On November 28th, SAIC Pudong Soccer Stadium witnessed a glorious moment for Shanghai Seaport Football Club, a grand season summary meeting was held here. Shanghai leaders Xie Dong, Vice Mayor of Shanghai and Xu Bin, Director of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau were on hand to bring warm congratulations and deep concern from the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government and the Municipal Sports Bureau to Shanghai Harbor Football Club.
In the 2024 season, Shanghai Harbour Team finished the season with an outstanding record of 25 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 78 points in glory. After winning the Chinese Super League title last year, they have successfully defended their title and won the third Vulcan Cup in the team's history. They also set a number of records: 96 goals in a single season in the Chinese Super League, 78 points in the championship points record, 66 goals in the goal difference record, and 16 consecutive wins in a row record. 23 November, the seaport team added to the glory, the first time in history to win the AFC Cup, becoming the "Grand Slam" of the domestic soccer tournament! The winner.
Soccer celebrity and famous coach Xu Genbao attended the wrap-up meeting as a special guest, and witnessed the touching scene of his beloved disciple, Stanley Wong, wearing the F.A.C. Cup championship medal for him. Xu was overwhelmed with emotion, recalling how he led Shenhua to win the title in 1995, and how he was delighted with the double crown achievement of the Harbor team today, despite their defeat to Shandong in the AFC Cup that year. He humorously said: "I remember when Coach Muscat sent me a bottle of champagne, agreed to celebrate the championship together, now congratulations to the harbour team, congratulations to Coach Muscat, just the gold medal has not yet arrived, this bottle of champagne seems to have to return to him."
