Guangzhou F.C. was a Chinese professional football club based in Guangzhou. Their first participation in international competitions was during the 2012 season, when they competed in the AFC Champions League. Their first match was against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, won by Guangzhou 5–1.
Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League on two occasions, in 2013 and 2015.
Matches
All results list Guangzhou's goal tally first.
Key (H) = Home (A) = Away (N) = Neutral
SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScore 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5–1 (A), 1–3 (H) Buriram United 1–2 (H), 2–1 (A) Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 (A), 3–1 (H) Round of 16 FC Tokyo 1–0 (H) Quarter-final Al-Ittihad 2–4 (A), 2–1 (H) 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 (H), 2–3 (A) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 (A), 0–0 (H) Muangthong United 4–0 (H), 4–1 (A) Round of 16 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 (A), 3–0 (H) Quarter-final Lekhwiya 2–0 (H), 4–1 (A) Semi-final Kashiwa Reysol 4–1 (A), 4–0 (H) Final FC Seoul 2–2 (A), 1–1 (H) 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-final Al-Ahly 2–0 (N) Semi-final Bayern Munich 0–3 (N) Third place match Atlético Mineiro 2–3 (N) 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage Melbourne Victory 4–2 (H), 0–2 (A) Yokohama F. Marinos 1–1 (A), 2–1 (H) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 (H), 0–1 (A) Round of 16 Cerezo Osaka 5–1 (A), 0–1 (H) Quarter-final Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 (A), 2–1 (H) 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage FC Seoul 1–0 (H), 0–0 (A) Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 (A), 0–2 (H) Kashima Antlers 4–3 (H), 1–2 (A) Round of 16 Seongnam FC 1–2 (A), 2–0 (H) Quarter-final Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 (A), 1–1 (H) Semi-final Gamba Osaka 2–1 (H), 0–0 (A) Final Al-Ahli 0–0 (A), 1–0 (H) 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-final Club América 2–1 (N) Semi-final Barcelona 0–3 (N) Third place match Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 (N) 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage Pohang Steelers 0–0 (H), 2–0 (A) Sydney FC 1–2 (A), 1–0 (H) Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 (H), 0–1 (A) 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage Eastern 7–0 (H), 6–0 (A) Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 (H), 2–2 (A) Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 (H), 0–0 (A) Round of 16 Kashima Antlers 1–0 (H), 1–2 (A) Quarter-final Shanghai SIPG 0–4 (A), 5–1 (H) 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage Buriram United 1–1 (H), 1–1 (A) Cerezo Osaka 0–0 (A), 3–1 (H) Jeju United 5–3 (H), 2–0 (A) Round of 16 Tianjin Quanjian 0–0 (A), 2–2 (H) 2019 AFC Champions League Group stage Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 (H), 0–1 (A) Daegu FC 1–3 (A), 1–0 (H) Melbourne Victory 4–0 (H), 1–1 (A) Round of 16 Shandong Luneng 2–1 (H), 2–3 (A) Quarter-final Kashima Antlers 0–0 (H), 1–1 (A) Semi-final Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 (A), 0–1 (H) 2020 AFC Champions League Group stage Johor Darul Ta'zim Cancelled Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0, 1–1 Vissel Kobe 1–3, 2–0 2021 AFC Champions League Group stage Cerezo Osaka 0–2, 0–5 Port 0–3, 1–5 Kitchee 0–1, 0–1 2022 AFC Champions League Group stage Johor Darul Ta'zim 0–5, 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 0–8, 0–1 Ulsan Hyundai 0–3, 0–5
Statistics
By competition Competition Win%AFC Champions LeagueFIFA Club World Cup
By season Season Competition Win% Round2012AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals2013AFC Champions LeagueWinners2013FIFA Club World CupFourth place2014AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals2015AFC Champions LeagueWinners2015FIFA Club World CupFourth place2016AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage2017AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals2018AFC Champions LeagueRound of 162019AFC Champions LeagueSemi-finals2020AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage2021AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage2022AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
By nation Nation Win%
See also Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League
References