On January 3, Beijing time, the Relegation Group of the Chinese Super League launched the final round of competition, with 3 key duels involving relegation. Dalian won 4-1 against Qingdao, but still entered the play-offs, Tianjin defeated the Cangzhou Lions in the 85th minute, and Chongqing defeated Wuhan 2-1, and the two teams won the relegation. In the end, Qingdao play-offs against Zhejiang, Dalian people play-offs against Chengdu Rongcheng.
Before this round, the relegation team Shenhua, Henan, Cangzhou Lions and Wuhan team successfully relegated early, and Qingdao team entered the play-off early, and they will play two legs with Zhejiang team on January 8 and 12, and the venue is Suzhou. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Dalian people compete for two direct relegation places, Tianjin and Chongqing have the advantage of points, as long as they win the ball can be relegated, Dalian people only have one way to win, but also depend on the results of the other two games.
In the first half of the game, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Cangzhou Lions did not score goals, and the international footballer Barton retired injured, which was a big impact on Tianjin, and the two teams drew 0-0 at halftime. In the match between Wuhan and Chongqing, in the 5th minute, Chongqing main feng Jin was replaced due to injury, and in the 36th minute, Wuhan's foreign assistant Anderson scored, Wuhan led 1-0, and Chongqing's situation was more passive. Dalianren's match against Qingdao, in the 36th minute, Shan Huanhuan scored a goal to give Dalianren the lead. At the end of the half, Dalian ren scored 19 points, promoted to the 5th place in the relegation group, Tianjin also scored 19 points, ranking 6th, Chongqing 17 points, ranked 7th, if this score is maintained until the end, Chongqing will enter the play-offs.
In the second half of the showdown, in the 51st minute, Wang Hao equalized for Qingdao, which made Dalian people passive again. In the 56th minute, Larson created a threat, and Tao Qianglong in the penalty area scored a goal to regain the lead for Dalian and regain the initiative. In the 70th minute, Qingdao's Yang Yu was sent off, and Dalian also gained a numerical advantage. In the 73rd minute, Larson scored on a penalty and Dalian led 3-1.
In the 63rd minute of the match between Wuhan and Chongqing, Luo Hao, a substitute for Chongqing, seized the opportunity of a corner kick to score a header and equalize for Chongqing. Two minutes later, Chongqing had another chance to cross from a corner, and Sun Kai in the penalty area seized the opportunity to score a goal to counter-score for Chongqing. Since the match between Tianjin and Cangzhou was still a draw, Chongqing's points surpassed Tianjin, and the relationship between Tianjin and Dalian was at a disadvantage, and Tianjin fell to the bottom 2.
The match between Tianjin and Cangzhou Lions went on to the 85th minute, there was a goal, Magno's shot in the penalty area was blocked by the goal beam, Xie Weijun hit the goal, Tianjin led 1-0, they re-overtook Dalian and grasped the initiative. At this point, Dalian had led Qingdao 4-1, but they could not control their own destiny. In the end, dalian people, although they won 4-1, still ranked second from the bottom, and entered the play-offs to compete for a Chinese Super League qualification against Chengdu Rongcheng. Tianjin won the relegation 1-0, Chongqing successfully relegated after the 2-1 reversal, and Qingdao and Dalian entered the play-offs.