# 2016 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season

The 2016 season was Shanghai Greenland Shenhua's 13th season in the Chinese Super League and 54th overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup.

## Squad

    As of 1 March 2016
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 |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Geng Xiaofeng |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Xiong Fei |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Jianbin |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kim Kee-Hee |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Wang Shouting |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wenbo |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Zhang Lu |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Demba Ba |
| 10 | MF | COL | Giovanni Moreno (Captain) |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Lü Zheng |
| 13 | MF | COL | Fredy Guarín |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Li Yunqiu |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Gao Di |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Zheng Kaimu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wang Yun (Vice-captain) |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Qiu Shengjiong |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Bai Jiajun |
| 24 | MF | CHN | Deng Zhuoxiang |
| 25 | DF | CHN | Wang Lin |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Qin Sheng |
| 27 | GK | CHN | Li Shuai |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Cao Yunding |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Tao Jin |
| 32 | FW | CHN | Xu Junmin |
| 33 | DF | CHN | Bi Jinhao |
| 35 | FW | CHN | Gao Shipeng |
| 36 | MF | CHN | Xu Jun |
| 37 | DF | CHN | Cao Chuanyu |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Chen Tao |

### 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 |
| 41 | MF | CHN | Cong Zhen |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Luo Xi |
| 43 | MF | CHN | Xiao Bang |
| 44 | FW | CHN | Yuan Yisheng |
| 45 | MF | CHN | Yan Ge |
| 46 | DF | CHN | Zhang Shu |
| 47 | DF | CHN | Cao Dong |
| 48 | FW | CHN | Xiao Yandong |
| 49 | DF | CHN | Shan Haiyang |
| 50 | MF | CHN | Yang Chengyun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Zhan Yilin |
| 52 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiangyi |
| 53 | MF | CHN | Xu Guanbin |
| 54 | DF | CHN | Su Qi |
| 55 | GK | CHN | Shen Jun |
| 56 | FW | CHN | Lan Wensen |
| 57 | MF | CHN | Wang Fei |
| 58 | MF | CHN | Xiong Zhenfeng |
| 59 | DF | CHN | Xu Wu |
| 60 | GK | CHN | Jiang Yutao |

### On loan

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 |
| — | GK | CHN | Bai Shuo (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | GK | CHN | Zhu Yueqi (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | DF | HKG | Brian Fok (at AZAL) |
| — | DF | CHN | Li Xiaoming (at Henan Jianye) |
| — | DF | CHN | Xu Yougang (at Qingdao Huanghai) |
| — | DF | CHN | Leng Shiao (at Qingdao Huanghai) |
| — | DF | CHN | Huang Bowen (at Wuhan Zall) |
| — | DF | CHN | Deng Biao (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | DF | CHN | Gong Jinshuai (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Pan Weihao (at Qingdao Huanghai) |
| — | MF | CHN | Zhang Yuhao (at CF Cracks) |
| — | MF | CHN | Li Lianxiang (at CF Cracks) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CHN | Liao Zhilüe (at CF Cracks) |
| — | MF | CHN | Su Shun (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Liu Jiawei (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Yan Xinyu (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Lü Pin (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Chen Qiyuan (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Chen Xiaomao (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Yang Haofeng (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | MF | CHN | Cui Qi (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | FW | CHN | Wu Changqi (at Atlético Museros) |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhou Jiahao (at Atlético Museros) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kim Kee-Hee (from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) |
| 13 | MF | COL | Fredy Guarín (from Inter Milan) |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Li Yunqiu (from Beijing Guoan) |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins (from Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 25 | DF | CHN | Wang Lin (from Hangzhou Greentown) |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Qin Sheng (from Liaoning Whowin) |
| 27 | GK | CHN | Li Shuai (from Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) |
| 33 | FW | CHN | Bi Jinhao (from Henan Jianye) |
| 41 | MF | CHN | Cong Zhen (from Dalian Transcendence) |
| 57 | MF | CHN | Wang Fei (loan return from Nei Mongol Zhongyou) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Avraam Papadopoulos (Released) |
| 14 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko (Released) |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill (to Hangzhou Greentown) |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Jiang Kun (to Qingdao Huanghai) |
| 25 | MF | CHN | Su Shun (Released) |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Liu Jiawei (loan to Atlético Museros) |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Fan Lingjiang (to Qingdao Huanghai) |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Han Yi (Released) |
| 39 | DF | CHN | Zhang Zongzheng (to Qingdao Huanghai) |
| 40 | FW | CHN | Xu Qi (Released) |
| 41 | DF | CHN | Liang Wei (Released) |
| 42 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiawei (Released) |
| 43 | MF | CHN | Xie Fuquan (Released) |
| 44 | MF | CHN | Bo Xiaobo (Released) |
| 47 | MF | CHN | Liao Zhilüe (loan to CF Cracks) |
| 49 | MF | CHN | Zhang Zhongyuan (Released) |
| 50 | GK | CHN | Dong Guangxiang (Released) |
| 53 | MF | CHN | Yang Chen (to Yinchuan Helanshan) |
| 54 | DF | HKG | Brian Fok (loan to ACS Berceni) |
| 55 | DF | CHN | Li Xiaoming (loan to Henan Jianye) |
| 56 | DF | CHN | Xu Yougang (loan to Qingdao Huanghai) |
| 59 | MF | CHN | Huang Jie (to Yinchuan Helanshan) |
| 60 | MF | CHN | Chen Junjie (Released) |
| 61 | FW | CHN | Piao Lei (to Hebei China Fortune) |
| - | DF | CHN | Leng Shiao (loan to Qingdao Huanghai, previously on loan to Atlético Museros) |
| - | MF | CHN | Pan Weihao (loan to Qingdao Huanghai, previously on loan to Atlético Museros) |
| - | DF | CHN | Huang Bowen (loan to Wuhan Zall, previously on loan to Atlético Museros) |
| - | MF | CHN | Cui Qi (loan to Atlético Museros) |
| - | MF | CHN | Yang Haofeng (loan to Atlético Museros) |
| - | FW | ARG | Lucas Viatri (to Estudiantes LP, previously on loan to Banfield) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | CHN | Yang Haofeng (loan return from Atlético Museros) |
| - | GK | CHN | Bai Shuo (loan return from Atlético Museros) |
| - | MF | CHN | Li Lianxiang (loan return from CF Cracks) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 54 | DF | HKG | Brian Fok (loan to AZAL, previously on loan to ACS Berceni) |
| - | MF | CHN | Yang Haofeng (loan to Shanghai JuJu Sports) |
| - | GK | CHN | Bai Shuo (loan to Shanghai JuJu Sports) |
| - | MF | CHN | Li Lianxiang (loan to Shanghai JuJu Sports) |
| - | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu (to Lille OSC, previously on loan) |
| - | FW | BRA | Paulo Henrique (loan to Estoril) |

## Competitions
### Chinese Super League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 October 2016. Source: See Results

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 52 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | |
* ↑ Shanghai Greenland Shenhua qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs round as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Jiangsu Suning are 2016 Chinese FA Cup finalists.

### Chinese FA Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 30 October 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Geng Xiaofeng | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Xiong Fei | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Jianbin | 22 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KOR | Kim Kee-hee | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Wang Shouting | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wenbo | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Zhang Lu | 26 | 0 | 10+12 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Demba Ba | 21 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | COL | Giovanni Moreno | 29 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Lü Zheng | 27 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | COL | Fredy Guarín | 29 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Li Yunqiu | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Obafemi Martins | 30 | 14 | 12+13 | 8 | 4+1 | 6 |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Gao Di | 16 | 1 | 1+10 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Zheng Kaimu | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wang Yun | 26 | 0 | 7+15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Qiu Shengjiong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Bai Jiajun | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Deng Zhuoxiang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CHN | Wang Lin | 11 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Qin Sheng | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | CHN | Li Shuai | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Cao Yunding | 33 | 5 | 27+1 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Tao Jin | 14 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | CHN | Xu Junmin | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CHN | Bi Jinhao | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua who left during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Demba Ba | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Obafemi Martins | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Giovanni Moreno | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 28 | Cao Yunding | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 13 | Fredy Guarín | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Lü Zheng | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Li Jianbin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 4 | Kim Kee-hee | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 18 | Gao Di | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 44 | 13 | 57 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Xiong Fei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Li Jianbin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Kim Kee-hee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Zhang Lu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Demba Ba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Giovanni Moreno | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Lü Zheng | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Fredy Guarín | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Li Yunqiu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Gao Di | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Wang Yun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Bai Jiajun | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | Wang Lin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Qin Sheng | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Li Shuai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Cao Yunding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Bi Jinhao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 |