# 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. season

The 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. season is the team's 16th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's founding in the 2004, and 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Chinese football. They compete in the Chinese Super League, Chinese FA Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup and AFC Champions League. They qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time since the 2015 season, but failed to advance from the group stage.
The team qualified for next year's AFC Champions League by securing at least a 2nd place finish in the Chinese Super League on November 26, 2019 after a 4-1 away victory against Guangzhou R&F. The team finished in 2nd place, scoring 70 points, the highest point tally in Guoan's history and as 2nd place in Chinese Super League.

## First team

    As of 31 July 2019
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 | CHN | Hou Sen |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Kim Min-jae |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Yu Yang |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Li Lei |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto (vice-captain) |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Chi Zhongguo |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Hou Yongyong |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Piao Cheng |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhang Yuning |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Zhang Xizhe |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fernando (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 14 | GK | CHN | Zou Dehai |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Liu Huan |
| 17 | FW | COD | Cédric Bakambu |
| 18 | MF | CHN | Jin Taiyan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | CHN | Yu Dabao (Captain) |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Wang Ziming |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Li Ke |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Zhang Yu |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Guo Quanbo |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Lü Peng |
| 27 | FW | CHN | Wang Gang |
| 28 | DF | CHN | Jiang Tao |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Ba Dun |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Lei Tenglong |
| 31 | DF | CHN | Liang Shaowen |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Liu Guobo |
| 33 | GK | CHN | Ma Kunyue |
| 39 | FW | CHN | Wen Da |
| 57 | MF | CHN | Hu Yanqiang |
* 1 2 Upon joining the club, player became a naturalised Chinese citizen

## Transfers
### Winter
#### Transfers in

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 2 | DF | Kim Min-jae | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Undisclosed | 29 January 2019 |
| 7 | MF | Hou Yongyong | Stabæk | Undisclosed | 31 January 2019 |
| 14 | GK | Zou Dehai | Zhejiang Greentown | Undisclosed | 31 January 2019 |
| 23 | MF | Li Ke | Brentford | Undisclosed | 31 January 2019 |
| 9 | FW | Zhang Yuning | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | 24 February 2019 |
| 27 | FW | Wang Gang | Beijing Renhe | Undisclosed | 25 February 2019 |

#### Transfers out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Soriano | Al-Hilal | Free transfer (Released) | 15 December 2018 | |
| 7 | MF | Wei Shihao | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Undisclosed | 2 February 2018 | |

### Summer
#### Loan in

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
| 11 | MF | Fernando | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed | 31 July 2019 | |

## Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Bruno Génésio |
| Assistant coach | Alain Olio |
| Assistant coach | Tao Wei |
| Goalkeeping coach | Gilles Rousset |
| Fitness coach | Kevin Plantet |
| Team physician | Wang Kai |
| Team physician | Zhang Zhiguo |
| Team leader | Fu Bin |
| Analyst | Cheng Jun |
| Analyst | Alexandre Kerveillant |
| Press officer | Jiang Xiaojun |
| Interpreter | Fu Hao |
| Interpreter | Ming Tian |
| Kit manager | Kang Yuming |
| Kit manager | Liu Peng |

## Competitions
### Chinese Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 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 | |
* 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. (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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | URA | BJG | BUR |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Beijing FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Buriram United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 31 December 2019
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Super Cup | Chinese FA Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Hou Sen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KOR | Kim Min-jae | 25(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32(2) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Yu Yang | 6(6) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 9(8) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Li Lei | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto | 30 | 15 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37(1) | 16 |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Chi Zhongguo | 21(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27(6) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Hou Yongyong | 2(14) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(15) | 2 |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Piao Cheng | 14(4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18(4) | 2 |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhang Yuning | 19(6) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 23(9) | 8 |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Zhang Xizhe | 23(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29(1) | 3 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Fernando | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 |
| 14 | GK | CHN | Zou Dehai | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Liu Huan | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(2) | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Zheng Yiming | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | COD | Cédric Bakambu | 14(2) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25(2) | 16 |
| 18 | MF | CHN | Jin Taiyan | 10(3) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(6) | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CHN | Yu Dabao | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Wang Ziming | 10(16) | 7 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 12(20) | 7 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Jonathan Viera | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Yang Zhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Li Ke | 21(4) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(5) | 2 |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Zhang Yu | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Guo Quanbo | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Lü Peng | 4(7) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 10(8) | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CHN | Wang Gang | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 31(1) | 0 |
| 28 | DF | CHN | Jiang Tao | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 |
| 29 | MF | CHN | Ba Dun | 2(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 5(10) | 2 |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Lei Tenglong | 4(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(2) | 0 |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Liu Guobo | 0(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| 33 | GK | CHN | Ma Kunyue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | CHN | Wen Da | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | CHN | Wang Congming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

    As of 31 December 2019
| Rank | Position | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Super Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | Cédric Bakambu | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 1 | MF | Renato Augusto | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | MF | Jonathan Viera | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | Wang Ziming | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | Yu Dabao | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Zhang Xizhe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Li Ke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Piao Cheng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Hou Yong Yong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | Ba Dun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Yu Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 72 |

### Top assists

    As of 31 December 2019
| Rank | Position | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Super Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | MF | Renato Augusto | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | Jonathan Viera | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | Cédric Bakambu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | Piao Cheng | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Zhang Xizhe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Chi Zhongguo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Jin Taiyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Li Lei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Li Lei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | Jiang Tao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Li Ke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Wang Ziming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Yu Dabao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Yu Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 49 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 31 December 2019
| Rank | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Super Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
| 1 | Zou Dehai | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Guo Quanbo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |

### Discipline

| N | P | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | Total |
| 19 | DF | Yu Dabao | 7 | | | 1 | 8 | |
| 14 | GK | Zou Dehai | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | Chi Zhongguo | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| 27 | DF | Wang Gang | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | MF | Li Ke | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | MF | Renato Augusto | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 18 | DF | Jin Taiyan | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | Piao Cheng | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Liu Huan | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | Fernando | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 29 | ST | Ba Dun | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 26 | MF | Lü Peng | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 28 | DF | Jiang Tao | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 30 | DF | Lei Tenglong | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Zhang Xizhe | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | Yu Yang | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Zhang Yu | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | ST | Wang Ziming | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Li Lei | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | DF | Kim Min-jae | | | | 1 | 1 | |
Last updated: 31 December 2019 Source: Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.