Tianjin Jinmen Tiger

TEDA Football Stadium

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club (Chinese: 天津津门虎足球俱乐部; pinyin: Tiānjīn Jīnmén Hǔ Zúqiú Jùlèbù), previously Tianjin TEDA (Chinese: 天津泰达; pinyin: Tiānjīn Tàidá), 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. Since then, they have won the 2011 Chinese FA Cup and were runners-up in the 2010 Chinese Super League season. Notable players of the team include Yu Genwei and Li Weifeng. 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. 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. Since then, they have won the 2011 Chinese FA Cup and came runners-up within the 2010 Chinese Super League season. The club has also set up a sister-city relationship with Australian A-League Club, Melbourne Victory. In 2007, the two clubs played in the Lord Mayor's Cup, which has become an annual off-season match between the two clubs. According to Forbes, Tianjin are the 8th most valuable football team in China, with a team value of $84 million, and an estimated revenue of $15 million in 2015.