The 1997 season is the 44th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 30th season in the Chinese football league and the 4th season in the professional football league.
| Manager |  Chen Yiming (to 13 August) Mai Chao (from 13 August) |
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| Stadium | Yuexiushan Stadium |
| Jia-A League | 8th |
| FA Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peng Weiguo Tan Ende (4) All: Peng Weiguo Tan Ende  Riffi Haddaoui (4) |
| Average home league attendance | 15,364 |
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
Winter edit
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Summer edit
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Match results edit
Friendly matches edit
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| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | |
| 1997-04-10 |  Sing Tao
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A | 6 – 0 | Haddaoui(3), Tan Ende(2), Hu Zhijun |
| 1997-09-21 |  Instant-Dict
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N | 1 – 3 | Huang Qineng |
| 1997-09-25 | South China
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N | 2 – 1 | Mai Guangliang, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-27 | Instant-Dict
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A | 2 – 2 | Iorfa, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-30 | South China
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A | 1 – 2 | Yuan Junhui |
Jia-A League edit
| 16 March 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 0 | Guangdong Hongyuan | Guangzhou |
Tan Ende  5' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 23 March 1997 | Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Jinan |
| Stadium: Shandong Stadium |
| 27 March 1997 | Bayi | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shijiazhuang |
| Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center |
| 30 March 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 1 | Qianwei Huandao | Guangzhou |
| Rasmussen 71' Peng Weiguo 77' |
Jiang Feng 66' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 6 April 1997 | Tianjin Samsung | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Tianjin |
| Stadium: Minyuan Stadium |
| 29 June 1997 | Qingdao Hainiu | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Qingdao |
| Liu Zhaoxu 27' Siame 75' |
Stadium: Qingdao City First Stadium |
| 6 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 1 | Dalian Wanda | Guangzhou |
| Iorfa 4' |
Zhang Enhua 31' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 10 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 3 | Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou |
| Inganga 10', 44' Zhou Ning 72' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 13 July 1997 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai |
| Stadium: Hongkou Stadium |
| 20 July 1997 | Yanbian Aodong | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Yanji |
| Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium |
| 24 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 3 | Sichuan Quanxing | Guangzhou |
| Li Bing 13' Liu Bin 34' Yao Xia 71' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 27 July 1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 1 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Guangzhou |
| Brennan 18' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 3 August 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 1 | Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | Guangzhou |
| Su Maozhen 64' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 16 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 3 – 0 | Bayi | Guangzhou |
| Peng Weiguo 28' Tan Ende 61' Lü Jianjun 69' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 20 November 1997 | Qianwei Huandao | 3 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Chongqing |
| Gao Feng 38' Huang Chuanhong 57' Gonzales 66' |
Stadium: Datianwan Stadium |
| 23 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 0 | Tianjin Samsung | Guangzhou |
| Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 30 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 3 – 0 | Qingdao Hainiu | Guangzhou |
| Peng Weiguo 2', 6' Tan Ende 30' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 4 December 1997 | Dalian Wanda | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Dalian |
| Wang Tao 30' Ma Zhuojun 43' |
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium |
| 7 December 1997 | Beijing Guoan | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Beijing |
| Olivas 24' |
Hu Zhijun 10' |
Stadium: Workers Stadium |
| 14 December 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Guangzhou |
| Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 18 December 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 1 | Yanbian Aodong | Guangzhou |
| Hu Zhijun 4' Tan Ende 59' |
Gao Zhongxun 90' |
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 21 December 1997 | Sichuan Quanxing | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Chengdu |
| Yao Xia 24' |
Hu Zhijun 8' |
Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre |
FA Cup edit
| 20 April 1997 First Round | Tianjin Vanke | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Tianjin |
| Liu Xiangwei | Haddaoui | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium |
| 27 April 1997 First Round | Guangzhou Apollo | 4 – 0 | Tianjin Vanke | Nanhai, Foshan |
| Iorfa 47' Feng Yongxiang 81' Haddaoui 83', 89' |
Stadium: Nanhai Stadium |
| 10 May 1997 Second Round | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Nanhai, Foshan |
| Haddaoui 20' (pen.) |
Xie Hui 3' Qi Hong 67' |
Stadium: Nanhai Stadium |
| 18 May 1997 Second Round | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai |
| Wen Junwu | Stadium: Hongkou Stadium |
References edit
- ^ "广州太阳神队队员出赛统计". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "1997年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-14.