Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club

Shanghai Men's Volleyball Club, now known as Shanghai Bright (Chinese: 上海光明男排), is a Chinese men's volleyball club based in Shanghai.^[1] The Shanghai men's volleyball team plays in the Chinese Men's League and the AVC Club Volleyball Championship.

Shanghai Bright Men's Volleyball Club

Full name	Shanghai Bright Volleyball Club 上海光明男子排球俱乐部
Nickname	Shanghai Bright 上海男排
Founded	1996 (change the format to run as a sports club)
Ground	Luwan Sports Centre, Shanghai, China (Capacity: 3500)
Manager	Shen Qiong (2014–present)
League	Chinese Volleyball Men's League
2024–25	Champions
Uniforms
Home Away

The team won 18 Chinese League champion titles. The team with the name and different extensions have been presented as Shanghai Tang Dynasty, Fudan University Shanghai, Shanghai Golden Age and now Shanghai Bright.^{[citation needed]}

The team participated in FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship for the first time in 2017.^{[citation needed]}

Team roster

Season 2024–2025

2024–2025 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Dai Qingyao	Opposite/Outside Hitter	2.05	1991/09/26
2	Sun Zeyuan	Opposite	1.94	1998/07/16
3	Xiu Chengcheng	Opposite	2.00	1999/08/23
4	Tian Cong	Outside Hitter	1.93	1999/10/16
5	Liu Jiajun	Middle Blocker	1.98	1998/12/05
6	Bian Shijie	Middle Blocker	1.99	2000/12/16
7	Fu Houwen	Outside Hitter	1.95	1996/05/17
8	Yang Tianyuan	Libero	1.80	1994/06/28
9	Guo Cheng	Setter	2.00	1995/11/12
10	Wu Pengzhi	Opposite	2.00	1996/03/02
11	Maxwell Holt	Middle Blocker	2.08	1987/03/12
12	Zhang Zhejia	Middle Blocker	2.11	1995/08/31
13	Michał Kubiak	Outside Hitter	1.92	1988/02/23
14	Krisztián Pádár	Opposite	1.99	1996/11/14
16	Qu Zongshuai	Libero	1.86	1999/01/20
17	Lu Tiancheng	Middle Blocker	2.00	2003/01/24
18	Zhu Jiang	Setter	1.93	2002/04/22

Honours

• Chinese Volleyball League

Champions (18): 1999/00, 2003/04 – 2011/12, 2014/15 – 2019/20, 2023/24, 2024/25

Runners-up (4): 2002/03, 2013/14, 2020/21, 2022/23

• AVC Club Volleyball Championship

Runners-up (1): 2012

Third place (3): 2001, 2005, 2011

Notable players

• Shen Qiong (1999–2013)
• Fang Yingchao (2001–2017)
• Ren Qi (2005–present)
• David Lee (2013–2014)
• Bojan Janić (2013–2014)
• Cristian Savani (2013–2016)
• Nikola Kovačević (2014–2015, 2016 (only for Asian Club Championship))
• Scott Touzinsky (2015–2016)^[2]
• Giulio Sabbi (2015–2016, 2018–2019)^[3]
• György Grozer (2016–2017)
• Facundo Conte (2016–2018)
• Julien Lyneel (2017–2018)
• Krisztián Pádár (2017–2018, only for the Finals), (2024–present)
• Klemen Čebulj (2018–2019)^[4]
• Tine Urnaut (2019–2020)
• Osmany Juantorena (2022–2023)
• Bartosz Bednorz (2022–2023)
• Aleksandar Atanasijević (2023–2024)
• Michał Kubiak (2023–present)
• Maximiliano Cavanna (2023–2024)
• Maxwell Holt (2024–present)

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete.

• Shen Fulin (????-2005 and 2009 Chinese National Games)
• Ju Genyin (2005–2010)
• Wang Jian (2010–2012)
• Lyu Ningxin (2012–2014)
• Shen Qiong (2014–)

See also

• Shanghai women's volleyball team
• Chinese Volleyball Super League
  • Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team