2017 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2017 Guangzhou R&F season is the 7th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 7th season in the Chinese football league, also its 6th season in the top flight.

Review

 * 7 November 2016, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Lu Lin, Huang Zhengyu and Zeng Chao signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F.
 * 25 November 2016, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Tang Miao signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
 * 25 January 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Eran Zahavi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
 * 25 January 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Wang Song and Xiao Zhi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F.
 * 7 February 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Chang Feiya signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2019.
 * 21 February 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Renatinho signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2019.

Coaching and medical staff
{|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff
 * Head coach||🇷🇸 Dragan Stojković
 * rowspan="2"|Assistant coaches||🇷🇸 Žarko Đurović
 * 🇷🇸 Dejan Govedarica
 * Fitness coach||🇯🇵 Katsuhito Kinoshi
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇨🇳 Huang Hongtao
 * Team leader||🇨🇳 Huang Jun
 * rowspan="2"|Team physicians||🇨🇳 Fan Bihua
 * Marco van der Steen
 * Physiotherapist|| Raldy van Haastert
 * Performance manager||🇺🇸 Bito Wu
 * rowspan="3"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * 🇨🇳 Piao Jun
 * rowspan="2"|Team physicians||🇨🇳 Fan Bihua
 * Marco van der Steen
 * Physiotherapist|| Raldy van Haastert
 * Performance manager||🇺🇸 Bito Wu
 * rowspan="3"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * 🇨🇳 Piao Jun
 * rowspan="3"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * 🇨🇳 Piao Jun
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * 🇨🇳 Piao Jun
 * 🇨🇳 Piao Jun