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Guangzhou Football Club (commonly referred to as Guangzhou Team ) is a professional football club based in Guangzhou , China currently playing in the Chinese Super League which is the highest level in the league system .
The club was founded in June, 1954 as Guangzhou Football Team . It became the first professional football club in China after Apollo Group took over the club in January, 1993 and played in Jia-A League as Guangzhou Apollo Football Club . Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings became the owner of the club before the 2006 season and rebranded it to Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club .
At the end of 2009, the Sports Bureau of Guangzhou took over the club and renamed it to Guangzhou Football Club . Guangzhou Auto became the major club sponsor. Former Guangzhou player Peng Weiguo is the current team manager .
Guangzhou have won four second tier league titles in 1956, 1958, 1981 and 2007. The best achievement in the first tier league is second place which Guangzhou finished in 1992 and 1994 . Guangzhou also reached the final of Chinese FA Cup in 1991 but lost 1–0 to Shanghai .
Honours
Runners-up (2): 1992 , 1994 Winners (4): 1956, 1958, 1981, 2007
Runners-up (2): 1983, 1990
Third place (2): 2003, 2006 Runners-up (1): 1991
All-time league rankings
Season
1955
1956
1957
1958
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Division
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Youth
Youth
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Position
8
12
5
1
17
91
18
20
7
6
20
31
2
1
15
22
93
7
7
7
7
8
2
4
2
8
2
5
7
Season
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Division
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Position
8
14
8
10
4
11
3
4
4
3
1
7
9
Recent seasons
Year
Tier
Cup
1994
1
22
11
50
5
6
35
27
+8
27[ 2]
2
not held
1995
1
22
7
31.8
7
8
28
27
+1
28
5
1st round
1996
1
22
7
31.8
8
7
26
25
+1
29
7
Last 16
1997
1
22
5
22.7
10
7
14
20
−6
25
8
Last 16
1998
1
26
4
15.4
8
14
25
41
−16
20
14
1st round
1999
2
22
6
27.3
8
8
26
30
−4
26
8
Last 16
2000
2
22
6
27.3
7
9
27
27
0
25
10
1st round
2001
2
22
11
50
7
4
31
16
+15
40
4
1st round
2002
2
22
4
18.2
9
9
23
30
−7
21
11
1st round
2003
2
26
13
50
9
4
40
20
+20
48
3
1st round
2004
2
32
12
37.5
16
4
47
29
+18
52
4
1st round
2005
2
26
15
57.7
7
4
50
22
+28
52
4
Last 16
2006
2
24
15
62.5
3
6
45
25
+20
48
3
Last 16
2007
2
24
19
79.2
4
1
65
15
+50
61
1
not held
2008
1
30
10
33.3
10
10
41
42
−1
40
7
not held
2009
1
30
9
30
10
11
38
38
0
37
9
not held
2010
1
not held
Records
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 31 October, 2009.
Club records
Wins
Defeats
Record home defeat: 2−5 against Shanghai Shenhua in Jia-A League, 8 May 1994
Record away defeat: 0−6 against Changchun Yatai in Super League , 11 October 2008
Streaks
Longest winning run: 9 games during the 2007 League One season
Longest home winning run: 10 games during the 2007 League One season
Longest unbeaten run: 22 games (18 wins and 4 draws) during the 2007 League One season
Longest home unbeaten run: 33 games (21 wins and 12 draws) during 2002 to 2005 League One seasons
Longest away unbeaten run: 11 games (8 wins and 3 draws) during the 2007 League One season
Player records
Appearances
Most appearances in all competitions: Feng Junyan , 160 games, 2003-present
Most first-tier league appearances: Peng Changying , 105 games, 1994-1998
Goalscorers
Most goals in all competitions: Luis Ramírez , 48 goals, 2007−present
Most goals in first-tier league:Hu Zhijun , 36 goals, 1994−1997
Most goals in a season: Luis Ramírez , 19 goals, during the 2007 League One season
Most goals in a match: Hu Zhijun, 4 goals, against Shanghai Shenhua, 14 August 1994
Fastest goal: Tan Ende , 10 seconds, against Yanbian Hyundai , 2 June 1996
Transfers
Current squad and staff
As of 31 December 2009
First team players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical staff
Su Yongshun (FW,1950s)Rong Zhihang (FW,1966-1969)Zhao Dayu (FW, 1978−1986)Mai Chao (MF/DF, 1981−1995)Wu Qunli (FW, 1983-1985,1990-1993)Hu Zhijun (WF, 1990−1997)Peng Weiguo (MF, 1990−1997)Tan Ende (FW, 1990−1999)Gao Ming (MF, 2007−2008)Lu Lin (MF, 2000−2009)
Park Ji-Ho (MF,1998)Bertin Tomou (FW, 2001)Gary Glasgow (MF, 2003−2004)Arnold Dwarika (MF, 2004)Mikalay Ryndzyuk (FW, 2005)Corneliu Papură (MF, 2006)Claudiu Răducanu (FW, 2006)Ismael Enrique Alvarado (DF, 2008−2009)Luis Ramírez (FW, 2007−2009)Diego (FW, 2008−2009)
All-time top scorers
Since 1994 the first professional league season. Correct as of 31 October 2009.
Personal honours
Managerial history
Manager
Period
1954−1956
1956
1956
1956−1961
1964
1966−1976
1977
1977
Youth team honours
Winners (1): 2000 Chinese U−19 Winners' Cup Third place (1): 2008 Winners (2): 2004, 2005 Chinese U−23 Championship Winners (1): 1998
Notes and references
^ Only 25,000 allowed by Chinese Football Associstion for safety reason.
^ 2 points for a win
External links
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Football academy
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Peng Weiguo
Carlo Flavio
Luis Alfredo Ramírez
Mikalay Ryndzyuk
