Shandong Luneng
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| Shandong Luneng 山东鲁能 |
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| Full name | Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. 山东鲁能泰山足球俱乐部 |
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| Nickname(s) | Big Scorers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Shandong Stadium, Jinan, China (Capacity 43,700) |
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| Chairman |  Kang Mengjun |
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| Manager |  Ljubiša Tumbaković |
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| League | Chinese Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Chinese Super League, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shandong Luneng (Simplified Chinese: 山东鲁能) is a Chinese Super League football club owned by Shandong Luneng Group, the biggest supplier of electric energy in Shandong province. They play at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan. The team's current coach is Ljubiša Tumbaković who was extremely successful with Partizan Belgrade.
In the Asian Champions League 2005, Shandong managed to reach the quarter-finals after defeating the favorites Yokohama F. Marinos home and away but lost heavily to Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad, who were the eventual winners. In the second leg in Jeddah, Shandong lost 7-2 with coach Tumbakovic, players Zheng Zhi and Predrag Pazin sent off for abusive and violent conduct. In CSL 2005, Shandong was tipped to be champions but finished third.
Recently, much investment was put into the squad, including 2006 CSL top scorer Li Jinyu and 2006 MVP Zheng Zhi, who is about to return from a loan spell with Charlton Athletic in England. Talented and motivated young players include Cui Peng, Han Peng and Wang Yongpo. Finally, in CSL 2006, without ACL commitments, Shandong won the Cup and League double to get another shot at the ACL. The 2006 season was a landmark for Shandong Luneng after the team won the league by almost 20 points at one point and several matches remaining. They are known as big scorers.
In ACL 2007, Shandong will be looking to improve on their performances in 2005 when they reached the quarter-finals. Currently, they are on the verge of qualification with 13 points and one match remaining. They must not lose by more than one goal to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma to avoid elimination by head to head, since both teams would be equal on goal difference and Shandong only defeated Seongnam by one goal in Jinan.
Shandong Luneng has ten straight wins in the ACL group stages from 2005 and 2007 seasons. The retirement of Li Xiaopeng and loaning out of Zheng Zhi has weakened Shandong's midfield and central defense, but Shandong is still a very strong team in Chinese football with flexibility in attack and good teamwork coached by Partizan great Tumbakovic. In recent seasons, they have currently replaced Dalian Shide as the powerhouse team. Some have compared the current Shandong team to the Manchester United team of the early 90's, as they comprise of young, talented players scoring many goals to pulverize opponents.
In March 2008, Shandong Luneng signed Bolivian striker Augusto Andaveris from La Paz F.C.
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[edit] Crest History
 1993-1994 |
 1995-1997 |
 1997-1998 |
 1998 |
 1999-current |
[edit] Honours
- Chinese Super League Winners 2006
- Chinese Super League Runners-up 2004
- CSL Cup Winners 2004
- Jia A Champions 1999
- Chinese FA Cup Winners 1995, 1999, 2004, 2006
- China FA Cup Runners-up 2005
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] External links
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