2014 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season

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ChairmanLiu Yongzhuo (to 26 February 2014)
Kang Bing (26 February 2014 to 7 July 2014)
Zhang Yong (from 7 July 2014)
ManagerMarcello Lippi
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League1st
Guangzhou Evergrande 2014
ChairmanLiu Yongzhuo (to 26 February 2014)
Kang Bing (26 February 2014 to 7 July 2014)
Zhang Yong (from 7 July 2014)
ManagerMarcello Lippi
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League1st
FA Cup4th round
FA Super CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Elkeson (28)
All: Elkeson (34)
Highest home attendance48,765 vs Beijing Guoan
26 October 2014 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance36,351 vs Shanghai SIPG
30 April 2014 (Super League)
Average home league attendanceleague: 42,154
all: 41,379
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The 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande season is the 61st year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and is its 47th season in the Chinese football league, also its 25th season in the top flight.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CHN Fang Jingqi
2 MF  CHN Liao Lisheng
3 DF  CHN Mei Fang
4 DF  CHN Zhao Peng
5 DF  CHN Zhang Linpeng
6 DF  CHN Feng Xiaoting
7 MF  CHN Feng Junyan (vice captain)
8 MF  BRA Renê Júnior
9 MF  BRA Elkeson
10 MF  CHN Zheng Zhi (captain)
11 FW  BRA Muriqui
12 MF  CHN Zheng Long
13 GK  CHN Xu Guangliao
14 MF  CHN Feng Renliang
15 GK  CHN Dong Chunyu
16 MF  CHN Huang Bowen
17 MF  CHN Liu Jian
18 FW  CHN Dong Xuesheng
19 GK  CHN Zeng Cheng
20 MF  CHN Yang Xin
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  CHN Peng Xinli
22 GK  CHN Li Shuai
23 FW  ITA Alessandro Diamanti
24 DF  CHN Liu Haidong
25 FW  CHN Gan Tiancheng
26 MF  CHN Yu Hanchao
27 FW  CHN Wang Junhui
28 DF  KOR Kim Young-gwon
29 FW  CHN Gao Lin
30 FW  CHN Yang Chaosheng
31 MF  CHN Luo Jiacheng
32 DF  CHN Sun Xiang
33 DF  CHN Rong Hao
34 MF  CHN Hu Weiwei
35 DF  CHN Li Xuepeng
37 MF  CHN Zhao Xuri
38 FW  ITA Alberto Gilardino
39 MF  CHN Tan Jiajun
40 DF  CHN Hu Bowen

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
42 GK  CHN Zhao Tianci
43 GK  CHN Ye Guochen
44 DF  CHN Chen Jinchao
45 DF  CHN Hu Bao
46 DF  CHN Wang Zihang
47 DF  CHN Huang Yabin
48 FW  CHN Wang Yifeng
49 DF  CHN Liu Ruicheng
50 MF  CHN Li Zhongyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
51 MF  CHN Hu Weilun
52 DF  CHN Guan Haojin
53 FW  CHN Liang Xueming
55 MF  CHN Ren Yiren
56 MF  CHN Lin Zhikeng
57 MF  CHN Hu Yangyang
58 DF  CHN Wen Haojun
59 DF  CHN Li Jianbin
60 MF  CHN Qin Sheng

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Italy Marcello Lippi
Assistant coaches Italy Narciso Pezzotti
Italy Massimiliano Maddaloni
China Li Tie
Goalkeeping coach Italy Michelangelo Rampulla
Fitness coach Italy Claudio Gaudino
Reserve team coach Italy Fabrizio Del Rosso
Reserve team assistant coach China Pang Li
Reserve team goalkeeping coach China Chen Gang
Academy director / U-17 team coach Germany Marco Pezzaiuoli (from 20 October 2014)
Medical adviser Italy Enrico Castellacci
Team doctors / Physiotherapists Italy Silvano Cotti
China Liu Shulai† (to 29 September 2014)
Germany Georg Meyer (to 30 June 2014)
Scouts Italy Franco Ceravolo (to 31 May 2014)
Italy Andrea Innocenti (from 12 August 2014)

Last updated: August 2014
Source: Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. Archived 2013-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

Transfers

In

Winter

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
40 DF China Hu Bowen 19 China Shanghai Dongya Transfer ¥1 million November 2013 [1]
FW Brazil Cléo 28 Japan Kashiwa Reysol Loan return N / A 28 November 2013 [2]
8 MF Brazil Renê Júnior 24 Brazil Tombense Transfer €5 million 24 December 2013 [3]
21 MF China Peng Xinli 22 China Chengdu Tiancheng Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
59 DF China Li Jianbin 24 China Shanghai Shenhua Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
DF Brazil Paulão 27 Brazil Cruzeiro Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
MF Brazil Renato Cajá 29 Brazil Vitória Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
DF China Tu Dongxu 22 China Meizhou Kejia Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
MF China Wang Rui 20 China Meixian Hakka Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
FW China Ye Weichao 24 China Meizhou Kejia Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
DF China Zhang Yujia 22 China Meizhou Kejia Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
MF China Peng Shaoxiong 24 China Meizhou Kejia Loan return N / A 31 December 2013
3 DF China Mei Fang 24 China Wuhan Zall Transfer Free transfer (Free agent) 1 January 2014 [4]
12 MF China Zheng Long 25 China Qingdao Jonoon Transfer Free transfer (Free agent) 1 January 2014
17 MF China Liu Jian 29 China Qingdao Jonoon Transfer Free transfer (Free agent) 3 January 2014 [5]
23 MF Italy Alessandro Diamanti 30 Italy Bologna Transfer €6.9 million 7 February 2014 [6]
18 FW China Dong Xuesheng 24 China Dalian Aerbin Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2014 [7]

Summer

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
MF Brazil Renato Cajá 29 Turkey Bursaspor Loan return N / A 1 June 2014
26 MF China Yu Hanchao 27 China Dalian Aerbin Transfer ¥48 million 10 June 2014 [8][9]
35 DF China Li Xuepeng 25
15 GK China Dong Chunyu 23 China Shenyang Zhongze Loan return N / A July 2014
38 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 32 Italy Genoa Transfer €5 million 11 July 2014 [10]

Out

Winter

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
DF Brazil Paulão 27 Brazil Internacional Transfer Undisclosed 20 December 2013 [11][12]
15 MF Argentina Darío Conca 30 Brazil Fluminense Transfer Free transfer (End of contract) 31 December 2013 [13]
26 MF China Li Bin 22 China Yinchuan Helanshan Transfer Undisclosed February 2014 [12]
38 DF China Zhang Yujia 23 China Guizhou Zhicheng Transfer Undisclosed February 2014 [12]
MF China Peng Shaoxiong 24 China Meizhou Kejia Transfer Undisclosed February 2014 [12]
24 MF China Shi Hongjun 22 China Meizhou Kejia Transfer Undisclosed February 2014 [12]
23 MF China Li Zhilang 22 China Meizhou Kejia Transfer Undisclosed February 2014 [12]
1 GK China Yang Jun 32 China Shenyang Zhongze Transfer Free transfer (End of contract) 7 February 2014 [12][14]
FW Brazil Cléo 28 Released Undisclosed February 2014 [12]

Summer

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
60 MF China Qin Sheng 27 Meizhou Kejia Released June 2014 [15]
11 FW Brazil Muriqui 28 Qatar Al Sadd Transfer $8 million 13 July 2014 [16]
MF Brazil Renato Cajá 29 Brazil Ponte Preta Transfer Undisclosed 27 July 2014 [12][17]
DF China Huang Jiaqiang 24 China Jiangxi Liansheng Transfer Undisclosed 28 July 2014 [12]

Loan out

Squad number Position Player Age Loaned to Start End Source
FW China Gao Zhilin 22–23 China Meizhou Kejia 28 February 2013 31 December 2014 [18]
DF China Li Weixin 20 China Meizhou Hakka 9 January 2013 31 December 2014 [18]
MF China Zhang Xingbo 19–20 China Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi 9 January 2013 31 December 2014 [18]
FW China Ni Bo 24 China Shenyang Zhongze January 2014 31 December 2014 [18]
DF China Gong Liangxuan 20 China Chengdu Tiancheng January 2014 31 December 2014 [18]
GK China Dong Chunyu 22 China Shenyang Zhongze 29 January 2013 June 2014 [19]
FW China Ye Weichao 24 China Guangdong Sunray Cave January 2014 31 December 2014 [20]
FW China Shewket Yalqun 20–21 China Qingdao Hainiu January 2014 31 December 2014 [21]
MF Brazil Renato Cajá 29 Turkey Bursaspor 13 January 2014 31 May 2014 [22]
DF China Yi Teng 23 China Liaoning Whowin 10 February 2014 31 December 2014 [23][24]
MF China Wang Rui 20 China Qingdao Hainiu 28 February 2014 31 December 2014 [25]
DF China Zhang Hongnan 23 China Qingdao Hainiu 28 February 2014 31 December 2014 [25]
DF China Tu Dongxu 22 China Guangdong Sunray Cave 28 February 2014 31 December 2014 [26]
4 DF China Zhao Peng 30 China Changchun Yatai 16 June 2014 31 December 2014 [18]
14 MF China Feng Renliang 26 China Changchun Yatai 16 June 2014 31 December 2014 [18]
59 DF China Li Jianbin 25 China Henan Jianye 25 June 2014 31 December 2014 [27][28]
21 MF China Peng Xinli 22 China Meizhou Kejia 12 July 2014 31 December 2014 [29]
30 FW China Yang Chaosheng 20–21 China Liaoning Whowin July 2014 31 December 2014 [18]
40 DF China Hu Bowen 20 China Hangzhou Greentown July 2014 31 December 2014 [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
2014-01-28 China Guangdong Sunray Cave H 4–2 Gao Lin, Muriqui (2), Zhang Linpeng
2014-02-09 Romania Oțelul Galați N 1–1 Muriqui
2014-02-12 Hungary Videoton N 1–5 Muriqui
2014-02-20 China Qingdao Hainiu H 3–0 Elkeson, Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin
2014-03-01 China China H 1–5 Tan Jiajun
2014-03-05 China Hebei Zhongji H 2–1
2014-06-21 Hong Kong Hong Kong U-23 H 4–0
2014-06-25 China Shenzhen Ruby H 1–2 Diamanti

2014 Marbella Cup

3 February 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 0 – 2 Romania Dinamo București Marbella, Spain
16:00 UTC+1 Țucudean 1', 16' Stadium: Marbella Football Center
6 February 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 4 – 2 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv Marbella, Spain
15:00 UTC+1 Rong Hao 15', 86'
Elkeson 30'
Gao Lin 76'		 Belaïd 53'
Mendes 70'		 Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Atlético Mineiro China Tour

28 June 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 3 – 4 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Nanning, China PR
19:30 UTC+8 Elkeson 9', 37'
Huang Bowen 31'		 André 27'
Tardelli 45', 52'
Maicosuel 54'		 Stadium: Guangxi Sports Center
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Alamusi, Zhong Yong
Fourth official: Wang Di

China-Germany International Football Challenge

6 July 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 6 – 2 Germany Hamburger SV Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Renê Júnior 10'
Elkeson 16', 47'
Diamanti 53'
Gao Lin 80', 90'		 van der Vaart 28' (pen.)
Arslan Yellow card 43'
Rudņevs 52'
Stieber Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Alamusi, Zhong Yong
Fourth official: Jia Zhiliang

Competitions

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