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.[1] As of 2024, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger is the only professional club in Tianjin.

Clubs

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As of 2025 season, there are one club in the Chinese Super League, China League One and China League Two that play in Tianjin:

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

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# Date Competition Home team Result Away team Location
1 1951.12.5 National Football Championship North China 3-2 Railways Tianjin
2 1953.2.25 National Football Championship Railways 1-1 North China Shanghai
3 1957.3.21 National League Division 1 Huochetou 1-2 Tianjin Tianjin
4 1957.11.7 National League Division 1 Tianjin 3-0 Huochetou Tianjin
5 1958.4.23 National League Division 1 Tianjin 0-0 Huochetou Tianjin
6 1958.10.15 National League Division 1 Huochetou 2-1 Tianjin Shanghai
7 1961.5.17 National Football Championship Tianjin 1-0 Huochetou Tianjin
8 1962.5.8 National League Division 1 Tianjin 1-1 Huochetou Tianjin
9 1994.6.26 Jia-B League Tianjin 0-0 Huochetou Tianjin
10 1994.10.23 Jia-B League Huochetou 0-0 Tianjin Tianjin

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 matches 10 4 5 1 12 7

Huochetou-Songjiang "Derbies"

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# Date Competition Home team Result Away team Location
1 2009.7.3 China League Two Tianjin Songjiang 1-1 Tianjin Huochetou Tianjin
2 2009.9.19 China League Two Tianjin Huochetou 1-0 Tianjin Songjiang Wuhan

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

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# Date Competition Home team Result Away team Stadium Attendance
1 2017.5.27 2017 Chinese Super League Tianjin Quanjian 3-0 Tianjin TEDA Haihe Educational Football Stadium 25,527
2 2017.9.23 2017 Chinese Super League Tianjin TEDA 4-1 Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 39,965
3 2018.3.18 2018 Chinese Super League Tianjin TEDA 3-2 Tianjin Quanjian Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 21,666
4 2018.8.15 2018 Chinese Super League Tianjin Quanjian 0-0 Tianjin TEDA Haihe Educational Football Stadium 25,815
5 2019.4.13 2019 Chinese Super League Tianjin TEDA 1-1 Tianjin Tianhai Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 31,243
6 2019.7.28 2019 Chinese Super League Tianjin Tianhai 1-0 Tianjin TEDA Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium 27,792

Statistics

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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

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Below is the list of players who have scored goals in official matches (TEDA VS Tianhai only, former players included).

Position Name Team Goals
1   Frank Acheampong Tianjin TEDA 5
2   Pato Tianjin Quanjian 3
3   Zheng Dalun Tianjin Quanjian 2
4   Li Yuanyi Tianjin TEDA 1
  Anthony Modeste Tianjin Quanjian

References

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  1. ^ "CSL newcomers Quanjian beat Teda 3-0 in Tianjin Derby". Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.