On the night of September 20, the five byes of the 16th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League came to an end. Wuhan Three Town defeated Changchun Yatai with a thrilling score of 2-1. With the halfway point of the campaign, Wuhan Three Town managed to extend their lead over Shandong Taishan to 7 points.
Three Town's narrow 2-1 away win over Yatai leveled the number of meetings with Shandong Taishan at 17, exactly half the league schedule, while Three Town leads Shandong Taishan by seven points to take sole possession of the lead.
Shanghai Shenhua won 1-0 at home against Meizhou Hakka to finish in the top three of the league with 33 points. Henan Songshan lost to Seaport 1-2 at home, and Meizhou Hakka slipped to the 4th and 5th places with 30 points. Zhejiang Greentown is 6th in the league with 29 points.
Seaport jumped from 9th to 7th with 28 points after the win, followed by Chengdu Rongcheng, Beijing Guoan and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Changchun Yatai remain on 19 points after their loss, while Shenzhen equalized with Yatai with a 3-0 away win over Wuhan Changjiang.
The Dalianers moved up to 13th place with a 2-1 win over Hebei in the tournament, while Wuhan Changjiang dropped to 14th and Cangzhou Derby remained steady in 15th place.
In terms of the relegation zone, Guangzhou, Guangzhou City and Hebei remained unchanged in terms of points and ranking.
