[1] In the club's debut season Cao Yang was brought in as their manager while the team played in the 8,000 seater Nanhai District Stadium in Foshan, Guangdong.
Playing in an orange top, black shorts and orange socks for their home kits and an all white outfit for the away kits the team finished bottom within their group at the end at the end of the 2007 league season.
With the team settled in results significantly improved within the 2011 campaign with the club looking like genuine promotion contenders until on September 24, 2011, they lost a league against Shenyang Dongjin 3–2 and the club were unable to recover for the final run in for promotion.
[7] José time as manager was not a success and Guangdong became embroiled in a relegation battle, which saw the chairman Lin Qin bring back Cao once again on August 30, 2012, as a caretaker manager and relegate José as his assistant for the rest of the 2012 league campaign.
Names in bold indicate players who had international cap when played for Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C.