2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

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.[2] The chairman of the club was changed to Gao Han by owner Evergrande Group on the same day.[1]

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2018
Chairman Gao Han [1]
Manager Fabio Cannavaro
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League2nd
FA CupFifth Round
FA Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Talisca
(16 goals)
All:
Ricardo Goulart
(21 goals)
Highest home attendance49,967 vs Shanghai SIPG
3 November 2018 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance18,739 vs Guizhou Hengfeng
2 May 2018 (FA Cup)
Average home league attendanceleague: 47,002
all: 43,934

Transfers

Winter
Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
17 FW Yang Liyu 20 Gondomar Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
22 MF Tang Shi 22 Meizhou Hakka Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
23 DF Deng Hanwen 22 Beijing Renhe Transfer Undisclosed 24 December 2017 [3]
MF Ju Feng 22 Ehime FC Loan return - 25 December 2017 [4]
FW Shewket Yalqun 24 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Loan return - 1 January 2018
18 MF Guo Jing 20 Meizhou Hakka Loan return - 1 January 2018
MF Xu Li'ao 22 OFC Pomorie Loan return - 1 January 2018
MF Zhang Jiaqi 26 Shenzhen Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF Gong Liangxuan 24 Chengdu Qbao Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF Han Pengfei 24 Guizhou Hengfeng Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF Liu Haidong 22 Heilongjiang Lava Spring Loan return - 1 January 2018
DF Liu Hao 21 Guizhou Hengfeng Loan return - 1 January 2018
GK Liu Weiguo 25 Yinchuan Helanshan Loan return - 1 January 2018
40 GK Liu Shibo 20 Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan return - 1 January 2018
30 DF Hu Ruibao 21 Vejle Boldklub Transfer Free 16 January 2018 [5]
8 MF Nemanja Gudelj 26 Tianjin TEDA Transfer Undisclosed 28 January 2018 [6]
33 MF Zhong Yihao 21 Qingdao Jonoon Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [7]
54 DF Lü Zheng 28 Shenzhen Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018

Summer
Squad number Position Player Age Moving from Type Transfer fee Date Source
24 MF Talisca 24 Benfica Loan € 5.8 millions 8 June 2018 [8]
DF Imran Kurban 19 FK Mohelnice Loan return - 30 June 2018
MF Zheng Jie 22 AJ Auxerre Loan return - 30 June 2018
9 MF Paulinho 29 Barcelona Loan € 5.5 millions 8 July 2018 [9]

Winter
Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
30 FW Muriqui 31 - End of contract - 30 November 2017 [10]
17 DF Liu Jian 33 Beijing Renhe Transfer Free (part of Deng Hanwen's transfer deal) 28 December 2017 [11]
9 FW Jackson Martínez 31 - Released - 31 January 2018 [12]
48 MF Zheng Jie 22 AJ Auxerre Loan Undisclosed 31 January 2018 [13]
DF Yang Zhaohui 19 Busan FC Loan Undisclosed 7 February 2018 [14]
26 FW Wang Jingbin 22 Shanghai Shenxin Loan Undisclosed 25 February 2018 [15]
MF Zhang Jiaqi 26 Guangzhou R&F Loan Undisclosed 25 February 2018
13 GK Fang Jingqi 25 Meizhou Meixian Techand Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [16]
GK Fang Zihong 20 Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018
DF Han Pengfei 24 Guizhou Hengfeng Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [17]
MF Huang Yuanqiang 20 Meizhou Meixian Techand Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [16]
45 MF Li Geng 20 Dalian Transcendence Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [18]
DF Lin Jianwei 21 Qingdao Huanghai Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [19]
DF Liu Hao 22 Guizhou Hengfeng Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [20]
DF Liu Ruicheng 18 Nei Mongol Zhongyou Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018
14 DF Rong Hao 30 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Loan Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [21]
MF Wu Xiaotian 20 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018
FW Xie Weijun 20 Tianjin TEDA Transfer Undisclosed 28 February 2018 [22]
MF Hu Yangyang 22 Hainan Boying Transfer Free 3 March 2018
DF Liu Haidong 23 Hainan Boying Transfer Undisclosed 9 March 2018
MF Chen Zijie 21 Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
52 DF Guan Haojin 22 Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
53 FW Ye Guochen 21 Yinchuan Helanshan Loan Undisclosed 10 March 2018 [23]
18 MF Yang Xin 24 Jiangxi Liansheng Transfer Undisclosed 11 March 2018 [24]
MF Luo Jiacheng 23 Zhenjiang Huasa Transfer Undisclosed 13 March 2018
MF Gan Tiancheng 23 Shenzhen Ledman Transfer Undisclosed 15 March 2018 [25]
42 MF Wang Rui 24 Shenzhen Ledman Transfer Undisclosed 15 March 2018 [25]
47 DF Wu Yue 19 Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]
54 DF Zhou Wenxin 20 Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]
55 MF Guo Tao 19 Shenzhen Pengcheng Transfer Undisclosed March 2018 [26]

Summer
Squad number Position Player Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
12 DF Wang Shangyuan 25 Henan Jianye Loan Free[27] 30 June 2018 [28]
MF Xu Li'ao 23 Zibo Sunday Loan Undisclosed July 2018
FW Zeng Qingshen 21 Vejle Boldklub Transfer Free 17 July 2018 [29]
MF Zhang Aokai 18 Espanyol Transfer Undisclosed 19 July 2018 [30]
GK Zhao Tianci 23 YSCC Yokohama Transfer Free 18 August 2018 [31]
8 MF Nemanja Gudelj 26 Sporting CP Loan Undisclosed 23 August 2018 [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
2018-01-14 Eupen N 0–2 / Lotiès (17'), Leye (75')
2018-01-22 Brøndby IF N 3–3 Alan (3', 37'), Yu Hanchao (7') / Wilczek (12'), Tibbling (20'), Mensah (66')
2018-02-03 FC Midtjylland N 2–1 Alan (37'), Yang Liyu (84') / Kairinen (76')
2018-02-09 Gangwon FC H 3–3 Goulart, Gao Lin, Zheng Long / Đerić (2), Kim Seung-yong
2018-06-23 Jiangsu Suning N 4–0 Alan (2), Huang Bowen, Gao Lin
2018-07-01 Fastav Zlín N 1–1 Gao Lin (50'-pen.) / Železník (5')
2018-07-04 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe N 2–1 Alan (11', 20') / Hadnagy (86')
2018-07-07 Orenburg N 3–2 Yu Hanchao (60'), Gudelj (62'), Talisca (90+1') / Popović (8', 14'-pen.)

The Dubai International Cup 2018
25 January 2018 (2018-01-25) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 0–0 Copenhagen Dubai
15:30 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Hassan Kareem (United Arab Emirates)
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–4 Zenit Saint Petersburg Dubai
19:00 UTC+4 Gao Lin  86' Report Driussi  28'
Kokorin  30'
Zabolotny  57'
Terentyev  84'		 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–5 Slavia Prague Dubai
19:00 UTC+4 Alan  84' (pen.) Report Bořil  2', 45'
Zmrhal  43'
Necid  51'
Souček  60'		 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Zayed Al Awlaqi (United Arab Emirates)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chinese Super League
Main article: 2018 Chinese Super League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shanghai SIPG (C) 30 21 5 4 77 33 +44 68 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 30 20 3 7 82 36 +46 63
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 30 17 7 6 57 39 +18 58 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Beijing Sinobo Guoan[lower-alpha 1] 30 15 8 7 64 45 +19 53 Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Jiangsu Suning 30 13 9 8 48 33 +15 48
Source: League table
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) U19 Elite league points; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card); 10) Draw
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Beijing Sinobo Guoan qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 Chinese FA Cup winners.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWDDWLDLWLWWWLWWWWWWWWWWLLW
Position1153222334554444444433222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2018. Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 20 3 7 82 36  +46 63 12 1 2 49 15  +34 8 2 5 33 21  +12

Last updated: 11 November 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Matches
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–5 Guangzhou R&F Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,839
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Qiangjing
Fourth official: Ma Li
9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,693
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Xu Xianghui, Yang Yang
Fourth official: Lin Jun
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Henan Jianye Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,241
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Huang Tao
Fourth official: Zhang Long
30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) 4 Tianjin Quanjian 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Haihe Educational Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,099
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue
Fourth official: Kou Jianxun
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) 5 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,942
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yang Yang
Fourth official: Niu Minghui
13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 6 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 22,303
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Lin Jun
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 7 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shi Xiang
Fourth official: Wu Liying
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 8 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,492
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Zhang Cheng
Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 9 Dalian Yifang 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Dalian
15:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 41,096
Referee: Zhao Zhizhi
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Hu Chengjun
Fourth official: Wang Zhe
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 10 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–2 Hebei China Fortune Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,751
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Yu Yue, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: He Xiaohu
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) 11 Beijing Renhe 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Beijing
15:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium
Attendance: 19,387
Referee: Lin Jun
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Ma Ji
Fourth official: Shen Yinhao
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) 12 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–0 Guizhou Hengfeng Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,982
Referee: Wang Zhe
Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Zhang Long
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) 14 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Chongqing SWM Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,579
Referee: Wang Di
Assistant referees: Zhang Qiangjin, Deng Bo
Fourth official: Huang Yi
2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) 15 Tianjin TEDA 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Zhang Hongwei
Fourth official: Kou Jianxun
5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 16 Guangzhou R&F 2–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 12,996
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yu Yue
Fourth official: Xia Jun
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 17 Changchun Yatai 3–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Changchun
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Changchun Stadium
Attendance: 27,682
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Xi Fei
Fourth official: Huang Yi
15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 18 Henan Jianye 0–5 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Zhengzhou
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Hanghai Stadium
Attendance: 21,899
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Shen Pengxiang
Fourth official: He Xiaohu
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 19 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–0 Tianjin Quanjian Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,527
Referee: Shen Yinhao
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Yi Xueyun
Fourth official: Ma Li
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 20 Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Jinan
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 42,035
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Guan Xing
2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 21 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,793
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan), Sanjar Shoyusupov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan
14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) 22 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 1–0 Beijing Sinobo Guoan Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 49,736
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Tang Shunqi
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)[note 1] 13 Shanghai SIPG 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 25,139
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Assistant referees: György Ring (Hungary), Vencel Tóth (Hungary)
Fourth official: Wang Jing
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 23 Jiangsu Suningyi Purchase 2–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Nanjing
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 50,973
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Sun Kai
Fourth official: Lin Jun
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 24 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 3–0 Dalian Yifang Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 46,392
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Wang Jing
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 25 Hebei China Fortune 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Langfang
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Langfang Stadium
Attendance: 22,346
Referee: Zhang Lei
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yi Xueyun
Fourth official: Huang Yi
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 26 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 6–1 Beijing Renhe Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 47,295
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Shen Pengxiang
Fourth official: Tang Shunqi
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 27 Guizhou Hengfeng 0–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Guiyang
15:30 UTC+8
Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: Ma Ning
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Huang Tao
Fourth official: Huang Yi
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 28 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–5 Shanghai SIPG Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 49,967
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Assistant referees: René Rohde (Germany), Song Xiangyun
Fourth official: Ma Li
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) 29 Chongqing SWM 2–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Chongqing
19:35 UTC+8
Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 33,680
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Liu Jinyu
Fourth official: Liu Wei
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 30 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5–1 Tianjin TEDA Guangzhou
15:00 UTC+8
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 32,796
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Assistant referees: Ashley Beecham (Australia), Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Fourth official: Ma Li

Chinese FA Cup
Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Cup
25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) Fourth round Ningxia Mountain & Sea 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Yinchuan
19:35 UTC+8 Zhang Wenzhao  26'
Feng Boxuan  42'		 Stadium: Helan Mountain Stadium
Attendance: 26,723
Referee: Zhang Xiaochen
Assistant referees: Meng Xiangkun, Wang Wei
Fourth official: Ning Zhaobing
2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Fifth round Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Guizhou Hengfeng Guangzhou
19:50 UTC+8[note 2] Tang Shi  23'
Zhang Chenglin  45'
Alan  54' (pen.)
Yang Liyu  56'
Hu Ruibao  70'		 Jiang Liang  3'
Li Yingjian  22'
Zheng Kaimu  42'
Liang Xueming  71' (pen.)
Liang Xueming  87'
Liang Xueming  87'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 18,739
Referee: Guan Xing
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Xu Xianghui
Fourth official: Niu Minghui
Penalties
Alan
Deng Yubiao
Deng Hanwen 		Chery
Li Yingjian
Min Junlin
Zhu Zhengyu

Chinese FA Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Chinese FA Super Cup
26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4–1 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8 Deng Hanwen  23'
Huang Bowen  26'
Alan  43'
Yu Hanchao  45'
Gao Lin  65'
Goulart  85'
Goulart  90+2' (pen.)		 Guarín  36'
Li Yunqiu  47'		 Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,998
Referee: Fu Ming
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Cao Yi
Fourth official: Guan Xing

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Buriram United 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Cerezo Osaka 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
4 Jeju United 6 1 0 5 6 11 −5 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) 1 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Buriram United Guangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+8 Goulart  16'
Liao Lisheng  63'
Wang Shangyuan  88'		 Report Edgar  57'
Diogo  77'
Pravinwat  90+3'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 28,893
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) 2 Cerezo Osaka 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Osaka, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Yamashita  52' Report Goulart  35'
Gao Lin  52'
Liao Lisheng  65'		 Stadium: Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Attendance: 9,885
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) 3 Guangzhou Evergrande 5–3 Jeju United Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi  34'
Alan  45+4'
Goulart  52'
Goulart  57' (pen.)
Gudelj  60'
Goulart  86'
Wang Shangyuan  90'
Goulart  90+2'		 Report Jin Seong-wook  20'
Cruz  29'
Kim Won-il  62'
Jin Seong-wook  90+1'
Lee Chan-dong  90+2'
Lee Chang-min  90+3'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 37,693
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) 4 Jeju United 0–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Seogwipo, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Lee Dong-soo  47'
Kim Won-il  75'
Kim Won-il  90+4' 		 Report Gudelj  27'
Alan  37'
Gao Lin  61'
Gudelj  83'		 Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 4,035
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) 5 Buriram United 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Buriram, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7 Yoo Jun-soo  90+2' Report Zheng Long  20'
Zheng Zhi  32'
Huang Bowen  51'		 Stadium: Chang Arena
Attendance: 10,533
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 6 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Cerezo Osaka Guangzhou, China
19:00 UTC+8 Huang Bowen  6'
Alan  57'
Alan  86'		 Report Fukumitsu  10'
Funaki  36'
Sakemoto  50'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,692
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) First leg Tianjin Quanjian 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Tianjin, China
19:30 UTC+8 Modeste  13'
Mi Haolun  39'
Liu Yiming  52'
Wang Jie  65'		 Report Kim Young-gwon  50'
Yu Hanchao  64'		 Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 23,508
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Second leg Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 Tianjin Quanjian Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8 Goulart  17'
Zheng Zhi  27'
Zhang Linpeng  45+1'
Goulart  48'
Huang Bowen  51'		 Report Pato  19'
Wang Jie  52'
Zhang Cheng  60'		 Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,632
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

2–2 on aggregate. Guangzhou lost on away goals.

Statistics
As of 11 November 2018[35]

Appearances and goals
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
2MF Liao Lisheng 11300005200001650
3DF Mei Fang 1010000000000010100
4MF Xu Xin 7102201001001130
5DF Zhang Linpeng 2626000088011035350
6DF Feng Xiaoting 2626100076011034331
7FW Alan Carvalho 121113111884111222119
8MF Nemanja Gudelj 1111200066111018183
9MF Paulinho 191913000000000191913
10MF Zheng Zhi 1717000044000021210
11MF Ricardo Goulart 191913000887111282821
12DF Wang Shangyuan 100220300000620
15MF Zhang Wenzhao 9402214000001561
16MF Huang Bowen 2012000075111128182
17FW Yang Liyu 18622202001002382
19GK Zeng Cheng 2727000066000033330
20MF Yu Hanchao 2624500085011035305
21DF Zhang Chenglin 11612201100001491
22MF Tang Shi 520221000000741
23DF Deng Hanwen 2117120011011025191
24MF Talisca 181816000000000181816
25DF Zou Zheng 8402200000001060
27MF Zheng Long 12531005310001884
28DF Kim Young-gwon 55000088000013130
29FW Gao Lin 282210000770111363011
30DF Hu Ruibao 100220000000320
32GK Liu Dianzuo 330220220110880
33MF Zhong Yihao 9502100000001160
34MF Feng Boxuan 610220000100930
35DF Li Xuepeng 2726000088011036350
36MF Deng Yubiao 400200000000600
58FW Wang Jinze 101000000000101
TOTALS 81 3 14 4 102

Goalscorers
Rank Player No. Pos. Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 Ricardo Goulart 11 MF 13 0 7 1 21
2 Alan Carvalho 7 FW 13 1 4 1 19
3 Talisca 24 MF 16 0 0 0 16
4 Paulinho 9 MF 13 0 0 0 13
5 Gao Lin 29 FW 10 0 0 1 11
6 Yu Hanchao 20 MF 5 0 0 0 5
7 Zheng Long 27 MF 3 0 1 0 4
8 Nemanja Gudelj 8 MF 2 0 1 0 3
9 Huang Bowen 16 MF 0 0 1 1 2
Yang Liyu 17 FW 2 0 0 0 2
11 Feng Xiaoting 6 DF 1 0 0 0 1
Zhang Wenzhao 15 MF 0 1 0 0 1
Zhang Chenglin 21 DF 1 0 0 0 1
Tang Shi 22 MF 0 1 0 0 1
Deng Hanwen 23 DF 1 0 0 0 1
Wang Jinze 58 FW 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 81 3 14 4 102

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
         
2MF Liao Lisheng 000000200000200
3DF Mei Fang 500000000000500
4MF Xu Xin 100000000000100
5DF Zhang Linpeng 500000100000600
6DF Feng Xiaoting 410000000000410
7FW Alan Carvalho 201000000000201
8MF Nemanja Gudelj 100000200000300
9MF Paulinho 100000000000100
10MF Zheng Zhi 7000003000001000
11MF Ricardo Goulart 100000100100300
12DF Wang Shangyuan 000000200000200
16MF Huang Bowen 400000200000600
17FW Yang Liyu 400100000000500
19GK Zeng Cheng 300000000000300
20MF Yu Hanchao 500000100100700
21DF Zhang Chenglin 300100000000400
22MF Tang Shi 100000000000100
23DF Deng Hanwen 411000000100511
24MF Talisca 500000000000500
25DF Zou Zheng 100000000000100
27MF Zheng Long 200000000000200
28DF Kim Young-gwon 000000100000100
29FW Gao Lin 500000200000700
30DF Hu Ruibao 100100000000200
33MF Zhong Yihao 001000000000001
34MF Feng Boxuan 000100000000100
35DF Li Xuepeng 400000000000400
TOTALS 692340017003009323

Notes
  1. Match was postponed from 21 July to 18 September due to the arrival of Severe Tropical Storm Ampil.[33][34]
  2. Match was postponed from 19:35 to 19:50 due to thunderstorm.

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