2010 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season

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Guangzhou F.C. 2010
ChairmanChina Liu Yongzhuo
Head coachSouth Korea Lee Jang-Soo
China Li Chunman (in name)
StadiumZengcheng Stadium
Century Lotus Stadium
Yuexiushan Stadium
League One1st
Top goalscorerChina Gao Lin (20 goals)
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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.

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.
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
South Korea Lee Jang-Soo Head coach (from 25 Mar 2010)
China Assistant coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
South Korea Kim Yong-Kab Assistant coach / Fitness coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
China Jiang Feng Assistant coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
China Goalkeeping coach (from 27 Mar 2010)
Brazil Fitness coach / Physician (from 26 Apr 2010)
China Kang Kebao Team doctor
China Li Chunman Head coach (in name)[14]
China Peng Weiguo Head coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
China Ye Zhibin Assistant coach / Fitness coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
China Assistant coach (from 1 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
China Assistant coach (from 4 Jan 2010 to 30 June 2010)
China Tian Ye Goalkeeping coach (from 20 Dec 2009 to 24 Mar 2010)
China 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 China CHN Zhi Xinhua
2 DF China CHN Li Zhihai (captain)
3 MF China CHN Li Yan
4 DF Australia AUS John Tambouras (to June)
5 DF China CHN Dai Xianrong
6 MF China CHN Hu Zhaojun
7 MF China CHN Feng Junyan
8 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Delani
9 FW Canada CAN Charles Gbeke
10 MF Nigeria NGA Gabriel Melkam
11 MF China CHN Yang Yihu
12 GK China CHN Dong Chunyu
13 DF China CHN Tang Dechao
14 DF China CHN Li Jianhua (vice-captain)
15 MF China CHN
16 MF China CHN Xu Deen
17 MF China CHN Cai Yaohui
18 DF China CHN Chen Jianlong
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF China CHN Zhang Hongnan
20 FW China CHN Ni Bo
21 MF China CHN Peng Shaoxiong
22 GK China CHN Li Shuai
23 MF China CHN Li Zhilang
24 MF China CHN Shi Hongjun
25 DF China CHN Guo Zichao
26 MF China CHN Wu Pingfeng
27 DF China CHN Tu Dongxu
28 MF China CHN Zheng Zhi (from July)
29 FW China CHN Gao Lin
30 MF China CHN Lu Lin
31 FW Brazil BRA Muriqui (from July)
32 DF China CHN Sun Xiang (from July)
33 DF China CHN Huang Zhiyi
34 DF China CHN Wang Xiaoshi
35 DF China CHN Zhou Lin

Transfers[]

Winter[]

Summer[]

Friendly matches[]

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[a]
5 Hubei Orient 24 10 7 7 30 24 +6 37[a]
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. ^ Jump up to: a b Shanghai, 4 pts; Hubei, 1 pt

Positions by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLDWWWDWDWWWWWDWDWWWWWW
Position22489523213211122211111111
Source:[citation needed]
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 Goal 23' (p)45+1'
Tang Dechao Goal 30'
Goal 90' Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Xi'an)
10 April 2010 Shanghai Zobon 3–3 Guangzhou Shanghai
15:00 Wang Jianwen Goal 34' (p)
Júnior Goal 65'76'
Gbeke Goal 29'43'
Gao Lin Goal 83'
Stadium: Yuanshen Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: (Beijing)
[17] 22 April 2010 Guangzhou 2–3 Shenyang Dongjin Zengcheng
15:00 Li Yan Goal 9'
Wu Pingfeng Goal 72'
Goal 45+1'
Goal 61'
Zhang Hao Goal 78'
Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: (Qingdao)
25 April 2010 Chengdu Blades 0–0 Guangzhou Chengdu
15:30 Stadium:
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Shaanxi)
1 May 2010 Guangzhou 1–0 Anhui Jiufang Zengcheng
15:00 Feng Junyan Goal 80' Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Wuhan)
7 May 2010 Shanghai East Asia 1–3 Guangzhou Shanghai
19:45 Wang Jiayu Goal 12' Peng Shaoxiong Goal 8'
Gao Lin Goal 27'78'
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (Beijing)
15 May 2010 Guangzhou 3–1 Beijing Baxy Zengcheng
15:00 Gao Lin Goal 22' (p)69'
Li Jianhua Goal 45+1'
Goal 56' Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: (Changchun)
22 May 2010 Yanbian FC 0–0 Guangzhou Yanji
15:00 Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Yunnan)
29 May 2010 Guangzhou 2–1 Guangdong Sunray Cave Zengcheng
15:00 Gao Lin Goal 44'
Gbeke Goal 64'
Ye Weichao Goal 77' Stadium: Zengcheng Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: (Beijing)
17 July 2010 Hubei Orient 1–1 Guangzhou Wuhan
16:00 Chen Hao Goal 66' Gbeke Goal 57' Stadium: Xinhua Road
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Sichuan)
21 July 2010 Guangzhou 10–0 Nanjing Yoyo Foshan
16:00 Gbeke Goal 19'
Muriqui Goal 44'57'64'65'
Feng Junyan Goal 60'
Gao Lin Goal 72'82' (p)
Shi Hongjun Goal 78'
Zheng Zhi Goal 80'
Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
Referee: Wu Bo (Chongqing)
24 July 2010 Hunan Billows 0–1 Guangzhou Changsha
16:00 Muriqui Goal 84' Stadium: Hunan People's Stadium
Referee: (Shanghai)
31 July 2010 Beijing BIT 0–3 Guangzhou Beijing
15:30 Zheng Zhi Goal 1'
Gbeke Goal 55'88'
Stadium: Eastern Athletic Field
Referee: (Xi'an)
7 August 2010 Guangzhou 3–1 Shanghai Zobon Foshan
19:30 Gbeke Goal 15'
Gao Lin Goal 27'
Zheng Zhi Goal 81'
Goal 31' Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Liaoning)
21 August 2010 Shenyang Dongjin 0–2 Guangzhou Shenyang
15:00 Gao Lin Goal 37'58' Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium
Referee: (Yunnan)
25 August 2010 Guangzhou 2–2 Chengdu Blades Foshan
16:00 Muriqui Goal 15'
Gao Lin Goal 40'
Goal 45+1'
Zhang Yuan Goal 72'
Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
Referee: (Wuhan)
28 August 2010 Anhui Jiufang 0–4 Guangzhou Hefei
16:00 Gbeke Goal 29'
Wu Pingfeng Goal 38'
Muriqui Goal 58'
Feng Junyan Goal 71'
Stadium: Hefei Olympic Stadium
Referee: (Tianjin)
4 September 2010 Guangzhou 1–1 Shanghai East Asia Foshan
15:00 Li Jianhua Goal 45+1' Wang Jiayu Goal 27' Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
12 September 2010 Beijing Baxy 1–2 Guangzhou Beijing
19:30 Goal 44' Gao Lin Goal 52'62' Stadium:
18 September 2010 Guangzhou 2–1 Yanbian Foshan
15:00 Hu Zhaojun Goal 34'
Sun Xiang Goal 58'
Han Qingsong Goal 50' Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
25 September 2010 Guangdong Sunray Cave 2–3 Guangzhou Boluo
15:00 Giovane Goal 53'
Awal Goal 62'
Muriqui Goal 9'82'
Zheng Zhi Goal 72'
Stadium:
16 October 2010 Guangzhou 2–1 Hubei Oriental Guangzhou
15:00 Gao Lin Goal 21' (pen.)
Muriqui Goal 48'
Zhou Liao Goal 25' Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Referee:
23 October 2010 Nanjing Yoyo 0–5 Guangzhou Nanjing
15:00 Zheng Zhi Goal 11'
Muriqui Goal 44'58' (pen.)78'
Melkam Goal 76'
Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
30 October 2010 Guangzhou 3–1 Hunan Billows Guangzhou
15:00 Gao Lin Goal 6'23'38' Goal 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 Sort both.gif once or twice.

Player Pos Apps Starts Goals Yellow card YC Red card RC
China Li Jianhua DF 24 24 2 2 0
China Li Shuai GK 24 24 0 1 0
China Wu Pingfeng MF 24 23 2 2 0
China Gao Lin FW 23 23 20 3 0
China Li Yan MF 23 23 1 5 0
China Feng Junyan MF 21 20 3 7 0
Canada Charles Gbeke FW 21 18 9 3 0
China Tang Dechao DF 19 16 1 6 0
Nigeria Gabriel Melkam DF 18 18 1 4 0
China Hu Zhaojun MF 16 5 1 3 0
China Li Zhihai DF 14 10 0 2 0
Brazil Muriqui FW 14 14 13 1 0
China Sun Xiang DF 14 13 1 2 0
China Li Zhilang MF 12 7 0 2 0
China Peng Shaoxiong MF 11 5 1 3 0
China Zheng Zhi MF 11 9 5 3 1
China Dai Xianrong DF 8 4 0 0 0
China Lu Lin MF 7 2 0 1 0
China Chen Jianlong DF 5 3 0 1 0
China Yang Yihu FW 4 0 0 2 0
China Ni Bo FW 4 0 0 0 0
Brazil Eduardo Delani MF 3 1 0 0 0
Australia John Tambouras DF 2 2 0 0 0
China Shi Hongjun MF 2 0 1 0 0
China Guo Zichao DF 2 0 0 0 0
China Xu Deen MF 2 0 0 0 0
China 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[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
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