On January 4, Beijing time, the last round of the Chinese Super League this season was completed, officially ushering in the finale!
Champion: Taishan, Shandong
On December 26 last year, Shandong Taishan had won the championship three rounds in advance after defeating Hebei, and once again won the Chinese Super League championship after 11 years, in the end, they won 22 rounds, 15 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 51 points, 6 points ahead of the second place Shanghai Harbor.
Throughout the season, Tarzan has performed best on both ends of the spectrum. On the offensive end, they scored 47 goals in 22 games, tied with Guangzhou for the most; on the defensive end, they conceded only 16 goals in 22 games, the second fewest in the Chinese Super League, only more than the 14-goal Harbor.
It was such a comprehensive and stable play that allowed Tarzan to lock in the championship with 10 consecutive wins, and although the last 3 rounds were drawn, they still ended the season with 13 unbeaten rounds.
Runner-up: Shanghai Seaport
In the last round, Shanghai Harbor beat Guangzhou 1-0 to surpass the opponent with a 2-point advantage and won the second place in the Chinese Super League. This season, they have won 13 wins, 6 draws and 3 points in 22 rounds, accumulating 45 points, scoring the third most in the Super League with 47 goals, and conceding the fewest in the Chinese Super League with 14 goals.
3rd place: Guangzhou team
In the second stage, after the departure of foreign aid and naturalized players, guangzhou team used the all-Chinese class, still had a good play, but lost to the harbor in the last round, failed to keep the second, and finally won the third place with 13 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses accumulating 44 points. Their attacks remain outstanding, with a tie of 47 goals and 17 conceded, the third fewest in the Chinese Super League.
AFC Champions League: Taishan, Harbor, Guangzhou, Yatai
The AFC Champions League quota in the Chinese Super League is still in the 3+1 model, the Chinese Super League champion Shandong Taishan and the runner-up Shanghai Haigang directly advanced, the third place Guangzhou team also won the AFC Champions League qualification, and because it has already met with the harbor FA Cup final (the champion entered the AFC Champions League), the fourth place Changchun Yatai automatically made up the position and will participate in the play-off round of the AFC Champions League qualification round.
Super League Play-offs: Dalian Qingdao participated
The last two places in the Chinese Super League will play the super league play-offs with the third and fourth places in the Chinese First Division. Qingdao team 22 rounds of 3 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses, only scored 11 points, ranked deputy squad leader, will face the third place Zhejiang team in the Chinese First Division. Dalian people won the last round but fell behind, with 6 wins, 1 draw, 15 losses and 19 points, ranking second from the bottom, will face the Chinese Super League army Chengdu Rongcheng.
The Super League Play-offs are divided into two rounds, the first leg is on January 8 and the second leg is January 12, the winner will participate in the Chinese Super League next season, and the loser will participate in the next season of the Chinese First Division.
Promotion horse: Wuhan Meizhou upgrade
The top two in the Chinese First Division, directly promoted to the Chinese Super League next season, became a promotion horse. Wuhan Three Towns 39 rounds of 79 points, won the Chinese League One championship, Meizhou Hakka with 75 points to finish second, will participate in the Chinese Super League for the first time in history!
Golden Boot: Junior
Changchun Yatai's Brazilian striker Junier, who scored 14 goals in 17 games, won this season's Chinese Super League Golden Boot. Zhang Yuning of Beijing Guoan and Guo Tianyu of Taishan in Shandong Province both scored 10 goals and tied for the local goalscorer king.
Assist King: Oscar
Shanghai SIPG's Oscar, who delivered 11 assists, is the only player to assist in doubles this season. The local assist king is Yan Dinghao of Guangzhou, with 6 assists.
The King of Zero Seals: Yan Junling
Shanghai Harbour goalkeeper Yan Junling has kept 10 clean sheets this season, the most in the Chinese Super League. Wang Dalei of Taishan in Shandong had 9 times, and Wang Guoming of Longmen in Songshan, Henan had 8 times.