[1] After establishing himself into the first team, he would be an integral member that saw Liaoning reach the final of the Chinese FA Cup in 2002.

Off the field on December 6, 2004, he aided in the rescue of an injured woman who was involved in a car crash in Shenyang before taking her to hospital.

[7] He would help establish Guangzhou within the top tier and was made vice-captain within the team, however his outspoken personality saw him publicly criticise his teammate, Zhou Lin for having a bad game against Beijing Guoan on June 28, 2009, in a 1–1 draw, which saw infighting between the two breakout and Zhou being frozen out of the team.

[13] Xu Liang would play for the Chinese under-20 football team and would make the squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship where China were knocked out in the last 16 by Argentina.

[15] Xu was eventually brought back into the team where he participated in the 2002 Asian Games, which saw China reach the quarterfinals.