China's Guangzhou Evergrande players celebrate after scoring a goal during an AFC Champions League match in Osaka, in May 2014China’s most glamorous football club Guangzhou Evergrande plans to list on a minor stock exchange in a bid to attract strategic investors and boost its brand, a statement said on Thursday. The Chinese champions, jointly owned by top property developer Evergrande and e-commerce giant Alibaba, have applied to list on China’s small-cap National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ). The request is subject to approval by NEEQ, the real estate firm said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange, where it is listed.