Genbao Football Base (
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: 上海根宝足球基地) is the
training ground of
Shanghai Port F.C.
Shanghai Port FC (), previously named Shanghai SIPG, is a professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Pudong, Shanghai, and their home sta ...
and home to its youth academy. Located in
Chongming County,
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...
, China, the base is named after its founder and owner,
Xu Genbao, a prominent Chinese football manager and a former international footballer.
The construction of the base started in 2000, after
Xu Genbao quit his managerial position at
Dalian Shide in 1999 and determined to devote himself to youth football. In 2000, the base, while still under construction, saw the first batch of young players aged between 11–12 enrolled into the academy. Some of them formed
Shanghai East Asia F.C. (now
Shanghai Port
The Port of Shanghai (), located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.
The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the S ...
), which was founded by Xu Genbao in 2005, and went on to win the 2007
China League Two
The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...
and the 2012
China League One
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Prior to the formation of ...
. The club is currently playing in the
Chinese Super League
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, the top division in China. The base has produced several Chinese international football players including
Jiang Zhipeng,
Zhang Linpeng
Zhang Linpeng (; born 9 May 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.
Zhang is known by the nickname Zhangmos for his similarity in looks and playing style as Sergio Ramos. An o ...
,
Yan Junling,
Cai Huikang and
Wu Lei.
Inside the base, there are three and a half standard sized football pitches, as well as an indoor football arena covered with
artificial turf
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. It also includes a dining, banquet and dancing hall, numerous activity rooms, and sixty-four guest rooms and two luxury suites at a three-star standard. The facilities can be rented out for conventions and functions.
The site covers a total area of 4.7 hectares and is adjacent to Dongping National Forest Park.
References
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(Chinese)根宝足球基地
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