On the evening of August 13, all the matches of the 22nd round of the Chinese Super League were completed. Here are the specific results: Shanghai Seaport was reversed by Zhejiang 3-4 at home, Meizhou Hakka won 1-0 against Qingdao Hainiu, Changchun Yatai beat Chengdu Rongcheng 1-0, Beijing Guoan narrowly beat Nantong Zhiyun 1-0 on the road, Shanghai Shenhua beat defending champion Wuhan Sanzhen 2-1 on the road, Shandong Taishan won 4-0 against Cangzhou Lions, Henan won 1-0 at home against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, and Dalian Ren beat Shenzhen 2-1. The latest points and rankings have been released after the tournament.
First place goes to Shanghai Harbour with a record of 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, scoring 52 points; second place goes to Shanghai Shenhua with a record of 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, scoring 41 points; third place goes to Shandong Taishan with a record of 10 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, scoring 38 points; fourth place goes to Chengdu Rongcheng with a record of 10 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, scoring 36 points; fifth place goes to Zhejiang with a record of 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, scoring 35 points; and sixth place goes to Beijing Guoan with a record of 9 wins, 8 draws, 5 losses and 35 points. Of these teams, Shanghai Harbor is in the AFC Champions League participation zone, while Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Taishan are in the AFC Champions League play-off zone.
Wuhan Sanzhen ranked seventh to sixteenth (8 wins, 9 draws, 5 losses, 33 points), Tianjin Jinmen Tiger (6 wins, 13 draws, 3 losses, 31 points), Changchun Yatai (8 wins, 7 draws, 7 losses, 31 points), Cangzhou Lions (8 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses, 30 points), Meizhou Hakka (7 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses, 25 points), Henan (5 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses, 22 points), Qingdao Hainiu (5 wins, 4 draws, 13 losses, 19 points), Dalian People (3 wins, 9 draws, 10 losses, 18 points), Nantong Zhiyun (2 wins, 9 draws, 10 losses, 16 points), and Nantong Zhiyun (2 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses, 16 points). (5 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses, 19 points), Dalian People (3 wins, 9 draws, 10 losses, 18 points), Nantong Zhiyun (2 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses, 16 points), Shenzhen (3 wins, 3 draws, 16 losses, 12 points). Nantong Zhiyun and Shenzhen are in the relegation zone among these teams.
As you can see: firstly, although Shanghai Seaport suffered a huge cold spell in this round and failed to gain points, the team's lead is still very big. 11 points are enough to catch up with the teams behind them for a long time. Secondly, Shanghai Shenhua has finally found the confidence to win, and the team is now following the leader closely. After an important win, Shandong Taishan managed to re-enter the third place. Fourthly, Henan finally got a win, a win that puts the team one step further away from the relegation zone.
