# 2017 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2017 Guangzhou R&F season is the 7th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 7th season in the Chinese football league, also its 6th season in the top flight.

## Review

* 7 November 2016, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Lu Lin, Huang Zhengyu and Zeng Chao signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F.
* 25 November 2016, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Tang Miao signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
* 25 January 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Eran Zahavi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
* 25 January 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Wang Song and Xiao Zhi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F.
* 7 February 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Chang Feiya signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2019.
* 21 February 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Renatinho signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2019.

## Coaching and medical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Dragan Stojković |
| Assistant coaches | Žarko Đurović |
| Assistant coaches | Dejan Govedarica |
| Fitness coach | Katsuhito Kinoshi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Huang Hongtao |
| Team leader | Huang Jun |
| Team physicians | Fan Bihua |
| Team physicians | Marco van der Steen |
| Physiotherapist | Raldy van Haastert |
| Performance manager | Bito Wu |
| Interpreters | Hong Wenjie |
| Interpreters | Weng Zhanhong |
| Interpreters | Piao Jun |
Source: Guangzhou R&F F.C.

## Squad
### Winter

    As of 3 March 2017

#### First team

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 | Cheng Yuelei |
| 3 | FW | CHN | Xiang Baixu |
| 4 | MF | CHN | Zhang Gong |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Eran Zahavi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Júnior Urso |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Apostolos Giannou |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Renatinho |
| 11 | DF | CHN | Jiang Zhipeng (Captain) |
| 13 | MF | CHN | Ye Chugui |
| 14 | FW | CHN | Zeng Chao |
| 16 | GK | CHN | Pei Chensong |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Zhang Chenlong |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Yi Teng |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Jiang Jihong |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Tang Miao |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Jang Hyun-Soo |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Lu Lin |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Han Feng |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Ma Junliang |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Chen Fuhai |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Wang Jia'nan |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Xiao Zhi |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Chen Zhizhao |
| 34 | MF | CHN | Wang Xinhui |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Li Tixiang |
| 36 | MF | CHN | Huang Zhengyu |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Li Yuyang |
| 38 | FW | CHN | Zhang Jiajie |
| 39 | MF | CHN | Zhao Keda |
| 40 | DF | CHN | Chen Weiming |

#### Reserve team

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 |
| 41 | DF | CHN | Li Lei |
| 43 | DF | CHN | Ye Ruiwen |
| 46 | DF | CHN | Deng Zhiyao |
| 47 | FW | CHN | Tong Hui |
| 48 | MF | CHN | Deng Yanlin |
| 49 | GK | CHN | Ji Xiangzheng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 50 | FW | CHN | Zhang Jianjun |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Bu Wenhao |
| 52 | FW | CHN | Huang Jingbin |
| 53 | DF | CHN | Bi Guanghuan |
| 60 | DF | CHN | Zhao Ming |

### Summer

    As of 14 July 2017

#### First team

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 | Cheng Yuelei |
| 3 | FW | CHN | Xiang Baixu |
| 4 | MF | CHN | Zhang Gong |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Sölvi Ottesen |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Yang Wanshun |
| 7 | MF | ISR | Eran Zahavi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Júnior Urso |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Apostolos Giannou |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Renatinho |
| 11 | DF | CHN | Jiang Zhipeng (Captain) |
| 13 | MF | CHN | Ye Chugui |
| 14 | FW | CHN | Zeng Chao |
| 15 | MF | CHN | Ning An |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Zhang Chenlong |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Yi Teng |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Jiang Jihong |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | CHN | Tang Miao |
| 21 | DF | CHN | Zhu Di |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Lu Lin |
| 24 | FW | CHN | Mai Jiajian |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Han Feng |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Ma Junliang |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Wang Jia'nan |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Xiao Zhi |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Chen Zhizhao |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Li Tixiang |
| 36 | DF | CHN | Huang Zhengyu |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Li Yuyang |
| 39 | MF | CHN | Zhao Keda |
| 40 | DF | CHN | Chen Weiming |
| 45 | GK | CHN | Long Wenhao |
| 50 | FW | CHN | Zhang Jianjun |

#### Reserve team

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 |
| 41 | DF | CHN | Li Lei |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Ma Weichao |
| 44 | MF | CHN | Wei Zongren |
| 46 | DF | CHN | Deng Zhiyao |
| 47 | FW | CHN | Tong Hui |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 49 | GK | CHN | Ji Xiangzheng |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Bu Wenhao |
| 52 | FW | CHN | Huang Jingbin |
| 53 | DF | CHN | Bi Guanghuan |
| 54 | GK | CHN | Xing Yu |

## Transfers
### Winter
#### In

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 4 | DMF | Zhang Gong | 24 | Dalian Transcendence | Transfer | Free transfer | 19 November 2016 |
| 35 | MF | Li Tixiang | 27 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Transfer | Free transfer | 19 November 2016 |
| 3 | FW | Xiang Baixu | 21 | Tianjin Quanjian | Transfer | €2,000,000 | 25 November 2016 |
| - | RB | Zhang Yuan | 27 | Beijing Renhe | Loan return | | 15 December 2016 |
| 18 | DF | Yi Teng | 26 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Transfer | Swap deal | 29 December 2016 |
| - | FW | Jeremy Bokila | 28 | Al Kharaitiyat SC | Loan return | | 31 December 2016 |
| 8 | DMF | Júnior Urso | 29 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | Transfer | €2,850,000 | 9 January 2017 |
| 19 | DF | Jiang Jihong | 26 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | Transfer | Free transfer | 20 January 2017 |

#### Out

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| - | RB | Zhang Yuan | 27 | Shenzhen F.C. | Transfer | Free transfer | 15 December 2016 |
| 3 | DF | Yu Yang | 27 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | Transfer | €8,270,000 | 30 December 2016 |
| 8 | LM | Wang Xiaolong | 30 | Tianjin Quanjian | Transfer | €4,950,000 | 22 January 2017 |
| 7 | DMF | Gustav Svensson | 29 | Seattle Sounders FC | Transfer | Undisclosed | 30 January 2017 |
| 21 | RMF | Chang Feiya | 24 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan out | | 7 February 2017 |
| 25 | FW | Aaron Olanare | 22 | CSKA Moscow | Transfer | Free transfer | 13 February 2017 |
| 28 | FW | Jeremy Bokila | 28 | Akhisar Belediyespor | Transfer | Free transfer | 13 February 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Zhang Yaokun | 35 | Wuhan Zall | Transfer | Free transfer | 27 February 2017 |
| - | MF | Min Junlin | 23 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan out | | 27 February 2017 |
| - | DF | Yang Ting | 23 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan out | | 27 February 2017 |
| 33 | DMF | Wang Song | 35 | Jiangsu Suning | Transfer | €5,500,000 | 28 February 2017 |

### Summer
#### In

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
| 5 | DF | Sölvi Ottesen | 33 | Buriram United | Transfer | Free transfer | 13 July 2017 | |
| 6 | MF | Yang Wanshun | 21 | Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli | Transfer | €103,000 | 14 July 2017 | |

#### Out

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
| 22 | DF | Jang Hyun-Soo | 25 | FC Tokyo | Transfer | Undisclosed | 12 July 2017 | |

### R&F (Hong Kong)
## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Chinese Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Hebei China Fortune | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 52 | |
| 5 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 52 | |
| 6 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 49 | |
| 7 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 44 | |

#### 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 | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches

#### League Matches
### Chinese FA Cup
## Statistics

    As of 4 November 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals | Apps. | Starts | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Cheng Yuelei | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Xiang Baixu | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Zhang Gong | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Eran Zahavi | 30 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| 8 | MF | Júnior Urso | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Apostolos Giannou | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Renatinho | 26 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 16 |
| 11 | DF | Jiang Zhipeng | 28 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Ye Chugui | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Zeng Chao | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Zhang Chenlong | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Yi Teng | 23 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Jiang Jihong | 23 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Tang Miao | 30 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | Lu Lin | 29 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Han Feng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Wang Jia'nan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Xiao Zhi | 27 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 7 |
| 32 | MF | Chen Zhizhao | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | Li Tixiang | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Huang Zhengyu | 29 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Players who are left Guangzhou R&F that have appeared this season: ||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | Jang Hyun-Soo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Fu Yunlong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who join Guangzhou R&F that have appeared this season: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Sölvi Ottesen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Mai Jiajian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 59 | | | 10 | | | 69 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Zahavi | 7 | FW | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2 | Renatinho | 10 | MF | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Xiao Zhi | 29 | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Tang Miao | 20 | DF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Urso | 8 | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Giannou | 9 | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Yi Teng | 18 | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ottesen | 5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ye Chugui | 13 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Zeng Chao | 14 | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Jiang Jihong | 19 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Lu Lin | 23 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Chen Zhizhao | 32 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 59 | 10 | 69 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Cheng Yuelei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Zhang Gong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Sölvi Ottesen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Eran Zahavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Júnior Urso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Renatinho | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Jiang Zhipeng | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Ye Chugui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Zeng Chao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zhang Chenlong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Yi Teng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Jiang Jihong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Tang Miao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Lu Lin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Xiao Zhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Fu Yunlong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Chen Zhizhao | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Li Tixiang | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | Huang Zhengyu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 55 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1 |