# 2015 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. season

The 2015 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua season was Shanghai Greenland Shenhua's 12th season in the Chinese Super League and 53rd overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup, reaching the final but ultimately losing to Jiangsu Sainty.

## Squad

Updated 5 March 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 | GRE | Avraam Papadopoulos |
| 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 |
| 14 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Zhan Yilin |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Gao Di |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Zheng Kaimu |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wang Yun |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Jiang Kun |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Qiu Shengjiong |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Bai Jiajun |
| 24 | MF | CHN | Deng Zhuoxiang |
| 25 | MF | CHN | Su Shun |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Liu Jiawei |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Cao Yunding |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Fan Lingjiang |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Tao Jin |
| 32 | FW | CHN | Wu Changqi |
| 35 | GK | CHN | Bai Shuo |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | MF | CHN | Xiao Bang |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Han Yi |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Zhang Yuhao |
| 39 | DF | CHN | Zhang Zongzheng |
| 40 | FW | CHN | Xu Qi |
| 41 | DF | CHN | Liang Wei |
| 42 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiawei |
| 43 | MF | CHN | Xie Fuquan |
| 44 | MF | CHN | Bo Xiaobo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 45 | MF | CHN | Yan Ge |
| 46 | MF | CHN | Li Lianxiang |
| 47 | MF | CHN | Liao Zhilüe |
| 48 | MF | CHN | Xiong Zhenfeng |
| 49 | MF | CHN | Zhang Zhongyuan |
| 50 | GK | CHN | Dong Guangxiang |
| 52 | DF | CHN | Luo Xi |
| 53 | MF | CHN | Yang Chen |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wang Fei (at Nei Mongol Zhongyou) |
| — | GK | CHN | Shen Jun (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | GK | CHN | Zhu Yueqi (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | HKG | Brian Fok (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Huang Bowen (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Li Xiaoming (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Leng Shiao (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Cao Chuanyu (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Xu Yougang (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | CHN | Deng Biao (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu (at Lille until 30 June 2016) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CHN | Chen Tao (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | MF | CHN | Xu Jun (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | MF | CHN | Yan Xinyu (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | MF | CHN | Lü Pin (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | MF | CHN | Chen Qiyuan (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | FW | ARG | Lucas Viatri (at Banfield until 31 December 2015) |
| — | FW | CHN | Xu Junmin (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | FW | CHN | Zhou Jiahao (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | FW | CHN | Gao Shipeng (at CF Cracks until 30 June 2015) |
| — | FW | BRA | Paulo Henrique (at Liaoning Whowin until 30 December 2015) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Xiong Fei (loan return from Wuhan Zall) |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Jianbin (from Guangzhou Evergrande) |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Avraam Papadopoulos (from Trabzonspor) |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Zhang Lu (from Henan Jianye) |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Lü Zheng (from Shandong Luneng) |
| 13 | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu (from Sochaux) |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill (from New York Red Bulls) |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wang Yun (from Shanghai Shenxin) |
| 24 | MF | CHN | Deng Zhuoxiang (from Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | HKG | Brian Fok (loan to CF Cracks) |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Cho Byung-kuk (to Chonburi) |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Paulo André (to Cruzeiro) |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Gu Bin |
| 17 | MF | TPE | Chen Po-liang (to Hangzhou Greentown) |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Xu Liang |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Liu Jiashen (to Qingdao Hainiu) |
| 24 | GK | CHN | Shen Jun (loan to CF Cracks) |
| 34 | FW | ARG | Lucas Viatri (loan to Banfield) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Demba Ba (from Beşiktaş) |
| 14 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko (from Levante) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Wang Changqing (to Beijing BG) |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Paulo Henrique (loan to Liaoning Whowin) |
| 13 | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu (loan to Lille) |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wang Fei (loan to Nei Mongol Zhongyou) |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Liang Yu (to Henan Jianye) |

## 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: 2 November 2015. Source: Soccerway

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 56 |
| 5 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 46 |
| 6 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 |
| 7 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 35 |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Chongqing 6 pts, Jiangsu 5 pts, Changchun 5 pts; Head-to-head results between Jiangsu and Changchun — Jiangsu: 2 pts, 0 goal difference and 2 away goals, Changchun: 2 pts 0 goal difference and 1 away goal.

### Chinese FA Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 29 October 2015

### 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 | 27 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Xiong Fei | 25 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Li Jianbin | 33 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GRE | Avraam Papadopoulos | 24 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Wang Shouting | 26 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wenbo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Zhang Lu | 25 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Demba Ba | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | COL | Giovanni Moreno | 30 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Lü Zheng | 31 | 3 | 18+7 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Zhan Yilin | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill | 34 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Gao Di | 24 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Zheng Kaimu | 11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wang Yun | 34 | 5 | 26+1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Jiang Kun | 11 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Qiu Shengjiong | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Bai Jiajun | 33 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CHN | Deng Zhuoxiang | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Cao Yunding | 25 | 3 | 17+3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Fan Lingjiang | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Tao Jin | 9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | CHN | Xu Jun | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | CHN | Xu Yougang | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 12 | FW | BRA | Paulo Henrique | 12 | 6 | 10+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ZAM | Stoppila Sunzu | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wang Fei | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua who left during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | CHN | Wang Changqing | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Tim Cahill | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Demba Ba | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Giovanni Moreno | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 31 | Paulo Henrique | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Wang Yun | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Lü Zheng | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 28 | Cao Yunding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 18 | Gao Di | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 13 | Stoppila Sunzu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 23 | Bai Jiajun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Avraam Papadopoulos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Mohamed Sissoko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 15 | Zhan Yilin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 29 | Fan Lingjiang | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 15 | 57 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Geng Xiaofeng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Xiong Fei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Li Jianbin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Avraam Papadopoulos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Wang Shouting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Zhang Lu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Demba Ba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Giovanni Moreno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Lü Zheng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Mohamed Sissoko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Wang Fei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Tim Cahill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Gao Di | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Zheng Kaimu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Wang Yun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jiang Kun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Bai Jiajun | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Cao Yunding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Fan Lingjiang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 |