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Basketball team
Kunlun
Club · Russia · KHL
«Kunlun»
387
Matches
126
wins
261
losses
930–1353
Goals
−423
Difference
2.4
Scored per game
Form
L
28 Aug · Away Yekaterinburg · 0:6
W
29 Aug · Home Nizhny Novgorod · 7:3
L
30 Aug · Away Bars Kazan · 0:4
W
6 Sep · Away Nizhnekamsk · 5:4
L
8 Sep · Away Lokomotiv Yaroslavl · 1:3
W
10 Sep · Away Dinamo Minsk · 4:3
Arena Mytishchi holds 7,000 for hockey. Kunlun arrived in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2016, and the paperwork behind it moved fast: a protocol of intent signed in March, board approval in June, and a participation contract for the 2016–17 season signed the same month in Beijing. Playing out of Mytishchi rather than China from the outset, the club carried the name Kunlun Red Star until August 2025, when it was rebranded as the Shanghai Dragons.
On the ice, the record stayed thin. The club reached the KHL playoffs just once, in its debut season, and Metallurg Magnitogorsk ended the run in the first round, winning the series 4–1. The one trophy worth naming came earlier that same year, in the pre-season Romazan Memorial Cup, which Kunlun won in 2017.
Red, black and gold made up the club's colours from the start.
Latest results
All matches| 10 Sep | KHL |
Dinamo Minsk
A
|
4:3 | W |
| 8 Sep | KHL |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
A
|
1:3 | L |
| 6 Sep | KHL |
Nizhnekamsk
A
|
5:4 | W |
| 30 Aug | Club Friendly |
Bars Kazan
A
|
0:4 | L |
| 29 Aug | Club Friendly |
Nizhny Novgorod
H
|
7:3 | W |
| 28 Aug | Club Friendly |
Yekaterinburg
A
|
0:6 | L |
Standing
KHLGroup stage · Tarasov Division
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 13:5 | 0 |
| 2 |
Kunlun
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 10:10 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Dynamo Moscow
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 9:10 | 0 |
| 4 |
 Cherepovets
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 4:13 | 0 |
| 5 |
Dinamo Minsk
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 8:11 | 0 |
| 6 |
 CSKA Moscow
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 9:10 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 387
387
Matches
126
wins
261
losses
930–1353
Goals
−423
Difference
2.4
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 387 | 182 | 205 |
| Scored | 930 | 441 | 489 |
| Conceded | 1353 | 615 | 738 |
| Scored per game | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Conceded per game | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Difference | −423 | −174 | −249 |
Fixtures of Kunlun
-
15 Sep · 17:30
SKA St. Petersburg
A
KHL
-
22 Sep · 17:30
Yekaterinburg
H
KHL
-
10 Sep
Dinamo Minsk
A
4:3
W
-
8 Sep
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
A
1:3
L
-
6 Sep
Nizhnekamsk
A
5:4
W
-
30 Aug
Bars Kazan
A
0:4
L
-
29 Aug
Nizhny Novgorod
H
7:3
W
-
28 Aug
Yekaterinburg
A
0:6
L
-
14 Aug
Magnitogorsk
A
2:3
L
-
5 Feb
CSKA Moscow
H
0:1
L
Honours of Kunlun
- Romazan Memorial Cup 2017 1