2014 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. season explained

Club:Guangzhou Evergrande 2014
Stadium:Tianhe Stadium
League:Super League
League Result:1st
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:4th round
Cup2:FA Super Cup
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
Cup3:AFC Champions League
Cup3 Result:Quarterfinals
Chairman: Liu Yongzhuo (to 26 February 2014)
Kang Bing (26 February 2014 to 7 July 2014)
Zhang Yong (from 7 July 2014)
Manager: Marcello Lippi
League Topscorer:
Elkeson
(28 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Elkeson
(34 goals)
Highest Attendance:48,765 vs Beijing Guoan
26 October 2014 (Super League)
Lowest Attendance:36,351 vs Shanghai SIPG
30 April 2014 (Super League)
Average Attendance:league: 42,154
all: 41,379
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Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande season is the 61st year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and is its 47th season in the Chinese football league, also its 25th season in the top flight.

Players

Reserve squad

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Marcello Lippi
Assistant coaches Narciso Pezzotti
Massimiliano Maddaloni
Li Tie
Goalkeeping coach Michelangelo Rampulla
Fitness coach Claudio Gaudino
Reserve team coach Fabrizio Del Rosso
Reserve team assistant coach Pang Li
Reserve team goalkeeping coach Chen Gang
Academy director / U-17 team coach Marco Pezzaiuoli (from 20 October 2014)
Medical adviser Enrico Castellacci
Team doctors / Physiotherapists Silvano Cotti
Liu Shulai (to 29 September 2014)
Georg Meyer (to 30 June 2014)
Scouts Franco Ceravolo (to 31 May 2014)
Andrea Innocenti (from 12 August 2014)
Last updated: August 2014
Source: Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.

Transfers

In

Winter

Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromTypeTransfer feeDateSource
40DF Hu Bowen Shanghai DongyaTransfer¥1 million[1]
FW Cléo Kashiwa ReysolLoan returnN / A[2]
8MF Renê Júnior TombenseTransfer5 million[3]
21MF Peng Xinli Chengdu TianchengLoan returnN / A
59DF Li Jianbin Shanghai ShenhuaLoan returnN / A
DF Paulão CruzeiroLoan returnN / A
MF Renato Cajá VitóriaLoan returnN / A
DF Tu Dongxu Meizhou KejiaLoan returnN / A
MF Wang Rui Meixian HakkaLoan returnN / A
FW Ye Weichao Meizhou KejiaLoan returnN / A
DF Zhang Yujia Meizhou KejiaLoan returnN / A
MF Peng Shaoxiong Meizhou KejiaLoan returnN / A
3DF Mei Fang Wuhan ZallTransferFree transfer (Free agent)[4]
12MF Zheng Long Qingdao JonoonTransferFree transfer (Free agent)
17MF Liu Jian Qingdao JonoonTransferFree transfer (Free agent)[5]
23MF Alessandro Diamanti BolognaTransfer6.9 million[6]
18FW Dong Xuesheng Dalian AerbinTransferUndisclosed[7]

Summer

Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving fromTypeTransfer feeDateSource
MF Renato Cajá BursasporLoan returnN / A
26MF Yu Hanchaoalign=left rowspan=2 Dalian AerbinTransfer¥48 millionalign=center rowspan=2[8] [9]
35DF Li Xuepeng
15GK Dong Chunyu Shenyang ZhongzeLoan returnN / A
38FW Alberto Gilardino GenoaTransfer5 million[10]

Out

Winter

Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
DF Paulão InternacionalTransferUndisclosed[11] [12]
15MF Darío Conca FluminenseTransferFree transfer (End of contract)[13]
26MF Li Bin Yinchuan HelanshanTransferUndisclosedFebruary 2014
38DF Zhang Yujia Guizhou ZhichengTransferUndisclosedFebruary 2014
MF Peng Shaoxiong Meizhou KejiaTransferUndisclosedFebruary 2014
24MF Shi Hongjun Meizhou KejiaTransferUndisclosedFebruary 2014
23MF Li Zhilang Meizhou KejiaTransferUndisclosedFebruary 2014
1GK Yang Jun Shenyang ZhongzeTransferFree transfer (End of contract)[14]
FW CléoReleasedUndisclosedFebruary 2014

Summer

Squad numberPositionPlayerMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
60MF Qin ShengMeizhou KejiaReleased[15]
11FW Muriqui Al SaddTransfer$8 million[16]
align=center align=center MFalign=left Renato Cajá Ponte PretaTransferUndisclosed[17]
align=center align=center DFalign=left Huang Jiaqiang Jiangxi LianshengTransferUndisclosed

Loan out

Squad numberPositionPlayerLoaned toStartEndSource
FW Gao Zhilin Meizhou Kejia[18]
DF Li Weixin Meizhou Hakka
MF Zhang Xingbo Taiyuan Zhongyou Jiayi
FW Ni Bo Shenyang Zhongze
DF Gong Liangxuan Chengdu Tiancheng
GK Dong Chunyu Shenyang Zhongze[19]
FW Ye Weichao Guangdong Sunray Cave[20]
FW Shewket Yalqun Qingdao Hainiu[21]
align=center align=center MFalign=left Renato Cajá Bursaspor[22]
DF Yi Teng Liaoning Whowin[23] [24]
MF Wang Rui Qingdao Hainiu[25]
DF Zhang Hongnan Qingdao Hainiu
DF Tu Dongxu Guangdong Sunray Cave[26]
4DF Zhao Peng Changchun Yatai
14MF Feng Renliang Changchun Yatai
59DF Li Jianbin Henan Jianye[27] [28]
21MF Peng Xinli Meizhou Kejia[29]
30FW Yang Chaosheng Liaoning Whowin
40DF Hu Bowen Hangzhou Greentown

Pre-season and friendlies

Training matches

width=10%Datewidth=20%Opponentswidth=5%H / Awidth=10%Resultwidth=40%Scorers
2014-01-28 Guangdong Sunray CaveH4–2Gao Lin, Muriqui (2), Zhang Linpeng
2014-02-09 Oțelul GalațiN1–1Muriqui
2014-02-12 VideotonN1–5Muriqui
2014-02-20 Qingdao HainiuH3–0Elkeson, Zhao Xuri, Gao Lin
2014-03-01 ChinaH1–5Tan Jiajun
2014-03-05 Hebei ZhongjiH2–1
2014-06-21 Hong Kong U-23H4–0
2014-06-25 Shenzhen RubyH1–2Diamanti

2014 Marbella Cup

See main article: 2014 Marbella Cup.

China-Germany International Football Challenge

Competitions

Competition record

CompetitionRecord
Super League
FA Cup
Champions League
Super Cup
Total

Chinese Super League

See main article: 2014 Chinese Super League.

Matches

Chinese FA Cup

See main article: 2014 Chinese FA Cup.

Chinese FA Super Cup

See main article: 2014 Chinese FA Super Cup.

AFC Champions League

See main article: 2014 AFC Champions League.

Group stage

See main article: 2014 AFC Champions League group stage.

+Group G
width=190 Teamwidth=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20
Guangzhou Evergrande6312108+210
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors622287+18
Melbourne Victory62229908
Yokohama F. Marinos6213710-37

Knockout stage

See main article: 2014 AFC Champions League knock-out stage.

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

PlayerSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal
Apps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoalsApps.StartsGoals
1GK Fang Jingqi000000000110110
2DF Liao Lisheng1711022097100028201
3DF Mei Fang1813122051000025161
4DF Zhao Peng210000000000210
5DF Zhang Linpeng2727121099000038371
6DF Feng Xiaoting2323000099000032320
7MF Feng Junyan5312202001101061
8MF Renê Júnior2624800000000026248
9FW Elkeson28252810010106000393534
10MF Zheng Zhi2017000088000028250
11FW Muriqui65200076200013114
14MF Feng Renliang211000100000311
16MF Huang Bowen27201100107100038272
17MF Liu Jian149122021000018121
18FW Dong Xuesheng9652201000001285
19GK Zeng Cheng262600001010000036360
20MF Yang Xin000000000110110
22GK Li Shuai440220000000660
23MF Alessandro Diamanti2414421098400035238
24DF210110000110430
25MF Gan Tiancheng000000000100100
26MF Yu Hanchao11332112000001544
27FW Wang Junhui000000000100100
28DF Kim Young-gwon1615100099000025241
29FW Gao Lin28258210853000383111
30FW Yang Chaosheng000000000110110
31MF Luo Jiacheng000000000110110
32DF Sun Xiang232000001010000033300
33DF Rong Hao1812222072000027162
34DF Hu Weiwei000000000110110
35DF Li Xuepeng640000110000750
36MF Hu Yangyang000000000110110
37MF Zhao Xuri219222065000029162
38FW Alberto Gilardino1412511122000017156
39MF Tan Jiajun000000000110110
59DF Li Jianbin000000000110110
60MF Qin Sheng000000000110110
Own Goals2 2
TOTALS76217095

Goalscorers

RankPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal
1 Elkeson9FW2806034
2 Gao Lin29FW803011
align=center rowspan=23 Renê Júnior8MF80008
Alessandro Diamanti23MF40408
5 Alberto Gilardino38FW51006
6 Dong Xuesheng18FW50005
align=center rowspan=27 Muriqui11FW20204
Yu Hanchao26MF31004
align=center rowspan=39 Huang Bowen16MF10102
Rong Hao33DF20002
Zhao Xuri37MF20002
align=center rowspan=712 Liao Lisheng2MF00101
Mei Fang3DF10001
Zhang Linpeng5DF10001
Feng Junyan7MF10001
Feng Renliang14MF10001
Liu Jian17MF10001
Kim Young-gwon28DF10001
align=center colspan=4Own Goals20002
align=center colspan=4TOTALS76217095

Assists

RankPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal
1 Gao Lin29FW1012013
2 Alessandro Diamanti23MF51309
3 Zhang Linpeng5DF60208
align=center rowspan=25 Elkeson9FW60006
Muriqui11FW40206
align=center rowspan=36 Liao Lisheng2MF20204
Huang Bowen16MF30104
Alberto Gilardino38FW30104
align=center rowspan=49 Renê Júnior8MF30003
Yu Hanchao26MF30003
Sun Xiang32DF20103
Zhao Xuri37MF30003
align=center rowspan=213 Zheng Zhi10MF20002
Rong Hao33DF20002
align=center rowspan=415 Mei Fang3DF10001
Feng Xiaoting6DF00101
Dong Xuesheng18FW10001
Kim Young-gwon28DF10001
align=center colspan=4Total57215074

Clean sheets

RankPlayer Super LeagueFA CupChampions
League
Super CupTotal
1 Zeng Cheng19GK90009
2 Li Shuai22GK21003
TOTALS1110012

Disciplinary record

Player Super LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotal
2MF Liao Lisheng000000200000200
3DF Mei Fang600000100000700
5DF Zhang Linpeng8001001010001001
6DF Feng Xiaoting000100100000200
7MF Feng Junyan000100000000100
8MF Renê Júnior400000000000400
9FW Elkeson200000100000300
10MF Zheng Zhi7000003000001000
11FW Muriqui100000100000200
16MF Huang Bowen200000000000200
17MF Liu Jian300000000000300
19GK Zeng Cheng000000100000100
23MF Alessandro Diamanti300200200000700
26DF Li Jianbin000000000100100
28DF Kim Young-gwon600000300000900
29FW Gao Lin300000201000501
32DF Sun Xiang410000000000410
33DF Rong Hao200000100000300
34DF Hu Weiwei000000000100100
35DF Li Xuepeng100000000000100
37MF Zhao Xuri400000000000400
TOTALS561050019022008212

Overview

OverallSuper LeagueFA CupChampions LeagueSuper Cup
Games played 43 30 2 10 1
Games won 28 22 1 5 0
Games drawn 5 4 0 1 0
Games lost 10 4 1 4 1
Winning rate 65.12% 73.33% 50% 50% 0%
Points won- 70/90 (77.78%) colspan=3-
Average per game - colspan=3-
Goals scored 95 76 2 17 0
Goals conceded 43 28 2 12 1
Goal difference +52 +48 0 +5 -1
Average per game
Average per game
Clean sheets 12 11 1 0 0
Yellow cards 82 56 5 19 2
Red cards 3 1 0 2 0
Worst discipline align=left colspan=5 Zhang Linpeng (1, 10)
Biggest win None
Biggest loss
Most Appearances align=left colspan=5 Elkeson (39 appearances)
Most Goalsalign=left colspan=5 Elkeson (34 goals)
Most Assistsalign=left colspan=5 Gao Lin (14 assists)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 恒大超100万完成新季引援第一签 上港U22国脚加盟. Oriental Sports Daily. 2013-11-25. zh.
  2. Web site: http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2013/016028.html . ja:クレオ選手 期限付き移籍契約終了のお知らせ . . 2013-11-28 . ja . 2014-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820201206/http://blog.reysol.co.jp/news/2013/016028.html . 2014-08-20 . dead .
  3. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=5921. zh:雷内正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2013-12-24. zh.
  4. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=5933. zh:梅方正式加盟广州恒大. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-01-01. zh.
  5. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=5940. zh:刘健正式加盟广州恒大. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-01-03. zh.
  6. 亚历山德罗·迪亚曼蒂(Alessandro Diamanti)正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-02-07. zh. 2014-02-07. 2014-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140214011136/http://gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=6015. dead.
  7. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=7139. zh:董学升正式加盟广州恒大. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-02-28. zh.
  8. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=9778. zh:于汉超、李学鹏正式加盟广州恒大. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-06-10. zh.
  9. Web site: http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-06-10/18477202105.shtml. zh:马云入主恒大之后第一签 4800万签下于汉超李学鹏. Sina. 2014-06-10. zh.
  10. 阿尔贝托·吉拉迪诺(Alberto Gilardino)正式加盟广州恒大淘宝足球俱乐部. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. 2014-07-11. zh.
  11. Inter acerta com o zagueiro Paulão. 2014-01-02. Sport Club Internacional. pt. 2014-01-03. 2014-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103071226/http://www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=2&setor=18&codigo=22113. dead.
  12. Web site: zh:广州恒大足球俱乐部转出球员. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/team.aspx?target=out. zh. 2014-05-15. 2017-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170523094701/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/team.aspx?target=out. dead.
  13. O pedido da torcida foi atendido: Conca está de volta ao Fluminense. . 2013-11-17. pt.
  14. Web site: http://sports.qq.com/a/20140206/004718.htm . zh:恒大前国门离队转战中甲 另一年轻锋将同加盟. 2014-02-06. 2014-02-06. Tencent. zh.
  15. Web site: zh:秦升与恒大完成解约 已成自由身份未找到新东家. http://sports.sohu.com/20140626/n401402898.shtml. 2014-06-26. Guangzhou Daily. zh.
  16. 2014-07-13. Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.. zh:穆里奇正式转会卡塔尔阿尔萨德俱乐部. http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/news.aspx?ftid=9825. zh.
  17. 2014-07-26. Ele voltou! Renato Cajá reforça o elenco da Ponte Preta e se reencontra com a torcida no intervalo do jogo deste sábado, quando vestirá a 10 e jogará camisas para os torcedores. Associação Atlética Ponte Preta. pt.
  18. Web site: zh:广州恒大足球俱乐部外租球员名单 . http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/team.aspx?target=hire . . zh . 2014-04-13 . 2017-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521221307/http://www.gzevergrandefc.com/team.aspx?target=hire . dead .
  19. zh:沈北再添沈籍球员 恒大守门员董春雨正式加盟沈北 . http://www.nsy-fc.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=319 . Shenyang Shenbei F.C. . 2013-01-29 . zh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203130202/http://www.nsy-fc.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=319 . 2013-02-03 .
  20. Web site: http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-02-10/07557012599.shtml . zh:恒大前国门加盟沈足前锋租给日之泉 内援只定了一个 . Soccer News (足球报) . 2014-02-10. zh.
  21. Web site: http://wb.qdqss.cn/html/qdzb/20140130/qdzb68126.html . zh:海牛年货分量十足 . 青岛全搜索电子报 . 2014-01-30 . zh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220824/http://wb.qdqss.cn/html/qdzb/20140130/qdzb68126.html . 2014-02-01 .
  22. Renato Caja Bursaspor’da. 13 January 2014. 13 January 2014. Bursaspor. tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113175111/http://www.bursaspor.org.tr/bs//haber?id=18184%2F13%2F01%2F2014%2Frenato_caja_bursasporda. 13 January 2014. dead.
  23. zh:辽宁宏运足球俱乐部2014赛季引援公告(三). http://www.lnhyfc.com/news/zw.asp?id=1634. 2014-02-10. Liaoning Whowin F.C.. zh. 2014-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002622/http://www.lnhyfc.com/news/zw.asp?id=1634. 2016-03-04. dead.
  24. Web site: zh:辽宁宣布两内援引进:租恒大后卫+富力门将免费加盟. 2014-02-10. http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2014-02-10/18467013556.shtml. Sina. zh.
  25. Web site: http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2014-02-28/11497044775.shtml . zh:九位新援进入海牛阵营 高层:保级绝不是我们的追求. 半岛都市报 . 2014-02-28. zh.
  26. Web site: zh:日之泉引援动静大改变小 无缘富力悍将翻译专职前锋. http://sports.sina.com.cn/b/2014-03-02/04307046716.shtml. 2014-03-02. Southern Metropolis Daily. zh.
  27. 2014-06-25. zh:李建滨租借至河南建业. Henan Jianye F.C.. http://www.jianyefc.com/a/webbase/html/2014saiji/2014/0625/8067.html. zh.
  28. Web site: 2014-06-24. zh:李建滨先租后买形式告别恒大 将赴韩国汇合建业. NetEase Sports. http://sports.163.com/14/0624/23/9VHSIAJ700051C89.html#p=9RHV5CPP0B6P0005. zh.
  29. Web site: 2014-07-12. Meizhou Kejia F.C. Sina Weibo. zh:梅州五华足球俱乐部今年中歇期从广州恒大足球俱乐部租借到彭欣力. http://weibo.com/3211113322/BdfXW24s1?mod=weibotime. zh.