team
Suzhou Dongwu
Club · China · League One
Football in Suzhou had no professional side of its own when a group of local backers set one up in May 2008 under the name Suzhou Jinfu. For its first years the club lived in the amateur game, where it won the China Amateur Football League in 2012 and again in 2015 — the second title arriving in the same year the name changed to Suzhou Dongwu.
Those amateur seasons were the route out. Promotion to China League Two followed in 2016, and the climb into China League One came in 2020, when Sichuan Longfor broke up and the place was reallocated. Dongwu have stayed in the second tier since, with 8th place in 2023 their best finish.
The shirt changed with the status. Yellow and black carried the club through the amateur years and the first seasons in the professional pyramid; from 2018 the home strip has been red and black in vertical stripes, with the old yellow kept for away days.
The Cup has been an annual fixture rather than a route to anything — Dongwu have entered the CFA Cup since 2012 without lifting it.
Home is the Suzhou Sports Centre Stadium, a 35,000-seat ground in a city.
Latest results
All matches| 6 Sep | League One |
Nanjing City
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 29 Aug | League One |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
A
|
4:3 | W |
| 22 Aug | League One |
Guangxi Hengchen
A
|
3:3 | D |
| 16 Aug | League One |
Nantong Zhiyun
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 8 Aug | League One |
Changchun Yatai
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 2 Aug | League One |
Meizhou Kejia
H
|
1:0 | W |
Standing
League One| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |
Changchun Yatai
|
21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35:37 | 25 |
| 11 |
 Dalian Huayi
|
21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28:32 | 25 |
| 12 |
Suzhou Dongwu
|
22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23:29 | 22 |
| 13 |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
|
22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 34:44 | 22 |
| 14 |
Nanjing City
|
22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19:28 | 21 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 207| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 207 | 106 | 101 |
| Scored | 231 | 112 | 119 |
| Conceded | 264 | 122 | 142 |
| Scored per game | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Difference | −33 | −10 | −23 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Suzhou Dongwu
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 |  J. Yuan |
Defender | 1 |
| 8 |  Dalun Gao |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 33 |  Jiqiang Liu |
Defender | 1 |
| 6 |  Estrela |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 14 |  Omar Khaled Chaaban |
Forward | 1 |
| 24 |  Jiansheng Zhang |
Forward | 1 |
| 16 |  S. Zhao |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 2 |  Bowei Song |
Defender | 1 |
| 7 |  Farley Rosa |
Forward | 1 |
| 26 |  B. Wang |
Forward | 1 |
| 15 |  Jin Qiang |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 1 |  Liu Yu |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 45 |  Mustahan Mijit |
Defender | 1 |
| 21 |  Song Pan |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 9 |  Mirzat Ali |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 25 |  Z. Yu |
Forward | 1 |
| 19 |  Wu Junjie |
Forward | 1 |
| 17 |  Wang Jiancong |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 18 |  Tai Jianfeng |
Forward | 1 |
| 20 |  Chen Rong |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 37 |  Askhan |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 42 |  Ghenifa Arafat |
Forward | 1 |
Fixtures of Suzhou Dongwu
-
6 Sep
Nanjing City
H
2:0
W
-
29 Aug
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
A
4:3
W
-
22 Aug
Guangxi Hengchen
A
3:3
D
-
16 Aug
Nantong Zhiyun
H
0:0
D
-
8 Aug
Changchun Yatai
H
2:1
W
-
2 Aug
Meizhou Kejia
H
1:0
W
-
26 Jul
Dalian Huayi
A
0:0
D
-
17 Jul
Shenzhen Juniors
H
0:0
D
Honours of Suzhou Dongwu
- China Amateur Football League 2012, 2015 2