The 2009 season is the 56th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 42nd season in the Chinese football league, also the 21st season in the top-flight, the second consecutive year. The club participated in the Chinese Super League. Although finished the ninth place of the league, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical relegated to China League One at the end of the season due to match fixing scandal.
Kits and sponsors The team kits for the 2009 season are produced by Nike. The title sponsor is Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the shirt sponsors are Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (front) and Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. (back).
Technical staff PositionStaffHead coach Shen XiangfuAssistant coach Tang PengjuAssistant coach Ren JiaqingAssistant coach Sun ChengyaoGoalkeeping coach EdinFitness coach Ye Zhibin
First-team squad
Transfers
In #PosPlayerFrom8 FW Diogo SC Internacional25MF Li Jianhua Shenzhen FC30FW Ni Bo Hubei Greenery15FW Yang Yihu Youth team18FW Yang Bin Youth team19DF Zhang Hongnan Youth team21GK Tan Ning Nanjing Tiehu27MF Li Bin Youth team
Loan in #PosPlayerFromDuration11MF Li Benjian Tianjin Teda2009 season29MF Cui Wei Changchun Yatai2009 season31MF Hu Zhaojun Dalian Shide16th game to 30th game
Out #PosPlayerTo8FW José Filho Duarte Chongqing Lifan––FW Li Zhixing TSW Pegasus15MF Ma LiangReleased18FW Yang PengfengRetired27MF Luo XiReleased31DF Dai XianrongReleased17FW Wen XiaomingRetired19DF Zhang SuozhiRetired21MF Jia WenpengRetired25MF Gao MingRetired
Loan out #PosPlayerToDuration––DF Zhang Jian Guangdong Sunray Cave2009 season
Match results
Friendly matches Pre–seasonKick-off (GMT+8)OpponentsH / AResultScorers2009-02-21 Nanchang HengyuanN3–1Luis Ramírez, Diogo, Yang Yihu2009-02-22 Shaanxi ChanbaN2–0Luis Ramírez, Lu Lin2009-02-23 Shanghai ShenhuaA0–02009-02-24 Hangzhou GreentownN0–02009-02-25 Shanghai East AsiaA3–2Diego (2), Huang Zhiyi2009-02-26 Nanjing YoyoN3–2Xu Liang (2), Wu Pingfeng2009-03-02 15:30 Hangzhou GreentownH3 – 1 Diego 65' & 70', Diogo 73'2009-03-04 15:30 Changsha GindeH2 – 1 Tang Dechao 61' & 73'2009-03-06 15:30 Guangdong Sunray CaveH1 – 0 Guangzhou won the tournament which involved Hangzhou, Changsha and Guangdong.Feng Junyan 16' Summer breakKick-off (GMT+8)OpponentsH / AResultScorersReferee2009-06-05 19:45 Melbourne VictoryH2 – 1Li Yan 33', Lu Lin 66', Broxham 89' Song Wenfeng2009-06-16 15:30 Guangdong Sunray CaveH2–1Diego, Tang Dechao2009-07-21 19:40 Wellington PhoenixN3 – 2 Tang Dechao 31',Greenacre 57',Hu Zhaojun 62,Barbarouses 82,Xu Liang 89' Li Bo2009-08-13 16:00 Wofoo Tai PoH1–2Lu Lin2009-08-15 16:00 Wofoo Tai PoH4–1Diego, Diogo, Ramírez, Lu Lin2009-09-07 16:00 Shatin SAH2–1Li Yan (2)
Chinese Super League
Match wonMatch drawnMatch lostBiggest winBiggest loss
Kick-off (GMT+8)OpponentsH / AResultScorers (opponents are indicated in italics)RefereeAttendancePos2009-03-21 19:30Henan ConstructionA1 – 2Leandro Netto 22', Bai Lei 54', Emmanuel Olisadebe 59|Tan Hai |align=center|23,239 |bgcolor="#FFAAAA"|11th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-03-28 15:30 |Shenzhen Asia Travel |align=center|A |align=center|2 – 1 |Li Zhihai 42', Mouchid 62', Xu Liang 89' |Zhang Lei |align=center|16,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-04-06 16:00 |Dalian Shide |align=center|H |align=center|3 – 1 |Xu Liang 29' (p), Zhu Ting 45', Xu Liang 52' (p), 67' |Sun Baojie |align=center|20,000 |bgcolor=#90EE90 |4th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-04-11 19:30 |Hangzhou Greentown |align=center|A |align=center|2 – 3 |Valdo 24', Diego 55', Ma Cheng 67', 79', Luis Ramírez 80' |Tan Hai |align=center|14,656 |bgcolor=white |7th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-04-18 19:30 |Chongqing Lifan |align=center|H |align=center|3 – 1 |José Duarte 19', Xu Liang 43', Luis Ramírez 75', Tang Dechao 80' |Fan Qi |align=center|18,000 |bgcolor=#90EE90 |4th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-04-25 15:30 |Changsha Ginde |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 0 | |Tao Rancheng |align=center|7,532 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-05-02 15:30 |Jiangsu Sainty |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 0 |Xu Liang 84' (p) |Li Yuhong |align=center|22,600 |bgcolor=#90EE90 |4th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-05-09 15:30 |Chengdu Blades |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 2 |Wang Song 10', Rodrigues 51', Luis Ramírez 75' |Wan Daxue |align=center|10,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-05-15 15:30 |Shandong Luneng |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 1 |Luis Ramírez 4', Han Peng 47|Zhang Lei |align=center|17,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#FFAAAA" |align=center|2009-05-24 15:30 |Shaanxi Chan-Ba |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 4 |Li Yan 39', Wan Houliang 81', Wang Peng 85', Wang Yun 90',Luis Ramírez 91'+ |Wan Daxue |align=center|21,400 |bgcolor=white |8th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-06-13 19:30 |Shanghai Shenhua |align=center|H |align=center|2 – 1 |Luis Ramírez 21',Yu Tao 46'+,Xu Liang 55' |Fan Qi |align=center|21,000 |bgcolor="#90EE90" |4th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-06-20 19:30 |Changchun Yatai |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 2 |Liu Xiaodong 11', Li Zhihai 22' (OG) |Tao Rancheng |align=center|11,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-06-28 15:30 |Beijing Guoan |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 1 |Yan xiangchuang 42',Xu Liang 65' (p) |Zhang Zhengping |align=center|21,680 |bgcolor=white |9th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-07-02 19:30 |Qingdao Jonoon |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 0 | |Wang Jin |align=center|6,000 |bgcolor=white |9th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-07-05 15:30 |Tianjin Teda |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 1 |Diogo 40',Ma Leilei 53|Zhang Lei |align=center|21,160 |bgcolor="#FFAAAA" |11th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-08-02 15:30 |Henan Construction |align=center|H |align=center|2 – 0 |Diego 60', Luis Ramírez 86' |Xu Fuxin |align=center|22,160 |bgcolor=white |7th |- bgcolor="#90EE90" |align=center|2009-08-08 15:30 |Shenzhen Asia Travel |align=center|H |align=center|6 – 1 |Luis Ramírez 25', Wu Pingfeng 28', Diego 33', Feng Junyan 61',Hernán Barcos 65' (p),Diogo 81', Luis Ramírez 85' |Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) |align=center|22,000 |bgcolor=white |5th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-08-22 19:00 |Dalian Shide |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 0 | |Li Jun |align=center|14,000 |bgcolor=#90EE90 |4th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-08-26 15:30 |Hangzhou Greentown |align=center|H |align=center|2 – 0 |Xu Liang 38', Wu Pingfeng 51' |Zhou Chuan |align=center|18,900 |bgcolor=#90EE90 |4th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-08-30 19:30 |Chongqing Lifan |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 1 |José Duarte 75''' |Huang Junjie |align=center|8,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2009-09-05 15:30 |Changsha Ginde |align=center|H |align=center|2 – 1 |Luis Ramírez 8',71'(p), Liu Jianye 84 |Huang Yejun |align=center|21,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-09-12 19:30 |Jiangsu Sainty |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 3 |Wang Yang 9', Lu Bofei 48', Li Jianhua 62'(OG),Luis Ramírez 77'(p) |Huang Junjie |align=center|13,000 |bgcolor=white |6th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-09-16 15:30 |Chengdu Blades |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 2 |Luis Ramírez 64'(p),Brendon Šantalab 74'(p),84' |Tan Hai |align=center| |bgcolor=white |7th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-09-20 19:30 |Shandong Luneng |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 1 |Alejandro Cichero 21, Luis Ramírez 68' |Wan Daxue |align=center|15,367 |bgcolor=white |8th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-09-26 15:30 |Shaanxi Chan-Ba |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 1 |Xu Liang 70',Yu Hai 75' |Li Jun |align=center|22,000 |bgcolor=white |8th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-10-05 19:30 |Shanghai Shenhua |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 3 |Sun Xiang 12',53' , Luis Ramírez 62',Aleksander Rodić 82' |Zhou Gang |align=center| |bgcolor=white |10th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-10-10 15:30 |Changchun Yatai |align=center|H |align=center|1 – 1 |Ricardo Steer 30',Luis Ramírez 83' |Wang Jin |align=center|18,500 |bgcolor=white |9th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-10-17 15:30 |Beijing Guoan |align=center|A |align=center|0 – 2 |Ryan Griffiths 14',89 |Tao Rancheng |align=center|36,500 |bgcolor=white |10th |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2009-10-24 15:30 |Qingdao Jonoon |align=center|H |align=center|0 – 0 | |Huang Junjie |align=center|23,120 |bgcolor=white |8th |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |align=center|2009-10-31 15:30 |Tianjin Teda |align=center|A |align=center|1 – 2 |Han Yanming 28' , Luis Ramírez 60(p)',Cao Yang 83(p)' ''Tao Rancheng8,0009th
League table
Squad stats Updated to games played on 31 October 2009.To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon once or twice. PlayerStarts Goals Luis RamírezFW30301710 Xu LiangMF23231071 DiegoFW2625350 Wu PingfengMF2720250 DiogoMF199220 Feng JunyanMF2725151 Bai LeiMF2019130 Li ZhihaiDF1311130 Tang DechaoFW70110 Li ShuaiGK2929000 Li JianhuaMF2821000 Li YanMF2618020 Ismael AlvaradoDF2524010 Li BenjianMF2418020 Zhou LinDF1715050 Cui WeiDF1611010 Lu LinMF156010 Hu ZhaojunMF1311011 Huang ZhiyiDF136010 Wang XiaoshiDF97010 Cao ZhijieMF11000 Zhang SiGK11000 Xu DeenMF10000Total––––––38473 No appearances player not listed.
Youth teams
U19s Kick-off (GMT+8)OpponentsH / AResult2009-04-08 09:00Yanbian U19sN1–02009-04-10Qingdao Jonoon U19sNTBC2009-04-12 14:30Beijing Guoan U19sN0–02009-04-14 14:30Shandong FA U19sA1–42009-04-16Changsha Ginde U19sNTBC2009-04-18 14:30Tianjin Teda U19sN1–12009-04-20 14:30Shandong Luneng U19sA1–12009-07-11 8:30Changchun Yatai U19sN0–12009-07-13 16:00Hubei FA U19sN3–12009-07-14 10:15Qingdao Hailifeng U19sN2–32009-07-16 10:15Tianjin Tanggu U19sN4–1 For table see 2009 Chinese U–19 League table
References
External links Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. official site News, photos and match highlights on Chinese Super League official site Statistics on Chinese Super League official site Statistics on CSLdata.com