The Tianjin derby (simplified Chinese: 天津德比; pinyin: Tiānjīn Débǐ) is a name given to a football derby contested between any two teams in Tianjin, China. The term specifically refers to individual matches between the teams, but can also be used to describe the general rivalry between the different clubs. As of 2024, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger is the only professional club in Tianjin.
Clubs As of 2026 season, there are one club in the Chinese Super League, China League One and China League Two that play in Tianjin: Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. (Super League) Tianjin Huochetou F.C., established in 1950, is a former professional football club based in Tianjin with the longest history in the city, other former clubs in the highest league include Tianjin Tianhai F.C.(CSL 2017–2019). Tianjin Vanke F.C.(Jia B 1997), Tianjin Lifei F.C.(Jia B 2001), Tianjin Runyulong F.C.(China League One 2011) were formerly in the second-tier league.
Jinmen Tiger-Huochetou Derbies # Date Competition Home team Result Away team Location 11951.12.5National Football ChampionshipNorth China3-2RailwaysTianjin21953.2.25National Football ChampionshipRailways1-1North ChinaShanghai31957.3.21National League Division 1Huochetou1-2TianjinTianjin41957.11.7National League Division 1Tianjin3-0HuochetouTianjin51958.4.23National League Division 1Tianjin0-0HuochetouTianjin61958.10.15National League Division 1Huochetou2-1TianjinShanghai71961.5.17National Football ChampionshipTianjin1-0HuochetouTianjin81962.5.8National League Division 1Tianjin1-1HuochetouTianjin91994.6.26Jia-B LeagueTianjin0-0HuochetouTianjin101994.10.23Jia-B LeagueHuochetou0-0TianjinTianjin Statistics as of 23 October 1994.
Matches Tianjin (TEDA) wins Draws Huochetou wins Tianjin (TEDA) goals Huochetou goals National League Division 1 5 2 2 1 7 4 National Football Championship 3 2 1 0 5 3 Jia-B League 2 0 2 0 0 0 Official matches10451127
Huochetou-Songjiang "Derbies" # Date Competition Home team Result Away team Location 12009.7.3China League TwoTianjin Songjiang1-1Tianjin HuochetouTianjin22009.9.19China League TwoTianjin Huochetou1-0Tianjin SongjiangWuhan Statistics as of 19 September 2009. Matches Huochetou wins Draws Songjiang wins Huochetou goals Songjiang goals China League Two 4 2 1 1 6 2
Jinmen Tiger-Tianhai Derbies # Date Competition Home team Result Away team Stadium Attendance 12017.5.272017 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin Quanjian3-0Tianjin TEDAHaihe Educational Football Stadium25,52722017.9.232017 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin TEDA4-1Tianjin QuanjianTianjin Olympic Center Stadium39,96532018.3.182018 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin TEDA3-2Tianjin QuanjianTianjin Olympic Center Stadium21,66642018.8.152018 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin Quanjian0-0Tianjin TEDAHaihe Educational Football Stadium25,81552019.4.132019 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin TEDA1-1Tianjin TianhaiTianjin Olympic Center Stadium31,24362019.7.282019 Chinese Super LeagueTianjin Tianhai1-0Tianjin TEDATianjin Olympic Center Stadium27,792 Statistics Statistics as of 28 July 2019. Matches TEDA wins Draws Tianhai wins TEDA goals Tianhai goals Chinese Super League 6 2 2 2 8 8
Top goalscorers Below is the list of players who have scored goals in official matches (TEDA VS Tianhai only, former players included). PositionNameTeamGoals1 Frank AcheampongTianjin TEDA52 PatoTianjin Quanjian33 Zheng DalunTianjin Quanjian24 Li YuanyiTianjin TEDA1 Anthony ModesteTianjin Quanjian
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