Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club 广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Southern China Tigers (华南虎) | ||
| Founded |
June 1954 (Semi-professional) 8 January 1993 (Professional) | ||
| Ground | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 58,500 | ||
| Owner |
Evergrande Real Estate (60%) Alibaba (40%) | ||
| Chairman | Liu Yongzhuo | ||
| Manager | Luiz Felipe Scolari | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2015 | Chinese Super League, 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州恆大淘寶足球俱樂部 | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 华南虎 | ||||||||||||
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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club[1] is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under the license of the Chinese Football Association. The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and their home stadium is the Tianhe Stadium which has a seating capacity of 58,500. Their current majority shareholders are the Evergrande Real Estate Group (60%) and the e-commerce company Alibaba Group (40%).[2][3][4]
Originally founded in 1954, their biggest achievements were winning several second tier titles before they became professional in 1993 and achieved an upswing in results, leading to a runners-up spot in China's top tier. Unable to improve upon these results the club would go through a period of stagnation and then decline before they experienced a brief revival when they won the 2007 second division; however, in 2009 the club were embroiled in a match-fixing scandal. This saw them punished with relegation; however, the Evergrande Real Estate Group decided to purchase the club and pumped significant funds into the team which saw them immediately win promotion as well as gain their first ever top tier title in the following campaign in the 2011 season. The club is the first and only Chinese football club to win AFC Champions League twice, in 2013 and 2015 respectively.[5][6] The club is also the first ever Chinese club to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup, making its first appearance in 2013.
History
In June 1954, the local Guangzhou sports body founded Guangzhou F.C. to take part in the recently formed Chinese national football league and entered the club in the 1955 league season where they named Luo Dizhi as their first manager who guided them to an eighth spot finish in their debut campaign.[7] Unfortunately for Guangzhou, the league had grown to incorporate a second tier and their debut season performance final standing would see them relegated to the second division. Guangzhou would nevertheless go on to win the division championship, however the Chinese Football Association decided to restructure the league at the beginning of the 1957 season and Guangzhou were denied promotion.[8] Despite this, Luo Rongman managed the team to win the 1958 second division title; however, the club were unable to gain promotion because this time they went into receivership and were not officially re-established until April 1961 where they were allowed to take part in the top tier. Back within the top division Guangzhou often struggled within the league and were once again relegated to the second tier at the end of the 1963 league season where they remained until 1966 when the Cultural Revolution halted football in China.[9]
When the Chinese football league restarted, Guangzhou took the unusual step of abstaining from the competition and instead on 26 October 1977 brought Luo Rongman to manage in their development of their youth team.[10] The team would play within the National Youth League until 1980 when it was decided that they were mature enough to play in the football league pyramid and started in the recently created third division. The club's youth team development would immediately pay-off and players such as Mai Chao, Zhao Dayu and later Wu Qunli would all rapidly rise into Chinese international footballers that would see Guangzhou gain successive promotions until they reached the top tier. The harsh realities of the top division would hit the young players when at the end of the 1982 league season Guangzhou were relegated at the end of the campaign. With the club able to hold on to their young talent they would eventually return to the top division at the end of the 1984 season via the Chinese FA Cup. With this promotion on 1 October 1984, the club would be the first Chinese team to gain sponsorship when Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. signed a $200,000 annual deal with the club.[11]
Throughout the 1990s, the Chinese Football Association were demanding more professionalism from their football teams and while many were semi-professional, Guangzhou would be one of the first fully professional football clubs in China after the Apollo Group took over the club on 8 January 1993. Initially the investment would aid the manager Zhou Suian to help create a competitive squad and with Hu Zhijun going on to win the top goalscoring award Guangzhou were able to gain a runners-up spot at the 1994 league season.[12] The following season Zhou Suian left the team despite having twice guided the club to a runners-up position within the league as well as a runners up spot against Shanghai in the 1991 Chinese FA Cup. After his exit, the club were unable to replicate the same results and when influential international footballers Peng Weiguo and Hu Zhijun left the club, the team would go into free fall and were relegated at the end of the 1998 league season.[13] With the management concerned about the team's insipid display, an investigation was launched which discovered that Wen Junwu and three other players were in collusion with gambling groups and were immediately expelled from the club.[14] In 2001, the Guangzhou Sports Bureau took over the club once again and with significant investment coming from the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd it was hoped that the club could push for promotion; however, the division was rocked by a match-fixing scandal involving Changchun Yatai, Chengdu Wuniu, Jiangsu Sainty and Zhejing Greentown saw Guangzhou's new sponsors Geely immediately pull their funding from the team to distant themselves from the bad publicity.[15] This would see the club go through a tough transitional period until the Sunray Cave Group took over the club in 2004 and started to invest money in hopes of pushing for promotion.[16] When the Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals group took over the club in 2006, they were able to realize the ambition of gaining promotion when the club won the 2007 division title and entry to the Chinese Super League.[17]
In February 2010, Guangzhou was relegated back to the China League One in the fallout of a match-fixing scandal despite having achieved a ninth-place finish in the previous 2009 season.[18] The match in question was the 19 August 2006 league game against Shanxi Luhu, which saw Guangzhou win 5-1 when they were still playing in the China League One. It was discovered by the police that the Guangzhou general manager Yang Xu paid ¥200,000 to the opposing general manager Wang Po to secure a win at home and that Guangzhou's vice president's Wu Xiaodong and Xie Bin knew about it.[19] With the offending participants sentenced to jail for fraud, the club was put up for sale.[20] On 28 February 2010, Evergrande Real Estate Group took over the club for a fee of ¥100 million and Xu Jiayin, chairman of Evergrande Real Estate Group, said that they would pump more funds into the transfer market.[21] His first act was to sign in Chinese national team striker Gao Lin from Shanghai Shenhua for a reported fee of ¥6 million, then he replaced the previously existing head coach Peng Weiguo with former Beijing Guoan manager Lee Jang-Soo with no indication. In the 2010 summer transfer window, the club signed Sun Xiang, the first Chinese footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League with PSV Eindhoven, and Chinese national team captain Zheng Zhi on 28 June 2010. Two days later, on 30 June 2010, Guangzhou confirmed that they had signed Muriqui on a four-year deal from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Mineiro with a domestic record fee of ¥23 million.[22] On 30 October 2010, Guangzhou successfully became League One champions for the second time and returned to the Super League after a 3-1 win against Hunan Billows.[23]
During the 2011 season, Guangzhou Evergrande further strengthened its squad with the purchase of Argentinean Dario Conca and Brazilian Cléo.[24] Although the team was promoted to the Super League in the first year, they clinched the league title in late September 2011 although there were four games yet to play.[25] In March 2012, Guangzhou played and won their first ever AFC Champions League match, thrashing Korean champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5-1.[26] In addition, Paraguayan Lucas Barrios left the German champions Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2012 to join Guangzhou Evergrande.[27] Marcello Lippi replaced Lee Jang-Soo as the head coach and brought in South Korean defender Kim Young-Gwon and Chinese midfielder Huang Bowen.[28] Guangzhou was knocked out of the 2012 AFC Champions League when they lost 5-4 on aggregate to Al-Ittihad in the quarterfinals.[29] They were the first Chinese side to reach the quarterfinals since 2006. During the 2012 season, Guangzhou won the league for the second time in a row, becoming the first team in China to win the Super League title twice in a row, while also securing the Chinese FA Cup and Super Cup to become double winners for 2012.[30]
In the 2013 season, Guangzhou Evergrande strengthened their squad by signing Chinese goalkeeper Zeng Cheng and Brazilian Elkeson.[31] This proved to be beneficial to Guangzhou as they became the first team in China to win the Super League three times in a row. The club also won the 2013 AFC Champions League in the final against FC Seoul, after drawing 2-2 in the first leg in Seoul and 1-1 in the second leg in Guangzhou, becoming the first Chinese side to win the tournament on the away goals rule.[32] By winning the AFC Champions League, Guangzhou was assured a place in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering in the quarter-finals, beating the African champions Al Ahly 2–0. In the semi-finals, they were defeated by the European champions Bayern Munich 3-0. In the third place match, the club lost against South American champions Atletico Mineiro 3-2 and finished fourth place on the international stage.[33] Guangzhou won its fourth and fifth consecutive Chinese Super League titles in 2014 and 2015 respectively. On 21 November 2015, the club won its second continental championship, defeating Al Ahli 1-0 on aggregate in the 2015 AFC Champions League Final. In the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, Guangzhou won 2-1 against Club América in the quarter-finals before losing 3-0 against FC Barcelona in the semi-finals.[34] At the end, Guangzhou lost its third and fourth final 1-2 against Hiroshima Sanfrecce , which is the same place(the fourth place) like 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[35]
Ownership and naming history
| Year | Owner | Club name | Sponsored team name |
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| 1954–55 | Central and Southern China Institute of Sports | Central and Southern China Sports Institute Football Team | Central and Southern China White |
| 1955 | Guangzhou | ||
| 1956 | Central and Southern China White | ||
| 1956–57 | Guangzhou Institute of Sports | Guangzhou Institute of Sports Football Team | |
| 1958 | Guangzhou Football Team | ||
| 1959–61 | Guangzhou Public Security Bureau | Guangzhou Vanguard Football Team | |
| 1962–66 | Guangzhou Sports Bureau | Guangzhou Football Team | |
| 1977–79 | Guangzhou Youth Football Team | ||
| 1980–84 | Guangzhou Football Team | ||
| 1985–89 | Guangzhou Baiyun | ||
| 1989–93 | Guangzhou Football Club | ||
| 1993–00 | Guangdong Apollo Group | Guangzhou Apollo Football Club | |
| 2001–02 | Guangzhou Sports Bureau | Guangzhou Football Club | Guangzhou Geely |
| 2002–03 | Guangzhou Xiangxue | ||
| 2004–05 | Sunray Cave Group | Guangzhou Sunray Cave | |
| 2005–07 | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings | Guangzhou GPC Football Club | |
| 2007–08 | Guangzhou GPC Zhongyi | ||
| 2008–09 | Guangzhou GPC Baiyunshan | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou Sports Bureau | Guangzhou Football Club | |
| 2010 | Evergrande Real Estate Group | Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club | Guangzhou GAC |
| 2011–14 | |||
| 2014– | Evergrande Real Estate Group (50%→60%) Alibaba Group (50%→40%) |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club |
Crest history
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Guangzhou Apollo
1993–1995 -
Guangzhou Apollo
1996–2000 -
Guangzhou Geely
2001 -
Guangzhou Xiangxue
2002–2003 -
Guangzhou Sunray Cave
2004–2005 -
Guangzhou GPC
2006–2009 -
Guangzhou Evergrande GAC
2010 -
Guangzhou Evergrande
2011–2014 -
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
2015–
Rivalries
When professionalism was established within the Chinese football leagues in 1994, it opened the door for more than one team within each region. This saw the establishment of Guangzhou Matsunichi which used to be the youth academy of Guangzhou F.C. but were sold off to Matsunichi Digital Holdings Limited.[36] Direct ties between these two teams also saw them share the Yuexiushan Stadium. In their first meeting in the first round of the 1995 Chinese FA Cup, Matsunichi beat Guangzhou F.C. 4–3 on aggregate.[37] For a brief period during the 1998 season, both teams were in the top tier with Matsunichi finishing higher than Guangzhou F.C.; however, the rivalry would reach its peak and subsequent conclusion during the 2000 season with both clubs in the second tier fighting relegation. On 15 July 2000, Guangzhou F.C. won 3–1 against Matsunichi which inevitability helped lead to Matsunichi's relegation, causing Matsunichi to disband at the end of the season.[38][39]
When Guangzhou R&F moved to the city of Guangzhou, they would soon form a derby with the Guangzhou Evergrande, which is often referred to as the Canton derby.[40] The first derby encounter between them occurred on 16 March 2012 in which Guangzhou R&F won 2–0.[41] The win gained significance because it was won at the club's previous stadium; however, despite this contention, the two club owners Xu Jiayin and Zhang Li don't view the derby with hostility, and in the return fixture, they were seen enjoying a meal together instead of watching the game.[42]
Current squad
- As of 11 February 2016 [43]
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
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Club officials
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Luiz Felipe Scolari |
| Assistant coaches | Ivo Wortmann Flávio Murtosa Hao Wei |
| Goalkeeping coach | Carlos Pracidelli |
| Fitness coach | Darlan Schneider Rudy Pracidelli |
| Physiotherapist | Feliciano Fontoura |
| Team doctor | Gustavo Emilio Arcos Campos |
| Reserve team coach | Hao Wei |
| Reserve team assistant coach | Chang Weiwei Liu Zhiyu |
| Reserve team Fitness coach | Rudy Pracidelli |
| Reserve team Physiotherapist | Wan Bingfeng |
| Academy director / U-17 team coach |  Marco Pezzaiuoli |
Non-professional club period (1954–1993)
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Professional club period (1994–present)
- As of 20 December 2015 [44]
| # | Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Honours |
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| 1 | Zhou Suian |
2 July 1994 – 7 June 1995 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 44.83 | |
| 2 | Zhang Jingtian |
8 June 1995 – 28 December 1995 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37.50 | |
| 3 | Xie Zhiguang |
1996 – 17 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| 4 | Xian Dixiong |
18 April 1996 – 1996 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 32.00 | |
| 5 | Chen Yiming |
January 1997 – 13 August 1997 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 17.65 | |
| 6 | Mai Chao |
13 August 1997 – 12 June 1998 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 20.83 | |
| 7 | Chen Xirong |
12 June 1998 – 4 May 1999 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 19.05 | |
| 8 | Zhao Dayu |
1999 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 33.33 | |
| 9 | Gildo Rodrigues |
January 2000 – 19 April 2000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 | |
| 10 | Zhou Suian |
19 April 2000 – 23 September 2000 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33.33 | |
| * | Edson Tavares (caretaker) |
13 November 2000 – 11 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| 11 | Liu Kang |
11 December 2000 – 25 July 2001 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 31.25 | |
| 12 | Zhou Suian |
25 July 2001 – 2 September 2002 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41.67 | |
| 13 | Wu Qunli |
2 September 2002 – 19 December 2002 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| 14 | Zhou Suian |
19 December 2002 – 18 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| 15 | Mai Chao |
18 February 2003 – 31 October 2005 | 91 | 41 | 33 | 17 | 144 | 86 | +58 | 45.05 | |
| * |  Drago Mamić (caretaker) |
25 November 2005 – 25 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| 16 | Qi Wusheng |
25 February 2006 – 31 December 2006 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 61.54 | |
| 17 | Shen Xiangfu |
4 January 2007 – 30 November 2009 | 84 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 144 | 95 | +49 | 45.24 | 2007 China League One |
| * | Peng Weiguo (caretaker) |
1 December 2009 – 25 March 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| 18 |  Lee Jang-Soo |
25 March 2010 – 16 May 2012 | 73 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 164 | 65 | +99 | 67.12 | 2010 China League One 2011 Chinese Super League 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup |
| 19 |  Marcello Lippi |
17 May 2012 – 2 November 2014 | 126 | 82 | 23 | 21 | 281 | 121 | +160 | 65.08 | 2012 Chinese Super League 2013 Chinese Super League 2014 Chinese Super League 2012 Chinese FA Cup 2013 AFC Champions League |
| 20 | Fabio Cannavaro |
5 November 2014 – 4 June 2015 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 47.83 | |
| 21 | Luiz Felipe Scolari |
4 June 2015 – present | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 61.54 | 2015 Chinese Super League 2015 AFC Champions League |
Club honours
All-time honours list including semi-professional period.[45][46]
Domestic
Leagues
- Chinese Jia-B League / China League One
- Winners (5): 1956, 1958, 1981, 2007, 2010
Cups
- Winners (1): 2012
- Winners (1): 2012
International
Personal honours
| Player | Honor | Season |
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| Mai Chao |
Player of the Year | 1989 |
| Wu Qunli |
Player of the Year | 1990 1993 |
| Zhou Suian |
Coach of the Year | 1992 |
| Hu Zhijun |
Jia-A League Top Scorer | 1994 |
 Riffi Haddaoui |
Chinese FA Cup Top Scorer* | 1997 |
 Mikalay Ryndzyuk |
League One Top Scorer | 2005 |
 Luis Ramírez |
League One Top Scorer Chinese Super League Top Scorer* |
2007 2009 |
| Gao Lin |
League One Top Scorer | 2010 |
| Muriqui |
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year Chinese Super League Top Scorer Chinese FA Cup Top Scorer |
2011 |
| Cléo |
Chinese FA Super Cup Most Valuable Player | 2012 |
 Lucas Barrios |
Chinese FA Cup Most Valuable Player | |
| Marcello Lippi |
Chinese FA Cup Best Coach | |
| Zheng Zhi |
AFC Player of the Year | 2013 |
| Elkeson |
Chinese Super League Top Scorer | |
| Muriqui |
AFC Champions League Top Scorer AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player AFC Foreign Player of the Year | |
 Darío Conca |
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year Chinese FA Cup Most Valuable Player | |
| Zeng Cheng |
Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year | |
| Marcello Lippi |
Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year | |
| Elkeson |
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year Chinese Super League Top Scorer |
2014 |
| Ricardo Goulart |
Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year AFC Champions League Top Scorer AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player AFC Foreign Player of the Year |
2015 |
| Zeng Cheng |
Chinese Football Association Goalkeeper of the Year | |
| Luiz Felipe Scolari |
Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year | |
| Kim Young-gwon |
Korea Football Association Footballer of the Year | |
(* shared)
Results
All-time league rankings
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | League Cup | AFC | Other | Att./G | Stadium | |
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| 1955 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1956 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 14 1 | 1 2 | DNQ | – | – | – | ||||
| 1957 | 2 | 11 | 8 3 | 5 | NH | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 2 | 15 | 14 3 | 1 | NH | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| 1961 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 3 | 8 3 | NH | – | – | – | ||||
| 1962 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 3 | 25 | NH | – | – | – | ||||
| 1963 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 3 | 20 | NH | – | – | – | ||||
| 1964 | 2 | 7 | NH | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | 2 | 19 | 6 | NH | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Youth | 20 | NH | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Youth | 3 1 | NH | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | NH | – | – | – | ||||
| 1981 | 2 | 30 | 24 | – | 6 | 48 | 1 | NH | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1982 | 1 | 30 | 9 | – | 21 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 18 | 15 | NH | – | – | – | ||||
| 1983 | 2 | 15 | 11 | – | 4 | 22 | 2 2 | NH | – | – | – | |||||||
| 1984 | 2 | 10 | 3 1 | R1 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
| 1985 | 1 | 15 | 8 | – | 7 | +6 | 17 | 7 | 3 | – | – | DNQ | ||||||
| 1986 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | 7 | DNE | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1987 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 16 | 7 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1988 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 43 | 7 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1989 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 10 | 8 | NH | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1990 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +13 | 35 | 2 | R1 | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1991 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | 4 | RU | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1992 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | 2 | R1 | – | – | DNQ | ||||
| 1993 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0/4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 4 3 | 8 | NH | – | – | DNQ | Yuexiushan Stadium | |||
| 1994 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 | 2 | NH | – | – | DNQ | 10,545 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 1995 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | 5 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 18,818 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 1996 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 29 | 7 | R16 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 13,091 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 1997 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 25 | 8 | R16 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 15,364 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 1998 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | 14 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 5,385 | Ying Tung Stadium / Provincial People's Stadium | ||
| 1999 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 26 | 8 | R16 | DNQ | – | DNQ | Tianhe Stadium | |||
| 2000 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 10 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | Provincial People's Stadium | |||
| 2001 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 40 | 4 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 15,273 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2002 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 7,227 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2003 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 48 | 3 | R1 | DNQ | – | DNQ | 10,091 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2004 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 52 | 4 | R1 | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 13,647 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2005 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 52 | 4 | R16 | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 14,850 | Yuexiushan Stadium / Tianhe Stadium | ||
| 2006 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 48 | 3 | R16 | NH | NH | DNQ | 17,167 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 15 | +50 | 61 | 1 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 22,500 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2008 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 40 | 7 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 19,624 | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2009 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 9 5 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 20,057 | Yuexiushan Stadium / Guangzhou University City Stadium | ||
| 2010 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 57 | 1 | NH | NH | NH | DNQ | 9,083 | Zengcheng Stadium / Century Lotus Stadium / Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2011 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 68 | 1 | R2 | NH | NH | DNQ | 45,666 | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 58 | 1 | W | W | NH | QF | 37,250 | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| 2013 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 18 | +60 | 77 | 1 | RU | RU | NH | W | CWC | 4 | 40,428 | Tianhe Stadium |
| 2014 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 70 | 1 | R16 | RU | NH | QF | 42,288 | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 67 | 1 | R32 | RU | NH | W | CWC | 4 | 45,809 | Tianhe Stadium |
- No league games in 1959, 1966–72, 1975, 1976; Guangzhou did not enter the league in 1960, 1973, 1974 and 1977.
- ^1 In group stage. ^2 No promotion. ^3 In final group stage. ^4 Promoted via FA Cup. ^ 5 Relegated for match-fixing scandal.
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International results
Records
All-time top goalscorers
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 20 December 2015. Names in bold indicate players currently plays for Guangzhou.
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Club records
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 20 December 2015.
Wins
- Record home win: 10–0 against Nanjing Yoyo in China League One, 21 July 2010
- Record away win: 6–1 against Shanghai Shenhua in Jia-A League, 14 August 1994 and Harbin Lange in League One, 1 November 2003
Defeats
- Record home defeat: 2–5 against Shanghai Shenhua in Jia-A League, 8 May 1994
- Record away defeat: 0–6 against Changchun Yatai in Super League, 11 October 2008
Streaks
- Longest unbeaten streak (league): 44 games (32 wins and 12 draws) during the 2010 League One to 2011 Super League seasons
- Longest home unbeaten run (league): 34 games during 2010 League One season to 2012 Super League season (29 wins and 5 draws)
- Longest away unbeaten run (league): 23 games (14 wins and 9 draws) during the 2010 League One to 2011 Super League seasons
- Longest streak without a win (league): 12 games (5 draws and 7 defeats) during the 2002 Jia-B League season
- Longest streak without a win at home (league): 7 games (4 draws and 3 defeats) during the 1998 Jia-A League season
- Longest streak without a win away (league): 21 games (11 draws and 10 defeats) during 1996 to 1998 Jia-A League seasons
- Longest winning streak (league): 9 games during the 2007 League One season and 2014 Super League season
- Longest home winning streak (league): 12 games during the 2011 to 2012 Super League season
- Longest away winning streak (league): 9 games during the 2015 Super League season
- Longest losing streak (league): 6 games during the 1998 Jia-A League season
- Longest home losing streak (league): 3 games during the 1998 Jia-A League season
- Longest away losing streak (league): 7 games during 1999 to 2000 Jia-B League seasons
- Longest drawing streak (league): 6 games during the 2004 League One season
- Longest home drawing streak (league): 3 games during the 2000 Jia-B League season, 2004 League One season and 2009 Super League season
- Longest away drawing streak (league): 4 games during 2000 to 2001 Jia-B League seasons
- Longest scoring run (league): 23 games during the 2010 League One to 2011 Super League season
- Longest scoring run at home (league): 36 games during 2010 League One to 2012 Super League season
- Longest scoring run away (league): 11 games during the 2010 League One to 2011 Super League seasons and during 2013 Super League season
- Longest non-scoring run (league): 6 games during the 1997 Jia-A League season
- Longest non-scoring run at home (league): 3 games during the 1997 Jia-A League season and 1999 Jia-B League season
- Longest non-scoring run away (league): 9 games during the 1997 Jia-A League season
- Longest streak without conceding a goal (league): 4 games during 2001 to 2002 Jia-B League seasons and 2007 League One season
- Longest streak without conceding a goal at home (league): 7 games during 2001 to 2002 Jia-B League seasons
- Longest streak without conceding a goal away (league): 4 games during the 2010 League One season and 2011 Super League season
- Longest streak with conceding goals (league): 9 games during 2001 to 2002 Jia-B League seasons and 2009 Super League season
- Longest streak with conceding goals at home (league): 9 games during the 2006 League One season
- Longest streak with conceding goals away (league): 14 games during 1999 to 2000 Jia-B League seasons
Record results in a season
- Most wins in a league season: 24 – 2013 Super League seasons
- Most draws in a league season: 16 – 2004 League One season
- Most draws in a first-tier league season: 10 – 1997 Jia-A League season, 2008 Super League season and 2009 Super League season
- Most defeats in a league season: 14 – 1998 Jia-A League season
- Fewest wins in a league season: 4 – 1998 Jia-A League season and 2002 Jia-B League season
- Fewest draws in a league season: 3 – 2006 League One season
- Fewest draws in a first-tier league season: 5 – 1994 Jia-A League season and 2013 Super League season
- Fewest defeats in a league season: 1 – 2007 League One season, 2010 League One season and 2013 Super League season
- Fewest defeats in a first-tier league season: 1 – 2013 Super League season, 2015 Super League season
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 78 – 2013 Super League season
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 14 – 1997 Jia-A League season
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 42 – 2008 Super League season
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15 – 2007 League One season
- Fewest first-tier league goals conceded in a season: 18 – 2013 Super League season
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances in the league: Feng Junyan, 222 games, 2003–14
- Most appearances in all matches: Feng Junyan, 252 games, 2003–14
- Most first-tier league appearances: Gao Lin, 134 games, 2011–present
Goalscorers
- Most goals in all competitions: Muriqui, 77 goals, 2010–14
- Most goals in first-tier league: Elkeson, 59 goals, 2013–15
- Most goals in a season: 34 goals, Elkeson in the 2014 season
- Most goals in a match: 4 goals, Hu Zhijun against Shanghai Shenhua, 14 August 1994 and Muriqui against Nanjing Yoyo, 21 July 2010
- Fastest goal: Tan Ende, 10 seconds, against Yanbian Hyundai, 2 June 1996
Transfers
- Record transfer fee paid: signing Jackson Martínez from Atlético Madrid for €42 million, February 2016
- Record transfer fee received: selling Elkeson to Shanghai SIPG for €18 million, January 2016
Past and present internationals
Names in bold indicate players who had international appearances for their country while playing for Guangzhou.
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Notes and references
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External links
- Official website (Chinese)
- Supporters' website (Chinese)
- Stats on Sina (Chinese)
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