2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018
Chairman	Gao Han
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
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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]

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 (2018-01-25)	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 (2018-01-28)	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 (2018-01-31)	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 v t e	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	Qualification to Champions League group stage
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:

^ 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 (2018-03-02) 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 (2018-03-09) 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 (2018-03-18) 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 (2018-03-30) 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 (2018-04-08) 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 (2018-04-13) 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 (2018-04-22) 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 (2018-04-28) 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 (2018-05-05) 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 (2018-05-12) 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 (2018-05-20) 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 (2018-07-18) 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 (2018-07-29) 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 (2018-08-02) 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 (2018-08-05) 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 (2018-08-11) 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 (2018-08-15) 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 (2018-08-19) 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 (2018-08-25) 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 (2018-09-02) 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 (2018-09-14) 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 (2018-09-18)^{[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 (2018-09-22) 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 (2018-09-29) 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 (2018-10-06) 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 (2018-10-20) 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 (2018-10-28) 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 (2018-11-03) 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 (2018-11-07) 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 (2018-11-11) 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 (2018-04-25) 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 (2018-05-02) 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 (2018-02-26)	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 v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
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 (2018-02-14) 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 (2018-02-21) 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 (2018-03-06) 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 (2018-03-14) 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 (2018-04-03) 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 (2018-04-17) 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 (2018-05-08) 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 (2018-05-15) 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
No.	Pos.	Player	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
9	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
No.	Pos.	Player
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.

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[table_note_BJS0.46436809257808-33] Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.

[36] Match was postponed from 21 July to 18 September due to the arrival of Severe Tropical Storm Ampil.^[33]^[34]

[37] Match was postponed from 19:35 to 19:50 due to thunderstorm.

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[2] 广州恒大官方宣布卡纳瓦罗成为新任主帅 (in Chinese). Sina. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Christmas-3] "圣诞宣!恒大正式签3名U23 邓涵文杨立瑜唐诗加盟". Sina (in Chinese). 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

[4] 12/25　鞠楓選手期限付き移籍満了のお知らせ Archived 2018-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Sina (in Chinese). 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-12-26.

[5] 曝胡睿宝确定回归恒大留洋曾言5年争做曼城主力. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-02-08.

[6] 官宣!恒大正式签下泰达外援塞尔维亚国脚签两年. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.

[7] 中能钟义浩加盟恒大 21岁当选中乙最佳青年球员. Qingdao News (in Chinese). 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

[8] "塔利斯卡正式加盟广州队". Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[9] "Brazilian Paulinho returns to China's Guangzhou". Reuters. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[10] 穆里奇微博发表离队感言:感谢恒大这半年祝好运. Sina (in Chinese). 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-12-13.

[11] 人和官方宣布刘健加盟球队显著提升中后场实力. Sina (in Chinese). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.

[12] "曝恒大已与J马解约冗余外援需离队才能注册新援". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

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[15] 申鑫宣布王寿挺等多位新援加盟赛季目标保六争四. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-15.

[Meizhou_Meixian_Techand-16] 中甲新豪门官宣连签五强援:恒大门神+申鑫铁闸. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[17] 贵州官宣恒大球员韩鹏飞转投上赛季租借出场18次. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[18] 大连超越官宣两将加盟：恒大预备队小将租借1年. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[19] "青岛黄海官宣三U23小将加盟储备人才应对新政". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

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[21] 申花官宣荣昊租借加盟半年身披24号转战上海滩. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[22] "泰达官宣4名U23小将加盟:恒大&富力前锋在列". Sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[Yinchuan_Helanshan-23] 中乙银川山屿海官宣8将加盟恒大3将+国青队长来投. Tencent (in Chinese). 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-15.

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[Shenzhen_Ledman-25] 深圳雷曼6名新援加盟新赛季先更新换代后再提冲甲. Sina (in Chinese). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

[Shenzhen_Pengcheng-26] 深圳鹏城即将出征中乙. Shenzhen News (in Chinese). 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

[27] "恒大上港不收建业租借费王上源胡靖航工资各担一半". Sina Sports. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

[28] "建业宣布从恒大租借王上源盼归乡提升后防实力". Sina Sports. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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