On December 29, Beijing time, the 20th round of the Chinese Super League was completed, because the Chinese Super League champion had been born, and Guangzhou and Haigang locked the AFC Champions League seat, so the suspense of this round was not big, and the final suspense was actually who could take the last AFC Champions League seat. In the end, Yatai won the top four in advance as a promotion horse, following Shandong, Guangzhou and Haigang, taking away the 2022 AFC Champions League qualification.
Yatai led Shenzhen by 6 points before this round of matches, and won the 2022 AFC Champions League place in advance. In the end, in the second half, Sun Jie scored the only goal of the game with a shot from the head of the mallet. In the end, Changchun Yatai 1-0 Shenzhen ushered in two consecutive wins, 9 points ahead of the opponent, and qualified for the AFC Champions League two rounds in advance.
After 20 rounds, the points in the Chinese Super League championship group are: Shandong Taishan 49 points, Guangzhou and Haigang are 41 points, Yatai 38 points, Shenzhen and Guoan are 29 points, guangzhou city and Hebei are 25 points.
Since the FINAL OF THE FA Cup was Shandong Taishan against Shanghai Harbor, the fourth league entered the AFC Champions League, Yatai was originally only a promotion horse this season, but many strong teams collectively pulled their crotches, and Yatai's performance was very good, and finally gave the outside world a huge surprise, returning to the AFC Champions League after 12 years!
Changchun Yatai participated in the AFC Champions League for the first time in 2008, as the champion of the Chinese Super League, Yatai accumulated 12 points in the group stage with 3 wins and 3 draws, and was eventually eliminated with an unbeaten situation of 6 matches. In the second AFC Champions League in 2010, Changchun Yatai entered the death group and performed averagely, with 3 points from 1 win and 5 losses, ranking third in the group.
After 12 years, Yatai returned to the AFC Champions League and competed in the 2022 AFC Champions League. So far, the 2022 AFC Champions League BIG4 of the Chinese Super League has all been born: Shandong Taishan, Guangzhou Team, Shanghai Harbor, Changchun Yatai.