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.
| Manager |  Mai Chao (to 12 June) Chen Xirong (from 13 June) |
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| 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 |
Squad
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Transfers
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Match results
editJia-A League
edit| 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 |
| 29 March 1998 | Qianwei Huandao | 1 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Chongqing |
| Feng Zhigang 90' |
Stadium: Datianwan Stadium |
| 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 |
| 9 April 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 2 | Guangzhou Songri | Guangzhou |
| Šimičić 12', 22' |
Tony 3' Li Zifei 11' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 12 April 1998 | Shenzhen Ping'an | 0 – 2 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shenzhen |
| Peng Changying 32' Lü Jianjun 68' |
Stadium: Shenzhen Stadium |
| 19 April 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 1 | Bayi | Guangzhou |
| Wang Lei 47' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 26 April 1998 | Dalian Wanda | 2 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Dalian |
| Fjellström 19' Wang Tao 68' |
Feng Yongxiang 86' |
Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium |
| 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 |
| 3 May 1998 | Yanbian Aodong | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Yanji |
| Li Guanghao 8' Choi Seung-Bum 54' |
Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium |
| 10 May 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Guangzhou |
| Šimičić 15', 73' |
Shen Si 21' Osvaldo 60' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 17 May 1998 | Shenyang Haishi | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shenyang |
| Stadium: Shenyang Stadium |
| 31 May 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 0 | Wuhan Hongjinlong | Guangzhou |
| Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 7 June 1998 | Qingdao Hainiu | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Qingdao |
| Stadium: Hongcheng Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 August 1998 | Beijing Guoan | 1 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Beijing |
| Olivas 85' |
Stadium: Workers Stadium |
| 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 |
| 16 August 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 1 | Shenzhen Ping'an | Guangzhou |
| Zhang Jun 82' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 23 August 1998 | Bayi | 2 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shijiazhuang |
| Jiang Kun 57' Wang Lei 83' |
Tan Weiming 70' |
Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center |
| 6 September 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 2 | Dalian Wanda | Guangzhou |
| Min Jin 83' |
Eklund 46' Fjellström 62' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 13 September 1998 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Jinan |
| Deng Lejun 69' Song Yuming 75' |
Stadium: Shandong Stadium |
| 20 September 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 0 | Yanbian Aodong | Guangzhou |
| Tan Weiming 34' Min Jin 37' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 4 October 1998 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai |
| Marcelo 27' Zhu Qi 36' |
Stadium: Shanghai Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 October 1998 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 1 | Qingdao Hainiu | Guangzhou |
| Zheng Cong 87' |
Zhuang Yi 5' |
Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
FA Cup
edit| 24 May 1998 First Round | Jiangsu Jiajia | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Yangzhou |
| Stadium: Yangzhou Stadium |
| 27 May 1998 First Round | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 1 | Jiangsu Jiajia | Nanchang |
| Šimičić Feng Yongxiang |
Stadium: Nanchang Bayi Stadium |
References
edit- ^ "广州太阳神队队员出赛统计". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "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.