On April 29, head coach Jia Shunhao announced his resignation after Heilongjiang Bingcheng drew 1-1 at home against Shanghai Jiading Huilong in the eighth round.
Heilongjiang Bingcheng have failed to win for seven consecutive rounds, they have a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses, and are currently 13th in the table. After the match, Jia Shunhao made the decision to announce his resignation. He said, "Just now in the locker room to tell everyone I'm leaving, it's actually a very difficult day for me because it's a decision I've been thinking about for a long time, but really when I had to tell everyone, it felt especially difficult, extremely difficult." Regardless of the outcome of the game, I'm going to tell everyone that after the game."
