500 miles north: An away day for Guangzhou R&F in Wuhan

Being an away supporter is much harder in China than in many other countries because of the vast distances involved. Apart...

Huang Bowen’s Beijing adventure

Huang Bowen played his first match at Worker’s Stadium since leaving Beijing Guoan in November 2011, the “homecoming” of sorts was...

Seen and Heard: Female football fans in China

One thing that has surprised me about Chinese football has been the large amount of female fans in the stands, chanting...

Beijing supporters debate the serious issue of…garbage

Worker’s Stadium was awash in green on Friday when over 41,000 fans watched Guoan defeat Shanghai East Asia 4-1. The next...

Gongti Stories: View from the North Stand

What does it mean to be a Beijing Guoan supporter? What’s on the mind of a fan? Over the next few...