Guangzhou Football Club, which won eight championships in the 2010s, was relegated early.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Guangzhou team, which once set off the era of "Golden Dollar Football" in the Chinese Football Association Super League, decided to relegate early after losing to Changchun Yatai in the 33rd round yesterday. It's the end of an era.

Evergrande Group took over the Guangzhou team in 2010 and changed its name to Guangzhou Evergrande. At that time, they relied on financial resources to attract several Chinese international footballers and foreign aid to strengthen the team's combat power. They won 7 consecutive championships in the Chinese Super League. With 8 championships and two AFC Champions League titles, it is a fairly representative team in Asian football.

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However, in 2021, after the financial crisis of the real estate-based Evergrande Group broke out, it will no longer be able to spend a lot of money to run the Guangzhou team. Changchun Yatai later decided to relegate early.

According to sources, Evergrande Group will not disband the team at present, but will operate the team at "zero cost".

The Chinese media "Sina" reported this news with the title "An era is over!" "Sports Weekly" also pointed out that the Guangzhou team's wage arrears problem has not been resolved, and Evergrande Group will no longer provide financial support to the club. After relegation, perhaps there will be a worse fate waiting for them.

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