Asian League

Founded : 1954 as Guangzhou Football Team
Ground : Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou (Capacity: 30,000)
Manager :Shen Xiangfu
League : Chinese Super League

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club (Chinese: 广州医药足球俱乐部) is a football club based in Guangzhou, China currently playing in the Chinese Super League. The club was founded in June, 1954 as Guangzhou Football Team. It became the first professional football club in China after Apollo Group took over the club in January, 1993 and played in Jia-A League as Guangzhou Apollo Football Club. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Company Limited (GPC) took over the club before the 2006 season and renamed it to Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Football Club. It commonly referred to as Guangzhou GPC (广州广药) and Guangzhou Team (广州队) by the media and fans.