2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season

Guangzhou F.C. 2009
Chairman China Li Chuyuan
Manager China Shen Xiangfu
Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium
Chinese Super League 9th
Top goalscorer Honduras Luis Ramírez,17 goals
Highest home attendance 23,120
(v Qingdao Jonoon, 24 October)
Lowest home attendance 17,000
(v Shandong Luneng, 15 May)
Average home league attendance 20,054
Home colours
Away colours
2008
2010

The 2009 season is the 56th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 42nd season in the Chinese football league, also the 21st season in the top-flight, the 2nd consecutive year. The club are participating in the Chinese Super League and will play their home games at Yuexiushan Stadium.

Xu Liang scored the first hat-trick of 2009 Chinese Super League and the first of his career to help Guangzhou beat Dalian Shide 3–1 at home on 6 April 2009.

Kits and sponsors

The team kits for the 2009 season are produced by Nike. The title sponsor is Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the shirt sponsors are Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (front) and Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. (back).[1]

Home kit
Away kit

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach China Shen Xiangfu
Assistant coach China Tang Pengju
Assistant coach China Ren Jiaqing
Assistant coach China Sun Chengyao
Goalkeeping coach Serbia Edin
Fitness coach China Ye Zhibin

First-team squad

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 Zhi Xinhua
2 China DF Li Zhihai (Captain)
3 China MF Li Yan
4 China DF Zhou Lin
5 Peru DF Ismael Enrique Alvarado
6 China MF Huang Zhiyi
7 China MF Feng Junyan
8 Brazil MF Diogo
9 Honduras FW Luis Ramírez
10 Brazil FW Diego
11 China MF Li Benjian
12 China GK Zhang Si
13 China FW Tang Dechao
14 China MF Cao Zhijie
15 China FW Yang Yihu
16 China MF Xu Deen
No. Position Player
17 China MF Cai Yaohui
18 China FW Yang Bin
19 China DF Zhang Hongnan
20 China MF Xu Liang (Vice-captain)
21 China GK Tan Ning
22 China GK Li Shuai
23 China MF Lu Lin
24 China DF Wang Xiaoshi
25 China MF Li Jianhua
26 China MF Wu Pingfeng
27 China MF Li Bin
28 China MF Bai Lei
29 China DF Cui Wei
30 China FW Ni Bo (from July)
31 China MF Hu Zhaojun (from July)

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From
8 FWBrazil Diogo Brazil SC Internacional
25MFChina Li JianhuaChina Shenzhen FC
30FWChina Ni BoChina Hubei Greenery
15FWChina Yang Yihu Youth team
18FWChina Yang Bin Youth team
19DFChina Zhang Hongnan Youth team
21GKChina Tan NingChina Nanjing Tiehu
27MFChina Li Bin Youth team

Loan in

# Pos Player From Duration
11MFChina Li BenjianChina Tianjin Teda2009 season
29MFChina Cui WeiChina Changchun Yatai2009 season
31MFChina Hu ZhaojunChina Dalian Shide16th game to 30th game

Out

# Pos Player To
8FWBrazil José Filho DuarteChina Chongqing Lifan
––FWChina Li ZhixingHong Kong TSW Pegasus
15MFChina Ma LiangReleased
18FWChina Yang PengfengRetired
27MFChina Luo XiReleased
31DFChina Dai XianrongReleased
17FWChina Wen XiaomingRetired
19DFChina Zhang SuozhiRetired
21MFChina Jia WenpengRetired
25MFChina Gao MingRetired

Loan out

# Pos Player To Duration
––DFChina Zhang JianChina Guangdong Sunray Cave2009 season

Match results

Friendly matches

Chinese Super League

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 10 11 38 38 0 37 8 6 1 27 12 +15 1 4 10 11 26 −15
Match won Match drawn Match lost Biggest win Biggest loss
Kick-off (GMT+8) Opponents H / A Result Scorers (opponents are indicated in italics) Referee Attendance Pos
2009-03-21 19:30 Henan Construction A 1 – 2 Leandro Netto 22', Bai Lei 54', Emmanuel Olisadebe 59' Tan Hai 23,239 11th
2009-03-28 15:30 Shenzhen Asia Travel A 2 – 1 Li Zhihai 42', Mouchid 62', Xu Liang 89' Zhang Lei 16,000 6th
2009-04-06 16:00 Dalian Shide H 3 – 1 Xu Liang 29' (p), Zhu Ting 45', Xu Liang 52' (p), 67' Sun Baojie 20,000 4th
2009-04-11 19:30 Hangzhou Greentown A 2 – 3 Valdo 24', Diego 55', Ma Cheng 67', 79', Luis Ramírez 80' Tan Hai 14,656 7th
2009-04-18 19:30 Chongqing Lifan H 3 – 1 José Duarte 19', Xu Liang 43', Luis Ramírez 75', Tang Dechao 80' Fan Qi 18,000 4th
2009-04-25 15:30 Changsha Ginde A 0 – 0 Tao Rancheng 7,532 6th
2009-05-02 15:30 Jiangsu Sainty H 1 – 0 Xu Liang 84' (p) Li Yuhong 22,600 4th
2009-05-09 15:30 Chengdu Blades A 1 – 2 Wang Hao 10', Rodrigues 51', Luis Ramírez 75' Wan Daxue 10,000 6th
2009-05-15 15:30 Shandong Luneng H 1 – 1 Luis Ramírez 4', Han Peng 47' Zhang Lei 17,000 6th
2009-05-24 15:30 Shaanxi Chan-Ba A 1 – 4 Li Yan 39', Wan Houliang 81', Wang Peng 85', Wang Yun 90',Luis Ramírez 91'+ Wan Daxue 21,400 8th
2009-06-13 19:30 Shanghai Shenhua H 2 – 1 Luis Ramírez 21',Yu Tao 46'+,Xu Liang 55' Fan Qi 21,000 4th
2009-06-20 19:30 Changchun Yatai A 0 – 2 Liu Xiaodong 11', Li Zhihai 22' (OG) Tao Rancheng 11,000 6th
2009-06-28 15:30 Beijing Guoan H 1 – 1 Yan xiangchuang 42',Xu Liang 65' (p) Zhang Zhengping 21,680 9th
2009-07-02 19:30 Qingdao Jonoon A 0 – 0 Wang Jin 6,000 9th
2009-07-05 15:30 Tianjin Teda H 1 – 1 Diogo 40',Ma Leilei 53' Zhang Lei 21,160 11th
2009-08-02 15:30 Henan Construction H 2 – 0 Diego 60', Luis Ramírez 86' Xu Fuxin 22,160 7th
2009-08-08 15:30 Shenzhen Asia Travel H 6 – 1 Luis Ramírez 25', Wu Pingfeng 28', Diego 33', Feng Junyan 61',Hernán Barcos 65' (p),Diogo 81', Luis Ramírez 85' Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) 22,000 5th
2009-08-22 19:00 Dalian Shide A 0 – 0 Li Jun 14,000 4th
2009-08-26 15:30 Hangzhou Greentown H 2 – 0 Xu Liang 38', Wu Pingfeng 51' Zhou Chuan 18,900 4th
2009-08-30 19:30 Chongqing Lifan A 0 – 1 José Duarte 75' Huang Junjie 8,000 6th
2009-09-05 15:30 Changsha Ginde H 2 – 1 Luis Ramírez 8',71'(p), Liu Jianye 84' Huang Yejun 21,000 6th
2009-09-12 19:30 Jiangsu Sainty A 1 – 3 Wang Yang 9', Lu Bofei 48', Li Jianhua 62'(OG),Luis Ramírez 77'(p) Huang Junjie 13,000 6th
2009-09-16 15:30 Chengdu Blades H 1 – 2 Luis Ramírez 64'(p),Brendon Šantalab 74'(p),84' Tan Hai 7th
2009-09-20 19:30 Shandong Luneng A 1 – 1 Alejandro Cichero 21', Luis Ramírez 68' Wan Daxue 15,367 8th
2009-09-26 15:30 Shaanxi Chan-Ba H 1 – 1 Xu Liang 70',Yu Hai 75' Li Jun 22,000 8th
2009-10-05 19:30 Shanghai Shenhua A 1 – 3 Sun Xiang 12',53' , Luis Ramírez 62',Aleksander Rodić 82' Zhou Gang 10th
2009-10-10 15:30 Changchun Yatai H 1 – 1 Ricardo Steer 30',Luis Ramírez 83' Wang Jin 18,500 9th
2009-10-17 15:30 Beijing Guoan A 0 – 2 Ryan Griffiths 14',89' Tao Rancheng 36,500 10th
2009-10-24 15:30 Qingdao Jonoon H 0 – 0 Huang Junjie 23,120 8th
2009-10-31 15:30 Tianjin Teda A 1 – 2 Han Yanming 28' , Luis Ramírez 60(p)',Cao Yang 83(p)' Tao Rancheng 8,000 9th

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
7 Chengdu Blades (R) 30 11 6 13 32 397 39+ Relegation to China League One
8 Dalian Shide 30 10 8 12 27 314 38rowspan=1 style="background-color:white;"|
9 Guangzhou GPC (R) 30 9 10 11 38 380 37+ Relegation to China League One Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12-10
Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6-7
Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8-10
Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9-8
10 Jiangsu Sainty 30 9 10 11 30 300 37rowspan=7 style="background-color:white;"|
11 Shenzhen Ruby 30 10 10 10 36 404 37*
12 Shaanxi Renhe 30 9 10 11 26 24+2 37

Updated to games played on 31 Oct 2009.Only position 7-12 showed, for full table see Chinese Super League 2009 table.
* Shenzhen were deducted 3 points for wearing wrong kits at home against Shanghai on 30 Aug 2009 and thereby causing a one-hour delay of the match.[3]
+ Relegated due to match fixing on February 23, 2010.[4]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Match(es) drawn; L = Match(es) lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (Q) = Qualified for Champions League.

Squad stats

Updated to games played on 31 October 2009.
To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon once or twice.

Player Pos Apps Starts Goals YC Yellow cardRed cardSYC
Honduras Luis Ramírez FW 30 30 17 1 0
China Xu Liang MF 23 23 10 7 1
Brazil Diego FW 26 25 3 5 0
China Wu Pingfeng MF 27 20 2 5 0
Brazil Diogo MF 19 9 2 2 0
China Feng Junyan MF 27 25 1 5 1
China Bai Lei MF 20 19 1 3 0
China Li Zhihai DF 13 11 1 3 0
China Tang Dechao FW 7 0 1 1 0
China Li Shuai GK 29 29 0 0 0
China Li Jianhua MF 28 21 0 0 0
China Li Yan MF 26 18 0 2 0
Peru Ismael Alvarado DF 25 24 0 1 0
China Li Benjian MF 24 18 0 2 0
China Zhou Lin DF 17 15 0 5 0
China Cui Wei DF 16 11 0 1 0
China Lu Lin MF 15 6 0 1 0
China Hu Zhaojun MF 13 11 0 1 1
China Huang Zhiyi DF 13 6 0 1 0
China Wang Xiaoshi DF 9 7 0 1 0
China Cao Zhijie MF 1 1 0 0 0
China Zhang Si GK 1 1 0 0 0
China Xu Deen MF 1 0 0 0 0
Total –– –– –– 38 47 3

No appearances player not listed.

Youth teams

U19s

Kick-off (GMT+8) Opponents H / A Result
2009-04-08 09:00 Yanbian U19s N 1 – 0
2009-04-10 Qingdao Jonoon U19s N TBC
2009-04-12 14:30 Beijing Guoan U19s N 0 – 0
2009-04-14 14:30 Shandong FA U19s A 1 – 4
2009-04-16 Changsha Ginde U19s N TBC
2009-04-18 14:30 Tianjin Teda U19s N 1 – 1
2009-04-20 14:30 Shandong Luneng U19s A 1 – 1
2009-07-11 8:30 Changchun Yatai U19s N 0 – 1
2009-07-13 16:00 Hubei FA U19s N 3 – 1
2009-07-14 10:15 Qingdao Hailifeng U19s N 2 – 3
2009-07-16 10:15 Tianjin Tanggu U19s N 4 – 1

For table see 2009 Chinese U–19 League table

Notes and references

External links