2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season

The 2009 season is the 56th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 42nd season in the Chinese football league, also the 21st season in the top-flight, the 2nd consecutive year. The club participated in the Chinese Super League. Although finished the 9th place of the league, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical relegated to China League One at the end of the season due to match fixing scandal.

Guangzhou F.C. 2009
Chairman Li Chuyuan
Manager Shen Xiangfu
StadiumYuexiushan Stadium
Chinese Super League9th (Relegated)
Top goalscorer Luis Ramírez,17 goals
Highest home attendance23,120
(v Qingdao Jonoon, 24 October)
Lowest home attendance17,000
(v Shandong Luneng, 15 May)
Average home league attendance20,054

Kits and sponsors

The team kits for the 2009 season are produced by Nike. The title sponsor is Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the shirt sponsors are Zhongyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (front) and Baiyunshan Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. (back).[1]

Home kit
Away kit

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Shen Xiangfu
Assistant coach Tang Pengju
Assistant coach Ren Jiaqing
Assistant coach Sun Chengyao
Goalkeeping coach Edin
Fitness coach Ye Zhibin

First-team 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
1 GK  CHN Zhi Xinhua
2 DF  CHN Li Zhihai (Captain)
3 MF  CHN Li Yan
4 DF  CHN Zhou Lin
5 DF  PER Ismael Enrique Alvarado
6 MF  CHN Huang Zhiyi
7 MF  CHN Feng Junyan
8 MF  BRA Diogo
9 FW  HON Luis Ramírez
10 FW  BRA Diego
11 MF  CHN Li Benjian
12 GK  CHN Zhang Si
13 FW  CHN Tang Dechao
14 MF  CHN Cao Zhijie
15 FW  CHN Yang Yihu
16 MF  CHN Xu Deen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  CHN Cai Yaohui
18 FW  CHN Yang Bin
19 DF  CHN Zhang Hongnan
20 MF  CHN Xu Liang (Vice-captain)
21 GK  CHN Tan Ning
22 GK  CHN Li Shuai
23 MF  CHN Lu Lin
24 DF  CHN Wang Xiaoshi
25 MF  CHN Li Jianhua
26 MF  CHN Wu Pingfeng
27 MF  CHN Li Bin
28 MF  CHN Bai Lei
29 DF  CHN Cui Wei
30 FW  CHN Ni Bo (from July)
31 MF  CHN Hu Zhaojun (from July)

Transfers

In
# Pos Player From
8FW Diogo SC Internacional
25MF Li Jianhua Shenzhen FC
30FW Ni Bo Hubei Greenery
15FW Yang YihuYouth team
18FW Yang BinYouth team
19DF Zhang HongnanYouth team
21GK Tan Ning Nanjing Tiehu
27MF Li BinYouth team

Loan in
# Pos Player From Duration
11MF Li Benjian Tianjin Teda2009 season
29MF Cui Wei Changchun Yatai2009 season
31MF Hu Zhaojun Dalian Shide16th game to 30th game

Out
# Pos Player To
8FW José Filho Duarte Chongqing Lifan
––FW Li Zhixing TSW Pegasus
15MF Ma LiangReleased
18FW Yang PengfengRetired
27MF Luo XiReleased
31DF Dai XianrongReleased
17FW Wen XiaomingRetired
19DF Zhang SuozhiRetired
21MF Jia WenpengRetired
25MF Gao MingRetired

Loan out
# Pos Player To Duration
––DF Zhang Jian Guangdong Sunray Cave2009 season

Match results

Friendly matches

Chinese Super League
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 10 11 38 38  0 37 8 6 1 27 12  +15 1 4 10 11 26  −15
Match won Match drawn Match lost Biggest win Biggest loss
Kick-off (GMT+8) Opponents H / A Result Scorers (opponents are indicated in italics) Referee Attendance Pos
2009-03-21 19:30 Henan Construction A 1 – 2 Leandro Netto 22', Bai Lei 54', Emmanuel Olisadebe 59' Tan Hai 23,239 11th
2009-03-28 15:30 Shenzhen Asia Travel A 2 – 1 Li Zhihai 42', Mouchid 62', Xu Liang 89' Zhang Lei 16,000 6th
2009-04-06 16:00 Dalian Shide H 3 – 1 Xu Liang 29' (p), Zhu Ting 45', Xu Liang 52' (p), 67' Sun Baojie 20,000 4th
2009-04-11 19:30 Hangzhou Greentown A 2 – 3 Valdo 24', Diego 55', Ma Cheng 67', 79', Luis Ramírez 80' Tan Hai 14,656 7th
2009-04-18 19:30 Chongqing Lifan H 3 – 1 José Duarte 19', Xu Liang 43', Luis Ramírez 75', Tang Dechao 80' Fan Qi 18,000 4th
2009-04-25 15:30 Changsha Ginde A 0 – 0 Tao Rancheng 7,532 6th
2009-05-02 15:30 Jiangsu Sainty H 1 – 0 Xu Liang 84' (p) Li Yuhong 22,600 4th
2009-05-09 15:30 Chengdu Blades A 1 – 2 Wang Song 10', Rodrigues 51', Luis Ramírez 75' Wan Daxue 10,000 6th
2009-05-15 15:30 Shandong Luneng H 1 – 1 Luis Ramírez 4', Han Peng 47' Zhang Lei 17,000 6th
2009-05-24 15:30 Shaanxi Chan-Ba A 1 – 4 Li Yan 39', Wan Houliang 81', Wang Peng 85', Wang Yun 90',Luis Ramírez 91'+ Wan Daxue 21,400 8th
2009-06-13 19:30 Shanghai Shenhua H 2 – 1 Luis Ramírez 21',Yu Tao 46'+,Xu Liang 55' Fan Qi 21,000 4th
2009-06-20 19:30 Changchun Yatai A 0 – 2 Liu Xiaodong 11', Li Zhihai 22' (OG) Tao Rancheng 11,000 6th
2009-06-28 15:30 Beijing Guoan H 1 – 1 Yan xiangchuang 42',Xu Liang 65' (p) Zhang Zhengping 21,680 9th
2009-07-02 19:30 Qingdao Jonoon A 0 – 0 Wang Jin 6,000 9th
2009-07-05 15:30 Tianjin Teda H 1 – 1 Diogo 40',Ma Leilei 53' Zhang Lei 21,160 11th
2009-08-02 15:30 Henan Construction H 2 – 0 Diego 60', Luis Ramírez 86' Xu Fuxin 22,160 7th
2009-08-08 15:30 Shenzhen Asia Travel H 6 – 1 Luis Ramírez 25', Wu Pingfeng 28', Diego 33', Feng Junyan 61',Hernán Barcos 65' (p),Diogo 81', Luis Ramírez 85' Rosdi Shaharul (Malaysia) 22,000 5th
2009-08-22 19:00 Dalian Shide A 0 – 0 Li Jun 14,000 4th
2009-08-26 15:30 Hangzhou Greentown H 2 – 0 Xu Liang 38', Wu Pingfeng 51' Zhou Chuan 18,900 4th
2009-08-30 19:30 Chongqing Lifan A 0 – 1 José Duarte 75' Huang Junjie 8,000 6th
2009-09-05 15:30 Changsha Ginde H 2 – 1 Luis Ramírez 8',71'(p), Liu Jianye 84' Huang Yejun 21,000 6th
2009-09-12 19:30 Jiangsu Sainty A 1 – 3 Wang Yang 9', Lu Bofei 48', Li Jianhua 62'(OG),Luis Ramírez 77'(p) Huang Junjie 13,000 6th
2009-09-16 15:30 Chengdu Blades H 1 – 2 Luis Ramírez 64'(p),Brendon Šantalab 74'(p),84' Tan Hai 7th
2009-09-20 19:30 Shandong Luneng A 1 – 1 Alejandro Cichero 21', Luis Ramírez 68' Wan Daxue 15,367 8th
2009-09-26 15:30 Shaanxi Chan-Ba H 1 – 1 Xu Liang 70',Yu Hai 75' Li Jun 22,000 8th
2009-10-05 19:30 Shanghai Shenhua A 1 – 3 Sun Xiang 12',53' , Luis Ramírez 62',Aleksander Rodić 82' Zhou Gang 10th
2009-10-10 15:30 Changchun Yatai H 1 – 1 Ricardo Steer 30',Luis Ramírez 83' Wang Jin 18,500 9th
2009-10-17 15:30 Beijing Guoan A 0 – 2 Ryan Griffiths 14',89' Tao Rancheng 36,500 10th
2009-10-24 15:30 Qingdao Jonoon H 0 – 0 Huang Junjie 23,120 8th
2009-10-31 15:30 Tianjin Teda A 1 – 2 Han Yanming 28' , Luis Ramírez 60(p)',Cao Yang 83(p)' Tao Rancheng 8,000 9th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Chengdu Blades (R) 30 11 6 13 32 39 −7 39[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to China League One
8 Dalian Shide 30 10 8 12 27 31 −4 38
9 Guangzhou GPC (R) 30 9 10 11 38 38 0 37[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to China League One
10 Jiangsu Sainty 30 9 10 11 30 30 0 37[lower-alpha 3]
11 Shenzhen 30 10 10 10 36 40 −4 37[lower-alpha 4]
Source: 2009 league table on the official site of the Chinese Super League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th goals scored; 7th disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Both clubs were relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.[3]
  2. Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Both clubs were relegated after being found guilty of match-fixing on February 23, 2010.[4]
  3. Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8
  4. Guangzhou: 10 pts, 12–10; Jiangsu: 8 pts, 6–7; Shenzhen: 8 pts, 8–10; Shaanxi: 6 pts, 9–8. Shenzhen were docked 3 points for wearing the wrong kits for a home match against Shanghai and causing a one-hour delay of the match on 30 Aug 2009.[5]

Squad stats

Updated to games played on 31 October 2009.
To see the table ordered by certain column title click that column header icon once or twice.

Player Pos Apps Starts Goals YC  SYC
Luis Ramírez FW 30 30 17 1 0
Xu Liang MF 23 23 10 7 1
Diego FW 26 25 3 5 0
Wu Pingfeng MF 27 20 2 5 0
Diogo MF 19 9 2 2 0
Feng Junyan MF 27 25 1 5 1
Bai Lei MF 20 19 1 3 0
Li Zhihai DF 13 11 1 3 0
Tang Dechao FW 7 0 1 1 0
Li Shuai GK 29 29 0 0 0
Li Jianhua MF 28 21 0 0 0
Li Yan MF 26 18 0 2 0
Ismael Alvarado DF 25 24 0 1 0
Li Benjian MF 24 18 0 2 0
Zhou Lin DF 17 15 0 5 0
Cui Wei DF 16 11 0 1 0
Lu Lin MF 15 6 0 1 0
Hu Zhaojun MF 13 11 0 1 1
Huang Zhiyi DF 13 6 0 1 0
Wang Xiaoshi DF 9 7 0 1 0
Cao Zhijie MF 1 1 0 0 0
Zhang Si GK 1 1 0 0 0
Xu Deen MF 1 0 0 0 0
Total –– –– –– 38 47 3

No appearances player not listed.

Youth teams

U19s
Kick-off (GMT+8) Opponents H / A Result
2009-04-08 09:00 Yanbian U19s N 1–0
2009-04-10 Qingdao Jonoon U19s N TBC
2009-04-12 14:30 Beijing Guoan U19s N 0–0
2009-04-14 14:30 Shandong FA U19s A 1–4
2009-04-16 Changsha Ginde U19s N TBC
2009-04-18 14:30 Tianjin Teda U19s N 1–1
2009-04-20 14:30 Shandong Luneng U19s A 1–1
2009-07-11 8:30 Changchun Yatai U19s N 0–1
2009-07-13 16:00 Hubei FA U19s N 3–1
2009-07-14 10:15 Qingdao Hailifeng U19s N 2–3
2009-07-16 10:15 Tianjin Tanggu U19s N 4–1

For table see 2009 Chinese U–19 League table

Notes and references
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Guangzhou won the tournament which involved Hangzhou, Changsha and Guangdong.
  3. Grammaticas, Damian (2010-02-22). "Two football teams relegated from China's Super League". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  4. Grammaticas, Damian (2010-02-22). "Two football teams relegated from China's Super League". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. "足协重罚深足撞衫闹剧：扣三分 天津主帅禁赛五场".
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