2011 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season

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Guangzhou Evergrande 2011
ChairmanChina Liu Yongzhuo
ManagerSouth Korea Lee Jang-Soo
South Korea Kim Seong-Gu (in name)
StadiumTianhe Stadium
Super League1st
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brazil Muriqui (16)

All:
Brazil Muriqui (20)
Highest home attendance50,389
(v Chengdu Blades, 6 July)
Lowest home attendance35,856
(v Hangzhou Greentown, 29 October)
Average home league attendance45,666
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The 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande season is the 58th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and its 44th season in the Chinese football league, also its 22nd season in the top flight. The club was promoted from China League One at the end of the 2010 season.

Review[edit]

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK China CHN Yang Jun
2 DF China CHN Tu Dongxu
3 DF Brazil BRA Paulão
4 FW China CHN Gao Shunhang
5 DF China CHN Zhang Linpeng
6 DF China CHN Feng Xiaoting
7 MF China CHN Feng Junyan
8 MF Brazil BRA Renato Cajá (to July)
9 FW Brazil BRA Cléo
10 MF China CHN Zheng Zhi (captain)
11 FW Brazil BRA Muriqui
12 GK China CHN Dong Chunyu
13 DF China CHN Tang Dechao
14 DF China CHN Li Jianhua (vice-captain)
15 MF Argentina ARG Darío Conca (from July)
16 MF South Korea KOR Cho Won-Hee
17 MF China CHN Gao Zhilin
18 DF China CHN Chen Jianlong
19 MF China CHN Yang Hao
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW China CHN Ni Bo
21 FW China CHN Jiang Ning
22 GK China CHN Li Shuai
23 MF China CHN Li Zhilang
24 MF China CHN Shi Hongjun
25 MF China CHN Yang Yihu
26 MF China CHN Wu Pingfeng
27 FW China CHN Ye Weichao
28 GK China CHN Zhi Xinhua
29 FW China CHN Gao Lin
30 MF China CHN Peng Shaoxiong
31 DF China CHN Zhang Hongnan
32 DF China CHN Sun Xiang
33 MF China CHN Li Yan
34 DF China CHN Huang Jiaqiang
35 DF China CHN Guo Zichao
38 DF China CHN Zhang Yujia
39 DF China CHN Zhang Tianlong
40 DF China CHN Pan Weiye

Technical staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head coach South Korea Lee Jang-Soo
South Korea Kim Seong-Gu (in name)
Assistant coach China Qiu Ming
Assistant coach / Fitness coach South Korea Kim Yong-Kab
Assistant coach China Jiang Feng
Goalkeeping coach China Wang Weiman
Team doctor China Kang Kebao
Physician Brazil Renato Hiroshi
Technical analyst South Korea Kim Hyo-Jung
Reserve team coach China Qu Shengqing
Youth team coach China Peng Weiguo

Transfers[edit]

Winter[edit]

Summer[edit]

Starting XI[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Training matches[edit]

2011 Asian Challenge Cup[edit]

3 February 2011 Semi-final South China Hong Kong 0–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8 Report Muriqui 68' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 11,088
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
6 February 2011 Final Guangzhou Evergrande China 0–0
(3–5 p)
China Tianjin Teda So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 11,348
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Penalties
Muriqui soccer ball with check mark
Gao Lin soccer ball with check mark
Zhang Linpeng soccer ball with red X
Li Yan soccer ball with check mark
Cao Yang soccer ball with check mark
Wang Xinxin soccer ball with check mark
Wu Weian soccer ball with check mark
Zorić soccer ball with check mark
Li Benjian soccer ball with check mark

Real Madrid China tour[edit]

3 August 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–7 Spain Real Madrid Guangzhou
19:45 UTC+8 Yang Yihu 88' Khedira 7'
Özil 31'
Benzema 39', 50'
Ronaldo 57'
Jesé 72'
Di María 84'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

2011 CSL All-Stars Game[edit]

27 November 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1
(4–2 p)
CSL All-Stars Guangzhou
15:30 UTC+8 Wu Pingfeng 20' Song Wenjie 68' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Referee: Zhao Liang
Penalties
Conca soccer ball with check mark
Feng Xiaoting soccer ball with red X
Jiang Ning soccer ball with check mark
Sun Xiang soccer ball with check mark
Zhang Linpeng soccer ball with check mark
Zhao Junzhe soccer ball with check mark
Zhang Chenglin soccer ball with red X
Wang Song soccer ball with red X
Huang Fengtao soccer ball with check mark

Competitions[edit]

Chinese Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guangzhou Evergrande (C) 30 20 8 2 67 23 +44 68 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Beijing Guoan 30 14 11 5 49 21 +28 53
3 Liaoning Whowin 30 14 8 8 38 23 +15 50 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a]
4 Jiangsu Sainty 30 14 5 11 43 28 +15 47[b]
5 Shandong Luneng Taishan 30 13 8 9 37 31 +6 47[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2011. Source: http://csl.sina.com.cn/statistics/
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Liaoning Whowin qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League but withdrew from the tournament.[15]
  2. ^ a b Jiangsu, 3 pts, 2–1; Shandong, 3 pts, 1–2

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 20 8 2 67 23  +44 68 13 2 0 42 7  +35 7 6 2 25 16  +9

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWDDWWWWDDWWWWWWWDWDWDWWLWWWLWD
Position455521112111111111111111111111
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

2 April 2011 Round 1 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 Dalian Shide Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Cléo 47' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sun Baojie
9 April 2011 Round 2 Nanchang Hengyuan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Nanchang
15:40 UTC+8 Teng Bin 55' (p) Cléo 14' Stadium: Nanchang Bayi Stadium
Attendance: 14,562
Referee: Xu Fuxin
17 April 2011 Round 3 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 Beijing Guoan Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Muriqui 31', 88' Xu Liang 23'
Wang Xiaolong 48'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 38,612
Referee: Guo Baolong
23 April 2011 Round 4 Qingdao Jonoon 0–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Qingdao
15:30 UTC+8 Cléo 19' (p)
Gao Lin 60'
Stadium: Qingdao Tiantai Stadium
Attendance: 13,741
Referee: Xu Hang
29 April 2011 Round 5 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Liaoning Whowin Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Cléo 31', 61' (p) Kim Yoo-Jin 42' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,263
Referee: Huang Yejun
8 May 2011 Round 6 Shenzhen Ruby 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Huizhou
15:30 UTC+8 Jiang Ning 68' Stadium: Huizhou Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 17,648
Referee: Zhou Gang
15 May 2011 Round 7 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 Henan Construction Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi 74'
Ye Weichao 78'
Feng Xiaoting 90+1'
Netto 70' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 43,796
Referee: Zhang Lei
20 May 2011 Round 8 Shandong Luneng 0–0 Guangzhou Evergrande Jinan
19:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Shandong Stadium
Attendance: 11,869
Referee: Huang Yejun
29 May 2011 Round 9 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 Changchun Yatai Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Muriqui 89' Dori 31' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,920
Referee: Ma Li
12 June 2011 Round 10 Tianjin Teda 0–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Tianjin
19:30 UTC+8 Feng Xiaoting 32' Stadium: TEDA Stadium
Attendance: 31,338
Referee: Yao Qing
18 June 2011 Round 11 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Shaanxi Chanba Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Muriqui 76'
Wu Pingfeng 90+2'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,312
Referee: Wang Di
26 June 2011 Round 12 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Jiangsu Sainty Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Gao Lin 33' (p)
Cléo 57' (p)
Djite 72' (p) Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 43,218
Referee: Xu Fuxin
2 July 2011 Round 13 Hangzhou Greentown 1–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Yiwu, Jinhua
19:30 UTC+8 Bari 90+1' Cléo 39'
Gao Lin 51'
Muriqui 83'
Stadium: Meihu Sports Center
Attendance: 10,542
Referee: Fan Qi
6 July 2011 Round 14 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Chengdu Blades Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Muriqui 22'
Cléo 41'
Jiang Ning 74'
Zheng Zhi 80'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 50,389
Referee: Wang Jin
10 July 2011 Round 15 Dalian Shide 1–3 Guangzhou Evergrande Dalian
19:00 UTC+8 Chamanga 84' Cléo 79'
Muriqui 85', 88'
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
Attendance: 21,170
Referee: Sun Baojie
14 July 2011 Round 16 Guangzhou Evergrande 5–0 Nanchang Hengyuan Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Wu Pingfeng 27'
Cléo 48'
Muriqui 50'
Conca 85'
Jiang Ning 90'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Tao Rancheng
1 August 2011 Round 17 Beijing Guoan 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Beijing
19:30 UTC+8 W. Martínez 75' Gao Lin 67' Stadium: Workers Stadium
Attendance: 53,375
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)
6 August 2011 Round 18 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Qingdao Jonoon Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Conca 16', 28'
Gao Lin 60'
Gao Zhilin 85'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,160
Referee: Wang Zhe
12 August 2011 Round 19 Liaoning Whowin 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Shenyang
19:30 UTC+8 Kim Yoo-Jin 28' Gao Lin 83' Stadium: Tiexi Stadium
Attendance: 25,812
Referee: Ma Ning
17 August 2011 Round 20 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–1 Shenzhen Ruby Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Zheng Zhi 44', 90'
Gao Lin 78'
Conca 80' (p)
Flores 14' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,020
Referee: Guo Baolong
21 August 2011 Round 21 Henan Construction 1–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Zhengzhou
19:45 UTC+8 Netto 66' Gao Zhilin 56' Stadium: Hanghai Stadium
Attendance: 20,688
Referee: Fan Qi
10 September 2011 Round 22 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Shandong Luneng Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Gao Lin 20'
Wu Pingfeng 24'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 43,869
Referee: Ma Li
14 September 2011[16] Round 23 Shanghai Shenhua 0–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Shanghai
19:45 UTC+8 Conca 17'
Wu Pingfeng 56'
Stadium: Hongkou Stadium
Attendance: 18,232
Referee: Ma Li
18 September 2011 Round 24 Changchun Yatai 2–1 Guangzhou Evergrande Changchun
19:30 UTC+8 Arrechea 15'
Pei Shuai 84'
Sun Xiang 56' Stadium: Development Area Stadium
Attendance: 28,669
Referee: Xu Fuxin
24 September 2011 Round 25 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Tianjin Teda Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Conca 13', 82'
Muriqui 30'
Gao Lin 74'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 48,383
Referee: Fan Qi
28 September 2011 Round 26 Shaanxi Renhe 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande Xi'an
17:00 UTC+8 Wan Houliang 26' Gao Lin 36', 51'
Zheng Zhi 84'
Conca 86'
Stadium: Shaanxi Province Stadium
Attendance: 25,360
Referee: Wang Di
16 October 2011 Round 27 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Shanghai Shenhua Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Conca 14' (p)
Muriqui 34', 36'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 49,693
Referee: Li Jun
22 October 2011 Round 28 Jiangsu Sainty 5–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Nanjing
15:30 UTC+8 Jevtić 19'
Sun Ke 45'
Dănălache 45+3', 53' (p)
de la Haza 86'
Muriqui 80' (p), 82' Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 31,856
Referee: Xu Hang
29 October 2011 Round 29 Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 Hangzhou Greentown Guangzhou
15:30 UTC+8 Muriqui 10', 85'
Jiang Ning 71'
Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 35,856
Referee: Wang Di
2 November 2011 Round 30 Chengdu Blades 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Chengdu
15:30 UTC+8 Wang Kai 10', 90+3' (p) Gao Zhilin 46'
Zhang Linpeng 89'
Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,245
Referee: Wang Di

Chinese FA Cup[edit]

4 May 2011 First round Guangzhou Evergrande 3–2 Guizhou Zhicheng Guangzhou
19:30 UTC+8 Muriqui 62', 64' (p), 78' Wang Lichun 4'
Mauro 90'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 14,380
Referee: Bai Hua

Squad statistics[edit]

Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.
No appearances player not listed.

Name Pos. League FA Cup Total
Apps Starts Goals Yellow card YC Red card RC Apps Starts Goals Yellow card YC Red card RC Apps Starts Goals Yellow card YC Red card RC
South Korea Cho Won-Hee MF 30 30 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 32 31 0 4 0
China Gao Lin FW 29 28 11 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 29 11 3 0
Brazil Paulão DF 28 27 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 30 29 0 6 0
China Wu Pingfeng MF 28 23 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 30 25 4 4 0
China Li Jianhua DF 28 24 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 30 25 0 2 0
China Feng Xiaoting DF 27 27 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 28 28 2 5 1
Brazil Muriqui FW 26 26 16 4 0 2 1 4 0 0 28 27 20 4 0
China Zheng Zhi MF 25 25 5 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 27 27 5 10 2
China Sun Xiang DF 25 25 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 27 27 1 1 0
China Jiang Ning FW 21 3 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 23 4 4 1 0
China Yang Hao MF 22 17 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 0 6 0
China Yang Jun GK 20 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 19 0 2 0
China Zhang Linpeng DF 16 8 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 18 10 1 1 0
Argentina Darío Conca MF 15 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 9 0 0
China Gao Zhilin MF 13 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 7 3 0 0
China Li Shuai GK 11 11 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13 13 0 0 0
Brazil Cléo FW 10 9 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 10 10 1 0
Brazil Renato Cajá MF 10 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 9 0 0 0
China Li Yan MF 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0
China Feng Junyan MF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
China Ye Weichao FW 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
China Shi Hongjun MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
China Peng Shaoxiong MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
China Tang Dechao DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
China Yang Yihu FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total –– –– –– 67 48 3 –– –– 4 2 0 –– –– 71 50 3

Notes and references[edit]