The 18,000 seat Guangzhou International Sports Arena will be one of the venues for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

From 12–27 November 2010, Guangzhou hosted the 16th Asian Games.
The same year, it hosted the first Asian Para Games from December 12 to 19.
Combined, these were the largest sporting events the city ever hosted.

Guangzhou also hosted the following major sporting events:
1987 The 6th National Games of China
1991 The 1st FIFA Women's World Cup
2001 The 2001 National Games of China
2007 The 8th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of the People's Republic of China
2008 The 49th World Table Tennis Championships
2009 The 11th Sudirman Cup: the world badminton mixed team championships
Current professional sports clubs based in Guangzhou include:
In the 2010s, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. has risen to be a powerhouse in association football in China, having won eight out of nine national titles between 2011 and 2019.
The team has also won the AFC Champions League in 2013 and 2015.
The club has competed at the 2013 and 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, where it lost 3–0 in the semi-final stage to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League winners FC Bayern Munich and the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona, respectively.
The 18,000 seat Guangzhou International Sports Arena will be one of the venues for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
From 12–27 November 2010, Guangzhou hosted the 16th Asian Games. The same year, it hosted the first Asian Para Games from December 12 to 19. Combined, these were the largest sporting events the city ever hosted.
Guangzhou also hosted the following major sporting events:
1987 The 6th National Games of China
1991 The 1st FIFA Women's World Cup
2001 The 2001 National Games of China
2007 The 8th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of the People's Republic of China
2008 The 49th World Table Tennis Championships
2009 The 11th Sudirman Cup: the world badminton mixed team championships
Current professional sports clubs based in Guangzhou include:
In the 2010s, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. has risen to be a powerhouse in association football in China, having won eight out of nine national titles between 2011 and 2019. The team has also won the AFC Champions League in 2013 and 2015. The club has competed at the 2013 and 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, where it lost 3–0 in the semi-final stage to the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League winners FC Bayern Munich and the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona, respectively.
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