Category: Guangzhou Evergrande

Evergrande Secure 2013 CSL Title with Victory in Jinan

Shandong Luneng 2-4 Guangzhou Evergrande Marcena 10′, Roda Antar 78′; Zhao Xuri 6′, Rong Hao 39′, Gao Lin 45+2′, Zheng Zhi 64′ Chinese Super League Round 26 All they needed was a point, but Guangzhou Evergrande netted four… Read More

No Mercy! Evergrande Destroy Kashiwa Again En Route to First ACL Final

Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 (Agg. 8-1) Kashiwa Reysol ACL Semi-final Second Leg Elkeson 16′, Conca 57′, Muriqui 79′, 88′ After the weekend’s novel diversion of an all-Chinese line-up in their CSL game against Hangzhou Greentown, it was back to… Read More

Unlucky Zheng Long’s Season Over after Starring Role in Hangzhou Hammering

Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 Hangzhou Greentown China Super League Round 25 Zheng Long 41′, 52′, Elkeson 75′, Muriqui 78′ For the third game in succession Guangzhou Evergrande put four goals past their opponents on the way to victory, despite… Read More

Late Evergrande Blitz in Japan All But Ensures First Chinese ACL Final Appearance

Kashiwa Reysol 1-4 Guangzhou Evergrande ACL Semi-final First Leg Wagner 10′; Muriqui 58′, 90′, Conca 67′, 82′ The scoreline may flatter Guangzhou Evergrande but there was no doubting the superior quality of their side as they blasted four… Read More

Lekhwiya 1-4 Guangzhou Evergrande: A CSL side in the Champions League semifinal

Guangzhou Evergrande secured a convincing 4-1 away win at Qatari side Lekhwiya on Wednesday night to seal a 6-1 victory on aggregate in the AFC Champions League, earning a semifinal clash with Kashiwa Reysol. The Cantonese side started… Read More

Chinese Super League breaks attendance record with derby-heavy fixture card

The Chinese Super League set an all-time attendance record last weekend with a total 197,548,  fans watching eight top-flight fixtures –  the highest number to watch a single round since professional football was re-launched in China in 2004…. Read More

Advantage Evergrande after win in ACL Quarter-Final home leg

Guangzhou Evergrande 2-0 Lekhwiya AFC Champions League Quarter Final First Leg Conca 72′ (pen.), Elkeson 76′ Evergrande will revisit Arabia next month with a two goal advantage in this tie after a tense, tight, and often compact game… Read More

Atkins: Conca ready to bow out on a high?

When Argentine midfielder Dario Conca joined Guangzhou Evergrande in July 2011, his US$10 million transfer fee and astonishing US$14million-per-year wages left the football world aghast. Conca may have been the Brazilian Championship Player of the Year in 2010, but… Read More