1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1998
Manager China Mai Chao (to 12 June)
China Chen Xirong (from 13 June)
Stadium Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Jia-A League 14th (Relegated)
FA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Šimičić (8)
All:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Šimičić (9)
1997
1999

The 1998 season is the 45th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 31st season in the Chinese football league and the 5th season in the professional football league. After selling two key players (Peng Weiguo and Hu Zhijun) at the beginning of the season, the club finished the last place of the league in this season and relegated to Jia-B League.

Squad[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 China GK Dong Guozhi
3 China DF Peng Changying (captain)
4 China DF Chen Yaohua
5 China DF Peng Jinbo
6 China FW Lü Jianjun
7 China DF Ye Zhibin
8 China MF Wen Junwu
9 China DF Huang Haibin
11 China FW Tan Ende
12 China DF Ma Zhuojun
13 China FW Min Jin
No. Position Player
14 China FW Yuan Junhui
15 China MF Liang Jianfeng
16 China DF Mai Guangliang
17 China MF Tan Weiming
18 China FW Zheng Cong
20 China FW Feng Yongxiang
21 South Korea MF Park Ji-Ho
22 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Ivica Šimičić
25 China MF Zhong Qirong
28 China GK Kong Guoxian
29 Australia GK Peter Blazincic

Transfers

Winter

In

No. Position Player
7 China DF Ye Zhibin (from Guangzhou Songri)
21 South Korea MF Park Ji-Ho (from South Korea Pohang Steelers)
22 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Ivica Šimičić (from Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Zvezdara)
28 China GK Kong Guoxian (from Guangzhou Songri)

Out

No. Position Player
7 China FW Hu Zhijun (to Guangzhou Songri)
8 Australia MF Robert Markovac (to Australia Green Gully)
9 China MF Wen Zhijun (loan to Beijing Kuanli)
10 China MF Peng Weiguo (to Qianwei Huandao)
27 Nigeria FW Dominic Iorfa (to Hong Kong Buler Rangers)

Match results

Jia-A League

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FA Cup

Notes and references