2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018 Football team season
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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]
| Chairman | Gao Han [1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Fabio Cannavaro | ||
| Stadium | Tianhe Stadium | ||
| Super League | 2nd | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth Round | ||
| FA Super Cup | Winners | ||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Talisca (16 goals) All: Ricardo Goulart (21 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 49,967 vs Shanghai SIPG 3 November 2018 (Super League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,739 vs Guizhou Hengfeng 2 May 2018 (FA Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | league: 47,002 all: 43,934 | ||
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Transfers
In
Winter
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW |  Yang Liyu |
20 |  Gondomar |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 24 December 2017 | [3] |
| 22 | MF | Tang Shi |
22 | Meizhou Hakka |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 24 December 2017 | [3] |
| 23 | DF | Deng Hanwen |
22 | Beijing Renhe |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 24 December 2017 | [3] |
| MF | Ju Feng |
22 |  Ehime FC |
Loan return | - | 25 December 2017 | [4] | |
| FW | Shewket Yalqun |
24 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| 18 | MF | Guo Jing |
20 | Meizhou Hakka |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | |
| MF | Xu Li'ao |
22 |  OFC Pomorie |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| MF | Zhang Jiaqi |
26 | Shenzhen |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| DF | Gong Liangxuan |
24 | Chengdu Qbao |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| DF | Han Pengfei |
24 | Guizhou Hengfeng |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| DF | Liu Haidong |
22 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| DF | Liu Hao |
21 | Guizhou Hengfeng |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| GK | Liu Weiguo |
25 | Yinchuan Helanshan |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | ||
| 40 | GK | Liu Shibo |
20 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou |
Loan return | - | 1 January 2018 | |
| 30 | DF | Hu Ruibao |
21 |  Vejle Boldklub |
Transfer | Free | 16 January 2018 | [5] |
| 8 | MF |  Nemanja Gudelj |
26 | Tianjin TEDA |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 January 2018 | [6] |
| 33 | MF | Zhong Yihao |
21 | Qingdao Jonoon |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [7] |
| 54 | DF | Lü Zheng |
28 | Shenzhen |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 |
Summer
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | MF |  Talisca |
24 | Benfica |
Loan | € 5.8 millions | 8 June 2018 | [8] |
| DF | Imran Kurban |
19 |  FK Mohelnice |
Loan return | - | 30 June 2018 | ||
| MF | Zheng Jie |
22 |  AJ Auxerre |
Loan return | - | 30 June 2018 | ||
| 9 | MF | Paulinho |
29 |  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 | Muriqui |
31 | - | End of contract | - | 30 November 2017 | [10] |
| 17 | DF | Liu Jian |
33 | Beijing Renhe |
Transfer | Free (part of Deng Hanwen's transfer deal) | 28 December 2017 | [11] |
| 9 | FW |  Jackson Martínez |
31 | - | Released | - | 31 January 2018 | [12] |
| 48 | MF | Zheng Jie |
22 | AJ Auxerre |
Loan | Undisclosed | 31 January 2018 | [13] |
| DF | Yang Zhaohui |
19 |  Busan FC |
Loan | Undisclosed | 7 February 2018 | [14] | |
| 26 | FW | Wang Jingbin |
22 | Shanghai Shenxin |
Loan | Undisclosed | 25 February 2018 | [15] |
| MF | Zhang Jiaqi |
26 | Guangzhou R&F |
Loan | Undisclosed | 25 February 2018 | ||
| 13 | GK | Fang Jingqi |
25 | Meizhou Meixian Techand |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [16] |
| GK | Fang Zihong |
20 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou |
Loan | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | ||
| DF | Han Pengfei |
24 | Guizhou Hengfeng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [17] | |
| MF | Huang Yuanqiang |
20 | Meizhou Meixian Techand |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [16] | |
| 45 | MF | Li Geng |
20 | Dalian Transcendence |
Loan | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [18] |
| DF | Lin Jianwei |
21 | Qingdao Huanghai |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [19] | |
| DF | Liu Hao |
22 | Guizhou Hengfeng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [20] | |
| DF | Liu Ruicheng |
18 | Nei Mongol Zhongyou |
Loan | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | ||
| 14 | DF | Rong Hao |
30 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |
Loan | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [21] |
| MF | Wu Xiaotian |
20 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | ||
| FW | Xie Weijun |
20 | Tianjin TEDA |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 28 February 2018 | [22] | |
| MF | Hu Yangyang |
22 | Hainan Boying |
Transfer | Free | 3 March 2018 | ||
| DF | Liu Haidong |
23 | Hainan Boying |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 9 March 2018 | ||
| MF | Chen Zijie |
21 | Yinchuan Helanshan |
Loan | Undisclosed | 10 March 2018 | [23] | |
| 52 | DF | Guan Haojin |
22 | Yinchuan Helanshan |
Loan | Undisclosed | 10 March 2018 | [23] |
| 53 | FW | Ye Guochen |
21 | Yinchuan Helanshan |
Loan | Undisclosed | 10 March 2018 | [23] |
| 18 | MF | Yang Xin |
24 | Jiangxi Liansheng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 11 March 2018 | [24] |
| MF | Luo Jiacheng |
23 | Zhenjiang Huasa |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 13 March 2018 | ||
| MF | Gan Tiancheng |
23 | Shenzhen Ledman |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 15 March 2018 | [25] | |
| 42 | MF | Wang Rui |
24 | Shenzhen Ledman |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 15 March 2018 | [25] |
| 47 | DF | Wu Yue |
19 | Shenzhen Pengcheng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | March 2018 | [26] |
| 54 | DF | Zhou Wenxin |
20 | Shenzhen Pengcheng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | March 2018 | [26] |
| 55 | MF | Guo Tao |
19 | Shenzhen Pengcheng |
Transfer | Undisclosed | March 2018 | [26] |
Summer
| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | DF | Wang Shangyuan |
25 | Henan Jianye |
Loan | Free[27] | 30 June 2018 | [28] |
| MF | Xu Li'ao |
23 | Zibo Sunday |
Loan | Undisclosed | July 2018 | ||
| FW | Zeng Qingshen |
21 | Vejle Boldklub |
Transfer | Free | 17 July 2018 | [29] | |
| MF | Zhang Aokai |
18 | Espanyol |
Transfer | Undisclosed | 19 July 2018 | [30] | |
| GK | Zhao Tianci |
23 | YSCC Yokohama |
Transfer | Free | 18 August 2018 | [31] | |
| 8 | MF | Nemanja Gudelj |
26 | Sporting CP |
Loan | Undisclosed | 23 August 2018 | [32] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Training matches
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-14 |  Eupen |
N | 0–2 | / Lotiès (17'), Leye (75') |
| 2018-01-22 | Brøndby IF |
N | 3–3 | Alan (3', 37'), Yu Hanchao (7') / Wilczek (12'), Tibbling (20'), Mensah (66') |
| 2018-02-03 | FC Midtjylland |
N | 2–1 | Alan (37'), Yang Liyu (84') / Kairinen (76') |
| 2018-02-09 | Gangwon FC |
H | 3–3 | Goulart, Gao Lin, Zheng Long / Đerić (2), Kim Seung-yong |
| 2018-06-23 | Jiangsu Suning |
N | 4–0 | Alan (2), Huang Bowen, Gao Lin |
| 2018-07-01 | Fastav Zlín |
N | 1–1 | Gao Lin (50'-pen.) / Železník (5') |
| 2018-07-04 |  Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe |
N | 2–1 | Alan (11', 20') / Hadnagy (86') |
| 2018-07-07 |  Orenburg |
N | 3–2 | Yu Hanchao (60'), Gudelj (62'), Talisca (90+1') / Popović (8', 14'-pen.) |
The Dubai International Cup 2018
| 25 January 2018 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 0–0 | Copenhagen | Dubai |
| 15:30 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Ali Hassan Kareem (United Arab Emirates) |
| 28 January 2018 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–4 | 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 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–5 | 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
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:
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:
- Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.
Results by round
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4–5 | Guangzhou R&F | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,839 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Qiangjing Fourth official: Ma Li |
| 9 March 2018 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–0 | Changchun Yatai | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,693 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Yang Yang Fourth official: Lin Jun |
| 18 March 2018 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 4 | Tianjin Quanjian | 0–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Tianjin |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium Attendance: 23,099 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue Fourth official: Kou Jianxun |
| 8 April 2018 5 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,942 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yang Yang Fourth official: Niu Minghui |
| 13 April 2018 6 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shanghai |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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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 7 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Beijing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 56,211 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shi Xiang Fourth official: Wu Liying |
| 28 April 2018 8 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,492 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Zhang Cheng Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan |
| 5 May 2018 9 | Dalian Yifang | 3–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Dalian |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 41,096 Referee: Zhao Zhizhi Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Wang Zhe |
| 12 May 2018 10 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–2 | Hebei China Fortune | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,751 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Yu Yue, Zhang Hongwei Fourth official: He Xiaohu |
| 20 May 2018 11 | Beijing Renhe | 2–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Beijing |
| 15:30 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium Attendance: 19,387 Referee: Lin Jun Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji Fourth official: Shen Yinhao |
| 18 July 2018 12 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4–0 | Guizhou Hengfeng | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,982 Referee: Wang Zhe Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Liu Jinyu Fourth official: Zhang Long |
| 29 July 2018 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–0 | Chongqing SWM | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,579 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjin, Deng Bo Fourth official: Huang Yi |
| 2 August 2018 15 | Tianjin TEDA | 0–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Tianjin |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 15,837 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Hongwei Fourth official: Kou Jianxun |
| 5 August 2018 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 17 | Changchun Yatai | 3–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Changchun |
| 18:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Changchun Stadium Attendance: 27,682 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xi Fei Fourth official: Huang Yi |
| 15 August 2018 18 | Henan Jianye | 0–5 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Zhengzhou |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 21,899 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: He Xiaohu |
| 19 August 2018 19 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–0 | Tianjin Quanjian | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,527 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yi Xueyun Fourth official: Ma Li |
| 25 August 2018 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 21 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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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 22 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 1–0 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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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[note 1] 13 | Shanghai SIPG | 2–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Shanghai |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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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 23 | Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase | 2–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Nanjing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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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 24 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 3–0 | Dalian Yifang | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,392 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Liu Jinyu Fourth official: Wang Jing |
| 6 October 2018 25 | Hebei China Fortune | 0–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Langfang |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 22,346 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yi Xueyun Fourth official: Huang Yi |
| 20 October 2018 26 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 6–1 | Beijing Renhe | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,295 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Tang Shunqi |
| 28 October 2018 27 | Guizhou Hengfeng | 0–3 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Guiyang |
| 15:30 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 18,939 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Huang Tao Fourth official: Huang Yi |
| 3 November 2018 28 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4–5 | Shanghai SIPG | Guangzhou |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 49,967 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Assistant referees: René Rohde (Germany), Song Xiangyun Fourth official: Ma Li |
| 7 November 2018 29 | Chongqing SWM | 2–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Chongqing |
| 19:35 UTC+8 |
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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 30 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 5–1 | Tianjin TEDA | Guangzhou |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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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
| 25 April 2018 Fourth round | Ningxia Mountain & Sea | 0–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Yinchuan |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Zhang Wenzhao 26' Feng Boxuan  42' |
Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium Attendance: 26,723 Referee: Zhang Xiaochen Assistant referees: Meng Xiangkun, Wang Wei Fourth official: Ning Zhaobing |
| 2 May 2018 Fifth round | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 2–2 (1–4 p) | Guizhou Hengfeng | Guangzhou |
| 19:50 UTC+8[note 2] | Tang Shi 23' Zhang Chenglin 45'Alan 54' (pen.)Yang Liyu 56'Hu Ruibao 70' |
Jiang Liang 3' Li Yingjian 22'Zheng Kaimu 42'Liang Xueming  71' (pen.) Liang Xueming 87'Liang Xueming 87' |
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 18,739 Referee: Guan Xing Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Xu Xianghui Fourth official: Niu Minghui | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Alan Deng Yubiao  Deng Hanwen |
Chery Li Yingjian Min Junlin Zhu Zhengyu |
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Chinese FA Super Cup
| 26 February 2018 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | 4–1 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Shanghai |
| 19:35 UTC+8 | Deng Hanwen 23' Huang Bowen 26'Alan 43'Yu Hanchao 45'Gao Lin 65'Goulart 85'Goulart 90+2' (pen.) |
Guarín 36' Li Yunqiu 47' |
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 23,998 Referee: Fu Ming Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Cao Yi Fourth official: Guan Xing |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Buriram United |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Jeju United |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
| 14 February 2018 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 1–1 | Buriram United | Guangzhou, China |
| 17:00 UTC+8 | Goulart 16' Liao Lisheng 63'Wang Shangyuan 88' |
Report | Edgar 57' Diogo 77'Pravinwat 90+3' |
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 28,893 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 21 February 2018 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 0–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Osaka, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Yamashita 52' |
Report | Goulart 35' Gao Lin 52'Liao Lisheng 65' |
Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai Attendance: 9,885 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 6 March 2018 3 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 5–3 | Jeju United | Guangzhou, China |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Zheng Zhi 34' Alan 45+4'Goulart 52'Goulart 57' (pen.)Gudelj 60'Goulart 86'Wang Shangyuan 90'Goulart 90+2' |
Report | Jin Seong-wook 20' Cruz 29'Kim Won-il 62'Jin Seong-wook 90+1'Lee Chan-dong 90+2'Lee Chang-min 90+3' |
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 37,693 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
| 14 March 2018 4 | Jeju United | 0–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Seogwipo, South Korea |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Lee Dong-soo 47' Kim Won-il 75'Kim Won-il 90+4'  |
Report | Gudelj 27' Alan 37'Gao Lin 61'Gudelj 83' |
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 4,035 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
| 3 April 2018 5 | Buriram United | 1–1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Buriram, Thailand |
| 18:00 UTC+7 | Yoo Jun-soo 90+2' |
Report | Zheng Long 20' Zheng Zhi 32'Huang Bowen 51' |
Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 10,533 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| 17 April 2018 6 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 3–1 | Cerezo Osaka | Guangzhou, China |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Huang Bowen 6' Alan 57'Alan 86' |
Report | Fukumitsu 10' Funaki 36'Sakemoto 50' |
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,692 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
| 8 May 2018 First leg | Tianjin Quanjian | 0–0 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Tianjin, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Modeste 13' Mi Haolun 39'Liu Yiming 52'Wang Jie 65' |
Report | Kim Young-gwon 50' Yu Hanchao 64' |
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 23,508 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
| 15 May 2018 Second leg | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–2 | Tianjin Quanjian | Guangzhou, China |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Goulart 17' Zheng Zhi 27'Zhang Linpeng 45+1'Goulart 48'Huang Bowen 51' |
Report | Pato 19' Wang Jie 52'Zhang Cheng 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 | ||||||||||
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| Apps. | Starts |  Goals |
Apps. | Starts | Goals |
Apps. | Starts | Goals |
Apps. | Starts | Goals |
Apps. | Starts | Goals | |||
| 2 | MF | Liao Lisheng |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mei Fang |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Xu Xin |
7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Zhang Linpeng |
26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Feng Xiaoting |
26 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Alan Carvalho |
12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| 8 | MF | Nemanja Gudelj |
11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | Paulinho |
19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| 10 | MF | Zheng Zhi |
17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ricardo Goulart |
19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| 12 | DF | Wang Shangyuan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Zhang Wenzhao |
9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Huang Bowen |
20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Yang Liyu |
18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | GK | Zeng Cheng |
27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Yu Hanchao |
26 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | Zhang Chenglin |
11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Tang Shi |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Deng Hanwen |
21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Talisca |
18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 25 | DF | Zou Zheng |
8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Zheng Long |
12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | DF | Kim Young-gwon |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Gao Lin |
28 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 11 |
| 30 | DF | Hu Ruibao |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Liu Dianzuo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Zhong Yihao |
9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Feng Boxuan |
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Li Xuepeng |
27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Deng Yubiao |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | FW | 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 | Ricardo Goulart |
11 | MF | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Alan Carvalho |
7 | FW | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Talisca |
24 | MF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Paulinho |
9 | MF | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Gao Lin |
29 | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Yu Hanchao |
20 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Zheng Long |
27 | MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nemanja Gudelj |
8 | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Huang Bowen |
16 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yang Liyu |
17 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Feng Xiaoting |
6 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zhang Wenzhao |
15 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zhang Chenglin |
21 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tang Shi |
22 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deng Hanwen |
23 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wang Jinze |
58 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 81 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 102 | |||
Disciplinary record
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| 2 | MF | Liao Lisheng |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mei Fang |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Xu Xin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Zhang Linpeng |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Feng Xiaoting |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Alan Carvalho |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Nemanja Gudelj |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Paulinho |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Zheng Zhi |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ricardo Goulart |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Wang Shangyuan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Huang Bowen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Yang Liyu |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Zeng Cheng |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Yu Hanchao |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Zhang Chenglin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Tang Shi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Deng Hanwen |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Talisca |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Zou Zheng |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Zheng Long |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Kim Young-gwon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Gao Lin |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Hu Ruibao |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Zhong Yihao |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | Feng Boxuan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | 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
- Match was postponed from 21 July to 18 September due to the arrival of Severe Tropical Storm Ampil.[33][34]
- Match was postponed from 19:35 to 19:50 due to thunderstorm.