The 2026 season is Beijing Guoan F.C.'s 62nd season in Chinese football competitions. This season marks the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's inaugural season in 2004, and it is the club's 36th consecutive season in the top-flight of Chinese football.
The season saw the club won the Chinese FA Super Cup.
Prior to the beginning of the season in December 2025, several changes took place at the club. Last season's manager Ramiro Amarelle announced his departure, and the club appointed German football coach and administrator Matthias Brosamer as the club's sporting director, replacing long-time General Manager Li Ming.
On 8 January, Guoan announced former Sheffield United player and Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Nick Montgomery as the team's new manager. On the same day, Chengdu Rongcheng announced the free transfer signing of Wang Ziming from Beijing Guoan. The club held a press conference on 12 January to formally introduce new sporting director Brosamer and new manager Montgomery. According to Brosamer, club president Zhou Jinhui delegated him and Montgomery full authority over transfer activities. On 14 January, Beijing Guoan announced the quadruple signing of Yue Tze Nam from Meizhou Hakka, Abduhamit Abdugheni from Changchun Yatai, Jia Feifan from Shandong Taishan, and Deng Jiefu from Dalian Yingbo. On the same day, contract extensions of club veterans Wang Gang and Chi Zhongguo were also announced.
The team gathered in Beijing on 15 January and departed for Haikou to commence its winter training camp starting 17 January. On 19 January, it was announced that Zhang Yuan, who announced his departure from Beijing Guoan at the end of last season, has joined defending league champions Shanghai Port on a free transfer. On 20 January, Chinese Super League club Zhejiang announced their signing of Fang Hao from Beijing Guoan. Guoan announced the arrival of three new coaching staff members on 26 January. Filipe Duarte da Silva Pedra and Andrew Thomson were appointed assistant coaches, and Hans-Peter Berger was appointed goalkeeping coach.
On 29 January, a joint anti-corruption taskforce between the Chinese FA, the Ministry of Public Security, and the General Administration of Sport of China announced that Guoan, after investigation, was found to have "violated sporting ethics, abandoned sportsmanship, and engaged in improper transactions to seek illegitimate benefits" in 2017 and 2021. The club, along with 12 other Chinese Super League and Chinese League One clubs, received varying degrees of points deductions in the 2026 season and fines. Guoan was deducted five points and fined ÃÂ¥400,000. Later in the same day, the club issued a defiant statement on its social media account which read, "Heaven sees all! ()", without acknowledging or admitting to any wrongdoing.
On 29 January, Saudi Arabian club Al-Najma SC announced that it had signed Guga, marking his departure from Guoan. On 31 January, Guoan announced the free transfer signing of centre-back Guilherme Ramos from Hamburger SV. Also on 31 January, Guoan arranged a friendly with China League One side Nantong Zhiyun, with Guoan winning 2âÂÂ1 thanks to a goal and an assist from loan returnee Hao Yucheng, and Fábio Abreu.
The team departed for Thailand on 3 February to commence its preseason training's second phase. On 6 February, Guoan announced the double signing of Béni Nkololo from Greek side Panetolikos and Wang Yu from Changchun Yatai. A day later, the club bid farewell to Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, who joined newly-promoted CSL side Chongqing Tonglianglong. Guoan played a friendly against fellow CSL club Shenzheng Peng City on 9 February. Guoan won 3âÂÂ2 thanks to goals from Lin Liangming, Abreu, and Zhang Xizhe. Right-back He Yupeng was injured in the friendly with later reports confirming that he suffered a foot fracture and will be sidelined for extended periods. On 14 February, the club extended Abreu's contract until the end of 2027.
After a small break following the previous phase of winter training camp, the team regrouped for the next phase of pre-season preparation in Suzhou on 20 February. A day later, the club announced that Nebijan Muhmet has joined Henan on loan until the end of the 2026 season. On 23 February, Guoan played its last training match against Liaoning Tieren, winning 3âÂÂ1. On 24 February, Guoan announced the signing of Boubacar Konté from Georgian club Dila Gori, and will wear the number 8 shirt.
The team travelled to neutural ground Nanjing Olympic Sports Center to play its first match of the season against Shanghai Port in the 2026 Chinese FA Super Cup. Guoan lined up in a 4-4-2 formation under new head coach Montgomery, and debuted a number of new signings. Just 20 seconds into the game, Zhang Yuning had a header on target that was saved by the opposition keeper. In the 31st minute, Sai Erjini'ao set Dawhan up for a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, allowing Guoan to lead 1âÂÂ0. In the 84th minute, Nkololo assisted Cao Yongjing, who slotted the ball past the keeper with his left foot. Guoan won the match 2âÂÂ0, lifting the Chinese FA Super Cup trophy for the first time since 2003. Dawhan was awarded the man of the match.
Guoan's season league opener came on 8 March at Wuhan Three Towns. First-choice left and right backs Li Lei and Yue Tze Nam were still recovering from previous injuries, but the team managed. In the 44th minute, Wang Gang crossed from the right wing and Abreu leaped to head the ball into the net to set Guoan a goal up right before half time. In the 51st minute, Wang Gang and Zhang Yuning pressured Wuhan's keeped into an error, from which Zhang placed the ball into the empty net. Academy graduate and yongster Wei Jia'ao received his league debut for the club, substituting on for Béni Nkololo in the 81st minute. Guoan won the match 2âÂÂ0.
On 11 March, China League One club Foshan Nanshi announced that Guoan's youngster Li Ruiyue has joined the club on a season-long loan.
On 14 March, Guoan played Shandong Taishan in their second league match of the campaign. Xie Wenneng took the lead for Shandong Taishan in the 49th minute, before Zhang Yuning equalised in the 86th minute. From a set piece, Cryzan reinstated Shandong's lead to 2âÂÂ1, as they held on until full-time.
On 21 March, Workers' Stadium welcomed Guoan back at home for the season's home opener against JingâÂÂHu rivalry rivals Shanghai Shenhua. In the 23th minute, Zhang Yuning opened the scoring for Guoan, heading home a header from a cross by Nkolo. In the second half, Abduhamit gave away a free kick at the edge of the penalty arc, and Shinichi Chan converted the free kick to level the match for Shenhua. The 1âÂÂ1 score held on until full time. The match welcomed 64,118 spectators, the second-highest of any Chinese Super League match in history.
Beijing Guoan's 2026 Chinese Super League season will commence in March and concluded in November for a total of 30 matchdays.
Guoan will join the competition in the fourth round in June.
As the defending Chinese FA Cup champions, Guoan will face the defending Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Port in the Chinese FA Super Cup.
Guoan will join the competition in the play-off round, having qualified for the play-off by winning the 2025 Chinese FA Cup.
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<small>Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.</small>