1In June, 954, the first professional football team was established in Guangzhou, which was named the White Team of the Sports Guidance Department of Central South Institute of Physical Education, becoming the first city in China to establish a municipal professional football team. The full name of the Central South Team is the Central South Sports Team, which was later changed to the Institute of Physical Education.
1956 zhongnanbai team
Central South Institute of Physical Education, the first team of Central South Team is called Central South Red Team, and the second team is the predecessor of Guangzhou Team, Central South White Team.
Guangzhou Football Club, referred to as Guangzhou Team for short, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is a football club in Guangzhou, China. Its predecessor, Guangzhou Football Team, was founded in 1954, which is the first municipal professional football team in China.
By 2020, Guangzhou Football Club has won the Super League championship eight times, and its "seven consecutive championships" set the best record since the professionalization of football in China; And won four Chinese Football Super Cup titles and two China Football Association titles.