2019 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. season

The 2019 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season is the 66th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and its 52nd season in the Chinese football league, also its 30th season in the top flight.

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

Chairman	Gao Han
Manager	Fabio Cannavaro
Stadium	Tianhe Stadium
Super League	1st
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Paulinho (19) All: Paulinho (22)
Highest home attendance	49,973 vs Shanghai SIPG 23 November 2019 (Super League)
Lowest home attendance	19,732 vs Beijing Renhe 29 May 2019 (FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	league: 45,795 all: 43,240
Home colours Away colours
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Transfers

In

Winter

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
9	MF	Talisca	24	Benfica	Transfer	€ 19.2 million	26 October 2018	[1]
	DF	Liu Hao	22	Guizhou Hengfeng	Transfer	Free	1 January 2019	[2]
	DF	Zhou Wenxin	21	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Transfer	Free	1 January 2019	[2]
	DF	Wu Yue	20	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Transfer	Free	1 January 2019	[2]
	DF	Liu Haidong	23	Hainan Boying	Transfer	Free	1 January 2019	[2]
	MF	Chen Zijie	21	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	GK	Fang Zihong	20	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	DF	Guan Haojin	23	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	MF	Li Geng	21	Dalian Transcendence	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	DF	Liu Ruicheng	19	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	DF	Rong Hao	31	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	FW	Wang Jingbin	23	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	DF	Wang Shangyuan	25	Henan Jianye	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	DF	Yang Zhaohui	20	Busan FC	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	FW	Ye Guochen	22	Yinchuan Helanshan	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
	MF	Zhang Jiaqi	27	Guangzhou R&F	Loan return	-	1 January 2019
8	MF	Paulinho	30	Barcelona	Transfer	€ 42 million	15 January 2019	[3]
	FW	Roberto Siucho	21	Universitario	Transfer	$ 1 million	31 January 2019	[4]
21	DF	Gao Zhunyi	23	Hebei China Fortune	Transfer	Undisclosed	2 February 2019	[5]
	DF	Wu Shaocong	18	Shimizu S-Pulse	Transfer	Undisclosed	2 February 2019	[5]
7	FW	Wei Shihao	23	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	Transfer	Undisclosed	2 February 2019	[5]
2	DF	Liu Yiming	23	Tianjin Tianhai	Transfer	Undisclosed	7 February 2019	[6]
11	MF	Zhang Xiuwei	22	Tianjin Tianhai	Transfer	Undisclosed	7 February 2019	[6]
13	MF	He Chao	23	Changchun Yatai	Transfer	Undisclosed	7 February 2019	[6]
4	DF	Tyias Browning	24	Everton	Transfer	Undisclosed	20 February 2019	[7]
23	DF	Park Ji-soo	24	Gyeongnam FC	Transfer	Undisclosed	20 February 2019	[7]
15	MF	Yan Dinghao	20	Gondomar	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[8]

Summer

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
	FW	Jackson Martínez	32	Portimonense	Loan return	-	30 June 2019
	MF	Nemanja Gudelj	27	Sporting CP	Loan return	-	30 June 2019
18	FW	Elkeson	29	Shanghai SIPG	Transfer	Undisclosed	9 July 2019	[9]
27	DF	Wu Shaocong	19	Kyoto Sanga	Loan return	-	22 July 2019	[10]
	MF	Zheng Long	31	Dalian Yifang	Loan return	-	31 July 2019	[11]

Out

Winter

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
24	MF	Talisca	24	Benfica	Loan return	-	26 October 2018	[1]
9	MF	Paulinho	30	Barcelona	Loan return	-	15 January 2019	[3]
11	MF	Ricardo Goulart	27	Palmeiras	Loan	Undisclosed	15 January 2019	[12]
28	DF	Kim Young-gwon	28	Gamba Osaka	Transfer	Undisclosed	26 January 2019	[13]
7	FW	Alan Carvalho	29	Tianjin Tianhai	Loan	Free (part of Liu Yiming and Zhang Xiuwei's transfer deal)	7 February 2019	[14]
21	DF	Zhang Chenglin	32	Tianjin Tianhai	Loan	Free (part of Liu Yiming and Zhang Xiuwei's transfer deal)	7 February 2019	[14]
2	MF	Liao Lisheng	25	Tianjin Tianhai	Loan	Free (part of Liu Yiming and Zhang Xiuwei's transfer deal)	7 February 2019	[14]
42	DF	Wen Jiabao	20	Tianjin Tianhai	Loan	Free (part of Liu Yiming and Zhang Xiuwei's transfer deal)	7 February 2019	[14]
	FW	Shewket Yalqun	26	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Loan	Undisclosed	22 February 2019	[15]
27	MF	Zheng Long	30	Dalian Yifang	Loan	Undisclosed	26 February 2019	[16]
	MF	Dilyimit Tudi	20	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Transfer	Undisclosed	26 February 2019	[17]
15	MF	Zhang Wenzhao	31	Beijing Renhe	Loan	Undisclosed	27 February 2019	[18]
36	MF	Deng Yubiao	21	Guangdong South China Tiger	Loan	Undisclosed	27 February 2019	[19]
68	FW	Yang Chaosheng	25	Changchun Yatai	Transfer	Free (part of He Chao's transfer deal)	28 February 2019	[20][2]
63	MF	Ju Feng	24	Changchun Yatai	Loan	Free (part of He Chao's transfer deal)	28 February 2019	[20]
25	DF	Zou Zheng	31	Guangzhou R&F	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[21]
12	DF	Wang Shangyuan	25	Henan Jianye	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[22]
14	DF	Rong Hao	31	Tianjin TEDA	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[22]
	DF	Liu Ruicheng	19	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[23]
	MF	Zhang Jiaqi	27	Qingdao Huanghai	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[24]
	GK	Li Zhizhao	19	Qingdao Huanghai	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[25]
	MF	Lu Haolin	20	Qingdao Huanghai	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[25]
	DF	Liu Hao	23	Sichuan Longfor	Transfer	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[26][2]
61	GK	Liu Weiguo	26	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[27]
18	DF	Guo Jing	22	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[27]
58	FW	Wang Jinze	19	Inner Mongolia Zhongyou	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[27]
47	DF	Chen Zepeng	22	Beijing BSU	Loan	Undisclosed	28 February 2019	[28]
	GK	Li Weijie	18	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	Free	28 February 2019	[29]
	FW	Roberto Siucho	22	Shanghai Shenxin	Loan	Free	28 February 2019	[29]
	MF	Erxat Tuhtahun	20	Shenzhen	Transfer	Free	28 February 2019	[2]
	FW	Jia Bingrui	19	Shenzhen	Transfer	Free	28 February 2019	[2]
56	MF	Li Zhongyi	21	Zibo Cuju	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 March 2019	[30]
	DF	Wu Yue	20	Zibo Cuju	Loan	Undisclosed	1 March 2019	[30]
	GK	Fang Zihong	21	Chengdu Better City	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 March 2019	[31]
	DF	Gong Liangxuan	25	Shenzhen Pengcheng	Transfer	Undisclosed	1 March 2019	[32]
	FW	Ye Guochen	22	Wuhan Three Towns	Loan	Undisclosed	1 March 2019	[33]
	DF	Guan Haojin	23	Hebei Aoli Jingying	Loan	Undisclosed	1 March 2019
	DF	Wu Shaocong	19	Kyoto Sanga	Loan	Undisclosed	29 March 2019	[34]

Summer

Squad number	Position	Player	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
	DF	Ma Sheng	20	Shanxi Metropolis	Transfer	Undisclosed	4 July 2019	[35]
37	MF	Cai Mingmin	18	Kunshan	Loan	Undisclosed	5 July 2019	[36]
13	MF	He Chao	24	Jiangsu Suning	Loan	Undisclosed	9 July 2019	[37]
26	DF	Hu Ruibao	22	Henan Jianye	Loan	Undisclosed	11 July 2019	[38]
	MF	Wang Junhui	24	Liaoning	Loan	Undisclosed	12 July 2019	[39]
2	DF	Liu Yiming	24	Shenzhen	Loan	Undisclosed	19 July 2019	[40]
	MF	Nemanja Gudelj	27	Sevilla	Released	-	23 July 2019	[41]
	MF	Zheng Long	31	Dalian Yifang	Transfer	Undisclosed	31 July 2019	[11]
	FW	Jackson Martínez	32	Portimonense	Loan	-	16 August 2019

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers
2019-01-25	Žilina	N	0–2	/ Mihalík (20', pen.), Boženík (71')
2019-01-29	Riga	N	1–1	Alan (16') / Lemajić (6')
2019-02-01	Dynamo Brest	N	0–2	/ Fameyeh (20'), Bykov (49')
2019-02-15	Henan Jianye	N	2–1	Paulinho, Talisca / Lu Yao
2019-02-22	Beijing Renhe	H	3–1	Paulinho (2), Talisca / Nizamdin
2019-07-09	Philippines	H	0–0

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2019 Chinese Super League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (C)	30	23	3	4	68	24	+44	72	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	30	23	1	6	60	26	+34	70
3	Shanghai SIPG	30	20	6	4	62	26	+36	66	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Jiangsu Suning	30	15	8	7	60	41	+19	53
5	Shandong Luneng Taishan	30	15	6	9	55	35	+20	51

Source: CSL
Rules for classification:

• During season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
• After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Scores of the weight ratio of the reserve league and youth leagues.^[42]
  (C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	23	22	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W
Position	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2019. Source: Chinese Super League Table (in Chinese)
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	3	4	68	24	+44	72	10	3	2	28	10	+18	13	0	2	40	14	+26

Last updated: 1 December 2019.
Source: Competitive Matches

Matches

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Tianjin Tianhai

1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) 1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	3–0	Tianjin Tianhai	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Zhang Linpeng  12'  26' Wei Shihao 23' Fang Jingqi 36' (o.g.) Feng Xiaoting 66'		Wang Yongpo  70'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,692 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Assistant referees: Xi Fei, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Huang Yejun

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Tianjin TEDA

8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1–0	Tianjin TEDA	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Paulinho 18' He Chao  37' Liu Yiming  58'		Zhao Honglüe  16' Acheampong  22' Tan Wangsong  39' Bastians  74' Wang Zhenghao  87'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 28,973 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Ma Kexi Fourth official: Niu Minghui

Dalian Yifang v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 3	Dalian Yifang	0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Dalian
16:00 UTC+8	Zheng Long  6'		Talisca 80' Paulinho  85'	Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 48,919 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: He Xiaohu

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Guangzhou R&F

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 4	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–0	Guangzhou R&F	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Talisca 13', 61' Zheng Zhi  84'			Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 49,531 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Ai Kun

Beijing Renhe v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 5	Beijing Renhe	2–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Beijing
15:30 UTC+8	Luo Xin  26' Diop 45' Cao Yongjing  88' Chen Jie 90+2'		Paulinho  15' Yang Liyu 28' Talisca  73'	Stadium: Beijing Fengtai Stadium Attendance: 10,137 Referee: Wang Di Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Yu Yue Fourth official: Wu Liying

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shandong Luneng Taishan

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 6	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–1	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Talisca 19', 90+5' Zhang Xiuwei  59'		Pellè 44' Chen Kerui  61' Fellaini  68'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 43,986 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Yang Yang Fourth official: Shi Zhenlu

Chongqing SWM v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 7	Chongqing SWM	0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Chongqing
19:00 UTC+8	Luo Hao  61' Feng Jing  62'		Talisca 45+1'	Stadium: Chongqing Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 41,892 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Zhou Fei, Zhang Cheng Fourth official: He Xiaohu

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Beijing Sinobo Guoan

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 8	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–1	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8			Viera 64' Zou Dehai  90+5'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,894 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Wu Liying

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Jiangsu Suning

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 9	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–2	Jiangsu Suning	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Feng Xiaoting  10' Gao Lin 24' Wei Shihao 90+2' (pen.)		Éder  29' 66' Ye Chongqiu  38' Xie Pengfei  44' Teixeira 73' Abduhamit  90+1'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,139 Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic) Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Liu Jinyu Fourth official: Huang Yejun

Wuhan Zall v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) 10	Wuhan Zall	2–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Wuhan
19:35 UTC+8	Kouassi 16', 90+6' (pen.)		Zheng Zhi  28' Li Xuepeng  36' Liu Yiming  44' Zhong Yihao 52' Talisca 64' Paulinho 82'	Stadium: Dongxihu Sports Centre Attendance: 23,177 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Yu Yue Fourth official: Guan Xing

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shenzhen Kaisa

26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 11	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1–0	Shenzhen Kaisa	Guangzhou
17:30 UTC+8	Xu Xin  37' Wei Shihao 56' Liu Dianzuo  90+5'		Wang Peng  45+2'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 46,124 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Assistant referees: Zhang Cheng, Yang Yang Fourth official: Huang Yi

Henan Jianye v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 12	Henan Jianye	2–5	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Zhengzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Feng Zhuoyi  18' Bassogog 72' Chen Hao 88'		Yang Liyu 9' Paulinho 12' Zheng Zhi  45+1' Gu Cao 51' (o.g.) Zhong Yihao 62' Yan Dinghao 89'	Stadium: Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium Attendance: 21,936 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Ma Kexi Fourth official: Kou Jianxun

Shanghai SIPG v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

14 June 2019 (2019-06-14) 13	Shanghai SIPG	0–2	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shanghai
20:00 UTC+8	Yang Shiyuan  53' Hulk after match		Paulinho 43', 90+5' Xu Xin  81'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 25,227 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Sun Kai Fourth official: Liu Wei

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Hebei China Fortune

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22) 14	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–1	Hebei China Fortune	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Yan Dinghao 8' Wei Shihao 60' He Chao  63'		Wang Qiuming  22' Zhang Junzhe  52' Marcão 69'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,539 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Yu Yue Fourth official: Fu Ming

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01) 15	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	0–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shanghai
19:35 UTC+8	Guarín  26'		Gao Zhunyi  8' Yan Dinghao 12'  24' Wei Shihao 37', 51' Yang Liyu  75'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 21,688 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Xi Fei Fourth official: Huang Yi

Tianjin Tianhai v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) 16	Tianjin Tianhai	1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Tianjin
19:35 UTC+8	Yang Xu 5'		Yan Dinghao 16' Park Ji-soo  33' Gao Zhunyi  48' Paulinho 68' Liu Shibo  89' Xu Xin 90+2'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Attendance: 16,759 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan

Tianjin TEDA v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) 17	Tianjin TEDA	0–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Tianjin
20:00 UTC+8	Wagner  55' Yang Fan  78' Guo Hao  90+1'		Zhang Linpeng  9' Zheng Zhi  24' Wei Shihao  30' Yang Liyu 34' Elkeson 65' Yan Dinghao  67' Park Ji-soo  76' Xu Xin  83' Paulinho  88' 90+4'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Attendance: 16,918 Referee: Ai Kun Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Yang Yang Fourth official: Ma Li

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Dalian Yifang

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) 18	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	4–1	Dalian Yifang	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Paulinho 27', 83', 90+1' Li Xuepeng  72' Elkeson 90+3'		Qin Sheng 11' Boateng  50' Carrasco  53' Shan Pengfei  77'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,419 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Wang Jing

Guangzhou R&F v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) 19	Guangzhou R&F	0–5	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Wang Peng  40'		Wei Shihao  12' (pen.) 13' Elkeson 42', 78' (pen.), 87' Paulinho 51'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 13,516 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Lin Jun

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Beijing Renhe

28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 20	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	3–0	Beijing Renhe	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Wei Shihao 2' Paulinho 44', 49'		Zhang Chenlong  41' Zhang Yufeng  83'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,935 Referee: Ma Ning Assistant referees: Cao Yi, Huang Tao Fourth official: Gu Chunhan

Shandong Luneng Taishan v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 21	Shandong Luneng Taishan	0–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Jinan
19:35 UTC+8	Pellè  90+3'		Wei Shihao 52' Elkeson 55' Paulinho  64' 89'	Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 40,117 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Kou Jianxun

Beijing Sinobo Guoan v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 23	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Beijing
19:35 UTC+8	Zhang Yuning 17' Augusto  40' Liu Huan  50' Yu Dabao  74'		Paulinho 10' Deng Hanwen  20' Gao Zhunyi  21' Elkeson 52' Yang Liyu 59'	Stadium: Workers' Stadium Attendance: 57,056 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Ma Ji Fourth official: Zhen Wei

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Chongqing SWM

15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) 22	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	1–1	Chongqing SWM	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Talisca 30' Huang Bowen  60'		Feng Jing 32' Sui Weijie  71' Yin Congyao  90+7'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,473 Referee: Wang Jing Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Yu Yue Fourth official: Zhang Lei

Jiangsu Suning v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) 24	Jiangsu Suning	3–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Nanjing
19:35 UTC+8	Éder 37'  75' Teixeira 69' Tian Yinong  77' Wu Xi  81' Wang Song 90+8'		Deng Hanwen  22' Xu Xin  29' Miranda 61' (o.g.) Zhong Yihao  90+6'	Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 38,526 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Wang Dexin, Hu Chengjun Fourth official: Tang Shunqi

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Wuhan Zall

22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 25	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–1	Wuhan Zall	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8			Ai Zhibo  40' Liu Yun 60' Kouassi  73'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 47,392 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Guo Jingtao Fourth official: Xing Qi

Shenzhen Kaisa v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) 26	Shenzhen Kaisa	2–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Shenzhen
19:35 UTC+8	Qiao Wei  10' Gao Tianyi  22' Mary 39', 90+5' Wang Peng  70'		Gao Zhunyi  5' Elkeson 15', 52' Paulinho 19' Zhang Linpeng  45+3'	Stadium: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Attendance: 25,381 Referee: Zhang Lei Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun, Shen Pengxiang Fourth official: Liu Lin

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Henan Jianye

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 27	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–2	Henan Jianye	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Zhong Yihao  11' Paulinho 51' (pen.) Wei Shihao 55' Zhang Linpeng  63' Yang Liyu  85'		Ivo 2' Chen Hao  21' Bassogog 35' Ke Zhao  47'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,873 Referee: Wang Jing Assistant referees: Ma Ji, Huang Tao Fourth official: Kou Jianxun

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shanghai SIPG

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 28	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–0	Shanghai SIPG	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Zhong Yihao  14' Talisca 44', 90+5' (pen.) Wei Shihao  67' Zhang Xiuwei  76' Mei Fang  90+4' Huang Bowen  90+6'		Shi Ke  18' Arnautović  76' Lin Chuangyi  77' Oscar  90+3' Hulk  90+4'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 49,973 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Assistant referees: György Ring (Hungary), Vencel Tóth (Hungary) Fourth official: Guo Baolong

Hebei China Fortune v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 29	Hebei China Fortune	1–3	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	Langfang
19:35 UTC+8	Russell  57' Lavezzi 81'		Talisca 12' Paulinho 41', 58'	Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 23,569 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Assistant referees: Liu Jinyu, Tang Rongdi Fourth official: Tang Shunqi

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 30	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	3–0	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Guangzhou
15:00 UTC+8	Wei Shihao 45+3'  45+3' Park Ji-soo 55' Zhang Linpeng  69' Elkeson 83'		Sun Shilin  34'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,987 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Assistant referees: Shi Xiang, Song Xiangyun Fourth official: Liu Wei

Chinese FA Cup

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Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Henan Jianye

1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) Fourth round	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	2–0	Henan Jianye	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Gao Lin 41' Feng Boxuan 83'			Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 38,369 Referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant referees: Xi Fei, Zhao Wei Fourth official: Ruan Hua

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Beijing Renhe

29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) Fifth round	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	5–0	Beijing Renhe	Guangzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Zhang Linpeng 4' Yang Liyu 45' Yan Dinghao  45+1' Wei Shihao 49', 61', 67' (pen.)		Mou Pengfei  69'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 19,732 Referee: Shen Yinhao Assistant referees: Sun Kai, Xi Fei Fourth official: He Xiaohu

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao v Shanghai SIPG

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Quarter-finals	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–2	Shanghai SIPG	Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Gao Zhunyi  58' Park Ji-soo  90+3'		Hulk 13' Oscar 74' Yan Junling  83' Li Shenglong  88'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,791 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) Assistant referees: Huo Weiming, Yu Yue Fourth official: Fu Ming

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAN	GZE	DAE	MVC
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	5	0	1	9	4	+5	15	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	2–0	2–1
2	Guangzhou Evergrande	6	3	1	2	9	5	+4	10			2–0	—	1–0	4–0
3	Daegu FC	6	3	0	3	10	6	+4	9			0–1	3–1	—	4–0
4	Melbourne Victory	6	0	1	5	4	17	−13	1			1–3	1–1	1–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Guangzhou Evergrande v Sanfrecce Hiroshima

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Talisca 19' Paulinho 26'	Report	Ibayashi  23' Araki  60'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 48,216 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Assistant referees: Saoud Ahmed Almaqaleh (Qatar), Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar) Fourth official: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

Daegu FC v Guangzhou Evergrande

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2	Daegu FC	3–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Daegu, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Edgar 24', 43' Kim Dae-won 81'	Report	Wei Shihao  49' Talisca 53'  86' Huang Bowen  74'	Stadium: DGB Daegu Bank Park Attendance: 11,064 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) Assistant referees: Mohammad Jaber Dharman (Qatar), Hamed Talib Saif Al-Ghafri (Oman) Fourth official: C. R. Srikrishna (India)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Melbourne Victory

10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) 3	Guangzhou Evergrande	4–0	Melbourne Victory	Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Talisca 6', 10' He Chao  21' Yang Liyu 42' Broxham 73' (o.g.)	Report	Broxham  72'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 37,531 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees: Ahmed Al-Rashdi (United Arab Emirates), Jasem Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Melbourne Victory v Guangzhou Evergrande

23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10	Ingham 26' Roux  63' Lesiotis  80'	Report	Huang Bowen 24'	Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 10,041 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Assistant referees: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain), Mohamed Jaafar Mohamed Salman (Bahrain) Fourth official: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Guangzhou Evergrande

8 May 2019 (2019-05-08) 5	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Hiroshima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Sasaki 15' Higashi  60' Morishima  83'	Report	Park Ji-soo  32' Zhang Linpeng  55' Gao Lin  62'	Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) Assistant referees: Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran), Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran) Fourth official: Payam Heidari (Iran)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Daegu FC

22 May 2019 (2019-05-22) 6	Guangzhou Evergrande	1–0	Daegu FC	Guangzhou, China
18:00 UTC+8	Jeong Tae-wook 64' (o.g.) Zheng Zhi  81'	Report	Edgar  34'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 38,293 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates), Hasan Mohamed Al-Mahri (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Omar Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

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Round of 16

Guangzhou Evergrande v Shandong Luneng

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) First leg	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–1	Shandong Luneng	Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Wei Shihao 35' Zheng Zheng 80' (o.g.) Gao Zhunyi  89'	Report	Zhang Chi 66'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 38,900 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) Assistant referees: Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka), Sanjeewa Wellabada (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Shandong Luneng v Guangzhou Evergrande

25 June 2019 (2019-06-25) Second leg	Shandong Luneng	3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Guangzhou Evergrande	Jinan, China
19:30 UTC+8	Zhou Haibin 62' Fellaini 70' Jin Jingdao  90+1' Liu Junshuai 93' Dai Lin  101' Liu Yang  109'	Report	Paulinho 13', 103' Gao Lin  112'	Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 35,148 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan), Timur Gaynullin (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Jin Jingdao Gil Fellaini Hao Junmin Zhou Haibin Cui Peng		Wei Shihao Gao Lin Yang Liyu Paulinho Zhang Linpeng Zhong Yihao

4–4 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on penalty shoot-out.

Quarter-finals

Guangzhou Evergrande v Kashima Antlers

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) First leg	Guangzhou Evergrande	0–0	Kashima Antlers	Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Xu Xin  74'	Report	Jung Seung-hyun  63'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,998 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Assistant referees: Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar), Saoud Ahmed Al-Maqaleh (Qatar) Fourth official: Yousuf Al-Shamari (Qatar) Goal-line assistants: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar), Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Kashima Antlers v Guangzhou Evergrande

18 September 2019 (2019-09-18) Second leg	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Guangzhou Evergrande	Kashima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Nagaki  46' Serginho 51' Ueda  87'	Report	Huang Bowen  9' Zheng Zhi  31' Talisca  34' 40' Yang Liyu  42'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 13,835 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) Assistant referees: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman), Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman) Fourth official: Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan) Goal-line assistants: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan), Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

1–1 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.

Semi-finals

Urawa Red Diamonds v Guangzhou Evergrande

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) First leg	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	Saitama, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Fabrício 19' Hashioka  59' Sekine 75'	Report	Park Ji-soo  36'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 30,068 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) Assistant referees: Anton Shchetinin (Australia), Ashley Beecham (Australia) Fourth official: Matthew Cream (Australia) Goal-line assistants: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain), Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Guangzhou Evergrande v Urawa Red Diamonds

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) Second leg	Guangzhou Evergrande	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Guangzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8	Zhang Linpeng  30' Zheng Zhi  41' Park Ji-soo  66' Talisca  76' Gao Lin  90+2' Yang Liyu  90+4'	Report	Suzuki  32' Koroki 50' Nishikawa  58'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 39,999 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) Assistant referees: Mohammad Reza Mansouri (Iran), Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran) Fourth official: Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Goal-line assistants: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan), Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Guangzhou Evergrande lost 0–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

As of 1 December 2019^[43]

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Champions League			Total
			Apps.	Starts	Goals	Apps.	Starts	Goals	Apps.	Starts	Goals	Apps.	Starts	Goals
1	GK	Liu Shibo	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Liu Yiming	5	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	7	6	0
3	DF	Mei Fang	6	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	7	0
4	DF	Tyias Browning	4	2	0	1	1	0	8	8	0	13	11	0
5	DF	Zhang Linpeng	26	26	0	2	2	1	11	10	0	39	38	1
6	DF	Feng Xiaoting	16	15	1	0	0	0	4	4	0	20	19	1
7	FW	Wei Shihao	25	23	11	3	2	3	9	6	1	37	31	15
8	MF	Paulinho	29	28	19	1	1	0	12	12	3	42	41	22
9	MF	Talisca	17	15	11	1	0	0	8	8	5	26	23	16
10	MF	Zheng Zhi	16	9	0	1	1	0	8	7	0	25	17	0
11	MF	Zhang Xiuwei	20	15	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	26	17	0
12	MF	Xu Xin	18	7	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	23	8	1
13	MF	He Chao	10	4	0	2	2	0	8	5	0	20	11	0
15	MF	Yan Dinghao	15	9	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	18	11	4
16	MF	Huang Bowen	26	21	0	2	2	0	11	9	1	39	32	1
17	FW	Yang Liyu	27	27	4	2	2	1	10	8	1	39	36	6
18	FW	Elkeson	13	9	10	0	0	0	4	4	0	17	13	10
19	GK	Zeng Cheng	4	4	0	1	1	0	6	6	0	11	11	0
20	MF	Yu Hanchao	7	2	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	11	5	0
21	DF	Gao Zhunyi	24	24	0	2	2	0	7	6	0	33	32	0
22	FW	Tang Shi	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	4	2	0
23	DF	Park Ji-soo	20	18	1	2	2	0	12	12	0	34	32	1
25	DF	Deng Hanwen	14	11	0	2	1	0	4	4	0	20	16	0
26	DF	Hu Ruibao	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
27	DF	Wu Shaocong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	FW	Gao Lin	17	8	1	2	2	1	9	5	0	29	15	2
30	MF	Bughrahan Skandar	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	GK	Liu Dianzuo	26	26	0	2	2	0	6	6	0	34	34	0
33	MF	Zhong Yihao	19	5	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	25	6	2
34	MF	Feng Boxuan	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	1
35	DF	Li Xuepeng	13	11	0	1	1	0	7	6	0	21	18	0
36	MF	Muhammad Yusri Bin Zamri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					65			7			11			83

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	No.	Pos.	Super League	FA Cup	Champions League	Total
1	Paulinho	8	MF	19	0	3	22
2	Talisca	9	MF	11	0	5	16
3	Wei Shihao	7	FW	11	3	1	15
4	Elkeson	18	FW	10	0	0	10
5	Yang Liyu	17	FW	4	1	1	6
6	Yan Dinghao	15	MF	4	0	0	4
7	Gao Lin	29	FW	1	1	0	2
	Zhong Yihao	33	MF	2	0	0	2
9	Zhang Linpeng	5	DF	0	1	0	1
	Feng Xiaoting	6	DF	1	0	0	1
	Xu Xin	12	MF	1	0	0	1
	Huang Bowen	16	MF	0	0	1	1
	Park Ji-soo	23	DF	1	0	0	1
	Feng Boxuan	34	MF	0	1	0	1
Own goals				3	0	3	6
TOTALS				68	7	14	89

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	Super League			FA Cup			Champions League			Total
1	GK	Liu Shibo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Liu Yiming	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	DF	Mei Fang	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Zhang Linpeng	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	1	0
6	DF	Feng Xiaoting	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	FW	Wei Shihao	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF	Paulinho	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
9	MF	Talisca	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0
10	MF	Zheng Zhi	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	0
11	MF	Zhang Xiuwei	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	MF	Xu Xin	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
13	MF	He Chao	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
15	MF	Yan Dinghao	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	MF	Huang Bowen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
17	FW	Yang Liyu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
21	DF	Gao Zhunyi	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
23	DF	Park Ji-soo	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0
25	DF	Deng Hanwen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW	Gao Lin	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0
32	GK	Liu Dianzuo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	MF	Zhong Yihao	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
35	DF	Li Xuepeng	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
36	MF	Jasteen Qays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS			47	1	1	3	0	0	22	0	0	72	1	1