The Chinese Football Association recently issued regulations requiring all clubs in the Chinese Super League to change to neutral names before the 2021 season, and no sponsor’s name should be included. How the Chinese Super League eight-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande was renamed has attracted much attention.
Previously, it was rumored that Guangzhou Evergrande would prefer to change to Guangzhou FC or Guangzhou team, and Guangzhou South China Tigers are also being considered. However, the editor learned from the Guangzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce that Guangzhou FC does not comply with Guangzhou’s industrial and commercial registration regulations. Guangzhou FC’s rename plan has gone bankrupt, while Guangzhou South China Tigers are highly overlapped with the former Chinese First Team Guangdong South China Tigers. Not favored. The change of the name of the Guangzhou team is more in line with the values of Guangzhou Evergrande. It is reported that the change of the name of Evergrande requires the final authorization decision of the big boss Xu Jiayin.
Evergrande’s little brother in the same city, Guangzhou R&F, is definitely unwilling to change the name of Evergrande to "Guangzhou Team". However, referring to the team history of Evergrande and R&F, Evergrande’s predecessor was registered as the Guangzhou team, and the renamed "Guangzhou Team" is more in line with Evergrande's history. While R&F came from Shenyang Jinde and Changsha Jinde all the way to the south. Faced with historical problems, the senior management of the R&F Club was helpless and could only call the club "Guangzhou XX.
It is reported that Guangzhou R&F has the highest chance of changing its name to "Guangzhou Blue Lions", which is highly consistent with their team color.
