Liaoning Guangyuan FC

Football club infobox
clubname = Liaoning Guangyuan FC


fullname = Liaoning Guangyuan Football Club
nickname =
founded = 2007
ground = Queenstown Stadium
Queenstown, Singapore
capacity = 5,000
league = S.League
season =
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Liaoning Guangyuan Football Club (辽宁广原足球俱乐部) is a Chinese professional soccer club which played in Singapore's S.League as a foreign team in the 2007 season. The club was a satellite team of the Chinese Super League club Liaoning FC. Players from Liaoning's youth teams made up the majority of Liaoning Guangyuan's S.League squad. The team played their home games at the Queenstown Stadium. They finished in 10th place out of 12 teams in the S.League in 2007.

In 2008, allegations of match-fixing surfaced involving officials and players of Liaoning Guangyuan. Seven Liaoning Guangyuan players were subsequently jailed, while Team Manager Wang Xin left Singapore and failed to appear in court to face charges against him.

The Football Association of Singapore decided not to invite Liaoning Guangyuan to participate in the S.League again in 2008. They were replaced in the league by Dalian Shide Siwu FC. [ [http://www.todayonline.com/pda/234985ag.htm Dalian fill 12th S-League spot] , "Today", 30 January 2008] [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/325709/1/.html Dalian Shide to field team in S.League] , channelnewsasia.com, 30 January 2008]

Match-fixing scandal

In January 2008, the Singapore media reported that Liaoning Guangyuan's Team Manager Wang Xin had been arrested following an investigation by Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau into alleged match-fixing. Eight players from the team also had had their passports impounded pending investigations. [ [http://www.todayonline.com/articles/230982.asp Match-fixing taint again] , "Today", 8 January 2008] [ [http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/67828,sleague-manager-arrested-on-matchfixing-charge.aspx S-League Manager Arrested on Match-Fixing Charge] , au.fourfourtwo.com, 10 January 2008] Shortly after the scandal broke, the Football Association of Singapore announced that it would not be inviting Liaoning Guangyuan to participate in the S.League again in 2008.

Investigations showed that Wang had arranged for a friend in China to place online bets on some of Liaoning Guangyuan's matches through a China-based betting website. He then approached certain players individually and asked them to help ensure the team would lose the match by a particular number of goals in return for bribes. [ [http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_230053.html Six match-fixing Liaoning soccer players jailed] , "The Straits Times", 23 April 2008]

On 16 January, Wang failed to appear in court for a hearing on the charges. [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/322981/1/.html Arrest warrant issued for Liaoning Guangyuan's team manager] , channelnewsasia.com, 16 January 2008] [ [http://www.todayonline.com/pda/232616ag.htm Manager's no-show] , "Today", 17 January 2008] [ [http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_196985.html S-League GM in match-fixing case fails to show up in court] , "The Straits Times", 17 January 2008] [ [http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_197442.html Missing manager had modest lifestyle] "The Straits Times", 18 January 2008] He remains wanted by the Singapore authorities.

Seven Liaoning Guangyuan players were charged and pleaded guilty to accepting amounts ranging between S$1,200 and S$4,000 from Wang to throw games. Li Xuebai, Li Zheng, Dong Lei, Peng Zhiyi, Tong Di and Zhao Zhipeng received jail sentences of five months, while Wang Lin was sentenced to four months. Each of the players also received fines ranging from S$2,200 to S$6,200. [ [http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_230053.html Six match-fixing Liaoning soccer players jailed] , "The Straits Times", 23 April 2008]

S.League Record

* 2007 - 10th place

Singapore Cup Record

* 2007 - First Round

Players (2007 season)

References

External links

* [http://www.sleague.com/clu23.asp S.League website page on Liaoning Guangyuan FC]