# 2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season

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 | Away kit |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Shen Xiangfu |
| Assistant coach | Tang Pengju |
| Assistant coach | Ren Jiaqing |
| Assistant coach | Sun Chengyao |
| Goalkeeping coach | Edin |
| Fitness coach | Ye Zhibin |

## First-team squad

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 | Zhi Xinhua |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Li Zhihai (Captain) |
| 3 | MF | CHN | Li Yan |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Zhou Lin |
| 5 | DF | PER | Ismael Enrique Alvarado |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Huang Zhiyi |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Feng Junyan |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Diogo |
| 9 | FW | HON | Luis Ramírez |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Diego |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Li Benjian |
| 12 | GK | CHN | Zhang Si |
| 13 | FW | CHN | Tang Dechao |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Cao Zhijie |
| 15 | FW | CHN | Yang Yihu |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Xu Deen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Cai Yaohui |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Yang Bin |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Zhang Hongnan |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Xu Liang (Vice-captain) |
| 21 | GK | CHN | Tan Ning |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Li Shuai |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Lu Lin |
| 24 | DF | CHN | Wang Xiaoshi |
| 25 | MF | CHN | Li Jianhua |
| 26 | MF | CHN | Wu Pingfeng |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Li Bin |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Bai Lei |
| 29 | DF | CHN | Cui Wei |
| 30 | FW | CHN | Ni Bo (from July) |
| 31 | MF | CHN | Hu Zhaojun (from July) |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From |
| 8 | FW | Diogo | SC Internacional |
| 25 | MF | Li Jianhua | Shenzhen FC |
| 30 | FW | Ni Bo | Hubei Greenery |
| 15 | FW | Yang Yihu | Youth team |
| 18 | FW | Yang Bin | Youth team |
| 19 | DF | Zhang Hongnan | Youth team |
| 21 | GK | Tan Ning | Nanjing Tiehu |
| 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 |
| 8 | FW | José Filho Duarte | Chongqing Lifan |
| –– | FW | Li Zhixing | TSW Pegasus |
| 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 |
| –– | DF | Zhang Jian | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 2009 season |

## Match results
### Friendly matches

Pre–season :
| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 2009-02-21 | Nanchang Hengyuan | N | 3–1 | Luis Ramírez, Diogo, Yang Yihu |
| 2009-02-22 | Shaanxi Chanba | N | 2–0 | Luis Ramírez, Lu Lin |
| 2009-02-23 | Shanghai Shenhua | A | 0–0 | |
| 2009-02-24 | Hangzhou Greentown | N | 0–0 | |
| 2009-02-25 | Shanghai East Asia | A | 3–2 | Diego (2), Huang Zhiyi |
| 2009-02-26 | Nanjing Yoyo | N | 3–2 | Xu Liang (2), Wu Pingfeng |
| 2009-03-02 15:30 | Hangzhou Greentown | H | 3 – 1 | Diego 65' & 70', Diogo 73' |
| 2009-03-04 15:30 | Changsha Ginde | H | 2 – 1 | Tang Dechao 61' & 73' |
| 2009-03-06 15:30 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | H | 1 – 0 | Feng Junyan 16' |
Summer break :
| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee |
| 2009-06-05 19:45 | Melbourne Victory | H | 2 – 1 | Li Yan 33', Lu Lin 66', Broxham 89' | Song Wenfeng |
| 2009-06-16 15:30 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | H | 2–1 | Diego, Tang Dechao | |
| 2009-07-21 19:40 | Wellington Phoenix | N | 3 – 2 | Tang Dechao 31',Greenacre 57',Hu Zhaojun 62,Barbarouses 82,Xu Liang 89' | Li Bo |
| 2009-08-13 16:00 | Wofoo Tai Po | H | 1–2 | Lu Lin | |
| 2009-08-15 16:00 | Wofoo Tai Po | H | 4–1 | Diego, Diogo, Ramírez, Lu Lin | |
| 2009-09-07 16:00 | Shatin SA | H | 2–1 | Li Yan (2) | |

### Chinese Super League

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Biggest win | Biggest loss |
| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers (opponents are indicated in italics) | Referee | Attendance | Pos |
| 2009-03-21 19:30 | Henan Construction | A | 1 – 2 | Leandro Netto 22', Bai Lei 54', Emmanuel Olisadebe 59' | Tan Hai | 23,239 | 11th |
| 2009-03-28 15:30 | Shenzhen Asia Travel | A | 2 – 1 | Li Zhihai 42', Mouchid 62', Xu Liang 89' | Zhang Lei | 16,000 | 6th |
| 2009-04-06 16:00 | Dalian Shide | H | 3 – 1 | Xu Liang 29' (p), Zhu Ting 45', Xu Liang 52' (p), 67' | Sun Baojie | 20,000 | 4th |
| 2009-04-11 19:30 | Hangzhou Greentown | A | 2 – 3 | Valdo 24', Diego 55', Ma Cheng 67', 79', Luis Ramírez 80' | Tan Hai | 14,656 | 7th |
| 2009-04-18 19:30 | Chongqing Lifan | H | 3 – 1 | José Duarte 19', Xu Liang 43', Luis Ramírez 75', Tang Dechao 80' | Fan Qi | 18,000 | 4th |
| 2009-04-25 15:30 | Changsha Ginde | A | 0 – 0 | | Tao Rancheng | 7,532 | 6th |
| 2009-05-02 15:30 | Jiangsu Sainty | H | 1 – 0 | Xu Liang 84' (p) | Li Yuhong | 22,600 | 4th |
| 2009-05-09 15:30 | Chengdu Blades | A | 1 – 2 | Wang Song 10', Rodrigues 51', Luis Ramírez 75' | Wan Daxue | 10,000 | 6th |
| 2009-05-15 15:30 | Shandong Luneng | H | 1 – 1 | Luis Ramírez 4', Han Peng 47' | Zhang Lei | 17,000 | 6th |
| 2009-05-24 15:30 | Shaanxi Chan-Ba | A | 1 – 4 | Li Yan 39', Wan Houliang 81', Wang Peng 85', Wang Yun 90',Luis Ramírez 91'+ | Wan Daxue | 21,400 | 8th |
| 2009-06-13 19:30 | Shanghai Shenhua | H | 2 – 1 | Luis Ramírez 21',Yu Tao 46'+,Xu Liang 55' | Fan Qi | 21,000 | 4th |
| 2009-06-20 19:30 | Changchun Yatai | A | 0 – 2 | Liu Xiaodong 11', Li Zhihai 22' (OG) | Tao Rancheng | 11,000 | 6th |
| 2009-06-28 15:30 | Beijing Guoan | H | 1 – 1 | Yan xiangchuang 42',Xu Liang 65' (p) | Zhang Zhengping | 21,680 | 9th |
| 2009-07-02 19:30 | Qingdao Jonoon | A | 0 – 0 | | Wang Jin | 6,000 | 9th |
| 2009-07-05 15:30 | Tianjin Teda | H | 1 – 1 | Diogo 40',Ma Leilei 53' | Zhang Lei | 21,160 | 11th |
| 2009-08-02 15:30 | Henan Construction | H | 2 – 0 | Diego 60', Luis Ramírez 86' | Xu Fuxin | 22,160 | 7th |
| 2009-08-08 15:30 | Shenzhen Asia Travel | H | 6 – 1 | Luis Ramírez 25', Wu Pingfeng 28', Diego 33', Feng Junyan 61',Hernán Barcos 65' (p),Diogo 81', Luis Ramírez 85' | Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) | 22,000 | 5th |
| 2009-08-22 19:00 | Dalian Shide | A | 0 – 0 | | Li Jun | 14,000 | 4th |
| 2009-08-26 15:30 | Hangzhou Greentown | H | 2 – 0 | Xu Liang 38', Wu Pingfeng 51' | Zhou Chuan | 18,900 | 4th |
| 2009-08-30 19:30 | Chongqing Lifan | A | 0 – 1 | José Duarte 75' | Huang Junjie | 8,000 | 6th |
| 2009-09-05 15:30 | Changsha Ginde | H | 2 – 1 | Luis Ramírez 8',71'(p), Liu Jianye 84' | Huang Yejun | 21,000 | 6th |
| 2009-09-12 19:30 | Jiangsu Sainty | A | 1 – 3 | Wang Yang 9', Lu Bofei 48', Li Jianhua 62'(OG),Luis Ramírez 77'(p) | Huang Junjie | 13,000 | 6th |
| 2009-09-16 15:30 | Chengdu Blades | H | 1 – 2 | Luis Ramírez 64'(p),Brendon Šantalab 74'(p),84' | Tan Hai | | 7th |
| 2009-09-20 19:30 | Shandong Luneng | A | 1 – 1 | Alejandro Cichero 21', Luis Ramírez 68' | Wan Daxue | 15,367 | 8th |
| 2009-09-26 15:30 | Shaanxi Chan-Ba | H | 1 – 1 | Xu Liang 70',Yu Hai 75' | Li Jun | 22,000 | 8th |
| 2009-10-05 19:30 | Shanghai Shenhua | A | 1 – 3 | Sun Xiang 12',53' , Luis Ramírez 62',Aleksander Rodić 82' | Zhou Gang | | 10th |
| 2009-10-10 15:30 | Changchun Yatai | H | 1 – 1 | Ricardo Steer 30',Luis Ramírez 83' | Wang Jin | 18,500 | 9th |
| 2009-10-17 15:30 | Beijing Guoan | A | 0 – 2 | Ryan Griffiths 14',89' | Tao Rancheng | 36,500 | 10th |
| 2009-10-24 15:30 | Qingdao Jonoon | H | 0 – 0 | | Huang Junjie | 23,120 | 8th |
| 2009-10-31 15:30 | Tianjin Teda | A | 1 – 2 | Han Yanming 28' , Luis Ramírez 60(p)',Cao Yang 83(p)' | Tao Rancheng | 8,000 | 9th |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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. To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon once or twice.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Starts | Goals | YC | SYC |
| Luis Ramírez | FW | 30 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Xu Liang | MF | 23 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Diego | FW | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Wu Pingfeng | MF | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Diogo | MF | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Feng Junyan | MF | 27 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bai Lei | MF | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Li Zhihai | DF | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tang Dechao | FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Li Shuai | GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Li Jianhua | MF | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Li Yan | MF | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ismael Alvarado | DF | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Li Benjian | MF | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zhou Lin | DF | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cui Wei | DF | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lu Lin | MF | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hu Zhaojun | MF | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Huang Zhiyi | DF | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wang Xiaoshi | DF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cao Zhijie | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zhang Si | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xu Deen | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | –– | –– | –– | 38 | 47 | 3 |
No appearances player not listed.

## Youth teams
### U19s

| Kick-off (GMT+8) | Opponents | H / A | Result |
| 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