Guangzhou R&F Football Club is a professional football club located in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Its predecessor was Shenyang Football Team, which was founded in 1987. It participated in the professional leagues in China over the years and was one of the initiators of the professional leagues in China. 20 1 1 On June 25th, Guangzhou R&F Real Estate Co., Ltd. resolutely acquired Shenzhen Phoenix Football Team, officially renamed it Guangzhou R&F Football Team, invested in the establishment of Guangzhou R&F Football Club, and gradually improved the club structure, team construction at all levels, training base and youth training system. 20 1 1 Guangzhou R&F real estate co., ltd won the second place in the Chinese league. Its home is still Yuexiu Stadium, which Guangzhou fans are familiar with. In the 20 14 season, he won the third place in the Super League and successfully advanced to the AFC Champions League the following year. This is also the first time that Guangzhou R&F entered the AFC Champions League in the history of team construction, and Guangzhou became the first city in China to have two AFC Champions League teams (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao and Guangzhou R&F). The current head coach of the team is dragan stojkovic, and the captain is Zhang Yaokun.