On the starry night of June, a heavy news like lightning broke through the night sky - Beijing Guoan Football Club officially unveiled a huge change in its shareholding structure.
According to the announcement, on June 21, 2021, through the stormy times, the helm of Beijing Guoan changed to a new face. The original controlling shareholder, CITIC Group, ceded all of its 36% stake in the company, and was succeeded by Zhonghe Group. Now that the deal is finalized, CITIC Group has full control of Beijing Guoan, with a shareholding of up to 100%.
Tracing back the history, Beijing Guoan was founded in 1992, is the jewel in the history of domestic soccer, carrying the youthful memories of countless fans. This team, as the flag of the capital city's soccer, has been fluttering on the battlefield of the domestic top league all year round. Since its birth, Guoan Club has always been bathed in the care of society and the support of the fans, and several generations of fans with the same breath and common destiny, and jointly wrote a brilliant chapter of Beijing soccer. 2017, Zhonghe Group with the capital and wisdom to move in, opened a new chapter of the club. Over the past four years, under the multi-directional deep plowing, the club is steadily moving towards a new peak in terms of athletics, youth training, management and social responsibility.
The transfer of equity not only preserves the brand of Beijing Guoan, but also conveys the deep concern from the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, the Municipal Football Association, as well as from all sectors of the community and the majority of fans. At the same time, CITIC Group was overwhelmed with gratitude. The slogan of CITIC Era "Always strive for the first" has become a valuable spiritual heritage of the club. CITIC Group will adhere to this concept, continue to inherit and carry forward the cultural traditions accumulated over the years, adhere to the development path of "professionalization, specialization and internationalization", follow the laws of soccer, increase the investment in youth training, steadily improve the operation and management level of the club, and return the expectations and love of all people with more professional attitudes and more brilliant achievements. With more professional attitude and more brilliant achievements, the club will return the expectation and love of all the people.
Aiming high, diligence can make up for clumsiness. Beijing Guoan will move forward, hand in hand with all the fans who love and support the team, and jointly write a new glory, so that the name of Guoan will become the pride of Beijing! We will always fight for the first place!
