Shanghai United F.C.

Shanghai United
上海联城

Full name	Shanghai Liancheng F.C. 上海联城足球俱乐部
Short name	SUFC
Founded	January, 2001 as Dalian Saidelong
Dissolved	8 February, 2007 Merged with Shanghai Shenhua
Ground	Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai, China
Capacity	16,000
Home colours Away colours

Shanghai United F.C (Simplified Chinese: 上海联城足球俱乐部) was a football club that competes in the Chinese Super League. The club played at the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Shanghai and was owned by Zhu Jun, the owner of China's second-largest online game company The9 since 2005.

In 2004, the team was based in Zhuhai and played in the Chinese Football Association Jia League. When they won promotion to the Super League, their new owners, Shanghai Zhongbang Real Estate Co moved the team from Guangdong province to Shanghai.

In 2005, they were bought by Shanghai Liancheng and renamed Shanghai Liancheng Zobon (上海联城中邦足球俱乐部). However, in April, the team was again renamed to Shanghai United FC.

In 2007, Zhu Jun bought a majority share in the in-city rival Shanghai Shenhua, thus began to merge the two clubs. Shanghai United no longer exists in name and is replaced by Shanghai Shenhua. The new Shenhua team combines players from the two original teams. Due to the merger, there are only 15 teams in the CSL.

History

• 2001-2002 Dalian Sidelong 大连赛德隆
• 2003-2004 Zhuhai Anping 珠海安平
• 2004 Zhuhai Zhongbang 珠海中邦
• 2004-2005 moved to Shanghai and renamed to
  Shanghai Zobon 上海中邦
• 2005 Shanghai Liancheng Zobon 上海联城中邦 (aka Shanghai United)
• 2006-2007 Shanghai Liancheng 上海联城

Crest History

• 2001-2002 Dalian Sidelong 大连赛德隆
  2001-2002
  Dalian Sidelong
  大连赛德隆
• 2003-2004 Zhuhai Anping 珠海安平
  2003-2004
  Zhuhai Anping
  珠海安平
• 
  2004-2005
  Zhuhai Zhongbang, Shanghai Zobon
  珠海中邦, 上海中邦
• 
  2005-2007
  Shanghai United
  上海联城中邦, 上海联城

Honours

Division 1 Runners-up 2004

See also

• Shanghai Stars

External links

• Official site
• Gimenez to coach newly combined Shanghai Shenhua