2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

The 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season was the 63rd year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and was its 49th season in the Chinese football league, also its 27th season in the top flight.

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2016
ChairmanChina Ke Peng (to 1 February 2016)
China Liu Yongzhuo (5 February 2016 to 13 April 2016[1]
China Li Yimeng (from 13 April 2016)[2]
ManagerBrazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League1st
FA CupChampions
FA Super CupChampions
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brazil Ricardo Goulart
(19 goals)

All:
Brazil Ricardo Goulart
(28 goals)
Highest home attendance48,956 vs Yanbian Funde
23 October 2016 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance571 vs Pohang Steelers
24 February 2016 (Champions League) [note 1]
Average home league attendanceleague: 44,883[4]
all: 42,056
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Guangzhou was knocked out in the group stage of 2016 AFC Champions League for the first time but won all three domestic titles for the second time in club's history.[5] Brazilian attacking midfielder Ricardo Goulart won Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year as well as the golden boot of the league by scoring 19 goals. Luiz Felipe Scolari won Manager of the Year title. Seven players including Feng Xiaoting, Gao Lin, Ricardo Goulart, Kim Young-Gwon, Paulinho, Zhang Linpeng and Zeng Cheng was elected in the eleven-man squad of 2016 Chinese Super League Team of the Year.[6]

Transfers edit

In edit

Winter edit

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
4 MF   Xu Xin 21   Atlético Madrid B Transfer €4.3 million 25 December 2015 [7]
18 MF   Li Yuanyi 22   Leixões Loan returned - 25 December 2015 [7]
MF   Peng Xinli 24   Chongqing Lifan Loan returned - 31 December 2015
FW   Yang Chaosheng 22   Liaoning Whowin Loan returned - 31 December 2015
DF   Yi Teng 25   Hangzhou Greentown Loan returned - 31 December 2015
MF   Feng Renliang 27   Beijing Renhe Loan returned - 31 December 2015
55 DF   Hu Bowen 21   Qingdao Hainiu Loan returned - 31 December 2015
DF   Zhang Hongnan 24   Shenzhen FC Loan returned - 31 December 2015
FW   Shewket Yalqun 22   Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Loan returned - 31 December 2015
MF   Alessandro Diamanti 32   Watford Loan returned - 13 January 2016 [8]
23 DF   Han Pengfei 22   Mafra Transfer Undisclosed 18 January 2016 [9]
9 FW   Jackson Martínez 29   Atlético Madrid Transfer €42 million 3 February 2016 [10][11]
32 GK   Liu Dianzuo 25   Guangzhou R&F Transfer Undisclosed 12 February 2016 [12]

Summer edit

Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
MF   Alessandro Diamanti 33   Atalanta Loan returned - 1 July 2016
15 MF   Zhang Wenzhao 29   Shandong Luneng Taishan Transfer Undisclosed 7 July 2016 [13]
MF   Wang Junhui 21   Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Loan return - 15 July 2016 [14]
56 DF   Guo Jing 19   Oriental Dragon Transfer Undisclosed 15 July 2016 [15]

Out edit

Winter edit

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
56 FW   Robinho 31 - End of contract - 31 December 2015
MF   Feng Renliang 27   Beijing Renhe Transfer Undisclosed 1 January 2016 [16]
DF   Zhang Hongnan 24   Shenzhen FC Transfer Free 1 January 2016
FW   Shewket Yalqun 22   Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Loan Undisclosed 1 January 2016
MF   Alessandro Diamanti 32   Atalanta Loan Undisclosed 13 January 2016 [17]
34 MF   Wang Junhui 20   Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Loan Free 16 January 2016 [18]
22 GK   Li Shuai 33   Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Transfer Undisclosed 19 January 2016 [19]
DF   Yi Teng 25   Beijing Renhe Loan Undisclosed 20 January 2016 [20]
21 MF   Zhao Xuri 30   Tianjin Quanjian Transfer Undisclosed 21 January 2016 [21]
9 FW   Elkeson 26   Shanghai SIPG Transfer ¥132 million (€18.5 million) 21 January 2016 [22]
MF   Peng Xinli 24   Chongqing Lifan Loan Undisclosed 19 February 2016 [23]
18 FW   Dong Xuesheng 26   Hebei China Fortune Transfer Undisclosed 25 February 2016 [24]
14 GK   Liu Weiguo 23   Liaoning Whowin Loan Free 26 February 2016 [25]
FW   Yang Chaosheng 22   Wuhan Zall Loan Undisclosed 26 February 2016 [26]
49 MF   Wang Rui 22   Wuhan Zall Loan Undisclosed 26 February 2016 [26]
8 MF   Renê Júnior 26 - Released - March 2016 [27]
41 DF   Gong Liangxuan 22   Sichuan Longfor Loan Undisclosed March 2016
MF   Zheng Jie 20   Lijiang Jiayunhao Loan Undisclosed March 2016

Summer edit

Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
55 DF   Hu Bowen 22   Shenyang Urban Loan Free 21 June 2016
24 FW   Liang Xueming 20   Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng Loan Free 29 June 2016 [28]
44 DF   Liu Hao 20   Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng Loan Free 29 June 2016 [28]
18 MF   Li Yuanyi 22   Tianjin Teda Loan Undisclosed 15 July 2016 [29]
60 MF   Zhang Jiaqi 24   Qingdao Huanghai Loan Undisclosed 15 July 2016 [30]
MF   Wang Junhui 21   Wuhan Zall Loan Undisclosed 15 July 2016 [14]
39 FW   Wang Jingbin 21   Fagiano Okayama Loan Undisclosed 29 July 2016 [31]
MF   Alessandro Diamanti 33   Palermo Transfer Free 29 August 2016 [32]
46 DF   Yang Zhaohui 18   Vizela Loan Free September 2016 [33]

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Luiz Felipe Scolari
Assistant coaches   Ivo Wortmann
  Flávio Murtosa
  Hao Wei
Goalkeeping coach   Carlos Pracidelli
Fitness coach   Darlan Schneider
  Rudy Pracidelli
Physiotherapist   Feliciano Fontoura
Team doctor   Gustavo Emilio Arcos Campos
Reserve team coach   Hao Wei
Reserve team assistant coach   Chang Weiwei
  Liu Zhiyu
Reserve team goalkeeping coach   Wang Weiman
Reserve team Physiotherapist   Wan Bingfeng
Academy director / U-17 team coach   Marco Pezzaiuoli

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Training matches edit

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
2016-02-06   South China H 1–1 Zheng Long
2016-02-11   Al Shabab A 4–1 Jackson Martínez, Alan (3)
2016-02-14   F.C. Copenhagen N 1–3 Zheng Long
2016-02-16   Al Urooba N Cancelled
2016-10-08   Lee Man Rangers H 4–0 Alan, Jackson Martínez, Ricardo Goulart

FC Schalke 04 China Tour edit

7 July 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao   0 – 0
(5 - 4 p)
  Schalke 04 Foshan
19:35 UTC+8 Zhang Jiaqi   42' Tekpetey   80' Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium
Referee: He Xiaohu
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Ye Zhi
Fourth official: Jia Zhiliang
Penalties
Liu Dianzuo  
Ju Feng  
Han Pengfei  
Chen Zepeng  
Hu Ruibao  
  Naldo
  Geis
  Di Santo
  Riether
  Sam

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chinese Super League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C) 30 19 7 4 62 19 +43 64 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Jiangsu Suning 30 17 6 7 53 33 +20 57
3 Shanghai SIPG 30 14 10 6 56 32 +24 52 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua[a] 30 12 12 6 46 31 +15 48
5 Beijing Guoan 30 11 10 9 34 26 +8 43
Source: Sina Sports
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) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card)
(C) Champions
Notes:

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
30 19 7 4 62 19  +43 64 10 5 0 31 7  +24 9 2 4 31 12  +19

Last updated: 30 October 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWWWWWWWDDWDWWWWLWDLDWWDWDLW
Position1133221111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 March 2016 1 Chongqing Lifan 2 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Chongqing
15:30 UTC+8 Fernandinho   32'
Deng Xiaofei   49'
Fernandinho   74'
Liu Yu   88'
Liu Yu   90'  
Report Feng Xiaoting   28'
Huang Bowen   36'
Martínez   52'
Zhang Linpeng   66'
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 48,855
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Chen Gang
12 March 2016 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 3 - 0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Martínez   7'
Goulart   13'
Zheng Zhi   18'
Gao Lin   51'
Huang Bowen   67'
Report He Chao   42' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,931
Referee: He Xiaohu
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Zhang Lei
1 April 2016 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 0 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Paulinho   30'
Xu Xin   74'
Martínez   80'
Rong Hao   85'
Report Giannou   90' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,993
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping
Fourth official: Huang Yejun
9 April 2016 4 Beijing Guoan LeEco 0 - 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
19:35 UTC+8 Krimets   30' Report Huang Bowen   15'
Gao Lin   26'
Zheng Zhi   36'
Zhang Linpeng   39'
Goulart   44'
Goulart   81'
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 53,080
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Lin Jun
15 April 2016 5 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 1 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Kim Young-gwon   41'
Goulart   58' (pen.)
Gao Lin   67'
Gao Lin   67'
Feng Xiaoting   74'
Paulinho   90'
Report McGowan   18'
Gomes   58'
Sow   73'
Gu Cao   90+4'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,537
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Zhou Guangya, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Fu Ming
24 April 2016 6 Tianjin Teda Elion 0 - 4 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8 Li Benjian   23'
Bai Yuefeng   24'
Report Yu Hanchao   7'
Gao Lin   30'
Gao Lin   66'
Alan   73'
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 20,860
Referee: Fan Qi
Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Xing Qi
30 April 2016 7 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi   14'
Alan   40'
Huang Bowen   45+3'
Goulart   54' (pen.)
Alan   71'
Report Guarín   45+3'
Qin Sheng   52'
Moreno   62'
Ba   69'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,396
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping
Fourth official: Zhang Long
8 May 2016 8 Hangzhou Greentown 1 - 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Hangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Cao Haiqing   30'
Cahill   74'
Cahill   76' (pen.)
Ge Zhen   84'
Report Alan   7'
Goulart   31'
Feng Xiaoting   36'
Alan   90+4'
Stadium: Huanglong Stadium
Attendance: 22,739
Referee: Wang Jing
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xu Jun
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
14 May 2016 9 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 0 Hebei China Fortune Guangzhou
15:30 UTC+8 Yu Hanchao   44'
Alan   48'
Gao Zhunyi   18'
Liao Junjian   70'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,586
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Sun Kai
Fourth official: Fan Qi
21 May 2016 10 Liaoning Shenyang Whowin 0 - 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shenyang
15:30 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi   17'
Alan   36'
Goulart   46'
Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 32,478
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Fu Ming
29 May 2016 11 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1 - 1 Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zhang Linpeng   31'
Goulart   63'
Feng Xiaoting   84'
Yu Hai   42'
Kouassi   43'
Kouassi   70'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,635
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
11 June 2016 12 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 0 - 0 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Gao Lin   6' (pen.)
Zheng Zhi   14'
Rong Hao   40'
Mei Fang   67'
Cho Yong-hyung   5'
Xu Bo   30'
Maurício   55'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 30,765
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Chen Gang
14 June 2016 21 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 0 Tianjin Teda Elion Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Paulinho   24'
Goulart   48'
Goulart   53'
Zhang Linpeng   74'
Pan Ximing   74'
Cao Yang   77'
Guo Hao   83'
Yang Qipeng   90+3'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,249
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya
Fourth official: Gu Chunhan
18 June 2016 13 Yanbian Funde 1 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yanji
15:00 UTC+8 Trawally   18'
Petković   29'
Cui Min   61'
Yoon Bit-garam   68'
Pei Yuwen   79'
Wang Shangyuan   67'
Gao Lin   81'
Kim Young-gwon   84'
Yu Hanchao   88'
Stadium: Yanji Nationwide Fitness Centre Stadium
Attendance: 20,480
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Dong Yong, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Ai Kun
24 June 2016 14 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 0 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   24'
Alan   28'
Liu Jian   80'
Gu Wenxiang   90+3' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,631
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng
Fourth official: Lin Jun
3 July 2016 15 Shandong Luneng Taishan 0 - 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Jinan
19:35 UTC+8 Dai Lin   7'
Zhang Chi   57'
Mei Fang   28'
Alan   33'
Paulinho   51'
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 20,182
Referee: Zhou Gang
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Xu Xianghui
Fourth official: Zhao Zhizhi
10 July 2016 16 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4 - 1 Chongqing Lifan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Alan   5'
Goulart   25'
Gao Lin   43'
Goulart   45+1'
Paulinho   47'
Goulart   76'
Gigliotti   33'
Gigliotti   57'
Luo Qin   68'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,398
Referee: Chen Xin
Assistant referees: Xu Jun, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Chen Gang
17 July 2016 17 Changchun Yatai 1 - 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Changchun
19:35 UTC+8 Li Guang   17'
Ismailov   29'
Fan Xiaodong   66'
Yan Feng   83'
Sealy   87'
Chen Zepeng   28'
Zheng Zhi   33'
Wang Shangyuan   47'
Zheng Long   81'
Zheng Long   84'
Stadium: Development Area Stadium
Attendance: 23,417
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Shen Yinhao
20 July 2016 18 Guangzhou R&F 2 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Jang Hyun-soo   56'
Zahavi   79'
Lu Lin   83'
Goulart   33'
Wang Shangyuan   45+1'
Zhang Wenzhao   90+2'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 14,596
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya
Fourth official: Xia Jun
30 July 2016 20 Henan Jianye 1 - 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Zhengzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Gu Cao   16'
Patiño   47'
Yin Hongbo   55'
Ivo   69' (pen.)
Samardžić   86'
Zheng Zhi   35'
Paulinho   42'
Goulart   45'
Zheng Zhi   47'  
Zeng Cheng   69'
Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
Attendance: 21,377
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Guiqing
Fourth official: Fan Qi
9 August 2016 19 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 0 - 0 Beijing Guoan LeEco Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Li Xuepeng   66' Zhang Xinxin   42'
Zhao Hejing   54'
Zhang Xizhe   60'
Xu Yunlong   83'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,695
Referee: Zhou Gang
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Cao Yi
Fourth official: Gu Chunhan
13 August 2016 22 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 2 - 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8 Martins   5'
Xiong Fei   28'
Martins   42'
Kim Kee-hee   56'
Wang Yun   71'
Guarín   72'
Gao Lin   12'
Mei Fang   61'
Li Xuepeng   69'
Huang Bowen   71'
Zhang Wenzhao   78'
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 21,327
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Zhou Guangya
Fourth official: Fu Ming
20 August 2016 23 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 0 - 0 Hangzhou Greentown Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi   27'
Kim Young-gwon   48'
Dong Yu   76'
Zou Dehai   82'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 43,956
Referee: Wang Jing
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Wang Di
10 September 2016 24 Hebei China Fortune 0 - 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Qinhuangdao
19:35 UTC+8 Mbia   12' Huang Bowen   19'
Paulinho   25'
Huang Bowen   42'
Alan   45'
Goulart   52'
Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 24,631
Referee: Chen Gang
Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjing, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Shen Yinhao
18 September 2016 25 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 6 - 2 Liaoning Shenyang Whowin Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   6'
Paulinho   11'
Li Xuepeng   23'
Zheng Long   58'
Alan   63'
Zheng Zhi   82'
Zheng Long   90+2'
Martínez   90+3'
Ni Yusong   8'
Lukimya   24' (pen.)
Thwaite   60'
Vidošić   66'
Ni Yusong   82'  
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 42,978
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng
Fourth official: Huang Yejun
24 September 2016 26 Shanghai SIPG 0 - 0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8 Hulk   45+1'
Wang Shenchao   64'
Goulart   45+3' (pen.) Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Wang Dexin
Fourth official: Guan Xing
15 October 2016 27 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 0 - 6 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shijiazhuang
19:35 UTC+8 Matheus   40'
Xu Bo   45'
Goulart   11'
Alan   12'
Mei Fang   23'
Gao Lin   27'
Paulinho   29'
Zou Zheng   34'
Goulart   38'
Goulart   45+1' (pen.)
Alan   60'
Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center
Attendance: 25,311
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Yang Li
Fourth official: Wang Jing
23 October 2016 28 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1 - 1 Yanbian Funde Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi   8'
Paulinho   45+1'
Zou Zheng   60'
Yoon Bit-garam   88' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,956
Referee: Zhou Gang
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Xing Qi
26 October 2016 29 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase 2 - 0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Nanjing
19:35 UTC+8 Sainsbury   21'
Martínez   30'
Zhou Yun   40'
Teixeira   56'
Xie Pengfei   76'
Hong Jeong-ho   88'
Mei Fang   47' Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 47,955
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Zhou Fei
Fourth official: Fan Qi
30 October 2016 30 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4 - 0 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   12'
Liao Lisheng   22'
Alan   51' (pen.)
Goulart   66'
Zhang Wenzhao   68'
Song Long   50' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 42,537
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Cheng
Fourth official: Wang Jing

Chinese FA Cup edit

11 May 2016 Third round Hohhot Zhongyou 0 - 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Hohhot
20:00 UTC+8 Yin Lu   31'
Luo Hao   45'
Jiao Zhe   50'
Luo Hao   65'  
Mei Fang   59'
Yu Hanchao   83'
Alan   90+2'
Stadium: Hohhot City Stadium
Attendance: 31,283
Referee: Ma Li
Assistant referees: Liu Guiqing, Wu Huifeng
Fourth official: Niu Minghui
28 June 2016 Fourth round Tianjin Teda Elion 0 - 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8 Liao Bochao   7'
Diagne   58'
Fan Baiqun   65'
Zhou Haibin   76'
Alan   36'
Liu Jian   40'
Alan   61'
Goulart   69'
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium
Attendance: 10,056
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Yu Yue, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Zhang Lei
13 July 2016 Quarter-finals Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 1 Beijing Guoan LeEco Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Gao Lin   9'
Gao Lin   39'
Goulart   42'
Gao Lin   84' (pen.)
Alan   86'
Zheng Zhi   86'
Gao Lin   89'
Mei Fang   27' (o.g.)
Zhang Xinxin   82'
Lei Tenglong   89'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 44,612
Referee: He Xiaohu
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Liu Lin
26 July 2016 Quarter-finals Beijing Guoan LeEco 1 - 2
(2 - 4 agg.)
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
19:35 UTC+8 Lei Tenglong   15'
Yu Dabao   23'
Yılmaz   32'
Xu Yunlong   55'
Feng Xiaoting   22'
Paulinho   34'
Gao Lin   46'
Huang Bowen   64'
Wang Shangyuan   87'
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 41,663
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Tong Yong, Lou Fangping
Fourth official: Chen Gang
17 August 2016 Semi-finals Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 2 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   27'
Gao Lin   43'
Goulart   89'
Xiao Zhi   21'
Renatinho   38'
Zahavi   51'
Zahavi   51'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 33,849
Referee: Ai Kun
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji
Fourth official: Zhang Lei
21 September 2016 Semi-finals Guangzhou R&F 1 - 3
(3 - 5 agg.)
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Tang Miao   67'
Zhang Yaokun   81'
Zahavi   85'
Paulinho   9'
Feng Xiaoting   58'
Goulart   67' (pen.)
Alan   70'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 13,989
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Xu Xianghui
Fourth official: Fan Qi
20 November 2016 Final Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1 - 1 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   9'
Li Xuepeng   15'
Huang Bowen   23'
Mei Fang   85'
Zou Zheng   90'
Wu Xi   19'
Zhang Xiaobin   57'
Martínez   60'
Teixeira   64'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,562
Referee: Huang Yejun
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Fan Qi
27 November 2016 Final Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase 2 - 2
(3 - 3 agg.)
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Nanjing
19:00 UTC+8 Martínez   7'
Zhou Yun   42'
Li Ang   63'
Martínez   73'
Yang Xiaotian   90+8'
Paulinho   45+2'
Zheng Zhi   57'
Huang Bowen   81'
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 58,331
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Assistant referees: Lim Kok Heng (Singapore), Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)
Fourth official: Tan Hai

Chinese FA Super Cup edit

27 February 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2 - 0 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase Chongqing
19:35 UTC+8 Goulart   14'
Li Xuepeng   38'
Goulart   39'
Huang Bowen   74'
Ren Hang   27'
Teixeira   90'
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 50,380
Referee: Tan Hai
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Cao Yi
Fourth official: Fan Qi

AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sydney FC 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9
3   Guangzhou Evergrande 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4   Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande   0 - 0   Pohang Steelers Guangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report
Summary
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 571 [note 1]
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
Assistant referees: Ameer Dawood Hussein (Iraq), Abdullah Mubarak Mohamed Al Shammakhi (Oman)
Fourth official: Md Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
2 March 2016 Sydney FC   2 - 1   Guangzhou Evergrande Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Stambolziev   18'
Ryall   21'
Dimitrijević   89'
Smeltz   90+2'
Report
Summary
Goulart   22' (pen.)
Calver   25' (o.g.)
Paulinho   76'
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,149
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran), Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran)
Fourth official: Farhad Bin Mohamed (Singapore)
16 March 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande   2 - 2   Urawa Red Diamonds Guangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Goulart   6' (pen.)
Goulart   14'
Zheng Zhi   84'
Report
Summary
Ljubijankić   5'
Muto   30'
Moriwaki   75'
Koroki   89'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,816
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Alhammadi (United Arab Emirates), Hassan Almahri(United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
5 April 2016 Urawa Red Diamonds   1 - 0   Guangzhou Evergrande Saitama, Japan
19:30 UTC+9 Moriwaki   42'
Muto   52'
Report
Summary
Martínez   31'
Zhang Linpeng   38'
Zheng Zhi   44'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 30,282
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Assistant referees: Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar),Saoud Ahmed AlMaqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official: Alongkorn Feemuechang (Thailand)
19 April 2016 Pohang Steelers   0 - 2   Guangzhou Evergrande Pohang, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9 Kim Jun-su   50' Report
Summary
Goulart   33'
Gao Lin   47'
Paulinho   50'
Feng Xiaoting   90+2'
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Assistant referees: Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan), Ruslan Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
3 May 2016 Guangzhou Evergrande   1 - 0   Sydney FC Guangzhou, China
18:30 UTC+8 Gao Lin   2'
Li Xuepeng   58'
Xu Xin   77'
Report
Summary
Calver   51' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 33,517
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Assistant referees: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain), Ebrahim Saleh (Bahrain)
Fourth official: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahmood (Bahrain)

Statistics edit

As of 27 November 2016[34]

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
Apps. Starts  Goals Apps. Starts  Goals Apps. Starts  Goals Apps. Starts  Goals Apps. Starts  Goals
2 MF   Liao Lisheng 15 3 1 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 1
3 DF   Mei Fang 25 22 0 7 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 34 31 0
4 MF   Xu Xin 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9 3 0
5 DF   Zhang Linpeng 16 16 0 7 7 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 27 27 0
6 DF   Feng Xiaoting 22 22 0 5 4 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 33 32 0
7 FW   Alan Carvalho 27 24 14 8 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 30 18
8 MF   Paulinho 30 30 8 8 7 3 5 5 0 1 1 0 44 43 11
9 FW   Jackson Martínez 10 6 4 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 16 11 4
10 MF   Zheng Zhi 26 25 1 8 7 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 40 38 1
11 MF   Ricardo Goulart 29 29 19 7 7 4 6 6 3 1 1 2 43 43 28
12 MF   Wang Shangyuan 23 14 0 5 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 31 20 0
15 MF   Zhang Wenzhao 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
16 MF   Huang Bowen 28 24 1 7 3 1 6 5 0 1 1 0 42 33 2
17 DF   Liu Jian 7 3 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 14 6 1
18 MF   Li Yuanyi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 GK   Zeng Cheng 23 23 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 34 34 0
20 MF   Yu Hanchao 19 8 3 6 4 1 6 4 0 1 1 0 32 17 4
23 DF   Han Pengfei 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
25 DF   Zou Zheng 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0
27 MF   Zheng Long 19 4 4 6 4 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 30 10 4
28 DF   Kim Young-gwon 15 15 0 2 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 22 22 0
29 FW   Gao Lin 28 27 7 7 6 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 41 35 12
31 MF   Zhang Aokai 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 GK   Liu Dianzuo 7 7 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 11 0
33 DF   Rong Hao 12 11 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 17 15 0
35 DF   Li Xuepeng 12 9 0 4 4 0 5 4 0 1 1 0 22 18 0
37 DF   Chen Zepeng 6 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0
TOTALS 62 17 5 2 86

Goalscorers edit

Rank Player No. Pos. Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1   Ricardo Goulart 11 MF 19 4 3 2 28
2   Alan Carvalho 7 FW 14 4 0 0 18
3   Gao Lin 29 FW 7 3 2 0 12
4   Paulinho 8 MF 8 3 0 0 11
5   Jackson Martínez 9 FW 4 0 0 0 4
  Yu Hanchao 20 MF 3 1 0 0 4
  Zheng Long 27 FW 4 0 0 0 4
8   Huang Bowen 16 MF 1 1 0 0 2
9   Liao Lisheng 2 MF 1 0 0 0 1
  Zheng Zhi 10 MF 1 0 0 0 1
  Liu Jian 17 DF 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 62 17 6 2 87

Assists edit

Rank Player No. Pos. Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1   Gao Lin 29 FW 11 1 1 0 13
2   Alan Carvalho 7 FW 9 1 0 0 10
3   Ricardo Goulart 11 MF 6 3 0 0 9
4   Huang Bowen 16 MF 5 1 0 2 8
5   Zheng Zhi 10 MF 5 1 0 0 6
6   Yu Hanchao 20 MF 2 3 0 0 5
  Rong Hao 33 DF 5 0 0 0 5
8   Paulinho 8 MF 3 0 0 0 3
9   Jackson Martínez 9 FW 1 0 1 0 2
  Zheng Long 27 MF 2 0 0 0 2
  Li Xuepeng 35 DF 0 1 1 0 2
12   Liao Lisheng 2 MF 0 1 0 0 1
  Xu Xin 4 MF 0 0 1 0 1
  Liu Jian 17 DF 1 0 0 0 1
Total 50 12 4 2 68

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
                                       
3 DF   Mei Fang 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 MF   Xu Xin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF   Zhang Linpeng 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 DF   Feng Xiaoting 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
7 FW   Alan Carvalho 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF   Paulinho 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW   Jackson Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Zheng Zhi 8 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
11 MF   Ricardo Goulart 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
12 MF   Wang Shangyuan 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 MF   Zhang Wenzhao 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 MF   Huang Bowen 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
17 DF   Liu Jian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 GK   Zeng Cheng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF   Zou Zheng 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28 DF   Kim Young-gwon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
29 FW   Gao Lin 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
33 DF   Rong Hao 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 DF   Li Xuepeng 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
37 DF   Chen Zepeng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 56 1 0 16 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 83 1 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Guangzhou Evergrande played their first group stage home match behind closed doors due to breaches of the AFC Champions League Regulations.[3]

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