# 2025 Beijing Guoan F.C. season

The 2025 season is Beijing Guoan F.C.'s 61st season in Chinese football competitions. This season marks the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's inaugural season in 2004, and it is the club's 35th consecutive season in the top-flight of Chinese football. It covered a period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.

## Summary
### Pre-season

On 10 December 2024, Guoan announced that head coach Ricardo Soares has left the club. On the same day, the club appointed Quique Setién as head coach for the 2025 season. Setién said that he would like to team to play possession-based attacking football, and that he believed that the team should not be 20 points behind league leaders like it was in the 2024 season.
The team began a two-week pre-season training in Kunming starting on 15 December with players out on loan returning to participate as well. Newly appointed head coach Setién was not present during this phase with training instead being led by assistant coach and Spanish former beach soccer player Ramiro Amarelle.
On 21 December 2024, Guoan suffered a temporary transfer ban from FIFA that prohibited incoming player transfers pending the result of certain financial disputes. The ban was lifted on 30 December 2024 following the resolution of the financial dispute, and Guoan was free to continue player transfer activities.
On 27 December 2024, Guoan played a training match in Kunming against Shandong Taishan's U-18 team. As the opponent is much younger, Guoan played with a 10-man team. Guoan won 4–0 with two goals from Yan Yu and one each from Wang Ziming and Fang Hao. The training camp officially concluded on 28 December 2024.
News reports on 31 December 2024 confirmed that the club had signed a 2-year contract extension with Zhang Xizhe and 1-year extensions with Wang Gang and Chi Zhongguo respectively. Bai Yang, Nebijan Muhmet, and Cao Yongjing's contracts were also extended by the club. It was also reported that Samuel Adegbenro, Mamadou Traoré, and Zhang Chengdong's contracts would not be extended and the players have left the club. Club also announced the retirement of long-time captain Yu Dabao and his subsequent transition to youth coaching roles within the club. On 7 January 2025, Li Ke announced his departure from Beijing Guoan after a six-season long spell. The following day, Shanghai Shenhua announced Li Ke's arrival at the club on a free transfer. Ahead of the season, long-term club youth players including He Xiaoqiang, Ruan Qilong, Ma Yujun, Duan Dezhi and others also left the club.
Guoan began its second phase of winter training in Haikou on 6 January 2025 under head coach Setién. This phase of training is set to last 21 days with multiple friendlies. The first friendly took place on 14 January against Changchun Yatai, which Guoan won 2–0 through a penalty from Zhang Xizhe and a goal from Jiang Wenhao. On 17 January, Guoan played its second training camp friendly against China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong. Abreu, Fang Hao, Zhang Xizhe, and Nebijan helped Guoan to a 4–2 win. On 21 January, Guoan lost 2–3 to Dalian Yingbo in the team's third training match. Abreu and an opposition goal put Guoan up in the firs half, but the team conceded three in the second half after rotating. Guoan won its fourth training match, played against old rival Shanghai Shenhua, 4–1 thanks to two goals from Fang Hao and one each from Feng Boxuan and Zhang Yuning. Former Guoan player Gao Tianyi scored Shenhua's lone goal. Guoan's last training match before the team's Lunar New Year break took place on 26 January against Nantong Zhiyun. Lin Liangming scored the lone goal, with Guoan winning 1–0.
On 30 January, Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir announced that Chinese center-back Wu Shaocong is leaving the Turkish side and joining Beijing Guoan. The club announced 3 more midfield transfers to Guoan on 2 February: Serginho from Changchun Yatai, Dawhan from Gamba Osaka, and Li Ruiyue from Shanghai Jiading Huilong.
The team regrouped on 1 February and traveled to Thailand to begin its third phase of winter training. Guoan lost the first training match in Thailand against Hwaseong FC, a K League 2 club, 1–2 on 4 February. Guoan played fellow CSL team Shenzhen Peng City on 8 February in its second training match and won 4–2. Abreu scored all four goals for Guoan. On 13 February, Guoan tied Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi F.C. 1–1 in another training match thanks to a goal from Abreu. Guoan's final pre-season training match took place a day later against China League One side Liaoning Tieren. Guoan drew the game 1–1 with a goal from Zhang Yuning.
On 18 February, the last day of the winter transfer window, Guoan announced the signing of Serbian defender Uroš Spajić from Red Star Belgrade. The transfer came after the club received confirmation that Serginho's naturalization process is completed and he would be registered as a Chinese national.
Guoan's participation in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two was officially confirmed on 19 February. As a result of finishing 4th in the league in 2024, Guoan would qualify for the competition provided that Shandong Taishan, which finished behind Guoan and could not qualify via its domestic league rankings, does not win the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite. On 19 February, Shandong Taishan withdrew from the group stages of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite as a result of sustained political controversy stirred by its fans displaying images of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan and current North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in an AFC Champions League Elite match against K League 1 side Gwangju, cementing Guoan's place in continental competition for the 2025–26 season.

### February

Guoan's played its first league game of the season on 22 February away from home against newly-promoted side Yunnan Yukun. After a dull first half, Guoan upped the pressure and scored through Abreu in the 53rd minute with Nebijan Muhmet providing the assist. Guoan doubled its lead in the 79th minute as Cao Yongjing deftly touched a rebounded corner. In the 100th minute, Bai Yang was shown a second yellow card and was sent off. Ultlimately, Guoan secured its opening match with a 2–0 win.

### March

Guoan's second game of the season was played away from home on 1 March against old rivals Shanghai Shenhua. Guoan's new central defense signing Uroš Spajić was named in the starting lineup in his debut for the team. In the 11th minute, Guoan opened the scoring through Lin Liangming's header in a set piece situation. However, after 2 separate Guoan defensive plays were VAR review, the tide of the match shifted against Guoan. In the 38th minute, Wu Xi leveled for Shenhua after lobbing Guoan's keeper. In the 3rd minute of added time in the first half, a Han Jiaqi mistake gave away a penalty, through which Shenhua gained a 2–1 lead before halftime. Setién made several changes at the half, including debiting Guoan's other center-back signing Wu Shaocong. In the 81st minute, Zhang Yuan, who was substituted on at the beginning of the second half, was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Despite playing a man down, Guoan leveled the game in the 93rd minute with Li Lei crossing the ball for Abreu, whose header ricocheted into the net after hitting the crossbar and then against the back of Shenhua's keeper Bao Yaxiong. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.
On 15 March, Guoan played a training match against Qingdao Hainiu to keep players sharp during the international break. Guoan won 2–1 with Fang Hao scoring a double. However, Wang Gang suffered a broken rib and Zhang Yuan a muscle strain in the match, resulting in both players being sidelined. He Yupeng was also injured around the same time, having fractured his foot in training.
On 17 March, Serginho, known now in Chinese as Sai Erjini'ao, was officially called up by the Chinese national team ahead of a World Cup Qualification match against Saudi Arabia, confirming his naturalization as a Chinese player.
On 19 March, Guoan youth player Guo Jiaxuan died at 18 years of age at Beijing's Tiantan Hospital. On 6 February, He suffered a severe training injury in Spain as part of Beijing Football Association's training squad in preparation of the 2025 National Games of China that led to him being pronounced brain dead locally. He was transferred back to Beijing for medical care, but never regained consciousness.

## First team
### First-team coaching staff

| Position | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Last club |
| Manager | Quique Setién | Spain | 27 Sep 1958 (1958-09-27) (age 66) | Villarreal |
| Assistant coaches | Ramiro Amarelle | Spain | 17 Dec 1977 (1977-12-17) (age 47) | Villarreal (as assistant coach) |
| Assistant coaches | Sui Dongliang | China | 24 Sep 1977 (1977-09-24) (age 47) | Beijing Guoan (as caretaker manager) |
| Assistant coaches | Jaime Paz Piñeiro | Spain | 13 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (age 43) | Sarriana |
| Assistant coaches | Tao Wei | China | 11 Mar 1978 (1978-03-11) (age 47) | Beijing Guoan (as player) |
| Fitness coach | Fran Soto | Spain | 15 Jan 1974 (1974-01-15) (age 51) | Villarreal (as fitness coach) |
| Goalkeeping coach | Diego Oria | Spain | 11 Feb 1987 (1987-02-11) (age 38) | Henan (as goalkeeping coach) |

### First-team squad

    As of 17 March 2025
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 | Han Jiaqi |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Wu Shaocong |
| 3 | DF | CHN | He Yupeng |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Li Lei |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui |
| 6 | MF | CHN | Chi Zhongguo |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Sai Erjini'ao |
| 8 | MF | POR | Guga |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Zhang Yuning |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Zhang Xizhe (captain) |
| 11 | FW | CHN | Lin Liangming |
| 15 | DF | SRB | Uroš Spajić |
| 16 | DF | CHN | Feng Boxuan |
| 17 | FW | CHN | Yang Liyu |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Fang Hao |
| 19 | DF | CHN | Nebijan Muhmet |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Wang Ziming |
| 21 | MF | CHN | Zhang Yuan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Dawhan |
| 25 | GK | PAR | Zheng Tuluo |
| 26 | DF | CHN | Bai Yang |
| 27 | DF | CHN | Wang Gang |
| 28 | MF | CHN | Li Ruiyue |
| 29 | FW | ANG | Fábio Abreu |
| 30 | DF | CHN | Fan Shuangjie |
| 33 | GK | CHN | Nureli Abbas |
| 34 | GK | CHN | Hou Sen |
| 35 | MF | CHN | Jiang Wenhao |
| 37 | MF | CHN | Cao Yongjing |
| 40 | GK | CHN | Xie Jintian |
| 41 | FW | CHN | Wang Zihao |
| 42 | DF | CHN | Dai Jinyu |
| 43 | FW | CHN | Wang Yuxiang |
| 44 | DF | CHN | Li Shanghan |
| 45 | GK | CHN | Yao Boqing |

#### Out on loan

    As of 20 February 2025
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 |
| — | MF | CHN | Shi Yucheng (at Shenzhen Juniors until 31 December 2025) |
| — | DF | CHN | Zhang Yixuan (at Qingdao Red Lions until 31 December 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | CHN | Hao Yucheng (at Qingdao Red Lions until 31 December 2025) |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Ends | Fee |
| | FW | Yan Yu | 22 | Heilongjiang Ice City | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | FW | Duan Dezhi | 23 | Suzhou Dongwu | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | DF | Liang Shaowen | 22 | Nantong Zhiyun | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | DF | Jiang Wenhao | 24 | Changchun Yatai | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | DF | Zhang Yixuan | 20 | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | DF | Ruan Qilong | 23 | Liaoning Tieren | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| | MF | Shi Yucheng | 23 | Shenzhen Juniors | Loan return | Winter | | Free |
| 2 | DF | Wu Shaocong | 24 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Transfer | Winter | 2027 | €900K |
| 7 | MF | Sai Erjini'ao | 29 | Changchun Yatai | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €526K |
| 23 | MF | Dawhan | 28 | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | Winter | 2027 | €1.25M |
| 28 | MF | Li Ruiyue | 18 | Shanghai Jiading Huilong | Transfer | Winter | 2029 | €66K |
| 15 | DF | Uroš Spajić | 31 | Red Star Belgrade | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | Free |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Fee |
| 22 | MF | Yu Dabao | 36 | Retired | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| 28 | MF | Zhang Chengdong | 35 | Qingdao West Coast | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| 23 | MF | Li Ke | 31 | Shanghai Shenhua | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| | FW | Duan Dezhi | 23 | Yunnan Yukun | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| 24 | FW | Samuel Adegbenro | 29 | | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| 2 | DF | Mamadou Traoré | 30 | Dalian Yingbo | End of contract | Winter | Free |
| | DF | Ruan Qilong | 23 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Transfer | Winter | €133K |
| | DF | He Xiaoqiang | 22 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Transfer | Winter | €265K |
| | DF | Liang Shaowen | 22 | Shaanxi Union | Transfer | Winter | €230K |
| | MF | Ma Yujun | 21 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | Transfer | Winter | €66K |
| | FW | Yan Yu | 22 | Shaanxi Union | Transfer | Winter | €85K |
| | MF | Shi Yucheng | 23 | Shenzhen Juniors | Loan | Winter | Free |
| | DF | Zhang Yixuan | 20 | Qingdao Red Lions | Loan | Winter | Free |
| 43 | DF | Hao Yucheng | 20 | Qingdao Red Lions | Loan | Winter | Free |
| 42 | DF | Yang Haocheng | 21 | | End of contract | Winter | Free |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Chinese Super League | 22 February | 22 November | Matchday 1 | TBD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Chinese FA Cup | 22–25 May | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | TBD | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 1 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Chinese Super League

Beijing Guoan's 2025 Chinese Super League season commenced on 22 February and will conclude on 22 November for a total of 30 matchdays.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 March 2025. Source: ESPN

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shanghai Port | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite group stage |
| 2 | Shandong Taishan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 3 | Beijing Guoan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Qingdao West Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
* During season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Rankings in the previous season. (Rules 2 to 4 are only applied when teams concerned have finished both/all the matches against others.)
* After season: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points); 8) Drawing of lots.

#### Matches
### Chinese FA Cup

Guoan will join the competition in the third round in May.

### AFC Champions League Two

Guoan will join the competition in the group stage.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 1 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | Chinese FA Cup | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Han Jiaqi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Wu Shaocong | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | He Yupeng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Li Lei | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Chi Zhongguo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Sai Erjini'ao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Guga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Zhang Yuning | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Zhang Xizhe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Lin Liangming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Uroš Spajić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Feng Boxuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Yang Liyu | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Fang Hao | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Nebijan Muhmet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Wang Ziming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Zhang Yuan | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Dawhan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Zheng Tuluo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Bai Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Wang Gang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Li Ruiyue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Fábio Abreu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | | Fan Shuangjie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | | Nureli Abbas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | | Hou Sen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Jiang Wenhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | | Cao Yongjing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | GK | | Xie Jintian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | | Wang Zihao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | | Dai Jinyu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | | Wang Yuxiang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Li Shanghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | | Yao Boqing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

    As of 3 March 2025
| Rank | Position | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | Total |
| 1 | FW | Fábio Abreu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | Cao Yongjing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | Lin Liangming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Opposition own goal | Opposition own goal | Opposition own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Assists

    As of 1 March 2025
| Rank | Position | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | Total |
| 1 | DF | Nebijan Muhmet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | Dawhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 1 March 2025
| Rank | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese FA Cup | 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two | Total |
| 1 | Han Jiaqi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Chinese Super League | Chinese Super League | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | 1 | | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Bai Yang | | 1 | | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Nebijan Muhmet | 1 | | 1 | |
| 1 | GK | Han Jiaqi | 1 | | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Uroš Spajić | 1 | | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Zhang Yuan | | 1 | | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Dawhan | 1 | | 1 | |
Last updated: 1 March 2025 Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.