2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018
ChairmanChina Gao Han [1]
ManagerItaly Fabio Cannavaro
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League2nd
FA CupFifth Round
FA Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brazil Talisca
(16 goals)
All:
Brazil Ricardo Goulart
(21 goals)
Highest home attendance49,967 vs Shanghai SIPG
3 November 2018 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance18,739 vs Guizhou Hengfeng
2 May 2018 (FA Cup)
Average home league attendanceleague: 47,002
all: 43,934
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The 2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season is the 65th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and its 51st season in the Chinese football league, also its 29th season in the top flight. The club appointed Italian manager Fabio Cannavaro as manager for the second time on 9 November 2017 after Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to extend his contract.[2] The chairman of the club was changed to Gao Han by owner Evergrande Group on the same day.[1]

Transfers

In

Winter

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
17 FW China Yang Liyu 20 Portugal Gondomar Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
22 MF China Tang Shi 22 China Meizhou Hakka Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
23 DF China Deng Hanwen 22 China Beijing Renhe Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
MF China Ju Feng 22 Japan Ehime FC Loan return - 25 December 2017 [4]
FW China Shewket Yalqun 24 China Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Loan return - 1 January 2018
18 MF China Guo Jing 20 China Meizhou Hakka Loan return - 1 January 2018
MF China Xu Li'ao 22 Bulgaria OFC Pomorie Loan return - 1 January 2018
MF China Zhang Jiaqi 26 China Shenzhen Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF China Gong Liangxuan 24 China Chengdu Qbao Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF China Han Pengfei 24 China Guizhou Hengfeng Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF China Liu Haidong 22 China Heilongjiang Lava Spring Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF China Liu Hao 21 China Guizhou Hengfeng Loan return - 1 January 2018
GK China Liu Weiguo 25 China Yinchuan Helanshan Loan return - 1 January 2018
40 GK China Liu Shibo 20 China Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan return - 1 January 2018
30 DF China Hu Ruibao 21 Denmark Vejle Boldklub Transfer Free 16 January 2018 [5]
8 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 26 China Tianjin TEDA Transfer Undisclosed 28 January 2018 [6]
33 MF China Zhong Yihao 21 China Qingdao Jonoon Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [7]
54 DF China Lü Zheng 28 China Shenzhen Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018

Summer

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
24 MF Brazil Talisca 24 Portugal Benfica Loan € 5.8 millions 8 June 2018 [8]
DF China Imran Kurban 19 Czech Republic FK Mohelnice Loan return - 30 June 2018
MF China Zheng Jie 22 France AJ Auxerre Loan return - 30 June 2018
9 MF Brazil Paulinho 29 Spain Barcelona Loan € 5.5 millions 8 July 2018 [9]

Out

Winter

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
30 FW Brazil Muriqui 31 - End of contract - 30 November 2017 [10]
17 DF China Liu Jian 33 China Beijing Renhe Transfer Free (part of Deng Hanwen's transfer deal) 28 December 2017 [11]
9 FW Colombia Jackson Martínez 31 - Released - 31 January 2018 [12]
48 MF China Zheng Jie 22 France AJ Auxerre Loan Undisclosed 31 January 2018 [13]
DF China Yang Zhaohui 19 South Korea Busan FC Loan Undisclosed 7 February 2018 [14]
26 FW China Wang Jingbin 22 China Shanghai Shenxin Loan Undisclosed 25 February 2018 [15]
MF China Zhang Jiaqi 26 China Guangzhou R&F Loan Undisclosed 25 February 2018
13 GK China Fang Jingqi 25 China Meizhou Meixian Techand Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [16]
GK China Fang Zihong 20 China Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018
DF China Han Pengfei 24 China Guizhou Hengfeng Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [17]
MF China Huang Yuanqiang 20 China Meizhou Meixian Techand Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [16]
45 MF China Li Geng 20 China Dalian Transcendence Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [18]
DF China Lin Jianwei 21 China Qingdao Huanghai Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [19]
DF China Liu Hao 22 China Guizhou Hengfeng Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [20]
DF China Liu Ruicheng 18 China Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018
14 DF China Rong Hao 30 China Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [21]
MF China Wu Xiaotian 20 China Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018
FW China Xie Weijun 20 China Tianjin TEDA Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [22]
MF China Hu Yangyang 22 China Hainan Boying Transfer Free 3 March 2018
DF China Liu Haidong 23 China Hainan Boying Transfer Undisclosed 9 March 2018
MF China Chen Zijie 21 China Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
52 DF China Guan Haojin 22 China Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
53 FW China Ye Guochen 21 China Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
18 MF China Yang Xin 24 China Jiangxi Liansheng Transfer Undisclosed 11 March 2018 [24]
MF China Luo Jiacheng 23 China Zhenjiang Huasa Transfer Undisclosed 13 March 2018
MF China Gan Tiancheng 23 China Shenzhen Ledman Transfer Undisclosed 15 March 2018 [25]
42 MF China Wang Rui 24 China Shenzhen Ledman Transfer Undisclosed 15 March 2018 [25]
47 DF China Wu Yue 19 China Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]
54 DF China Zhou Wenxin 20 China Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]
55 MF China Guo Tao 19 China Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]

Summer

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
12 DF China Wang Shangyuan 25 China Henan Jianye Loan Free[27] 30 June 2018 [28]
MF China Xu Li'ao 23 China Zibo Sunday Loan Undisclosed July 2018
FW China Zeng Qingshen 21 Denmark Vejle Boldklub Transfer Free 17 July 2018 [29]
MF China Zhang Aokai 18 Spain Espanyol Transfer Undisclosed 19 July 2018 [30]
GK China Zhao Tianci 23 Japan YSCC Yokohama Transfer Free 18 August 2018 [31]
8 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 26 Portugal Sporting CP Loan Undisclosed 23 August 2018 [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
2018-01-14 Belgium Eupen N 0–2 / Lotiès (17'), Leye (75')
2018-01-22 Denmark Brøndby IF N 3–3 Alan (3', 37'), Yu Hanchao (7') / Wilczek (12'), Tibbling (20'), Mensah (66')
2018-02-03 Denmark FC Midtjylland N 2–1 Alan (37'), Yang Liyu (84') / Kairinen (76')
2018-02-09 South Korea Gangwon FC H 3–3 Goulart, Gao Lin, Zheng Long / Đerić (2), Kim Seung-yong
2018-06-23 China Jiangsu Suning N 4–0 Alan (2), Huang Bowen, Gao Lin
2018-07-01 Czech Republic Fastav Zlín N 1–1 Gao Lin (50'-pen.) / Železník (5')
2018-07-04 Romania Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe N 2–1 Alan (11', 20') / Hadnagy (86')
2018-07-07 Russia Orenburg N 3–2 Yu Hanchao (60'), Gudelj (62'), Talisca (90+1') / Popović (8', 14'-pen.)

The Dubai International Cup 2018

25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao China 0–0 Denmark Copenhagen Dubai
15:30 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Hassan Kareem (United Arab Emirates)
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao China 1–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Dubai
19:00 UTC+4 Gao Lin 86' Report Driussi 28'
Kokorin 30'
Zabolotny 57'
Terentyev 84'		 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao China 1–5 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Dubai
19:00 UTC+4 Alan 84' (pen.) Report Bořil 2', 45'
Zmrhal 43'
Necid 51'
Souček 60'		 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Zayed Al Awlaqi (United Arab Emirates)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2018 Chinese Super League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shanghai SIPG (C) 30 21 5 4 77 33 +44 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 30 20 3 7 82 36 +46 63
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 30 17 7 6 57 39 +18 58 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Beijing Sinobo Guoan[a] 30 15 8 7 64 45 +19 53 Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Jiangsu Suning 30 13 9 8 48 33 +15 48
Source: League table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reserve league points; 6) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.

Results by round

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GroundHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWDDWLDLWLWWWLWWWWWWWWWWLLW
Position1153222334554444444433222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 20 3 7 82 36  +46 63 12 1 2 49 15  +34 8 2 5 33 21  +12

Last updated: 11 November 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Matches

2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–5 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,839
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Ma Li
9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,693
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Yang Yang
Fourth official: Lin Jun
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,241
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Huang Tao
Fourth official: Zhang Long
30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) 4 Tianjin Quanjian 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,099
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue
Fourth official: Kou Jianxun
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) 5 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,942
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yang Yang
Fourth official: Niu Minghui
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 6 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 22,303
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Lin Jun
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 7 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shi Xiang
Fourth official: Wu Liying
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 8 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,492
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Zhang Cheng
Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 9 Dalian Yifang 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Dalian
15:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 41,096
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Hu Chengjun
Fourth official: Wang Zhe
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 10 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–2 Hebei China Fortune Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,751
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Yu Yue, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: He Xiaohu
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) 11 Beijing Renhe 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
15:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium
Attendance: 19,387
Referee: Lin Jun
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji
Fourth official: Shen Yinhao
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) 12 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–0 Guizhou Hengfeng Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,982
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Zhang Long
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) 14 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Chongqing SWM Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,579
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjin, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Huang Yi
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 15 Tianjin TEDA 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Kou Jianxun
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 16 Guangzhou R&F 2–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 12,996
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue
Fourth official: Xia Jun
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 17 Changchun Yatai 3–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Changchun
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 27,682
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Huang Yi
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 18 Henan Jianye 0–5 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Zhengzhou
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Hanghai Stadium
Attendance: 21,899
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Shen Pengxiang
Fourth official: He Xiaohu
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 19 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Tianjin Quanjian Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,527
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yi Xueyun
Fourth official: Ma Li
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 20 Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Jinan
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 42,035
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Guan Xing
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 21 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,793
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan), Sanjar Shoyusupov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan
14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 22 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Beijing Sinobo Guoan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 49,736
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Tang Shunqi
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)[note 1] 13 Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 25,139
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Assistant referees: György Ring (Hungary), Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official: Wang Jing
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 23 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase 2–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Nanjing
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 50,973
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Sun Kai
Fourth official: Lin Jun
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 24 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 3–0 Dalian Yifang Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,392
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Wang Jing
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 25 Hebei China Fortune 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Langfang
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Langfang Stadium
Attendance: 22,346
Referee: Zhang Lei
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yi Xueyun
Fourth official: Huang Yi
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 26 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 6–1 Beijing Renhe Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,295
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shen Pengxiang
Fourth official: Tang Shunqi
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 27 Guizhou Hengfeng 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guiyang
15:30 UTC+8
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Huang Tao
Fourth official: Huang Yi
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 28 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–5 Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 49,967
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant referees: René Rohde (Germany), Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Ma Li
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) 29 Chongqing SWM 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Chongqing
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 33,680
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Liu Wei
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 30 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–1 Tianjin TEDA Guangzhou
15:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 32,796
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ashley Beecham (Australia), Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Fourth official: Ma Li

Chinese FA Cup

Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Cup
25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) Fourth round Ningxia Mountain & Sea 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yinchuan
19:35 UTC+8 Zhang Wenzhao 26'
Feng Boxuan Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium
Attendance: 26,723
Referee: Zhang Xiaochen
Assistant referees: Meng Xiangkun, Wang Wei
Fourth official: Ning Zhaobing
2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Fifth round Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Guizhou Hengfeng Guangzhou
19:50 UTC+8[note 2] Tang Shi 23'
Zhang Chenglin Yellow card 45'
Alan 54' (pen.)
Yang Liyu Yellow card 56'
Hu Ruibao Yellow card 70'		 Jiang Liang Yellow card 3'
Li Yingjian Yellow card 22'
Zheng Kaimu 42'
Liang Xueming soccer ball with red X 71' (pen.)
Liang Xueming 87'
Liang Xueming Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 18,739
Referee: Guan Xing
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Xu Xianghui
Fourth official: Niu Minghui
Penalties
Alan soccer ball with red X
Deng Yubiao soccer ball with check mark
Deng Hanwen soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Chery
soccer ball with check mark Li Yingjian
soccer ball with check mark Min Junlin
soccer ball with check mark Zhu Zhengyu

Chinese FA Super Cup

Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8 Deng Hanwen Yellow card 23'
Huang Bowen 26'
Alan 43'
Yu Hanchao Yellow card 45'
Gao Lin 65'
Goulart Yellow card 85'
Goulart 90+2' (pen.)		 Guarín 36'
Li Yunqiu Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,998
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Cao Yi
Fourth official: Guan Xing

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Thailand Buriram United 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Japan Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
4 South Korea Jeju United 6 1 0 5 6 11 −5 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) 1 Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–1 Thailand Buriram United Guangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+8 Goulart 16'
Liao Lisheng Yellow card 63'
Wang Shangyuan Yellow card 88'		 Report Edgar 57'
Diogo Yellow card 77'
Pravinwat Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 28,893
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) 2 Cerezo Osaka Japan 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Osaka, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Yamashita Yellow card 52' Report Goulart Yellow card 35'
Gao Lin Yellow card 52'
Liao Lisheng Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 9,885
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) 3 Guangzhou Evergrande China 5–3 South Korea Jeju United Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi Yellow card 34'
Alan 45+4'
Goulart 52'
Goulart 57' (pen.)
Gudelj Yellow card 60'
Goulart 86'
Wang Shangyuan Yellow card 90'
Goulart 90+2'		 Report Jin Seong-wook 20'
Cruz 29'
Kim Won-il Yellow card 62'
Jin Seong-wook Yellow card 90+1'
Lee Chan-dong Yellow card 90+2'
Lee Chang-min 90+3'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 37,693
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) 4 Jeju United South Korea 0–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande Seogwipo, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Lee Dong-soo Yellow card 47'
Kim Won-il Yellow card 75'
Kim Won-il Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card		 Report Gudelj 27'
Alan 37'
Gao Lin Yellow card 61'
Gudelj Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 4,035
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) 5 Buriram United Thailand 1–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Yoo Jun-soo 90+2' Report Zheng Long 20'
Zheng Zhi Yellow card 32'
Huang Bowen Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Chang Arena
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 6 Guangzhou Evergrande China 3–1 Japan Cerezo Osaka Guangzhou, China
19:00 UTC+8 Huang Bowen 6'
Alan 57'
Alan 86'		 Report Fukumitsu 10'
Funaki Yellow card 36'
Sakemoto Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,692
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) First leg Tianjin Quanjian China 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Tianjin, China
19:30 UTC+8 Modeste Yellow card 13'
Mi Haolun Yellow card 39'
Liu Yiming Yellow card 52'
Wang Jie Yellow card 65'		 Report Kim Young-gwon Yellow card 50'
Yu Hanchao Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 23,508
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Second leg Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–2 China Tianjin Quanjian Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Goulart 17'
Zheng Zhi Yellow card 27'
Zhang Linpeng Yellow card 45+1'
Goulart 48'
Huang Bowen Yellow card 51'		 Report Pato 19'
Wang Jie 52'
Zhang Cheng Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,632
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2–2 on aggregate. Guangzhou lost on away goals.

Statistics

As of 11 November 2018[35]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals Apps. Starts Goals
2 MF China Liao Lisheng 11 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 16 5 0
3 DF China Mei Fang 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
4 MF China Xu Xin 7 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 3 0
5 DF China Zhang Linpeng 26 26 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 1 1 0 35 35 0
6 DF China Feng Xiaoting 26 26 1 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 1 0 34 33 1
7 FW Brazil Alan Carvalho 12 11 13 1 1 1 8 8 4 1 1 1 22 21 19
8 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 11 11 2 0 0 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 18 18 3
9 MF Brazil Paulinho 19 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 13
10 MF China Zheng Zhi 17 17 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 21 21 0
11 MF Brazil Ricardo Goulart 19 19 13 0 0 0 8 8 7 1 1 1 28 28 21
12 DF China Wang Shangyuan 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
15 MF China Zhang Wenzhao 9 4 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 1
16 MF China Huang Bowen 20 12 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 1 1 1 28 18 2
17 FW China Yang Liyu 18 6 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 8 2
19 GK China Zeng Cheng 27 27 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 33 33 0
20 MF China Yu Hanchao 26 24 5 0 0 0 8 5 0 1 1 0 35 30 5
21 DF China Zhang Chenglin 11 6 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 9 1
22 MF China Tang Shi 5 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 1
23 DF China Deng Hanwen 21 17 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 25 19 1
24 MF Brazil Talisca 18 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 16
25 DF China Zou Zheng 8 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0
27 MF China Zheng Long 12 5 3 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 18 8 4
28 DF South Korea Kim Young-gwon 5 5 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 13 13 0
29 FW China Gao Lin 28 22 10 0 0 0 7 7 0 1 1 1 36 30 11
30 DF China Hu Ruibao 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
32 GK China Liu Dianzuo 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 8 8 0
33 MF China Zhong Yihao 9 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 0
34 MF China Feng Boxuan 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 0
35 DF China Li Xuepeng 27 26 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 1 1 0 36 35 0
36 MF China Deng Yubiao 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
58 FW China Wang Jinze 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 81 3 14 4 102

Goalscorers

Rank Player No. Pos. Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 Brazil Ricardo Goulart 11 MF 13 0 7 1 21
2 Brazil Alan Carvalho 7 FW 13 1 4 1 19
3 Brazil Talisca 24 MF 16 0 0 0 16
4 Brazil Paulinho 9 MF 13 0 0 0 13
5 China Gao Lin 29 FW 10 0 0 1 11
6 China Yu Hanchao 20 MF 5 0 0 0 5
7 China Zheng Long 27 MF 3 0 1 0 4
8 Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 8 MF 2 0 1 0 3
9 China Huang Bowen 16 MF 0 0 1 1 2
China Yang Liyu 17 FW 2 0 0 0 2
11 China Feng Xiaoting 6 DF 1 0 0 0 1
China Zhang Wenzhao 15 MF 0 1 0 0 1
China Zhang Chenglin 21 DF 1 0 0 0 1
China Tang Shi 22 MF 0 1 0 0 1
China Deng Hanwen 23 DF 1 0 0 0 1
China Wang Jinze 58 FW 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 81 3 14 4 102

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 MF China Liao Lisheng 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF China Mei Fang 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 MF China Xu Xin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF China Zhang Linpeng 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 DF China Feng Xiaoting 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
7 FW Brazil Alan Carvalho 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
8 MF Serbia Nemanja Gudelj 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 MF Brazil Paulinho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF China Zheng Zhi 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
11 MF Brazil Ricardo Goulart 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
12 DF China Wang Shangyuan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF China Huang Bowen 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
17 FW China Yang Liyu 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
19 GK China Zeng Cheng 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF China Yu Hanchao 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
21 DF China Zhang Chenglin 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 MF China Tang Shi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF China Deng Hanwen 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1
24 MF Brazil Talisca 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
25 DF China Zou Zheng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 MF China Zheng Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
28 DF South Korea Kim Young-gwon 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW China Gao Lin 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
30 DF China Hu Ruibao 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 MF China Zhong Yihao 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 MF China Feng Boxuan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 DF China Li Xuepeng 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
TOTALS 69 2 3 4 0 0 17 0 0 3 0 0 93 2 3

Notes

  1. ^ Match was postponed from 21 July to 18 September due to the arrival of Severe Tropical Storm Ampil.[33][34]
  2. ^ Match was postponed from 19:35 to 19:50 due to thunderstorm.

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