[2] On 14 January, Saudi Pro League's Al Nassr announced that it had signed Samir Memešević, confirming that his loan to Guoan had ended and will not be renewed.

[7] In early February, the Sport & Leisure channel for the local Beijing Radio and Television Station ran a special TV feature titled "Farewell Season."

Besides the rumored De Souza, Arijan Ademi, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Li Lei, Yang Liyu, Fang Hao, and Feng Boxuan, Beijing-born goalkeeper Han Jiaqi also joined the team after his former club Guangzhou City failed to clear the financial rules to stay in the CSL.

[27] On 15 April, Guoan's season officially commenced with a return to the brand new Workers' Stadium in front of over 46,000 fans for its first Super League home game since late 2019 against Meizhou Hakka.

With Zhang Yuning still injured, Guoan lined up with Yang Liyu up top supported by new signings Ademi, Souza, and Ngadeu along with returning Li Lei.

In the final stages of the game, Wuhan brought on strikers hoping to make a difference, and indeed broke through Guoan's goal in the 92nd minute with substitute Ademilson.

Despite the changes, Guoan conceded again just one minute into the second half as de Souza failed to deal with a header in midfield, allowing Evans Kangwa to carry the ball forward and slide it past Wang Gang and Han Jiaqi.

In the 56th minute, Li Ke sent the ball to the left, Wang Gang knocked in back into the Henan's penalty box, and Yang Liyu finished off the movement with a clean strike inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal, giving Guoan the 1–0 lead.

Zhang Yuning and Souza were both injured prior to the game and did not feature in the starting line-up, and Menzo opted to play Adegbenro up front with Chi Zhongguo as the holding midfielder.

Unexpectedly in the 63rd minute, Guoan obtained a man advantage as Tianjin player Ming Tian was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a hand ball violation.

Yu Dabao, playing as striker, headed in another just moments later, but Fang Hao was judged to have roughed the Tianjin goalie during the process and the goal was ruled out.

Guoan seemed rejuvenated and created a few more chances via Souza and Gao Tianyi; although failing to score, the team entered half-time with a lead for the first time this season.

Han Jiaqi made a number of reactionary saves throughout the game to keep the clean sheet, including a crucial intervention that denied Nantong a header inside the box in the 89th minute.

Shenhua was the better team to start the match, scoring in the 18th minute as Cephas Malele knocked a high ball down and teed up Yu Hanchao to slide it into the far corner against the post.

However, it was Cangzhou that scored first in the 7th minute through a quick attack that resulted in a cross which bounced past Han Jiaqi and was put into the net by Oscar Maritu.

The assist provider himself would score in the 57th minute after Kang Sang-woo forced a defender error, rounded the goalkeeper, and squared the ball to Gao Tianyi for a tap-in.

In the 62nd minute, a Chi Zhongguo long ball was awkwardly cleared by Cangzhou's goalie, allowing Yang Liyu to score another for Guoan at a tight angle.

Moments later in the 29th minute, Feng Boxuan delivered a pull-back cross from the right wing, allowing Souza, unmarked, to knock the ball into the net and equalize the game for Guoan.

Guoan notched its 4th of the game in the 86th minute after Li Ke won the ball in midfield chaos and delivered a pass to Kang Sang-woo, which the latter put past Yatai's keeper.

In the 40th minute, Shenzhen's Li Ning was deemed to have committed a serious foul while chasing down Adegbenro and was shown a direct red card, giving Guoan the man advantage.

In the 79th minute, new signing Abreu, in his league debut, slid a pass to Kang Sang-woo, who calmly finished into the net to give Guoan a 2–0 lead, which would hold until the final whistle.

Despite conceding in the 53rd minute, Guoan scored again in the 72nd through Fang Hao, ending the game with a 4–1 victory and advancing to the sixth round, in which the team would face old rival Shangdong Taishan.

In the 60th minute, captain of the game Zhang Xizhe swung in a corner from the left, and Ngadeu-Ngadjui back-heeled the ball into Nantong's goal in the air with his right foot, giving Guoan the 1–0 lead.

The match marked Guoan's first 3-game win streak this season, although both Wang Gang and Gao Tianyi earned the yellow card, meaning both would have to watch on the stands in the next matchday.

In the 12th minute, Li Ke threaded a pass through to an advancing Yang Liyu, who deftly played the ball across the face of the goal, setting up a simple tap-in for Abreu.

[89][90] On 27 September, the CFA issued a 7-match ban and a ¥70,000 fine against Zhang Xizhe, claiming that he had mouthed off with the assistant referee during the added minutes in the Changchun Yatai game.

Guoan, refusing to accept the suspension and fine, published an official statement via the club's social media account hoping that "darkness will not forever cloud over this land" and urged the CFA to provide more evidence.

Just 4 minutes later, a Chi Zhongguo long ball found an advancing Kang Sang-woo, who skipped past the defense and set Abreu up for the second Guoan goal.

Soares, determined to give Guoan a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League, lined up Yu Dabao as an advanced midfielder in search for a change.

In the 18th minute, Guoan took the lead when Abreu got on the end of a Yu Dabao through-ball and swept the ball past the goal to Kang Sang-woo, who calmly put it into the net.