Chongqing Tongliang Dragons ranked fourth, Suzhou Dongwu won the Jiangsu Provincial Derby by beating Nanjing 2-1 at home and ranked fifth with 5 rounds unbeaten. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear is unbeaten in 4 rounds and ranks sixth.
Shijiazhuang Kung Fu won 1-0 on the road against Heilongjiang Bingcheng and are seventh with 33 points after three rounds without a win.
Liaoning Ironmen, crowned as the new Liaozhu team, broke out a little cold game on the road. They drew 1-1 with Jiangxi Lushan Vice-Chiefs. Although they remained undefeated for seven rounds, they missed the chance to gain three points and remain in eighth place with 29 points. In the double-header of the CFA Cup and the Central League, Nanjing City suffered one draw and four losses and ranked ninth with 26 points.
Shanghai Jiading Huilong, coached by Dalian-born coaches Yang Lin and Liu Yujian, drew 0-0 on the road against Qingdao Red Lions. With one loss and four draws in their last five matches, they are currently in 10th place with 24 points, ahead of Yanbian Longding who also have 24 points. Yanbian Longding are undefeated in four rounds and are in 11th place.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng is in 12th place with 22 points, while Qingdao Red Lions, who supplemented into the Central League, is in 13th place with 21 points after 8 rounds without a win. Foshan Southern Lions are in the third last place (14th) with 20 points after 7 rounds without a win. Despite consecutive failures to win, several teams fighting for relegation still further widened the gap with the relegation zone.
Wuxi Wuhu lost for the second time in a row and continue to sit second from bottom in the table with 15 points. Wuxi Wuhou closed the gap on their former team when they beat Qingdao Red Lions two rounds ago, but the gap continues to widen and the relegation situation is once again becoming dire.
After their first win of the season, Jiangxi Lushan drew back-to-back games and failed to win in the next three rounds, accumulating 9 points and remaining at the bottom of the table, relegation seems to be just a matter of time.
