Before the national team starts a new training camp, there is also a closely watched FA Cup final, which will start at 7:30 pm this Sunday, against Shanghai Haigang and Shandong Taishan, which is a direct showdown between the 2021 Chinese Super League champions and the chinese Super League runners-up. In the past 4 meetings, Shanghai Harbor has not tasted victory, this is the first time in the two teams to meet for 9 years, this time once the FA Cup final wins, will create a new history of Shanghai Harbor, CCTV arranged CCTV5 channel live broadcast.
This season in the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Harbor has not performed well, with the most expensive foreign aid Oscar in the Chinese Super League, as well as four major foreign aides such as Mui, Paulinho and Lopez, coupled with no salary arrears, the result is that the chinese Super League championship was missed in the early three rounds. In addition, if it were not for Zhang Linpeng's flying penalty in the final round of the Chinese Super League, the final ranking of Shanghai Harbor would only be third.
Last season, Shanghai Harbor was not successful, suffered three major empty, this season has been missed the Chinese Super League championship, the team needs to win the FA Cup to avoid another crown.
Shanghai Harbor to win the championship, need to beat the Chinese Super League 4 champions and FA Cup 6 champions Shandong Taishan, the past honors and heritage of the two teams, Shanghai Harbor is in the ascendant, in addition, the current overall strength of the two teams is the same, Shanghai Harbor must play extraordinary in the FA Cup final.
According to statistics, since Shanghai Harbor was promoted to the Chinese Super League in 2013, it has played with Shandong Taishan 13 times, the team has won 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, while the last 4 meetings, Shanghai Harbor has not tasted a win in 1 draw and 3 losses, from 0-2 out of the 2019 FA Cup, to 1-3 loss in the 2019 Chinese Super League, and then to 2-0 and 2-2 in the Chinese Super League in 2021, creating a 9-year shame record.
In its current state, it is not easy for Shanghai Harbor to defeat Mount Taishan in Shandong. Shanghai Harbor has won the Chinese Super League, China First Division, Chinese Second Division, Super Cup and other championships, but it lacks an FA Cup title, and there is only one last game left before the first title.
The match will be held empty and fans will not be able to enter, but the FA executives and the FA Cup sponsors will be on hand. As president of the Football Association, Chen Shuyuan will once again present medals and trophies to the champion team, and present the Chinese Super League Vulcan Cup to Shandong Taishan in Guangzhou on January 4.
Previously, when he was the chairman of the Shanghai Harbour Club, Chen Shuyuan had lifted the Chinese Super League Vulcan Cup, and now the upcoming FA Cup final, Chen Shuyuan had the opportunity to witness shanghai seaport create history again.