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

Chairman	Liu Yongzhuo
Manager	Lee Jang-Soo (to 16 May) Marcello Lippi (from 17 May)
Stadium	Tianhe Stadium
Super League	1st
FA Cup	Winners
FA Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Muriqui (12 goals) All: Darío Conca (17 goals)
Highest home attendance	47,869 vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 May 2012 (Champions League)
Lowest home attendance	28,128 vs Henan Jianye 18 July 2012 (FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	league: 37,250 all: 37,265
Home colours Away colours

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

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  CHN Rong Hao (from Hangzhou Greentown) [1] 8 MF  CHN Qin Sheng (from Liaoning Whowin) 19 DF  CHN Li Jianbin (from Chengdu Blades) [1] 25 MF  CHN Peng Xinli (from Chengdu Blades) [1] 35 FW  CHN Memet Ali (from Xinjiang FA) [12] 37 MF  CHN Zhao Xuri (from Shaanxi Chanba) [1]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  CHN Chen Jianlong (loan to Nanchang Hengyuan) [13] 19 MF  CHN Yang Hao (to Shaanxi Chanba) 25 MF  CHN Yang Yihu (to Shaanxi Chanba) [14] 35 DF  CHN Guo Zichao (to Guangdong Sunray Cave) [13] 39 DF  CHN Zhang Tianlong (to Shenzhen Ruby) [15] 40 DF  CHN Pan Weiye (to Shenzhen Main)

Summer

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  PAR Lucas Barrios (from Borussia Dortmund) [3] 28 DF  KOR Kim Young-Gwon (from Omiya Ardija) [9] 42 MF  CHN Huang Bowen (from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) [11] — MF  BRA Renato Cajá (loan return from Ponte Preta)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 33 MF  CHN Li Yan (loan to Guangzhou R&F) [16] — MF  BRA Renato Cajá (loan to Kashima Antlers) [17]

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

Main article: 2012 Marbella Cup

Guangzhou Evergrande v CSKA Moscow

3 February 2012	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	CSKA Moscow	Marbella, Spain
12:00 UTC+1	Qin Sheng  87'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Guangzhou Evergrande v Dynamo Kyiv

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Lech Poznań

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

Main article: 2012 CSL All-Stars Game

Guangzhou Evergrande v CSL All-Stars

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 2012	3 November 2012
Chinese FA Cup	4th round	Winners	18 July 2012	18 November 2012
AFC Champions League	Group stage	Quarter-finals	7 March 2012	2 October 2012

Updated to match played 18 November 2012
Source: Competitions

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2012 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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

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	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	L
Position	3	10	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Shanghai Shenxin

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

Guangzhou R&F v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Henan Jianye

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

Shanghai Shenhua v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Guizhou Renhe

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Hangzhou Greentown

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Changchun Yatai

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

Tianjin Teda v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Dalian Aerbin

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

Dalian Shide v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Qingdao Jonoon

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

Shandong Luneng Taishan v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Jiangsu Sainty

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

Liaoning Whowin v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Beijing Guoan

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

Shanghai Shenxin v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Guangzhou R&F

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

Henan Jianye v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Shanghai Shenhua

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

Guizhou Renhe v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Hangzhou Greentown v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Changchun Yatai v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Tianjin Teda

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

Dalian Aerbin v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Dalian Shide

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

Qingdao Jonoon v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Shandong Luneng Taishan

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

Jiangsu Sainty v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Liaoning Whowin

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

Beijing Guoan v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Main article: 2012 Chinese FA Cup

Guangzhou Evergrande v Henan Jianye

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Dalian Aerbin

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Liaoning Whowin

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

Liaoning Whowin v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guizhou Moutai v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Guangzhou Evergrande v Guizhou Moutai

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

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Guangzhou Evergrande v Tianjin Teda

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

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10
Kashiwa Reysol	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	3	0	3	10	15	−5	9
Buriram United	6	2	0	4	8	11	−3	6

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Guangzhou Evergrande

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)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Buriram United

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)

Kashiwa Reysol v Guangzhou Evergrande

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)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Kashiwa Reysol

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)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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)

Buriram United v Guangzhou Evergrande

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

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Guangzhou Evergrande v FC Tokyo

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

Al-Ittihad v Guangzhou Evergrande

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)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Al-Ittihad

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
1	GK	Yang Jun	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	28	28	0	2	0
2	DF	Tu Dongxu	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
3	DF	Paulão	19	13	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15	0	2	0
4	DF	Rong Hao	3	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	0	0	0
5	DF	Zhang Linpeng	21	21	2	6	1	3	3	1	0	0	7	7	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	32	32	3	10	1
6	DF	Feng Xiaoting	19	18	0	6	0	3	3	0	0	0	9	9	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	32	31	0	8	0
7	MF	Feng Junyan	14	5	1	2	0	6	4	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	10	1	3	0
8	MF	Qin Sheng	21	16	1	6	0	4	4	0	2	0	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	31	24	1	11	0
9	FW	Cléo	28	22	7	3	0	4	3	1	0	0	7	7	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	40	33	14	3	0
10	MF	Zheng Zhi	24	20	1	12	0	3	3	1	1	0	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	32	2	14	0
11	FW	Muriqui	20	18	12	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	8	7	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	31	27	15	5	0
12	GK	Dong Chunyu	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Tang Dechao	7	5	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	1	1
14	DF	Li Jianhua	17	13	1	1	0	4	3	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	26	18	2	2	0
15	MF	Darío Conca	24	21	10	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	9	9	6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	36	33	17	3	0
16	MF	Cho Won-Hee	17	15	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7	7	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	27	25	0	3	0
17	MF	Gao Zhilin	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
18	FW	Lucas Barrios	8	3	2	0	0	6	5	3	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10	6	0	0
19	DF	Li Jianbin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
21	FW	Jiang Ning	15	10	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	12	5	2	0
22	GK	Li Shuai	10	10	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	18	0	0	0
23	MF	Li Zhilang	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Shi Hongjun	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0
25	MF	Peng Xinli	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0
26	MF	Wu Pingfeng	19	10	1	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	13	2	1	0
27	FW	Ye Weichao	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
28	DF	Kim Young-Gwon	7	7	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	0	1	0
29	FW	Gao Lin	24	20	6	2	0	3	2	0	1	1	9	8	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	37	31	8	3	1
31	DF	Zhang Hongnan	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
32	DF	Sun Xiang	25	24	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	8	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	36	35	0	4	1
33	MF	Li Yan	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	0
34	MF	Huang Jiaqiang	4	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	1	0
35	FW	Mehmet Ali	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0
37	MF	Zhao Xuri	20	16	1	4	0	5	4	1	1	0	8	6	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	34	27	2	8	0
39	MF	Tan Jiajun	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
42	MF	Huang Bowen	9	8	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9	2	3	0
OWN GOAL
TOTALS					51	60	3			11	12	1			17	17	0			2	3	0			81	92	4

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)