Shandong Taishan lost to Yokohama Marinos 1:2 at home in the first leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals. The two sides competed in the same group in the group stage.
In the previous two rounds, Shandongs lost 0:1 and 0:3 respectively, and failed to score in the two games. In 2005, the two sides had faced off as early as 2005, when ShandongTaishan defeated their opponents 2:1 at home and 1:0 away.