2018 Guangzhou R&F F.C. season

The 2018 Guangzhou R&F season is the 8th year in Guangzhou R&F's existence and its 8th season in the Chinese football league, also its 7th season in the top flight.

Review

 * 8 November 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Dragan Stojković signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
 * 5 December 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Huang Zhengyu signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
 * 25 December 2017, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Cheng Yuelei signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
 * 15 January 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Zhang Chenlong signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2021.
 * 26 February 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Eran Zahavi signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
 * 28 February 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Renatinho signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.
 * 25 April 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Yi Teng signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2022.
 * 26 April 2018, Guangzhou R&F confirmed that Lu Lin signed a renewed contract with Guangzhou R&F until the end of the 2020.

Coaching and medical staff
{|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff
 * Head coach||🇷🇸 Dragan Stojković
 * rowspan="2"|Assistant coaches||🇷🇸 Žarko Đurović (to May 16)
 * 🇷🇸 Dejan Govedarica
 * rowspan="2"|Fitness coaches||🇯🇵 Katsuhito Kinoshi
 * 🇿🇦 Divan Augustyn (from June)
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇨🇳 Huang Hongtao
 * Team leader||🇨🇳 Huang Jun
 * rowspan="3"|Team physicians||🇳🇱 Marco van der Steen
 * 🇨🇳 Mai Zhiyuan
 * 🇨🇳 Fan Bihua
 * Performance manager||🇺🇸 Bito Wu
 * rowspan="2"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * Team leader||🇨🇳 Huang Jun
 * rowspan="3"|Team physicians||🇳🇱 Marco van der Steen
 * 🇨🇳 Mai Zhiyuan
 * 🇨🇳 Fan Bihua
 * Performance manager||🇺🇸 Bito Wu
 * rowspan="2"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * Performance manager||🇺🇸 Bito Wu
 * rowspan="2"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * rowspan="2"|Interpreters||🇨🇳 Hong Wenjie
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong
 * 🇨🇳 Weng Zhanhong