Shanghai Seaport's lineup that did not start this round included No. 12 goalkeeper Chen Wei, No. 25 goalkeeper Du Jia, No. 6 midfielder Cai Huikang, No. 13 defender Wei Zhen, No. 20 midfielder Yang Shiyuan, No. 31 forward Bao Shimeng, No. 33 midfielder Liu Zhurun, No. 38 defender Lai Deming, and No. 45 defender Liu Xiaolong.
This time in the AFC Elite League, our scorer Wu Lei may continue to be sidelined due to injury, while another foreign teammate, William Pope, is expected to make his debut.
In the first round of the group stage of the East Asian Champions League, Shanghai Seaport hosted Malaysian Premier League champions Johor Bahru, and the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw. In the second round, Shanghai Seaport went on the road to meet South Korea's K-League rivals Pohang Ironman and lost 0-3. However, in the third round, Shanghai Seaport returned home and narrowly beat Australian Premier League champions Central Coast Mariners 3-2. But in the fourth round, Shanghai Seaport lost 1-3 on the road against Japanese J-League side Kawasaki Frontale.
Ulsan HD, on the other hand, has brought in a number of strong foreigners such as Bojanic, Salles, and Ludvigson, and signed Kim Young-kwon, who played for Guangzhou Evergrande (now renamed Guangzhou, affected by the financial woes of its parent company), as well as Dang-woo Kim, who played for Chengdu Rongcheng.
However, Ulsan Hyundai's performance in the group stage of the AFC East Asian Championship was dismal, losing 0-1 at home against Kawasaki Striker, 0-4 on the road against Yokohama Mariners, then 0-2 at home against Kobe Victory Ship, and lastly 0-3 on the road against Johor Bahru, making it the only team in the group stage that failed to win in four consecutive rounds, and became the only one to fail to get a win.
In the table, Shanghai Harbor is in 10th place, tied with Shandong Taishan with 4 points. Ulsan HD is in the last place of the group. According to the rules of the tournament, the top eight teams will qualify for the next knockout round.
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