| Chairman |  Li Chuyuan | ||
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| Manager | Shen Xiangfu | ||
| Stadium | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| Chinese Super League | 9th (Relegated) | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Luis Ramírez,17 goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,120 (v Qingdao Jonoon, 24 October) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,000 (v Shandong Luneng, 15 May) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,054 | ||
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The 2009 season is the 56th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 42nd season in the Chinese football league, also the 21st season in the top-flight, the second consecutive year. The club participated in the Chinese Super League. Although finished the ninth place of the league, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical relegated to China League One at the end of the season due to match fixing scandal.
Kits and sponsors
The team kits for the 2009 season are produced by Nike. The title sponsor is Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the shirt sponsors are Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (front) and Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. (back).
Home kit
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Away kit
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Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Shen Xiangfu
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| Assistant coach | Tang Pengju
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| Assistant coach | Ren Jiaqing
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| Assistant coach | Sun Chengyao
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Edin
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| Fitness coach | Ye Zhibin
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First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From |
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| 8 | FW |  Diogo |
SC Internacional
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| 25 | MF | Li Jianhua |
Shenzhen FC
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| 30 | FW | Ni Bo |
Hubei Greenery
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| 15 | FW | Yang Yihu |
Youth team |
| 18 | FW | Yang Bin |
Youth team |
| 19 | DF | Zhang Hongnan |
Youth team |
| 21 | GK | Tan Ning |
Nanjing Tiehu
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| 27 | MF | Li Bin |
Youth team |
Loan in
| # | Pos | Player | From | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Li Benjian |
Tianjin Teda |
2009 season |
| 29 | MF | Cui Wei |
Changchun Yatai |
2009 season |
| 31 | MF | Hu Zhaojun |
Dalian Shide |
16th game to 30th game |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To |
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| 8 | FW | José Filho Duarte |
Chongqing Lifan
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| –– | FW | Li Zhixing |
 TSW Pegasus
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| 15 | MF | Ma Liang |
Released |
| 18 | FW | Yang Pengfeng |
Retired |
| 27 | MF | Luo Xi |
Released |
| 31 | DF | Dai Xianrong |
Released |
| 17 | FW | Wen Xiaoming |
Retired |
| 19 | DF | Zhang Suozhi |
Retired |
| 21 | MF | Jia Wenpeng |
Retired |
| 25 | MF | Gao Ming |
Retired |
Loan out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Duration |
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| –– | DF | Zhang Jian |
Guangdong Sunray Cave |
2009 season |
Match results
Friendly matches
| Pre–season | ||||
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| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 2009-02-21 | Nanchang Hengyuan
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N | 3–1 | Luis Ramírez, Diogo, Yang Yihu |
| 2009-02-22 | Shaanxi Chanba
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N | 2–0 | Luis Ramírez, Lu Lin |
| 2009-02-23 | Shanghai Shenhua
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A | 0–0 | |
| 2009-02-24 | Hangzhou Greentown
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N | 0–0 | |
| 2009-02-25 | Shanghai East Asia
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A | 3–2 | Diego (2), Huang Zhiyi |
| 2009-02-26 | Nanjing Yoyo
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N | 3–2 | Xu Liang (2), Wu Pingfeng |
| 2009-03-02 15:30 | Hangzhou Greentown
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H | 3 – 1 | Diego 65' & 70', Diogo 73' |
| 2009-03-04 15:30 | Changsha Ginde
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H | 2 – 1 | Tang Dechao 61' & 73' |
| 2009-03-06 15:30 | Guangdong Sunray Cave
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H | 1 – 0 | Feng Junyan 16' |
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| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | |
| 2009-06-05 19:45 |  Melbourne Victory
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H | 2 – 1 | Li Yan 33', Lu Lin 66', Broxham 89' | Song Wenfeng
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| 2009-06-16 15:30 | Guangdong Sunray Cave
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H | 2–1 | Diego, Tang Dechao | ||
| 2009-07-21 19:40 |  Wellington Phoenix
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N | 3 – 2 | Tang Dechao 31',Greenacre 57',Hu Zhaojun 62,Barbarouses 82,Xu Liang 89' | Li Bo
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| 2009-08-13 16:00 | Wofoo Tai Po
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H | 1–2 | Lu Lin | ||
| 2009-08-15 16:00 | Wofoo Tai Po
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H | 4–1 | Diego, Diogo, Ramírez, Lu Lin | ||
| 2009-09-07 16:00 | Shatin SA
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H | 2–1 | Li Yan (2) | ||
Chinese Super League
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | −15 |
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Biggest win | Biggest loss |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Chengdu Blades (R) | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 39 | Relegation to China League One |
| 8 | Dalian Shide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Guangzhou GPC (R) | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | Relegation to China League One |
| 10 | Jiangsu Sainty | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 37 | |
| 11 | Shenzhen | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 37 |
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.
- Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Both clubs were relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.
- Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8
- Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Shenzhen were docked 3 points for wearing the wrong kits for a home match against Shanghai and causing a one-hour delay of the match on 30 Aug 2009.
Squad stats
Updated to games played on 31 October 2009.
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| Player | Pos | Apps | Starts |  Goals
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 YC
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| Luis Ramírez
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FW | 30 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Xu Liang
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MF | 23 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Diego
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FW | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Wu Pingfeng
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MF | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Diogo
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MF | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Feng Junyan
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MF | 27 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bai Lei
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MF | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Li Zhihai
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DF | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tang Dechao
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FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Li Shuai
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GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Li Jianhua
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MF | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Li Yan
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MF | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ismael Alvarado
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DF | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Li Benjian
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MF | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zhou Lin
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DF | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cui Wei
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DF | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lu Lin
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MF | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hu Zhaojun
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MF | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Huang Zhiyi
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DF | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wang Xiaoshi
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DF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cao Zhijie
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MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zhang Si
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GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xu Deen
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MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | –– | –– | –– | 38 | 47 | 3 |
No appearances player not listed.
Youth teams
Reserves
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U19s
| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result |
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| 2009-04-08 09:00 | Yanbian U19s | N | 1–0 |
| 2009-04-10 | Qingdao Jonoon U19s | N | TBC |
| 2009-04-12 14:30 | Beijing Guoan U19s | N | 0–0 |
| 2009-04-14 14:30 | Shandong FA U19s | A | 1–4 |
| 2009-04-16 | Changsha Ginde U19s | N | TBC |
| 2009-04-18 14:30 | Tianjin Teda U19s | N | 1–1 |
| 2009-04-20 14:30 | Shandong Luneng U19s | A | 1–1 |
| 2009-07-11 8:30 | Changchun Yatai U19s | N | 0–1 |
| 2009-07-13 16:00 | Hubei FA U19s | N | 3–1 |
| 2009-07-14 10:15 | Qingdao Hailifeng U19s | N | 2–3 |
| 2009-07-16 10:15 | Tianjin Tanggu U19s | N | 4–1 |
For table see 2009 Chinese U–19 League table
References
- "白云山和黄600万为广州足球"加衣" - 大洋新闻". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- Guangzhou won the tournament which involved Hangzhou, Changsha and Guangdong.
- Grammaticas, Damian (2010-02-22). "Two football teams relegated from China's Super League". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- Grammaticas, Damian (2010-02-22). "Two football teams relegated from China's Super League". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- "足协重罚深足撞衫闹剧：扣三分 天津主帅禁赛五场".
External links
- Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. official site Archived 2018-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- News, photos and match highlights on Chinese Super League official site (in Chinese)
- Statistics on Chinese Super League official site (in Chinese)
- Statistics on CSLdata.com (in Chinese)
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