The 2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao season is the 65th year in Guangzhou Evergrande's existence and its 51st season in the Chinese football league, also its 29th season in the top flight. The club appointed Italian manager Fabio Cannavaro as manager for the second time on 9 November 2017 after Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to extend his contract. The chairman of the club was changed to Gao Han by owner Evergrande Group on the same day.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Guangzhou lost on away goals.