would remain within the second tier. In the club's desperate attempts to remain within the league they would hire a string of managers including former player Shen Si, Peng Weiguo and Cao Xiandong to keep them within the league until the start of the 2008 league season, the club moved Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, to the 30,000 seater Wuxi Sports Center, and the club was renamed as Wuxi Zobon. The club would also bring in experienced manager Ma Liangxing, however the move to a new city was not successful either on the field or off it and after only one year within Wuxi the club returned to Shanghai again in the 2009 league season. The club would bring in Shen Si again and was renamed as Shanghai Zobon as well as moving into the 16,000 seater Pudong Yuanshen Sports Centre. Starting over again On January 28, 2011 Guizhou Zhicheng F.C. bought significant shares of the club for 5 million Yuan and thus began to merge the two clubs, while taking over the club's place in China League One. The former youth and reserve players were still allowed to play under the club's name in the third tier of Chinese football. This saw Cheng Yaodong brought in to manage the team in the 2011 league campaign where he guided them to a fifth-place finish. He stayed on for another season until the management decided sell-off the remaining youth team players to Shanghai East Asia F.C. on December 27, 2012 that eventually marks the end of the club. Name history –2005: Shanghai The 9 (上海九城) 2006–2007: Shanghai Stars (上海群英) 2008: Wuxi Zobon (无锡中邦) 2009–2012: Shanghai Zobon (上海中邦) Honours League Chinese Yi League (Third Tier League) 2004 Results As of the end of 2012 season All-time League Rankings in North Group See also Shanghai United F.C. References External links Official Website Shanghai Zobon F.C. at Sina.com Defunct football clubs in China Football clubs in Shanghai Association football clubs disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in China