| Chairman | Zhang Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Sérgio Farias | ||
| Stadium | Yuexiushan Stadium  Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center Central Stadium  | ||
| Super League | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,460 | ||
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The 2012 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season is Guangzhou's 1st season in the Chinese Super League since 2010. Guangzhou will also be competing in the Chinese FA Cup.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Team leader | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Fitness coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coaches | |
| Team physician | 
Players
As of 5 March 2012[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Chinese Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dalian Aerbin | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 6 | Changchun Yatai | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 44[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 42 | 
| 8 | Tianjin TEDA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 40 | 
| 9 | Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | 
Source: Chinese Super League (in Chinese)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card). Head-to-Head: Only used at the end of the season when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.
Notes:
Matches
| 10 March 2012 1 | Guangzhou R&F | 3 - 1 | Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou, Guangdong | 
| 15:45 UTC+8 | Li Zhe  Wu Wei'an Davi  | 
Report | Reinaldo | 
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 12,252 Referee: Matthew Gillett (Australia)  | 
| 16 March 2012 2 | Guangzhou R&F | 2 - 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guangzhou, Guangdong | 
| 18:00 UTC+8 | Zhang Shuo  Zhang Yuan  | 
Report | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 19,217 Referee: Sun Baojie  | 
| 24 March 2012 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 - 0 | Guangzhou R&F | Shanghai | 
| 19:45 UTC+8 | Wu Xi  Griffiths Wang Fei Cao Yunding Wang Dalei  | 
Report | Gao Zengxiang  Liu Cheng Xu Bo Zhang Yuan  | 
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 16,653 Referee: Ma Ning  | 
| 1 April 2012 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 1 - 0 | Hangzhou Greentown | Guangzhou, Guangdong | 
| 16:45 UTC+8 | Jumar  Davi Gao Zengxiang  | 
Report | Fabrício  Du Wei Xie Zhiyu  | 
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium Attendance: 5,332 Referee: Tao Rancheng  | 
| 8 April 2012 Week 5 | Tianjin Teda | 1–2 | Guangzhou R&F | TEDA Football Stadium | 
| 16:30 | Ars  Chen Tao Mao Biao  | 
Report | Xu Bo  Gao Zengxiang Davi Rafael Coelho Lu Lin  | 
Attendance: 11,469 Referee: Huang Yejun  | 
| 15 April 2012 Week 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 1–0 | Dalian Shide | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 18:45 | Griffiths  | 
Report | Yan Xiangchuang  Chamanga Lü Peng  | 
Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Shi Zhenlu  | 
| 21 April 2012 Week 7 | Shandong Luneng | 2–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Shandong Provincial Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Roda Antar  Gilberto Macena Ma Xingyu Zheng Zheng Lü Zheng  | 
Report | Xu Bo  Jumar Rafael Coelho Zhang Yuan  | 
Attendance: 21,718 Referee: Fan Qi  | 
| 28 April 2012 Week 8 | Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | Liaoning Whowin | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 16:45 | Rafael Coelho  Jumar  | 
Report | Zhang Ye  Yang Xu Wang Shouting Brandán Junzhe  | 
| 5 May 2012 Week 9 | Shanghai Shenxin | 4–2 | Guangzhou R&F | Jinshan Sports Centre | 
| 21:00 | Salley  Anselmo Zuojun Wang Yun  | 
Report | Griffiths  Davi Tang Miao Rafael Coelho  | 
| 13 May 2012 Week 10 | Guangzhou R&F | 2–1 | Henan Jianye | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 18:45 | Rafael Coelho  Gao Zengxiang Xu Bo Davi Liu Cheng  | 
Report | Xiyang  Bi Jinhao Zhang Li (footballer born 1989)  | 
| 19 May 2012 Week 11 | Guizhou Renhe | 3–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Guiyang Olympic Sports Center | 
| 20:30 | Qu Bo  Li Chunyu Muslimović  | 
Report | Zhang Yuan  Liu Cheng Jumar  | 
| 27 May 2012 Week 12 | Guangzhou R&F | 5–1 | Changchun Yatai | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 18:30 | Rafael Coelho  Jumar Li Zhe Davi  | 
Report | Ljubinković  Li Zhe Cássio Lü Jianjun  | 
| 16 June 2012 Week 13 | Dalian Aerbin | 2–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Jinzhou Stadium | 
| 16:30 | Yu Dabao  Canales Wang Hongyou Yin Lu  | 
Report | Davi  Jumar Griffiths Li Zhe Rafael Coelho  | 
| 23 June 2012 Week 14 | Guangzhou R&F | 2–3 | Qingdao Jonoon | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 21:00 | Tang Miao  Rafael Coelho  | 
Report | Ibrahimov  Léo San Zhu Jianrong  | 
Attendance: 4,344 Referee:  | 
| 1 July 2012 Week 15 | Jiangsu Sainty | 3–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | 
| 20:40 | Eleílson  Ren Hang Dănălache Liu Jianye  | 
Report | Rafael Coelho  Li Wenbo Griffiths  | 
Attendance: 24,971 Referee:  | 
| 7 July 2012 Week 16 | Beijing Guoan | 1–0 | Guangzhou R&F | Workers Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Zhou Ting  Zhang Xinxin Shao Jiayi Xu Liang Xu Yunlong  | 
Report | Zhao Ming  Li Wenbo Davi  | 
Attendance: 42,668 Referee:  | 
| 15 July 2012 Week 17 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Tianhe Stadium | 
| 20:35 | Zheng Zhi  Zhang Linpeng  | 
Report | Wu Weian  Tang Miao Yakubu  | 
Attendance: 39,991 Referee:  | 
| 22 July 2012 Week 18 | Guangzhou R&F | 1–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Moisés  Griffiths Li Wenbo  | 
Report | Moreno  Cao Yunding  | 
Attendance: 11,235 Referee:  | 
| 28 July 2012 Week 19 | Hangzhou Greentown | 2–2 | Guangzhou R&F | Yellow Dragon Stadium | 
| 20:35 | Wang Song  Renatinho  | 
Report | Lu Lin  Yakubu Xu Bo Zhang Yuan  | 
| 5 August 2012 Week 20 | Guangzhou R&F | 1–2 | Tianjin Teda | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Yakubu  Davi  | 
Summary | Cao Yang  Du Zhenyu Ars Nie Tao Šumulikoski  | 
Attendance: 5,601 Referee:  | 
| 11 August 2012 Week 21 | Dalian Shide | 4–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Jinzhou Stadium | 
| 20:00 | Adriano  Yan Feng Kamburov Park Dong-Hyuk  | 
Summary | Xu Bo  Griffiths Li Yan Davi Yakubu Tang Miao  | 
Attendance: 6,751 Referee:  | 
| 19 August 2012 Week 22 | Guangzhou R&F | 4–2 | Shandong Luneng | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Yakubu  Rafael Coelho Li Yan Zhang Yuan  | 
Summary | Wang Yongpo  Cui Peng Ortigoza  | 
Attendance: 8,558 Referee:  | 
| 26 August 2012 Week 23 | Liaoning Whowin | 1–2 | Guangzhou R&F | Tiexi New District Sports Center | 
| 20:30 | Grozdanoski  Yang Xu  | 
Summary | Sui Donglu  Yakubu Davi Gao Zengxiang Rafael Coelho  | 
| 16 September 2012 Week 24 | Guangzhou R&F | 3–2 | Shanghai Shenxin | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 20:30 | Yakubu  Rafael Coelho Sui Donglu Li Zhe  | 
Summary | Wang Jiayu  Wang Yun Anselmo Antônio Flávio Zou Zhongting Salley Zhu Baojie  | 
Attendance: 6,012 Referee:  | 
| 22 September 2012 Week 25 | Henan Jianye | 3–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium | 
| 20:45 | Chansa  Adaílton Sui Donglu Wang Jia'nan Zhang Lu Katongo  | 
Summary | Rafael Coelho  Griffiths Liu Cheng  | 
Attendance: 14,428 Referee:  | 
| 30 September 2012 Week 26 | Guangzhou R&F | 1–0 | Guizhou Renhe | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 18:00 | lu Lin  Yakubu  | 
Summary | 
| 7 October 2012 Week 27 | Changchun Yatai | 2–1 | Guangzhou R&F | Development Area Stadium | 
| 16:30 | Wang Dong  Liu Weidong Pei Shuai Marquinhos  | 
Summary | Yakubu  Zhang Yuan  | 
| 21 October 2012 Week 28 | Guangzhou R&F | – | Dalian Aerbin | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 17:00 | 
| 27 October 2012 Week 29 | Qingdao Jonoon | – | Guangzhou R&F | Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | 
| 16:30 | 
| 3 November 2012 Week 30 | Guangzhou R&F | – | Jiangsu Sainty | Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 14:30 | 
Chinese FA Cup
| 27 June 2012 3 | Guangzhou R&F | 3–2 | Hunan Xiangtao | Guangzhou | 
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium | 
| 18 July 2012 4 | Liaoning Whowin | 4–3 | Guangzhou R&F | Tiexi | 
| 20:30 | Trifunović  Zhao Junzhe Liu Yang Yang Yu  | 
Report | Wu Weian  Lu Lin Xu Bo Yakubu  | 
Stadium: Tiexi New District Sports Center | 
References
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