On January 4, Beijing time, the last round of the Chinese Super League was completed, and Taishan drew 1-1 with Yatai, ending the season with a draw, and lifted the fifth league championship trophy in team history after the game. With the 2021 season coming to an end, the final standings and goalscorer list were also released, and Taishan's Guo Tianyu won the title of local shooter king with Zhang Yuning with 10 goals.
The final round of the championship group, only the last suspense remains, Guangzhou and Harbor team directly take over, the outcome of this game will determine the runner-up. The harbor team Oscar and Mui two major foreign aid starters, determined to win. In the 28th minute, Liu Zhurun took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Guangzhou team won two one-handed opportunities, Ling Jie and Deng Hanwen both missed the opportunity, and the harbor led by 1 goal at halftime. In the second half, neither team could rewrite the scoreline, Zhang Linpeng missed a penalty, and finally Harbor won 1-0 against Guangzhou to win the league runner-up.
In other matches, Guoan won 1-0 against Shenzhen, Cao Yongjing scored a penalty and broke the goal to redeem, and Guoan ended the 6 rounds of unwinnable embarrassment. Guangzhou City beat Hebei 2-0, Taishan team veteran Song Wenjie broke out, staged a good show, Hebei team pulled back a goal in the last moment, Guangzhou City finally won 2-1 victory.
In the championship table, Taishan team won the fifth league championship in team history, Guangzhou team pressed the harbor, won the runner-up, the performance of the all-China class Guangzhou was respected, Taishan, Guangzhou and Harbor won the qualification for the AFC Champions League next season, the big black Horse Yatai won the 4th, they will participate in the AFC Champions League play-offs, but also the team returned to the AFC Champions League stage after 11 years, as a promotion horse, Yatai's performance is still very good.
Guoan won the 5th place by surpassing Shenzhen with the victory in the last round, but the wave of 6 rounds of the second stage was still unexpected. Shenzhen team ranked 6th, in terms of Shenzhen team's squad depth and paper strength, their results are somewhat disappointing, Guangzhou City won 7th, Hebei team 8th, although the second stage of a win is difficult to find, but Hebei team's performance in the predicament is still worthy of recognition.
In the relegation group, Shanghai Shenhua won the 9th place and won the relegation group, Henan Songshan Longmen ranked 10th, Cangzhou Lions, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Wuhan team ranked 11th to 14th respectively, Dalian and Qingdao fell into the relegation zone, the two major football cities are in an awkward situation, they will participate in the next relegation play-offs. The matchup is: Dalian renren vs Chengdu Rongcheng, Qingdao team vs Zhejiang team.
On the top scorer list, Yatai's Junier won the Golden Boot with 14 goals, Axon and Kaldek both scored 11 goals, followed by Fellaini, Guo Tianyu and Zhang Yuning all scored 10 goals, of which Guo Tianyu and Zhang Yuning jointly won the title of the best local goalscorer this season, and Guo Tianyu is also another Taishan player who has won this honor after Wang Yongpo in 2012.