2012 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season

The 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande season is the 59th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and is its 45th season in the Chinese football league, also its 23rd season in the top flight. The club played in the AFC Champions League for the first time in club's history after winning the league title in the 2011 season.

Guangzhou Evergrande 2012
ChairmanLiu Yongzhuo
ManagerLee Jang-Soo (to 16 May)
Marcello Lippi (from 17 May)
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League1st
FA CupWinners
FA Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Muriqui (12 goals)
All: Darío Conca (17 goals)
Highest home attendance47,869 vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1 May 2012 (Champions League)
Lowest home attendance28,128 vs Henan Jianye
18 July 2012 (FA Cup)
Average home league attendanceleague: 37,250
all: 37,265

Review

  • 26 December 2011, Guangzhou confirmed that they had signed Zhao Xuri, Rong Hao, Li Jianbin and Peng Xinli for a total report fee of ¥30 million.[1]
  • 10 January 2012, Chinese midfielder Qin Sheng moved from Liaoning Whowin to Guangzhou with an undisclosed fee.
  • 25 February 2012, Guangzhou beat Tianjin Teda 2–1 in the 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup, winning this trophy for the first time in the club's history. Cléo scored both goals of the match.
  • 7 March 2012, Guangzhou beat K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 away in the club's first AFC Champions League match.[2]
  • 2 May 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Lucas Barrios from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal for a domestic record fee of €8.5 million.[3]
  • 4 May 2012, Darío Conca received a ban of at least 9 matches (including reserve league match) and was fined ¥1 million by the club for his remarks about the team manager Lee Jang-Soo's decision on Weibo.[4]
  • 15 May 2012, Guangzhou beat Buriram United 2–1 and advanced to the knockout phase of AFC Champions League.[5]
  • 17 May 2012, former Italian World Cup-winning football manager Marcello Lippi was appointed as the new manager of club, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.[6]
  • 30 May 2012, Guangzhou beat J-League side FC Tokyo 1–0 in the Round of 16 of AFC Champions League, and became the first Chinese club to reach the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League since 2006.[7]
  • 20 June 2012, CFA committee voted to pass a rule change allowing CSL clubs, who were still competing in the AFC Champions League, to add two more foreign players. Guangzhou Evergrande would be the only club able to take advantage out of the new rule change in the 2012 league season.[8]
  • 2 July 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed South Korea national team defender Kim Young-Gwon on a four-year deal with a fee of US$2.5 million.[9]
  • 3 July 2012, Muriqui signed a new contract with Guangzhou Evergrande, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2016.[10]
  • 7 July 2012, Huang Bowen transferred to Guangzhou from K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with a reported fee of US$2 million.[11]
  • 15 July 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Guangzhou R&F 0–1 at Tianhe Stadium, which ended club's record 34-league-home-match unbeaten run, as well as record 36-league-home-match scoring run.
  • 2 October 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande was knocked out of the AFC Champions League in the quarter-finals by Al Ittihad 5–4 on aggregate.
  • 27 October 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande won the league title for the second time in two years after beating Liaoning Whowin 1–0, with Gao Lin scoring the winning goal at the 90' minute to seal the title.
  • 18 November 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande won their first Chinese FA Cup title, defeating Guizhou Renhe by a score of 4–2, on aggregate 5–3.

Players

First team 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 Yang Jun
2 DF  CHN Tu Dongxu
3 DF  BRA Paulão
4 DF  CHN Rong Hao
5 DF  CHN Zhang Linpeng
6 DF  CHN Feng Xiaoting
7 MF  CHN Feng Junyan
8 MF  CHN Qin Sheng
9 FW  BRA Cléo
10 MF  CHN Zheng Zhi (captain)
11 MF  BRA Muriqui
12 GK  CHN Dong Chunyu
13 DF  CHN Tang Dechao
14 DF  CHN Li Jianhua
15 MF  ARG Darío Conca
16 MF  KOR Cho Won-Hee
17 FW  CHN Gao Zhilin
18 FW  PAR Lucas Barrios
19 DF  CHN Li Jianbin
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  CHN Ni Bo
21 FW  CHN Jiang Ning
22 GK  CHN Li Shuai
23 MF  CHN Li Zhilang
24 MF  CHN Shi Hongjun
25 MF  CHN Peng Xinli
26 MF  CHN Wu Pingfeng
27 FW  CHN Ye Weichao
28 DF  KOR Kim Young-Gwon
29 FW  CHN Gao Lin
30 MF  CHN Peng Shaoxiong
31 DF  CHN Zhang Hongnan
32 DF  CHN Sun Xiang
33 MF  CHN Li Yan
35 FW  CHN Memet Ali
37 MF  CHN Zhao Xuri
39 MF  CHN Tan Jiajun
42 MF  CHN Huang Bowen
48 GK  CHN Zhi Xinhua

Reserve 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
34 DF  CHN Huang Jiaqiang
36 FW  CHN Gao Shunhang
38 DF  CHN Zhang Yujia
43 MF  CHN Li Bin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  BRA Renato Cajá (at Ponte Preta from 1 July 2011 to 31 May 2012)
DF  CHN Chen Jianlong (at Shanghai Shenxin from 5 January 2012 to 31 December 2012)
MF  BRA Renato Cajá (at Kashima Antlers from 1 July 2012 to 1 January 2013)
33 MF  CHN Li Yan (at Guangzhou R&F from 11 July 2012 to 8 November 2012)

Technical staff

Name Nat. Job title
Marcello Lippi Head coach (from 17 May 2012)
Narciso Pezzotti Assistant coaches (from 17 May 2012)
Massimiliano Maddaloni
Li Tie Assistant coach (from 26 May 2012)
Michelangelo Rampulla Goalkeeping coach (from 17 May 2012)
Claudio Gaudino Fitness coach (from 17 May 2012)
Peng Weiguo Reserve team coach (from 21 May 2012)
Enrico Castellacci Medical adviser (from 27 July 2012)
Silvano Cotti Team doctor / Physiotherapist (from 27 July 2012)
Georg Meyer Physiotherapist
Liu Shulai Team doctors
Kang Kebao
Wang Shucheng
Franco Ceravolo Chief scout (from 5 September 2012)
Lee Jang-Soo Head coach (to 16 May 2012)
Qiu Ming Assistant coaches (to 16 May 2012)
Kim Yong-Kab
Lee Min-Sung
Wang Weiman Goalkeeping coach (to 16 May 2012)
Jiang Feng Fitness coach (to 16 May 2012)
Qu Shengqing Reserve team coach (to 16 May 2012)
Kim Hyo-Jung Technical analyst (to 16 May 2012)

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
2012-01-14 Dalian Aerbin H 3–1 Memet Ali, Jiang Xiaochen (2 goals)
2012-01-17 Guizhou Renhe H 1–0 Gao Lin
2012-01-18 Shenyang Dongjin H 1–2 Tan Jiajun
2012-01-19 Dalian Aerbin H 2–0 Zheng Zhi, Liang Xueming
2012-01-27 Cádiz A 1–1 Muriqui
2012-01-28 Videoton N 1–2 Jiang Ning
2012-01-31 Dinamo Tbilisi N 3–0 Cléo, Conca, Muriqui
2012-02-01 FC Wil N 1–2 Tan Jiajun
2012-02-04 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk N 1–2 Ye Weichao
2012-02-07 UD Marbella A 0–1
2012-02-19 Incheon United H 2–2 Wu Pingfeng, Feng Junyan
2012-03-03 Myongji University A 1–2 Shi Hongjun

Marbella Cup 2012

3 February 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 CSKA Moscow Marbella, Spain
12:00 UTC+1 Qin Sheng  87' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
6 February 2012 Semi-final Guangzhou Evergrande 0–4 Dynamo Kyiv Marbella, Spain
16:00 UTC+1 Ideye  28'  55'
Yarmolenko  31'
Rybalka  90'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
9 February 2012 Third place match Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0
(3–5 p)
Lech Poznań Marbella, Spain
16:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Penalties
Cléo
Muriqui
Gao Lin
Sun Xiang
Wołąkiewicz
Ubiparip
Đurđević
Możdżeń
Drewniak

2012 CSL All-Stars Game

7 November 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande 0–1 CSL All-Stars Guangzhou
18:35 UTC+8 Liu Jianye  45' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Mu Yuxin
Fourth official: Fan Qi

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Chinese FA Super Cup Winners 25 February 2012
Chinese Super League 1st 11 March 20123 November 2012
Chinese FA Cup 4th round Winners 18 July 201218 November 2012
AFC Champions League Group stage Quarter-finals 7 March 20122 October 2012

Updated to match played 18 November 2012
Source: Competitions

Chinese Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guangzhou Evergrande (C) 30 17 7 6 51 30 +21 58 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty 30 14 12 4 49 29 +20 54
3 Beijing Guoan 30 14 6 10 34 35 1 48
4 Guizhou Moutai 30 12 9 9 44 33 +11 45
5 Dalian Aerbin 30 11 11 8 51 46 +5 44[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League because league champions Guangzhou Evergrande also won the 2012 Chinese FA Cup.
  2. Dalian 1–2 Changchun; Changchun 1–2 Dalian

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 17 7 6 51 30  +21 58 11 3 1 33 13  +20 6 4 5 18 17  +1

Last updated: 3 November 2012.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWDWWWWLWDWWWDLWDLWWDDWLWDWL
Position3102222111111111111111111121111
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2012. Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 2012 Round 1 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Shanghai Shenxin Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Conca  31'
Zhao Xuri  36'
Conca  44'
Zhang Linpeng  55'
Muriqui  73'
Zheng Zhi after match
Flávio  18' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 36,187
Referee: Li Haihe
Assistant referees: Li Dongnan, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Wang Jin
16 March 2012 Round 2 Guangzhou R&F 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou
18:00 UTC+8 Jumar  10'
Zhang Shuo  13' (pen.)
Tang Miao  21'
Gao Zengxiang  33'
Li Zhe  70'
Lu Lin  73'
Zhang Yuan  83'
Paulão  12'
Zhang Linpeng  35'
Cho Won-Hee  47'
Zheng Zhi after match
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 19,217
Referee: Sun Baojie
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
25 March 2012 Round 3 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Cléo  22'
Muriqui  30'
Cléo  45+1'
Muriqui  77'
Wu Pingfeng  87'
Gu Cao  24'
Katongo  39'
Son Seung-Joon  86'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 36,318
Referee: Yao Qing
Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Wu Lei
Fourth official: Wang Jin
30 March 2012 Round 4 Shanghai Shenhua 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai
19:45 UTC+8 Qiu Tianyi  20'
Anelka  30'
Song Boxuan  59'
Song Boxuan  79' 
Zheng Kaimu  90+1'
Sun Xiang  25'
Feng Junyan  31'
Zheng Zhi  76'
Sun Xiang  90' 
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 21,356
Referee: Sun Baojie
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Li Haihe
8 April 2012 Round 5 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Guizhou Renhe Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Conca  44' (pen.)
Muriqui  53'
Feng Xiaoting  70'
Li Jianhua  87'
Muslimović  18'
Rodas  36'
Nano  43'
Djulbic  55'
Li Chunyu  80'
Zhang Chenglin  84'
Sun Jihai  88'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 31,295
Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Li Haihe
13 April 2012 Round 6 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Hangzhou Greentown Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Li Yan  6'
Li Yan  33'
Muriqui  61'
Cléo  68' (pen.)
Qin Sheng  70'
Muriqui  90'
Zheng Kewei  49'
Wang Song  90+3'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 36,128
Referee: Zhou Gang
Assistant referees: Xu Jun, Zhan Wei
Fourth official: Wang Di
22 April 2012 Round 7 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Cléo  28'
Conca  49'
Zhao Xuri  56'
Conca  66'
Muriqui  80'
Ljubinković  53' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,214
Referee: Zhang Zhengping
Assistant referees: Zhang Jun, Wen Xiaofang
Fourth official: Li Haihe
27 April 2012 Round 8 Tianjin Teda 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Tianjin
19:30 UTC+8 Goian  33'
Mao Biao  83'
Feng Junyan  47'
Sun Xiang  62'
Muriqui  85'
Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,589
Referee: Ai Kun
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Huang Yejun
6 May 2012 Round 9 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Dalian Aerbin Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Muriqui  40'
Zheng Zhi  65'
Cléo  68' (pen.)
Sun Xiang  83'
Addy  9'
Yin Lu  51'
Yu Ziqian  67'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 32,468
Referee: Li Haihe
Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Su Jige
Fourth official: Wang Jin
11 May 2012 Round 10 Dalian Shide 3–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Dalian
19:00 UTC+8 Yan Xiangchuang  10'
Zhu Ting  57'
Kamburov  67'
Qin Sheng  21'
Qin Sheng  43'
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
Attendance: 7,682
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Xu Jun, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Shi Zhenlu
20 May 2012 Round 11 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Qingdao Jonoon Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Gao Lin  68'
Feng Junyan  74'
Song Long  38'
Melkam  63'
Guo Liang  68'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,612
Referee: Li Jun
Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping
Fourth official: Shi Zhenlu
25 May 2012 Round 12 Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Jinan
19:30 UTC+8 Liu Yang  30'
Zheng Zheng  32'
Wang Yongpo  84'
Zhang Linpeng  5'
Feng Xiaoting  65'
Zheng Zhi  88'
Wu Pingfeng  89'
Stadium: Shandong Provincial Stadium
Attendance: 33,453
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Zhan Wei, Xu Jun
Fourth official: Huang Yejun
17 June 2012 Round 13 Guangzhou Evergrande 5–1 Jiangsu Sainty Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Conca  9'
Jiang Ning  54'
Muriqui  57'
Muriqui  62'
Zhang Linpeng  68'
Muriqui  90+3'
Liu Jianye  58'
Lu Bofei  65'
Qu Cheng  67'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 37,865
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Shao Honggeng
Fourth official: Guo Baolong
23 June 2012 Round 14 Liaoning Whowin 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Shenyang
19:30 UTC+8 Zheng Tao  28'
Wu Gaojun  55'
Yu Hanchao  74'
Yang Shanping  80'
Feng Xiaoting  7'
Jiang Ning  42'
Gao Lin  62'
Conca  67'
Stadium: Tiexi New District Sports Center
Attendance: 27,823
Referee: Fan Qi
Assistant referees: Wu Lei, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
1 July 2012 Round 15 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–2 Beijing Guoan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Jiang Ning  16'
Zhang Linpeng  30'
Muriqui  35'
Qin Sheng  60'
Cléo  67'
Feng Xiaoting  74'
Zhang Xiaobin  7'
Xu Liang  12'
Xu Liang  45+2'
Wang Xiaolong  56'
Xu Yunlong  90+3'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,985
Referee: Wang Jin
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Wu Sining
Fourth official: Yao Qing
6 July 2012 Round 16 Shanghai Shenxin 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai
19:45 UTC+8 Li Lei  7'
Zhao Zuojun  8'
Zhu Jiawei  65'
Johnny  86'
Anselmo  90+1' (pen.)
Muriqui  25'
Zheng Zhi  49'
Paulão  56'
Muriqui  62'
Zhao Xuri  84'
Stadium: Jinshan Sports Centre
Attendance: 11,002
Referee: Li Jun
Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping
Fourth official: Tang Kun
15 July 2012 Round 17 Guangzhou Evergrande 0–1 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi  9'
Zhang Linpeng  32'
Wu Wei'an  26'
Tang Miao  34'
Yakubu  87'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,991
Referee: Tao Rancheng
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Zhan Wei
Fourth official: Wang Di
21 July 2012 Round 18 Henan Jianye 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Zhengzhou
19:45 UTC+8 Tan Wangsong  7'
Xu Yang  28'
Zhao Xuri  9'
Barrios  64'
Cléo  76'
Zheng Zhi  86'
Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
Attendance: 24,086
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Wen Xiaofang, Zhang Jun
Fourth official: Yao Qing
28 July 2012 Round 19 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 Shanghai Shenhua Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Conca  41'
Qin Sheng  42'
Muriqui  79'
Song Boxuan  57'
Song Boxuan  62'
Wu Xi  74'
Moreno  81'
Drogba  90+3'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,997
Referee: Xu Hang
Assistant referees: Wu Lei, Wu Sining
Fourth official: Tang Kun
4 August 2012 Round 20 Guizhou Renhe 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Guiyang
19:30 UTC+8 Muslimović  34'
Chen Jie  80'
Tang Dechao  30'
Gao Lin  43'
Zheng Zhi  51'
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 52,888
Referee: Zhang Zhengping
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Yang Li
Fourth official: Zhou Gang
11 August 2012 Round 21 Hangzhou Greentown 2–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Hangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Liu Bin  12'
Yang Zi  70'
Yang Zi  74'
Yang Zi  86'
Gao Lin  13'
Cléo  32'
Feng Xiaoting  55'
Huang Bowen  68'
Zheng Zhi  77'
Huang Bowen  87'
Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center
Attendance: 17,785
Referee: Li Jun
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Su Jige
Fourth official: Zhou Gang
18 August 2012 Round 22 Changchun Yatai 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Changchun
19:35 UTC+8 Ismailov  54'
Zhang Wenzhao  89'
Conca  49'
Muriqui  60'
Cléo  70'
Zheng Zhi  82'
Stadium: Development Area Stadium
Attendance: 21,365
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Lou Fangping, Tong Yong
Fourth official: Li Haihe
25 August 2012 Round 23 Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 Tianjin Teda Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi  6'
Conca  68'
Mao Biao  21'
He Yang  52'
Chen Tao  59'
Li Weifeng  67'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,700
Referee: Fan Qi
Assistant referees: Zhang Yongjun, Wu Sining
Fourth official: Tang Kun
13 September 2012 Round 24 Dalian Aerbin 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Dalian
19:00 UTC+8 Hu Zhaojun  90' Huang Jiaqiang  31'
Zhang Linpeng  81'
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
Attendance: 17,688
Referee: Guo Baolong
Assistant referees: Wu Lei, Shao Honggeng
Fourth official: Zhou Gang
23 September 2012 Round 25 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Dalian Shide Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Li Jianhua  15'
Conca  32'
Sun Xiang  49'
Qin Sheng  54'
Zhang Linpeng  65'
Zhang Yaokun  26'
Quan Lei  34'
Zhang Yaokun  53'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 36,137
Referee: Xu Hang
Assistant referees: Zhan Wei, Zhang Yongjun
Fourth official: Tang Kun
28 September 2012 Round 26 Qingdao Jonoon 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Qingdao
19:35 UTC+8 Léo San  30'
Bruno Meneghel  49'
Ibrahimov  76'
Zheng Long  85'
Zhao Xuri  18'
Conca  39'
Gao Lin  51'
Tang Dechao  56'
Gao Lin  57'
Tang Dechao  62' 
Zhang Linpeng  90+5'
Stadium: Qingdao Tiantai Stadium
Attendance: 11,762
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Shao Honggeng
Fourth official: Ai Kun
7 October 2012 Round 27 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–2 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Cléo  25'
Zheng Zhi  55'
Qin Sheng  80'
Barrios  81'
Macena  35'
Han Peng  67'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 36,857
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Li Dongnan, Xu Jun
Fourth official: Fu Ming
20 October 2012 Round 28 Jiangsu Sainty 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Nanjing
19:30 UTC+8 Ji Xiang  1' Jiang Ning  49' Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 65,769
Referee: Fan Qi
Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Li Dongnan
Fourth official: Yao Qing
27 October 2012 Round 29 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Liaoning Whowin Guangzhou
15:30 UTC+8 Huang Bowen  39'
Gao Lin  90'
Gao Lin  91'
Zhao Junzhe  48' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,989
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Li Dongnan
Fourth official: Tao Rancheng
3 November 2012 Round 30 Beijing Guoan 1–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Beijing
15:30 UTC+8 Lang Zheng  39'
Zhang Xizhe  90+2'
Feng Xiaoting  34'
Cléo  78'
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 38,832
Referee: Adam Kersey (Australia)
Assistant referees: Han Wei, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Tang Kun

Chinese FA Cup

18 July 2012 Fourth round Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:45 UTC+8 Shi Hongjun  29'
Wu Pingfeng  80'
Li Jianhua  90'
Report Wang Haozhi  6'
Han Chao  20'
Wang Jia'nan  44'
Yuan Ye  65'
Qiao Wei  71'
Wang Jia'nan  76'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 28,128
Referee: Li Haihe
Assistant referees: Li Dongnan, Wu Sining
Fourth official: Huang Yejun
1 August 2012 Quarter-finals Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Dalian Aerbin Guangzhou
19:00 UTC+8 Cléo  11' Zhu Xiaogang  30'
Wang Hongyou  50'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 28,686
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Li Dongnan, Han Wei
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
22 August 2012 Semi-finals
First leg
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Liaoning Whowin Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Li Jianhua  22'
Gao Lin  43'
Zhao Xuri  69'
Gao Lin  83'
Cho Won-Hee  87'
Yang Xu  17'
Zheng Tao  37'
Zheng Tao  82' 
Brandán  85'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 32,868
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin, Han Wei
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
26 September 2012 Semi-finals
Second leg
Liaoning Whowin 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Guangzhou Evergrande Shenyang
19:00 UTC+8 Trifunović  58'
Yang Shanping  65'
Wang Liang  69'
Yang Xu  82'
Yang Xu  90+5'
Zheng Zhi  4'
Feng Junyan  15'
Kim Young-Gwon  22'
Qin Sheng  65'
Jiang Ning  75'
Jiang Ning  78'
Zheng Zhi  89'
Stadium: Tiexi New District Sports Center
Attendance: 25,188
Referee: Choi Dae-Woo (Korea Republic)
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Han Wei
Fourth official: Wang Di
10 November 2012 Final
First leg
Guizhou Moutai 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Guiyang
19:30 UTC+8 Jordà  10'
Li Chunyu  37'
Sun Jihai  71'
Djulbic  84'
Muslimović  86'
Li Kai  90+4'
Barrios  49'
Gao Lin  80'
Gao Lin  81' 
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 45,210
Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ashley Beecham (Australia), Nathan MacDonald (Australia)
Fourth official: Yao Qing
18 November 2012 Final
Second leg
Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2
(5–3 agg.)
Guizhou Moutai Guangzhou
15:30 UTC+8 Barrios  1'
Qin Sheng  32'
Zhao Xuri  38'
Zhang Linpeng  44'
Barrios  66'
Conca  76'
Conca  90+2'
Chen Jie  19'
Nano  33'
Guo Sheng  39'
Jordà  52'
Sun Jihai  64'
Djulbic  71'
Jordà  88'
Rao Weihui  90+4'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,989
Referee: Kim Sang-Woo (Korea Republic)
Assistant referees: Kim Sung-Il (Korea Republic), Ji Seung-Min (Korea Republic)
Fourth official: Wang Di

Chinese FA Super Cup

25 February 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Tianjin Teda Guangzhou
14:00 UTC+8 Cléo  2'
Zhao Xuri  42'
Cléo  48'
Qin Sheng  79'
Feng Xiaoting  87'
Šumulikoski  31'
Wang Xinxin  83'
Stadium: University City Stadium
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Su Jige, Huo Weiming
Fourth official: Zhou Gang

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Guangzhou Evergrande 6312128+410
Kashiwa Reysol 6312117+410
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 63031015−59
Buriram United 6204811−36
7 March 2012 Group H Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–5 Guangzhou Evergrande Jeonju, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Jin Kyung-Sun  30'
Jeong Shung-Hoon  70'
Report
Summary
Zhang Linpeng  25'
Cléo  27'
Conca  41'
Cléo  69'
Conca  73'
Cho Won-Hee  74'
Muriqui  76'
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 7,978
Referee: Saeid Mozaffari (Iran)
Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran), Alireza Gholamhossein Kahouri (Iran)
Fourth official: Akbar Bakhshi Zadeh (Iran)
21 March 2012 Group H Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 Buriram United Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Zhang Linpeng  21'
Yang Jun  61'
Cléo  69'
Report
Summary
Theeratorn  11'
Jadigerov  42'
Surat  57'
Suchao  62' (pen.)
Acheampong  79'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,512
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Assistant referees: Birak Ziad (Lebanon), Hadi El Kassar (Lebanon)
Fourth official: Ghandour Radwan (Lebanon)
4 April 2012 Group H Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Kashiwa, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Fukui  14'
Kurisawa  64'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,787
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Assistant referees: Saleh Al Marzouqi (UAE), Mhd Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria)
Fourth official: Hamad Al Shaikh Hashmi (UAE)
17 April 2012 Group H Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol Guangzhou, China PR
19:30 UTC+8 Qin Sheng  7'
Conca  29' (pen.)
Zhao Xuri  55'
Muriqui  58'
Muriqui  84'
Report
Summary
Watanabe  27'
Sakai  50'
Sakai  74'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Hussain (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Hassan Althawadi (Qatar), Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Fourth official: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)
1 May 2012 Group H Guangzhou Evergrande 1–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Guangzhou, China PR
19:30 UTC+8 Conca  10' (pen.)
Yang Jun  92+2'
Report
Summary
Cho Sung-Hwan  42'
Lee Seung-Hyun  44'
Cho Sung-Hwan  65' 
Lee Dong-Gook  90+1'
Lee Dong-Gook  90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,869
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Assistant referees: Rafael Lyasov (Uzbekistan), Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Tin Htut (Myanmar)
15 May 2012 Group H Buriram United 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Buriram, Thailand
18:30 UTC+7 Suchao  43'
Domtaisong  57'
Surat  89'
Report
Summary
Jiang Ning  28'
Zhang Linpeng  38'
Gao Lin  49'
Zheng Zhi  75'
Qin Sheng  76'
Conca  90' (pen.)
Stadium: New I-Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Assistant referees: Matthew Cream (Australia), Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official: Saleem Ali (Maldives)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
30 May 2012 Round of 16 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 FC Tokyo Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Cléo  31'
Zhang Linpeng  68'
Zhao Xuri  82'
Report
Summary
Morishige  61' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,560
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar), Ramzan Saeed Al-Naemi (Qatar)
Fourth official: Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
Quarter-finals
19 September 2012 1st leg Al-Ittihad 4–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:35 UTC+3 Diego Souza  28'
Noor  49' (pen.)
Hazazi  61'
Tukar  72'
Hazzazi  83'
Hazazi  88'
M'Bami  90+2'
Report
Summary
Gao Lin  27'
Huang Bowen  39'
Huang Bowen  67'
Sun Xiang  83'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 15,971
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
Assistant referees: Birak Ziad (Lebanon), Yaser Marad (Kuwait)
Fourth official: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
2 October 2012 2nd leg Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1
(4–5 agg.)
Al-Ittihad Guangzhou, China PR
20:00 UTC+8 Barrios  19'
Conca  35' (pen.)
Feng Xiaoting  45'
Conca  72'
Report
Summary
Tukar  26'
O. Al-Muwallad  34'
Al-Montashari  38'
F. Al-Muwallad  79'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,997
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-Sang (Korea Republic), Yang Byoung-Eun (Korea Republic)
Fourth official: Ko Hyung-Jin (Korea Republic)

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Player name Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup TOTALS
Apps. Starts Goals YC RC Apps. Starts Goals YC RC Apps. Starts Goals YC RC Apps. Starts Goals YC RC Apps. Starts Goals YC RC
1GK Yang Jun 20200000000077020110002828020
2DF Tu Dongxu 0000011000000000000011000
3DF Paulão 19130202200000000000002115020
4DF Rong Hao 3200032000210000000085000
5DF Zhang Linpeng 212126133100770401100032323101
6DF Feng Xiaoting 19180603300099010110103231080
7MF Feng Junyan 1451206401071000000002710130
8MF Qin Sheng 211616044020540201001031241110
9FW Cléo 282273043100774001120040331430
10MF Zheng Zhi 2420112033110990100000036322140
11FW Muriqui 2018125021000873001100031271550
12GK Dong Chunyu 0000010000000000000010000
13DF Tang Dechao 7501122000000000000097011
14DF Li Jianhua 17131104311041000110002618220
15MF Darío Conca 2421101022110996101100036331730
16MF Cho Won-Hee 17150102201077010110002725030
17MF Gao Zhilin 3100010000000000000041000
18FW Lucas Barrios 832006530022100000001610600
19DF Li Jianbin 1100000000000000000011000
21FW Jiang Ning 15104002011042010100002212520
22GK Li Shuai 10100006600022000000001818000
23MF Li Zhilang 1000000000000000000010000
24MF Shi Hongjun 2100021010000000000042010
25MF Peng Xinli 1100022000000000000033000
26MF Wu Pingfeng 19101103310020000100002513210
27FW Ye Weichao 2000000000000000000020000
28DF Kim Young-Gwon 770004401022000000001313010
29FW Gao Lin 24206203201198200110003731831
31DF Zhang Hongnan 1100011000000000000022000
32DF Sun Xiang 25240312200088010110003635041
33MF Li Yan 3311000000000000000033110
34MF Huang Jiaqiang 4301020000000000000063010
35FW Mehmet Ali 6200000000000000000062000
37MF Zhao Xuri 20161405411086020110103427280
39MF Tan Jiajun 2000000000000000000020000
42MF Huang Bowen 98120310001011000000139230
OWN GOAL
TOTALS 51603 11121 17170 230 81924

Notes and references

  1. 恒大官方宣布签四名新援 国足三将携潜力新星加盟(in Chinese)
  2. Jeonbuk Motors 1–5 Guangzhou Evergrande
  3. "卢卡斯•巴里奥斯(Lucas Ramón Barrios)正式签约广州恒大足球俱乐部". Guangzhou Evergrande Official Website. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. 关于对外援孔卡的处理决定 Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  5. "Buriram United 1–2 Guangzhou Evergrande". the-afc.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. 关于聘任马塞洛•里皮担任广州恒大足球队主教练的公告(in Chinese)
  7. "Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 FC Tokyo". the-afc.com. 30 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. Chinese FA passes controversial rule change allowing Guangzhou Evergrande extra foreign players
  9. 韩国外援金英权正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  10. Muriqui renova contrato com Guangzhou Evergrande até 2016(in Portuguese)
  11. 黄博文正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  12. 迟到一年的牵手! 恒大超低价签新疆小将开提 (in Chinese)
  13. 恒大两小将转会 陈建龙投南昌郭子超加盟日之泉(in Chinese)
  14. 高洪波苦追恒大小将 前国青快马杨一虎加盟陕西(in Chinese)
  15. 红钻龙年首签锁恒大小将 特帅称仍有强援或弃基伦(in Chinese)
  16. 关于球员李岩租借广州富力足球俱乐部的公告 Archived 2012-07-13 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  17. 关于巴西外援雷纳多转会日本鹿岛鹿角队的公告 Archived 2012-07-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
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