# 1994 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

The 1994 season is the 41st year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 27th season in the Chinese football league and the first season in the professional football league.

## Technical staff

| Name | Job title |
| Zhou Suian | Manager (from 7 Apr 1994) |
| Huang Guocai | Assistant Manager (from 7 Apr 1994) |
| Li Yong | Coach (from 7 Apr 1994) |
| Mai Chao | Coach (from 7 Apr 1994) |
| Du Qingen | U17 Team Coach (from 7 Apr 1994) |
| Huang Guocai | Caretaker manager (from 1 Mar 1994 to 6 Apr 1994) |

## 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 |
| 0 | GK | CHN | Dong Guozhi |
| 1 | GK | CHN | Huang Hongtao |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Peng Changying |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Shen Rong |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Chen Yaohua |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Li Wei |
| 7 | FW | CHN | Hu Zhijun |
| 8 | MF | CHN | Peng Weiguo |
| 10 | FW | CHN | Luo Wensheng |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Feng Feng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | CHN | Peng Jinbo |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Mai Chao (captain) |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wen Zhijun |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Zhu Weizhuo |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Tan Ende |
| 19 | FW | CHN | Lü Jianjun |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Huang Weixiong |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Peng Weijun |
| 22 | FW | JPN | Isamu Tsuji |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Huang Haibin |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | CHN | Li Wei (from Bayi) |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Feng Feng (from Bayi) |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Huang Weixiong (loan return from Happy Valley) |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Peng Weijun (loan return from Happy Valley) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | CHN | Wu Qunli (to South China) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | SCO | Neil Armour (from Albion Rovers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | SCO | Neil Armour (to Happy Valley) |

## Match results
### Friendly matches

Friendly matches :
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers |
| 1993-11-28 | Sinŭiju Locomotive | H | 2 – 1 | Hu Zhijun, Lü Jianjun |
| 1994-02-02 | Tianjin Yuancheng | H | 7 – 0 | Hu Zhijun(3), Isamu Tsuji |
| 1994-02-04 | Guangzhou II | H | 4 – 1 | Hu Zhijun, Li Wei, Zhang Bing, Isamu Tsuji |
| 1994-02-06 | China U20 | H | 2 – 1 | Hu Zhijun, Peng Jinbo |
| 1994-02-11 | America | H | 1 – 0 | Li Yong |
| 1994-02-16 | Denmark | H | 0 – 2 | |
| 1994-02-27 | Yokohama Marinos | H | 0 – 1 | |
| 1994-03-02 | Macau | A | 1 – 0 | Feng Feng |
| 1994-05-12 | Instant-Dict | H | 2 – 1 | |
| 1994-05-18 | Goianésia | H | 1 – 0 | Wen Zhijun |
| 1994-05-27 | Guangzhou II | H | 3 – 1 | |
| 1994-09-23 | Shenzhen | A | 5 – 2 | |
| 1994-09-25 | Guangdong Hongyuan | N | 1 – 3 | |
| 1994-10-01 | Guangdong Hongyuan | N | 2 – 1 | Huang Qineng, Isamu Tsuji |
| 1994-10-11 | Singapore | H | 2 – 2 4 – 6 PSO | |
| 1994-10-13 | Happy Valley | H | 4 – 2 | |

### Jia-A League
## League table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dalian Wanda | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 33 |
| 2 | Guangzhou Apollo | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Liaoning Yuandong | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 25 |
| 5 | Shandong Taishan | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 |
Top 5 positions show for brevity; for the full table, see 1994 Chinese Jia-A League