 Zheng scored five times in 25 appearances during the 2011 season as Guangzhou won the top tier title for the first time in the club's history, giving Zheng his third league title with three clubs.In the 2012 season, the club won the double by winning the league title and the Chinese FA Cup; and in the 2013 season, won a third consecutive league title.In November 2013, Zheng captained Guangzhou to victory in the 2013 AFC Champions League Final as the club became the first Chinese club ever to win the AFC Champions League.