# 1997 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

The 1997 season is the 44th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 30th season in the Chinese football league and the 4th season in the professional football league.

## 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Dong Guozhi |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Huang Qineng |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Peng Changying |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Chen Yaohua |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Peng Jinbo |
| 6 | FW | CHN | Lü Jianjun |
| 7 | FW | CHN | Hu Zhijun |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Robert Markovac (from July) |
| 9 | MF | CHN | Wen Zhijun |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Peng Weiguo (captain) |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Tan Ende |
| 12 | DF | CHN | Mao Zhuojun |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Huang Haibin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Mai Guangliang |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Liang Jianfeng |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Zheng Cong |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Wen Junwu |
| 21 | FW | CHN | Yuan Junhui |
| 22 | FW | CHN | Min Jin |
| 23 | FW | CHN | Feng Yongxiang |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Tian Ye |
| 26 | FW | DEN | Riffi Haddaoui (to July) |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Kim Rasmussen (to April) |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Dominic Iorfa (from April) |
| 29 | GK | AUS | Peter Blazincic |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Dong Guozhi (from Guangzhou Songri) |
| 9 | MF | CHN | Wen Zhijun (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) |
| 22 | FW | CHN | Min Jin (from Chengdu Wuniu) |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Tian Ye (from Hunan Jinxiang) |
| 26 | FW | DEN | Riffi Haddaoui (from FinnPa) |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Kim Rasmussen (loan from Hvidovre) |
| 29 | GK | AUS | Peter Blazincic (from West Adelaide SC) |
| -- | MF | CHN | Zhu Weizhuo (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Huang Hongtao (Retired) |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Shen Rong (to Guangzhou Songri) |
| 5 | DF | POR | Paulo (Released) |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wei (to Qingdao Hainiu) |
| 9 | MF | CHN | Peng Weijun (to Shenzhen Kinspar) |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Feng Feng (to Sichuan Quanxing) |
| 15 | FW | BRA | Emerson (to Lamego) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Zhu Weizhuo (to Shenzhen Kinspar) |
| 19 | MF | CHN | Cai Qinghui (to Foshan Fosti) |
| 21 | MF | POR | Gomez (Released) |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Li Qingshan (loan return to Jinan Taishan Jiangjun) |
| 25 | FW | CHN | Luo Wensheng (to Foshan Fosti) |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Feng Minzhi (to Guangzhou Songri) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Robert Markovac (from Sydney United) |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Dominic Iorfa (from Instant-Dict) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | FW | DEN | Riffi Haddaoui (to Hvidovre) |
| 27 | MF | DEN | Kim Rasmussen (loan return to Hvidovre) |

## Match results
### Friendly matches

Friendly matches :
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | |
| 1997-04-10 | Sing Tao | A | 6 – 0 | Haddaoui(3), Tan Ende(2), Hu Zhijun |
| 1997-09-21 | Instant-Dict | N | 1 – 3 | Huang Qineng |
| 1997-09-25 | South China | N | 2 – 1 | Mai Guangliang, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-27 | Instant-Dict | A | 2 – 2 | Iorfa, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-30 | South China | A | 1 – 2 | Yuan Junhui |