2012 Beijing Guoan F.C. season

The 2012 Beijing Guoan F.C. season was their 9th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League, established in 2004 season. They competed in the AFC Champions League and Chinese FA Cup, getting knocked out in both competitions.

Beijing Guoan 2012

Chairman	Li Shilin
Manager	Jaime Pacheco
Super League	3rd
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Xu Liang (7) All: Xu Liang (8)
Highest home attendance	51,795 vs Shanghai Shenhua 16 March 2012
Lowest home attendance	21,909 vs Hangzhou Greentown 21 July 2012
Average home league attendance	36,879
Home colours Away colours

Players

First team squad

As of 5 November 2012[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  CHN Zhang Junzhe 3 DF  CHN Yu Yang 4 MF  CHN Zhou Ting 5 MF  CRO Darko Matić 6 MF  CHN Xu Liang 7 MF  CHN Wang Changqing 9 FW  CHN Tan Tiancheng 10 MF  CHN Zhang Xizhe 11 FW  MLI Frédéric Kanouté 12 GK  CHN Hou Sen 13 DF  CHN Xu Yunlong (captain) 14 DF  CHN Yang Yun 16 MF  CHN Zhang Xiaobin 17 FW  CHN Xu Wu 18 DF  CHN Lang Zheng 19 MF  CHN Wang Xiaolong 20 MF  CHN Zhang Xinxin 21 MF  CHN Zhu Yifan

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  CHN Yang Zhi 23 MF  CHN Jiang Tao 24 FW  CHN Li Hanbo 25 MF  CHN Jiao Zhe (on loan from Shandong Luneng) 26 MF  CHN Wang Hao 27 DF  CHN Zhang Yonghai 28 MF  CHN Zhang Jian 29 MF  CHN Shao Jiayi 30 DF  CHN Lei Tenglong 32 MF  ECU Joffre Guerrón 33 FW  CHN Mao Jianqing 35 MF  CHN Li Tixiang 36 GK  CHN Bai Xiaolei 37 FW  BRA Reinaldo 38 DF  CHN Meng Yang 39 MF  CHN Piao Cheng

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 8 FW  POR Manú 31 FW  CHN Hu Qiling 40 DF  SEN François

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 1 GK  CHN Zhang Sipeng (on loan to Beijing Yitong Kuche)

Transfers

Winter

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  POR Manú (from Legia Warsaw) 15 FW  SRB Andrija Kaluđerović (from Red Star Belgrade) 16 MF  CHN Zhang Xiaobin (from Tianjin TEDA) 18 DF  CHN Lang Zheng (loan return from Nanchang Hengyuan) 25 DF  CHN Jiao Zhe (loan from Shandong Luneng) 28 FW  CHN Zhang Jian (from Chongqing Lifan) 29 MF  CHN Shao Jiayi (from MSV Duisburg) 33 FW  CHN Mao Jianqing (from Shaanxi Renhe) 36 GK  CHN Bai Xiaolei (from Nanchang Hengyuan) 37 FW  BRA Reinaldo (from Al-Raed) - GK  CHN Su Boyang (loan return from Guizhou Zhicheng) - DF  CHN Ma Chongchong (loan return from Sichuan Dujiangyan Symbol) - MF  CHN Cui Yu (loan return from Qingdao QUST) - MF  CHN Yao Shuang (loan return from Beijing Baxy) - MF  CHN Xue Fei (loan return from Beijing Baxy) - FW  CHN Yan Xiangchuang (loan return from Dalian Shide)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  CHN Yan Xiangchuang (to Dalian Shide) 15 FW  HON Walter Julián Martínez (to Chongqing F.C.) 18 MF  CHN Lu Jiang (to Hunan Billows) 23 MF  CHN Ding Haifeng (to Shenzhen NEO Capital) 27 DF  CHN Zhang Yonghai (loan to Guangdong Sunray Cave) 28 MF  CHN Wang Haozhi (to Henan Construction) 29 FW  AUS Joel Griffiths (to Shanghai Shenhua) 32 MF  CHN Cui Yu (to Beijing Yitong Kuche) 33 DF  CHN Ma Chongchong (to Henan Construction) 34 MF  CHN Zhang Zhaohui (to Chongqing Lifan) 37 MF  CHN Gao Teng (to Qinghai Senke) 41 FW  SEN Ladji Keita (loan return to S.C. Braga) - GK  CHN Su Boyang (to Hebei Zhongji) - MF  CHN Yao Shuang (to Beijing Baxy) - MF  CHN Xue Fei (to Beijing Baxy)

Summer

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  MLI Frédéric Kanouté (from Sevilla) 27 DF  CHN Zhang Yonghai (loan return from Guangdong Sunray Cave) 32 MF  ECU Joffre Guerrón (from Atlético Paranaense)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHN Zhang Sipeng (loan to Beijing Yitong Kuche) 15 FW  SRB Andrija Kaluđerović (Racing de Santander)

Friendlies

Mid–season

Beijing Guoan v Bayern Munich

24 July 2012 2012 Yingli Cup	Beijing Guoan	0–6	Bayern Munich	Beijing, China
11:30 UTC+0		Report	Pizarro  8', 44' Robben  11' Müller  74' Mandžukić  79' Gómez  80'	Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fan Qi (China)

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

Matches

Guangzhou R&F v Beijing Guoan

10 March 2012 Week 1	Guangzhou R&F	3–1	Beijing Guoan	Yuexiushan Stadium
Saturday 15:45	Li Zhe  14' Wu Weian  54' Davi  90+5'	Report	Darko Matić  31' François  41' Zhou Ting  56'  90+4' Reinaldo	Attendance: 12,252 Referee: Matthew Gillet

Beijing Guoan v Shanghai Shenhua

16 March 2012 Round 2	Beijing Guoan	3–2	Shanghai Shenhua	Workers Stadium
19:30	Xu Liang  13' Piao Cheng  44' Manú  53' Xu Yunlong  69' Mao Jianqing  82' Yu Yang  90'	Summary	Griffiths  62' (pen.) Anelka  66' Jiang Kun  90'	Attendance: 51,795 Referee: Guo Baolong

Hangzhou Greentown v Beijing Guoan

25 March 2012 Round 3	Hangzhou Greentown	1–0	Beijing Guoan	Yellow Dragon Stadium
17:30	Tang Jiashu  23' Wang Song  55' Fan Xiaodong  65'	Report		Attendance: 15,137 Referee: Fu Ming

Beijing Guoan v Tianjin Teda

30 March 2012 Round 4	Beijing Guoan	3–1	Tianjin Teda	Workers Stadium
20:30	Reinaldo  51' Xu Liang  55' Zhang Xizhe  74'	Report	Šumulikoski  52' Wang Xinxin  67' He Yang  80'	Attendance: 38,508 Referee: Joo Kyung-Ho

Dalian Shide v Beijing Guoan

8 April 2012 Round 5	Dalian Shide	0–0	Beijing Guoan	Jinzhou Stadium
16:30	Xue Ya'nan  84'	Report	Zhou Ting  38' Reinaldo  48'	Attendance: 10,825 Referee: Yao Qing

Beijing Guoan v Shandong Luneng

13 April 2012 Round 6	Beijing Guoan	2–1	Shandong Luneng	Workers Stadium
20:30	Reinaldo  16' Xu Liang  32'  70' Hou Sen  75'	Report	Gilberto Macena  9' Fabiano  20' Ma Xingyu  27' Yuan Weiwei  62'  74'	Attendance: 41,287 Referee: Wong Chi Tang

Liaoning Whowin v Beijing Guoan

22 April 2012 Round 7	Liaoning Whowin	0–0	Beijing Guoan	Tiexi New District Sports Center
16:00	Yang Shanping  47' Grozdanoski  65' Brandán  85' Zhang Jingyang  89'	Report	Matić  35' Yu Yang  60' Zhang Xiaobin  78'	Attendance: 21,882 Referee: Tao Rancheng

Beijing Guoan v Shanghai Shenxin

27 April 2012 Round 8	Beijing Guoan	1–0	Shanghai Shenxin	Workers Stadium
20:30	Xu Yunlong  51'	Report	Zhao Zuojun  10' Anselmo  51' Salley  89'	Attendance: 36,858 Referee: Ma Ning

Henan Jianye v Beijing Guoan

6 May 2012 Round 9	Henan Jianye	2–2	Beijing Guoan	Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
20:30	Lu Feng  17' (63)  43' Zhang Lu  22' Gu Cao  66' Zi Long  82'	Report	Zhang Xizhe  55' Reinaldo  79' Xu Liang  89'	Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Rodney Allen

Beijing Guoan v Guizhou Renhe

11 May 2012 Round 10	Beijing Guoan	2–1	Guizhou Renhe	Workers Stadium
20:35	Kaluđerović  71' Piao Cheng  78'  83'	Report	Nano  15' Muslimović  44' Rafa Jordà  48' Chen Jie  60'	Attendance: 35,986 Referee: Tao Rancheng

Changchun Yatai v Beijing Guoan

20 May 2012 Round 11	Changchun Yatai	0–1	Beijing Guoan	Development Area Stadium
17:00	Kássio  79' Liu Xiaodong  85' Mosquera  88'	Report	Piao Cheng  22' Shao Jiayi  26' Jiao Zhe  45'	Attendance: 21,325 Referee: Wang Di

Beijing Guoan v Dalian Aerbin

25 May 2012 Round 12	Beijing Guoan	1–0	Dalian Aerbin	Workers Stadium
20:30	Wang Xiaolong  27'  72'	Report	Yu Dabao  11' Wu Qing  63'	Attendance: 36,871 Referee: Ma Ning

Beijing Guoan v Qingdao Jonoon

16 June 2012 Round 13	Beijing Guoan	0–0	Qingdao Jonoon	Workers Stadium
20:30	Xu Liang  56'	Report	Li Peng  7'  47' Liu Jian  43' Yao Jiangshan  51' Guo Liang  90'	Attendance: 37,769 Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Beijing Guoan v Jiangsu Sainty

23 June 2012 Round 14	Beijing Guoan	0–1	Jiangsu Sainty	Workers Stadium
20:30	Matić  9' Jianqing  29'	Report	Bofei  6' Hang  23' Jevtić  31' Ke  69' Xiaofei  78' Jiajun  85' Cheng  90'	Attendance: 38,999 Referee: Zhou Gang

Guangzhou Evergrande v Beijing Guoan

1 July 2012 Round 15	Guangzhou Evergrande	3–2	Beijing Guoan	Tianhe Stadium
20:35	Ning  15' Linpeng  30' Muriqui  35' Sheng  60' Cléo  68' Xiaoting  74'	Report	Liang  12' (45+2) Xiaolong  56' Yunlong  90'	Attendance: 39,985 Referee: Wang Jin

Beijing Guoan v Guangzhou R&F

7 July 2012 Round 16	Beijing Guoan	1–0	Guangzhou R&F	Workers Stadium
20:30	Zhou Ting  58' Zhang Xinxin  60' Shao Jiayi  64'  74' Xu Liang  79' Xu Yunlong  89'	Report	Zhao Ming  10' Li Wenbo  42' Davi  89'

Shanghai Shenhua v Beijing Guoan

14 July 2012 Round 17	Shanghai Shenhua	3–1	Beijing Guoan	Hongkou Football Stadium
20:45	Song Boxuan  20' Wang Shouting  28' Cao Yunding  52' Xu Qi  72' Moisés  75' Dai Lin  77' Wang Guanyi  85'	Report	Wang Xiaolong  34'  82' (pen.) Xu Liang  86'	Attendance: 21,135 Referee: Zhong Jun

Beijing Guoan v Hangzhou Greentown

21 July 2012 Round 18	Beijing Guoan	0–2	Hangzhou Greentown	Workers Stadium
20:30	Wang Xiaolong  51'	Report	Mazola  13' Liu Bin  32' Fan Xiaodong  45' Bari Mamatil  46' Renatinho  81'	Attendance: 21,909 Referee: Tang Kun

Tianjin Teda v Beijing Guoan

28 July 2012 Round 19	Tianjin Teda	2–1	Beijing Guoan	TEDA Football Stadium
20:30	Mao Biao  34' Ars  52' Du Zhenyu  69'  79' Nie Tao  72'	Report	Kanouté  78'	Attendance: 35,868 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama

Beijing Guoan v Dalian Shide

4 August 2012 Round 20	Beijing Guoan	1–0	Dalian Shide	Workers Stadium
20:30	Xu Liang  74' Zhou Ting  79'	Report	Park Dong-Hyuk  26'	Attendance: 33,486 Referee: Wang Di

Shandong Luneng Taishan v Beijing Guoan

11 August 2012 Round 21	Shandong Luneng Taishan	4–0	Beijing Guoan	Shandong Provincial Stadium
20:35	Wang Yongpo  8'  39' (pen.)  32' Wang Qiang  37' Lü Zheng  80' (87) Simão Mate Junior  90'	Report	Yu Yang  30' Xu Liang  42' Zhang Xinxin  52' Xu Yunlong  76'	Attendance: 20,656 Referee: Ma Ning

Beijing Guoan v Liaoning Whowin

17 August 2012 Round 22	Beijing Guoan	1–1	Liaoning Whowin	Workers Stadium
20:30	Zhang Xinxin  34' Kaluđerović  75'	Report	Yu Hanchao  53' Zhang Lu  90+4'	Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Wang Di

Shanghai Shenxin v Beijing Guoan

25 August 2012 Round 23	Shanghai Shenxin	1–2	Beijing Guoan	Jinshan Sports Centre
20:45	Zou Zhongting  35'  85' Wang Yun  44' Jaílton Paraíba  74'	Summary	Xu Liang  9' Yu Yang  33' Zhou Ting  43' Wang Xiaolong  53'	Attendance: 13,774 Referee: Prathan Nasawang

Guizhou Renhe v Beijing Guoan

23 September 2012 Round 25	Guizhou Renhe	0–2	Beijing Guoan	Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
16:30	Djulbic  50' Yang Hao  69' Muslimović  76'	Summary	Lang Zheng  27' Matić  31' Xu Liang  49' Reinaldo  72'  74'	Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Tao Rancheng

Beijing Guoan v Changchun Yatai

29 September 2012 Round 26	Beijing Guoan	0–4	Changchun Yatai	Workers Stadium
20:30	Lang Zheng  43' Zhou Ting  67'	Summary	Weldon  3'  75' Cao Tianbao  18' Zhang Xiaofei  54' Kássio  78' Lü Jianjun  81' Wang Dong  83' Perea  88'	Attendance: 31,356 Referee: Guo Baolong

Beijing Guoan v Henan Jianye

3 October 2012 Round 24	Beijing Guoan	3–0	Henan Jianye	Workers Stadium
20:30	Shao Jiayi  25', 70'  68' Zhang Xizhe  63'	Summary	Zhang Li  24'  85' Son Seung-Joon  33'

Dalian Aerbin v Beijing Guoan

6 October 2012 Round 27	Dalian Aerbin	3–1	Beijing Guoan	Jinzhou Stadium
16:30	Keita  36' Utaka  45+6', 74'  45+2' Fábio Rochemback  56' Hu Zhaojun  88'	Summary	Piao Cheng  45+2' Xu Yunlong  54' Wang Hongyou  86' (o.g.) Yang Yun  88'	Attendance: 21,152 Referee: Zhong Jun

Qingdao Jonoon v Beijing Guoan

20 October 2012 Round 28	Qingdao Jonoon	0–2	Beijing Guoan	Qingdao Tiantai Stadium
16:30	Mou Pengfei  9' Melkam  25' Ibrahimov  30' Yao Jiangshan  68' Zhu Jianrong  81'		Joffre Guerrón  4'  72' Zhou Ting  22' Wang Changqing  26' Jiang Kun  84'	Attendance: 12,816 Referee: Tao Rancheng

Jiangsu Sainty v Beijing Guoan

27 October 2012 Round 29	Jiangsu Sainty	0–0	Beijing Guoan	Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
16:30	Liu Jianye  71' Eleílson  80'		Li Tixiang  45' Yang Zhi (footballer)  84'

Beijing Guoan v Guangzhou Evergrande

3 November 2012 Round 30	Beijing Guoan	1–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Workers Stadium
15:30	Lang Zheng  39' Zhang Xizhe  90+4'		Feng Xiaoting  34' Cléo  78'	Attendance: 38,832 Referee: Adam Kersey

Chinese FA Cup

Main article: 2012 Chinese FA Cup

Beijing Guoan v Qingdao Jonoon

18 July 2012 Fourth round	Beijing Guoan	6–0	Qingdao Jonoon	Beijing
12:30 CST	Kanouté  3', 35' Wang Xiaolong  14', 22' (pen.) Guerrón  19' Liu Yangyang  64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 27,526 Referee: Wang Di

Beijing Guoan v Guizhou Renhe

1 August 2012 Quarter-final	Beijing Guoan	3–4	Guizhou Renhe	Beijing
12:30 CST	Xu Liang  12', 55' Guerrón  92'	Report	Zhang Chenglin  22' Rafa Jordà  25' Qu Bo  43' Djulbic  83'	Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 28,668 Referee: Zhong Jun

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ULS	TOK	BBR	BEG
1	Ulsan Hyundai	6	4	2	0	11	7	+4	14	Advanced to Round of 16		—	1–0	1–1	2–1
2	FC Tokyo	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11			2–2	—	4–2	3–0
3	Brisbane Roar	6	0	3	3	6	11	−5	3[lower-alpha 1]			1–2	0–2	—	1–1
4	Beijing Guoan	6	0	3	3	6	11	−5	3[lower-alpha 1]			2–3	1–1	1–1	—

Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:

1. Brisbane Roar and Beijing Guoan are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), overall goal difference and overall goals scored, and so are ranked by their fair play record (Brisbane Roar: 9 YC + 1 RC = 12 pts; Beijing Guoan: 12 YC + 2 RC = 18 pts).

Ulsan Hyundai v Beijing Guoan

6 March 2012 Group stage	Ulsan Hyundai	2–1	Beijing Guoan	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:30 UTC+09:00	Kim Shin-Wook  26' Go Seul-Ki  34'	Report	Piao Cheng  51'	Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Mohamed Al Zarooni (UAE)

Beijing Guoan v Brisbane Roar

20 March 2012 Group stage	Beijing Guoan	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Workers Stadium, Beijing
19:30 UTC+08:00	Piao Cheng  7'	Report	Nichols  20'	Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Beijing Guoan v FC Tokyo

4 April 2012 Group stage	Beijing Guoan	1–1	FC Tokyo	Workers Stadium, Beijing
20:00 UTC+08:00	Wang Xiaolong  11' (pen.) Xu Yunlong  37' Yu Yang  39'	Report	Takahashi  9' Hasegawa  44'  87'	Attendance: 31,256 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

FC Tokyo v Beijing Guoan

17 April 2012 Group stage	FC Tokyo	3–0	Beijing Guoan	Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
19:30 UTC+09:00	Watanabe  7' Otake  45+1'  82' Yazawa  58' Tanabe  62'	Report	Wang Xiaolong  21' Matić  35' Zhang Xiaobin  90+3'	Attendance: 9,537 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Beijing Guoan v Ulsan Hyundai

2 May 2012 Group stage	Beijing Guoan	2–3	Ulsan Hyundai	Workers Stadium, Beijing
19:30 UTC+08:00	Zhu Yifan  11' Zhang Xizhe  47' Reinaldo  87' Shao Jiayi  90+1'	Report	Kim Shin-Wook  17' Kim Seung-Yong  20' Maranhão  79' Ienaga  85'	Attendance: 21,692 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Brisbane Roar v Beijing Guoan

16 May 2012 Group stage	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Beijing Guoan	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:30 UTC+10:00	Berisha  15'  40' Nichols  32' Franjic  41'	Report	Xu Wu  7' Li Hanbo  34' Jiao Zhe  41' Zhang Xiaobin  65'	Attendance: 5,615 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (UAE)

References

1. 北京国安2012赛季中超联赛球员及教练员名单