According to the referee selection list announced in the morning of that day, the referee from Beijing, Fu Ming, will be the main referee of this game. In addition, the first assistant referee is Ma Ji from Hubei, the second assistant referee, the fourth official, and the video assistant referee are all from Beijing: Wu Huifeng, Guan Xing, and Wang Wei; the assistant video assistant referee is Li Yingbin from Hebei; and the referee supervisor is Li Dongnan from Yunnan.
Prior to the match, Dalian People were 14th in the table with 7 points from 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, while Shanghai Seaport was 7th with 16 points from 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, due to the fact that in the one match that has already been completed, the teams in front of each other were
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
与
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
A 0-0 draw slows down the pace of progress, so that gives Dalian Ren and Shanghai Seaport hope of catching up. If Dalian Ren can get all 3 points, then they will further escape from the relegation zone and will be in the same position as the
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
If Shanghai Seaport wins, it will reach 19 points, only 3 points behind Shenhua, and temporarily move up to 5th place.
