The Qingdao West Coast Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Qingdao West Coast bid $330.0K for Juan Camilo Salazar
The offer went to Changchun Yatai this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Qingdao West Coast
Davidson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Shenzhen Peng City tell Qingdao West Coast: Ge Yifan is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Qingdao West Coast promote Liao Lei from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liao Lei has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dong Yuhao steps up from the Qingdao West Coast academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dong Yuhao has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Qingdao West Coast promote Cao Fan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cao Fan has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Qingdao West Coast promote Ma Binbin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ma Binbin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Qingdao West Coast come up short against Henan FC
Henan FC left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Liu Weiguo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad 200 appearances for Wang Peng
- The dugout Wu Shuai answers for it
- Squad Yugo Masukake is a square peg at Qingdao West Coast