1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

The 1998 season is the 45th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 31st season in the Chinese football league and the 5th season in the professional football league. After selling two key players (Peng Weiguo and Hu Zhijun) at the beginning of the season, the club finished the last place of the league in this season and relegated to Jia-B League.

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1998
ManagerChina Mai Chao (to 12 June)
China Chen Xirong (from 13 June)
StadiumGuangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Jia-A League14th (Relegated)
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Šimičić (8)

All:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Šimičić (9)
Average home league attendance5,385
← 1997
1999 →

Squad

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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 Dong Guozhi
3 DF   CHN Peng Changying (captain)
4 DF   CHN Chen Yaohua
5 DF   CHN Peng Jinbo
6 FW   CHN Lü Jianjun
7 DF   CHN Ye Zhibin
8 MF   CHN Wen Junwu
9 DF   CHN Huang Haibin
11 FW   CHN Tan Ende
12 DF   CHN Ma Zhuojun
13 FW   CHN Min Jin
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   CHN Yuan Junhui
15 MF   CHN Liang Jianfeng
16 DF   CHN Mai Guangliang
17 MF   CHN Tan Weiming
18 FW   CHN Zheng Cong
20 FW   CHN Feng Yongxiang
21 MF   KOR Park Ji-Ho
22 FW   YUG Ivica Šimičić
25 MF   CHN Zhong Qirong
28 GK   CHN Kong Guoxian
29 GK   AUS Peter Blazincic

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Transfers

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Winter

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Match results

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Jia-A League

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22 March 1998 Sichuan Quanxing 2 – 2 Guangzhou Apollo Chengdu
Wei Qun   10'
Li Bing   53'
Huang Haibin   44'
Ma Zhuojun   80'
Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre
29 March 1998 Qianwei Huandao 1 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Chongqing
Feng Zhigang   90' Stadium: Datianwan Stadium
5 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 2 Beijing Guoan Guangzhou
Šimičić   23'
Tan Ende   35'
Olivas   30'
Li Dongbo   89'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
9 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 2 Guangzhou Songri Guangzhou
Šimičić   12', 22' Tony   3'
Li Zifei   11'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
12 April 1998 Shenzhen Ping'an 0 – 2 Guangzhou Apollo Shenzhen
Peng Changying   32'
Lü Jianjun   68'
Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium
19 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 0 – 1 Bayi Guangzhou
Wang Lei   47' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
26 April 1998 Dalian Wanda 2 – 1 Guangzhou Apollo Dalian
Fjellström   19'
Wang Tao   68'
Feng Yongxiang   86' Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
30 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 1 – 3 Shandong Luneng Taishan Guangzhou
Park Ji-Ho   37' Wang Chao   25'
Deng Lejun   38', 67'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
3 May 1998 Yanbian Aodong 2 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Yanji
Li Guanghao   8'
Choi Seung-Bum   54'
Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium
10 May 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 2 Shanghai Shenhua Guangzhou
Šimičić   15', 73' Shen Si   21'
Osvaldo   60'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
17 May 1998 Shenyang Haishi 0 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Shenyang
Stadium: Shenyang Stadium
31 May 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 0 – 0 Wuhan Hongjinlong Guangzhou
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
7 June 1998 Qingdao Hainiu 0 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Qingdao
Stadium: Hongcheng Stadium
26 July 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 3 Sichuan Quanxing Guangzhou
Park Ji-Ho   10'
Šimičić   22'
Pérez   11', 36'
Ma Mingyu   75'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
2 August 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 3 – 2 Qianwei Huandao Guangzhou
Šimičić   1', 13'
Park Ji-Ho   4'
Zeng Qinggao   18'
Williams   44'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
6 August 1998 Beijing Guoan 1 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Beijing
Olivas   85' Stadium: Workers Stadium
9 August 1998 Guangzhou Songri 3 – 1 Guangzhou Apollo Guangzhou
Hu Zhijun   34'
Flávio   75'
Tu Shengqiao   82'
Park Ji-Ho   83' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
16 August 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 0 – 1 Shenzhen Ping'an Guangzhou
Zhang Jun   82' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
23 August 1998 Bayi 2 – 1 Guangzhou Apollo Shijiazhuang
Jiang Kun   57'
Wang Lei   83'
Tan Weiming   70' Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center
6 September 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 1 – 2 Dalian Wanda Guangzhou
Min Jin   83' Eklund   46'
Fjellström   62'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
13 September 1998 Shandong Luneng Taishan 2 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Jinan
Deng Lejun   69'
Song Yuming   75'
Stadium: Shandong Stadium
20 September 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 0 Yanbian Aodong Guangzhou
Tan Weiming   34'
Min Jin   37'
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
4 October 1998 Shanghai Shenhua 2 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Shanghai
Marcelo   27'
Zhu Qi   36'
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
11 October 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 1 Shenyang Haishi Guangzhou
Park Ji-Ho   50'
Yuan Junhui   83'
Rosinaldo   35' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
18 October 1998 Wuhan Hongjinlong 4 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Wuhan
Li Xiao   54', 56'
Cai Sheng   58'
Li Yingpei   69'
Stadium: Xinhua Road Sports Center
25 October 1998 Guangzhou Apollo 1 – 1 Qingdao Hainiu Guangzhou
Zheng Cong   87' Zhuang Yi   5' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

FA Cup

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24 May 1998 First Round Jiangsu Jiajia 2 – 0 Guangzhou Apollo Yangzhou
Stadium: Yangzhou Stadium
27 May 1998 First Round Guangzhou Apollo 2 – 1 Jiangsu Jiajia Nanchang
Šimičić
Feng Yongxiang
Stadium: Nanchang Bayi Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "广州太阳神队队员出赛统计". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. ^ "1998年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-02-16.