Guangzhou F.C. in international competitions

Guangzhou F.C. is a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou. Their first participation in international competitions was during the 2012 season, when they competed in the AFC Champions League. Their first match was against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, won by Guangzhou 5–1.

Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League on two occasions, in 2013 and 2015.

Matches

All results list Guangzhou's goal tally first.

Key
  • (H) = Home
  • (A) = Away
  • (N) = Neutral
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
2012[1] AFC Champions League Group stage South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 (A), 1–3 (H)
Thailand Buriram United 1–2 (H), 2–1 (A)
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
Round of 16 Japan FC Tokyo 1–0 (H)
Quarter-final Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2–4 (A), 2–1 (H)
2013[2] AFC Champions League Group stage Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
Thailand Muangthong United 4–0 (H), 4–1 (A)
Round of 16 Australia Central Coast Mariners 2–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
Quarter-final Qatar Lekhwiya 2–0 (H), 4–1 (A)
Semi-final Japan Kashiwa Reysol 4–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
Final South Korea FC Seoul 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H)[a]
2013[3] FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-final Egypt Al-Ahly 2–0 (N)
Semi-final Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 (N)
Third place match Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2–3 (N)
2014[4] AFC Champions League Group stage Australia Melbourne Victory 4–2 (H), 0–2 (A)
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
Round of 16 Japan Cerezo Osaka 5–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Quarter-final Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 (A), 2–1 (H)[b]
2015[5] AFC Champions League Group stage South Korea FC Seoul 1–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 (A), 0–2 (H)
Japan Kashima Antlers 4–3 (H), 1–2 (A)
Round of 16 South Korea Seongnam FC 1–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
Quarter-final Japan Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
Semi-final Japan Gamba Osaka 2–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
Final United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
2015[6] FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-final Mexico Club América 2–1 (N)
Semi-final Spain Barcelona 0–3 (N)
Third place match Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 (N)
2016[7] AFC Champions League Group stage South Korea Pohang Steelers 0–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
Australia Sydney FC 1–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 (H), 0–1 (A)
2017[8] AFC Champions League Group stage Hong Kong Eastern 7–0 (H), 6–0 (A)
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 (H), 2–2 (A)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
Round of 16 Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)[a]
Quarter-final China Shanghai SIPG 0–4 (A), 5–1 (H)[c]
2018 AFC Champions League Group stage Thailand Buriram United 1–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
South Korea Jeju United 5–3 (H), 2–0 (A)
Round of 16 China Tianjin Quanjian 0–0 (A), 2–2 (H)[b]
2019 AFC Champions League Group stage Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
South Korea Daegu FC 1–3 (A), 1–0 (H)
Australia Melbourne Victory 4–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Round of 16 China Shandong Luneng 2–1 (H), 2–3 (A)[d]
Quarter-final Japan Kashima Antlers 0–0 (H), 1–1 (A)[a]
Semi-final Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 (A), 0–1 (H)
2020 AFC Champions League Group stage[e] Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Cancelled
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0, 1–1
Japan Vissel Kobe 1–3, 2–0
2021 AFC Champions League Group stage[f] Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–2, 0–5
Thailand Port 0–3, 1–5
Hong Kong Kitchee 0–1, 0–1
2022 AFC Champions League Group stage[g] Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5, 0–2
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0–8, 0–1
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 0–3, 0–5
  1. ^ a b c Won on away goals rule.
  2. ^ a b Lost on away goals rule.
  3. ^ Lost on penalties.
  4. ^ Won on penalties.
  5. ^ All group stage matches were held in Qatar due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ All group stage matches were held in Thailand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guangzhou played with their reserve team.
  7. ^ All group stage matches were held in Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Guangzhou played with their reserve team.

Statistics

As of 30 April 2022

By competition

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
AFC Champions League 99 40 26 33 153 133 +20 040.40
FIFA Club World Cup 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 033.33

By season

Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win% Round
2012 AFC Champions League 9 5 1 3 17 13 +4 055.56 Quarter-finals
2013 AFC Champions League 14 9 4 1 36 11 +25 064.29 Winners
2013 FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 033.33 Fourth place
2014 AFC Champions League 10 5 1 4 17 12 +5 050.00 Quarter-finals
2015 AFC Champions League 14 7 4 3 19 14 +5 050.00 Winners
2015 FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 033.33 Fourth place
2016 AFC Champions League 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 033.33 Group stage
2017 AFC Champions League 10 4 4 2 25 12 +13 040.00 Quarter-finals
2018 AFC Champions League 8 3 5 0 14 8 +6 037.50 Round of 16
2019 AFC Champions League 12 4 3 5 14 13 +1 033.33 Semi-finals
2020 AFC Champions League 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 025.00 Group stage
2021 AFC Champions League 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 000.00 Group stage
2022 AFC Champions League 6 0 0 6 0 24 −24 000.00 Group stage

By nation

Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Australia 12 7 1 4 21 14 +7 058.33
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 China 6 2 2 2 11 11 +0 033.33
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Hong Kong 4 2 0 2 13 2 +11 050.00
 Japan 38 14 10 14 51 50 +1 036.84
 Malaysia 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 000.00
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Qatar 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
 South Korea 24 8 10 6 33 31 +2 033.33
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Thailand 8 3 2 3 14 14 +0 037.50
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2013". RSSSF. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 Technical Report and statistics" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2014". RSSSF. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2015". RSSSF. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "2015 Technical Report and statistics" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2016". RSSSF. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2017". RSSSF. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.