2010 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season

The 2010 season is the 57th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 43rd season in the Chinese football league. The club was relegated to China League One in the fallout of a match fixing scandal despite having achieved the ninth place previous season in the Chinese Super League.

Guangzhou F.C. 2010

Chairman	Liu Yongzhuo
Head coach	Lee Jang-Soo  Li Chunman (in name)
Stadium	Zengcheng Stadium Century Lotus Stadium Yuexiushan Stadium
League One	1st
Top goalscorer	Gao Lin (20 goals)
Home colours Away colours

Season reviews

Guangzhou played against Guangzhou rivals Guangdong Sunray Cave in the heavy rain on 29 May 2010

• 26 November 2009, Guangzhou announced that they were to put Lu Lin, Huang Zhiyi, Xu Liang, Zhou Lin, Cao Zhijie, Wang Xiaoshi, Zhang Si and Tan Ning into the transfer list.[1]
• 1 December 2009, Peng Weiguo was appointed as the temporary manager of the club.
• 31 December 2009, the Sports Bureau of Guangzhou took over the club and the club's name was changed into Guangzhou Football Club.
• 12 February 2010, Guangzhou confirmed earlier in the transfer window that they had agreed a club record fee of ¥2.8 million to sell Xu Liang to Beijing Guoan.[2] Bai Lei joined Tianjin Teda for a fee of ¥1.7 million on the same day.
• 21 February 2010, Guangzhou was relegated to China League One in the fallout of a match fixing scandal.[3][4]
• 28 February 2010, Evergrande Real Estate Group took over the club for a fee of ¥100 million.
• 11 March 2010, China national team striker Gao Lin signed for Guangzhou from Shanghai Shenhua for a reported ¥2 million.[5]

Guangzhou trounced Nanjing Yoyo 10–0 at Century Lotus Stadium.

• 25 March 2010, it was announced that manager Peng Weiguo had been relieved of his duties, with Korean manager Lee Jang-Soo put in charge.[6]
• 3 April 2010, Guangzhou's League One 2010 campaign kicked off with a 3–1 home victory over Beijing Institute of Technology. Gao Lin scored two goals in this match.
• 28 April 2010, Sun Xiang, the first Chinese footballer to play in a UEFA Champions League match with PSV Eindhoven, announced that he would give up to join Australia's A-League side Sydney FC and sign a long-term contract with Guangzhou instead in the summer transfer window.[7]
• 29 May 2010, Guangzhou claimed first place in China League One for the first time this season with a 2–1 home win against Guangzhou rivals Guangdong Sunray Cave.[8]
• 28 June 2010, former China national team captain Zheng Zhi signed for Guangzhou from Celtic on a free transfer.[9]
• 30 June 2010, Guangzhou confirmed that they had signed Muriqui on a four-year deal from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Mineiro with a domestic record fee of $3.5 million.[10]

Guangzhou players celebrate their second League One title.

• 21 July 2010, Guangzhou trounced Nanjing Yoyo 10–0 at Century Lotus Stadium, setting a new club record (also a new record in Chinese professional football league) for their biggest ever League win in the process as well as breaking numerous scoring records.[11]
• 25 September 2010, Guangzhou beat Guangdong Sunray Cave 3–2 at Boluo Sports Center and promoted to the Chinese Super League for the 2011 season after Hubei Oriental draw 1–1 with Shanghai Pudong Zobon.[12]
• 16 October 2010, Guangzhou returned to their real home stadium, Yuexiushan Stadium for the first time this season and beat Hubei Oriental International Travel 2–1 in this match.[13]
• 30 October 2010, Guangzhou successfully achieved League One champions for the second time with a 3–1 victory at home to Hunan Billows. Gao Lin's first half hat-trick ensured he finished the season with the League One top scorer, having scored 20 goals, six more than the 14 scored by second-placed Ye Weichao.

Technical staff

Name	Job title
Lee Jang-Soo	Head coach (from 25 Mar 2010)
Qiu Ming	Assistant coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
Kim Yong-Kab	Assistant coach / Fitness coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
Jiang Feng	Assistant coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
Wang Weiman	Goalkeeping coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
Renato Hiroshi	Fitness coach / Physician (from 26 Apr 2010)
Kang Kebao	Team doctor
Li Chunman	Head coach (in name)[14]
Peng Weiguo	Head coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
Ye Zhibin	Assistant coach / Fitness coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
Zhang Bin	Assistant coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
Wu Fang	Assistant coach (from 4 Jan 2010 to 30 June 2010)
Tian Ye	Goalkeeping coach (from 20 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
Mai Zhiyuan	Physician (from 1 Dec 2009 to 30 June 2010)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHN Zhi Xinhua 2 DF  CHN Li Zhihai (captain) 3 MF  CHN Li Yan 4 DF  AUS John Tambouras (to June) 5 DF  CHN Dai Xianrong 6 MF  CHN Hu Zhaojun 7 MF  CHN Feng Junyan 8 MF  BRA Eduardo Delani 9 FW  CAN Charles Gbeke 10 MF  NGA Gabriel Melkam 11 MF  CHN Yang Yihu 12 GK  CHN Dong Chunyu 13 DF  CHN Tang Dechao 14 DF  CHN Li Jianhua (vice-captain) 15 MF  CHN Xu Weilong 16 MF  CHN Xu Deen 17 MF  CHN Cai Yaohui 18 DF  CHN Chen Jianlong

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  CHN Zhang Hongnan 20 FW  CHN Ni Bo 21 MF  CHN Peng Shaoxiong 22 GK  CHN Li Shuai 23 MF  CHN Li Zhilang 24 MF  CHN Shi Hongjun 25 DF  CHN Guo Zichao 26 MF  CHN Wu Pingfeng 27 DF  CHN Tu Dongxu 28 MF  CHN Zheng Zhi (from July) 29 FW  CHN Gao Lin 30 MF  CHN Lu Lin 31 FW  BRA Muriqui (from July) 32 DF  CHN Sun Xiang (from July) 33 DF  CHN Huang Zhiyi 34 DF  CHN Wang Xiaoshi 35 DF  CHN Zhou Lin

Transfers

Winter

In No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AUS John Tambouras (from North Queensland Fury)[15] 6 MF  CHN Hu Zhaojun (loan extended from Dalian Shide) 8 MF  BRA Eduardo Delani (from Vejle Boldklub)[16] 9 FW  CAN Charles Gbeke (from Vancouver Whitecaps) 10 MF  NGA Gabriel Melkam (from Changchun Yatai)[16] 15 MF  CHN Xu Weilong (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) 18 DF  CHN Chen Jianlong (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) 21 MF  CHN Peng Shaoxiong (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) 25 DF  CHN Guo Zichao (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) 29 FW  CHN Gao Lin (from Shanghai Shenhua) –– FW  CHN Li Jiaqi (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) –– FW  CHN Zhu Pengfei (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave)

Out No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  PER Ismael Alvarado (to Universidad César Vallejo) 8 MF  BRA Diogo Barcelos (to SER Caxias) 9 FW  HON Luis Ramírez (to Hangzhou Greentown) 10 FW  BRA Diego Barcelos (to C.D. Nacional) 11 MF  CHN Li Benjian (loan return to Tianjin Teda) 12 GK  CHN Zhang Si (to Beijing BIT) 14 MF  CHN Cao Zhijie (Released) 20 MF  CHN Xu Liang (to Beijing Guoan) 28 DF  CHN Bai Lei (to Tianjin Teda) 29 DF  CHN Cui Wei (loan return to Changchun Yatai) –– FW  CHN Ye Weichao (loan extended to Guangdong Sunray Cave) –– DF  CHN Huang Jiaqiang (loan extended to Guangdong Sunray Cave) –– DF  CHN Zhang Jian (loan extended to Guangdong Sunray Cave)

Summer

In No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  CHN Zheng Zhi (from Celtic FC) 31 FW  BRA Muriqui (from Clube Atlético Mineiro) 32 DF  CHN Sun Xiang (from Shanghai Shenhua)

Out No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AUS John Tambouras (Released) –– FW  CHN Zhu Pengfei (loan to Tianjin Songjiang)

Friendly matches

Pre-season
Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers
2009-12-23	Guangdong Sunray Cave	H	1–0
2010-01-09	Shatin SA	H	1–1	Zhu Pengfei
2010-01-22	Guangdong Sunray Cave	A	1–0	Dai Xianrong
2010-01-27	Guangdong Sunray Cave	A	1–1
2010-01-31	Qingdao Jonoon	N	3–1
2010-01-31	Qingdao Jonoon	N	0–1
2010-02-02	Chongqing Lifan	N	0–1
2010-02-02	Dalian Shide	N	2–1
2010-02-04	Hunan Billows	N	2–2	Ni Bo, Ye Weichao
2010-02-04	Liaoning Whowin	N	3–2	Wu Pingfeng, Li Yan (2)
2010-02-06	Yanbian FC	N	1–1
2010-02-06	Universities Team	N	2–2	Wu Pingfeng, Li Yan
2010-02-20	Guangdong Sunray Cave	H	3–0
2010-02-24	Guangdong Sunray Cave	H	2–0	Joel(Own Goal)，？
2010-02-27	Guangdong Sunray Cave	H	3–1	Li Yan, Gbeke, Yang Yihu
2010-03-15	Shenzhen Ruby	N	0–1	Huang Fengtao
2010-03-19	Nanchang Hengyuan	H	1–1	Gao Lin
2010-03-23	Tianjin Teda	A	0–1
2010-03-27	Guangdong Sunray Cave	A	3–1	Melkam, Gao Lin, Wu Pingfeng

Summer break
Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers
2010-06-18	Hangzhou Greentown	H	1–3	Lu Lin
2010-06-20	Hangzhou Greentown	H	3–2
2010-07-03	Hangzhou Greentown	A	0–1
2010-07-06	Hangzhou Greentown	A	2–2	Lu Lin, Zheng Zhi
2010-07-12	Guangdong Sunray Cave	H	5–1	Lu Lin, Chen Jianlong, Gao Lin, Gbeke
2010-10-02	Guangdong Sunray Cave	A	2–3	Heo Jae-Won (on trial), Delani
2010-10-08	Shenzhen Ruby	A	2–1	Song Chen (own goal), Tang Dechao
2010-10-11	Hangzhou Greentown	H	3–2	Gbeke(2), Muriqui
2010-10-12	Hangzhou Greentown	H	0–1
2010-10-13	Hangzhou Greentown	H	1–2	Hu Zhaojun

League One

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	17	6	1	61	21	+40	57	9	2	1	34	13	+21	8	4	0	27	8	+19

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande (C, P)	24	17	6	1	61	21	+40	57	Promotion to Chinese Super League
2	Chengdu Blades (P)	24	17	5	2	56	15	+41	56
3	Yanbian Baekdu Tigers	24	12	4	8	30	21	+9	40
4	Shanghai East Asia	24	9	10	5	25	18	+7	37[lower-alpha 1]
5	Hubei Orient	24	10	7	7	30	24	+6	37[lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2010. Source: League One table
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card.)
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Shanghai, 4 pts; Hubei, 1 pt

Positions by round

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
Ground	H	A	–	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	–	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	–	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	–	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	2	2	4	8	9	5	2	3	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

All times GMT+8.

3 April 2010	Guangzhou	3–1	Beijing BIT	Zengcheng
15:00	Gao Lin  23' (p), 45+1' Tang Dechao  30'		Nagel  90'	Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dong Kun (Xi'an)

10 April 2010	Shanghai Zobon	3–3	Guangzhou	Shanghai
15:00	Wang Jianwen  34' (p) Júnior  65', 76'		Gbeke  29', 43' Gao Lin  83'	Stadium: Yuanshen Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Li Haihe (Beijing)

[17] 22 April 2010	Guangzhou	2–3	Shenyang Dongjin	Zengcheng
15:00	Li Yan  9' Wu Pingfeng  72'		Li Gen  45+1' Gao Wanguo  61' Zhang Hao  78'	Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Guo Baolong (Qingdao)

25 April 2010	Chengdu Blades	0–0	Guangzhou	Chengdu
15:30				Stadium: Jinniu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hei Xiaohu (Shaanxi)

1 May 2010	Guangzhou	1–0	Anhui Jiufang	Zengcheng
15:00	Feng Junyan  80'			Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Zhong Jun (Wuhan)

7 May 2010	Shanghai East Asia	1–3	Guangzhou	Shanghai
19:45	Wang Jiayu  12'		Peng Shaoxiong  8' Gao Lin  27', 78'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Li Haihe (Beijing)

15 May 2010	Guangzhou	3–1	Beijing Baxy	Zengcheng
15:00	Gao Lin  22' (p), 69' Li Jianhua  45+1'		Zhang Shuang  56'	Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Shi Zhenlu (Changchun)

22 May 2010	Yanbian FC	0–0	Guangzhou	Yanji
15:00				Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Liu Yang (Yunnan)

29 May 2010	Guangzhou	2–1	Guangdong Sunray Cave	Zengcheng
15:00	Gao Lin  44' Gbeke  64'		Ye Weichao  77'	Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Li Haihe (Beijing)

17 July 2010	Hubei Orient	1–1	Guangzhou	Wuhan
16:00	Chen Hao  66'		Gbeke  57'	Stadium: Xinhua Road Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Li Pan (Sichuan)

21 July 2010	Guangzhou	10–0	Nanjing Yoyo	Foshan
16:00	Gbeke  19' Muriqui  44', 57', 64', 65' Feng Junyan  60' Gao Lin  72', 82' (p) Shi Hongjun  78' Zheng Zhi  80'			Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium Referee: Wu Bo (Chongqing)

24 July 2010	Hunan Billows	0–1	Guangzhou	Changsha
16:00			Muriqui  84'	Stadium: Hunan People's Stadium Referee: Chen Gang (Shanghai)

31 July 2010	Beijing BIT	0–3	Guangzhou	Beijing
15:30			Zheng Zhi  1' Gbeke  55', 88'	Stadium: Eastern Athletic Field Referee: Zhang Long (Xi'an)

7 August 2010	Guangzhou	3–1	Shanghai Zobon	Foshan
19:30	Gbeke  15' Gao Lin  27' Zheng Zhi  81'		Huang Jie  31'	Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hu Yadong (Liaoning)

21 August 2010	Shenyang Dongjin	0–2	Guangzhou	Shenyang
15:00			Gao Lin  37', 58'	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Referee: Liu Yang (Yunnan)

25 August 2010	Guangzhou	2–2	Chengdu Blades	Foshan
16:00	Muriqui  15' Gao Lin  40'		Wang Cun  45+1' Zhang Yuan  72'	Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium Referee: Bao Lei (Wuhan)

28 August 2010	Anhui Jiufang	0–4	Guangzhou	Hefei
16:00			Gbeke  29' Wu Pingfeng  38' Muriqui  58' Feng Junyan  71'	Stadium: Hefei Olympic Stadium Referee: Wu Liying (Tianjin)

4 September 2010	Guangzhou	1–1	Shanghai East Asia	Foshan
15:00	Li Jianhua  45+1'		Wang Jiayu  27'	Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium

12 September 2010	Beijing Baxy	1–2	Guangzhou	Beijing
19:30	Zhang Shuang  44'		Gao Lin  52', 62'	Stadium: Chaoyang Sports Center

18 September 2010	Guangzhou	2–1	Yanbian	Foshan
15:00	Hu Zhaojun  34' Sun Xiang  58'		Han Qingsong  50'	Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium

25 September 2010	Guangdong Sunray Cave	2–3	Guangzhou	Boluo
15:00	Giovane  53' Awal  62'		Muriqui  9', 82' Zheng Zhi  72'	Stadium: Boluo Sports Center

16 October 2010	Guangzhou	2–1	Hubei Oriental	Guangzhou
15:00	Gao Lin  21' (pen.) Muriqui  48'		Zhou Liao  25'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Referee: Hei Xiaohu

23 October 2010	Nanjing Yoyo	0–5	Guangzhou	Nanjing
15:00			Zheng Zhi  11' Muriqui  44', 58' (pen.), 78' Melkam  76'	Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center

30 October 2010	Guangzhou	3–1	Hunan Billows	Guangzhou
15:00	Gao Lin  6', 23', 38'		Liu Yusheng  8'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Referee: Zhang Miao

Squad stats

Updated to games played on 30 October 2010.
To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon once or twice.

Player	Pos	Apps	Starts	Goals	YC	RC
Li Jianhua	DF	24	24	2	2	0
Li Shuai	GK	24	24	0	1	0
Wu Pingfeng	MF	24	23	2	2	0
Gao Lin	FW	23	23	20	3	0
Li Yan	MF	23	23	1	5	0
Feng Junyan	MF	21	20	3	7	0
Charles Gbeke	FW	21	18	9	3	0
Tang Dechao	DF	19	16	1	6	0
Gabriel Melkam	DF	18	18	1	4	0
Hu Zhaojun	MF	16	5	1	3	0
Li Zhihai	DF	14	10	0	2	0
Muriqui	FW	14	14	13	1	0
Sun Xiang	DF	14	13	1	2	0
Li Zhilang	MF	12	7	0	2	0
Peng Shaoxiong	MF	11	5	1	3	0
Zheng Zhi	MF	11	9	5	3	1
Dai Xianrong	DF	8	4	0	0	0
Lu Lin	MF	7	2	0	1	0
Chen Jianlong	DF	5	3	0	1	0
Yang Yihu	FW	4	0	0	2	0
Ni Bo	FW	4	0	0	0	0
Eduardo Delani	MF	3	1	0	0	0
John Tambouras	DF	2	2	0	0	0
Shi Hongjun	MF	2	0	1	0	0
Guo Zichao	DF	2	0	0	0	0
Xu Deen	MF	2	0	0	0	0
Wang Xiaoshi	DF	1	0	0	0	0
Total	––	––	––	61	53	1

No appearances player not listed.

Notes and references

1. 广州足协挂牌广药8人 徐亮上榜祥子旧部遭清洗(in Chinese)
2. 国安转会窗关闭前敲定3内援 徐亮280万已确定加盟(in Chinese)
3. Chengdu Blades demoted
4. Relegations, ban handed to soccer's big fixers
5. 申花官方宣布郜林永久转会广州 5年曾攻入14球(in Chinese)
6. 恒大闪电签约李章洙 铁帅取代彭伟国将率队冲超(in Chinese)
7. 现身中甲新贵恒大训练场 孙祥不出国门留守广州(in Chinese)
8. 德比战拿下广东日之泉 广州恒大登中甲“王座”(in Chinese)
9. "China seeks 'gold' from World Cup". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
10. 恒大引援再放超级卫星 350万美元天价签巴西猎豹(in Chinese)
11. 恒大创造中国职业联赛最大分差 破单场净胜球纪录(in Chinese)
12. 中甲恒大成都双双取胜 两队携手提前三轮重返中超(in Chinese)
13. 国旅奇兵未奏效遗憾败北 粤解说评湖北未见世面(in Chinese)
14. "李章洙无中甲主帅资格 李春满主教练铁帅助教?". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
15. Fury release Tambouras to Chinese
16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
17. Match was postponed from 21 April to 22 April, for 21 April was announced as the national mourning day for the victims killed in the Yushu earthquake.