1996 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1996

Manager	Xie Zhiguang (to 17 April) Xian Dixiong (from 18 April)
Stadium	Yuexiushan Stadium
Jia-A League	7th
FA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League:  Hu Zhijun (9) All:  Hu Zhijun (9)
← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 season is the 43rd year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 29th season in the Chinese football league and the 3rd 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 Huang Hongtao 2 DF Peng Changying 3 DF Shen Rong 4 DF Chen Yaohua 5 MF Paulo 6 DF Li Wei 7 FW Hu Zhijun 8 FW Lü Jianjun 9 MF Peng Weijun 10 MF Peng Weiguo (captain) 11 MF Feng Feng 12 DF Peng Jinbo 13 DF Huang Qineng

No. Position Player 14 DF Mai Guangliang 15 FW Emerson (from July) 16 MF Wen Zhijun (to July) 17 MF Zhu Weizhuo (to June) 18 FW Tan Ende 19 MF Cai Qinghui 20 DF Vojović (to July) 21 MF Gomez 22 GK Li Qingshan 23 DF Huang Haibin 25 FW Luo Wensheng 26 FW Huang Weixiong (to August) 27 MF Feng Minzhi

Transfers

Winter

In No. Position Player 3 DF Shen Rong (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) 5 DF Paulo (from unknown) 6 DF Li Wei (loan return from Shenzhen FC) 14 DF Mai Guangliang (from Guangzhou Songri) 19 MF Cai Qinghui (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) 20 DF Vojović (from unknown) 21 MF Gomez (from unknown) 22 GK Li Qingshan (loan from Jinan Taishan Jiangjun) 27 MF Feng Minzhi (from Guangzhou Songri)

Out No. Position Player 0 GK Dong Guozhi (to Guangzhou Songri) 5 MF Li Qiang (to Shenyang Haishi) 6 DF Li Yong (Retired) 14 MF Zhang Bing (to Guangdong Hongyuan) 15 DF Mai Chao (Retired) 20 FW Huang Weixiong (loan to Frankwell)

Summer

In No. Position Player 15 FW Emerson (from unknown) 25 FW Luo Wensheng (loan return from Frankwell) 26 FW Huang Weixiong (loan return from Frankwell)

Out No. Position Player 16 MF Wen Zhijun (loan to Guangzhou Songri) 17 MF Zhu Weizhuo (loan to Guangzhou Songri) 20 DF Vojović (to Hunan Laifu) 26 FW Huang Weixiong (to Locomotive)

Match results

Friendly matches

Friendly matches
Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
1996-02-08	Yanbian Hyundai	N	4 – 3 (PSO)
1996-02-11	Ukraine	N	1 – 2
1996-02-23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	N	1 – 1 4 – 3 (PSO)	Peng Weiguo
1996-02-25	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1 – 2	Peng Jinbo
1996-06-05	Napoli	H	1 – 4	Feng Feng
1996-07-19	Steaua București	H	1 – 1 3 – 4 (PSO)	Peng Weiguo

Jia-A League

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Jinan Taishan Jiangjun v Guangzhou Apollo

14 April 1996	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Jinan
				Stadium: Shandong Stadium

Shenzhen Fiyta v Guangzhou Apollo

21 April 1996	Shenzhen Fiyta	0 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Shenzhen
				Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Guangdong Hongyuan

28 April 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 0	Guangdong Hongyuan	Guangzhou
	Feng Feng  18' Chen Yaohua  36' Lü Jianjun  52'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Songri v Guangzhou Apollo

5 May 1996	Guangzhou Songri	1 – 4	Guangzhou Apollo	Guangzhou
	Rad  31'		Feng Feng  11' Peng Changying  61' Peng Weijun  88' Tan Ende  89'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shanghai Shenhua

12 May 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 2	Shanghai Shenhua	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun  8' Tan Ende  10' Peng Weiguo  36'		Xie Hui  30' Shen Si  79'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Beijing Guoan v Guangzhou Apollo

19 May 1996	Beijing Guoan	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Beijing
	Xie Feng  29'			Stadium: Workers Stadium

Bayi v Guangzhou Apollo

26 May 1996	Bayi	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Kunming
	Hu Yunfeng  35'		Huang Qineng  52'	Stadium: Kunming Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Yanbian Hyundai

2 June 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 0	Yanbian Hyundai	Guangzhou
	Tan Ende  1' Hu Zhijun  44'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Dalian Wanda

9 June 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 2	Dalian Wanda	Guangzhou
	Paulo  17' Peng Weiguo  38'		Wei Yimin 65' Tuhuteru  80'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Sichuan Quanxing v Guangzhou Apollo

16 June 1996	Sichuan Quanxing	4 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Chengdu
	Wei Qun  42' Cui Biao  51' Zou Yougen  79' Marmelo  90'			Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

Guangzhou Apollo v Tianjin Samsung

23 June 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 1	Tianjin Samsung	Guangzhou
	Peng Changying  27'		Huo Jianting  28'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Jinan Taishan Jiangjun

11 August 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 1	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun  55', 68', 88'		Su Maozhen  49'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shenzhen Fiyta

18 August 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 0	Shenzhen Fiyta	Guangzhou
	Mai Guangliang  49'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangdong Hongyuan v Guangzhou Apollo

1 September 1996	Guangdong Hongyuan	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Guangzhou
	Li Bing  8'		Hu Zhijun  12'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Guangzhou Songri

8 September 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 0	Guangzhou Songri	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun  45'			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Shanghai Shenhua v Guangzhou Apollo

15 September 1996	Shanghai Shenhua	3 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Shanghai
	Baskov  49' Fan Zhiyi  51' Zhang Yong  87'			Stadium: Hongkou Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Beijing Guoan

22 September 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 1	Beijing Guoan	Guangzhou
			Gao Hongbo  28'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Bayi

29 September 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 2	Bayi	Guangzhou
	Mai Guangliang  60'		Hao Haidong  10' Hu Yunfeng  13'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Yanbian Hyundai v Guangzhou Apollo

6 October 1996	Yanbian Hyundai	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Yanji
	Jin Guangzhu  57'		Peng Weiguo  42'	Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium

Dalian Wanda v Guangzhou Apollo

13 October 1996	Dalian Wanda	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Dalian
	Zhang Enhua  54'			Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Sichuan Quanxing

20 October 1996	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 1	Sichuan Quanxing	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun  90'		Peng Xiaofang  26'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Tianjin Samsung v Guangzhou Apollo

27 October 1996	Tianjin Samsung	2 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Tianjin
	Yu Genwei  76', 88'		Hu Zhijun  90'	Stadium: Minyuan Stadium

FA Cup

Shenzhen Fiyta v Guangzhou Apollo

30 June 1996 First Round	Shenzhen Fiyta	1 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Shenzhen
			Feng Feng	Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shenzhen Fiyta

3 July 1996 First Round	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 1 (aet)	Shenzhen Fiyta	Guangzhou
	Peng Weiguo Cai Qinghui			Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Jinan Taishan Jiangjun

7 July 1996 Second Round	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 5	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	Guangzhou
	Cai Qinghui  69' Peng Weiguo  78'		Song Yuming  16', 53', 77' Li Ming  36' Su Maozhen  49'	Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium

Jinan Taishan Jiangjun v Guangzhou Apollo

10 July 1996 Second Round	Jinan Taishan Jiangjun	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Jinan
	Tang Xiaocheng  23'			Stadium: Shandong Stadium

Notes and references

1. 广州太阳神队队员出赛统计
2. 1996年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛