Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club is a professional football club based in Guangzhou, known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, China, and is the current champion of the Chinese Super League. Tianhe Stadium is the home ground of the club.
[edit] History
The club was founded in June, 1954 as Guangzhou Football Team. It became the first professional football club in China after Apollo Group took over the club in January, 1993. Guangzhou have won five second tier league titles in 1956, 1958, 1981, 2007 and 2010. The best achievement in the first tier league is second place which Guangzhou finished in 1992 and 1994. Guangzhou also reached the final of Chinese FA Cup in 1991 but lost 1–0 to Shanghai.
On 21 February 2010, Guangzhou was relegated to China League One in the fallout of a match fixing scandal despite having achieved the ninth place in the previous season of Chinese Super League.[1] The match in question dated back to 2006, when the club was still playing in the China League One. Guangzhou paid CNY 200,000 to its opponent to secure a win at home. On 28 February 2010, Evergrande Real Estate Group took over the club with a fee of ¥100 million. Xu Jiayin, chairman of Evergrande Real Estate Group, said that they would pump more funds into the transfer market. His first act was to sign in China 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 coach 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 Zheng Zhi, former China national team captain on 28 June. More pleasant amazement came in two days later, on 30 June, 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 $3.5 million.[2] On 30 October 2010, Guangzhou successfully achieved League One champion for the second time and returned to Super League after a 3–1 victory to Hunan Billows.
During the 2011 season, Guangzhou Evergrande further strengthened its' squad with the purchase of Argentinean Dario Conca and Brazilian Cléo. 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 4 games yet to play.
[edit] Honours
Guangzhou players celebrated club's second
League One title
- Winner (1): 2011
- Runners-up (2): 1992, 1994
- Winners (5): 1956, 1958, 1981, 2007, 2010
- Runners-up (2): 1983, 1990
- Third place (2): 2003, 2006
- Runners-up (1): 1991
- Winners (1): 2012
[edit] All-time league rankings
| Season |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
| Division |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Youth |
Youth |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Position |
8 |
1 2 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
9 1 |
18 |
20 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
3 1 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
2 2 |
9 3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
| Season |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Division |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Position |
2 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
9 4 |
1 |
1 |
- No league game in 1959, 1966–72, 1975, 1976; Guangzhou did not enter the league in 1973, 1974 and 1977.
- ^1 in group stage; ^2 no promotion; ^3 promoted via FA Cup; 4 relegated for match-fixing scandal.
[edit] Recent seasons
| Year |
Tier |
Pld |
W |
W% |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Pos |
Cup |
| 1994 |
1 |
22 |
11 |
50 |
5 |
6 |
35 |
27 |
+8 |
27[3] |
2 |
not held |
| 1995 |
1 |
22 |
7 |
31.8 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
27 |
+1 |
28 |
5 |
1st round |
| 1996 |
1 |
22 |
7 |
31.8 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
25 |
+1 |
29 |
7 |
Last 16 |
| 1997 |
1 |
22 |
5 |
22.7 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
20 |
−6 |
25 |
8 |
Last 16 |
| 1998 |
1 |
26 |
4 |
15.4 |
8 |
14 |
25 |
41 |
−16 |
20 |
14 |
1st round |
| 1999 |
2 |
22 |
6 |
27.3 |
8 |
8 |
26 |
30 |
−4 |
26 |
8 |
Last 16 |
| 2000 |
2 |
22 |
6 |
27.3 |
7 |
9 |
27 |
27 |
0 |
25 |
10 |
1st round |
| 2001 |
2 |
22 |
11 |
50 |
7 |
4 |
31 |
16 |
+15 |
40 |
4 |
1st round |
| 2002 |
2 |
22 |
4 |
18.2 |
9 |
9 |
23 |
30 |
−7 |
21 |
11 |
1st round |
| 2003 |
2 |
26 |
13 |
50 |
9 |
4 |
40 |
20 |
+20 |
48 |
3 |
1st round |
| 2004 |
2 |
32 |
12 |
37.5 |
16 |
4 |
47 |
29 |
+18 |
52 |
4 |
1st round |
| 2005 |
2 |
26 |
15 |
57.7 |
7 |
4 |
50 |
22 |
+28 |
52 |
4 |
Last 16 |
| 2006 |
2 |
24 |
15 |
62.5 |
3 |
6 |
45 |
25 |
+20 |
48 |
3 |
Last 16 |
| 2007 |
2 |
24 |
19 |
79.2 |
4 |
1 |
65 |
15 |
+50 |
61 |
1 |
not held |
| 2008 |
1 |
30 |
10 |
33.3 |
10 |
10 |
41 |
42 |
−1 |
40 |
7 |
not held |
| 2009 |
1 |
30 |
9 |
30 |
10 |
11 |
38 |
38 |
0 |
37 |
9[4] |
not held |
| 2010 |
2 |
24 |
17 |
70.8 |
6 |
1 |
61 |
21 |
+40 |
57 |
1 |
not held |
| 2011 |
1 |
30 |
20 |
66.7 |
8 |
2 |
67 |
23 |
+44 |
68 |
1 |
2nd Round |
[edit] Records
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 2 November 2011.
[edit] Club records
[edit] 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
[edit] 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): 33 games (21 wins and 12 draws) during 2002 to 2005 League One seasons
- 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
- Longest home winning streak (League): 10 games during the 2007 League One season
- Longest away winning streak (League): 7 games during the 2010 League One 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): 27 games during 2010 League One to 2011 Super League season (ongoing)
- Longest scoring run away (League): 11 games during the 2010 League One to 2011 Super League seasons
- 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
[edit] Wins/draws/losses in a season
- Most wins in a league season: 20 – 2011 Super League season
- 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
- Fewest defeats in a league season: 1 - 2007 League One season and 2010 League One season
- Fewest defeats in a first-tier league season: 2 - 2011 Super League season
- Most League goals scored in a season: 67 - 2011 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: 20 - 1997 Jia-A League season
[edit] Player records
[edit] Appearances
- Most appearances in the league: Feng Junyan, 187 games, 2003–present
- Most first-tier league appearances: Peng Changying, 105 games, 1994–1998
[edit] Goalscorers
- Most goals in all competitions: Luis Ramírez, 48 goals, 2007−09
- Most goals in first-tier league: Hu Zhijun, 36 goals, 1994−97
- Most goals in a season: Gao Lin, 20 goals, during the 2010 League One season
- Most goals in a match: Hu Zhijun, 4 goals, 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
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Current squad and staff
- As of 27 February 2012.
[edit] First Team Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Coaching staff
[edit] Notable former players
| Person |
Guangzhou Record |
Claim to Fame |
 Diego Barcelos |
2008-09, 51 games, 9 goals |
Earned 6 caps playing for Brazil U20 from between 2004 and 2005. |
 Corneliu Papură |
2006, 19 games, 1 goal |
Earned 2 caps for Romania in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. |
 Luis Ramírez |
2001,2007–09, 85 games, 48 goals |
The first and the only player to win both Chinese Jia League and Chinese Super League golden boot award.
Holds club record for most league goals in a career. |
 Su Yongshun |
1950s |
China national team manager, 1980–82, W 9 D 5 L 6 |
 Isamu Tsuji |
1994, 4 games, 0 goal |
First foreign player in Guangzhou F.C. history.
First Japanese football player in the Chinese professional league |
[edit] Past and present Internationals
Names in bold indicate players who had international cap when played for Guangzhou F.C.
- Angola
- Australia
- Belarus
- Cameroon
- Canada
- China PR
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- DR Congo
- Honduras
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- Hong Kong
- Korea Republic
- Nigeria
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Romania
- Trinidad and Tobago
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[edit] All-time top league scorers
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 29 October 2011. Names in bold indicate players currently plays for Guangzhou
[edit] Personal honours
[edit] Managerial history
[edit] Non-professional club period (1954−1993)
| |
| Manager |
Period |
| Luo Dizhi |
1954-56 |
| Zeng Peifu |
1956 |
| Zheng Deyao |
1956 |
| Luo Rongman |
1956-61 |
| Li Wenjun |
1964 |
| Lin Xiaocai |
1966-76 |
| Luo Rongman |
1977 |
| Feng Meilu |
1977 |
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[edit] Professional club period (1994−present)
[edit] Ownership and naming history
| Year |
Owner |
Club name |
Sponsored team name |
| 1954-84 |
Guangzhou Sports Bureau |
Guangzhou Football Team |
|
| 1985-88 |
Guangzhou Baiyun |
| 1989-92 |
Guangzhou Football Club |
| 1993-00 |
Guangdong Apollo Group |
Guangzhou Apollo Football Club |
|
| 2001 |
Guangzhou Sports Bureau |
Guangzhou Football Club |
Guangzhou Geely |
| 2002-03 |
Guangzhou Xiangxue |
| 2004-05 |
Sunray Cave Group |
Guangzhou Sunray Cave |
| 2006-09 |
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings |
Guangzhou GPC Football Club |
|
| 2010- |
Evergrande Real Estate Group |
Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club |
Guangzhou GAC |
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2002-03
Guangzhou Xiangxue
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2004-05
Guangzhou Sunray Cave
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[edit] Youth team honours
- Winners (1): 2000
- Chinese U−19 Winners' Cup
- Third place (1): 2008
- Winners (2): 2004, 2005
- Chinese U−23 Championship
- Winners (1): 1998
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
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Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.
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Liu Yongzhuo
Lee Jang-Soo
Current season
Georg Meyer
Diego Barcelos
Corneliu Papură
Luis Ramírez
Isamu Tsuji
Mikalay Ryndzyuk
