Guangzhou F.C. in international competitions explained

Guangzhou F.C. is a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou. Their first participation in international competitions was during the 2012 season, when they competed in the AFC Champions League. Their first match was against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, won by Guangzhou 5–1.

Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League on two occasions, in 2013 and 2015.

Matches

All results list Guangzhou's goal tally first.

Key

• (H) = Home
• (A) = Away
• (N) = Neutral

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score
2012^[1]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	5–1 (A), 1–3 (H)
			Buriram United	1–2 (H), 2–1 (A)
			Kashiwa Reysol	0–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
		Round of 16	FC Tokyo	1–0 (H)
		Quarter-final	Al-Ittihad	2–4 (A), 2–1 (H)
2013^[2]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0 (H), 2–3 (A)
			Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1 (A), 0–0 (H)
			Muangthong United	4–0 (H), 4–1 (A)
		Round of 16	Central Coast Mariners	2–1 (A), 3–0 (H)
		Quarter-final	Lekhwiya	2–0 (H), 4–1 (A)
		Semi-final	Kashiwa Reysol	4–1 (A), 4–0 (H)
		Final	FC Seoul	2–2 (A), 1–1 (H)
2013^[3]	FIFA Club World Cup	Quarter-final	Al-Ahly	2–0 (N)
		Semi-final	Bayern Munich	0–3 (N)
		Third place match	Atlético Mineiro	2–3 (N)
2014^[4]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Melbourne Victory	4–2 (H), 0–2 (A)
			Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
			Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–1 (H), 0–1 (A)
		Round of 16	Cerezo Osaka	5–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
		Quarter-final	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1 (A), 2–1 (H)
2015^[5]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	FC Seoul	1–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
			Western Sydney Wanderers	3–2 (A), 0–2 (H)
			Kashima Antlers	4–3 (H), 1–2 (A)
		Round of 16	Seongnam FC	1–2 (A), 2–0 (H)
		Quarter-final	Kashiwa Reysol	3–1 (A), 1–1 (H)
		Semi-final	Gamba Osaka	2–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
		Final	Al-Ahli	0–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
2015^[6]	FIFA Club World Cup	Quarter-final	Club América	2–1 (N)
		Semi-final	Barcelona	0–3 (N)
		Third place match	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–2 (N)
2016^[7]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Pohang Steelers	0–0 (H), 2–0 (A)
			Sydney FC	1–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
			Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2 (H), 0–1 (A)
2017^[8]	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Eastern	7–0 (H), 6–0 (A)
			Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–2 (H), 2–2 (A)
			Kawasaki Frontale	1–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
		Round of 16	Kashima Antlers	1–0 (H), 1–2 (A)
		Quarter-final	Shanghai SIPG	0–4 (A), 5–1 (H)
2018	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Buriram United	1–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
			Cerezo Osaka	0–0 (A), 3–1 (H)
			Jeju United	5–3 (H), 2–0 (A)
		Round of 16	Tianjin Quanjian	0–0 (A), 2–2 (H)
2019	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–0 (H), 0–1 (A)
			Daegu FC	1–3 (A), 1–0 (H)
			Melbourne Victory	4–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
		Round of 16	Shandong Luneng	2–1 (H), 2–3 (A)
		Quarter-final	Kashima Antlers	0–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
		Semi-final	Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2 (A), 0–1 (H)
2020	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Cancelled
			Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–0, 1–1
			Vissel Kobe	1–3, 2–0
2021	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Cerezo Osaka	0–2, 0–5
			Port	0–3, 1–5
			Kitchee	0–1, 0–1
2022	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–5, 0–2
			Kawasaki Frontale	0–8, 0–1
			Ulsan Hyundai	0–3, 0–5

Statistics

By competition

Competition								Win%
AFC Champions League
FIFA Club World Cup

By season

Season	Competition								Win%	Round
2012	AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals
2013	AFC Champions League	bgcolor=gold	Winners
2013	FIFA Club World Cup	Fourth place
2014	AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals
2015	AFC Champions League	bgcolor=gold	Winners
2015	FIFA Club World Cup	Fourth place
2016	AFC Champions League	Group stage
2017	AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals
2018	AFC Champions League	Round of 16
2019	AFC Champions League	Semi-finals
2020	AFC Champions League	Group stage
2021	AFC Champions League	Group stage
2022	AFC Champions League	Group stage

By nation

Nation								Win%
Australia
Brazil
China
Egypt
Germany
Hong Kong
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Thailand
United Arab Emirates

See also

• Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2012 . . 10 March 2016 . 23 February 2017.
2. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2013 . . 17 March 2016 . 23 February 2017.
3. Web site: 2013 Technical Report and statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20140712134756/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/02/29/36/32/fcwc2013report%5fneutral.pdf. dead. July 12, 2014. . 23 February 2017.
4. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2014 . . 30 April 2015 . 22 February 2017.
5. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2015 . . 10 March 2016 . 23 February 2017.
6. Web site: 2015 Technical Report and statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307161057/http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/FootballDevelopment/TechnicalSupport/02/76/39/98/FCWCJapan2015web_Neutral.pdf. dead. March 7, 2016. . 23 February 2017.
7. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2016 . . 2 February 2017 . 23 February 2017.
8. Web site: Asian Club Competitions 2017 . . 2 February 2017 . 23 February 2017.