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Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.
Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Centre in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly known as Chengdu Wuniu (Five Bulls) named after their first sponsor, the Wuniu (Five Bulls) Cigarette Company. However, the club was officially dissolved on 4 January 2015 and was subsequently de-registered by the Chinese Football Association on 31 January 2015 due to unpaid
Marko Maschke
Managerial career.
Maschke began coaching at the lower leagues in Germany with BSC Rehberge Berlin in 1992. After several years with Berlin he went abroad to China to sign with Chengdu Tiancheng F.C.. With Tiancheng he won promotion for the club in 1997. In 2002, he went to Canada to sign with newly expansion Hamilton Thunder of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He resigned midway through the season due to disputes with Hamilton's team owner Italo Ferrari over unpaid salaries. He returned to Europe to coach Füchse Berlin