Whose merger is it anyway?
Xiamen Lions travel north tonight to take on Shanghai Shenhua with the home side hoping to put their Asian Champions League woes behind them and get back to the mini-run of form they have enjoyed of late in… Read More
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Shenhua notch first win against champions
Shanghai Shenhua finally got their season underway with their first victory of 2007 — against none other than last year’s runaway Chinese Super League champions, Shandong Luneng Sunday afternoon. Following opening day disappointment against Beijing, and a defeat… Read More
AFC Champions League: Shenhua 1-2 Sydney FC
Shanghai Shenhua’s troubled start to their 2007 campaign continued Wednesday night at Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat to A-League side Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League. Yesterday, an Australian newspaper wrote… Read More
The Aussies are Coming: Shenhua v Sydney FC
Intercontinental football comes to town tomorrow night in the shape of a fascinating clash between Australian side Sydney FC and local favourites Shanghai Shenhua in the Asian Champions League. The match signifies the dawn of a new era… Read More
Opening day disaster for Shenhua
Yesterday, for the first time since China launched it’s professional football league in 1994, Beijing Guoan beat Shanghai Shenhua on their own turf. The capital outfit beat Shenhua 2-0 at Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong, but the historic first… Read More
Zhu Jun: Blue Devils could see red
Batton down the hatches — a rumpus is brewing over plans to change Shanghai Shenhua‘s trademark blue playing strips to red — the colour of the team who bought them out last week, local rivals Shanghai United. Shenhua,… Read More
Shenhua to merge with city rivals
Cross the Shanghai derby from your local sporting calendar this year — the chief participants, Shenhua FC and Shanghai United FC, are to “merge”, according to an official statement from the former team’s website. The news comes, as… Read More
True Blue: A night with Shanghai’s football hardcore
Wild scenes of celebration, drunken tomfoolery, and a stampede of autograph hunters scrambling over tables and chairs were highlights of the evening as major stars from the world of Chinese football attended a fans event in the city… Read More
Jancker off
Former Germany international Carsten Jancker has confirmed what many suspected and is to leave Shanghai Shenhua FC imminently and return to Europe. Jancker told the Oriental Morning Post (in Chinese) that he “did not regret” coming to Shanghai… Read More