2012 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2012 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season is Guangzhou's 1st season in the Chinese Super League since 2010. Guangzhou will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup.

Guangzhou R&F F.C.
ChairmanZhang Li
ManagerSérgio Farias
StadiumYuexiushan Stadium
Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium
Super League7th
FA CupFourth Round
Average home league attendance8,460
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Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Sérgio Farias
Team leader   Li Shubin
Assistant coaches   Luis Antonio Inarra
  Zhang Zengqun (to 12 June 2012)
  Zhu Bo (to 12 June 2012)
Fitness coaches   Matheus Henrique
  Zou Hongjie
Goalkeeping coaches   Marcos Antônio Leme
  Li Xianzhong (to 12 June 2012)
Team physician   Cleiton Victorino

Players edit

As of 5 March 2012[1]

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 Cheng Yuelei
2 DF   CHN Sui Donglu
3 DF   CHN Liu Cheng
4 DF   CHN Li Wenbo
5 DF   CHN Wang Bin
6 DF   CHN Xu Bo
7 MF   CHN Yu Guijun
8 MF   BRA Jumar
9 FW   CHN Wen Chao
10 MF   BRA Davi
11 FW   BRA Rafael Coelho
12 GK   CHN Shi Xiaotian
13 MF   CHN Wu Wei'an
15 MF   CHN Liang Yanfeng
16 DF   CHN Zhang Ao
17 DF   CHN Li Zhe (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   CHN Zhang Yuan
19 MF   CHN Pan Chi
20 MF   CHN Tang Miao
21 MF   CHN Gao Zengxiang
22 MF   CHN Wang Zihua
23 MF   CHN Lu Lin
24 MF   CHN Li Lingwei
26 DF   CHN Zhao Ming
27 DF   CHN Gao Jiulong
28 MF   CHN Huang Long
29 FW   CHN Zhang Shuo
30 GK   CHN Sun Ce
31 FW   BRA Leonardo
32 GK   CHN Wang Lüe
35 MF   AUS Rostyn Griffiths
36 FW   CHN Men Yang

Competitions edit

Chinese Super League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Dalian Aerbin 30 11 11 8 51 46 +5 44[a]
6 Changchun Yatai 30 12 8 10 37 40 −3 44[a]
7 Guangzhou R&F 30 13 3 14 47 49 −2 42
8 Tianjin TEDA 30 10 10 10 29 30 −1 40
9 Shanghai Shenhua 30 8 14 8 39 34 +5 38
Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Dalian 1–2 Changchun; Changchun 1–2 Dalian

Matches edit

10 March 2012 1 Guangzhou R&F 3 - 1 Beijing Guoan Guangzhou, Guangdong
15:45 UTC+8 Li Zhe   14'
Wu Wei'an   54'
Davi   90+5'
Report Reinaldo  90+4' Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 12,252
Referee: Matthew Gillett (Australia)
16 March 2012 2 Guangzhou R&F 2 - 0 Guangzhou Evergrande Guangzhou, Guangdong
18:00 UTC+8 Zhang Shuo   13' (pen.)
Zhang Yuan   86'
Report Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 19,217
Referee: Sun Baojie
24 March 2012 3 Shanghai Shenhua 1 - 0 Guangzhou R&F Shanghai
19:45 UTC+8 Wu Xi   11'
Griffiths   21'
Wang Fei   47'
Cao Yunding   84'
Wang Dalei   90+3'
Report Gao Zengxiang   16'
Liu Cheng   21'
Xu Bo   60'
Zhang Yuan   77'
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 16,653
Referee: Ma Ning
1 April 2012 4 Guangzhou R&F 1 - 0 Hangzhou Greentown Guangzhou, Guangdong
16:45 UTC+8 Jumar   45'
Davi   47' (pen.)
Gao Zengxiang   86'
Report Fabrício   30'   51'
Du Wei   34'
Xie Zhiyu   45'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Tao Rancheng
8 April 2012 Week 5 Tianjin Teda 1–2 Guangzhou R&F TEDA Football Stadium
16:30 Ars   76'
Chen Tao   80'
Mao Biao   90'
Report Xu Bo   15'
Gao Zengxiang   46'
Davi   49'
Rafael Coelho   51'
Lu Lin   70'
Attendance: 11,469
Referee: Huang Yejun
15 April 2012 Week 6 Guangzhou R&F 1–0 Dalian Shide Yuexiushan Stadium
18:45 Griffiths   70' Report Yan Xiangchuang   30'
Chamanga   31'
Lü Peng   63'
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
21 April 2012 Week 7 Shandong Luneng 2–1 Guangzhou R&F Shandong Provincial Stadium
20:30 Roda Antar   23'
Gilberto Macena   30'   33'
Ma Xingyu   41'
Zheng Zheng   73'
Lü Zheng   90'
Report Xu Bo   8'
Jumar   25'
Rafael Coelho   50'
Zhang Yuan   83'
Attendance: 21,718
Referee: Fan Qi
28 April 2012 Week 8 Guangzhou R&F 2–1 Liaoning Whowin Yuexiushan Stadium
16:45 Rafael Coelho   73'
Jumar   77'   82'
Report Zhang Ye   30'
Yang Xu   40'
Wang Shouting   81'
Brandán   83'
Junzhe   89'
5 May 2012 Week 9 Shanghai Shenxin 4–2 Guangzhou R&F Jinshan Sports Centre
21:00 Salley   13'
Anselmo   53', 81'
Zuojun   54'
Wang Yun   72'
Report Griffiths   29'
Davi   41' (pen.)
Tang Miao   70'
Rafael Coelho   90+1'
13 May 2012 Week 10 Guangzhou R&F 2–1 Henan Jianye Yuexiushan Stadium
18:45 Rafael Coelho   23'
Gao Zengxiang   24'
Xu Bo   33'
Davi   44'
Liu Cheng   57'
Report Xiyang   53'
Bi Jinhao   63'
Zhang Li (footballer born 1989)   66'
19 May 2012 Week 11 Guizhou Renhe 3–0 Guangzhou R&F Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
20:30 Qu Bo   18' (pen.), 32'
Li Chunyu   37'
Muslimović   84'   84'
Report Zhang Yuan   16'
Liu Cheng   22'
Jumar   32'
27 May 2012 Week 12 Guangzhou R&F 5–1 Changchun Yatai Yuexiushan Stadium
18:30 Rafael Coelho   3', 28', 68'
Jumar   7'
Li Zhe   29' (o.g.)
Davi   44', 90'
Report Ljubinković   28'
Li Zhe   29' (o.g.)
Cássio   71'
Lü Jianjun   78'
16 June 2012 Week 13 Dalian Aerbin 2–1 Guangzhou R&F Jinzhou Stadium
16:30 Yu Dabao   45'
Canales   49'
Wang Hongyou   54'
Yin Lu   71'
Report Davi   9'
Jumar   26'
Griffiths   37'
Li Zhe   45'
Rafael Coelho   52'
23 June 2012 Week 14 Guangzhou R&F 2–3 Qingdao Jonoon Yuexiushan Stadium
21:00 Tang Miao   6'
Rafael Coelho   45+4'
Report Ibrahimov   9'
Léo San   15'
Zhu Jianrong   59'
Attendance: 4,344
Referee:   Tao Rancheng
1 July 2012 Week 15 Jiangsu Sainty 3–1 Guangzhou R&F Nanjing Olympic Sports Center
20:40 Eleílson   13'   61'
Ren Hang   25'
Dănălache   28', 88'
Liu Jianye   74'
Report Rafael Coelho   18'
Li Wenbo   27'
Griffiths   86'
Attendance: 24,971
Referee:   Wang Zhe
7 July 2012 Week 16 Beijing Guoan 1–0 Guangzhou R&F Workers Stadium
20:30 Zhou Ting   58'
Zhang Xinxin   60'
Shao Jiayi   64'   74'
Xu Liang   79'
Xu Yunlong   89'
Report Zhao Ming   10'
Li Wenbo   42'
Davi   89'
Attendance: 42,668
Referee:   Zhang Zhengping
15 July 2012 Week 17 Guangzhou Evergrande 0–1 Guangzhou R&F Tianhe Stadium
20:35 Zheng Zhi   9'
Zhang Linpeng   32'
Report Wu Weian   25'
Tang Miao   33'
Yakubu   86'
Attendance: 39,991
Referee:   Tao Rancheng
22 July 2012 Week 18 Guangzhou R&F 1–1 Shanghai Shenhua Yuexiushan Stadium
20:30 Moisés   22' (o.g.)
Griffiths   40'
Li Wenbo   49'
Report Moreno   49'
Cao Yunding   68'
Attendance: 11,235
Referee:   Huang Yejun
5 August 2012 Week 20 Guangzhou R&F 1–2 Tianjin Teda Yuexiushan Stadium
20:30 Yakubu   22'
Davi   83'
Summary Cao Yang   36'
Du Zhenyu   39'
Ars   42'
Nie Tao   65'
Šumulikoski   70'
Attendance: 5,601
Referee:   Xu Fuxin
11 August 2012 Week 21 Dalian Shide 4–1 Guangzhou R&F Jinzhou Stadium
20:00 Adriano   14', 90+1'   57'
Yan Feng   34'
Kamburov   67' (pen.)
Park Dong-Hyuk   80'
Summary Xu Bo   28'
Griffiths   32'
Li Yan   51'
Davi   53'
Yakubu   64'
Tang Miao   79'
Attendance: 6,751
Referee:   Tao Rancheng
19 August 2012 Week 22 Guangzhou R&F 4–2 Shandong Luneng Yuexiushan Stadium
20:30 Yakubu   9'   88'
Rafael Coelho   19', 49'
Li Yan   43'
Zhang Yuan   45'
Summary Wang Yongpo   2'
Cui Peng   24'   44'
Ortigoza   59'
Attendance: 8,558
Referee:   Wang Jin
26 August 2012 Week 23 Liaoning Whowin 1–2 Guangzhou R&F Tiexi New District Sports Center
20:30 Grozdanoski   28'
Yang Xu   48'
Summary Sui Donglu   19'
Yakubu   53', 69'
Davi   59'
Gao Zengxiang   88'
Rafael Coelho   90+2'
16 September 2012 Week 24 Guangzhou R&F 3–2 Shanghai Shenxin Yuexiushan Stadium
20:30 Yakubu   32'
Rafael Coelho   66' (pen.)   69'
Sui Donglu   83'
Li Zhe   90+2'
Summary Wang Jiayu   41'
Wang Yun   45'
Anselmo   47'
Antônio Flávio   61'
Zou Zhongting   67'
Salley   69'
Zhu Baojie   78'
Attendance: 6,012
Referee:   Xu Fuxin
22 September 2012 Week 25 Henan Jianye 3–1 Guangzhou R&F Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium
20:45 Chansa   27'
Adaílton   28'
Sui Donglu   53' (o.g.)
Wang Jia'nan   80'
Zhang Lu   84'
Katongo   89'
Summary Rafael Coelho   21'
Griffiths   38'
Liu Cheng   82'
Attendance: 14,428
Referee:   Hai Tan
30 September 2012 Week 26 Guangzhou R&F 1–0 Guizhou Renhe Yuexiushan Stadium
18:00 lu Lin   45'
Yakubu   80'
Summary
7 October 2012 Week 27 Changchun Yatai 2–1 Guangzhou R&F Development Area Stadium
16:30 Wang Dong   28'   37'
Liu Weidong   69'
Pei Shuai   73'
Marquinhos   78'
Summary Yakubu   31'
Zhang Yuan   35'

Chinese FA Cup edit

18 July 2012 4 Liaoning Whowin 4–3 Guangzhou R&F Tiexi
20:30 Trifunović   15'
Zhao Junzhe   34' (pen.)
Liu Yang   77'
Yang Yu   90'
Report Wu Weian   13'
Lu Lin   24'
Xu Bo   45'
Yakubu   56'
Stadium: Tiexi New District Sports Center

References edit