1996 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season
# 1996 Guangzhou Apollo F.C. season

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

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 | Huang Hongtao |
| 2 | DF | CHN | Peng Changying |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Shen Rong |
| 4 | DF | CHN | Chen Yaohua |
| 5 | MF | POR | Paulo |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wei |
| 7 | FW | CHN | Hu Zhijun |
| 8 | FW | CHN | Lü Jianjun |
| 9 | MF | CHN | Peng Weijun |
| 10 | MF | CHN | Peng Weiguo (captain) |
| 11 | MF | CHN | Feng Feng |
| 12 | DF | CHN | Peng Jinbo |
| 13 | DF | CHN | Huang Qineng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | CHN | Mai Guangliang |
| 15 | FW | BRA | Emerson |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wen Zhijun (to July) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Zhu Weizhuo (to June) |
| 18 | FW | CHN | Tan Ende |
| 19 | MF | CHN | Cai Qinghui |
| 20 | DF | YUG | Vojislav Gligorijević (to July) |
| 21 | MF | POR | Gomez |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Li Qingshan |
| 23 | DF | CHN | Huang Haibin |
| 25 | FW | CHN | Luo Wensheng |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Huang Weixiong (to August) |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Feng Minzhi |

## Transfers

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | CHN | Shen Rong (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) |
| 5 | DF | POR | Paulo (from unknown) |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Wei (loan return from Shenzhen FC) |
| 14 | DF | CHN | Mai Guangliang (from Guangzhou Songri) |
| 15 | FW | BRA | Emerson (from Esperança Lagos) |
| 19 | MF | CHN | Cai Qinghui (loan return from Guangzhou Songri) |
| 20 | DF | YUG | Vojislav Gligorijević ( FK Dorćol) |
| 21 | MF | POR | Gomez (from unknown) |
| 22 | GK | CHN | Li Qingshan (loan from Jinan Taishan Jiangjun) |
| 27 | MF | CHN | Feng Minzhi (from Guangzhou Songri) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | CHN | Dong Guozhi (to Guangzhou Songri) |
| 5 | MF | CHN | Li Qiang (to Shenyang Haishi) |
| 6 | DF | CHN | Li Yong (Retired) |
| 14 | MF | CHN | Zhang Bing (to Guangdong Hongyuan) |
| 15 | DF | CHN | Mai Chao (Retired) |
| 20 | FW | CHN | Huang Weixiong (loan to Frankwell) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 25 | FW | CHN | Luo Wensheng (loan return from Frankwell) |
| 26 | FW | CHN | Huang Weixiong (loan return from Frankwell) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Wen Zhijun (loan to Guangzhou Songri) |
| 17 | MF | CHN | Zhu Weizhuo (loan to Guangzhou Songri) |
| 20 | DF | YUG | Vojislav Gligorijević (to Hunan Laifu) |
| 26 | FW | CHN | 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 |
