1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1998

Manager	Mai Chao (to 12 June)  Chen Xirong (from 13 June)
Stadium	Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Jia-A League	14th (Relegated)
FA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League:  Ivica Šimičić (8) All:  Ivica Šimičić (9)
Average home league attendance	5,385
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The 1998 season is the 45th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 31st season in the Chinese football league and the 5th season in the professional football league. After selling two key players (Peng Weiguo and Hu Zhijun) at the beginning of the season, the club finished the last place of the league in this season and relegated to Jia-B League.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHN Dong Guozhi 3 DF  CHN Peng Changying (captain) 4 DF  CHN Chen Yaohua 5 DF  CHN Peng Jinbo 6 FW  CHN Lü Jianjun 7 DF  CHN Ye Zhibin 8 MF  CHN Wen Junwu 9 DF  CHN Huang Haibin 11 FW  CHN Tan Ende 12 DF  CHN Ma Zhuojun 13 FW  CHN Min Jin

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  CHN Yuan Junhui 15 MF  CHN Liang Jianfeng 16 DF  CHN Mai Guangliang 17 MF  CHN Tan Weiming 18 FW  CHN Zheng Cong 20 FW  CHN Feng Yongxiang 21 MF  KOR Park Ji-Ho 22 FW  YUG Ivica Šimičić 25 MF  CHN Zhong Qirong 28 GK  CHN Kong Guoxian 29 GK  AUS Peter Blazincic

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Transfers

Winter

In No. Pos. Nation Player 7 DF  CHN Ye Zhibin (from Guangzhou Songri) 21 MF  KOR Park Ji-Ho (from Pohang Steelers) 22 FW  YUG Ivica Šimičić (from FK Zvezdara) 28 GK  CHN Kong Guoxian (from Guangzhou Songri)

Out No. Pos. Nation Player 7 FW  CHN Hu Zhijun (to Guangzhou Songri) 8 MF  AUS Robert Markovac (to Green Gully) 9 MF  CHN Wen Zhijun (loan to Beijing Kuanli) 10 MF  CHN Peng Weiguo (to Qianwei Huandao) 27 FW  NGA Dominic Iorfa (to Buler Rangers)

Match results

Jia-A League

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Sichuan Quanxing v Guangzhou Apollo

22 March 1998	Sichuan Quanxing	2 – 2	Guangzhou Apollo	Chengdu
	Wei Qun 10' Li Bing 53'		Huang Haibin 44' Ma Zhuojun 80'	Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre

Qianwei Huandao v Guangzhou Apollo

29 March 1998	Qianwei Huandao	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Chongqing
	Feng Zhigang 90'			Stadium: Datianwan Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Beijing Guoan

5 April 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 2	Beijing Guoan	Guangzhou
	Šimičić 23' Tan Ende 35'		Olivas 30' Li Dongbo 89'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Guangzhou Songri

9 April 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 2	Guangzhou Songri	Guangzhou
	Šimičić 12', 22'		Tony 3' Li Zifei 11'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Shenzhen Ping'an v Guangzhou Apollo

12 April 1998	Shenzhen Ping'an	0 – 2	Guangzhou Apollo	Shenzhen
			Peng Changying 32' Lü Jianjun 68'	Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Bayi

19 April 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 1	Bayi	Guangzhou
			Wang Lei 47'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Dalian Wanda v Guangzhou Apollo

26 April 1998	Dalian Wanda	2 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Dalian
	Fjellström 19' Wang Tao 68'		Feng Yongxiang 86'	Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shandong Luneng Taishan

30 April 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 3	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Guangzhou
	Park Ji-Ho 37'		Wang Chao 25' Deng Lejun 38', 67'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Yanbian Aodong v Guangzhou Apollo

3 May 1998	Yanbian Aodong	2 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Yanji
	Li Guanghao 8' Choi Seung-Bum 54'			Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shanghai Shenhua

10 May 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 2	Shanghai Shenhua	Guangzhou
	Šimičić 15', 73'		Shen Si 21' Osvaldo 60'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Sichuan Quanxing

26 July 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 3	Sichuan Quanxing	Guangzhou
	Park Ji-Ho 10' Šimičić 22'		Pérez 11', 36' Ma Mingyu 75'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Qianwei Huandao

2 August 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	3 – 2	Qianwei Huandao	Guangzhou
	Šimičić 1', 13' Park Ji-Ho 4'		Zeng Qinggao 18' Williams 44'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Beijing Guoan v Guangzhou Apollo

6 August 1998	Beijing Guoan	1 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Beijing
	Olivas 85'			Stadium: Workers Stadium

Guangzhou Songri v Guangzhou Apollo

9 August 1998	Guangzhou Songri	3 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Guangzhou
	Hu Zhijun 34' Flávio 75' Tu Shengqiao 82'		Park Ji-Ho 83'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shenzhen Ping'an

16 August 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	0 – 1	Shenzhen Ping'an	Guangzhou
			Zhang Jun 82'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Bayi v Guangzhou Apollo

23 August 1998	Bayi	2 – 1	Guangzhou Apollo	Shijiazhuang
	Jiang Kun 57' Wang Lei 83'		Tan Weiming 70'	Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center

Guangzhou Apollo v Dalian Wanda

6 September 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 2	Dalian Wanda	Guangzhou
	Min Jin 83'		Eklund 46' Fjellström 62'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Shandong Luneng Taishan v Guangzhou Apollo

13 September 1998	Shandong Luneng Taishan	2 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Jinan
	Deng Lejun 69' Song Yuming 75'			Stadium: Shandong Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Yanbian Aodong

20 September 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 0	Yanbian Aodong	Guangzhou
	Tan Weiming 34' Min Jin 37'			Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Shanghai Shenhua v Guangzhou Apollo

4 October 1998	Shanghai Shenhua	2 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Shanghai
	Marcelo 27' Zhu Qi 36'			Stadium: Shanghai Stadium

Guangzhou Apollo v Shenyang Haishi

11 October 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	2 – 1	Shenyang Haishi	Guangzhou
	Park Ji-Ho 50' Yuan Junhui 83'		Rosinaldo 35'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

Wuhan Hongjinlong v Guangzhou Apollo

18 October 1998	Wuhan Hongjinlong	4 – 0	Guangzhou Apollo	Wuhan
	Li Xiao 54', 56' Cai Sheng 58' Li Yingpei 69'			Stadium: Xinhua Road Sports Center

Guangzhou Apollo v Qingdao Hainiu

25 October 1998	Guangzhou Apollo	1 – 1	Qingdao Hainiu	Guangzhou
	Zheng Cong 87'		Zhuang Yi 5'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

FA Cup

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