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Stephy Zhang

The Chinese Football Professional League (CPL) has stepped up its fight against unruly fans by officially warning Shanghai Shenhua after supporters harassed a young boy after the match against Beijing Guoan.
The CPL came down harder on Guoan for their fans’ behaviour, fining and cutting their away-fan seating allocations after supporters wore clothing with offensive language at the same match.
The controversy erupted after a rescheduled Chinese Super League match between the two sides earlier this week, when a young boy wearing a national team No 7 jersey of Wu Lei, star striker of Shenhua’s crosstown rivals Shanghai Port, and his father were harassed by Shenhua supporters.
Police subsequently placed three fans under administrative detention for picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
The day after the incident, tension mounted as several diehard Shenhua supporter groups announced plans to stage silent protests during coming matches, citing their club’s initial lack of response and dissatisfaction over the handling of the sanctions against the three fans.
According to the CPL statement, based on match supervisor reports, police bulletins, written explanations, photos, videos and hearings, the incidents involving both Shenhua and Guoan fans “caused a severe negative societal impact”.

Shenhua were hit with an official disciplinary warning about conduct at their stadium and face the possibility of stricter penalties if any incidents happen in the future.
The CPL reprimanded Guoan, fined the club 50,000 yuan (about US$7,400) and reduced their away fan section by 10 per cent for each of their next two away fixtures.
“Parties dissatisfied with the decisions may apply for dispute resolution through the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Dispute Resolution Committee within seven days, though the execution of the decision shall not be suspended during the dispute resolution process,” the league noted.
Shenhua subsequently issued an official statement, their first response since the incident, stating they “fully accept” the league’s penalties while urging supporters to remain rational.
“Going forward, we will further refine our home match operations, continuously optimise entry services and improve the overall matchday experience for fans,” the club stated.
Shenhua urged supporters to “turn passion into rational cheering”, maintain behavioural standards and jointly foster “a safe, civilised, orderly and harmonious stadium environment”.
“The club has noted feedback and suggestions from various sectors, which reflect everyone’s love and concern for Shenhua. We will thoroughly review the situation, carry out rectifications and sincerely hope everyone continues to supervise our work,” the statement read.


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Shenhua received an official disciplinary warning, while Guoan were fined and had their away-fan seating allocations cut over fans’ behaviour


Shenhua received an official disciplinary warning, while Guoan were fined and had their away-fan seating allocations cut over fans’ behaviour.


Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan hit with CPL penalties after Wu Lei jersey fan clash

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Shenhua received an official disciplinary warning, while Guoan were fined and had their away-fan seating allocations cut over fans’ behaviour

Shenhua received an official disciplinary warning, while Guoan were fined and had their away-fan seating allocations cut over fans’ behaviour