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Beijing Guoan
北京国安
Beijing Guoan F.C.svg
Full name Beijing Guoan Football Club
北京国安足球俱乐部
Nickname(s) 御林军
(The Imperial Guards)
Founded 29 December 1992; 31 years ago (1992-12-29)
Ground Workers' Stadium
Ground Capacity 68,000
Owner
  • Sinobo Group
Chairman Zhou Jinhui
Manager Ricardo Soares
League Chinese Super League
2023 Chinese Super League, 6th of 16
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Simplified Chinese 北京国安
Traditional Chinese 北京國安

Beijing Guoan Football Club (Chinese: 北京国安足球俱乐部), known internationally as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang District. In early 2021, the shareholders changed from the real estate company Sinobo Group (64%) and CITIC Limited (36%) of CITIC Group to just Sinobo Group (100%). Beijing Guoan is one of the four clubs to have never been relegated from the Chinese top-flight since the Chinese Super League's foundation in 2004.

The club's predecessor was called Beijing Football Club and they predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. On December 29, 1992, the club was recognized to become a completely professional football club, making them one of the founding members of the first fully professional top tier league in China. Since then, they have gone on to win their first ever professional league title in the 2009 league season as well as the 1996, 1997, 2003, and 2018 Chinese FA Cup.

According to Forbes, Guoan was the second most valuable football team in China, with a team value of US$167 million, and an estimated revenue of US$30 million in 2015. According to the disclosure of CITIC Pacific, the club revenue was CN¥244 million in the 2013 season. In the 2015 season, the sponsorship from CITIC Securities was CN¥25 million.

History

1950s–1992: Early club era

Beijing Guoan F.C.1992
Beijing Guoan logo used between 1992 and 1994

The club's first incarnation came in 1951 when the local government sports body decided to take part in China's first fully nationalized national football league tournament. To prepare for the competition they participated in the 1951 North China Football Competition where they officially unveiled the team for the first time on 28 October 1951. After this tournament the relevant parties decided to form a football team with the best players from Beijing and Tianjin to create the North China team who were unveiled on 1 December 1951 for the start of the national football league tournament. The team name was taken from the football team in the 1910 multi-sport event Chinese National Games that also represented the same regions. The team ended up finishing fourth in their debut season and with the football league gradually expanding, the players from Beijing and Tianjin were allowed to separate and the local Beijing government sports body was allowed to reform the club as Beijing Football Club in 1955. The club made its debut appearance in the 1956 season and wore an all-white home kit and all-red away strip. In the 1956 campaign, the club was also allowed to enter their youth team called Beijing Youth B, who actually went on to win the league title while Beijing came sixth that season. The club strengthened their hold on the following seasons when they won the 1957 and 1958 league titles. With these results, the club had become a major force within Chinese football, and with the club's youth team still participating within the top tier, there was a constant supply of players coming into the team to fight for places. Being China's capital city and for their success on the field, the club had become a feeder team for the Chinese national team. This often saw the club unable to complete a full championship schedule and the youth team were often used to represent the club, which did little to diminish Beijing football and actually resulted in the youth team winning the 1963 championship for the second time, showing the strength in depth of the region of Beijing football until 1966, when the Chinese Cultural Revolution halted football within the country. When football returned to China, Beijing won the 1973 league title in the newly re-established footballing league. While Beijing once again re-established themselves as major title contenders, they did not win any major titles until 1982, where they won the league title, followed by the 1984 league title and the 1985 Chinese FA Cup title. After this period, Beijing's performances seemed to have declined and were relegated for the first time in their history to the second tier at the end of the 1988 season. However, their time within the second tier was short-lived and they won the division title and promotion to the first tier at the end of the 1990 season. In total, Beijing had won the league title five times during the old Chinese National Football League era before the club was given full professionalism in 1992.

1992–1999: Professionalism

Beijing Guoan F.C.1996
Beijing Guoan logo used between 1996 and 2001

Beijing Guoan was formed on 29 December 1992, as a result of the Chinese football reform, which was the Chinese Football Association's attempt to professionalize the Chinese football league system. The club was set up by CITIC Guoan of CITIC Group, a state-owned enterprise of China, and the Beijing Municipal Sports Committee. The club then took part in the 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season, making them a founding member of the first fully professional top tier league in China and changed their home colors to green to symbolize the change. In their first professional season, Beijing finished in a disappointing eighth out of twelve teams and club manager Tang Pengju was relieved of his duties. The club brought in Jin Zhiyang to manage them the following season and the results under his reign improved enough for them to finish the 1995 campaign in the runner-up position. The following season, Jin Zhiyang lead Beijing to their first professional trophy when they beat Jinan Taishan Jiangjun 4–1 to win the 1996 Chinese FA Cup. Jin Zhiyang was able to retain the Cup the following year with a 2–1 victory against Shanghai Shenhua, which impressed the Chinese FA, who lured him away from Beijing when they offered him a position with the Chinese national team. Assistant coach Shen Xiangfu stepped into the managerial role and in his debut season, he guided the club to third within the league. However, in his second season the team slid down to sixth and he left the club.

2000–2009: Foreign influences

The woker's stadium
Beijing Guoan supporters at a Chinese Super League match in June 2009
Beijing Guoan F.C.2002
Beijing Guoan logo used between 2002 and 2021

Serbian Milovan Đorić became Beijing's first foray with a foreign manager when he joined the club at the start of the 2000 league season. His reign was exceptionally short-lived after he lost his first three games of the season before he was replaced with native coach Wei Kexing. At the start of the 2002 league season, Beijing hired their second foreign manager in Ljupko Petrović. Foreign influences continued in 2003, when the club signed a three-year endorsement contract with jointly-owned South Korean company Beijing Hyundai, which resulted in the club changing its name to Beijing Hyundai to accommodate this. In 2005, Spanish football club Real Madrid went into negotiations with Beijing on a football development project. At the start of the 2007 league season, two-time Chinese FA Cup winner with Chongqing Lifan and Qingdao Beilaite, Lee Jang-soo, was hired as the team's manager. The South Korean manager, in his debut season, guided the club to second within the league. By the 2009 league season, the club had returned to the Workers Stadium (after it had been in renovation for the 2008 Summer Olympics) under Lee Jang-soo's helm. It looked as if the club would be winning its first professional league title until a 2–0 defeat from Changchun Yatai on 15 September 2009, which saw the club slip to third place and Lee Jang-soo was unscrupulously fired with seven games remaining. Former Beijing player Hong Yuanshuo was immediately brought into the team and on the final day of the season, Beijing thrashed Hangzhou Greentown 4–0 to clinch the 2009 league championship.

2017–2019: Sinobo Group takeover

即将举行中超联赛的北京工人体育场
Beijing Guoan before a Chinese Super League match in August 2018

2020–present: Effects of COVID-19

Beijing Guoan players after a match vs Wuhan Three Towns, 16 July 2023
Beijing Guoan players after a Chinese Super League match in July 2023

Ownership

Despite being founded by CITIC Guoan Group, the stake of the football club was held by another subsidiary, CITIC Corp., Ltd. (Chinese: 中国中信股份有限公司) of CITIC Group, a Beijing-incorporated SPV, for a possible listing in mainland China since 2012. (CITIC Group invited other investors to purchase the new shares of CITIC Guoan Group in 2014, making the company no longer a subsidiary of CITIC Group). In 2014, CITIC Group floated, by backdoor listing, most of their assets to their Hong Kong-based subsidiary CITIC Pacific (renaming it to CITIC Limited), including the entire share capital of "CITIC Corp.", thus the stake of the football club was indirectly floated in a stock exchange.

On 27 December 2016, real estate company Sinobo Group participated in the capital increase of the club for a reported 64% stake, which was finalised on 10 January 2017, making them the largest shareholder. According to a Chinese Government database, the share capital of the club had increased from CN¥75 million to CN¥208.33 million, making Sinobo Group own a 64.00% stake with CN¥133.33 million par value and undisclosed share premium. The club was also renamed to Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. Co., Ltd..

Name history

  • 1956: Beijing Physical Education Normal University 北京体院队
  • 1957–1960: Beijing 北京队
  • 1961–1964: Beijing Youth 北京青年队
  • 1965–1990: Beijing 北京队
  • 1991: Beijing Shenzhou 北京神州队
  • 1992: Beijing 北京队
  • 1993–2002: Beijing Guoan 北京国安队
  • 2003–2005: Beijing Hyundai 北京现代队
  • 2006–2015: Beijing Guoan 北京国安队
  • 2016: Beijing Guoan LeEco 北京国安乐视队
  • 2017–2021: Beijing Sinobo Guoan 北京中赫国安队
  • 2021–: Beijing Guoan 北京国安队

Stadiums

Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China
Workers' Stadium, a stadium rebuilt on the site of the original Workers' Stadium and home ground of Beijing Guoan since 2023

Five stadiums in four sites have been used as the home ground of Beijing Guoan since 1994:

  • Xiannongtan Stadium (1994–1995)
  • Workers' Stadium (1996–2005, 2009–2019)
  • Beijing Fengtai Stadium (2006–2008)
  • Rizhao International Football Center in Rizhao, Shandong (2022)
  • Workers' Stadium (2023–present)

Kits

Bjguoanduifu9697
1995–1996 Kits
Bjguoanduifu0203
2002–2003 Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
1993 England Umbro
1994
1995 United States Nike Ryobi
1996 Ryobi
1997 Ryobi
1998 Ryobi
1999 Ryobi
2000 中信国安
2001 华友通信
2002 京华时报
2003 SONATA
2004 北京现代
2005 北京现代
2006 Germany Adidas 北京现代 (CSL rounds 1–4)
No sponsor (CSL rounds 5–28)
2007 中信银行
2008 中信银行 (CSL)
BBVA (ACL)
2009 中信银行 (CSL)
BBVA (ACL)
2010 United States Nike 中信银行 (CSL)
BBVA (ACL)
2011 中信银行 (CSL)
2012 中信银行 (CSL)
BBVA (ACL)
2013 中信银行 (CSL 1st half season)
华泰汽车 (CSL 2nd half season)
BBVA (ACL)
2014 警视媒体 (CSL)
华泰汽车 (ACL play-off)
中信银行 (ACL group stage)
2015 中信证券 (CSL)
中信银行 (ACL)
2016 中信证券
2017 中信证券
2018 中赫集团
2019 中赫集团
2020 中赫集团 (CSL, ACL rounds 2–6, ACL knockouts)
武汉加油 (ACL round 1)
2021 中赫集团
2022 中赫集团
2023 JD.com
2024 JD.com

Rivalries

A tifo before a Beijing Guoan match in August 2023
Tifo of a roaring lion in the Jing-Hu derby between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua at the Workers' Stadium

Beijing Guoan's fiercest and oldest rivalry is against Shanghai Shenhua and is often referred to as the Jing-Hu derby, a.k.a. the rivalry between Beijing and Shanghai. The rivalry with Shenhua is viewed as a manifestation of the rivalry that exists between the cities on which is the most important towards the country, as one is the center of government while the other is the financial centre of modern commerce within China. With each club being able to claim an extensive history spanning successful periods, direct competition for silverware, however, rarely coincided until the 1997 league season. With Shenhua having won the 1995 league title and Beijing having won the 1996 Chinese FA Cup, both teams looked as if they had the pedigree to win silverware that season and on July 20, 1997, in a vital league game, Beijing thrashed Shenhua 9–1 at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing. It was Beijing's largest victory and Shenhua's greatest defeat ever recorded. Soon after that match, both teams met again in the 1997 FA Cup final, which saw Beijing win the cup. Between 2010 and 2023, Beijing Guoan holds a record of eleven straight wins over Shanghai Shenhua at the Workers' Stadium, Beijing Guoan's home ground.

The Jing-Jin derby is a local and long-standing rivalry between Beijing Guoan and neighboring Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Both teams can trace their histories to the North China team before it split to form the Beijing Football Club and Tianjin Football Club. Since then, both clubs have predominantly remained within the top tier of Chinese football, providing a constant rivalry fixture which has led to intense matches that have spilled out away from the stadiums and onto the streets that have led to property destruction as well as further intensifying their relationship.

Current squad

First team

No. Position Player
1 China GK Han Jiaqi
2 Mali DF Mamadou Traoré
3 China DF He Yupeng
4 China DF Li Lei
5 Cameroon DF Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
6 China MF Chi Zhongguo
8 Portugal MF Guga
9 China FW Zhang Yuning
10 China MF Zhang Xizhe
11 China MF Lin Liangming
16 China DF Feng Boxuan
17 China FW Yang Liyu
18 China FW Fang Hao
19 China MF Nebijan Muhmet
20 China FW Wang Ziming
21 China MF Zhang Yuan
22 China DF Yu Dabao (captain)
No. Position Player
23 China MF Li Ke
24 Nigeria FW Samuel Adegbenro
26 China DF Bai Yang
27 China DF Wang Gang
28 China DF Zhang Chengdong
29 Angola FW Fábio Abreu
33 China GK Nureli Abbas
34 China GK Hou Sen
35 China DF Jiang Wenhao
36 China DF Liang Shaowen
37 China FW Cao Yongjing
38 China DF Ruan Qilong
40 China DF Zhang Yixuan
41 China MF Li Yixuan
42 China DF Yang Haocheng
43 China DF Hao Yucheng
44 China MF Wang Zihao
45 China GK Yao Boqing

Reserve team

No. Position Player
China FW Gao Jian
48 China FW Bai Yunfei
55 China DF Zhong Zirong
63 China FW An Yongjian
65 China GK Talihar Adelbek
67 China MF Jia Xinyue
70 China MF Li Yixuan
71 China FW Wang Chonghan
73 China FW Ma Ruize
No. Position Player
74 China DF Hao Yucheng
76 China DF Shen Huanming
80 China GK Li Chen
81 China MF Wang Yuxiang
84 China DF Fan Shuangjie
86 China DF Yang Haocheng
96 China DF Chen Shuhang
97 China MF Zhang Jingtian

Out on loan

No. Position Player
China DF He Xiaoqiang (at Dalian Young Boy until 31 December 2024)
China MF Yan Yu (at Heilongjiang Ice City until 31 December 2024)
China MF Ma Yujun (at Heilongjiang Ice City until 31 December 2024)
No. Position Player
China MF Shi Yucheng (at Shenzhen Juniors until 31 December 2024)
China FW Li Boxi (at Wuxi Wugou until 31 December 2024)
China FW Duan Dezhi (at Suzhou Dongwu until 31 December 2024)

Retired numbers

12 – retired in Jan 2016 for club Supporters (the 12th Man).

13 – retired for the club legend, Xu Yunlong.

Senior club officials

Position Staff
Chairman China Zhou Jinhui
Director & general manager China Li Ming
Director China Zhu Jialin
Director China Wu Ning
Director China Tang Zhenyi
Director China Liu Xin
Director China Sun Peng
Deputy general manager China Gao Chao
Deputy general manager China Zhang Sihua
Deputy general manager China Pan Yegang
Youth Training Director Netherlands Patrick Ladru
Youth Training Development Director China Wei Kexing
Youth Training Executive Director Netherlands Paul Van Lith
Deputy Youth Training Development Director China Yang Pu
chief financial officer China Li Ping
Chief Commercial Officer China Xu Yunlong
Head of Training Department China Lü Jun
Corporate Communication Director China Cao Xiao
Manager of Cooperative Youth Training Schools China Zhang Xinxin

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Portugal Ricardo Soares
Assistant manager China Tao Wei
Assistant manager China Sui Dongliang
Assistant manager Portugal Maurício Vaz
Assistant manager Portugal Raúl Faria
Goalkeeping coach China He Zhengyuan
Goalkeeping coach Brazil José Jober Lima
Team physician China Wang Kai
Team physician China Zhang Zhiguo
Fitness coach United States Dudley Hitchman
Team leader China Fu Bin
Analyst China Cheng Jun
Kit manager China Kang Yuming
Interpreter China Jiang Xiaojun
Interpreter China Fu Hao
U-19 team head coach China Le Beisi
U-17 team head coach China Sun Wenguang
U-15 team head coach China Cui Lizhi
U-14 team head coach China Fan Yukui
U-13 team head coach China Xiao Yiyang

Manager history

Name Coaching period
China Xue Jizhu 1956
China Chen Chengda 1957–1958
China Shi Wanchun 1959–1972
China Zeng Xuelin 1973–1982
China Sun Yunshan 1983–1985
China Jin Zhiyang 1986
China Cheng Wenkuan 1987
China Tang Pengju 1988–1994
China Jin Zhiyang 1995–1998
China Shen Xiangfu 1998–1999
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Đorić 1999–2000
China Wei Kexing 2000–2002
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović 2002
Brazil Jose Carlos de Oliveira 2002–2003
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović 2003
China Wei Kexing 2003–2004
China Shen Xiangfu 2005–2006
South Korea Lee Jang-soo 2006–2009
China Hong Yuanshuo 2009–2010
China Wei Kexing 2010 (caretaker)
Portugal Jaime Pacheco 2010–2012
Serbia Aleksandar Stanojević 2012–2013
China Xie Feng 2014 (caretaker)
Spain Gregorio Manzano 2014–2015
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni 2016
China Xie Feng 2016 (caretaker)
Spain José González 2016–2017
China Xie Feng 2017 (caretaker)
Germany Roger Schmidt 2017–2019
France Bruno Génésio 2019–2020
Croatia Slaven Bilić 2021
China Xie Feng 2022
China Sui Dongliang 2022 (caretaker)
Netherlands Stanley Menzo 2022–2023
Portugal Ricardo Soares 2023–

Captain history

Captain Birth year Period
China Wei Kexing 1963 1994
China Cao Xiandong 1968 1995–1997
China Zhou Ning 1974 1998
China Xie Zhaoyang 1972 1999–2003
China Tao Wei 1978 2004–2008
China Yang Pu 1978 2007–2008
China Xu Yunlong 1979 2008–2016
China Zhang Yonghai 1979 2009
China Yang Zhi 1983 2017
China Yu Dabao 1988 2018–

Honours

First team

All-time honours list, including semi-professional Beijing period.

Chinese Super League

  • Winners: 2009
  • Runners-up (4): 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019

Chinese Jia-A League

  • Winners (5): 1957, 1958, 1973, 1982, 1984

Chinese FA Cup

  • Winners (5): 1985, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2018 (record)

Chinese FA Super Cup

  • Winners (2): 1997, 2003

Personal honours

Player Honour Season
Paraguay Jorge Luis Campos Player of the Year 1997
Serbia Branko Jelić Player of the Year 2005
Serbia Branko Jelić Chinese Super League Top Scorer 2005
Spain Gregorio Manzano Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year 2014
Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu Chinese Super League Top Scorer 2020

Results

All-time league rankings

As of the end of the 2023 season.

Managerial history

Year Div Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos. FA Cup Super Cup League Cup ACL Other Att./G Stadium
1956 1 6 2 3 1 7 5 2 9 6 3  –  –  –
1957 1 11 8 3 0 28 10 18 30 C NH  –  – Xiannongtan Stadium
1958 1 21 17 3 1 54 13 41 58 C NH  –  –
1960 1 15 5 3 7 14 21 −7 5 14 QR1  –  – Workers' Stadium / Xiannongtan Stadium
1961 1 19 7 9 3 27 14 13 9 4 NH  –  – Official Park Stadium / Workers' Stadium
1962 1 15 11 4 0 43 7 36 10  – NH  –  – Xiannongtan Stadium / Workers' Stadium
1963 1 9 7 2 0 21 5 16 7  – NH  –  –
1964 1 22 9 2 11 24 29 −5 20 6 NH  –  – Workers' Stadium / Official Park Stadium
1965 1 11 5 2 4 16 14 2 12 3 NH  –  –  –
1973 1 22 15 2 5 43 25 18 21 C NH  –  – Workers' Stadium / Xiannongtan Stadium
1974 1 9 6 2 1 17 5 12 15 3 NH  –  – Workers' Stadium / Xuanwu Stadium
1976 1 9 7 1 1 25 5 20 15 1 NH  –  –
1977 1 17 10 6 1 41 14 27 7 RU NH  –  –
1978 1 30 16 12 2 41 18 23 44 3 NH  –  –
1979 1 30 9 11 10 24 27 −3 29 10 NH  –  –
1980 1 30 9 11 10 35 33 2 28 9 NH  –  –
1981 1 30 20  – 10 40 3 NH  –  –
1982 1 30 22  – 8 37 18 19 44 C NH  –  –
1983 1 16 12  – 4 19 16 3 24 2 NH  –  –
1984 1 30 23  – 7 47 30 17 46 C 5  –  –
1985 1 15 7  – 8 16 10 C  –  –
1986 1 14 8 4 2 20 12 8 20 3 RU  –  –
1987 1 14 5 2 7 19 25 −6 17 6 NH  –  –
1988 1 25 12 3 10 25 27 −2 40.5 9 NH  –  –
1989 2 22 9 10 3 32 15 17 40 3 NH  –  –
1990 2 22 14 6 2 40 21 19 48 C SF  –  –
1991 1 14 5 5 4 22 21 1 16 3 SF  –  –
1992 1 14 5 3 6 21 20 1 13 6 QF  –  –
1993 1 12 6 0 6 18 14 4 12 3 NH  –  – Heshan City Stadium
1994 1 22 7 8 7 42 34 8 22 8 NH  –  – DNE 14,091 Xiannongtan Stadium
1995 1 22 12 6 4 36 20 16 42 RU SF DNQ  – 26,364
1996 1 22 9 6 7 30 25 5 33 4 C DNQ  – 36,182 Workers' Stadium
1997 1 22 8 10 4 34 20 14 34 3 C RU  – ACWC 3 24,727
1998 1 26 10 13 3 32 19 13 43 3 QF C  – ACWC R2 27,538
1999 1 26 9 9 8 38 25 13 36 6 QF DNQ  – 24,231
2000 1 26 9 8 9 38 32 6 35 6 RU DNQ  – 18,692
2001 1 26 9 6 11 30 33 −3 33 8 RU DNQ  – 15,385
2002 1 28 15 7 6 49 29 20 52 3 R2 DNQ  – 32,429
2003 1 28 9 9 10 34 26 8 36 9 C C  – 16,500
2004 1 22 8 7 7 35 33 2 28 7 R2 NH R1 10,864
2005 1 26 12 4 10 46 32 14 40 6 SF NH QF 18,923
2006 1 28 13 10 5 27 16 11 49 3 R2 NH NH 13,571 Fengtai Stadium
2007 1 28 15 9 4 45 19 26 54 RU NH NH NH 21,571
2008 1 30 16 10 4 44 27 17 58 3 NH NH NH Group 14,641
2009 1 30 13 12 5 48 28 20 51 C NH NH NH Group 36,805 Workers' Stadium
2010 1 30 12 10 8 35 29 6 46 5 NH NH NH R16 33,342
2011 1 30 14 11 5 49 21 28 53 RU SF NH NH DNQ 40,397
2012 1 30 14 6 10 34 35 −1 48 3 QF DNQ NH Group 36,879
2013 1 30 14 9 7 54 31 23 51 3 SF DNQ NH R16 39,269
2014 1 30 21 4 5 50 25 25 67 RU QF DNQ NH Group 39,395
2015 1 30 16 8 6 46 26 20 56 4 R4 DNQ NH R16 40,997
2016 1 30 11 10 9 34 26 18 43 5 QF DNQ NH DNQ 38,140
2017 1 30 11 7 12 42 42 0 40 9 R4 DNQ NH DNQ 34,686
2018 1 30 15 8 7 64 45 19 53 4 C DNQ NH DNQ 41,743
2019 1 30 23 1 6 60 26 34 70 RU QF RU NH Group 39,938
2020 1 20 10 7 3 44 27 17 28 3 QF DNQ NH QF  –  –
2021 1 22 9 6 7 26 28 -2 33 5 R4 DNQ NH Group  –  –
2022 1 34 17 7 10 57 49 8 58 7 R2 DNQ NH DNQ  –  –
2023 1 30 14 9 7 53 35 18 51 6 QF DNQ NH DNQ 43,769 Workers' Stadium
  • No league games in 1959, 1966–72, and 1975.
  • In group stage.
  • In final group stage.
  • Unable to complete full season, Youth team representing region.
  • Did not play for position.
  • Deducted one point.
  • In the northern league.
  • Includes playoffs.
  • The 2020 Chinese Super League was held behind closed doors most of the time; attendance and stadium not applicable.
  • The 2021 Chinese Super League was held behind closed doors as tournament-style competition due to COVID-19 pandemic; attendance and stadium not applicable.
  • The 2022 Chinese Super League was held mostly behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic; attendance and stadium not applicable as the earlier part of the season was played tournament-style in select locations. Guoan utilized the Rizhao International Football Center Stadium for the latter portion of the season when the league returned to playing home-away games.

Key

  China top division
  China second division
  China third division
C   Champions
RU   Runners-up
3   Third place
  Relegated
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • F = Final
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • Group = Group stage
  • GS2 = Second Group stage
  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round

International results

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Maldives New Radiant 4–0 (H), 8–0 (N)
Second round Bangladesh Abahani KC 0–1 (A), 2–0 (H)
Quarter-finals Japan Verdy Kawasaki 0–2 (A), 1–0 (H)
Semi-finals South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–5 (N)
Third place match Turkmenistan Köpetdag Aşgabat 4–1 (N)
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round India Salgaocar 1–0 (A), 4–0 (H)
Second round South Korea Chunnam Dragons 0–2 (H), 2–0 (A)
2008 AFC Champions League Group F Vietnam Nam Định F.C. 1–3 (A), 3–0 (H)
Thailand Krung Thai Bank F.C. 4–2 (H), 5–3 (A)
Japan Kashima Antlers 1–0 (A), 1–0 (H)
2009 AFC Champions League Group E Australia Newcastle Jets FC 2–0 (H), 2–1 (A)
Japan Nagoya Grampus 0–0 (A), 1–1 (H)
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai FC 1–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
2010 AFC Champions League Group E Australia Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 (H), 0–0 (A)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 (A), 2–0 (H)
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
Round of 16 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 (A)
2012 AFC Champions League Group F South Korea Ulsan Hyundai FC 2–1 (A), 2–3 (H)
Australia Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 (H), 1–1 (A)
Japan FC Tokyo 1–1 (H), 3–0 (A)
2013 AFC Champions League Group G South Korea Pohang Steelers 0–0 (A), 2–0 (H)
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 (H), 0–0 (A)
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor PFK 0–0 (A), 0–1 (H)
Round of 16 South Korea FC Seoul 0–0 (H), 3–1 (A)
2014 AFC Champions League Play-off round 3 Thailand Chonburi F.C. 4–0 (H)
Group F Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 (A), 2–2 (H)
South Korea FC Seoul 1–1 (H), 2–1 (A)
Australia Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 (H), 1–0 (A)
2015 AFC Champions League Play-off round Thailand Bangkok Glass F.C. 3–0 (H)
Group E Australia Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 (H), 1–1 (A)
Round of 16 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC 1–1 (A), 0–1 (H)
2019 AFC Champions League Group G South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC 0–1 (H), 3–1 (A)
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 (H), 3–0 (A)
Thailand Buriram United 2–0 (H), 1–3 (A)
2020 AFC Champions League Group E South Korea FC Seoul 2–1 (N), 3–1 (N)
Thailand Chiangrai United 0–1 (A), 1–1 (N)
Australia Melbourne Victory 3–1 (N), 2–0 (N)
Round of 16 Japan FC Tokyo 1–0 (N)
Quarter-final South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 0–2 (N)
2021 AFC Champions League Group I Philippines United City 1–1 (N), 2–3 (N)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0–7 (N), 0–4 (N)
South Korea Daegu FC 0–5 (N), 0–3 (N)

On neutral venues, the scores for Beijing F.C. are written first.

Key
  • (H) = Home
  • (A) = Away
  • (N) = Neutral

Records

Wins

  • Biggest win overall: 9–1 (Shanghai Shenhua July 20, 1997 – Jia-A League), 8–0 (New Radiant Aug 29, 1997 – Asian Cup Winners Cup)
  • Biggest home win overall: 9–1 (Shanghai Shenhua July 20, 1997 – Jia-A League)
  • Biggest home league win: 9–1 (Shanghai Shenhua July 20, 1997 – Jia-A League)
  • Biggest home win in all Asian competitions: 4–0 (Salgaocar SC Goa Oct 3, 1998 – Asian Cup Winners Cup), 4–0 (New Radiant Aug 27, 1997 – Asian Cup Winners Cup)
  • Biggest home CFA Cup win: 6–0 (Qingdao Zhongneng July 18, 2012)
  • Biggest away win overall: 8–0 (New Radiant Aug 29, 1997 – Asian Cup Winners Cup)
  • Biggest away league win: 6–1 (Shandong Luneng Aug 8, 2007 – Chinese Super League)
  • Biggest away win in all Asian competitions: 8–0 (New Radiant Aug 29, 1997 – Asian Cup Winners Cup)
  • Biggest away CFA Cup win: 5–0 (Bayi FC Sept 20, 1997), 5-0 (Beijing Renhe May 3, 2017)

Defeats

  • Biggest defeat overall: 0–7 (Kawasaki Frontale Jun 29, 2021 – AFC Champions League)
  • Biggest home defeat overall: 0–4 (Changchun Yatai Sept 29, 2012 – Chinese Super League)
  • Biggest home league defeat: 0–4 (Changchun Yatai Sept 29, 2012 – Chinese Super League)
  • Biggest away defeat overall: 0–5 (Guangzhou City December 19, 2021 – Chinese Super League), 0–5 (Shandong Luneng June 2, 2004 – FA Cup), 0–5 (Suwon Samsung Bluewings April 10, 1998 – Asian Cup Winners Cup)
  • Biggest away league defeat: 0–5 (Guangzhou City December 19, 2021 – Chinese Super League)

Streaks

  • Consecutive league wins: 10 (from Mar 1, 2019 to May 17, 2019)
  • Consecutive league matches unbeaten: 18 (Sept 28, 2008, Round 18 – April 17, 2009, Round 5), (April 17, 2011, Round 3 – Aug 17, 2011, Round 21)
  • Consecutive league home matches unbeaten: 29 (Sept 29, 1996 – April 4, 1999)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Beijing Guoan para niños

  • Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore
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Beijing Guoan F.C. Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.