# 2018 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2018 Guangzhou R&F season is the 8th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 8th season in the Chinese football league, also its 7th season in the top flight.

## Review

* 8 November 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Dragan Stojković signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
* 5 December 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Huang Zhengyu signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
* 25 December 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Cheng Yuelei signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
* 15 January 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Zhang Chenlong signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
* 26 February 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Eran Zahavi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
* 28 February 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Renatinho signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
* 25 April 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Yi Teng signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
* 26 April 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Lu Lin signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.

## Coaching and medical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Dragan Stojković |
| Assistant coaches | Žarko Đurović (to May 16) |
| Assistant coaches | Dejan Govedarica |
| Fitness coaches | Katsuhito Kinoshi |
| Fitness coaches | Divan Augustyn (from June) |
| Goalkeeper coach | Huang Hongtao |
| Team leader | Huang Jun |
| Team physicians | Marco van der Steen |
| Team physicians | Mai Zhiyuan |
| Team physicians | Fan Bihua |
| Performance manager | Bito Wu |
| Interpreters | Hong Wenjie |
| Interpreters | Weng Zhanhong |
Source: Guangzhou R&F F.C.

## Squad
### Winter

    As of 1 March 2018

#### 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 |
| 4 | MF | CHN | Zhang Gong |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiaqi |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Cai Haojian |
| 7 | FW | ISR | Eran Zahavi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Júnior Urso |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Chang Feiya |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Renatinho |
| 11 | DF | CHN | Ding Haifeng |
| 14 | FW | SRB | Marko Perović |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Zhang Chenlong |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Yi Teng (Captain) |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Jiang Jihong |
| 20 | DF | CHN | Tang Miao |
| 22 | DF | CHN | Zheng Zhiming |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Lu Lin |
| 24 | FW | CHN | Mai Jiajian |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Han Feng |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Ma Junliang |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Xiao Zhi |
| 31 | MF | CHN | Wang Jia'nan |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Chen Zhizhao |
| 34 | DF | CHN | Wang Xin |
| 35 | DF | CHN | Li Tixiang |
| 36 | DF | CHN | Huang Zhengyu |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Li Yuyang |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Chen Yajun |
| 39 | GK | CHN | Shen Shuaishuai |
| 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 | Liu Jiale |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Liang Zhanchong |
| 43 | FW | CHN | Huang Zihao |
| 44 | FW | CHN | Fang Jinzhao |
| 45 | GK | CHN | Long Wenhao |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 46 | DF | CHN | Deng Zhiyao |
| 49 | FW | CHN | Huang Jingbin |
| 50 | DF | CHN | Zhang Jianjun |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Zhang Chaoqun |

### Summer

    As of 17 July 2018

#### 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 | DF | SRB | Duško Tošić |
| 4 | MF | CHN | Zhang Gong |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiaqi |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Cai Haojian |
| 7 | FW | ISR | Eran Zahavi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Júnior Urso |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Chang Feiya |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Renatinho |
| 11 | DF | CHN | Ding Haifeng |
| 16 | FW | CHN | Li Rui |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Zhang Chenlong |
| 18 | DF | CHN | Yi Teng |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Jiang Jihong |
| 20 | DF | CHN | Tang Miao |
| 22 | DF | CHN | Zheng Zhiming |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | CHN | Lu Lin (Captain) |
| 24 | FW | CHN | Mai Jiajian |
| 25 | GK | CHN | Han Feng |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Ma Junliang |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Zhang Jiajie |
| 29 | FW | CHN | Xiao Zhi |
| 30 | MF | CHN | Wang Peng |
| 32 | MF | CHN | Chen Zhizhao |
| 34 | DF | CHN | Wang Xin |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Li Tixiang |
| 36 | DF | CHN | Huang Zhengyu |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Li Yuyang |
| 38 | MF | CHN | Chen Yajun |
| 39 | GK | CHN | Shen Shuaishuai |
| 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 |
| 14 | MF | SRB | Marko Perović |
| 31 | MF | CHN | Wang Jia'nan |
| 41 | DF | CHN | Liu Jiale |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Liang Zhanchong |
| 43 | FW | CHN | Huang Zihao |
| 44 | FW | CHN | Fang Jinzhao |
| 45 | GK | CHN | Long Wenhao |
| 46 | DF | CHN | Deng Zhiyao |
| 47 | MF | CHN | Pan Jiajun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 48 | GK | CHN | Chen Zirong |
| 49 | FW | CHN | Huang Jingbin |
| 50 | DF | CHN | Zhang Jianjun |
| 51 | MF | CHN | Zhang Chaoqun |
| 52 | MF | CHN | Yao Jialin |
| 56 | MF | CHN | Deng Yanlin |
| 57 | MF | CHN | Chen Fuhai |
| 58 | DF | CHN | Liang Yongfeng |
| 59 | MF | HKG | Tan Chun Lok |

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

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 6 | MF | Cai Haojian | 22 | | Transfer | Free | 17 November 2017 |
| 22 | DF | Zheng Zhiming | 18 | | Transfer | Free | 17 November 2017 |
| 38 | DMF | Chen Yajun | 18 | | Transfer | Free | 17 November 2017 |
| 9 | RMF | Chang Feiya | 24 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan return | | 1 January 2018 |
| - | MF | Min Junlin | 23 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan return | | 1 January 2018 |
| - | DF | Yang Ting | 24 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan return | | 1 January 2018 |
| 34 | DF | Wang Xin | 20 | Vejle BK | Transfer | Undisclosed | 1 January 2018 |
| 11 | LB | Ding Haifeng | 26 | Hebei China Fortune | Transfer | Swap deal | 22 February 2018 |
| 5 | DMF | Zhang Jiaqi | 26 | Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | Loan | | 25 February 2018 |
| 14 | LW | Marko Perović | 34 | R&F (Hong Kong) | Transfer | Free | 25 February 2018 |

#### Out

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 5 | DF | Sölvi Ottesen | 33 | Vikingur Reykjavik | Transfer | Free | 30 November 2017 |
| 14 | MF | Zeng Chao | 24 | Meixian Techand | Transfer | €380,000 | 1 January 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Apostolos Giannou | 28 | AEK Larnaca | Transfer | Free | 25 January 2018 |
| 3 | FW | Xiang Baixu | 22 | Shenzhen | Transfer | €1,900,000 | 30 January 2018 |
| - | DF | Yang Ting | 24 | Guizhou Hengfeng | Transfer | Undisclosed | 9 February 2018 |
| 11 | LB | Jiang Zhipeng | 28 | Hebei China Fortune | Transfer | €2,500,000+Swap deal | 22 February 2018 |
| 13 | MF | Ye Chugui | 23 | Shenzhen | Loan out | | 24 February 2018 |
| - | MF | Min Junlin | 24 | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Transfer | Undisclosed | 26 February 2018 |
| 6 | MF | Yang Wanshun | 22 | Tianjin TEDA | Transfer | Free | 28 February 2018 |

### Summer
#### In

| Squad number | Position | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 3 | DF | Duško Tošić | 33 | Beşiktaş | Transfer | £4,050,000 | 18 May 2018 |
| 59 | MF | Tan Chun Lok | 22 | Tai Po | Transfer | | 13 July 2018 |
| 16 | FW | Li Rui | 24 | Braga B | Transfer | Free | 15 July 2018 |
| 30 | MF | Wang Peng | 20 | Gondomar | Loan | | 15 July 2018 |

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

Win  Draw  Loss

### Chinese Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Beijing Renhe | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 37 |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanjian | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 36 |
| 10 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 36 |
| 11 | Dalian Yifang | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 35 |
| 12 | Henan Jianye | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 |
* 1 2 Tianjin Quanjian is ahead of Guangzhou R&F on head-to-head points: Tianjin Quanjian 2–1 Guangzhou R&F, Guangzhou R&F 2–6 Tianjin Quanjian.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 August 2018. Source: Competitive Matches

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

    As of 18 August 2018

### 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 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Duško Tošić | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Zhang Gong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Zhang Jiaqi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Cai Haojian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Eran Zahavi | 19 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| 8 | MF | Júnior Urso | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Chang Feiya | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Renatinho | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | DF | Ding Haifeng | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zhang Chenlong | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Yi Teng | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Jiang Jihong | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Tang Miao | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Lu Lin | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | Mai Jiajian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Han Feng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Ma Junliang | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Zhang Jiajie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Xiao Zhi | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 7 |
| 30 | MF | Wang Peng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Chen Zhizhao | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 34 | DF | Wang Xin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Li Tixiang | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Huang Zhengyu | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Li Yuyang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Chen Yajun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Chen Weiming | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 38 | | | 7 | | | 45 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | No. | Pos. | Super League | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Zahavi | 7 | FW | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Xiao Zhi | 29 | FW | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Renatinho | 10 | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Urso | 8 | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Lu Lin | 23 | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Chen Zhizhao | 32 | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Duško Tošić | 3 | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zhang Jiaqi | 5 | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Chang Feiya | 9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zhang Chenlong | 17 | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ma Junliang | 26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 38 | 7 | 45 |

### 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 |
| 7 | FW | Zahavi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Urso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Renatinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Ding Haifeng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zhang Chenlong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Yi Teng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Jiang Jihong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Tang Miao | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Lu Lin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Ma Junliang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Xiao Zhi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Chen Zhizhao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Li Tixiang | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | Huang Zhengyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 |