2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

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]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018

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
Home colours Away colours

Transfers

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]

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[lower-alpha 1]	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) Champion.
Notes:

1. Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.

Results 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	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W
Position	11	5	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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 1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	4–5	Guangzhou R&F	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Alan  13', 39', 45' Huang Bowen  42' Goulart  69' (pen.) Hu Ruibao  89'	Report	Zahavi  2', 10', 49' Urso  65'  90+7' Ding Haifeng  71' Xiao Zhi  75'	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	Gao Lin  50' Zhang Chenglin  54' Goulart  60', 66' Deng Hanwen  75' Alan  80', 84'	Report	Jiang Zhe  31' Zhang Li  37'	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	Goulart  8' (pen.) Alan  27'	Report	Wu Yan  7' Cala  85'	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	Goulart  15' (pen.) Li Xuepeng  33' Alan  51' Gao Lin  55' Zeng Cheng  76' Zheng Zhi  90+2' Yang Liyu  90+5'	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	Gao Lin  4' 89' Li Xuepeng  40' Yang Liyu  85'	Report	Dai Lin  11' Liu Junshuai  86'	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	Li Peng  41' Bai Jiajun  45+1' Zhu Jianrong  58' Xu Yougang  72'	Report	Zou Zheng  19' Goulart  66' Gudelj  68'  79' Yu Hanchao  77'	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	Augusto  17'  90' (pen.) Viera  20' Wei Shihao  82' Jiang Tao  83' Bakambu  90+1'	Report	Deng Hanwen  9'  89' Gudelj  68' Yu Hanchao  73' Gao Lin  79'	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	Yu Hanchao  90+1'  90+1'	Report	Ji Xiang  84' Tian Yinong  86'	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	Mushekwi  24' Carrasco  43' (pen.) Yu Zhen  81' Wang Jinxian  87' Sun Bo  90+5'	Report	Tang Shi  40'	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	Goulart  18', 62' Zhang Linpeng  90+1'	Report	Lavezzi  24' Hernanes  26'  32' Luo Senwen  64' Mascherano  67'	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	Moukandjo  9' Fernández  15'  90+2' Liu Jian  73'	Report	Zheng Zhi  45' Yu Hanchao  90+2'	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	Gao Lin  8' Talisca  29', 62', 79' Zhong Yihao  90+2'	Report	Zheng Kaimu  58'	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	Deng Hanwen  2'  49' Gao Lin  40' Paulinho  64' Talisca  70', 85'	Report	Peng Xinli  16'	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	Guo Hao  82'	Report	Li Xuepeng  22' Paulinho  42', 44' Talisca  74' Goulart  90+1' Zheng Long  90+2'	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	Renatinho  24' Zahavi  80'  90+1' (pen.)	Report	Talisca  27' Mei Fang  37' Paulinho  48', 88' Zhang Linpeng  58' Zheng Zhi  61' Goulart  65'  68'	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	Yu Rui  17' Tan Long  71'  84', 90' Pejčinović  89'	Report	Yang Liyu  28' Mei Fang  30' Goulart  43' Feng Xiaoting  79'	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	Vaz Tê  31' Gu Cao  70'	Report	Feng Xiaoting  26' Talisca  29' Mei Fang  52' Gao Lin  58', 90+1' Goulart  65', 85'	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	Paulinho  15', 57' Huang Bowen  29' Goulart  52' Talisca  74', 90' Zhang Chenglin  80'	Report	Sun Ke  42' Liu Yue  82' Wang Xiaolong  84'	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	Dai Lin  35' Pellè  73'		Talisca  6', 42' Gao Lin  41' Goulart  58' Mei Fang  63' Zheng Zhi  63' Paulinho  74'	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	Yu Hanchao  22' Talisca  43' Li Xuepeng  52' Gao Lin  58' Yang Liyu  90+1'  90+1'		Moreno  24' Guarín  53' (pen.) Li Peng  76' Li Shuai  77'	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	Zhang Linpeng  7' Zheng Zhi  51' Paulinho  61' Feng Xiaoting  81' Talisca  90+1'  90+6' Zeng Cheng  90+5'		Bakambu  41' Viera  54' Augusto  61' (pen.)  73'	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	Wu Lei  1' Elkeson  72' Wang Shenchao  85' Yan Junling  90+2'	Report	Gao Lin  39' Paulinho  56' Yang Liyu  80' Huang Bowen  87'	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	Éder  1' Li Ang  8' Gu Chao  39' Gao Tianyi  57' Wu Xi  61' Tian Yinong  68'		Mei Fang  7' Zheng Zhi  61' Paulinho  63' Talisca  73', 79' Yu Hanchao  88'	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	Alan  5' (pen.) Gao Lin  65' Feng Xiaoting  69'			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	Jin Yangyang  90+4'		Gao Lin  2' Zeng Cheng  28' Deng Hanwen  36' Alan  59' Yu Hanchao  62' Talisca  86' Feng Xiaoting  90+1'	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	Zheng Long  5', 63' Rao Weihui  18' (o.g.) Yu Hanchao  59' Paulinho  69' Alan  78' (pen.)  80' Zhang Linpeng  89' Huang Bowen  90+4'		Luo Xin  36' Rao Weihui  71' Wan Houliang  77' Moukandjo  89' (pen.) Wan Houliang  90'	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			Zhang Chenglin  36' Deng Hanwen  39' Yu Hanchao  52' Alan  62' Talisca  73'	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	Paulinho  30', 45+3' Alan  43', 90+4' (pen.) Zhang Chenglin  45' Zheng Zhi  48' Talisca  78' Gao Lin  88'		Lü Wenjun  14' Cai Huikang  32',  40' Wu Lei  50' Zhang Chenglin  79' (o.g.) Hulk  89' (pen.) Ahmedov  90+3'	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	Sebá  31' Kardec  34' Li Fang  48' Peng Xinli  68' Sui Weijie  71' Fernandinho  84'		Feng Xiaoting  34'  80' Zheng Long  45' Xu Xin  52' Alan  75'	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	Talisca  38' Deng Hanwen  45+1' Zhang Linpeng  47' Alan  56', 80' Zheng Long  84' Wang Jinze  90+2'		Johnathan  7' Cao Yang  70' Guo Hao  84'	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

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

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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
			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

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Champions League			Super Cup			Total
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

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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