1997 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1997
Manager	Chen Yiming (to 13 August); Mai Chao (from 13 August)
Stadium	Yuexiushan Stadium
Jia-A League	8th
FA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League:; Peng Weiguo; Tan Ende (4); All:; Peng Weiguo; Tan Ende; Riffi Haddaoui (4)
← 1996	1998 →

The 1997 season is the 44th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 30th season in the Chinese football league and the 4th season in the professional football league.

Squad^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Dong Guozhi
2	DF	Huang Qineng
3	DF	Peng Changying
4	DF	Chen Yaohua
5	DF	Peng Jinbo
6	FW	Lü Jianjun
7	FW	Hu Zhijun
8	MF	Robert Markovac (from July)
9	MF	Wen Zhijun
10	MF	Peng Weiguo (captain)
11	FW	Tan Ende
12	DF	Mao Zhuojun
15	DF	Huang Haibin

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Mai Guangliang
17	MF	Liang Jianfeng
18	FW	Zheng Cong
20	MF	Wen Junwu
21	FW	Yuan Junhui
22	FW	Min Jin
23	FW	Feng Yongxiang
25	GK	Tian Ye
26	FW	Riffi Haddaoui (to July)
27	MF	Kim Rasmussen (to April)
27	FW	Dominic Iorfa (from April)
29	GK	Peter Blazincic

Transfers

Winter

In

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Dong Guozhi (from Guangzhou Songri)
9	MF	Wen Zhijun (loan return from Guangzhou Songri)
22	FW	Min Jin (from Chengdu Wuniu)
25	GK	Tian Ye (from Hunan Jinxiang)
26	FW	Riffi Haddaoui (from FinnPa)
27	MF	Kim Rasmussen (loan from Hvidovre)
29	GK	Peter Blazincic (from West Adelaide SC)
--	MF	Zhu Weizhuo (loan return from Guangzhou Songri)

Out

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Huang Hongtao (Retired)
3	DF	Shen Rong (to Guangzhou Songri)
5	DF	Paulo (Released)
6	DF	Li Wei (to Qingdao Hainiu)
9	MF	Peng Weijun (to Shenzhen Kinspar)
11	MF	Feng Feng (to Sichuan Quanxing)
15	FW	Emerson (Released)
17	MF	Zhu Weizhuo (to Shenzhen Kinspar)
19	MF	Cai Qinghui (to Foshan Fosti)
21	MF	Gomez (Released)
22	GK	Li Qingshan (loan return to Jinan Taishan Jiangjun)
25	FW	Luo Wensheng (to Foshan Fosti)
27	MF	Feng Minzhi (to Guangzhou Songri)

Summer

In

No.		Position	Player
8		MF	Robert Markovac (from Sydney United)
27		FW	Dominic Iorfa (from Instant-Dict)

Out

No.		Position	Player
26		FW	Riffi Haddaoui (to Hvidovre)
27		MF	Kim Rasmussen (loan return to Hvidovre)

Match results

Friendly matches

Friendly matches
Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
1997-04-10	Sing Tao	A	6 – 0	Haddaoui(3), Tan Ende(2), Hu Zhijun
1997-09-21	Instant-Dict	N	1 – 3	Huang Qineng
1997-09-25	South China	N	2 – 1	Mai Guangliang, Tan Ende
1997-10-27	Instant-Dict	A	2 – 2	Iorfa, Tan Ende
1997-10-30	South China	A	1 – 2	Yuan Junhui

Jia-A League

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16 March 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 0	Guangdong Hongyuan	Guangzhou
	Tan Ende 5'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

23 March 1997	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Jinan
				Stadium: Shandong Stadium

27 March 1997	Bayi	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Shijiazhuang
				Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center

30 March 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 1	Qianwei Huandao	Guangzhou
	Rasmussen 71' Peng Weiguo 77'		Jiang Feng 66'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

6 April 1997	Tianjin Samsung	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Tianjin
				Stadium: Minyuan Stadium

29 June 1997	Qingdao Hainiu	2 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Qingdao
	Liu Zhaoxu 27' Siame 75'			Stadium: Qingdao City First Stadium

6 July 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 1	Dalian Wanda	Guangzhou
	Iorfa 4'		Zhang Enhua 31'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

10 July 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 3	Beijing Guoan	Guangzhou
			Inganga 10', 44' Zhou Ning 72'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

13 July 1997	Shanghai Shenhua	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Shanghai
				Stadium: Hongkou Stadium

20 July 1997	Yanbian Aodong	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Yanji
				Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium

24 July 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 3	Sichuan Quanxing	Guangzhou
			Li Bing 13' Liu Bin 34' Yao Xia 71'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

27 July 1997	Guangdong Hongyuan	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Guangzhou
	Brennan 18'			Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

3 August 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 1	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	Guangzhou
			Su Maozhen 64'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

16 November 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 0	Bayi	Guangzhou
	Peng Weiguo 28' Tan Ende 61' Lü Jianjun 69'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

20 November 1997	Qianwei Huandao	3 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Chongqing
	Gao Feng 38' Huang Chuanhong 57' Gonzales 66'			Stadium: Datianwan Stadium

23 November 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 0	Tianjin Samsung	Guangzhou
				Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

30 November 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 0	Qingdao Hainiu	Guangzhou
	Peng Weiguo 2', 6' Tan Ende 30'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

4 December 1997	Dalian Wanda	2 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Dalian
	Wang Tao 30' Ma Zhuojun 43'			Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium

7 December 1997	Beijing Guoan	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Beijing
	Olivas 24'		Hu Zhijun 10'	Stadium: Workers Stadium

14 December 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 0	Shanghai Shenhua	Guangzhou
				Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

18 December 1997	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 1	Yanbian Aodong	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun 4' Tan Ende 59'		Gao Zhongxun 90'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

21 December 1997	Sichuan Quanxing	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Chengdu
	Yao Xia 24'		Hu Zhijun 8'	Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

FA Cup

20 April 1997 First Round	Tianjin Vanke	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Tianjin
			Haddaoui	Stadium: Minyuan Stadium

27 April 1997 First Round	Guangzhou Apollo	4 – 0	Tianjin Vanke	Nanhai, Foshan
	Haddaoui (2 goals) Iorfa Feng Yongxiang			Stadium: Nanhai Stadium

10 May 1997 Second Round	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 2	Shanghai Shenhua	Nanhai, Foshan
	Haddaoui 20' (pen.)		Xie Hui 3' Qi Hong 67'	Stadium: Nanhai Stadium

18 May 1997 Second Round	Shanghai Shenhua	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Shanghai
			Wen Junwu	Stadium: Hongkou Stadium

Notes and references

[1] 广州太阳神队队员出赛统计

[2] 1997年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛

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Stadiums	Tianhe Stadium (2011–present) Yuexiushan Stadium (1993–1997, 2001–2008, 2010) Provincial People's Stadium (1998–2000)
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Finals	2013 AFC Champions League Final 2015 AFC Champions League Final

1997 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

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Squad^[1]