2018 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season

Shanghai Shenhua

Chairman	Wu Xiaohui
Manager	Wu Jingui
Stadium	Hongkou Football Stadium
Super League	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Super Cup	Runners-up
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Fredy Guarín (7 goals) All: Fredy Guarín (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	23,928 vs Shanghai SIPG 10 March 2018
Lowest home attendance	20,012 vs Shandong Luneng Taishan 11 November 2018
Average home league attendance	21,476
Home colours Away colours
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The 2018 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua season was Shanghai Greenland Shenhua's 15th season in the Chinese Super League and 56th overall in the Chinese top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the Chinese FA Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup and AFC Champions League.

Squad

First team squad

As of 13 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   CHN Xu Yougang 3 DF   CHN Li Jianbin 4 DF   CHN Jiang Shenglong SU 5 DF   CHN Zhu Chenjie SU 6 DF   CHN Li Peng 7 FW   CHN Mao Jianqing 8 MF   CHN Zhang Lu 9 FW   SEN Demba Ba SU 10 MF   COL Giovanni Moreno (Captain) 11 MF   PAR Óscar Romero NA 12 GK   CHN Chen Zhao 13 MF   COL Fredy Guarín 14 DF   CHN Sun Kai 15 FW   CHN Zhu Jianrong 16 DF   CHN Li Yunqiu 18 FW   CHN Gao Di

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF   CHN Li Xiaoming 20 MF   CHN Wang Yun 21 MF   CHN Xu Haoyang SU 22 GK   CHN Qiu Shengjiong 23 DF   CHN Bai Jiajun 24 DF   CHN Rong Hao NA(on loan from Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) 25 DF   CHN Wang Lin 27 GK   CHN Li Shuai 28 MF   CHN Cao Yunding 29 MF   CHN Zhou Junchen SU 31 MF   CHN Wang Wei 32 DF   CHN Aidi Fulangxisi 36 MF   CHN Liu Ruofan 37 MF   CHN Sun Shilin 39 MF   CHN Cong Zhen

Remarks:
^NA These players are not registered for the group stage of 2018 AFC Champions League but eligible to play at Chinese domestic football competitions.
^SU These players are eligible to play at Chinese domestic football competitions after mid-season transfer window summer 2018.

Source： ^[1]

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 DF   CHN Tao Jin RE 34 DF   CHN Bi Jinhao RE 35 MF   CHN Lü Pin RE 41 MF   CHN Li Lianxiang 42 DF   CHN Gong Jinshuai 43 MF   CHN Xu Jun 44 FW   CHN Gao Shipeng 45 DF   CHN Yang Haofeng 46 MF   CHN Pan Weihao 47 MF   CHN Xie Jinzheng 48 MF   CHN Chen Qiyuan 49 DF   CHN Yan Xinyu 50 GK   CHN Yu Qixuan

No. Pos. Nation Player 51 MF   CHN Zhan Yilin 53 MF   CHN Chen Tao 54 FW   CHN Sun Xipeng 55 GK   CHN Shen Jun 56 DF   CHN Cao Chuanyu 57 MF   CHN Chen Xiaomao 58 MF   CHN Leng Shiao 59 MF   CHN Hu Jiali 60 MF   CHN Wang Haijian 61 DF   CHN Wang Jiahao RE 62 DF   CHN Huang Linhao RE 63 DF   CHN Guo Chen RE 64 GK   CHN Peng Peng RE

Remarks:
^RE Registered for reserve squad after mid-season transfer window summer 2018.

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW   NGA Obafemi Martins 26 MF   CHN Qin Sheng 52 DF   CHN Deng Biao

Transfers and loans

See also: List of Chinese football transfers winter 2018 and List of Chinese football transfers summer 2018

Transfers in

When	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Notes	Source
Winter	FW	Wu Changqi	24	Shanghai Sunfun	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	FW	Gao Di	27	Jiangsu Suning	Loan return	Free
Winter	FW	Gao Shipeng	24	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Wang Yun	34	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan return	Free
Winter	MF	Deng Zhuoxiang	29	Qingdao Huanghai	Loan return	Free
Winter	MF	Xu Jun	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Zhan Yilin	28	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Wang Fei	28	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Yan Xinyu	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Leng Shiao	21	Guizhou Hengfeng	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Óscar Romero	25	Alavés	Loan return	Free
Winter	DF	Li Xiaoming	21	Shenzhen FC	Loan return	Free
Winter	DF	Zhou Jiahao	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	DF	Zheng Kaimu	25	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Loan return	Free
Winter	DF	Xu Yougang	21	Qingdao Huanghai	Loan return	Free
Winter	DF	Gong Jinshuai	22	Shanghai Sunfun	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	DF	Deng Biao	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	DF	Cao Chuanyu	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	DF	Yang Haofeng	24	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	MF	Li Lianxiang	24	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	GK	Bai Shuo	22	Shanghai JuJu Sports	Loan return	Free	Reserve squad
Winter	DF	Aidi Fulangxisi	27	Boavista	Transfer	Free		[2]
Summer	FW	Demba Ba	33	Göztepe	Transfer	Undisclosed		[3]

Transfers out

When	Pos.	Player	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Notes	Source
Winter	FW	Carlos Tevez	33	Boca Juniors	Contract terminated	Undisclosed	Mutual consent	[4]
Winter	DF	Xiong Fei	30	Liaoning FC	Released	Free	End of contract	[5]
Winter	DF	Zhou Jiahao	22	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Transfer	Undisclosed	After returning from loan	[6]
Winter	FW	Demba Ba	32	Göztepe	Transfer	Free		[7]
Winter	MF	Wang Fei	28	Qingdao Huanghai	Released	Free	End of contract, after returning from loan	[8]
Winter	DF	Zheng Kaimu	26	Guizhou Hengfeng	Transfer	Undisclosed	After returning from loan	[9]
Winter	DF	Kim Kee-hee	28	Seattle Sounders FC	Transfer	Undisclosed		[10]
Winter	DF	Cheng Rui	20	Qingdao Huanghai	Transfer	Undisclosed		[11]
Winter	MF	Deng Zhuoxiang	29	Beijing Enterprises	Released	Free	End of contract, after returning from loan	[12]
Winter	FW	Lü Zheng	33	Beijing Enterprises	Released	Free	End of contract	[12]
Winter	MF	Xu Junmin	23	Shanghai Shenxin	Transfer	Undisclosed		[13]
Winter	GK	Bai Shuo	23	Baotou Nanjiao	Transfer	Undisclosed	After returning from loan	[14]
Summer	FW	Obafemi Martins	33		Contract terminated	Free	Mutual consent	[15]

Loans in

No	Pos.	Player	Age	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
24	DF	Rong Hao	30	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	28 February 2018	End of season	[16]

Loans out

No	Pos.	Player	Age	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
-	DF	Brian Fok	23	Juventud de Las Piedras	21 February 2018	30 June 2018	[17]
-	MF	Wang Shouting	32	Shanghai Shenxin	28 February 2018	30 June 2018	[13]
-	MF	Liu Jiawei	24	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	1 March 2018	End of season	[18]
-	DF	Tang Qiheng	18	Shanghai Sunfun	10 March 2018	End of season	[19]
-	MF	Zhang Yuhao	21	Baotou Nanjiao	13 March 2018	End of season	[14]
-	MF	Cui Qi	25	Baotou Nanjiao	13 March 2018	End of season	[14]
26	MF	Qin Sheng	31	Dalian Yifang	21 June 2018	End of season	[20]
-	MF	Wang Shouting	32	Changchun Yatai	8 July 2018	End of season	[21]
52	DF	Deng Biao	22	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	12 July 2018	End of season	[22]
-	FW	Yan Ge	24	Baotou Nanjiao	13 July 2018	End of season	[23]
-	DF	Brian Fok	24	Académico de Viseu	14 August 2018	30 June 2019	[24]

Friendlies

Preseason

Eintracht Braunschweig v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

10 January 2018 Friendly	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Coín, Spain
15:30 (UTC+1)	Abdullahi 15' Breitkreuz 105'		Jianrong 3', 9'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

Partick Thistle v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

12 January 2018 Friendly	Partick Thistle	2–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Coín, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Lin 60' (o.g.) Devine 66'		Ba 84'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

FC Luzern v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

16 January 2018 Friendly	FC Luzern	1–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Mijas, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Demhasaj 40'		Yunding 2'	Stadium: La Cala Resort

Europa FC v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

17 January 2018 Friendly	Europa FC	1–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Coín, Spain
18:15 (UTC+1)	Gómez 13' (pen.)		Romero 27'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

Puskás Akadémia v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

20 January 2018 Friendly	Puskás Akadémia	1–0	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Coín, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	86'			Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

Viktoria Plzeň v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

24 January 2018 Friendly	Viktoria Plzeň	1–5	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
16:00 (UTC+1)	Krmenčík 35'		Moreno 48' (pen.), 62', 72' Martins 63', 68'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Mid-season

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Shanghai Shenxin

16 June 2018 Friendly	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–1	Shanghai Shenxin	Shanghai, China
	Jiajun 55' Haoyang 78'		36'	Stadium: Shanghai Shenhua Football Training Center

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Shanghai Shenxin

23 June 2018 Friendly	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–1	Shanghai Shenxin	Shanghai, China
16:00 (UTC+8)	Lu 78'		Yizhen 20'	Stadium: Shanghai Shenhua Football Training Center

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Meizhou Hakka

26 June 2018 Friendly	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	5–4	Meizhou Hakka	Shanghai, China
18:00 (UTC+8)	Ba 6', 41' (pen.), 60' Yun 45' Haoyang 89'		Mary 20', 82' Kerui 37' T.Jiajun 86'	Stadium: Shanghai Shenhua Football Training Center

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Jeju United

29 June 2018 Friendly	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–3	Jeju United	Shanghai, China
15:30 (UTC+8)	Tao 75'		Jae-woo 57' Seong-uk 87' Tiago 88'	Stadium: Shanghai Shenhua Football Training Center

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Jeju United

30 June 2018 Friendly	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–3	Jeju United	Shanghai, China
19:00 (UTC+8)	Guarín 45' (pen.) Lu 82'		Magno 47' Chang-min 50', 85'	Stadium: Shanghai Shenhua Football Training Center

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Newcastle Jets

6 July 2018 2018 Haikou International Football Tournament	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Haikou, China
18:00 (UTC+8)			Hoffman 21' Simmons 84'	Stadium: Wuyuan River Stadium Referee: Ma Li

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Sydney FC

8 July 2018 2018 Haikou International Football Tournament	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–0	Sydney FC	Haikou, China
20:30 (UTC+8)	Lu 8' Romero 89'			Stadium: Wuyuan River Stadium Referee: Fu Ming

Competitions

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2018 Chinese Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Jiangsu Suning	30	13	9	8	48	33	+15	48
6	Hebei China Fortune	30	10	9	11	46	50	−4	39
7	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	30	10	8	12	44	53	−9	38
8	Beijing Renhe	30	9	10	11	33	46	−13	37
9	Tianjin Quanjian	30	9	9	12	41	48	−7	36 [a]

Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
Notes:

1. Tianjin Quanjian is ahead of Guangzhou R&F on head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 2–1 Guangzhou R&F, Guangzhou R&F 2–6 Tianjin Quanjian.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	8	12	44	53	−9	38	6	6	3	24	21	+3	4	2	9	20	32	−12

Last updated: 11 November 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D
Position	8	13	10	6	4	4	6	5	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	9	10	11	13	7	6	6	6	6	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Changchun Yatai

2 March 20181	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–1	Changchun Yatai	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Romero 28' Shilin  54'	Report	Ismailov  11' Rui  31' Ighalo  37' Dadi  44' Xiaodong 62' Chao  76'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,098 Referee: Ai Kun

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Shanghai SIPG

10 March 20182	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	0–2	Shanghai SIPG	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Hao  6' Peng  59' Yunqiu  85'	Report	Jinghang  2' Hulk 27' Oscar  38' Wenjun 53' Ahmedov  62'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,928 Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)

Guizhou Hengfeng v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

18 March 20183	Guizhou Hengfeng	0–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Guiyang
19:35 (UTC+8)		Report	Peng  30' Aidi  35' Moreno 68'	Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 13,677 Referee: Lin Jun

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Hebei China Fortune

31 March 20184	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	4–2	Hebei China Fortune	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Martins 62', 76', 90' Guarín 82' Aidi  90+3'	Report	Zhunyi  17' Hang  24' Chengdong 48' 90+2' Lavezzi 64'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,066 Referee: Ai Kun

Beijing Renhe v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

8 April 20185	Beijing Renhe	0–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Beijing
15:30 (UTC+8)	Fernández  62' Jian  70' Baojie  72'	Report	Romero 40' 75' Moreno 86' Jianqing  90+5'	Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium Attendance: 7,533 Referee: Guo Baolong

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

13 April 20186	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shanghai
18:00 (UTC+8)	Peng  41' Jiajun  45+1' Jianrong 58' Yougang 72'	Report	Zheng  19' Goulart 66' Gudelj 68' 79' Hanchao  78'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 22,303 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Jiangsu Suning v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

22 April 20187	Jiangsu Suning	5–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Nanjing
18:00 (UTC+8)		Report	Hao 29' Jiajun  40' Aidi  63'	Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Wang Zhe

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Dalian Yifang

29 April 20188	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–0	Dalian Yifang	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Aidi  20' Hao  24' Moreno 62' 25' Jianbin  66'	Report	Mushekwi  73'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,907 Referee: Zhang Long

Guangzhou R&F v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

5 May 20189	Guangzhou R&F	4–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+8)	Junliang 2' Zahavi 20' Renatinho 37' Urso  56' Feiya 90+2'	Report	Xiaoming  21' Sheng  29' Di 60' Peng 66'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Chongqing Dangdai Lifan

12 May 201810	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–1	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Yougang  12' Guarín 54' 33' Di 63'	Report	Qing  32'  64' Yongzhe  48' Hao  54' Jie 58'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Wang Zhe

Tianjin Quanjian v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

20 May 201811	Tianjin Quanjian	2–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Tianjin
18:00 (UTC+8)	Yuanjie 49' Haolun  81' Pato 87' Shuai  90+6'	Report	Wei 82' Yougang  90+2'	Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Referee: Ma Li

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Tianjin TEDA

18 July 201812	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–0	Tianjin TEDA	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Aidi  55' Peng  74' Ba 82' Guarín  86'	Report	Yang  45+1'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,880 Referee: Huang Yejun

Henan Jianye v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

22 July 201813	Henan Jianye	2–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Zhengzhou
19:35 (UTC+8)	Karanga 30', 77' Shangyuan  60'	Report	Lu 25' Chenjie  37' Guarín 70'	Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Referee: Lin Jun

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Beijing Sinobo Guoan

28 July 201814	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–2	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	Shanghai
20:00 (UTC+8)	Aidi 54' 45+1' Yunqiu  55' Shihao 90+1' (o.g.) Chenjie  90+6'	Report	Augusto 45+2' Bakambu 65' 55'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,569 Referee: Guo Baolong

Shandong Luneng Taishan v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

1 August 201815	Shandong Luneng Taishan	3–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Jinan
18:00 (UTC+8)	Long  8' Peng 45+2' (o.g.) Tardelli 56' Jingdao 83'	Report	Ba 37'	Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Referee: Zhang Lei

Changchun Yatai v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

4 August 201816	Changchun Yatai	1–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Changchun
18:00 (UTC+8)	Xiaodong  57' Ighalo 71' Li  79'	Report	Yunding 31' Aidi  45+1' Xiaoming  76' Ba  79' Shilin  80'  82' Jiajun  81'	Stadium: Changchun Stadium Referee: Huang Yejun

Shanghai SIPG v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

11 August 201817	Shanghai SIPG	2–0	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Guan  34' Wu Lei 52' Hulk 74' (pen.) Huikang  81'	Report	Peng  1' Jianbin  45+4' Moreno  48' Aidi  76'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Guizhou Hengfeng

15 August 201818	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	3–1	Guizhou Hengfeng	Shanghai
20:00 (UTC+8)	Yunding 9' Yunqiu  38' Romero 53', 63'	Report	Kaimu  18' Mengqi  44' Ting  72' Trawally 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,128 Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Hebei China Fortune v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

19 August 201819	Hebei China Fortune	4–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Langfang
19:35 (UTC+8)	Hang 5' Mascherano  22' Senwen 39' Huaze 41' Xuesheng 90+4'	Report	Ruofan  4' Lu  33' Moreno 72'	Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 11,623 Referee: Wang Zhe

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Beijing Renhe

26 August 201820	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–3	Beijing Renhe	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Jiajun  68' Moreno  72' Ba 90+1'	Report	Diop 11', 27' Jie  32' Masika 39' Houliang  45'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,003 Referee: Zhang Long

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

2 September 201821	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+8)	Hanchao  22' Talisca  43' Xuepeng  52' Lin 58' Liyu 90+1' 90+2'	Report	Moreno  24' Guarín 53' (pen.) Peng  76' Shuai  77'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Jiangsu Suning

15 September 201822	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–1	Jiangsu Suning	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Jiajun  9' Ba 50' Ruofan  54'	Report		Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,576 Referee: Guan Xing

Dalian Yifang v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

22 September 201823	Dalian Yifang	2–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Dalian
15:30 (UTC+8)		Report	Ruofan 61'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium Referee: Gu Chunhan

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Guangzhou R&F

30 September 201824	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	3–1	Guangzhou R&F	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Chenjie 31' Guarín 39' (pen.) Peng 64'	Report	Tixiang  23' Tošić  79' Urso 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,130 Referee: Zhang Lei

Chongqing Dangdai Lifan v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

6 October 201825	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan	0–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Chongqing
19:35 (UTC+8)	Xinli  37' Le  49'	Report	Ruofan  14' Jiajun  30' Guarín  34'50' (pen.) Aidi  62' Shuai  90+4'	Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Referee: Ma Ning

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Tianjin Quanjian

20 October 201826	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1–1	Tianjin Quanjian	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Yunding 52' Aidi  68' Jianrong  89'	Report	Xu 49' Kyung-won  81' Yongpo  90+3'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,116 Referee: Wang Zhe

Tianjin TEDA v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

28 October 201827	Tianjin TEDA	2–4	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Tianjin
15:30 (UTC+8)	Mikel 22' Acheampong 30' (pen.) Wangsong  45+1' Liao  88'	Report	Moreno 14' Yunqiu  21' Jianrong 44', 86' 78' Guarín 90+3'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Referee: Fu Ming

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Henan Jianye

2 November 201828	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	0–2	Henan Jianye	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Jiajun  35' Shilin  79'		Vaz Tê 2', 90+1'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,112 Referee: Zhang Lei

Beijing Sinobo Guoan v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

7 November 201829	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	3–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Beijing
19:35 (UTC+8)			Chenjie  31' Yang 48' (o.g.) Aidi  50' Shenglong  57' Yunding  72' Yunqiu  77'	Stadium: Workers Stadium Referee: Ma Ning

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Shandong Luneng Taishan

11 November 201830	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–2	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Shanghai
15:00 (UTC+8)	Jianrong 25' Peng  56' Guarín  67' Ba 74' Yunding  87'			Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Fu Ming

Chinese FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Cup

Nantong Zhiyun v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

25 April 2018 Fourth Round	Nantong Zhiyun	3–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Rugao
19:35 (UTC+8)	Yue  16' Aidi 57' (o.g.) Ming 62' Jun 86' 70'	Report	Di 11' Peng  14' Yun 33' (pen.) Jianqing  89'	Stadium: Rugao Olympic Sports Center Referee: Shan Dan'ao

Chinese FA Super Cup

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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

26 February 2018	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	4–1	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Shanghai
19:35 (UTC+8)	Hanwen  23' Bowen 26' Alan 43' Hanchao  45' Lin 64' Goulart  86'90+1' (pen.)	Report	Guarín 37' Yunqiu  46'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,998 Referee: Fu Ming

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage § Group_H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kashima Antlers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
3	Sydney FC	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6
4	Shanghai Shenhua	6	0	5	1	6	8	−2	5

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Kashima Antlers v Shanghai Shenhua

14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)1	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Shanghai Shenhua	Kashima, Japan
19:00 (UTC+9)	Pedro Júnior  21' Endo 51' Shōji  55'	Report	Moreno 3' Yunqiu  45+2'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 9,192 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Shanghai Shenhua v Sydney FC

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)2	Shanghai Shenhua	2–2	Sydney FC	Shanghai, China
20:00 (UTC+8)	Martins 26' Guarín 39' Jiajun  66' Moreno  68'	Report	Wilkshire 28' Brosque 34'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 22,918 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v Shanghai Shenhua

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)3	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–1	Shanghai Shenhua	Suwon, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9)	Ki-je 47'	Report	Kai  15' Moreno 71' (pen.) Shuai  84'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,904 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Shanghai Shenhua v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

13 March 2018 (2018-03-13)4	Shanghai Shenhua	0–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Shanghai, China
20:00 (UTC+8)	Lin  49' Guarín  68'	Report	Jong-sung  30' Eun-sun  47' Damjanović 51' Sang-hyub  72' Sung-keun 88'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,990 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Shanghai Shenhua v Kashima Antlers

3 April 2018 (2018-04-03)5	Shanghai Shenhua	2–2	Kashima Antlers	Shanghai, China
20:00 (UTC+8)	Moreno 13' (pen.) Jianqing 28' Wei  46' Guarín  87'	Report	Mu  44' Suzuki 58' Leandro 63' Ueda  71' Ogasawara  79'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 20,028 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Sydney FC v Shanghai Shenhua

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)6	Sydney FC	0–0	Shanghai Shenhua	Sydney, Australia
20:00 (UTC+10)	Brosque  87' Warland  90+1'	Report	Lu  22' Moreno  45' Shilin  90' Kai  90+1'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,855 Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)

Squad statistics

As of match played 11 November 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Super League		FA Cup		Champions League		Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	CHN	Xu Yougang	12	1	9+2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	CHN	Li Jianbin	7	0	2+2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
4	DF	CHN	Jiang Shenglong	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	CHN	Zhu Chenjie	15	1	13+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	CHN	Li Peng	30	2	25	2	1	0	3+1	0	0	0
7	FW	CHN	Mao Jianqing	15	1	2+6	0	0+1	0	1+4	1	1	0
8	MF	CHN	Zhang Lu	16	1	5+3	1	1	0	1+5	0	0+1	0
9	FW	SEN	Demba Ba	17	5	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	COL	Giovanni Moreno	34	8	27	5	0	0	5+1	3	1	0
11	MF	PAR	Óscar Romero	17	4	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	CHN	Chen Zhao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	COL	Fredy Guarín	31	9	25	7	0	0	5	1	1	1
14	DF	CHN	Sun Kai	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
15	FW	CHN	Zhu Jianrong	12	4	6+5	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	DF	CHN	Li Yunqiu	16	0	9+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	1	0
18	FW	CHN	Gao Di	15	3	2+9	2	1	1	2+1	0	0	0
19	DF	CHN	Li Xiaoming	12	0	2+7	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
20	MF	CHN	Wang Yun	6	1	0+1	0	1	1	2+2	0	0	0
21	MF	CHN	Xu Haoyang	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	CHN	Qiu Shengjiong	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	CHN	Bai Jiajun	28	0	24+1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	CHN	Rong Hao	24	1	18+5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	CHN	Wang Lin	8	0	2+2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
27	GK	CHN	Li Shuai	33	0	26	0	1	0	5	0	1	0
28	MF	CHN	Cao Yunding	21	3	18+1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
29	MF	CHN	Zhou Junchen	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	CHN	Tao Jin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
31	MF	CHN	Wang Wei	8	1	2+3	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
32	DF	CHN	Aidi Fulangxisi	32	1	27	1	1	0	3	0	1	0
34	DF	CHN	Bi Jinhao	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	MF	CHN	Lü Pin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
36	MF	CHN	Liu Ruofan	27	1	17+7	1	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
37	MF	CHN	Sun Shilin	24	0	19+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	0	0
39	MF	CHN	Cong Zhen	15	0	1+11	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
Players who away from the club on loan:
26	MF	CHN	Qin Sheng	15	0	9	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
Players who left Shanghai Greenland Shenhua during the season:
17	FW	NGA	Obafemi Martins	7	4	1	3	0	0	5	1	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Super League	FA Cup	Champions League	Super Cup	Total
1	MF		13	Fredy Guarín	7	0	1	1	9
2	MF		10	Giovanni Moreno	5	0	3	0	8
3	FW		9	Demba Ba	5	0	0	0	5
4	MF		11	Óscar Romero	4	0	0	0	4
	FW		15	Zhu Jianrong	4	0	0	0	4
	FW		17	Obafemi Martins	3	0	1	0	4
7	MF		28	Cao Yunding	3	0	0	0	3
	FW		18	Gao Di	2	1	0	0	3
9	DF		6	Li Peng	2	0	0	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
11	DF		2	Xu Yougang	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		24	Rong Hao	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		31	Wang Wei	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Zhang Lu	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		32	Aidi Fulangxisi	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		36	Liu Ruofan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Zhu Chenjie	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		20	Wang Yun	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		7	Mao Jianqing	0	0	1	0	1
				TOTALS	44	2	6	1	53

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Super League			FA Cup			Champions League			Super Cup			Total
2		DF	Xu Yougang	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3		DF	Li Jianbin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4		DF	Jiang Shenglong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5		DF	Zhu Chenjie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6		DF	Li Peng	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
7		FW	Mao Jianqing	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8		MF	Zhang Lu	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
9		FW	Demba Ba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10		MF	Giovanni Moreno	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
11		MF	Óscar Romero	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13		MF	Fredy Guarín	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
14		DF	Sun Kai	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15		FW	Zhu Jianrong	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16		DF	Li Yunqiu	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1
19		DF	Li Xiaoming	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
23		DF	Bai Jiajun	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
24		DF	Rong Hao	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25		DF	Wang Lin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26		MF	Qin Sheng	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27		GK	Li Shuai	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
28		MF	Cao Yunding	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
31		MF	Wang Wei	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32		DF	Aidi Fulangxisi	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
36		MF	Liu Ruofan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
37		MF	Sun Shilin	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
			Total	62	1	4	2	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	78	1	4

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