The 2008 season was Guangzhou FC's first season in the Chinese Super League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in the 2008 season. First-team squad Players Technical staff Transfers In Out Loan out Match results Pre-season and friendlies {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:99%;" |- style="background:#f0f6ff;" |- !Kick-off (GMT+8) !Opponents !H / A !Result !width=35%|Scorers |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-01-22 | Yantai Yiteng |align=center|N |0–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-01-23 | Changchun Yatai |align=center|N |0–1 | |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-01-24 | Wuhan Guanggu |align=center|N |0–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-01-25 | Zhejiang Greentown |align=center|N |0–1 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-01-26 | Wuhan Guanggu |align=center|N |2–1 | |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-01-28 15:30 | Liaoning Hongyun |align=center|N |1–1 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-01-30 | Shanghai Shenhua |align=center|N |2–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-01-31 15:30 | Shanghai Shenhua |align=center|N |1–1 |Jiang Kun 5', Lu Lin 35' |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-02-02 | Zhejiang Greentown |align=center|N |1–4 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-02-19 | Changchun Yatai |align=center|N |1–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-02-29 | Wuhan Guanggu |align=center|N |0–1 | |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-03-04 15:00 | Chongqing Lifan |align=center|N |0–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-03-05 15:00 | Chongqing Lifan |align=center|N |0–1 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-03-08 15:30 | Perth Glory FC |align=center|H |3–1 |Xu Liang 3' (p), Perth Glory FC 19', Xu Liang 45', José Filho Duarte 62' |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-03-24 | Jiangsu Sainty |align=center|H |2–2 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-04-16 | Guangdong Sunray Cave |align=center|H |3–1 | |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" |2008-07-23 20:00 | Chelsea FC |align=center|H |0–4 |Salomon Kalou 21', Frank Lampard 50', Franco Di Santo 78', Shaun Wright-Phillips 88|- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-08-11 | TSW Pegasus FC |align=center|N |0–0 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-08-13 | South China AA |align=center|N |3–1 | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-08-21 | Convoy Sun Hei SC |align=center|N |2–0 | |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |2008-08-25 19:00 | South China AA |align=center|H |1–1 |Feng Junyan 1', Tales Schutz 88 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2008-08-26 16:00 | Guangdong Sunray Cave |align=center|H |4–3 |Ramírez, Xu Liang(2), José Duarte / Ye Weichao(2), Cong Tianhao |} Chinese Super League 2008 For table see Chinese Super League 2008 Final league table {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:99%;" |- style="background:#f0f6ff;" !Kick-off (GMT+8) !Opponents !H / A !Result !Scorers (opponents are indicated in italics) !Referee !Attendance ! |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |align=center|2008-03-30 15:30 |Wuhan Guanggu |align=center|A |align=center|3 – 0 |Luis Ramírez 4', Gustavo Saibt Martins 13' , Xu Liang 48', Luis Ramírez 91' |Fan Qi |align=center|18,000 |bgcolor=white|2nd |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |align=center|2008-04-06 15:35 |Shenzhen Xiangxue Eisiti |align=center|A |align=center|1 –