2015 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

Guangzhou R&F 2015
Chairman China Zhang Li
Manager Romania Cosmin Contra
Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium
AFC Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
MoroccoAbderazak Hamdallah
NigeriaAaron Samuel
(1 goal)
All:
MoroccoAbderazak Hamdallah
ChinaLu Lin
(2 goal)
← 2014

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Romania Cosmin Contra
Team leader China Li Bing
Assistant coaches Romania Marius Nicolae
Spain Ángel López Pérez
Fitness coach Spain Francesco Martinez
Spain Alberto Peribánez Rivas
Goalkeeping coach China Huang Hongtao
China Yang Li
Team physician China Yang Junchao
Brazil Cleiton Victorino
Reserve team coach China Xie Yuxin

Transfer

In:

No. Position Player
3 China DF Yu Yang (from Beijing Guoan) [1]
4 China DF Jin Yangyang (from Dalian Aerbin) [2]
6 China MF Wang Song (from Hangzhou Greentown) [3]
10 Spain MF Míchel Herrero (from Spain Valencia CF) [4]
13 China FW Ye Chugui (from Meixian Hakka) [5]
24 China FW Men Yang (loan return from Yinchuan Helanshan)
27 China GK Liu Dianzuo (from Shanghai Shenxin) [6]
- China DF Zeng Chao (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave)
- China MF Liang Yanfeng (loan return from Nanjing Qianbao)
- China FW Wen Chao (loan return from Yinchuan Helanshan)
- China MF Wu Wei'an (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave)
- China DF Gao Jiulong (loan return from Nanjing Qianbao)

Out:

No. Position Player
3 China DF Liu Cheng (Retired)
6 China DF Xu Bo (to Shijiazhuang Yongchang) [7]
10 Brazil MF Davi (to Shanghai SIPG) [8]
13 China MF Wu Wei'an (to Shenzhen F.C.) [9]
17 China DF Li Zhe (Retired)
26 China MF Wu Pingfeng (Retired) [10]
28 China DF Gao Jiulong (to Nanjing Qianbao)
36 China MF Zhu Baojie (to Guizhou Renhe) [11]
53 China DF Zhao Ming (to Yanbian Changbaishan)

Squad

As of 5 March 2015 [12]

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 Cheng Yuelei
3 China DF Yu Yang
4 China DF Jin Yangyang
5 China DF Zhang Yaokun (captain)
6 China MF Wang Song
7 China FW Jiang Ning
8 South Korea MF Park Jong-Woo
9 Morocco FW Abderazak Hamdallah
10 Spain MF Michel Herrero
11 China MF Jiang Zhipeng
13 China MF Ye Chugui
14 China DF Li Jianhua
15 South Korea DF Jang Hyun-Soo
16 China DF Feng Zhuoyi
17 China GK Zhang Shichang
No. Position Player
18 China FW Zhang Yuan
19 China MF Wang Xiaolong
20 China MF Tang Miao
21 China FW Chang Feiya
23 China MF Lu Lin
24 China FW Men Yang
25 Nigeria FW Aaron Samuel
26 China DF Zhang Chenlong
27 China GK Liu Dianzuo
28 China GK Pei Chensong
29 China FW Zhang Shuo
30 China DF Fu Yunlong
32 China DF Chen Zipeng
33 China MF Li Yan
35 China FW Min Junlin

Competitions

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Seongnam FC (Q) 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10 Advance to knock-out stage
2 Japan Gamba Osaka 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7
3 Thailand Buriram United 5 2 1 2 7 7 0 7
4 China Guangzhou R&F (E) 5 1 1 3 3 8 5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2015. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

References