Shanghai Shenhua is a major professional football institution from Shanghai, China, founded in 1993 and defined by royal-blue identity, strong local recognition and a long presence in the national game. The club’s profile combines domestic ambition with continental exposure, while its history is closely tied to Shanghai’s football culture and the city derby. This page brings together the latest team snapshot, coaching timeline, movement records and competition participation available in the record.
Shanghai Shenhua Upcoming matches by league
Super League
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- Regular Season - 27
Shanghai ShenhuaNo H2HYunnan Yukun
Shanghai Stadium -
- Regular Season - 28
Wuhan Three TownsNo H2HShanghai Shenhua
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- Regular Season - 29
Sichuan JiuniuNo H2HShanghai Shenhua
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- Regular Season - 30
Shanghai ShenhuaNo H2HQingdao Youth Island
Shanghai Stadium
AFC Cup
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- Group Stage - 1
Shanghai Shenhua
Tampines Rovers
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- Group Stage - 2Svay RiengNo H2HShanghai Shenhua
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- Group Stage - 3
Shanghai ShenhuaNo H2HMachida Zelvia
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- Group Stage - 4
Machida ZelviaNo H2HShanghai Shenhua
Friendlies Clubs
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- Club Friendlies
Shanghai ShenhuaNo H2HZenit
Shanghai Shenhua Last matches by league
Super League
Friendlies Clubs
FA Cup
AFC Champions League
Shanghai Shenhua Team Roster
Shanghai Shenhua’s recorded squad contains 30 players: four attackers, 12 defenders, five goalkeepers and nine midfielders. The roster offers a substantial defensive group, with Zhu Chenjie, Wilson Manafá, Jin Shunkai and Yang Zexiang among the listed options. Midfield includes Wu Xi, João Teixeira, Gao Tianyi and Xie Pengfei. Front-line names include Rafael Ratão, Saulo Mineiro, M. Gueye and Liu Chengyu. Goalkeeping depth is represented by Xue Qinghao, Ma Zhen and Sun Dongyang. This snapshot reflects the 30-player squad list recorded on that date.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Shilong Wang
Shunkai Jin
Chenjie Zhu
Songyi Li
N. Yennaris
Wilson Migueis Manafá Jancó
Xi Wu
Zexiang Yang
Yue Zhu
Shuai Yang
Shinichi Chan
Ming Huang
Qipeng Wu
position Midfielder
João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira
Tianyi Gao
Haoyang Xu
Pengfei Xie
Haijian Wang
Haoyu Yang
Han Jiawen
position Attacker
Rafael Rogério da Silva
Chengyu Liu
Luís Miguel Nlavo Asué
Makhtar Gueye
Last Shanghai Shenhua Coachs
Leonid Slutskiy is listed as Shanghai Shenhua’s current coach, having started in January 2024. The Russian coach followed Wu Jingui, who held the role from March 2022 to December 2023, with Yijun Mao serving from August 2021 to February 2022. Earlier entries list Choi Kang-Hee from July 2019 to August 2021 and Quique Sánchez Flores from December 2018 to July 2019, giving the recent timeline a mix of Chinese and international coaching appointments.
Leonid Slutskiy
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonid Slutskiy | Russia | 1 January 2024 | |
| Jingui Wu | China PR | 1 March 2022 | 1 December 2023 |
| Yijun Mao | China PR | 1 August 2021 | 1 February 2022 |
| Kang-Hee Choi | Korea Republic | 1 July 2019 | 1 August 2021 |
| Enrique Sánchez Flores | Spain | 1 December 2018 | 1 July 2019 |
| Jingui Wu | China PR | 1 September 2017 | 1 December 2018 |
| Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez | Uruguay | 1 November 2016 | 1 September 2017 |
| Gregorio Manzano Ballesteros | Spain | 1 December 2015 | 1 November 2016 |
| Francis Gillot | France | 4 December 2014 | 1 December 2015 |
| Xiangfu Shen | China PR | 1 July 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
| Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé | Congo DR | 1 April 2012 | 1 May 2012 |
| Dražen Besek | Croatia | 1 August 2011 | 1 December 2011 |
| Miroslav Blažević | Yugoslavia | 1 December 2009 | 1 December 2010 |
Shanghai Shenhua Transfers
The recent arrivals shown for Shanghai Shenhua combine free-agent additions, transfers and returns from loan. Li Songyi and Yang Shuai are listed as free-agent arrivals, while M. Gueye and Rafael Ratão are recorded as transfers from Blackburn and Bahia. Luís Asué and Yixiang Jiang are recorded as loan returns from Leganes and Heilongjiang Lava Spring respectively. Other listed loan returns include Ma Zhen and Zhu Yue. The dated entries span July 2025 to July 2026 and represent a selected recent movement record rather than a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Li Songyi |
Yunnan Yukun
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Free agent | 3 July 2026 |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
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Return from loan | 20 June 2026 | |
| Luís Asué |
Leganes
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Return from loan | 18 June 2026 |
| M. Gueye |
Blackburn
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Transfer | 12 January 2026 |
| Yang Shuai |
Chengdu Better City
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Free agent | 5 January 2026 |
| Rafael Ratão |
Bahia
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Transfer | 31 December 2025 |
| Huang Ming |
Shanghai Jiading
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Wang Hanyi |
Qingdao Youth Island
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Liu Yujie |
Guizhou Zhucheng
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Wang Yifan |
Suzhou Dongwu
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Wang Yifan |
Suzhou Dongwu
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Huang Ming |
Shanghai Jiading
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Fei Ernanduo |
Guangxi Hengchen
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Liu Yujie |
Guizhou Zhucheng
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| H. Wang |
Qingdao Youth Island
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Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
Through 22 June 2026, the recent departures shown include both loans and free-agent moves. Yixiang Jiang and H. Wang are listed as loans to Guangdong Mingtu and Meizhou Kejia, while Wang Hao, Liang Jiahao and Zhu Qiwen are recorded as free-agent departures. Other loan destinations include Shenzhen Juniors, Ningbo Professional, Heilongjiang Lava Spring and Leganes. The entries also show free-agent moves involving B. He, I. Amadou, Xin He and André Luís to listed destinations. Luís Asué later returned from Leganes, illustrating that the movement record includes changing loan status. These are selected recent entries, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Guangdong Mingtu
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Loan | 22 June 2026 | |
| Wang Hanyi |
Meizhou Kejia
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Loan | 21 June 2026 |
| H. Wang |
Meizhou Kejia
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Loan | 21 June 2026 |
| Wang Hao |
Changchun Xidu
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Free agent | 8 March 2026 |
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Meizhou Kejia
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Free agent | 4 March 2026 | |
Shenzhen Juniors
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Loan | 2 March 2026 | |
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Heilongjiang Lava Spring
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Loan | 2 March 2026 | |
| Zhu Qiwen |
Nanjing City
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Free agent | 2 March 2026 |
Ningbo Professional
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Loan | 1 March 2026 | |
Jiangxi Liansheng
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Loan | 26 February 2026 | |
| Marcel Petrov |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring
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Loan | 26 February 2026 |
| He Bizhen |
Shanghai Second
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Free agent | 8 February 2026 |
| B. He |
Shanghai Second
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Free agent | 8 February 2026 |
| He Xin |
Changchun Yatai
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Free agent | 5 February 2026 |
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Changchun Yatai
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Free agent | 5 February 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recent movement records through 3 July 2026 show several forms of squad change at Shanghai Shenhua rather than a single transfer pattern. The arrivals include transfer entries, free-agent additions and multiple returns from loan, while departures combine loans with free-agent exits. The sequence is notably fluid: Luís Asué appears as a January loan departure to Leganes and later as a June return, while Yixiang Jiang is listed among both outgoing loans and later arrivals from Heilongjiang Lava Spring. Zhu Yue likewise appears in loan-return and earlier outgoing-loan entries. The records also connect movement with a wide network of Chinese clubs and overseas destinations such as Blackburn, Bahia, Mirassol and Leganes. These selected recent entries establish chronology and movement type without supporting a complete count or financial conclusion.
Leagues Shanghai Shenhua has participated in
Shanghai Shenhua’s recorded competition footprint runs from 2016 to 2025. Super League is the listed league competition, with participation recorded from 2016, while the club also has recent entries in AFC Champions League from 2017, FA Cup from 2019, Friendlies Clubs from 2020 and Super Cup from 2024. Each category has a latest recorded year of 2025 and is marked as recently active in the competition record, although that does not establish participation in the 2026 season. The list therefore spans domestic league and cup football, continental competition and club friendlies.
More about Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua Football Club, commonly known as Shanghai Shenhua or Shenhua, was founded in 1993 in Shanghai, China. The club traces its professional identity to the Shanghai city representative team, placing it within the formative history of Chinese professional football. That continuity has made Shenhua one of the country’s most enduring professional clubs and a long-standing part of the city’s sporting identity.
Its visual language is traditionally royal blue and white. The crest features a stylised leopard or panther, an image associated with speed, ferocity and elegance. The name Shenhua combines Shen, a short form of Shanghai, with hua, meaning flower, giving the club a title that directly links it to its home city. Supporters have also carried the enduring nickname the Blue Devils.
Shanghai Stadium in Xuhui is an iconic home-ground setting in the club’s profile. Hongkou Football Stadium retains deep historical and emotional significance as Shenhua’s traditional spiritual home, connecting the team with a distinctive part of Shanghai’s football culture. The club’s local importance is reinforced by the Shanghai Derby, a rivalry that has helped make football a visible part of the city’s sporting conversation.
Shenhua has competed consistently in China’s top-tier league system and has represented Shanghai in Asian football. Its recorded competition footprint includes the Super League, FA Cup, Super Cup and AFC Champions League, as well as club friendlies, with participation records extending through 2025. The club has also been backed by prominent enterprise and municipal-linked ownership groups, reflecting its high-profile place in Chinese sport. Across more than three decades, Shenhua’s identity has combined domestic tradition, international coaching influences, blue-and-white symbolism and a strong connection with one of China’s defining metropolitan football cultures.
Last matches statistics for Shanghai Shenhua
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Shanghai Shenhua
4 - 1
Qingdao Jonoon
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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SHANGHAI SIPG
2 - 0
Shanghai Shenhua
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6 / 17 |
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0% | 16 | 1 | 1 |
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Shenyang Urban
3 - 1
Shanghai Shenhua
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2 / 12 |
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80 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
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Qingdao Jonoon
0 - 1
Shanghai Shenhua
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6 / 13 |
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78 | 13 | - | 1 |
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Shanghai Shenhua
4 - 1
Henan Jianye
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7 / 20 |
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82 | 8 | - | 3 |
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Shanghai Shenhua
0 - 3
Beijing Guoan
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8 / 21 |
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80 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
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Chengdu Better City
4 - 5
Shanghai Shenhua
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8 / 16 |
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86 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
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Shanghai Shenhua
2 - 3
Shandong Luneng
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7 / 19 |
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88 | 9 | - | 2 |
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Dalian Zhixing
1 - 0
Shanghai Shenhua
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chongqing Tongliang Long
1 - 3
Shanghai Shenhua
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6 / 14 |
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0% | 14 | 1 | 5 |
Detailed statistics Shanghai Shenhua
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).