From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 ACL 2007 opening away match against Adelaide United F.C., Shandong won through a deflected header from Li Jinyu. Shandong will be looking to improve on their performances in 2005 when they reached the quarterfinals.
[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
Correct as of 6 February 2007
[edit] Out on loan
[edit] External links
Lü Chunquan
Ljubiša Tumbaković
This article about an Asian football club is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
