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2012 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season


FieldValue
clubGuangzhou Evergrande 2012
stadiumTianhe Stadium
leagueSuper League
league result1st
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultWinners
cup2FA Super Cup
cup2 resultWinners
cup3AFC Champions League
cup3 resultQuarter-finals
chairmanLiu Yongzhuo
managerLee Jang-Soo (to 16 May)
Marcello Lippi (from 17 May)
league topscorerMuriqui (12 goals)
season topscorerDarío Conca (17 goals)
highest attendance47,869 vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1 May 2012 (Champions League)
lowest attendance28,128 vs Henan Jianye
18 July 2012 (FA Cup)
average attendanceleague: 37,250
all: 37,265
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Marcello Lippi (from 17 May) 1 May 2012 (Champions League) 18 July 2012 (FA Cup) all: 37,265 The 2012 Guangzhou Evergrande season is the 59th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and is its 45th season in the Chinese football league, also its 23rd season in the top flight. The club played in the AFC Champions League for the first time in club's history after winning the league title in the 2011 season.

Review

  • 26 December 2011, Guangzhou confirmed that they had signed Zhao Xuri, Rong Hao, Li Jianbin and Peng Xinli for a total report fee of ¥30 million.
  • 10 January 2012, Chinese midfielder Qin Sheng moved from Liaoning Whowin to Guangzhou with an undisclosed fee.
  • 25 February 2012, Guangzhou beat Tianjin Teda 2–1 in the 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup, winning this trophy for the first time in the club's history. Cléo scored both goals of the match.
  • 7 March 2012, Guangzhou beat K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 away in the club's first AFC Champions League match.
  • 2 May 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Lucas Barrios from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal for a domestic record fee of €8.5 million.
  • 4 May 2012, Darío Conca received a ban of at least 9 matches (including reserve league match) and was fined ¥1 million by the club for his remarks about the team manager Lee Jang-Soo's decision on Weibo.
  • 15 May 2012, Guangzhou beat Buriram United 2–1 and advanced to the knockout phase of AFC Champions League.
  • 17 May 2012, former Italian World Cup-winning football manager Marcello Lippi was appointed as the new manager of club, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.
  • 30 May 2012, Guangzhou beat J-League side FC Tokyo 1–0 in the Round of 16 of AFC Champions League, and became the first Chinese club to reach the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League since 2006.
  • 20 June 2012, CFA committee voted to pass a rule change allowing CSL clubs, who were still competing in the AFC Champions League, to add two more foreign players. Guangzhou Evergrande would be the only club able to take advantage out of the new rule change in the 2012 league season.
  • 2 July 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed South Korea national team defender Kim Young-Gwon on a four-year deal with a fee of US$2.5 million.
  • 3 July 2012, Muriqui signed a new contract with Guangzhou Evergrande, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2016.
  • 7 July 2012, Huang Bowen transferred to Guangzhou from K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with a reported fee of US$2 million.
  • 15 July 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande lost to Guangzhou R&F 0–1 at Tianhe Stadium, which ended club's record 34-league-home-match unbeaten run, as well as record 36-league-home-match scoring run.
  • 2 October 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande was knocked out of the AFC Champions League in the quarter-finals by Al Ittihad 5–4 on aggregate.
  • 27 October 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande won the league title for the second time in two years after beating Liaoning Whowin 1–0, with Gao Lin scoring the winning goal at the 90' minute to seal the title.
  • 18 November 2012, Guangzhou Evergrande won their first Chinese FA Cup title, defeating Guizhou Renhe by a score of 4–2, on aggregate 5–3.

Players

First team squad

Reserve squad

Out on loan

Technical staff

NameNat.Job title
Marcello LippiITAHead coach (from 17 May 2012)
Narciso PezzottiITAAssistant coaches (from 17 May 2012)
Massimiliano MaddaloniITA
Li TieCHNAssistant coach (from 26 May 2012)
Michelangelo RampullaITAGoalkeeping coach (from 17 May 2012)
Claudio GaudinoITAFitness coach (from 17 May 2012)
Peng WeiguoCHNReserve team coach (from 21 May 2012)
Enrico CastellacciITAMedical adviser (from 27 July 2012)
Silvano CottiITATeam doctor / Physiotherapist (from 27 July 2012)
Georg MeyerGERPhysiotherapist
Liu ShulaiCHNTeam doctors
Kang KebaoCHN
Wang ShuchengCHN
Franco CeravoloITAChief scout (from 5 September 2012)
Lee Jang-SooKORHead coach (to 16 May 2012)
Qiu MingCHNAssistant coaches (to 16 May 2012)
Kim Yong-KabKOR
Lee Min-SungKOR
Wang WeimanCHNGoalkeeping coach (to 16 May 2012)
Jiang FengCHNFitness coach (to 16 May 2012)
Qu ShengqingCHNReserve team coach (to 16 May 2012)
Kim Hyo-JungKORTechnical analyst (to 16 May 2012)

Transfers

Winter

In: Out:

Summer

In: Out:

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

DateOpponentsH / AResultScorers
2012-01-14CHN Dalian AerbinH3–1Memet Ali, Jiang Xiaochen (2 goals)
2012-01-17CHN Guizhou RenheH1–0Gao Lin
2012-01-18CHN Shenyang DongjinH1–2Tan Jiajun
2012-01-19CHN Dalian AerbinH2–0Zheng Zhi, Liang Xueming
2012-01-27ESP CádizA1–1Muriqui
2012-01-28HUN VideotonN1–2Jiang Ning
2012-01-31Georgia Dinamo TbilisiN3–0Cléo, Conca, Muriqui
2012-02-01Switzerland FC WilN1–2Tan Jiajun
2012-02-04Ukraine Dnipro DnipropetrovskN1–2Ye Weichao
2012-02-07Spain UD MarbellaA0–1
2012-02-19KOR Incheon UnitedH2–2Wu Pingfeng, Feng Junyan
2012-03-03KOR Myongji UniversityA1–2Shi Hongjun

Marbella Cup 2012

Main article: 2012 Marbella Cup

Yarmolenko
Rybalka

2012 CSL All-Stars Game

Main article: 2012 CSL All-Stars Game

Competitions

Overview

Chinese Super League

Main article: 2012 Chinese Super League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Zhao Xuri
Conca
Zhang Linpeng
Muriqui
Zheng Zhi after match

Zhang Shuo
Tang Miao
Gao Zengxiang
Li Zhe
Lu Lin
Zhang Yuan Zhang Linpeng
Cho Won-Hee
Zheng Zhi after match

Muriqui
Cléo
Muriqui
Wu Pingfeng Katongo
Son Seung-Joon

Anelka
Song Boxuan
Song Boxuan
Zheng Kaimu Feng Junyan
Zheng Zhi
Sun Xiang

Muriqui
Feng Xiaoting
Li Jianhua Rodas
Nano
Djulbic
Li Chunyu
Zhang Chenglin
Sun Jihai

Li Yan
Muriqui
Cléo
Qin Sheng
Muriqui Wang Song

Conca
Zhao Xuri
Conca
Muriqui

Mao Biao Sun Xiang
Muriqui

Zheng Zhi
Cléo
Sun Xiang Yin Lu
Yu Ziqian

Zhu Ting
Kamburov Qin Sheng

Feng Junyan Melkam
Guo Liang

Zheng Zheng
Wang Yongpo Feng Xiaoting
Zheng Zhi
Wu Pingfeng

Jiang Ning
Muriqui
Muriqui
Zhang Linpeng
Muriqui Lu Bofei
Qu Cheng

Wu Gaojun
Yu Hanchao
Yang Shanping Jiang Ning
Gao Lin
Conca

Zhang Linpeng
Muriqui
Qin Sheng
Cléo
Feng Xiaoting Xu Liang
Xu Liang
Wang Xiaolong
Xu Yunlong

Zhao Zuojun
Zhu Jiawei
Johnny
Anselmo Zheng Zhi
Paulão
Muriqui
Zhao Xuri

Zhang Linpeng Tang Miao
Yakubu Xu Yang Barrios
Cléo
Zheng Zhi

Qin Sheng
Muriqui Song Boxuan
Wu Xi
Moreno
Drogba

Chen Jie Gao Lin
Zheng Zhi

Yang Zi
Yang Zi
Yang Zi Cléo
Feng Xiaoting
Huang Bowen
Zheng Zhi
Huang Bowen

Zhang Wenzhao Muriqui
Cléo
Zheng Zhi

Conca 68' He Yang
Chen Tao
Li Weifeng

Zhang Linpeng

Conca
Sun Xiang
Qin Sheng
Zhang Linpeng Quan Lei
Zhang Yaokun

Bruno Meneghel
Ibrahimov
Zheng Long Conca
Gao Lin
Tang Dechao
Gao Lin
Tang Dechao
Zhang Linpeng

Zheng Zhi
Qin Sheng
Barrios Han Peng

Gao Lin
Gao Lin

Zhang Xizhe Cléo

Chinese FA Cup

Main article: 2012 Chinese FA Cup

Wu Pingfeng Li Jianhua Han Chao
Wang Jia'nan
Yuan Ye
Qiao Wei
Wang Jia'nan

Wang Hongyou

First leg Gao Lin
Zhao Xuri
Gao Lin 83' Cho Won-Hee Zheng Tao
Zheng Tao
Brandán

Second leg Yang Shanping
Wang Liang
Yang Xu
Yang Xu Feng Junyan
Kim Young-Gwon
Qin Sheng
Jiang Ning
Jiang Ning
Zheng Zhi

First leg Li Chunyu
Sun Jihai
Djulbic
Muslimović
Li Kai Gao Lin
Gao Lin

Second leg Qin Sheng
Zhao Xuri
Zhang Linpeng
Barrios
Conca
Conca Nano
Guo Sheng
Jordà
Sun Jihai
Djulbic
Jordà Rao Weihui

Chinese FA Super Cup

Main article: 2012 Chinese FA Super Cup

Zhao Xuri
Cléo
Qin Sheng
Feng Xiaoting Wang Xinxin

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
CHN Guangzhou Evergrande6312128+410
JPN Kashiwa Reysol6312117+410
KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors63031015−59
THA Buriram United6204811−36

Summary Jeong Shung-Hoon Cléo
Conca
Cléo
Conca
Cho Won-Hee
Muriqui

Summary Yang Jun
Cléo Jadigerov
Surat
Suchao
Acheampong

Summary Kurisawa

Summary Conca
Zhao Xuri
Muriqui
Muriqui Sakai
Sakai

Summary Yang Jun Lee Seung-Hyun
Cho Sung-Hwan
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook

Summary Domtaisong
Surat Zhang Linpeng
Gao Lin
Zheng Zhi
Qin Sheng
Conca

Knockout stage

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Summary Zhang Linpeng
Zhao Xuri

Quarter-finals

Summary Noor
Hazazi
Tukar
Hazzazi
Hazazi
M'Bami Huang Bowen
Huang Bowen
Sun Xiang

Summary Conca
Feng Xiaoting
Conca O. Al-Muwallad
Al-Montashari
F. Al-Muwallad

Squad statistics

No.Pos.Player nameSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTOTALSApps.Starts[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]]GoalsYCRCApps.Starts[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]]GoalsYCRCApps.Starts[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]]GoalsYCRCApps.Starts[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]]GoalsYCRCApps.Starts[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]]GoalsYCRC[[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]][[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]][[Image:Red card.svg10px]][[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]][[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]][[Image:Red card.svg10px]][[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]][[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]][[Image:Red card.svg10px]][[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]][[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]][[Image:Red card.svg10px]][[Image:Soccerball shade.svg13px]][[Image:Yellow card.svg10px]][[Image:Red card.svg10px]]
1GKCHN Yang Jun20200000000077020110002828020
2DFCHN Tu Dongxu0000011000000000000011000
3DFBRA Paulão19130202200000000000002115020
4DFCHN Rong Hao3200032000210000000085000
5DFCHN Zhang Linpeng212126133100770401100032323101
6DFCHN Feng Xiaoting19180603300099010110103231080
7MFCHN Feng Junyan1451206401071000000002710130
8MFCHN Qin Sheng211616044020540201001031241110
9FWBRA Cléo282273043100774001120040331430
10MFCHN Zheng Zhi2420112033110990100000036322140
11FWBRA Muriqui2018125021000873001100031271550
12GKCHN Dong Chunyu0000010000000000000010000
13DFCHN Tang Dechao7501122000000000000097011
14DFCHN Li Jianhua17131104311041000110002618220
15MFARG Darío Conca2421101022110996101100036331730
16MFKOR Cho Won-Hee17150102201077010110002725030
17MFCHN Gao Zhilin3100010000000000000041000
18FWPAR Lucas Barrios832006530022100000001610600
19DFCHN Li Jianbin1100000000000000000011000
21FWCHN Jiang Ning15104002011042010100002212520
22GKCHN Li Shuai10100006600022000000001818000
23MFCHN Li Zhilang1000000000000000000010000
24MFCHN Shi Hongjun2100021010000000000042010
25MFCHN Peng Xinli1100022000000000000033000
26MFCHN Wu Pingfeng19101103310020000100002513210
27FWCHN Ye Weichao2000000000000000000020000
28DFKOR Kim Young-Gwon770004401022000000001313010
29FWCHN Gao Lin24206203201198200110003731831
31DFCHN Zhang Hongnan1100011000000000000022000
32DFCHN Sun Xiang25240312200088010110003635041
33MFCHN Li Yan3311000000000000000033110
34MFCHN Huang Jiaqiang4301020000000000000063010
35FWCHN Mehmet Ali6200000000000000000062000
37MFCHN Zhao Xuri20161405411086020110103427280
39MFCHN Tan Jiajun2000000000000000000020000
42MFCHN Huang Bowen98120310001011000000139230
OWN GOAL
TOTALS51603111211717023081924

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