1995, Pudong team entered the A-B League as the first in the second division. The following year, under the leadership of "Little Zhuge" Queen's Army and Yan Zheng, the Pudong team successfully relegated to the ninth place, reached the quarterfinals of the Football Association and won the Dark Horse Award.
1997, Pudong team invited the first foreign head coach in history, Uruguayan Marcelo. But after five rounds, Marcelo was replaced by his compatriot Sundli. At that time, the Pudong team fell to the lowest point in history, ranking tenth in A B.
From 65438 to 0998, Yan Zheng continued to teach, but his performance was still unsatisfactory. Before the midway, the Pudong team invited Yinli Hua, head coach of Wuhan team. Under his leadership, the Pudong team relegated three times in advance and won the seventh place.
1999, the Pudong team merged with the Shanghai Yuyuan Team, which was relegated to the second division the year before, to form a new Pudong Whirlpool Team. Under the command of Yinli Hua, the team achieved the fourth best result in history and created an unbeaten record of eight rounds. Among them, the 2-0 victory over Bayi, the strongest team recognized by A and B at that time, left a deep impression on the fans.
In 2000, Yang Lian 8848 team in Pudong invited Horton, an Englishman who had just left the Olympic team in China. But in the first half of the season, Horton, who was bent on A, did not show super coaching ability. In the second half of the season, the club replaced assistant coach Xi Zhikang as the acting coach, but the result still fell short, winning the fourth place again and passing A.
June 5438 +2000 10, Shanghai COSCO Liangwan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huili Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huili Building Materials Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huili Floor Products Co., Ltd. and Hainan Cao Bo Investment Co., Ltd. all acquired shares of Shanghai Pudong Football Club Co., Ltd., and the club was renamed as Shanghai COSCO Huili Football Club Co., Ltd.
Cosco Huili Club invited the famous Xu Genbao as the head coach after the acquisition of Pudong team, and put forward the resounding slogan of 200 1 We must fight for A.
In 200 1 season, under the leadership of Xu Genbao, Shanghai cosco Huili finally succeeded in "attacking A with one foot", and Shanghai also had two teams in A for the first time. China's "Derby" war also kicked off.
In May 2003, Shanghai COSCO Linsan Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. acquired all the shares of Shanghai Huili Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huili Building Materials Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huili Floor Products Co., Ltd., and the club was renamed Shanghai COSCO Linsan Football Club Co., Ltd.
In February 2005, Shanghai Yongda Group acquired all the shares of Shanghai COSCO Linsan Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., and the club was renamed Shanghai Yongda Football Club. Shanghai Yongda Football Club strives to participate in social and cultural life through football, bringing people a positive attitude and lifestyle, making more people pay attention to and participate in football, especially providing, exploring and cultivating more outstanding talents for the development of football in China. Meanwhile, Shanghai Yongda Football Club will invite people from all walks of life at home and abroad to jointly cultivate and develop the football market in China.
In 2006, Shanghai International made a decision to move westward and moved its home to Xi 'an. On June 5438+1October 10, 2006, Shanghai International Football Club held a press conference in Anjiajiang Hotel, officially announcing that the Shanghai International Football Team that moved westward was named AnChanBa International Football Team, and AnChanBa International Football Club was established by Shanghai Yongda Group and AnXixia Real Estate Company.