Shanghai United F.C () was a Chinese professional

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club based in

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, who last played in the 16,000 seater Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in the

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. The club was founded by

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on 1 February 2000 and was originally known as Dalian Sidelong. The club was initially used as youth team who were allowed to compete in the Chinese football league pyramid until the club was eventually sold to businessman Zhu Jun, the owner of China's second-largest online gaming company

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in 2005. He moved the club to Shanghai until 2007 when he bought a majority share of inner-city rivals

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, thus began to merge the two clubs. Shanghai United no longer exists in name and is replaced by Shanghai Shenhua.

History

In 2004, Zhuhai Zobon F.C. played in the

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. When they won promotion to the

, their owners, Shanghai Zobon Real Estate Co., moved the team from

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, and renamed it to Shanghai Zobon F.C.. After the 2005 season they were again renamed to Shanghai United F.C.. Before the 2007 season, Zhu Jun bought a majority share in the in-city rival

, thus began to merge the two clubs. Shanghai United no longer exists in name and is replaced by Shanghai Shenhua. The new Shenhua team combines players from the two original teams. Due to the merger, there are only 15 teams in the CSL.

Name history

*2000–02: Dalian Sidelong (大连赛德隆) *2003: Zhuhai Anping (珠海安平) *2004: Zhuhai Zobon (珠海中邦) *2005: Shanghai Zobon (上海中邦) *2006–07: Shanghai United (上海联城)

Honours

*Chinese Jia B League/

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

(Second Tier League) **Runners-up: 2002, 2004 *Chinese Yi League/

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(Third Tier League) **Winners: 2001

Results

;All-time league rankings * no promotion

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