2015 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2015
Chairman	Zhang Yong (to 30 June 2015); Ke Peng (from 1 July 2015)
Manager	Fabio Cannavaro (to 4 June); Luiz Felipe Scolari (from 4 June)
Stadium	Tianhe Stadium
Super League	1st
FA Cup	3rd round
FA Super Cup	Runners-up
AFC Champions League	Champions
FIFA Club World Cup	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Ricardo Goulart (19); All: Ricardo Goulart (27)
Highest home attendance	51,025 vs Shandong Luneng ; 25 October 2015 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance	35,641 vs Western Sydney Wanderers ; 5 May 2015 (Champions League)
Average home league attendance	league: 45,889 ; all: 45,809
Home colours	Away colours
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ChairmanZhang Yong (to 30 June 2015)
Ke Peng (from 1 July 2015)

ManagerFabio Cannavaro (to 4 June)
Luiz Felipe Scolari (from 4 June)

StadiumTianhe Stadium

Super League1st

The 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season is the 62nd year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and is its 48th season in the Chinese football league, also its 26th season in the top flight. The club's name was changed from Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. before the 2015 season due to e-commerce company Alibaba Group purchasing a 50% stake in the club from the Evergrande Real Estate Group.^[1] Fabio Cannavaro was appointed as the new manager of the club after Marcello Lippi announced his retirement at the end of 2014 season.^[2]^[3] On 4 June 2015, Brazilian football manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed as the new manager of club, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[4]

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Squad
No.	Pos.	Player	Super League		Champions League		FIFA Club World Cup	Reserve League
No.	Pos.	Player	First half	Second half	First half	Second half	FIFA Club World Cup	First half	Second half
1	GK	Dong Chunyu	●		●
2	MF	Liao Lisheng	●	●	●	●
3	DF	Mei Fang	●	●	●	●	●
4	MF	Zhang Jiaqi	●	●	●	●
5	DF	Zhang Linpeng	●	●	●	●	●
6	DF	Feng Xiaoting	●	●	●	●	●
7	FW	Alan Carvalho	●		●		●		●
8	MF	Renê Júnior	●						●
9	FW	Elkeson	●	●	●	●	●
10	MF	Zheng Zhi	●	●	●	●	●
11	MF	Ricardo Goulart	●	●	●	●	●
12	MF	Wang Shangyuan	●	●		●	●
13	GK	Fang Jingqi	●	●		●	●
14	GK	Liu Weiguo		●		●
15	DF	Yi Teng	●
16	MF	Huang Bowen	●	●	●	●	●
17	MF	Liu Jian	●	●	●	●	●
18	FW	Dong Xuesheng	●	●	●	●
19	GK	Zeng Cheng	●	●	●	●	●
20	MF	Yu Hanchao	●	●	●	●	●
21	MF	Zhao Xuri	●	●	●	●	●
22	GK	Li Shuai	●	●	●	●	●
23	MF	Yang Xin	●	●	●	●
24	FW	Liang Xueming	●	●		●
25	DF	Zou Zheng	●	●	●	●	●
26	FW	Wang Jingbin		●	●	●		●
27	MF	Zheng Long	●	●	●	●	●
28	DF	Kim Young-gwon	●	●	●	●	●
29	FW	Gao Lin	●	●	●	●	●
30	DF	Hu Bao			●			●	●
31	MF	Luo Jiacheng			●			●	●
32	MF	Ju Feng			●			●	●
33	DF	Rong Hao	●	●	●	●	●
34	MF	Wang Junhui	●	●	●	●
35	DF	Li Xuepeng	●	●	●	●	●
36	DF	Liu Hao						●	●
37	DF	Wu Yuduo						●	●
38	MF	Shen Qi'an						●
39	DF	Zhu Junhui						●
40	FW	Hu Yangyang						●	●
41	DF	Gong Liangxuan							●
42	GK	Zhao Tianci						●	●
43	DF	Wen Haojun						●	●
45	MF	Li Geng						●	●
46	DF	Yang Zhaohui						●
47	GK	Liu Shibo						●	●
48	MF	Paulinho		●		●	●
49	MF	Wang Rui				●			●
50	MF	Li Zhongyi						●	●
51	MF	Xu Li'ao						●	●
52	DF	Guan Haojin						●	●
53	DF	Guo Tao						●
54	FW	Gan Tiancheng						●	●
55	MF	Lin Zhikeng						●
56	FW	Robinho		●			●
57	MF	Chen Zepeng							●
	MF	Feng Renliang			●

Position	Name
Head coach	Luiz Felipe Scolari (from 4 June 2015)
Assistant coaches	Flávio Murtosa (from 4 June 2015) Ivo Wortmann (from 4 June 2015) Hao Wei (from 11 August 2015)
Goalkeeping coach	Carlos Pracidelli (from 4 June 2015)
Fitness coach	Darlan Schneider (from 4 June 2015) Rudy Pracidelli (from 1 July 2015)
Reserve team coach	Hao Wei (from 11 August 2015)
Reserve team assistant coach	Pang Li Chang Weiwei (from 11 August 2015)
Reserve team goalkeeping coach	Chen Gang
Academy director / U-17 team coach	Marco Pezzaiuoli
Team doctor / Physiotherapist	Feliciano Fontoura (from 4 June 2015)
Team doctor	Wang Shucheng Kyoshi O Gustavo Emilio Arcos Campos (from 1 July 2015)


Technical director	Marcello Lippi (to 28 February 2015)
Head coach	Fabio Cannavaro (to 4 June 2015)
Assistant coaches	Narciso Pezzotti (to 4 June 2015) Massimiliano Maddaloni (to 4 June 2015) Li Tie (to 26 June 2015)
Goalkeeping coach	Michelangelo Rampulla (to 4 June 2015)
Fitness coach	Claudio Gaudino (to 4 June 2015) Jordi García (to 4 June 2015)
Reserve team coach	Fabrizio Del Rosso (to 4 June 2015)
Medical adviser	Enrico Castellacci (to 4 June 2015)
Team doctor / Physiotherapist	Silvano Cotti (to 4 June 2015)
Scout	Andrea Innocenti (to 4 June 2015)

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
25	DF	Zou Zheng	26	Qingdao Jonoon	Transfer	¥20 million	24 December 2014	^[6]
4	MF	Zhang Jiaqi	23	Dalian Aerbin	Transfer	¥20 million	24 December 2014	^[6]
	DF	Zhao Peng	31	Changchun Yatai	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	MF	Feng Renliang	26	Changchun Yatai	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Li Jianbin	25	Henan Jianye	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Hu Bowen	20	Hangzhou Greentown	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	FW	Yang Chaosheng	21	Liaoning F.C.	Loan returned		31 December 2014
15	DF	Yi Teng	24	Liaoning F.C.	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Gong Liangxuan	21	Chengdu Tiancheng	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Tu Dongxu	23	Guangdong Sunray Cave	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	FW	Ye Weichao	25	Guangdong Sunray Cave	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	FW	Shewket Yalqun	21	Qingdao Hainiu	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	MF	Wang Rui	21	Qingdao Hainiu	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Zhang Hongnan	23	Qingdao Hainiu	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	FW	Ni Bo	25	Shenyang Zhongze	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	DF	Li Weixin	21	Meixian Kejia	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	MF	Gao Zhilin	23	Meizhou Kejia	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	MF	Peng Xinli	23	Meizhou Kejia	Loan returned		31 December 2014
	MF	Zhang Xingbo	20	Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi	Loan returned		31 December 2014
11	MF	Ricardo Goulart	23	Cruzeiro	Transfer	€15 million	13 January 2015	^[7]
7	FW	Alan Carvalho	25	Red Bull Salzburg	Transfer	€11.1 million	16 January 2015	^[8]
12	MF	Wang Shangyuan	21	Club Brugge	Transfer	Undisclosed	27 February 2015	^[9]

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
48	MF	Paulinho	26	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	€14 million	29 June 2015	^[10]
	MF	Alessandro Diamanti	32	Fiorentina	Loan returned		30 June 2015
	FW	Alberto Gilardino	32	Fiorentina	Loan returned		30 June 2015
14	GK	Liu Weiguo	23	Dalian Aerbin	Transfer	¥15 million	10 July 2015	^[11]
56	FW	Robinho	31	Free Agent	Transfer	Free	16 July 2015	^[12]
	MF	Li Yuanyi	21	Boavista	Transfer	€2 million	16 July 2015

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
59	DF	Li Jianbin	25	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Transfer	Undisclosed	4 December 2014	^[13]
	MF	Zhang Xingbo	20	Nei Mongol Zhongyou	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 January 2015	^[14]
	DF	Zhang Hongnan	23	Shenzhen F.C.	Loan	Undisclosed	1 January 2015	^[15]
	FW	Shewket Yalqun	21	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Loan	Undisclosed	1 January 2015	^[16]
	DF	Li Weixin	21	Meixian Kejia	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 January 2015
	MF	Gao Zhilin	23	Meizhou Kejia	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 January 2015
	DF	Tu Dongxu	23	Meizhou Kejia	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 January 2015
32	DF	Sun Xiang	32	Shanghai SIPG	Transfer	Free transfer	5 January 2015	^[17]
23	MF	Alessandro Diamanti	31	Fiorentina	Loan	€2 million	10 January 2015	^[18]
38	FW	Alberto Gilardino	32	Fiorentina	Loan	Undisclosed	26 January 2015	^[19]
34	MF	Hu Weiwei	21	Qingdao Jonoon	Transfer	Undisclosed	11 February 2015	^[20]
21	MF	Peng Xinli	23	Chongqing Lifan	Loan	Undisclosed	11 February 2015	^[20]
4	DF	Zhao Peng	31	Qingdao Jonoon	Transfer	Free transfer	14 February 2015	^[21]
40	DF	Hu Bowen	21	Qingdao Hainiu	Loan	Undisclosed	16 February 2015	^[20]
7	MF	Feng Junyan	31		Retired		18 February 2015	^[22]
30	FW	Yang Chaosheng	21	Liaoning F.C.	Loan	Undisclosed	27 February 2015	^[23]
14	MF	Feng Renliang	26	Guizhou Renhe	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2015	^[24]

2015 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

First and reserve squad

On loan

Technical staff

Transfers

In

Winter

Summer

Out

Winter

Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

2015 Casino Marbella Cup

FC Bayern München China Tour

Competitions

Chinese Super League

Table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Chinese FA Cup

Chinese FA Super Cup

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

FIFA Club World Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Assists

Disciplinary record

Notes and references

Related Articles

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers
2015-01-11	Nanjing Qianbao	H	2–0	Liu Jian, Dong Xuesheng
2015-01-17	Tianjin Songjiang	H	2–3	Cao Xiaodong (o.g.), Elkeson
2015-02-07	Hangzhou Greentown	H	1–1	Elkeson (pen.)
2015-12-08	Guangdong	A	3–1	Goulart, Elkeson, Zheng Long

24 January 2015	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Los Barrios, Spain
16:00 UTC+1			Ha Tae-goon 71', 85'	Stadium: Estadio Los Barrios

27 January 2015	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–1	Atlético Paranaense	San Fernando, Spain
16:00 UTC+1	Dong Xuesheng 6' Elkeson 23'		Cléo 84'	Stadium: Estadio Bahía Sur Referee: Juan Francisco Caravaca (Spain)

29 January 2015	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	4–1	S.L. Benfica (Luanda)	Marbella, Spain
16:00 UTC+1	Alan 3', 42' Huang Bowen 16' Feng Renliang 79'		63'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

23 July 2015	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–0 (5–4 p)	Bayern München	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8			Rafinha 39'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Ma Ji Fourth official: Zhang Lei
	Penalties
	Paulinho Kim Young-gwon Yu Hanchao Zhao Xuri Feng Xiaoting		Müller Alonso Boateng Douglas Costa Thiago

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C)	30	19	10	1	71	28	+43	67	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Shanghai SIPG	30	19	8	3	63	35	+28	65	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
3	Shandong Luneng Taishan	30	18	5	7	66	41	+25	59	Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2
4	Beijing Guoan	30	16	8	6	46	26	+20	56
5	Henan Jianye	30	12	10	8	35	30	+5	46

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	10	1	71	28	+43	67	6	9	0	39	17	+22	13	1	1	32	11	+21

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	5	4	4	7	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

9 March 2015 Round 1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2 - 1	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Goulart 45+3' Yu Hanchao 90+4'		Rondón 19' Iliev 20' Mao Jianqing 49' Rondón 58'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,421 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjing, Zhan Wei Fourth official: Zhang Lei

14 March 2015 Round 2	Chongqing Lifan	1 - 2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Chongqing
15:35 UTC+8	Sun Jihai 7' Xu Xiaobo 61' Zhang Chiming 63' Zhang Chiming 63' Gigliotti 67' Liu Weidong 68' Guto 85'		Gao Lin 17' Renê Júnior 37' Goulart 41'	Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 48,530 Referee: Zhou Gang Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yu Yue Fourth official: Li Jun

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	10	1	71	28	+43	67	6	9	0	39	17	+22	13	1	1	32	11	+21

22 March 2015 Round 3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1 - 1	Changchun Yatai	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Elkeson 16' Renê Júnior 27' Zhao Xuri 66' Ismailov 69' (o.g.)		Li Guang 27' Maâzou 29' Jiang Zhe 56' Du Zhenyu 62' Li Guang 76' Maâzou 90+4'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,431 Referee: Tan Hai Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Ma Ji Fourth official: Ma Li

3 April 2015 Round 4	Henan Jianye	2 - 1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Zhengzhou
19:45 UTC+8	Xiao Zhi 8' Lü Jianjun 45' Gomes 45+2' Bi Jinhao 71' Gu Cao 88'		Huang Bowen 30' Wang Shangyuan 45+2' Kim Young-gwon 45+2' Renê Júnior 45+4' Zhang Linpeng 64' Elkeson 90+1' (pen.) Feng Xiaoting After match	Stadium: Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 21,662 Referee: Huang Yejun Assistant referees: Zhang Yongjun, Xu Jun Fourth official: He Xiaohu

12 April 2015 Round 5	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	6 - 1	Liaoning Panjin Whowin	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Gao Lin 9' Zhang Linpeng 25' Elkeson 48' Goulart 60' Goulart 68' Elkeson 86' Gao Lin 90+2'		Zhang Ye 18' Chamanga 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,328 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Xu Peng, Tong Yong Fourth official: Guan Xing

17 April 2015 Round 6	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1 - 0	Hangzhou Greentown	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Elkeson 14' Zhao Xuri 63' Mei Fang 76' Goulart 80'			Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,321 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Wu Lei Fourth official: Wang Zhe

26 April 2015 Round 7	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	3 - 3	Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Elkeson 5' Gao Lin 67' Li Xuepeng 72' Yu Hanchao 90+2' Zhang Linpeng 90+2' Goulart 90+4'		Sammir 25' Escudero 33' Wu Xi 44' Ottesen 63' Escudero 76' Kjartansson 83' Zhang Sipeng 88'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,831 Referee: Fan Qi Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Xu Peng Fourth official: Xu Fuxin

1 May 2015 Round 8	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	0 - 3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shanghai
19:45 UTC+8	Bai Jiajun 83'		Gao Lin 4' Goulart 11' Huang Bowen 16' Zheng Zhi 25' Li Xuepeng 41' Goulart 72'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 25,751 Referee: Wang Jin Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Song Xiangyun Fourth official: Ai Kun

10 May 2015 Round 9	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	6 - 1	Shanghai Shenxin	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Goulart 29' (pen.) Yu Hanchao 40' Huang Bowen 57' Gao Lin 58' Goulart 69' Goulart 72' Yu Hanchao 74' Mei Fang 78'		Ye Chongqiu 18' Chima 22' Yang Jiawei 51' Chima 81'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,714 Referee: Li Jun Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya Fourth official: Li Haihe

15 May 2015 Round 10	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1 - 1	Shanghai SIPG	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Zhang Linpeng 32' Zheng Zhi 36' Gao Lin 45+2' Huang Bowen 61'		Cai Huikang 76' Hysén 83' Fu Huan 89'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,637 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Ma Ji Fourth official: Li Haihe

23 May 2015 Round 11	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2 - 2	Guangzhou R&F	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Zhang Jiaqi 41' Mei Fang 60' Gao Lin 74' (pen.) Li Xuepeng 75' Zheng Zhi 78' Goulart 79'		Míchel 38' Olanare 72' Míchel 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 43,790 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhan Wei, Xu Jun Fourth official: Chen Gang

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	10	1	71	28	+43	67	6	9	0	39	17	+22	13	1	1	32	11	+21

31 May 2015 Round 12	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	3 - 0	Guizhou Moutai	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Mei Fang 21' Feng Xiaoting 69' Yu Hanchao 73' Zheng Long 87' Goulart 88'		Yu Rui 50' Ricardo Santos 58'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 38,154 Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Ma Ji Fourth official: Xing Qi

4 June 2015 Round 13	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2 - 2	Tianjin Teda Quanjian	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Liu Jian 6' Gao Lin 79' Zheng Long 82' Zou Zheng 90+4'		Wang Qiuming 5' Barcos 28' Pouraliganji 33' Liao Bochao 76' Lü Wei 77' Fan Baiqun 90+2'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 42,615 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi Assistant referees: Xu Peng, Wu Sining Fourth official: Ma Li

20 June 2015 Round 14	Shandong Luneng Taishan	1 - 2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Jinan
19:35 UTC+8	Liu Binbin 14' Aloísio 50' Zheng Zheng 52'		Zou Zheng 35' Zou Zheng 42' Zheng Long 54' Liu Jian 68' Zou Zheng 90+5'	Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 41,155 Referee: Wang Jin Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue Fourth official: Lin Jun

25 June 2015 Round 15	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0 - 0	Beijing Guoan	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Feng Xiaoting 61' Dong Xuesheng 90+4'		Zhao Hejing 17' Damjanović 36' Lei Tenglong 57' Yu Dabao 75' Matić 90+2'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 49,879 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Shi Xiang Fourth official: He Xiaohu

28 June 2015 Round 16	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright	1 - 1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shijiazhuang
19:35 UTC+8	Mao Jianqing 50' Feng Shaoshun 60'		Goulart 67' Gao Lin 73'	Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center Attendance: 27,113 Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Wu Huifeng Fourth official: Fan Qi

5 July 2015 Round 17	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	7 - 0	Chongqing Lifan	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Yu Hanchao 15' Huang Bowen 48' Wang Shangyuan 54' Gao Lin 57' Zheng Long 58' Yu Hanchao 67' Zheng Long 83'		Feng Jing 5' Cui Yongzhe 82'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,641 Referee: Li Jun Assistant referees: Xu Jun, Zhang Yongjun Fourth official: Xing Qi

11 July 2015 Round 18	Changchun Yatai	0 - 2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Changchun
19:00 UTC+8	Zhang Xiaofei 14' Elek 29' Huszti 41' Ma Xiaolei 49' Huszti 70'		Goulart 11' Goulart 15' (pen.) Yu Hanchao 23' Feng Xiaoting 36' Huang Bowen 74'	Stadium: Development Area Stadium Attendance: 28,615 Referee: He Xiaohu Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Liu Jinyu Fourth official: Wang Jin

15 July 2015 Round 19	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1 - 1	Henan Jianye	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Mei Fang 5' Zheng Zhi 11' Zheng Long 22'		Ivo 12' Long Cheng 47'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,868 Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping Fourth official: Zhang Long

18 July 2015 Round 20	Liaoning Panjin Whowin	1 - 3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Panjin
19:35 UTC+8	Chuka 90+2' (pen.)		Gao Lin 20' Ding Haifeng 56' (o.g.) Gao Lin 73' Zhang Jiaqi 81'	Stadium: Panjin Jinxiu Stadium Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue Fourth official: Lin Jun