Guangzhou R&F F.C.
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Guangzhou R&F Football Club 广州富力足球俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Lions | ||
| Founded | June 25th, 2011 (1986, as Shenyang Football Team) | ||
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Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Zhang Li (张力) | ||
| Manager | Dragan Stojković | ||
| League | Chinese Super League | ||
| 2016 | Super League, 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Guangzhou R&F Football Club (simplified Chinese: 广州富力; traditional Chinese: 廣州富力; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Fùlì) is a professional football club that plays in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong and their home stadium is the Yuexiushan Stadium which has a seating capacity of 18,000. They are owned by the Chinese property developers R&F Properties who took charge in June 2011. The club's English name R&F is short for "Rich" (富) and "Force" (力).
The club was founded in 1986, in Shenyang as Shenyang Ginde FC (simplified Chinese: 沈阳金德; traditional Chinese: 瀋陽金德; pinyin: Shěnyáng Jīndé). They played in the 55,000-seat Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium (五里河体育场), until they moved to Changsha in 2007 to reside in the Helong Stadium. American sportswear and sports equipment company MAZAMBA took over the club in 2010, and relocated the club to Shenzhen in February 2011. Their ownership was brief, and by June 2011 Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F gained ownership of the club and moved them to Guangzhou. The club had their most successful season in 2014 as they finished third in the league and qualified for the 2014 Asian Champions League.[1]
History
The club was founded in 1986 by the local Shenyang government sports body to take part in the Chinese football league system. The club was named "Shenyang" (沈阳). The team started at the bottom of the league system by playing in the second division. They were promoted to the 1988 Chinese Jia-A League quickly after the league expanded and and Liaoning FC was ineligible to field their reserve team in the same division. The club was relegated after only one season.[2] With the following campaigns the club mostly remained within the second tier, except for a short foray in the 1992 Chinese Jia-A League campaign; however, again they were relegated after only one season.
By the 1994 league season the entire Chinese football league system had become professional. The team were allowed to gather sponsorship and rename themselves Shenyang Liuyao (沈阳东北六药), and were allowed to join the top tier due to their 1992 membership.[3] When the team were relegated again at the end of the season they rename themselves Shenyang Huayang (沈阳华阳) and then Shenyang Haishi (沈阳海狮, literally Shenyang Sealions) in 1996. Again the club won promotion to the top tier; however, unlike before they were able to avoid relegation. This was to be the beginning of the club's establishment within the league, though the team benefitted from several seasons where there was no relegation while the league expanded. In 2001 the club was taken over by Ginde Plastic Pipe Industry Group, a subsidiary of the Hongyuan Group and changed its name to Shenyang Ginde (沈阳金德). In 2007 the club's homeground Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium (五里河体育场) was demolished. While it was expected that the club move to another stadium within Shenyang, especially the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, a deal did not go through and the club moved to Changsha in Hunan and changed their name to Changsha Ginde (长沙金德).
After Changsha Ginde were relegated to League One at the end of the 2010 league season, the club was purchased by MAZAMBA and moved into the Shenzhen Stadium in the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong in February 2011. To represent this change the owners changed the club's name to Shenzhen Phoenix and changed the home kit from sky blue to green.[4] By May 2011 the club was exposed as having serious financial problems and were struggling to pay their players and their hotel accommodation.[5] In serious doubt of completing the season the club was put up for sale and were bought by Chinese property developers Guangzhou R&F who moved the club to the Yuexiushan Stadium in Guangzhou and changed the club's colours back to blue.[6] Under the new ownership results significantly improved and the club gained promotion back into the top tier at the end of the 2011 China League One season. The team finished the league in seventh, and the club's owners decided to commit their long-term future to the club by establishing a football school in Meizhou.[7] The start of the 2013 Chinese Super League season, however, the club struggled in the league and the manager Sérgio Farias was fired. Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson was appointed to replace him on June 4, 2013, and given a 19-month contract.[8] Eriksson’s first full season would see the club finish third, its highest league finish, and qualify for the Asian Champions League for the first time. Moroccan striker Abderazzak Hamdallah was a key player for the team, scoring 22 times in 22 appearances. However, manager Eriksson left at the end of his contract and moved to Shanghai SIPG who had finished fifth that year.[1]
On January 2, 2015, the club announced that Cosmin Contra would be their new manager.[9] Contra coached the club in their maiden appearance in the Asian Champions League, coming through the preliminary stages against Warriors FC and Central Coast Mariners to earn a place in the group stage.[10] However, despite an away victory over Gamba Osaka, Guangzhou R&F were eliminated at the group stage.[11] The club’s league form was also poor and Contra was sacked on July 22. Li Bing was installed as caretaker manager.[12] There were more changes as Korean defensive midfielder Park Jong-woo and the injured and unsettled Hamdallah also left the club mid-season. Hamdallah only scored three goals in 2015 but this makes him the club's all-time leading foreign scorer with 25, one ahead of Yakubu Aiyegbeni. The disruption continued as R&F were forced to play some of their home matches at Guangzhou's University City Stadium whilst Yuexiushan was being refurbished, just as in 2012.[13] Guangzhou R&F announced Dragan Stojković as their new manager on 24 August and handed the former Yugoslav international a contract to the end of the 2017 season.[14] Stojkovic preserved R&F’s top flight status as they finished 14th out of 16 teams in 2015.
In July 2016, R&F signed Israeli international Eran Zahavi. In August 2016 it was announced that R&F had entered a reserve team into that year's Hong Kong Premier League; R&F富力 will play at the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. Players registered for the Chinese Super League will be ineligible to play in the Hong Kong Premier League, and vice versa.[15]
Name history
- 1986–1993: Shenyang (沈阳)
- 1994: Shenyang Liuyao (沈阳东北六药)
- 1995: Shenyang Huayang (沈阳华阳)
- 1996–2001: Shenyang Haishi (沈阳海狮)
- 2001–2006: Shenyang Ginde (沈阳金德)
- 2007–2010: Changsha Ginde (长沙金德)
- 2011：Shenzhen Phoenix (深圳凤凰)
- 2011–：Guangzhou R&F (广州富力)
Rivalries
The club took part in the Liaoning Derby, which was a regional fixture contested against Dalian Football Club and Liaoning FC while the club was located in Shenyang.[16] The tie against Liaoning FC was the more intimate affair because the clubs shared the Shenyang People's Stadium in the 1994 league season compared to the Dalian fixture, which historically saw few meaningful clashes. At the end of the 2006 league season the club left this derby when they moved out of Shenyang.
When the club moved to Guangzhou they soon formed a derby with Guangzhou Evergrande, which is often referred to as the Canton derby.[17] The first derby was played at Yuexiushan Stadium in a league match on March 16, 2012 and Guangzhou R&F won 2–0 at home against the reigning league champions.[18] The venue was significant because it had been Guangzhou Evergrande's home ground. However, the two club owners, Zhang Li and Xu Jiayin, don't view the derby with hostility and on the return fixture were seen enjoying a meal together instead of watching the game, which Guangzhou R&F won thanks to a late goal from Yakubu.[19][20]
Current squad
As of 17 June 2016.[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Dragan Stojković |
| Assistant coaches |  Katsuhito Kinoshi Žarko Đurović  Feng Feng Jiang Feng Li Sheng |
| Goalkeeping coach | Huang Hongtao Li Yang |
| Team physician | Fan Bihua Wang Fujin  Enrique Pascual Muñoz |
| Reserve team coach | Xie Yuxin |
Source: Guangzhou R&F official website
Managerial history
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Honours
League
- Jia B Champions/China League One[24]
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 2011
Results
All-time League rankings
As of the end of 2016 season.[25][26]
| Year | Div | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos. | FA Cup | Super Cup | League Cup | AFC | Att./G | Stadium |
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| 1986 | 2 | 7 | 4 1 | DNQ | – | – | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 3 | 7 | 3 1 2 | NH | – | – | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 17 | NH | – | – | |||
| 1989 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 9 | NH | – | – | |||
| 1990 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 7 | DNQ | – | – | |||
| 1991 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 19 1 | RU | QF | – | – | |||
| 1992 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 3 | 8 3 | R1 | – | – | |||
| 1993 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | 5 1 | NH | – | – | |||
| 1994 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 11 | 11 | NH | – | – | 5,591 | Shenyang People's Stadium | |
| 1995 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 26 | 8 | R1 | DNQ | – | Shenyang People's Stadium | ||
| 1996 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 7 | R1 | DNQ | – | Shenyang People's Stadium | ||
| 1997 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 3 | R1 | DNQ | – | Shenyang People's Stadium | ||
| 1998 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 31 | 10 | R2 | DNQ | – | 15,077 | Shenyang People's Stadium | |
| 1999 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 28 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | – | 11,923 | Shenyang People's Stadium | |
| 2000 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 7 | QF | DNQ | – | 35,615 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2001 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 69 | −46 | 7 | 14 4 | R2 | DNQ | – | 12,000 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2002 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 11 | R1 | DNQ | – | 14,500 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2003 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 43 | 5 | SF | DNQ | – | 18,857 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2004 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 26 | 8 | R4 | NH | R1 | 5,000 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2005 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 18 | 13 4 | R1 | NH | R1 | 2,077 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2006 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 26 | 13 | R2 | NH | NH | 2,750 | Wulihe Stadium | |
| 2007 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 34 | 10 | NH | NH | NH | 10,571 | Helong Stadium | |
| 2008 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 34 | 11 | NH | NH | NH | 6,645 | Helong Stadium | |
| 2009 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 33 | 14 | NH | NH | NH | 8,498 | Helong Stadium | |
| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 30 | 16 | NH | NH | NH | 10,152 | Helong Stadium | |
| 2011 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 47 | RU | R2 | NH | NH | Yuexiushan Stadium | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 42 | 7 | R4 | DNQ | NH | 8,460 | Yuexiushan Stadium | |
| 2013 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 40 | 6 | R4 | DNQ | NH | 10,384 | Yuexiushan Stadium | |
| 2014 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 57 | 3 | R4 | DNQ | NH | 11,487 | Yuexiushan Stadium | |
| 2015 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 31 | 14 | R4 | DNQ | NH | Group Stage | 7,989 | Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 2016 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | 6 | SF | DNQ | NH | 9,831 | Yuexiushan Stadium |
- ^1 in group stage
- ^2 Liaoning B team promoted to 1 level, but according to CFA rules a club could only enter 1 team in top level so that Senyang replaced Liaoning B's place in 1 level
- ^3 Joins 1994 Jia-A League as 1992 member
- ^4 no relegation
Key
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Asian Football
| Opponent | Season | Home | Away |
 Central Coast Mariners FC | 2015 AFC Champions League Play-off round | – | 3–1 |
| Gamba Osaka | 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage | 0–5 | 2–0 |
 Seongnam FC | 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage | 0–1 | 0–0 |
 Warriors FC | 2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 | 3–0 | – |
 Buriram United F.C. | 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage | 1–2 | 0–5 |
Affiliated clubs
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