The 2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season is the 65th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and its 51st season in the Chinese football league, also its 29th season in the top flight. The club appointed Italian manager Fabio Cannavaro as manager for the second time on 9 November 2017 after Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to extend his contract. The chairman of the club was changed to Gao Han by owner Evergrande Group on the same day.
Transfers In Winter Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromTypeTransfer feeDateSource17FW Yang Liyu GondomarTransferUndisclosed22MF Tang Shi Meizhou HakkaTransferUndisclosed23DF Deng Hanwen Beijing RenheTransferUndisclosedMF Ju Feng Ehime FCLoan return -12/25 鞠 楓選手 期限付き移籍満了のお知らせ Sina (in Chinese). 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-12-26.FW Shewket Yalqun Xinjiang Tianshan LeopardLoan return -18MF Guo Jing Meizhou HakkaLoan return -MF Xu Li'ao OFC PomorieLoan return -MF Zhang Jiaqi ShenzhenLoan return -DF Gong Liangxuan Chengdu QbaoLoan return -DF Han Pengfei Guizhou HengfengLoan return -DF Liu Haidong Heilongjiang Lava SpringLoan return -DF Liu Hao Guizhou HengfengLoan return -GK Liu Weiguo Yinchuan HelanshanLoan return -40GK Liu Shibo Nei Mongol ZhongyouLoan return -30DF Hu Ruibao Vejle BoldklubTransferFree8MF Nemanja Gudelj Tianjin TEDATransferUndisclosed33MF Zhong Yihao Qingdao JonoonTransferUndisclosed54DF Lü Zheng ShenzhenTransferUndisclosed
Summer Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromTypeTransfer feeDateSource24MF Talisca BenficaLoan€ 5.8 millionsDF Imran Kurban FK MohelniceLoan return -MF Zheng Jie AJ AuxerreLoan return -9MF Paulinho BarcelonaLoan€ 5.5 millions
Out Winter Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource 30FW Muriqui -End of contract - 17DF Liu Jian Beijing RenheTransferFree (part of Deng Hanwen's transfer deal) 9FW Jackson Martínez -Released - 48MF Zheng Jie AJ AuxerreLoanUndisclosedDF Yang Zhaohui Busan FCLoanUndisclosed 26FW Wang Jingbin Shanghai ShenxinLoanUndisclosed MF Zhang Jiaqi Guangzhou R&FLoanUndisclosed 13GK Fang Jingqi Meizhou Meixian TechandTransferUndisclosedGK Fang Zihong Nei Mongol ZhongyouLoanUndisclosedDF Han Pengfei Guizhou HengfengTransferUndisclosed MF Huang Yuanqiang Meizhou Meixian TechandTransferUndisclosed 45MF Li Geng Dalian TranscendenceLoanUndisclosedDF Lin Jianwei Qingdao HuanghaiTransferUndisclosedDF Liu Hao Guizhou HengfengTransferUndisclosedDF Liu Ruicheng Nei Mongol ZhongyouLoanUndisclosed 14DF Rong Hao Shanghai Greenland ShenhuaLoanUndisclosedMF Wu Xiaotian Shijiazhuang Ever BrightTransferUndisclosedFW Xie Weijun Tianjin TEDATransferUndisclosedMF Hu Yangyang Hainan BoyingTransferFreeDF Liu Haidong Hainan BoyingTransferUndisclosed MF Chen Zijie Yinchuan HelanshanLoanUndisclosed 52DF Guan Haojin Yinchuan HelanshanLoanUndisclosed 53FW Ye Guochen Yinchuan HelanshanLoanUndisclosed 18MF Yang Xin Jiangxi LianshengTransferUndisclosedMF Luo Jiacheng Zhenjiang HuasaTransferUndisclosedMF Gan Tiancheng Shenzhen LedmanTransferUndisclosed 42MF Wang Rui Shenzhen LedmanTransferUndisclosed 47DF Wu Yue Shenzhen PengchengTransferUndisclosed 54DF Zhou Wenxin Shenzhen PengchengTransferUndisclosed 55MF Guo Tao Shenzhen PengchengTransferUndisclosed
Summer Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource12DF Wang Shangyuan Henan JianyeLoanFreeMF Xu Li'ao Zibo SundayLoanUndisclosedFW Zeng Qingshen Vejle BoldklubTransferFreeMF Zhang Aokai EspanyolTransferUndisclosedGK Zhao Tianci YSCC YokohamaTransferFree8MF Nemanja Gudelj Sporting CPLoanUndisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Training matches DateOpponentsH / AResultScorers2018-01-14 EupenN0–2 / Lotiès (17'), Leye (75')2018-01-22 Brøndby IFN3–3Alan (3', 37'), Yu Hanchao (7') / Wilczek (12'), Tibbling (20'), Mensah (66')2018-02-03 FC MidtjyllandN2–1Alan (37'), Yang Liyu (84') / Kairinen (76') 2018-02-09 Gangwon FCH3–3Goulart, Gao Lin, Zheng Long / Đerić (2), Kim Seung-yong2018-06-23 Jiangsu SuningN4–0Alan (2), Huang Bowen, Gao Lin 2018-07-01 Fastav ZlínN1–1Gao Lin (50'-pen.) / Železník (5') 2018-07-04 Sepsi Sfântu GheorgheN2–1Alan (11', 20') / Hadnagy (86')2018-07-07 OrenburgN3–2Yu Hanchao (60'), Gudelj (62'), Talisca (90+1') / Popović (8', 14'-pen.)
The Dubai International Cup 2018
Competitions
Chinese Super League
Table
Results by round
Results summary
Matches
Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Super Cup
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
2–2 on aggregate. Guangzhou lost on away goals.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup TotalApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoals2MF Liao Lisheng113000052000016503DF Mei Fang10100000000000101004MF Xu Xin71022010010011305DF Zhang Linpeng26260000880110353506DF Feng Xiaoting26261000760110343317FW Alan Carvalho1211131118841112221198MF Nemanja Gudelj11112000661110181839MF Paulinho19191300000000019191310MF Zheng Zhi171700004400002121011MF Ricardo Goulart19191300088711128282112DF Wang Shangyuan10022030000062015MF Zhang Wenzhao940221400000156116MF Huang Bowen201200007511112818217FW Yang Liyu1862220200100238219GK Zeng Cheng272700006600003333020MF Yu Hanchao262450008501103530521DF Zhang Chenglin1161220110000149122MF Tang Shi52022100000074123DF Deng Hanwen211712001101102519124MF Talisca18181600000000018181625DF Zou Zheng840220000000106027MF Zheng Long1253100531000188428DF Kim Young-gwon5500008800001313029FW Gao Lin28221000077011136301130DF Hu Ruibao10022000000032032GK Liu Dianzuo33022022011088033MF Zhong Yihao950210000000116034MF Feng Boxuan61022000010093035DF Li Xuepeng272600008801103635036MF Deng Yubiao40020000000060058FW Wang Jinze101000000000101 TOTALS 81 3 14 4 102
Goalscorers RankPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal1 Ricardo Goulart11MF13071212 Alan Carvalho7FW13141193 Talisca24MF16000164 Paulinho9MF13000135 Gao Lin29FW10001116 Yu Hanchao20MF500057 Zheng Long27MF301048 Nemanja Gudelj8MF201039 Huang Bowen16MF00112 Yang Liyu17FW2000211 Feng Xiaoting6DF10001 Zhang Wenzhao15MF01001 Zhang Chenglin21DF10001 Tang Shi22MF01001 Deng Hanwen23DF10001 Wang Jinze58FW10001TOTALS813144102
Disciplinary record Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total2MF Liao Lisheng0000002000002003DF Mei Fang5000000000005004MF Xu Xin1000000000001005DF Zhang Linpeng5000001000006006DF Feng Xiaoting4100000000004107FW Alan Carvalho2010000000002018MF Nemanja Gudelj1000002000003009MF Paulinho10000000000010010MF Zheng Zhi700000300000100011MF Ricardo Goulart10000010010030012DF Wang Shangyuan00000020000020016MF Huang Bowen40000020000060017FW Yang Liyu40010000000050019GK Zeng Cheng30000000000030020MF Yu Hanchao50000010010070021DF Zhang Chenglin30010000000040022MF Tang Shi10000000000010023DF Deng Hanwen41100000010051124MF Talisca50000000000050025DF Zou Zheng10000000000010027MF Zheng Long20000000000020028DF Kim Young-gwon00000010000010029FW Gao Lin50000020000070030DF Hu Ruibao10010000000020033MF Zhong Yihao00100000000000134MF Feng Boxuan00010000000010035DF Li Xuepeng400000000000400 TOTALS692340017003009323
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