Club: Shanghai SIPG (rebranded as Shanghai Port in early 2021)

• Country / Base: China — based in the city of Shanghai (not Taiwan).
• Ownership: Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG).
• Home ground: Shanghai Stadium.
• Founded / origins: Club traces roots to Shanghai East Asia (Xu Genbao's project); became SIPG after the investor takeover and later renamed Shanghai Port following Chinese FA naming rules.
• Major honour (recent): Chinese Super League champions in 2018.

Manager around 2020–21:

• Vítor Pereira (Portuguese). Appointed late 2019 and managed the club through the COVID-affected 2020 season and into 2021.
• Pereira departed the club in mid‑2021 to take up a new role elsewhere, so his spell covered the 2020 season and the early part of 2021.

Squad highlights around that period:

• Key foreign stars included attacking leaders Oscar and Hulk, who were focal points of the team’s midfield and attack during the 2020/21 timeframe.
• The squad combined high-profile international recruits with domestic Chinese players developed through the club’s setup.

2020/21 context:

• The 2020 season was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with altered schedules and formats for the Chinese Super League and continental competitions.
• Vítor Pereira’s tenure focused on stabilizing the team under these exceptional conditions before his departure in mid‑2021.

Short summary: Shanghai SIPG (now Shanghai Port) is a top-tier Chinese club from Shanghai, owned by SIPG, with notable stars such as Oscar and Hulk. Vítor Pereira was the head coach from late 2019 through mid‑2021, managing the club during the unusual 2020 season and into 2021, after which the club moved on to a new coach.