2012 Shanghai Shenhua F.C. season

The 2012 Shanghai Shenhua season was Shanghai Shenhua's 9th season in the Chinese Super League and 50th overall in the Chinese top flight. They also competed in the Chinese FA Cup that year, getting knocked out of that competition.

First team squad

 * As of 28 October 2012

Winter
In:

Out:

Summer
In

Out:

Appearances and goals

 * colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Shanghai Shenhua no longer at the club:
 * colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Shanghai Shenhua no longer at the club:


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Overall
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 * Games played || 31 (29 Chinese Super League, 2 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Games won || 7 (7 Chinese Super League)
 * Games drawn || 16 (14 Chinese Super League, 2 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Games lost || 8 (8 Chinese Super League)
 * Goals scored || 35 (35 Chinese Super League)
 * Goals conceded || 34 (34 Chinese Super League)
 * Goal difference || +1 (+1 Chinese Super League, 0 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Clean sheets || 10 (8 Chinese Super League, 2 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Yellow cards || 65 (62 Chinese Super League, 3 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Red cards || 3 (3 Chinese Super League)
 * Worst discipline || Dai Lin (11, 1 sent off: )
 * Best result || W 5 – 1 (H) v Hangzhou Greentown – Chinese Super League – 4 August 2012
 * Worst result || L 0 – 2 (A) v Changchun Yatai – Chinese Super League – 16 June 2012
 * Most appearances || Wang Dalei (30 appearances)
 * Top goalscorer || Didier Drogba (9 goals)
 * Clean sheets || 10 (8 Chinese Super League, 2 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Yellow cards || 65 (62 Chinese Super League, 3 Chinese FA Cup)
 * Red cards || 3 (3 Chinese Super League)
 * Worst discipline || Dai Lin (11, 1 sent off: )
 * Best result || W 5 – 1 (H) v Hangzhou Greentown – Chinese Super League – 4 August 2012
 * Worst result || L 0 – 2 (A) v Changchun Yatai – Chinese Super League – 16 June 2012
 * Most appearances || Wang Dalei (30 appearances)
 * Top goalscorer || Didier Drogba (9 goals)
 * Best result || W 5 – 1 (H) v Hangzhou Greentown – Chinese Super League – 4 August 2012
 * Worst result || L 0 – 2 (A) v Changchun Yatai – Chinese Super League – 16 June 2012
 * Most appearances || Wang Dalei (30 appearances)
 * Top goalscorer || Didier Drogba (9 goals)
 * Most appearances || Wang Dalei (30 appearances)
 * Top goalscorer || Didier Drogba (9 goals)
 * Top goalscorer || Didier Drogba (9 goals)