Shandong Luneng
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Shandong Luneng Taishan (Simplified Chinese: 山东鲁能泰山) is a Chinese Super League
football
club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province
. They play at the Shandong Stadium
in Jinan
, Shandong
. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised in April 1956. The club has a tradition of hiring foreign coaches. Their first ever foreign coach was Kim Jung-Nam
who managed South Korea during 1986 FIFA World Cup
. The club got their first league Champion in 1999 under ex-Yugoslavia
head coach Slobodan Santrač
and won the FA cup in the same year as well. After that they hired ex-Soviet Union head coach Boris Ignatiev and ex-Cameroon
World Cup
head coach Valeri Nepomniachi. Ljubiša Tumbaković
had been managing the team from 2004 to 2009. Their current head coach is Croatia
's Rajko Magić
.
, Leng Bo in the year end transfer of 1994. In 1995, the team surprisingly won the FA cup in Nanjing
. They reached the cup final again in 1996, however, they lost to Beijing Guo'an at Beijing. The team stays at 5th or 6th position in the league all through the 4 years. Su Maozhen won the top scorer award in 1996 with 13 league goals.
The team used traditional British soccer style under Yin Tiesheng
. The team had solid defense and excellent attacking duo Su Maozhen and Tang Xiaocheng. Xing Rui was the captain for these 4 years.
took over the team in early 1998. He dramatically changed the style of this team to an attacking style. New signing from Beijing Guo'an Deng Lejun had an excellent season. However, Kim's style didn't bring him success. He resigned later and Yin Tiesheng
regained power. The team merely stayed in top flight.
achieved immediately success in his first year in China. The keeper Saša Petrović
was the key for their success in 1999. However, Slobodan Santrač
was forced to resign in 2000. The youth team coach Đoko Koković took over the team.
was linked with this club initially. However, with the step down of general manager Shao Kenan, Boris Ignatiev was picked by new general manager Dong Gang. Boris Ignatiev had two devastating group match in Asia Club Championship, by losing 2-6 to Júbilo Iwata
and 0-6 to Suwon Samsung
.
Another Russian coach Valeri Nepomniachi who achieved great success in the 1990 World Cup with the Cameroon
took over the team in 2002. However, the team struggled to an all time low 12th position in 2003.
has been head coach since 2004. He led the team with two FA cup title (2004, 2006) and two league champions title (2006, 2008). Li Jinyu
won the top league scorer award in 2006 and 2007.
In the AFC Champions League
2005, Shandong managed to reach the quarter-finals after defeating the favorites Yokohama F. Marinos home and away but lost heavily to Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad, who were the eventual winners. In the second leg in Jeddah, Shandong lost 7-2 with coach Tumbakovic, players Zheng Zhi
and Predrag Pazin
sent off for abusive and violent conduct. In CSL 2005, Shandong was tipped to be champions but finished third.
From 2004, much investment was put into the squad, including 2006 CSL top scorer Li Jinyu
and 2006 MVP Zheng Zhi
, who is about to return from a loan spell with Charlton Athletic
in England. Talented and motivated young players include Cui Peng
, Han Peng
and Wang Yongpo. Finally, in CSL 2006, without ACL commitments, Shandong won the Cup and League double to get another shot at the ACL. The 2006 season was a landmark for Shandong Luneng after the team won the league by almost 20 points at one point and several matches remaining.
Kang Mengjun worked as general manager since 2006 after Dong Gang.
In ACL 2007, Shandong will be looking to improve on their performances in 2005 when they reached the quarter-finals. Currently, they are on the verge of qualification with 13 points and one match remaining. They must not lose by more than one goal to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
to avoid elimination by head to head, since both teams would be equal on goal difference and Shandong only defeated Seongnam by one goal in Jinan.
Shandong Luneng has ten straight wins in the ACL group stages from 2005 and 2007 seasons. The retirement of Li Xiaopeng
and loaning out of Zheng Zhi
has weakened Shandong's midfield and central defense, but Shandong is still a very strong team in Chinese football with flexibility in attack and good teamwork coached by Partizan great Tumbakovic. In recent seasons, they have currently replaced Dalian Shide as the powerhouse team. Some have compared the current Shandong team to the Manchester United team of the early 90's, as they comprise of young, talented players scoring many goals.
In early 2009, the team's midfielder Zhou Haibin
was signed by Dutch giant PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer. That sudden event gave Shandong Luneng a confused and difficult pre-season preparation.The team finally ranked 4th in the league, and Ljubiša Tumbaković
ended his 6-year's management in Shandong.
took the team in December 2009.
The club signed New Zealand international striker Shane Smeltz
from A-League club Gold Coast United following the World Cup in a two-year deal. However Smeltz walked out on the club after only five days into his contract, saying he and his family could not live in the city of Jinan, where Shandong are based.
Smeltz returned to Australia on July 17, 2009 and was in talks about re-signing with Gold Coast.
Erik Yakhimovich
Anderson Soares Luciano Ratinho
Márcio Santos
Gabriel Mendoza Deng Xiaofei
Deng Zhuoxiang
Gao Ming
Li Ming
Li Xiaopeng
Su Maozhen Wang Liang
Zheng Zhi
Zhou Haibin
Zong Lei
Nicolas Ouédec
Nii Lamptey
Julio César de León
Roda Antar
Igor Gluščević
Fred Benson
Casiano Delvalle
Ionel Dănciulescu
Sergei Kiriakov
Darko Anić
Branko Baković
Zoran Čampara
Nikola Malbaša
Vladimir Matijašević
Miljan Mrdaković
Predrag Pažin
Branimir Petrović
Aleksandar Živković Marinko Galič
Serhiy Nahorniak Jose Herrera Alejandro Cichero
League rankings before 1993
no Division 2 league game in 1959, 1961–63, Shandong Did not compete in 1964
no league game in 1966-72, 1975;: in group stage: in South League: Promoted to 1994 Jia-A League
FA Cup results before 1995
Reserve team:
U19 team:
U17 team:
U15 team:
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
. They play at the Shandong Stadium
Shandong Stadium
Shandong Provincial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium used mostly for association football matches in Shandong Provincial Sports Centre , Jinan, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 43,700. The stadium was built in 1988.- Asian Cup 2004 :-External links:*...
in Jinan
Jinan
Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub...
, Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
. The predecessor of Shandong Luneng Taishan was the Shandong Provincial team organised in April 1956. The club has a tradition of hiring foreign coaches. Their first ever foreign coach was Kim Jung-Nam
Kim Jung-Nam
Kim Jung-Nam is a South Korean football manager and former football player. Kim competed for South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Player:* 1962 : South Korea national football team U-20* 1962-1971 : South Korea national football team...
who managed South Korea during 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
. The club got their first league Champion in 1999 under ex-Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
head coach Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrac
Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....
and won the FA cup in the same year as well. After that they hired ex-Soviet Union head coach Boris Ignatiev and ex-Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
World Cup
FIFA World Cup
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head coach Valeri Nepomniachi. Ljubiša Tumbaković
Ljubiša Tumbakovic
Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups...
had been managing the team from 2004 to 2009. Their current head coach is Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
's Rajko Magić
Rajko Magić
Rajko Magić is a Croatian football manager who currently managers Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.-Education:* 1995 graduate of the Higher School of Zagreb coach* 2004 received a diploma UEFA PRO COACH...
.
1994-1997
The team was promoted to the top flight in 1994. During the first 4 years, the club had various financial troubles. They lost several talents such as Wang DongningWang Dongning
Wang Dongning is a Chinese football Forward who played for China in the 1994 Asian Games and was call-up at the 1984 Asian Cup.- International Record :...
, Leng Bo in the year end transfer of 1994. In 1995, the team surprisingly won the FA cup in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
. They reached the cup final again in 1996, however, they lost to Beijing Guo'an at Beijing. The team stays at 5th or 6th position in the league all through the 4 years. Su Maozhen won the top scorer award in 1996 with 13 league goals.
The team used traditional British soccer style under Yin Tiesheng
Yin Tiesheng
Yin Tiesheng is a Chinese football coach. Yin is the most successful Chinese coach currently in China.-Footballer:As a player, Yin was named Shandong youth team and China national under-20 football team. But he have got hepatitis later and he was retired in 1988.-Shandong:Yin became a successfully...
. The team had solid defense and excellent attacking duo Su Maozhen and Tang Xiaocheng. Xing Rui was the captain for these 4 years.
1998
Korean coach Kim Jung-NamKim Jung-Nam
Kim Jung-Nam is a South Korean football manager and former football player. Kim competed for South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Player:* 1962 : South Korea national football team U-20* 1962-1971 : South Korea national football team...
took over the team in early 1998. He dramatically changed the style of this team to an attacking style. New signing from Beijing Guo'an Deng Lejun had an excellent season. However, Kim's style didn't bring him success. He resigned later and Yin Tiesheng
Yin Tiesheng
Yin Tiesheng is a Chinese football coach. Yin is the most successful Chinese coach currently in China.-Footballer:As a player, Yin was named Shandong youth team and China national under-20 football team. But he have got hepatitis later and he was retired in 1988.-Shandong:Yin became a successfully...
regained power. The team merely stayed in top flight.
1999-2000
Yugoslavian national teach coach Slobodan SantračSlobodan Santrac
Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....
achieved immediately success in his first year in China. The keeper Saša Petrović
Saša Petrović (footballer)
Saša Petrović is a Montenegrin football manager and former goalkeeper. He manages FK Budućnost Podgorica in the Montenegrin First League.-Career:...
was the key for their success in 1999. However, Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrac
Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....
was forced to resign in 2000. The youth team coach Đoko Koković took over the team.
2001-2003
Miroslav BlaževićMiroslav Blaževic
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
was linked with this club initially. However, with the step down of general manager Shao Kenan, Boris Ignatiev was picked by new general manager Dong Gang. Boris Ignatiev had two devastating group match in Asia Club Championship, by losing 2-6 to Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
and 0-6 to Suwon Samsung
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours...
.
Another Russian coach Valeri Nepomniachi who achieved great success in the 1990 World Cup with the Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
took over the team in 2002. However, the team struggled to an all time low 12th position in 2003.
2004-2009
Ljubiša TumbakovićLjubiša Tumbakovic
Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups...
has been head coach since 2004. He led the team with two FA cup title (2004, 2006) and two league champions title (2006, 2008). Li Jinyu
Li Jinyu
Li Jinyu is a former Chinese international association football player who predominantly played for Liaoning FC and Shandong Luneng as a striker in the Chinese Super League...
won the top league scorer award in 2006 and 2007.
In the AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
2005, Shandong managed to reach the quarter-finals after defeating the favorites Yokohama F. Marinos home and away but lost heavily to Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad, who were the eventual winners. In the second leg in Jeddah, Shandong lost 7-2 with coach Tumbakovic, players Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super...
and Predrag Pazin
Predrag Pažin
Predrag Pažin is a naturalized Bulgarian former football player who has Bosnian Serb descent, and the current manager of Botev Kozloduy.Pazin had a decent spell at FK Partizan, before moving on to Levski Sofia in 1999...
sent off for abusive and violent conduct. In CSL 2005, Shandong was tipped to be champions but finished third.
From 2004, much investment was put into the squad, including 2006 CSL top scorer Li Jinyu
Li Jinyu
Li Jinyu is a former Chinese international association football player who predominantly played for Liaoning FC and Shandong Luneng as a striker in the Chinese Super League...
and 2006 MVP Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super...
, who is about to return from a loan spell with Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
in England. Talented and motivated young players include Cui Peng
Cui Peng
Cui Peng is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shandong Luneng as a midfielder in the Chinese Super League.-Shandong Luneng:Cui Peng started his professional football career with Shandong Luneng in 2005 when he earned his first senior team appearance on March 9, 2005 in a AFC...
, Han Peng
Han Peng
Han Peng is a Chinese striker who currently plays for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese national football team.-Club career:...
and Wang Yongpo. Finally, in CSL 2006, without ACL commitments, Shandong won the Cup and League double to get another shot at the ACL. The 2006 season was a landmark for Shandong Luneng after the team won the league by almost 20 points at one point and several matches remaining.
Kang Mengjun worked as general manager since 2006 after Dong Gang.
In ACL 2007, Shandong will be looking to improve on their performances in 2005 when they reached the quarter-finals. Currently, they are on the verge of qualification with 13 points and one match remaining. They must not lose by more than one goal to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League...
to avoid elimination by head to head, since both teams would be equal on goal difference and Shandong only defeated Seongnam by one goal in Jinan.
Shandong Luneng has ten straight wins in the ACL group stages from 2005 and 2007 seasons. The retirement of Li Xiaopeng
Li Xiaopeng (footballer)
Li Xiaopeng is a Chinese football manager who is the current head coach of the Chinese U-17 national football team. He was also a Chinese international football player and spent his entire professional football career playing for Shandong Luneng as well as being a participant in the 2002 FIFA...
and loaning out of Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super...
has weakened Shandong's midfield and central defense, but Shandong is still a very strong team in Chinese football with flexibility in attack and good teamwork coached by Partizan great Tumbakovic. In recent seasons, they have currently replaced Dalian Shide as the powerhouse team. Some have compared the current Shandong team to the Manchester United team of the early 90's, as they comprise of young, talented players scoring many goals.
In early 2009, the team's midfielder Zhou Haibin
Zhou Haibin
Zhou Haibin is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shandong Luneng.- Early life :In October 1999 at 14 years of age, Zhou Haibin enrolled into the Shandong Luneng Soccer School.- Shandong Luneng Taishan :...
was signed by Dutch giant PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer. That sudden event gave Shandong Luneng a confused and difficult pre-season preparation.The team finally ranked 4th in the league, and Ljubiša Tumbaković
Ljubiša Tumbakovic
Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups...
ended his 6-year's management in Shandong.
Recent years
Branko IvankovicBranko Ivankovic
Branko Ivanković is a Croatian football coach and former player. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks Varaždin, Ivanković started his coaching career at the same club in 1991. He led the Iranian national football team at the 2006 World Cup...
took the team in December 2009.
The club signed New Zealand international striker Shane Smeltz
Shane Smeltz
Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
from A-League club Gold Coast United following the World Cup in a two-year deal. However Smeltz walked out on the club after only five days into his contract, saying he and his family could not live in the city of Jinan, where Shandong are based.
Smeltz returned to Australia on July 17, 2009 and was in talks about re-signing with Gold Coast.
Current squad
As of 31 March 2011Technical staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Rajko MagićRajko Magić Rajko Magić is a Croatian football manager who currently managers Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.-Education:* 1995 graduate of the Higher School of Zagreb coach* 2004 received a diploma UEFA PRO COACH... |
Manager Coach (sport) In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:... |
 Ma Baogang |
Assistant Manager Assistant Manager An assistant manager is an employee of an organization with manager's authority. Examples of this position can be found in retail and other service businesses where the need to have more than one member of daily operations management is important.... |
| Zhang Haitao Zhang Haitao Zhang Haitao is a Chinese football coach. He is the most talented young Chinese coach currently in China. He speaks fluent English.-Playing career:... |
Assistant Manager Assistant Manager An assistant manager is an employee of an organization with manager's authority. Examples of this position can be found in retail and other service businesses where the need to have more than one member of daily operations management is important.... |
| Bojan Hodak Bojan Hodak Bojan Hodak, , is a former Croatian football player and current football coach-manager of UPB-MyTeam FC of the Malaysian Super League the top football division in Malaysia.... |
Assistant Manager Assistant Manager An assistant manager is an employee of an organization with manager's authority. Examples of this position can be found in retail and other service businesses where the need to have more than one member of daily operations management is important.... |
| Frano Leko |
Fitness Coach |
| Enver Lugušić | Goalkeeping Coach |
Famous players
Alfredo MorenoAlfredo Moreno
Alfredo David Moreno is an Argentine-born Mexican football forward, who currently plays for San Luis Potosí of the Primera División de México....
Erik Yakhimovich
Erik Yakhimovich
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Anderson Soares Luciano Ratinho
Luciano Ratinho
Luciano Ratinho or Luciano Ferreira Gabriel is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Tupi Football Club.-Career:...
Márcio Santos
Márcio Roberto dos Santos
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Gabriel Mendoza Deng Xiaofei
Deng Xiaofei
Deng Xiaofei is a Chinese football goalkeeper, who plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the China Super League.-Shandong Luneng:A product of the Shandong Luneng youth team he would graduate to the senior team in 2001 and eventually established himself as the teams first choice goalkeepr in the 2003 league...
Deng Zhuoxiang
Deng Zhuoxiang
Deng Zhuoxiang is a Chinese professional association football player currently playing for Shandong Luneng as a midfielder in the Chinese Super League...
Gao Ming
Gao Ming
Gao Ming is a retired Chinese football player.-Qingdao:His career at Qingdao was a big success. He started representing Qingdao Etsong in senior level matches in 2000. Alongside with Qu Bo, they were considered to be one of the best attacking partners in China.-Shandong Luneng:Shandong Luneng...
Li Ming
Li Ming (footballer born 1975)
Li Ming is a retired Chinese soccer player and coach.He is the first player to win league champions at different clubs. He was a key member of Shandong Luneng's championship voyage in 1999, and was a key member of Shenzhen Jianlibao's championship squad in 2004.-Shandong Luneng:Li Ming established...
Li Xiaopeng
Li Xiaopeng (footballer)
Li Xiaopeng is a Chinese football manager who is the current head coach of the Chinese U-17 national football team. He was also a Chinese international football player and spent his entire professional football career playing for Shandong Luneng as well as being a participant in the 2002 FIFA...
Su Maozhen Wang Liang
Wang Liang
Wang Liang is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a Right-back or Right-midfielder for Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:...
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi
Zheng Zhi is a Chinese professional association football player who currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande. Starting his career as a defender, he would be moved into central midfield by his coach at Shenzhen Jianlibao and experienced immediate success there by winning the 2004 Chinese Super...
Zhou Haibin
Zhou Haibin
Zhou Haibin is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shandong Luneng.- Early life :In October 1999 at 14 years of age, Zhou Haibin enrolled into the Shandong Luneng Soccer School.- Shandong Luneng Taishan :...
Zong Lei
Zong Lei
Zong Lei is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:...
Nicolas Ouédec
Nicolas Ouédec
Nicolas Pierre Ouédec is a retired French professional footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:A product of FC Nantes's famous youth academy, Ouédec made his first division debuts aged 17...
Nii Lamptey
Nii Lamptey
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Julio César de León
Julio César de León
Julio César de León Dailey is a Honduran footballer who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and he is an important key for the Honduras National Football Team.-Early career:...
Roda Antar
Roda Antar
Roda Antar is a Lebanese football midfielder who currently plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League, and is captain of the Lebanon national team....
Igor Gluščević
Igor Gluscevic
Igor Gluščević is a retired Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:Gluščević started his professional career with Vojvodina Novi Sad...
Fred Benson
Fred Benson
Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah is a Dutch-Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for Lechia Gdańsk in Poland.-Club:In January 2005 was promoted to the Eredivisie team from Vitesse Arnhem...
Casiano Delvalle
Casiano Delvalle
Casiano Wilberto Delvalle Ruiz is a former football player from Paraguay who played as a striker.Throughout his career he played for several Paraguayan and Asian teams, most specifically from China and Japan...
Ionel Dănciulescu
Ionel Danciulescu
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Sergei Kiriakov
Sergei Kiriakov
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Darko Anić
Darko Anić
Darko Anić is a retired Serbian professional football player.-Honours:Crvena Zvezda**1 time Yugoslav Cup winner: 1997Club Brugge**1 time Belgian First Division Champion: 1997-98...
Branko Baković
Branko Bakovic
Branko Baković is a Serbian football midfielder who currently plays in FK Slavija Sarajevo.- External links :* at Transfermarkt.* at FootballDatabase.* on official Naftovyk website....
Zoran Čampara
Zoran Čampara
Zoran Čampara is a Bosnian Serb retired football player.During his playing career he played for NK Iskra Bugojno, FK Velez Mostar, FK Rad, UE Lleida, Royal Antwerp FC, Shandong Luneng, Beitar Jerusalem F.C...
Nikola Malbaša
Nikola Malbaša
Nikola is a retired Serbian international footballer.-2004:Nikola Malbaša made a magnificent season with Partizan. So, many teams tried to get him. Between all of these teams, Barcelona and Real made the best offer, about 6,000,000 euro per year...
Vladimir Matijašević
Vladimir Matijašević
Vladimir Matijašević is a Serbian professional football player.During his career he played for Serbian clubs Mladost Lučani, FK Vojvodina, Red Star Belgrade and FK Železnik, Greek AEK Athens and Apollon Kalamarias F.C...
Miljan Mrdaković
Miljan Mrdakovic
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Predrag Pažin
Predrag Pažin
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Results and Managers
- As of the end of 2008 season
League rankings before 1993
| Season | 1957 | 1958 | 1960 | 1965 | 1973 | 1974 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 Chinese Jia-A League 1987 -League standings:-References:*... |
1988 Chinese Jia-A League 1988 -First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Final ranking:-Places 13-21:-References:*... |
1989 Chinese Jia-A League 1989 -League standings:-References:*... |
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
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| Division | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
no Division 2 league game in 1959, 1961–63, Shandong Did not compete in 1964
no league game in 1966-72, 1975;: in group stage: in South League: Promoted to 1994 Jia-A League
FA Cup results before 1995
| Season | 1956 | 1960 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Did not enter | Did not enter | 9 | 8 | 5 | Semifinals | Group Stage | First Round |
| Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Rank | Manager |
| 1994 | Jia A | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 5 |  Yin TieshengYin Tiesheng Yin Tiesheng is a Chinese football coach. Yin is the most successful Chinese coach currently in China.-Footballer:As a player, Yin was named Shandong youth team and China national under-20 football team. But he have got hepatitis later and he was retired in 1988.-Shandong:Yin became a successfully... |
| 1995 | Jia A | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 6 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - | Champions | ||
| 1996 | Jia A | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - | Runners-Up | ||
| 1997 | Jia A | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 6 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | Quarterfinals | ||
| 1998 | Jia A | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 9 |  Kim Jung-NamKim Jung-Nam Kim Jung-Nam is a South Korean football manager and former football player. Kim competed for South Korea at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Player:* 1962 : South Korea national football team U-20* 1962-1971 : South Korea national football team... and Yin TieshengYin Tiesheng Yin Tiesheng is a Chinese football coach. Yin is the most successful Chinese coach currently in China.-Footballer:As a player, Yin was named Shandong youth team and China national under-20 football team. But he have got hepatitis later and he was retired in 1988.-Shandong:Yin became a successfully... |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - | Semifinals | ||
| 1999 | Jia A | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 48 | Champions |  Serbia Slobodan SantračSlobodan Santrac Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C..... |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | Champions | ||
| 2000 | Jia A | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 5 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - | Semifinals | ||
| ACC Asian Club Championship 2000-01 The Asian Club Championship 2000-01 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region . It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | to Quarterfinals | ||
| 2001 | Jia A | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 45 | 6 |  Russia Boris Ignatiev |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - | Semifinals | ||
| ACC Asian Club Championship 2000-01 The Asian Club Championship 2000-01 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region . It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2002 | Jia A | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 4 | Russia Valeri Nepomniachi |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | Second Round | ||
| 2003 | Jia A | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 46 | 33 | 12 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | - | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2004 | CSL Chinese Super League 2004 -Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football... |
22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 36 | Runners-Up | Serbia Ljubiša Tumbaković Ljubiša Tumbakovic Ljubiša Tumbaković is a Serbian soccer manager. Tumbaković is the most successful coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade where he won six national championships and three national cups... |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - | Champions | ||
| CSL Cup | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - | Champions | ||
| 2005 | CSL Chinese Super League 2005 The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China's top-tier football competition. With no relegation the previous season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 clubs with the promotion of Shanghai Zobon and Wuhan Huanghelou... |
26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 52 | 3 | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - | Runners-Up | ||
| CSL Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | Semifinals | ||
| ACL AFC Champions League 2005 The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2006 | CSL Chinese Super League 2006 This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League , also known as Chinese Super League , which is the premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.... |
28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 26 | 69 | Champions | |
| FA Cup Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May.... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | - | Champions | ||
| 2007 | CSL Chinese Super League 2007 The 2007 Chinese Super League season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery.... |
28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 48 | 3 | |
| ACL AFC Champions League 2007 The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - | Group Stage | ||
| A3 A3 Champions Cup 2007 The fifth edition of the A3 Champions Cup took place between June 7 and June 13, 2007 at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan.- Participants : Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma - 2006 K-League champions. Urawa Red Diamonds - 2006 J. League champions. Shandong Luneng Taishan - 2006 Chinese Super League champions... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - | Runners-Up | ||
| 2008 | CSL Chinese Super League 2008 The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs... |
30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 63 | Champions | |
| 2009 | CSL Chinese Super League 2009 The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the... |
30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 45 | 4 | |
| ACL AFC Champions League 2009 The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - | Group Stage | ||
| Pan-Pacific | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||
- 2-1-0 System in 1994，3-1-0 System from 1995
Honours
- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Winners: 1995 - China FA Cup Runners-up: 1996
- League Champions, Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Winners: 1999 - CSL Cup Winners, Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Winners, Chinese Super League Runners-up: 2004 - China FA Cup Runners-up: 2005
- Chinese Super League Winners, Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Winners: 2006 - Chinese Super League Winners: 2008
- Chinese Super League Winners: 2010
Reserve team:
- Coca-Cola Olympic League Champions: 2000
- Coca-Cola Olympic League Champions: 2001
- Reserve League Champions: 2006
U19 team:
- Nike Youth League Champions; U19 Winners Cup Winners: 2005
U17 team:
- U17 Youth League Champions: 2001
- U17 Youth League Champions: 2003
- Adidas Youth League Champions; U17 Winners Cup Winners: 2004
- Nike Youth League Champions: 2005
- Adidas Youth League Champions: 2006
- Adidas Youth League Champions: 2007
- U17 Winners Cup Winners: 2008
U15 team:
- Nike Cup Winners: 2001
- Nike Cup Winners: 2002
- Adidas Youth League Champions: 2004
- Nike Youth League Champions: 2005
- Adidas Youth League Champions; U15 FA Cup Winners: 2006
- Adidas Youth League Champions; U15 FA Cup Winners; Nike Cup Winners: 2007
- Adidas Youth League Champions; U15 Winners Cup Winners: 2008
Affiliated clubs
Adelaide UnitedAdelaide United FC
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Jubilo Iwata
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Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
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Kit Sponsor
- AdidasAdidasAdidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
(1995-01) - MizunoMizuno Corp.is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear, for golf, tennis, baseball, volleyball, football, running, rugby, skiing, cycling, judo, table...
(2002–04) - NikeNike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
(2005-)