2015 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2015 Guangzhou R&F season is the 5th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 5th season in the Chinese football league, also its 4th season in the top flight.

Guangzhou R&F
ChairmanChina Zhang Li
ManagerRomania Cosmin Contra (to July 22)
China Li Bing (interim)
Serbia Dragan Stojković (from August 24)
StadiumYuexiushan Stadium
Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Super League12th
FA CupFourth Round
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Samuel (7)
All: Aaron Samuel (7)
Average home league attendance7,989
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Squad edit

As of 12 August 2015 [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
1 GK   CHN Cheng Yuelei
3 DF   CHN Yu Yang
4 DF   CHN Jin Yangyang
5 DF   CHN Zhang Yaokun (captain)
6 MF   CHN Wang Song
7 FW   CHN Jiang Ning
10 MF   ESP Míchel
11 MF   CHN Jiang Zhipeng
13 MF   CHN Ye Chugui
14 DF   CHN Li Jianhua
15 DF   KOR Jang Hyun-Soo
16 DF   CHN Feng Zhuoyi
17 GK   CHN Zhang Shichang
18 FW   CHN Zhang Yuan
19 MF   CHN Wang Xiaolong
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   CHN Tang Miao
21 FW   CHN Chang Feiya
22 FW   COD Jeremy Bokila
23 MF   CHN Lu Lin
24 FW   CHN Men Yang
25 FW   NGA Aaron Samuel
26 DF   CHN Zhang Chenlong
27 GK   CHN Liu Dianzuo
28 GK   CHN Pei Chensong
30 DF   CHN Fu Yunlong
31 MF   BRA Renatinho
33 MF   CHN Li Yan
34 MF   CHN Wang Jia'nan
35 FW   CHN Min Junlin
42 DF   CHN Zeng Chao

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF   CHN Wang Xinhui
37 DF   CHN Li Zhe
38 FW   CHN Chen Qi
39 MF   CHN Huang Haoxuan
40 DF   CHN Xiang Jiachi
41 GK   CHN Zhao Bo
43 DF   CHN Li Lei
44 MF   CHN Chen Siyu
45 GK   CHN Chen Jiahao
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF   CHN Ning An
47 MF   CHN Tang Xin
48 FW   CHN Wen Chao
49 MF   CHN Wang Xuankai
50 DF   CHN Luo Hao
51 MF   CHN Gao Jiarun
52 GK   CHN Xing Yu
53 MF   CHN Chen Tang
55 MF   CHN Ma Jun

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW   CHN Zhang Shuo (at Tianjin Songjiang until 31 December 2015)
No. Pos. Nation Player
54 MF   CHN Pan Jiajun (at Meixian Hakka until 31 December 2015)

Coaching staff edit

Before July 22 edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Cosmin Contra
Team leader   Li Bing
Assistant coaches   Ángel López Pérez
  Li Sheng
Fitness coach   Alberto Peribánez Rivas
Goalkeeping coach   Huang Hongtao
  Li Yang
Technical Director   Marius Nicolae
Physiotherapist   Francesco Martinez
Team physician   Yang Junchao
  Enrique Pascual Muñoz

July 22 to August 24 edit

Position Staff
Head coach
Team leader
  Li Bing
Assistant coaches   Jiang Feng
  Feng Feng
  Zhang Yaokun
Goalkeeping coach   Huang Hongtao
  Li Yang
Team physician   Yang Junchao
Performance manager & Scouting conductor   Bito Wu

After August 24 edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Dragan Stojković
Team leader   Li Bing
Assistant coaches   Katsuhito Kinoshi
  Žarko Đurović
Goalkeeping coach   Huang Hongtao
  Li Yang
Team physician   Yang Junchao
Performance manager & Scouting conductor   Bito Wu

Transfers edit

Winter edit

Summer edit

Competitions edit

Chinese Super League edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 5 7 10 28 32  −4 22 2 4 5 14 15  −1 3 3 5 14 17  −3

Last updated: 12 August 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results edit

7 March 2015 1 Hangzhou Greentown 1–2 Guangzhou R&F Hangzhou
15:35 UTC+8 Boulaâbi   44'  90'
Fan Xiaodong   79'
Summary Aaron   53'
Hamdallah   79'
Tang Miao   83'
Stadium: Yellow Dragon Sports Center
Attendance: 17,833
Referee: Tan Hai
13 March 2015 2 Guangzhou R&F 0–1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Guangzhou
19:35 (UTC+08) Aaron   30'
Hamdallah   57'
Summary Henrique   31'
Cao Yunding   45'
Wang Yun   90+5'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 11,093
Referee: Yejun Huang
22 March 2015 3 Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Guangzhou R&F Shanghai
15:35 (UTC+08) Yu Hai   37'
Yan Junling   78'
Hysén   81'
Cai Huikang   90+2'
Summary Tang Miao   18'
Jin Yangyang   26'
Feng Zhuoyi   80'
Hamdallah   83'
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 23,039
Referee: Qi Fan
3 April 2015 4 Guangzhou R&F 4-0 Guizhou Renhe Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Jiang Ning   25'
Jin Yangyang   35', 82'
Park Jong-woo   36'
Hamdallah   38'
Summary Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 7,678
Referee: Gang Chen
12 April 2015 5 Shandong Luneng Taishan 1-2 Guangzhou R&F Jinan
19:35 UTC+8 Aloísio   59'   70' Urso   67' Summary Wang Song   20'
Aaron   58'
Jiang Zhipeng   62'
Chang Feiya   63'
Jiang Ning   85'
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 17,519
Referee: Yejun Huang
18 April 2015 6 Guangzhou R&F 0-0 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Summary Jianqing   57'
Shaoshun   73'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: Xiaohu Hei
26 April 2015 7 Changchun Yatai 1-2 Guangzhou R&F Changchun
15:35 UTC+8 Huszti   73'
Zhe   90+5'
Summary Chugui   15'
Feiya   54'
Yang   75'
Stadium: Development Area Stadium
Attendance: 15,326
Referee: Kun Ai
1 May 2015 8 Guangzhou R&F 0-0 Liaoning Whowin Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Song   45'
Hamdallah   69'
Summary Chuka   28'
Tao   34'
Sheng   54'
Kim   67'
Stadium: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Baolong Guo
10 May 2015 9 Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty 2-2 Guangzhou R&F Nanjing
19:45 UTC+8 Hang   24'
Ang   57' (pen.)
Kjartansson   87'
Summary Ning   14'
Ang   73' (o.g.)
Miao   77'
Míchel   84'
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 26,134
Referee: Qi Fan
16 May 2015 10 Guangzhou R&F 1-3 Shanghai Shenxin Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Yang   10'
Samuel   47'
Yaokun   83'
Summary Lim   56'
Miao   69' (o.g.)
Chima   72'
Xunwei   90'
Yizhen   90+3'
Stadium: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: Li Ma
23 May 2015 11 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–2 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
20:00 (UTC+08) Jiaqi   41'
Fang   60'
Lin   74' (pen.)
Xuepeng   75'
Zhi   78'
Goulart   79'
Summary Míchel   38', 86' (pen.)
Samuel   72'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 43,790
Referee: Wang Di
31 May 2015 12 Tianjin Teda 2-0 Guangzhou R&F Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
19:35 UTC+8 Wei   36'
Barcos   43'
Qiuming   55'
Jia   82'
Summary Zhipeng   15'
Hamdallah   67'
Stadium: Tianjin
Attendance: 39,128
Referee: Gang Chen
5 June 2015 13 Guangzhou R&F 0–0 Beijing Guoan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Park   36'
Hamdallah   59'
Samuel   82'
Summary Zheng   52'
Dabao   61'
Stadium: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Attendance: 9,378
Referee: Wang Di
20 June 2015 14 Chongqing Lifan 2-1 Guangzhou R&F Chongqing
19:35 UTC+8 Miao   10' (o.g.)
Gigliotti   21'
Weidong   43'
Dong   70'
Summary Yan   4'
Yuan   72'
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 36,840
Referee: Xing Guan
24 June 2015 15 Guangzhou R&F 1-2 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Samuel   72' Summary Gomes   22'
Cao   42'
Patiño   70'
Ivo   87'
Jianjun   90+4'
Stadium: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Gang Chen
28 June 2015 16 Guangzhou R&F 2-0 Hangzhou Greentown Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Lin   40'
Feiya   59'
Samuel   64' (pen.)
Míchel   82'
Summary Antar   16'
Chen   25'
Xiaodong   77'
Stadium: Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Zhe Wang
4 July 2015 17 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 1–0 Guangzhou R&F Shanghai
19:45 (UTC+08) Sissoko   20'
Cahill   75'
Summary Samuel   32'
Míchel   82'
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 16,587
Referee: Baolong Guo
12 July 2015 18 Guangzhou R&F 2-3 Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Jang   37'  74'
Lin   39'
Bokila   77'
Summary Conca   11', 88'
Davi   41'
Xiang   79'
Jiajie   90+1'  90+2'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 11,687
Referee: Jun Li
16 July 2015 19 Guizhou Renhe 2-2 Guangzhou R&F Guiyang
19:35 UTC+8 Renliang   45'
Weihui   56'
Santos   61', 88'
Salihović   64'
Summary Yuan   19'
Jang   64'
Samuel   70', 75'
Feiya   72'
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 16,834
Referee: Ning Ma
19 July 2015 20 Guangzhou R&F 2-4 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Míchel   13'
Samuel   76' (pen.)
Yangyang   85'
Summary Qiang   20'
Yongpo   39'
Tardelli   49'
Lin   73'
Junmin   82'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 7,789
Referee: Ming Fu
25 July 2015 21 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 1-0 Guangzhou R&F Shijiazhuang
19:35 UTC+8 Jihong   41'
Rondón   59'
Chao   85'
Bo   89'
Summary Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center
Attendance: 26,039
Referee: Di Wang
11 August 2015 22 Guangzhou R&F 2–2 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
20:00 (UTC+08) Lin   57'
Bokila   76'  77'
Yaokun   90+3'
Summary Guang   7'
Zhenyu   12'  83'
Shang   36'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 7,789
Referee: Xing Guan
16 August 2015 23 Liaoning Whowin 1-0 Guangzhou R&F Panjin
19:35 UTC+8 Ogbu   7'
Bicfalvi   21'
Sheng   44'
Haifeng   61'
Summary Yan   25' Stadium: Panjin Jinxiu Stadium
23 August 2015 24 Guangzhou R&F v Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 [ Summary] Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Liaoning Whowin 30 7 10 13 30 46 −16 31[a]
13 Tianjin TEDA 30 7 10 13 39 46 −7 31[a]
14 Guangzhou R&F 30 8 7 15 35 41 −6 31[a]
15 Guizhou Moutai (R) 30 7 8 15 39 52 −13 29 Relegation to League One
16 Shanghai Shenxin (R) 30 4 5 21 30 70 −40 17
Source: sports.sina.com (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5)goal difference; 6) number of 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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Liaoning Whowin 8 pts, Tianjin TEDA 4 pts, Guangzhou R&F 4 pts; Head-to-head results between Tianjin and Guangzhou R&F — Tianjin: 3 pts, +1 goal difference, Guangzhou R&F: 3 pts −1 goal difference.

Chinese FA Cup edit

13 May 2015 Third Round Nei Mongol Zhongyou 0 - 1 Guangzhou R&F Hohhot
19:35 (UTC+08) [ Summary] Ye Chugui   67' Stadium: Hohhot City Stadium
8 July 2015 Fourth Round Shanghai SIPG 2 - 1 Guangzhou R&F Shanghai
19:45 (UTC+08) Conca   62' (pen.)
Wu Lei   70'
[ Summary] Wang Shenchao   25' (o.g.) Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Referee: Zhou Gang

AFC Champions League edit

Qualifying play-off edit

10 February 2015 Preliminary round 2 Guangzhou R&F   3 - 0   Warriors Guangzhou, China
19:35 (UTC+08) Jiang Zhipeng   53'
Jang Hyun-soo   60'
Zhang Shuo   75'
Report Jaffar   3'
Wheeler   85'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 7,883
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
17 February 2015 Play-off round Central Coast Mariners   1 - 3   Guangzhou R&F Gosford, Australia
16:30 (UTC+08) Fitzgerald   63'
Poscoliero   78'
Trifiro   90+2'
Report Jiang Ning   8'
Tang Miao   13'
Park Jong-woo   50'
Lu Lin   57'
Jiang Zhipeng   88'
Rose   89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Seongnam FC 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
3   Buriram United 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10
4   Guangzhou R&F 6 1 1 4 3 13 −10 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2015 1 Gamba Osaka   0 - 2   Guangzhou R&F Suita, Japan
18:00 (UTC+08) Patric   70'
Kotaro   74'
Endō   79'
Report Lu Lin   2'
Hamdallah   10'
Wang Song   80'
Park Jong-woo   82'
Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 8,848
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
3 March 2015 2 Guangzhou R&F   1 - 2   Buriram United Guangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+08) Lu Lin   27'  55' Report Namwiset   32'
Go Seul-ki   44'
Nuchnum   52'
Macena   90'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 9,308
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)
17 March 2015 3 Guangzhou R&F   0 - 1   Seongnam Guangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+08) Hamdallah   23'
Chang Feiya   58'
Tang Miao   71'
Jang Hyun-soo   87'   87'
Report Hwang Ui-jo   27'
Lim Chae-min   32'
Kim Cheol-ho   60'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 8,638
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
7 April 2015 4 Seongnam   0 - 0   Guangzhou R&F Seongnam, South Korea
18:30 (UTC+08) Kim   36' Report Lu Lin   27'
Jiang Zhipeng   90+2'
Stadium: Tancheon Sports Complex
Attendance: 5,777
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
22 April 2015 5 Guangzhou R&F   0 - 5   Gamba Osaka Guangzhou, China
19:30 (UTC+08) Zhang Yaokun   48'   82'
Chang Feiya   72'
Jiang Zhipeng   79'
Li Yan   82'
Report Patric   14', 45'
Abe   44', 68'
Usami   70'
Iwashita   82'
Kotaro   82'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 8,647
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
6 May 2015 6 Buriram United   5 - 0   Guangzhou R&F Buriram, Thailand
18:15 (UTC+08) Diogo   12', 38', 56'
Túñez   36'
Macena   59'
Report Jin Yangyang   42'
Feng Zhuoyi   57'
Zhang Shuo   75'
Stadium: New I-Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 17,331
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 16 August 2015

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League FA Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CHN Cheng Yuelei 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   CHN Yu Yang 14 0 12+1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   CHN Jin Yangyang 16 2 10+2 2 0 0 3+1 0
5 DF   CHN Zhang Yaokun 30 0 22+1 0 0 0 7 0
6 MF   CHN Wang Song 30 2 20+3 1 0 0 7 1
7 FW   CHN Jiang Ning 27 3 19+1 3 0 0 7 0
10 MF   ESP Míchel 29 4 15+6 4 0 0 7+1 0
11 MF   CHN Jiang Zhipeng 25 1 18 0 0 0 7 1
12 GK   CHN Zhang Shichang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF   CHN Ye Chugui 16 1 4+9 1 0 0 0+3 0
14 DF   CHN Li Jianhua 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF   KOR Jang Hyun-soo 16 2 10+1 1 0 0 5 1
16 MF   CHN Feng Zhuoyi 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 MF   CHN Zhang Yuan 22 0 8+8 0 0 0 2+4 0
20 MF   CHN Tang Miao 24 0 17 0 0 0 7 0
21 FW   CHN Chang Feiya 25 1 6+12 1 0 0 2+5 0
22 FW   COD Jeremy Bokila 7 2 6+1 2 0 0 0 0
23 MF   CHN Lu Lin 26 3 12+7 1 0 0 6+1 2
25 FW   NGA Aaron Samuel 15 7 14+1 7 0 0 0 0
26 DF   CHN Zhang Chenlong 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
27 GK   CHN Liu Dianzuo 24 0 17 0 0 0 7 0
30 DF   CHN Fu Yunlong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 MF   BRA Renatinho 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   CHN Li Yan 17 1 9+4 1 0 0 2+2 0
35 FW   CHN Min Junlin 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
Players who away from the club on loan:
29 FW   CHN Zhang Shuo 5 1 0+1 0 0 0 1+3 1
Players who appeared for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua who left during the season:
8 MF   KOR Park Jong-woo 17 0 11 0 0 0 6 0
9 FW   MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah 16 4 9+1 3 0 0 6 1

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Super League FA Cup Champions League Total
1 FW   25 Aaron Samuel 7 0 0 7
2 MF   10 Míchel 4 0 0 4
FW   7 Jiang Ning 3 0 1 4
FW   9 Abderrazak Hamdallah 3 0 1 4
5 MF   23 Lu Lin 1 0 2 3
Own goal 1 1 1 3
7 FW   22 Jeremy Bokila 2 0 0 2
DF   4 Jin Yangyang 2 0 0 2
MF   13 Ye Chugui 1 1 0 2
DF   15 Jang Hyun-soo 1 0 1 2
MF   6 Wang Song 1 0 1 2
12 FW   21 Chang Feiya 1 0 0 1
MF   33 Li Yan 1 0 0 1
DF   11 Jiang Zhipeng 0 0 1 1
FW   29 Zhang Shuo 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 35 2 9 1

Disciplinary record edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2015年广州富力俱乐部中超联赛比赛名单
  2. ^ 关于新赛季广州富力主教练及外援的公告 (in Chinese). Guangzhou R&F. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Guangzhou R&F signs striker Jeremy Bokila". usa.chinadaily.com.cn/. usa.chinadaily. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ الجيش يتعاقد مع المغربي عبدالرزاق حمد الله موسمين[usurped] (in Arabic)