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Shanghai get Champions League spot after Shandong barred Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – China’s Shanghai Port have been handed a play-off spot in the Asian Champions League after a rival club was expelled from the region’s top club tournament, officials said.
Shandong Taishan were ejected from the competition earlier this month due to breaking a rule that clubs must not owe money to current or former employees, or the authorities.
Shanghai, who initially missed out on the AFC tournament after finishing fourth in last year’s domestic championship, have now been given a berth in the play-offs in April.
The side previously known as Shanghai SIPG were Champions League semi-finalists in 2017 and won the Chinese Super League the following year.
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南通支云官方：中国香港球员李毅凯加盟球队 163.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 163.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.