The 2025 season is Beijing Guoan F.C.'s 61st season in Chinese football competitions. This season marks the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's inaugural season in 2004, and it is the club's 35th consecutive season in the top-flight of Chinese football. It covered a period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.
Summary.
Pre-season.
On 10 December 2024, Guoan announced that head coach Ricardo Soares has left the club. On the same day, the club appointed Quique Setién as head coach for the 2025 season. Setién said that he would like to team to play possession-based attacking football, and that he believed that the team should not be 20 points behind league leaders like it was in the 2024 season.
The team began a two-week pre-season training in Kunming starting on 15 December with players out on loan returning to participate as well. Newly appointed head coach Setién was not present during this phase with training instead being led by assistant coach and Spanish former beach soccer player Ramiro Amarelle.
On 21 December 2024, Guoan suffered a temporary transfer ban from FIFA that prohibited incoming player transfers pending the result of certain financial disputes. The ban was lifted on 30 December 2024 following the resolution of the financial dispute, and Guoan was free to continue player transfer activities. 
On 27 December 2024, Guoan played a training match in Kunming against Shandong Taishan's U-18 team. As the opponent is much younger, Guoan played with a 10-man team. Guoan won 4–0 with two goals from Yan Yu and one each from Wang Ziming and Fang Hao. The training camp officially concluded on 28 December 2024.
News reports on 31 December 2024 confirmed that the club had signed a 2-year contract extension with Zhang Xizhe and 1-year extensions with Wang Gang and Chi Zhongguo respectively. Bai Yang, Nebijan Muhmet, and Cao Yongjing's contracts were also extended by the club. It was also reported that Samuel Adegbenro, Mamadou Traoré, and Zhang Chengdong's contracts would not be extended and the players have left the club. Club also announced the retirement of long-time captain Yu Dabao and his subsequent transition to youth coaching roles within the club. On 7 January 2025, Li Ke announced his departure from Beijing Guoan after a six-season long spell. The following day, Shanghai Shenhua announced Li Ke's arrival at the club on a free transfer. Ahead of the season, long-term club youth players including He Xiaoqiang, Ruan Qilong, Ma Yujun, Duan Dezhi and others also left the club.
Guoan began its second phase of winter training in Haikou on 6 January 2025 under head coach Setién. This phase of training is set to last 21 days with multiple friendlies. The first friendly took place on 14 January against Changchun Yatai, which Guoan won 2–0 through a penalty from Zhang Xizhe and a goal from Jiang Wenhao. On 17 January, Guoan played its second training camp friendly against China League One club Chongqing Tonglianglong. Abreu, Fang Hao, Zhang Xizhe, and Nebijan helped Guoan to a 4–2 win. On 21 January, Guoan lost 2–3 to Dalian Yingbo in the team's third training match. Abreu and an opposition goal put Guoan up in the firs half, but the team conceded three in the second half after rotating. Guoan won its fourth training match, played against old rival Shanghai Shenhua, 4–1 thanks to two goals from Fang Hao and one each from Feng Boxuan and Zhang Yuning. Former Guoan player Gao Tianyi scored Shenhua's lone goal. Guoan's last training match before the team's Lunar New Year break took place on 26 January against Nantong Zhiyun. Lin Liangming scored the lone goal, with Guoan winning 1–0.
On 30 January, Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir announced that Chinese center-back Wu Shaocong is leaving the Turkish side and joining Beijing Guoan. The club announced 3 more midfield transfers to Guoan on 2 February: Serginho from Changchun Yatai, Dawhan from Gamba Osaka, and Li Ruiyue from Shanghai Jiading Huilong.
The team regrouped on 1 February and traveled to Thailand to begin its third phase of winter training. Guoan lost the first training match in Thailand against Hwaseong FC, a K League 2 club, 1–2 on 4 February. Guoan played fellow CSL team Shenzhen Peng City on 8 February in its second training match and won 4–2. Abreu scored all four goals for Guoan. On 13 February, Guoan tied Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi F.C. 1–1 in another training match thanks to a goal from Abreu. Guoan's final pre-season training match took place a day later against China League One side Liaoning Tieren. Guoan drew the game 1–1 with a goal from Zhang Yuning.
On 18 February, the last day of the winter transfer window, Guoan announced the signing of Serbian defender Uroš Spajić from Red Star Belgrade. The transfer came after the club received confirmation that Serginho's naturalization process is completed and he would be registered as a Chinese national.
Guoan's participation in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two was officially confirmed on 19 February. As a result of finishing 4th in the league in 2024, Guoan would qualify for the competition provided that Shandong Taishan, which finished behind Guoan and could not qualify via its domestic league rankings, does not win the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite. On 19 February, Shandong Taishan withdrew from the group stages of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite as a result of sustained political controversy stirred by its fans displaying images of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan and current North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in an AFC Champions League Elite match against K League 1 side Gwangju, cementing Guoan's place in continental competition for the 2025–26 season.
February.
Guoan's played its first league game of the season on 22 February away from home against newly-promoted side Yunnan Yukun. After a dull first half, Guoan upped the pressure and scored through Abreu in the 53rd minute with Nebijan Muhmet providing the assist. Guoan doubled its lead in the 79th minute as Cao Yongjing deftly touched a rebounded corner. In the 100th minute, Bai Yang was shown a second yellow card and was sent off. Ultlimately, Guoan secured its opening match with a 2–0 win.
March.
Guoan's second game of the season was played away from home on 1 March against old rivals Shanghai Shenhua. Guoan's new central defense signing Uroš Spajić was named in the starting lineup in his debut for the team. In the 11th minute, Guoan opened the scoring through Lin Liangming's header in a set piece situation. However, after 2 separate Guoan defensive plays were VAR review, the tide of the match shifted against Guoan. In the 38th minute, Wu Xi leveled for Shenhua after lobbing Guoan's keeper. In the 3rd minute of added time in the first half, a Han Jiaqi mistake gave away a penalty, through which Shenhua gained a 2–1 lead before halftime. Setién made several changes at the half, including debiting Guoan's other center-back signing Wu Shaocong. In the 81st minute, Zhang Yuan, who was substituted on at the beginning of the second half, was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Despite playing a man down, Guoan leveled the game in the 93rd minute with Li Lei crossing the ball for Abreu, whose header ricocheted into the net after hitting the crossbar and then against the back of Shenhua's keeper Bao Yaxiong. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.
On 15 March, Guoan played a training match against Qingdao Hainiu to keep players sharp during the international break. Guoan won 2–1 with Fang Hao scoring a double. However, Wang Gang suffered a broken rib and Zhang Yuan a muscle strain in the match, resulting in both players being sidelined. He Yupeng was also injured around the same time, having fractured his foot in training.
On 17 March, Serginho, known now in Chinese as Sai Erjini'ao, was officially called up by the Chinese national team ahead of a World Cup Qualification match against Saudi Arabia, confirming his naturalization as a Chinese player.
On 19 March, Guoan youth player Guo Jiaxuan died at 18 years of age at Beijing's Tiantan Hospital. On 6 February, He suffered a severe training injury in Spain as part of Beijing Football Association's training squad in preparation of the 2025 National Games of China that led to him being pronounced brain dead locally. He was transferred back to Beijing for medical care, but never regained consciousness.
Guoan resumed league competition on 29 March against Chengdu Rongcheng in what was also the home opener of the season. In the 12th minute, Yang Liyu was fouled in the penalty box after dribbling down the left hand side, and the referee awarded Guoan with a penalty after lengthy video review. Abreu converted the penalty to give Guoan a 1–0 lead. In the second half, Ngadeu stepped on a Chengdu player's foot in an attempt to win back a lost ball, but the foul was deemed too aggressive and he was sent off in the 67th minute. Despite several Han Jiaqi saves, Guoan was unable to hold the lead and conceded in the 78th minute. The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Guoan slipping to 7th place.
April.
A midweek match on 2 April followed the draw against Chengdu Rongcheng, with Guoan travelling to play Tianjin Jinmen Tiger on 2 April. In the 5th minute, Spajić was knocked unconscious after colliding with an opposition player in an aerial duel, and was taken off in replacement with home-grown youngster Fan Shuangjie for his first appearance of the season. In the 27th minute, Li Lei received a cross from Dawhan and slotted the ball in the net, giving Guoan a 1–0 advantage. Later on in the first half, Guoan goalkeeper Han Jiaqi made two crucial saves to keep Guoan ahead. In the 70th minute and the 78th minute, Tianjin's Xie Weijun and Xadas each assisted Alberto Quiles for two goals in quick succession, and the game was turned on its heads as Guoan handed Tianjin a 2–1 lead. In the first minute of second half stoppage time, Yang Liyu's cross looped into the Tianjin's penalty area, and Tianjin centre-back Yang Fan headed the ball into his own net, with the own goal leveling the game at 2–2, which finished as the full-time score, as Guoan fell to eighth place. Spajić has since regained consciousness.
Guoan returned home to play Zhejiang on 6 April. In the 21st minute, Cao Yongjing's shot from outside was blocked by Zhejiang defenders, but the ball fell to Abreu, who finished at a tight angle to give Guoan a 1–0 lead. Abreu's goal was Guoan's 900th goal at home. In the 56th minute, Abreu sent in a cross from the right wing, and Zhejiang defender Leung Nok Hang sent the ball into his own net in an attempt to intercept the cross, doubling Guoan's lead to 2–0. Han Jiaqi and Zhejiang's goalkeepers all made repeated saves, and the game ended with a 2–0 Guoan win. Guoan extended its unbeaten streak to five games, and the win helped the team move up to fifth place in the standings, two points behind the league leaders.
With the game against Qingdao West Coast postponed due to high winds, Guoan's next game came on 15 April at Wuhan Three Towns, against which Guoan suffered a late collapse. Guoan started the game well as Guga assisted Abreu for a goal in the 3rd minute. Zhang Yuning scored his first goal in almost a year in the 22nd minute thanks to an Abreu through ball. In the 31st minute, Wuhan's Palacios scored from outside the box and halved the deficit. In the 34th minute, Guga's corner found Sai Erjini'ao, who headed it into the net for his first Guoan goal and extending the lead to 3–1. Guoan's lead grew to 4–1 in the 69th minute, with Yang Liyu tapping in Abreu's attempt to lob the goalkeeper. However, Guoan's could not maintain defensive solidity, giving away three goals from the 87th minute onward including a penalty, and the game ended in a 4–4 draw. Han Jiaqi and Dawhan was injured in the game and had to be substituted. After the game, the club confirmed that Han suffered a serious ACL injury as well as a meniscus tear in his left knee. He was expected to be unavailable for the rest of the season.
Guoan returned home to play Shandong Taishan on 19 April. The team was hobbled by injury ahead of the game as Han Jiaqi, Ngadeu, Spajić, and Dawhan all suffered recent injuries and were unavailable for the match. Youngster Fan Shuangjie started at defensive midfield. Only 4 minutes into the game, Hou Sen's mistake allowed Shandong's Zeca to score the opening goal, putting Guoan 0–1 behind. Guoan responded quickly with Abreu scoring a header from a Zhang Yuning cross in the 15th minute to level the game at 1–1. In the 25th and 37th minute respectively, the referee deemed Shandong players Wu Xinghan and Zeca to have committed serious fouls, and sent off both players, giving Guoan a two-man advantage before halftime. Guga capitalised on the advantage in the 4th minute of the first half's added time, scoring his first goal of the season and sending Guoan 2–1 up. In the 47th minute, Sai Erjini'ao scored Guoan's third, and Abreu doubled his tally in the 52nd minute to give Guoan a 4–1 lead. Cao Yongjing was sent off in the 59th minute for fouling the opposition player as the last man, leaving Guoan with 10 men against Shandong's nine. Zhang Yuning scored from the top of the box in the 76th minute, and Zhang Xizhe scored in the 91st to seal the game for Guoan at 6–1. Zhang Xizhe's goal meant that he scored for Guoan for 16 consecutive seasons, and new signing Li Ruiyue debuted in the 81st minute. Abreu was later awarder player of the matchday by CSL.
On 25 April, Guoan hosted Henan at home. In the 28th minute, Fang Hao dribbled into space and launched a shot into the net to give Guoan a one goal lead. Zhang Xizhe was given a red card in the 88th minute after VAR review for his late tackle on a Henan player, increasing Guoan's seasonal red card tally to 5 in just 8 games. Guoan's 1–0 win extended the team's streak without defeat to 8 games.
May.
Guoan traveled to play defending league champions Shanghai Port on 1 May. In the 20th minute, Guoan's on-field captain Wang Gang was withdrawn for Wu Shaocong due to sustaining an injury in a defensive action. In the 40th minute, Shanghai Port took the lead after Liu Ruofan scored a header from a corner. Guoan managed to equalize only 2 minutes later, with Abreu slotting home a deflected Lin Liangming shot. In the 55th minute, Lin Liangming cut in from the left wing and curled the ball into Shanghai Port's far corner, giving Guoan a 1–2 lead. Chances occurred for both teams, but neither team were able to score again. With the 1–2 away victory, Guoan replaced Shanghai Port at 3rd place on the league table and remain undefeated for the season.
The club announced that it had extended Ngadeu's contract to the end of the 2025 season on 4 May, ensuring he can continue to be a part of the team's defense.
On 5 May, Guoan continued its away journey against Dalian Yingbo, which remain undefeated at home at the time, at the newly constructed Suoyuwan Football Stadium. Setién rotated slightly, nominating Zhang Yuan and Wang Ziming for their respective first starts of the season. In the 18th minute, Wang Ziming rewarded Setién choice by heading in a Guga cross to give Guoan a 1–0 lead. In the 22nd minute, Abreu headed in a deflected Wang Gang cross, sending Guoan up 2–0. In the 90th minute, Zhang Yuning was fouled by Dalian players in the box that resulted in a penalty for Guoan. However, his attempt was saved. Guoan ended the game with a 2–0 victory, extending its win streak to 4 games. The game also extended Guoan's undefeated streak to 19 games across this and the 2024 season, the longest such steak in the team's history.
Guoan defended its homeground on 10 May against Shenzhen Peng City. In the 28th minute, a Sai Erjini'ao cross from the right flew cross the entire Shenzhen defense and found Lin Liangming, who headed it in for a 1–0 lead. Ahead of the half, Guga's backheeled assist set up Sai Erjini'ao, who struck the bottom left corner from outside the box to put Guoan 2–0 up. In the 48th minute, Shenzhen's Dugalić pulled one back after his header from a corner broke through Hou Sen's defense. In the 71st minute, Guga scored off of a corner rebound, sealing the game for Guoan at 3–1. The team remain undefeated this season and extended its winning streak to 5 games.
On 17 May, Guoan traveled to play Qingdao Hainiu. The clubs drew 0–0 at the half. In the 52nd minute, Lin Liangming opened the scoring for Guoan by heading in a rebound of a Ngadeu header that hit the post. However, Guoan were unable to maintain its advantage, falling to a 94th minute Hainiu header from Liu Jinshuai. The game ended in a 1–1 draw. While Guoan maintained its third place in the league table, its gap to the leader was extended to 6 points, though Guoan has a game in hand.
Guoan began this season's Chinese FA Cup campaign on 21 May, traveling to play China League One side Shijiazhuang Gongfu. Guoan's first three goal came from set pieces. In the 16th minute, Zhang Yuan's corner found the head of advancing Dawhan. In the 30th minute, Wang Ziming latched onto Nebijan's corner and scored from the edge of the penalty area. In the 57th minute, Zhang Xizhe scored in his 400th match in all competitions for the club from a direct free kick, which was given as an opposition player was sent off for a bad foul. In the 68th minute, Zhang Yuan scored as Fang Hao set him up from the left side. 8 minutes later, Li Lei's cross from the left allowed Wang Ziming to score his second. The game ended as a 5–0 Guoan victory and Guoan advanced to the fourth round of Chinese FA Cup.
June.
After the June international break, Guoan resumed its league campaign at home on 14 June against Changchun Yatai, which was being coached by the previous Guoan trainer Ricardo Soares. Ahead of the game, fans unveiled a massive tifo celebrating captain Zhang Xizhe's achieving 400 outings across all competitions for the club – he was only the third players to have done so for Guoan, following Xu Yunlong and Yang Zhi. Zhang, who was named in the starting eleven for the first time this season, scored in the 17th minute after Changchun's keeper mistakenly kicked the ball directly to Zhang. Cao Yongjing doubled Guoan's lead in the 25th minute thanks to an Abreu assist. In the 88th minute, Changchun's He Yiran sent a throughball to Tan Long, who pulled one back for Changchun. Guoan ended the game with a 2–1 victory, putting the club only 3 points behind league leader Shanghai Shenhua with a game in hand. Li Lei, who came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, reached 200 appearance with the club across all competitions.
On 17 June, Guoan played Qingdao West Coast at home after the inclement weather during matchday 6 forced the game to be rescheduled. Ahead of kick-off, Guoan fans hosted a light show commemorating Li Lei reaching 200 appearances for the club. In the 23rd minute. Dawhan headed a corner towards Ngadeu, who redirected it towards West Coast's goal. The ball hit the goalpost and rebounded into the net after hitting West Coast's goalkeeper Li Hao, allowing Guoan to establish a 1–0 lead. Neither team made inroad in the second half, and the game remained 1–0 until the end. The win extended Guoan's undefeated run to 14 games and elevated Guoan to 1st in the league standings after 14 matchdays.
Guoan traveled to face off against Dalian Yingbo on 21 June in the fourth round of the Chinese FA Cup. Setién opted to rotate the team, starting Li Lei, Zhang Xizhe, and a number of substitutes. The first half saw Guoan overpowered, and in the 43rd minute Hou Sen brought down onrushing Cephas Malele for a penalty, which Malele converted and put Guoan 0–1 behind. Guoan brought on starters in the second half. In the 62nd minute, Dawhan put the ball into the net from a Li Lei cross, but VAR review ruled that Wang Gang used his hand to control the ball in an instance during the early build-up, and the goal was ruled out. In the 90th minute, Sai Erjini'ao assisted Zhang Yuning to score in a chaotic situation to bring Guoan level at 1–1. Neither team managed to score in extra time. In penalties, Guoan's Abreu and Guga missed the first and third penalty while Dalian's Malele and Isnik Alimi missed their first and fifth penalty. Both teams scored in the next two rounds. In the 8th round of the shoot-out, Nebijan scored first for Guoan while Hou Sen saved the shot from Liu Yi, giving Guoan a 6–5 victory in penalties and sending Guoan through to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Guoan continued its away trip against Meizhou Hakka on 25 June. In the 20th minute, a Guga cross found the foot of Abreu, who tapped it in for a 1–0 Guoan lead. In the 45th minute, Spajić notched a Sai Erjini'ao cross towards Abreu, who finished for his second of the game and put Guoan 2–0 up at halftime. In the 54th minute, Cao Yongjing deftly slid the ball through Meizhou's defense for a rushing Fang Hao, who finished for Guoan's third. Abreu completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute when he tucked in Zhang Yuan's through ball into the far corner of Meizhou's goal. With the 4–0 win, Guoan remain undefeated in the front half of the league campaign and notched first place at the halfway mark of the league season.
Guoan's last game in June came on 30 June at home against Yunnan Yukun. In the 29th minute, Guoan's defensive errors allowed Ye Chugui to put one past Hou Sen, sending Guoan a goal down. Three minute later, Abreu was brought down in the opposition penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty, but VAR review canceled the spot kick. In the 55th minute, Sai Erjini'ao's cross found Zhang Yuning, who headed it goalwards for Abreu to finish, leveling the game at 1–1. In the 81st minute, Zhang Yuning was brought down by Yunnan's Duan Dezhi, a former Guoan academy player, in the penalty box. Zhang Xizhe calmly converted from the spot, giving Guoan a 2–1 lead that would be held to the end. Guoan remained undefeated for the season and retained top of the league on goal difference after 16 matchdays. 
Competitions.
Chinese Super League.
Beijing Guoan's 2025 Chinese Super League season commenced on 22 February and will conclude on 22 November for a total of 30 matchdays.
Chinese FA Cup.
Guoan joined the competition in the third round on 21 May.
AFC Champions League Two.
Guoan will join the competition in the group stage.
Statistics.
Appearances and goals.
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Awards and nominations.
Monthly awards.
Guoan Player of the Month.
The winners of the award were chosen by club-organized fan and media vote with fan votes weighing 80% and media votes weighing the remaining 20%.