Shanghai Sunfun F.C.

Shanghai Sunfun Football Club (Chinese: 上海申梵足球俱乐部) is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the China League Two. The team is based in Shanghai.

Shanghai Sunfun
Shànghǎi Shēnfàn
上海申梵

Full name	Shanghai Sunfun Football Club 上海申梵足球俱乐部
Founded	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Dissolved	2018
Ground	Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai
Chairman	Zhou Liang (周亮)
2018	League Two, 26th
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was originally founded in 2012 as Shanghai Sun & Fun F.C. (Chinese: 上海森梵足球俱乐部). On 30 December 2015, they changed their name to Shanghai Sunfun F.C. (Chinese: 上海申梵足球俱乐部).^[1] They played in the 2016 China Amateur Football League and won the winners of 2016 Shanghai Chen Yi Cup and the first place of southeast region final–group A successively.^[2] Shanghai Sunfun finished the 4th place in the national finals and won promotion to 2017 China League Two.^[3]

In 2018, the club's chairman and former football commentator, Zhou Liang, was arrested, and the club was dissolved afterwards.

Name history

• 2012–2015 Shanghai Sun & Fun F.C. 上海森梵
• 2015–2018 Shanghai Sunfun F.C. 上海申梵

Managerial history

• Cheng Liang (2016–2017)
• Teshima Atsushi (2018)
• Zhang Zhigang (2018)

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of 2018 season.^[4]

Year	Div	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pos.	FA Cup	Super Cup	AFC	Att./G	Stadium
2016	4									4	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
2017	3	24	5	4	15	21	53	-32	19	18	R3	DNQ	DNQ		Fengxian Chemical Industry Park Sports Centre Stadium
2018	3	28	3	2	23	18	79	-61	11	26	R2	DNQ	DNQ	115

Key

China top division   China second division   China third division   China fourth division W   Winners RU   Runners-up 3   Third place   Relegated

Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

DNQ = Did not qualify DNE = Did not enter NH = Not held  – = Does not exist R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4

F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 Group = Group stage GS2 = Second Group stage QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

References

1. "上海申梵足球俱乐部有限公司". Sohu. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
2. ""陈毅杯"足球赛圆满落幕 上海申梵队捧得冠军奖杯". Shanghai Online. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
3. "业余联赛总决赛落幕 博阳携手长安楚风申梵冲乙". Netease. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
4. "上海申梵" (in Chinese). sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.