1998 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

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.

Guangzhou Apollo F.C. 1998
Manager Mai Chao (to 12 June)
 Chen Xirong (from 13 June)
StadiumGuangdong Provincial People's Stadium
Jia-A League14th (Relegated)
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
 Ivica Šimičić (8)
All:
 Ivica Šimičić (9)
Average home league attendance5,385

Squad

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 Dong Guozhi
3 DF Peng Changying (captain)
4 DF Chen Yaohua
5 DF Peng Jinbo
6 FW Lü Jianjun
7 DF Ye Zhibin
8 MF Wen Junwu
9 DF Huang Haibin
11 FW Tan Ende
12 DF Ma Zhuojun
13 FW Min Jin
No. Position Player
14 FW Yuan Junhui
15 MF Liang Jianfeng
16 DF Mai Guangliang
17 MF Tan Weiming
18 FW Zheng Cong
20 FW Feng Yongxiang
21 MF Park Ji-Ho
22 FW Ivica Šimičić
25 MF Zhong Qirong
28 GK Kong Guoxian
29 GK Peter Blazincic

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Transfers

Winter

Match results

Jia-A League

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22 March 1998 Sichuan Quanxing2 – 2Guangzhou ApolloChengdu
Wei Qun  10'
Li Bing  53'		 Huang Haibin  44'
Ma Zhuojun  80'		 Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre
29 March 1998 Qianwei Huandao1 – 0Guangzhou ApolloChongqing
Feng Zhigang  90' Stadium: Datianwan Stadium
5 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 2Beijing GuoanGuangzhou
Šimičić  23'
Tan Ende  35'		 Olivas  30'
Li Dongbo  89'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
9 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 2Guangzhou SongriGuangzhou
Šimičić  12', 22' Tony  3'
Li Zifei  11'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
12 April 1998 Shenzhen Ping'an0 – 2Guangzhou ApolloShenzhen
Peng Changying  32'
Lü Jianjun  68'		 Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium
19 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo0 – 1BayiGuangzhou
Wang Lei  47' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
26 April 1998 Dalian Wanda2 – 1Guangzhou ApolloDalian
Fjellström  19'
Wang Tao  68'		 Feng Yongxiang  86' Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium
30 April 1998 Guangzhou Apollo1 – 3Shandong Luneng TaishanGuangzhou
Park Ji-Ho  37' Wang Chao  25'
Deng Lejun  38', 67'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
3 May 1998 Yanbian Aodong2 – 0Guangzhou ApolloYanji
Li Guanghao  8'
Choi Seung-Bum  54'		 Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium
10 May 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 2Shanghai ShenhuaGuangzhou
Šimičić  15', 73' Shen Si  21'
Osvaldo  60'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
17 May 1998 Shenyang Haishi0 – 0Guangzhou ApolloShenyang
Stadium: Shenyang Stadium
31 May 1998 Guangzhou Apollo0 – 0Wuhan HongjinlongGuangzhou
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
7 June 1998 Qingdao Hainiu0 – 0Guangzhou ApolloQingdao
Stadium: Hongcheng Stadium
26 July 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 3Sichuan QuanxingGuangzhou
Park Ji-Ho  10'
Šimičić  22'		 Pérez  11', 36'
Ma Mingyu  75'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
2 August 1998 Guangzhou Apollo3 – 2Qianwei HuandaoGuangzhou
Šimičić  1', 13'
Park Ji-Ho  4'		 Zeng Qinggao  18'
Williams  44'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
6 August 1998 Beijing Guoan1 – 0Guangzhou ApolloBeijing
Olivas  85' Stadium: Workers Stadium
9 August 1998 Guangzhou Songri3 – 1Guangzhou ApolloGuangzhou
Hu Zhijun  34'
Flávio  75'
Tu Shengqiao  82'		 Park Ji-Ho  83' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
16 August 1998 Guangzhou Apollo0 – 1Shenzhen Ping'anGuangzhou
Zhang Jun  82' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
23 August 1998 Bayi2 – 1Guangzhou ApolloShijiazhuang
Jiang Kun  57'
Wang Lei  83'		 Tan Weiming  70' Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center
6 September 1998 Guangzhou Apollo1 – 2Dalian WandaGuangzhou
Min Jin  83' Eklund  46'
Fjellström  62'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
13 September 1998 Shandong Luneng Taishan2 – 0Guangzhou ApolloJinan
Deng Lejun  69'
Song Yuming  75'		 Stadium: Shandong Stadium
20 September 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 0Yanbian AodongGuangzhou
Tan Weiming  34'
Min Jin  37'		 Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
4 October 1998 Shanghai Shenhua2 – 0Guangzhou ApolloShanghai
Marcelo  27'
Zhu Qi  36'		 Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
11 October 1998 Guangzhou Apollo2 – 1Shenyang HaishiGuangzhou
Park Ji-Ho  50'
Yuan Junhui  83'		 Rosinaldo  35' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium
18 October 1998 Wuhan Hongjinlong4 – 0Guangzhou ApolloWuhan
Li Xiao  54', 56'
Cai Sheng  58'
Li Yingpei  69'		 Stadium: Xinhua Road Sports Center
25 October 1998 Guangzhou Apollo1 – 1Qingdao HainiuGuangzhou
Zheng Cong  87' Zhuang Yi  5' Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium

FA Cup
24 May 1998 First RoundJiangsu Jiajia2 – 0Guangzhou ApolloYangzhou
Stadium: Yangzhou Stadium
27 May 1998 First RoundGuangzhou Apollo2 – 1Jiangsu JiajiaNanchang
Šimičić
Feng Yongxiang		 Stadium: Nanchang Bayi Stadium

References
  1. "广州太阳神队队员出赛统计". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  2. "1998年全国足球甲级队(A组)联赛". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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