In recent times in Chinese football, what fans have been most concerned about is undoubtedly the entry list for the 2025 season of China's various professional leagues. Ultimately, the Chinese Football Association announced that teams such as Cangzhou Lions, Guangzhou Team, and Hunan Xiangtao did not meet the entry conditions and were unable to participate in the new season of Chinese professional football leagues. Shortly after the announcement by the Chinese Football Association, these three teams successively issued official statements announcing their dissolution. However, interestingly, just less than ten days after Guangzhou Team announced its dissolution, this team is very likely to be reborn through a shell company, with the goal of advancing to the Super League.
Among these three teams that failed to qualify for the new season of Chinese professional football leagues, Guangzhou Team is undoubtedly the one that fans feel most regretful and sorry for. Guangzhou Team was once the dominant force in Chinese and Asian football, winning the Chinese Super League title eight times and topping the AFC Champions League twice to become the Asian champion. However, such a team ultimately dissolved due to excessive debt, failing to gain entry into the China League One. It must be said that the dissolution of Guangzhou Team can also be considered a kind of release, after all, burdened with so much debt, it would be almost impossible to recreate past glories.
The most heartbroken about the dissolution of Guangzhou Team are naturally the fans of Guangzhou Team. At the recent "Shenggang Cup," many Guangzhou Team fans even directed their anger at Shenzhen New Pengcheng, with some fans holding up banners at the scene saying "Guangzhou Team, cannot dissolve." This shows the weight of Guangzhou Team in the hearts of the fans.
Previously, there were fan suggestions to let Evergrande Football School reorganize a team to participate in the China League Two. And with the strength of Evergrande Football School, it is indeed capable of reorganizing a team to continue the future of Guangzhou football. However, it should be noted that due to corporate associations, Evergrande Football School cannot inherit the name of Guangzhou Team or organize a team under the name of the school. Therefore, although this proposal is good, it cannot be implemented.
Just when Guangzhou Team fans thought this team really had no chance of turning things around and would dissipate, good news came. According to related media reports, in order to restart the team, Guangzhou Team will cooperate with Guangzhou Dandelion, hoping to be reborn through a shell company. The plan is to let the outstanding players from Evergrande Football School collectively join Guangzhou Dandelion to jointly impact the China League Two and complete the promotion task, which is highly anticipated by fans.
It is understood that Guangzhou Dandelion was renamed from Guangzhou Anhua, and Guangzhou Anhua, after the dissolution of Guangzhou City (Guangzhou R&F), investor Pan Weisi acquired the youth team of Guangzhou City and started from the amateur league, step by step upgrading to enter this season's China League Two. Previously, Guangzhou Dandelion had considered "acquiring the high-quality qualifications of Guangzhou Team," but ultimately, because Guangzhou Team still had a chance to gain entry at that time, the cooperation between the two sides did not go deep. Now that Guangzhou Team has failed to pass the entry requirements, the possibility of Guangzhou Dandelion's idea has greatly increased. If both sides can successfully cooperate in the end, then Guangzhou Team will be reborn through a shell company. And the goal of the new team is undoubtedly to advance to the Super League.