Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club
| Full name | Shanghai Bright Volleyball Club 上海光明男子排球俱乐部 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Shanghai Bright 上海男排 | ||
| Founded | 1996 (change the format to run as a sports club) | ||
| Ground | Luwan Sports Centre, Shanghai, China (Capacity: 3500) | ||
| Manager | Shen Qiong (2014–present) | ||
| League | Chinese Volleyball Men's League | ||
| 2024–25 | Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club, now known as Shanghai Bright (Chinese: 上海光明男排), is a Chinese men's volleyball club based in Shanghai.[1] The Shanghai men's volleyball team plays in the Chinese Men's League and the AVC Club Volleyball Championship.
The team won 18 Chinese League champion titles. The team with the name and different extensions have been presented as Shanghai Tang Dynasty, Fudan University Shanghai, Shanghai Golden Age and now Shanghai Bright.
The team participated in FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship for the first time in 2017.
Team roster
Season 2024–2025
| 2024–2025 Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
| 1 | Dai Qingyao | Opposite/Outside Hitter | 2.05 | 1991/09/26 | |
| 2 | Sun Zeyuan | Opposite | 1.94 | 1998/07/16 | |
| 3 | Xiu Chengcheng | Opposite | 2.00 | 1999/08/23 | |
| 4 | Tian Cong | Outside Hitter | 1.93 | 1999/10/16 | |
| 5 | Liu Jiajun | Middle Blocker | 1.98 | 1998/12/05 | |
| 6 | Bian Shijie | Middle Blocker | 1.99 | 2000/12/16 | |
| 7 | Fu Houwen | Outside Hitter | 1.95 | 1996/05/17 | |
| 8 | Yang Tianyuan | Libero | 1.80 | 1994/06/28 | |
| 9 | Guo Cheng | Setter | 2.00 | 1995/11/12 | |
| 10 | Wu Pengzhi | Opposite | 2.00 | 1996/03/02 | |
| 11 | Maxwell Holt | Middle Blocker | 2.08 | 1987/03/12 | |
| 12 | Zhang Zhejia | Middle Blocker | 2.11 | 1995/08/31 | |
| 13 | Michał Kubiak | Outside Hitter | 1.92 | 1988/02/23 | |
| 14 | Krisztián Pádár | Opposite | 1.99 | 1996/11/14 | |
| 16 | Qu Zongshuai | Libero | 1.86 | 1999/01/20 | |
| 17 | Lu Tiancheng | Middle Blocker | 2.00 | 2003/01/24 | |
| 18 | Zhu Jiang | Setter | 1.93 | 2002/04/22 | |
Honours
- Champions (18): 1999/00, 2003/04 – 2011/12, 2014/15 – 2019/20, 2023/24, 2024/25
- Runners-up (4): 2002/03, 2013/14, 2020/21, 2022/23
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Third place (3): 2001, 2005, 2011
Notable players
- Shen Qiong (1999–2013)
- Fang Yingchao (2001–2017)
- Ren Qi (2005–present)
- David Lee (2013–2014)
- Bojan Janić (2013–2014)
- Cristian Savani (2013–2016)
- Nikola Kovačević (2014–2015, 2016 (only for Asian Club Championship))
- Scott Touzinsky (2015–2016)[2]
- Giulio Sabbi (2015–2016, 2018–2019)[3]
- György Grozer (2016–2017)
- Facundo Conte (2016–2018)
- Julien Lyneel (2017–2018)
- Krisztián Pádár (2017–2018, only for the Finals), (2024–present)
- Klemen Čebulj (2018–2019)[4]
- Tine Urnaut (2019–2020)
- Osmany Juantorena (2022–2023)
- Bartosz Bednorz (2022–2023)
- Aleksandar Atanasijević (2023–2024)
- Michał Kubiak (2023–present)
- Maximiliano Cavanna (2023–2024)
- Maxwell Holt (2024–present)
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.
- Shen Fulin (????-2005 and 2009 Chinese National Games)
- Ju Genyin (2005–2010)
- Wang Jian (2010–2012)
- Lyu Ningxin (2012–2014)
- Shen Qiong (2014–)
See also
References
- ^ "China demolishes Indonesia 3-0 at Asian club volleyball championship". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016.
- ^ "USAV Over 350 International Transfers Processed". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Player - Giulio Sabbi - 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship".
- ^ "Player - Klemen Cebulj - 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship".