| Manager |  Chen Yiming (to 13 August) Mai Chao (from 13 August) |
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| Stadium | Yuexiushan Stadium |
| Jia-A League | 8th |
| FA Cup | Second Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peng Weiguo Tan Ende (4) All: Peng Weiguo Tan Ende  Riffi Haddaoui (4) |
| Average home league attendance | 15,364 |
The 1997 season is the 44th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 30th season in the Chinese football league and the 4th season in the professional football league.
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| 1997-04-10 |  Sing Tao | A | 6 – 0 | Haddaoui(3), Tan Ende(2), Hu Zhijun |
| 1997-09-21 |  Instant-Dict | N | 1 – 3 | Huang Qineng |
| 1997-09-25 | South China | N | 2 – 1 | Mai Guangliang, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-27 | Instant-Dict | A | 2 – 2 | Iorfa, Tan Ende |
| 1997-10-30 | South China | A | 1 – 2 | Yuan Junhui |
| 16 March 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 0 | Guangdong Hongyuan | Guangzhou |
Tan Ende  5' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 23 March 1997 | Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Jinan |
| Stadium: Shandong Stadium |
| 27 March 1997 | Bayi | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shijiazhuang |
| Stadium: Yutong International Sports Center |
| 30 March 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 1 | Qianwei Huandao | Guangzhou |
| Rasmussen 71' Peng Weiguo 77' | Jiang Feng 66' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 6 April 1997 | Tianjin Samsung | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Tianjin |
| Stadium: Minyuan Stadium |
| 29 June 1997 | Qingdao Hainiu | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Qingdao |
| Liu Zhaoxu 27' Siame 75' | Stadium: Qingdao City First Stadium |
| 6 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 1 | Dalian Wanda | Guangzhou |
| Iorfa 4' | Zhang Enhua 31' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 10 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 3 | Beijing Guoan | Guangzhou |
| Inganga 10', 44' Zhou Ning 72' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 13 July 1997 | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai |
| Stadium: Hongkou Stadium |
| 20 July 1997 | Yanbian Aodong | 0 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Yanji |
| Stadium: Yanji People's Stadium |
| 24 July 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 3 | Sichuan Quanxing | Guangzhou |
| Li Bing 13' Liu Bin 34'Yao Xia 71' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 27 July 1997 | Guangdong Hongyuan | 1 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Guangzhou |
| Brennan 18' | Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium |
| 3 August 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 1 | Jinan Taishan Jiangjun | Guangzhou |
| Su Maozhen 64' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 16 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 3 – 0 | Bayi | Guangzhou |
| Peng Weiguo 28' Tan Ende 61'Lü Jianjun 69' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 20 November 1997 | Qianwei Huandao | 3 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Chongqing |
| Gao Feng 38' Huang Chuanhong 57'Gonzales 66' | Stadium: Datianwan Stadium |
| 23 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 0 | Tianjin Samsung | Guangzhou |
| Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 30 November 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 3 – 0 | Qingdao Hainiu | Guangzhou |
| Peng Weiguo 2', 6' Tan Ende 30' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 4 December 1997 | Dalian Wanda | 2 – 0 | Guangzhou Apollo | Dalian |
| Wang Tao 30' Ma Zhuojun 43' | Stadium: Jinzhou Stadium |
| 7 December 1997 | Beijing Guoan | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Beijing |
| Olivas 24' | Hu Zhijun 10' | Stadium: Workers Stadium |
| 14 December 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 0 – 0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Guangzhou |
| Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 18 December 1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 2 – 1 | Yanbian Aodong | Guangzhou |
| Hu Zhijun 4' Tan Ende 59' | Gao Zhongxun 90' | Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium |
| 21 December 1997 | Sichuan Quanxing | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Chengdu |
| Yao Xia 24' | Hu Zhijun 8' | Stadium: Chengdu Sports Centre |
| 20 April 1997First Round | Tianjin Vanke | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Tianjin |
| Liu Xiangwei | Haddaoui | Stadium: Minyuan Stadium |
| 27 April 1997First Round | Guangzhou Apollo | 4 – 0 | Tianjin Vanke | Nanhai, Foshan |
| Iorfa 47' Feng Yongxiang 81'Haddaoui 83', 89' | Stadium: Nanhai Stadium |
| 10 May 1997Second Round | Guangzhou Apollo | 1 – 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | Nanhai, Foshan |
| Haddaoui 20' (pen.) | Xie Hui 3' Qi Hong 67' | Stadium: Nanhai Stadium |
| 18 May 1997Second Round | Shanghai Shenhua | 1 – 1 | Guangzhou Apollo | Shanghai |
| Wen Junwu | Stadium: Hongkou Stadium |
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