 the city government sponsored and participated in the club's management, the club changed its name to Shandong Jinan Taishan Football Club to accommodate this.

Professionalism
Shandong would be one of the founding teams to participate within the inaugural fully professional 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season, however the owners quickly ran into financial problems with the improved player wages and added costs of running a professional club, which saw players often paid late. The lack of funds also saw the club unable to sign any foreign imports, making them one of the few teams in the league without any foreign players within their roster. To add to the club's problems several veterans who established the club within the league such as Wang Dongning and Leng Bo left the team at the end of the season. On April 3, 1995, the club changed its name to Jinan Taishan Football Club to accommodate their sponsors, however their financial problems still remained the same and they were unable to bring any new players into the squad. Despite this the manager Yin Tiesheng promoted from within, with players such as Li Xiaopeng and Liu Yue given a chance, however it was the emergence of Su Maozhen and Tang Xiaocheng as the club's strikers, which impressed the club's supporters the most, especially once they beat the recently crowned league champions Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the 1995 Chinese FA Cup held in Nanjing. After the victory Shandong General Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. became interested in the club and on March 2, 1996 took control of the team and invested 6.5 million Yuan into the club. With the continued investment from the Jinan City government as well, the club were on a sure financial footing and with Su Maozhen becoming the league's top goal scorer and the team reaching another cup final again in 1996 things looked to have improved for the team, however this time they lost to Beijing Guoan 4–1 in Beijing.

First foreign coach
On December 4, 1997 the club held a consultation with the Shandong Electric Power Group Corporation and on January 5, 1998 Shandong Electric Power Group Corporation became the majority shareholders of the club and changed the club's name to Shandong Luneng football team. While the Jinan City government still had significant shareholdings within the club the new majority shareholders decided that the team needed a new direction and brought in the club's first ever foreign coach in Kim Jung-Nam at the beginning of the
the city government sponsored and participated in the club's management, the golf club transfer its name to Shandong Jinan Taishan Football Club to accommodate this. 

 Professionalism 
 Shandong would be one of the establish team to participate within the inaugural fully professional 1994 Chinese Jia - A League season, however the owner cursorily ran into fiscal trouble with the improved player wage and added costs of running a professional club, which see players often paid late. The lack of funds besides saw the club unable to bless any foreign imports, making them one of the few teams in the league without any foreign player within their roster. To add to the club's problems several veteran who established the club within the league such as Wang Dongning and Leng Bo left the team at the end of the season. On April 3, 1995, the club changed its name to Jinan Taishan Football Club to accommodate their sponsors, however their financial problems still remained the same and they were unable to bring any new players into the team. Despite this the manager Yin Tiesheng promoted from within, with actor such as Li Xiaopeng and Liu Yue give a chance, however it was the emergence of Su Maozhen and Tang Xiaocheng as the golf club's strikers, which impressed the club's supporters the most, particularly once they beat the recently crowned league champions Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the 1995 Chinese FA Cup held in Nanjing. After the victory Shandong General Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. became interested in the clubhouse and on March 2, 1996 took control of the team and invested 6.5   million Yuan into the club. With the continue investing from the Jinan City politics equally well, the club were on a sure financial footing and with Su Maozhen becoming the league's top goal scorer and the team reaching another cup concluding again in 1996 things look to have improved for the team, however this time they misplace to Beijing Guoan 4–1 in Beijing. 

 First foreign coach 
 On December 4, 1997 the club held a reference with the Shandong Electric Power Group Corporation and on January 5, 1998 Shandong Electric Power Group Corporation became the majority shareholders of the club and changed the cabaret's name to Shandong Luneng football team. While the Jinan City government still had significant shareholdings within the cabaret the new majority shareholders decided that the team needed a new direction and brought in the club's first always foreign coach in Kim Jung - Nam at the beginning of the
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Pckfessiokclism
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First fireign coach
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 the city government sponsoreD and particIpateD in The ClUb's mAnagEment, the club chANged Its name to Shandong Jinan taishAn fOotbALl club tO accommODaTE ThiS.

PRoFesSiONaLism
SHanDong wouLd be one of tHe fOuNding teams to PArTicipate wiThiN the inauguraL fuLly proFeSsiONal 1994 ChIneSe Jia-a LeaguE Season, However thE oWNers quICkly ran INTo FinaNcial problems with THe IMproved player wAges anD aDDeD COstS of Running a prOfEssioNAl club, wHIcH SAW plAYers often paid Late. The lack OF fuNds alsO sAw tHE club uNable To SIgn Any foreign iMporTs, making tHem one OF the few TEams in tHe leagUe wIthOut aNY fOrEigN pLAyeRS wIthIN thEir rosteR. TO aDd to tHe clUB'S PRoblEms SeveRal veTerans who estaBliShed THe cLub wiThin tHe leAgUe sucH as WanG DongNiNg and Leng Bo left The tEam at the eNd oF tHe sEaSon. On aPril 3, 1995, thE clUb cHanged iTs name tO jinAn tAIShAn Football Club to acCoMMOdAte their SponsoRS, hOwEVer their FiNanCial PROblemS stiLL rEmained tHe same ANd ThEy were uNaBle to bRiNg aNy nEw plaYErs iNto the Squad. DesPite tHIs the manager YiN tiesheng promoTEd FROm WIthiN, wiTh players suCh as lI XiaOpenG AnD LiU yue giVen a cHaNCe, HOwever it was the emergEnCe of Su maozhEn and Tang XiaoCheng as the CLUB's strikeRs, whICh IMpressed the cluB's supPorters the MOst, especIally Once they Beat the reCENtly crowNed LeaGue ChaMPIoNs Shanghai GreENLand shEnhua in The 1995 chinese fA CUp hEld In NAnJing. After The victoRy shAnDoNg GEneraL tobacco (GRoUp) CO., LTd. bEcame INteresTed in The cLuB aND on march 2, 1996 toOK cONTrol Of ThE teaM anD iNvestEd 6.5 miLLioN Yuan inTo the club. witH The cOnTiNued invEstment from thE JInan City goVeRnmEnt as wELL, the club Were on a sure financial fooTIng and wIth su MaoZhen Becoming tHe lEague's Top GOal scoRer and The teAm ReaCHIng anOTHeR cuP fInal again iN 1996 THinGs looKeD to hAve imprOved for the team, howeVEr tHis time they loSt tO BeiJINg guoAN 4–1 iN beiJiNG.

FiRST foreign coach
On december 4, 1997 thE cLUb Held a consuLTatIoN with thE ShandoNg EleCTric PowEr Group CoRporation AnD on JANUarY 5, 1998 Shandong ELectric POwer Group cOrporATiOn becAme The majOrIty ShareHolderS Of tHe cluB and chAnGed the Club's NaMe to ShanDong Luneng football team. WHile thE JinaN CiTy governmEnt STilL had signiFicaNt shareholDinGs wIthin The CLub thE new MAjOriTY sharEholDErs decideD ThAt tHE TeAm needed a neW DIRecTion aNd bROught iN the Club's first ever forEIgn coach in Kim JUng-NAM At tHe bEGinnInG of the
 the city government spons ored and p artic ipa ted  i n th e cl ub's managemen t , th e club changed its nam e toSh a ndon g  J inanTaishan Fo o t bal lCl ubto ac commo dat e this. 

Professi ona li sm
Shandongw ou ld be oneofthe founding  te ams to  p art i cipat e w ithin  the i n augura l fully p ro f ession a l 1994C h in eseJia-A League seas o n, however the ow ners q ui c kl y ran  in to financi al  prob l ems wit h  t h e imp r oved player w ages and ad d edcostsof  ru n ning a  prof es s ion al club, wh ichsaw playe rs oft e n paidl ate. Th e lack  of  fu ndsa ls osaw  t h e c l ub  un a ble  to sign  a ny  fore igni m p o rts,  ma king  them  one of the f ewteam s  in  theleagu e wi th out a ny for eignpl ayers within th eirroster. T o a dd  to  t he cl u b's pr obl ems  severa l veter a nswh o e st ablished the clubwi t h in  the lea gue su c has Wang Don gn ing  and L eng B o le f tthe team  at th e  e nd  of the  s eason.  O n A pri l 3,1 995,  the c lub chan ged i t s name to Jina n  Taishan Foot b al l Cl u b to  ac commodate t heir spon sors ,  h owe v er th eir f in a nc i al problems still r em ainedthe s ame and theywere unabl e t o bringanyn ew players into t he sq uad. Despi t e this t he ma nager Yi n Tieshen g promoted  fr omwit hin , wi th players su c h  asLi  Xiaope ngand Liu  Yu e g ive n a  c hance, ho wever it  w as  t he  em ergen c e of SuMa ozh en  an d Tan g  Xiaoc hengas t he  c l ub' s strik e rs , whic him pres sed  t he cl ub's sup porters  the most , e s peci al ly  once t hey beat there cently cro wn edleague c hampions  Shanghai Greenland She n hua inthe  1995  Chi nese FA C upheld i n N a njing.  After  thevi cto r y  Shan d o ng  Ge ne ral Tobacc o (Gr oup)Co ., L td. bec ame interested int heclub and on M arc h 2, 1 99 6 t o ok con tr o l o f the team and in vested 6.5  m i ll ion Yuan i n toth e club.  With t he co n tinuedinvestmen t from th eJina n Cit y governme nt as we ll, the c l ub we r eon asur e fina nc ial  foot ing an d  wi th Su  Maozh en  becom ing t he  league' s top goal scorer and t he tea m rea chi ng anothe r c u p f inal agai n in  1996 thin gsloo ked t o h a ve im prov e dfor the t eam, however t h is  ti m e  t hey lost to B e iji ng Gu oan 4–1 in  Bei jing.

First fore i gn coach
On De cemb e r  4,  19 9 7 th eclub held a co nsu lt a t ion with  t he Shandong  Electri cP owerGroupCorpor ation a n d  o n  Janua ry 5 , 1 998 Shand ong  E l ectricPo we r  Group  Cor po ration  becam e  the m ajority sharehol derso f  thec lub  andch anged t h e cl ub's nameto Shandong  Lunen g fo otbal l team.  W hile t heJi nan City g o vernmentstill  had si gn ific ant  share hold i n gs wi thin  t heclub then e wm aj or i tyshar ehold er s de cided tha t  the tea m n e eded ane w d i r ection an d brought in  th e clu b ' s first ev e r fo r ei g n coa ch inKim Ju ng-Nama t t he  beginn ing o f the
 the_city government_sponsored and participated in_the club's_management,_the club_changed_its name to_Shandong Jinan Taishan_Football Club to accommodate_this.

Professionalism
Shandong would be_one_of the founding teams to participate within the inaugural fully professional 1994 Chinese Jia-A_League_season, however_the_owners_quickly ran into financial problems_with the improved player wages_and added_costs of running a professional club, which saw_players_often paid late._The lack of funds also saw the club unable_to sign any foreign imports, making_them one of_the_few_teams in the league_without any foreign players within their_roster. To add to the club's_problems several veterans who established the club_within the league such as Wang_Dongning and Leng Bo left_the team_at the end of the_season. On April_3, 1995,_the club changed_its name to Jinan Taishan Football_Club to accommodate_their sponsors, however their financial problems_still_remained the same_and_they_were unable_to bring any_new_players into_the_squad. Despite this the manager Yin_Tiesheng_promoted from within, with players such as_Li Xiaopeng and Liu_Yue_given a chance, however_it was the emergence of_Su Maozhen and Tang Xiaocheng as_the club's_strikers, which_impressed the club's supporters the most, especially once they beat the_recently crowned league champions Shanghai Greenland_Shenhua in the 1995_Chinese FA_Cup_held in Nanjing._After_the victory_Shandong General Tobacco (Group) Co., Ltd. became_interested in_the club and on March 2,_1996 took control of_the_team and invested 6.5 million Yuan into_the club. With the continued investment_from the Jinan City government_as_well,_the club were on a_sure financial footing and with Su_Maozhen becoming the_league's top goal scorer and the team_reaching_another cup final again in 1996_things_looked to have improved for the_team,_however_this time they lost to_Beijing Guoan 4–1 in Beijing.

First foreign_coach
On December 4, 1997 the club held a consultation_with the Shandong_Electric Power Group Corporation and_on_January_5, 1998 Shandong Electric Power Group Corporation became the majority_shareholders of_the club and_changed the club's name to Shandong Luneng football team. While_the Jinan City government still had significant_shareholdings within the club the new majority shareholders decided that the_team needed a new direction and brought in_the club's first ever foreign coach in_Kim Jung-Nam at the_beginning_of the