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Brazilian forward Rafael Coelho, who joined Changchun Yatai from Guangzhou R&F in February, has left the club after failing to replicate the impressive form that saw him brought to the North-East. Coelho had an impressive two-year stint with… Read More
On Easter Sunday it was Guangzhou R&F who looked dead and buried at half time as they were 2-0 down away to Changchun Yatai only to rise and stage a miraculous comeback to win 3-2 with Davi scoring… Read More
Guangzhou R&F look to continue their good start to the season when they make their first trip of the year to the dongbei region to play Changchun Yatai. After beating Evergrande in Guangzhou, the visit of the other… Read More
A perplexing goalkeeping blunder from Shenhua’s Geng Xiaofeng cost the Shanghai side a vaulable three points away to Changchun Yatai and continued their miserable 8-year run of not having won a CSL match in the Dongbei city. The… Read More
The departure of Brazilian manager Sergio Farias from Guangzhou R&F midway through last season saw high-profile former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson arrive at the Yuexiushan Stadium. While Farias departed, though, remnants of his backroom staff have remained at the… Read More
Changchun Yatai have signed former Guangzhou R&F attacking midfielder Rafael Coelho on a free transfer. The 26-year-old Brazilian spent two years at Yuexiushan and scored a total of 25 goals in 54 games for the Cantonese side. Under Sergio… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 4 – 2 Shanghai Shenhua China Super League Round 30 Yakubu 27’ (pen), Rafael Coelho 68’, Davi 85’ (pen), Zhang Shuo 89’ ; Firas Al-Khatib 63’, Xiong Fei 77’ Guangzhou R&F won an action packed and… Read More
The Chinese Super League is currently taking a summer break due to the East Asia Cup but the fun hasn’t stopped for fans of Cantonese side Guangzhou R&F as the club have organised a series of activities to… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 4 – 1 Hangzhou Greentown China Super League Round 17 Yakubu 7′, Rafael Coelho 45′ and 69′, Davi 54′ ; Chen Zhongliu 33′ Attendance: 11,025 Guangzhou R&F’s trio of fit foreigners scored all of the goals… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 2 – 1 Tianjin Teda CSL Round 14 Rafael Coelho 8’ and 50’; Elder Lima ‘87 Rafael Coelho scored early in each half to extend Guangzhou R&F’s unbeaten streak to five games. Tianjin made the Cantonese… Read More
