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Genbao Football Academy
Genbao Football Base () is the training ground of Shanghai Port F.C. and home to the base's own youth academy. Located in Chongming District, Shanghai, 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 and 12 enrolled into the academy. Some of them formed Shanghai East Asia F.C. (now Shanghai Port), which was founded by Xu Genbao in 2005, and went on to win the 2007 China League Two and the 2012 China League One. The club is currently playing in the Chinese Super League, the top division in China. The base has produced several Chinese international football players including Jiang Zhipeng, Zhang Linpeng, Yan Junling, Bai J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongming County
Chongming District () is the northernmost district of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. Chongming consists of three low-lying inhabited alluvial islands at the mouth of the Yangtze north of the Shanghai peninsula: Chongming, Changxing, and Hengsha. Following its massive expansion in the 20th century, Chongming is now the 2nd-largest island administered by the People's Republic of China and the 3rd-largest in Greater China, after Hainan. Chongming does not, however, administer all of the island: owing to its continual expansion from sediment deposited by the Yangtze, it has merged with formerly separate islands and now includes Jiangsu province's pene-exclave townships of Haiyong and Qilong. Chongming proper covers an area of and had a population of at the time of the Census 2020. The county was established in 1396, the second year of the Ming dynasty's Hongwu Emperor. With the completion of the Yangtze and Chongqi Bridges, it is now connected to both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Junling
Yan Junling (; born 28 January 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Club career Yan Junling started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2001 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2007 season. He played as the backup goalkeeper for Gu Chao between 2007 and 2010. After Gu transferred to Hangzhou Greentown in early 2011, Yan became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club. Yan made 24 league appearances in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight. Yan would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from Shanghai International Port. He would go on to be an integral member of the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Venues In China
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artificial Turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass. It is much more durable than grass and easily maintained without irrigation or trimming, although periodic cleaning is required. Stadiums that are substantially covered and/or at high latitudes often use artificial turf, as they typically lack enough sunlight for photosynthesis and substitutes for solar radiation are prohibitively expensive and energy-intensive. Disadvantages include increased risk of injury especially when used in athletic competition, as well as health and environmental concerns about the petroleum and toxic chemicals used in its manufacture. Artificial turf first gained substantial attention in 1966, when ChemGrass was installed in the year-old Astrodome, developed by Monsanto and rebranded as AstroTurf, now a generic trademark (registered to a new owner) for any artificial tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Lei
Wu Lei (; born 19 November 1991) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port and the China national team. Wu is widely regarded as one of the best Chinese players of his generation and one of the best Chinese strikers of all time. He is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai Port with more than 200 goals, and the all-time Chinese Super League top goalscorer with 165 goals. Wu also holds the record for being the youngest player to have appeared in a Chinese professional league match, aged 14 years and 287 days. Early life Wu was born in Nanjing and developed a passion for football at an early age. Turned down by Jiangsu Sainty's youth academy for being too small, Wu took a recommendation letter from former Chinese footballer Li Hongbing and went to Shanghai to apply for the Genbao Football Base in 2003. After watching a single training session of Wu, Xu Genbao, the founder and owner of Genbao Football Base, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Haoyang
Xu Haoyang ( zh, s=徐皓阳, p=Xú Hàoyáng; born 15 January 1999) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Shanghai Shenhua and the China national team. Club career Shanghai Shenghua Xu joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in March 2018 when Shenhua bought Genbao Football Base's U19 teams. He was promoted to the first team squad in the summer break of 2018. On 22 September 2018, he made his senior debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Dalian Yifang, coming on as a substitute for Sun Shilin in the 89th minute. Beijing BSU (loan) On 11 September 2021 he was loaned out to second tier football club Beijing BSU for the 2020 China League One season. He would go on to score his first club goal on 15 October 2020 in a league game against Suzhou Dongwu in a 4–0 victory. Wuhan Three Towns (loan) The following season Xu was loaned out again to another second tier football club Wuhan Three Towns on 12 April 2021. He would go on to establish himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cai Huikang
Cai Huikang (; born 10 October 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played for Shanghai Port. Club career Cai Huikang started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai SIPG's (later to be renamed as Shanghai Port) first team during the 2006 season. He became a regular as Shanghai won promotion to the second tier in the 2007 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April 2008 in a 1-1 draw against Beijing Hongdeng. He lost his starting role during the 2011 season and was linked with a move to Guangdong Sunray Cave at the end of the season. Cai decided to stay at the club and appeared in 29 league matches in the 2012 season as Shanghai won the second tier league title and was subsequently promoted to the top flight. Cai would establish himself as a vital member of the team throughout the 2013 Chinese Super League campaign as the club finished in ninth while also gaining significant investment from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Binbin
Chen Binbin (; born 10 June 1998) is a Chinese footballer who plays for Nantong Zhiyun, of the China League One. Club career Chen Binbin started his football career when he joined Shanghai SIPG's youth academy in 2014 after Shanghai International Port Group bought the club and under-17 team from Xu Genbao. He was promoted to the first team squad by then manager André Villas-Boas in the 2017 season. He made his debut for the club on 9 July 2017 in a 4–2 away loss against Changchun Yatai. He scored his first goal for the club on 17 July 2019 in a 3–0 home win against Hebei China Fortune His contract with Shanghai SIPG runs until 2024. On 11 August 2022 Chen Binbin signed for J3 League side Kataller Toyama on loan until December 31, 2022. On 19 February 2025, Chen joined China League One club Nantong Zhiyun. International career Chen made his debut for the Chinese national team on 26 May 2018 in a 1–0 win against Myanmar, coming on as a substitute for Huang Zichang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Huan
Fu Huan (; born 12 July 1993 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port as a right-back. Club career Born in Shanghai, Fu joined Genbao Football Academy in July 2005. He was promoted to academy's first team Shanghai East Asia squad in 2011. On 15 October 2011, he made his senior debut in a 0–0 league draw against Beijing Institute of Technology, coming on as a substitute for Zhan Yilin in the 58th minute. On 2 June 2012, Fu scored his first goal for Shanghai East Asia in the second round of 2012 Chinese FA Cup which Shanghai beat Fujian Smart Hero 6–0. He made 6 league appearances in the 2012 season, as Shanghai East Asia won the champions and promotion to the top flight. Fu scored his first Super League goal on 19 August 2016 in a 4–1 home victory against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright. He would go on to establish himself as a tough tackling confrontational player, which saw him sent off during a league match w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Chenjie
Zhu Chenjie (; born 23 August 2000) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national football team. Club career Zhu Chenjie started his football career when he transferred to Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in March 2018 after the club bought Genbao Football Base's under-19 players. He was promoted to the first team squad in the 2018 season. Zhu made his debut for the club on 22 July 2018 in a 2–2 away draw against Henan Jianye F.C., Henan Jianye. In doing so at 17 years and 333 days old, he became the youngest player ever to start for Shanghai Shenhua. On 30 September 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 home win against Guangzhou R&F F.C., Guangzhou R&F, becoming the youngest goalscorer ever for the club aged 18 years and 38 days as well as the first player born after 2000 to score in the Chinese Super League. International career Zhu made his debut for the Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Shenglong
Jiang Shenglong (; born 24 December 2000) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua and the China national team. Club career Jiang Shenglong joined Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua's youth academy in March 2018 when the club bought Genbao Football Base's under-19 players. He was promoted to the first team squad in the summer break of 2018. On 22 July 2018, Jiang made his senior debut in a 2–2 away draw against Henan Jianye, replacing Rong Hao in the 77th minute. On 30 September 2020, He would be loaned out to fellow top tier club Tianjin TEDA to gain more playing time. His debut would be in a league game on 16 October 2020 against Shenzhen in a 2-0 victory. The following season, Jiang would be loaned out again to another top tier club in Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic on 8 April 2020 for the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign. International career On 26 March 2019 he was selected as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Yunding
Cao Yunding (; born 22 November 1989) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a right-footed left winger. Club career Cao Yunding started his football career when he joined the Genbao Football Academy in 2000 and was promoted to Shanghai East Asia's first team during the 2006 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 August 2006 in a 4-1 win against Wuhan Yaqi. Cao established himself as a regular in the team as the club won third tier title and promotion to the second tier during the 2007 season. In the 2009 season, the club became genuine promotion candidates and Cao played twenty-two games and scored two goals as Shanghai East Asia finished fourth and narrowly missed out on promotion. Cao made another twenty appearances and scored two goals during the 2010 season as he helped guide the club to another fourth-place finish. On 12 February 2011, Cao transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. He made his debut for the club on 2 March 2011 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
