On August 17th, the 13th round of the Chinese Super League was in full swing, Guangzhou City was defeated by Meizhou Hakka by a score of 2-1 on the road, and unfortunately suffered the cruel reality of 11 consecutive defeats. This record not only tied the longest losing streak in the history of the Chinese Super League, but also made the Korean media exclaim: this is the longest losing streak in the history of the Chinese Super League!
According to the article's analysis, Guangzhou City lost 11 of their last 13 matches in a row, which should actually be 13 consecutive defeats. It is worth noting that Guangzhou City were defeated 1-4 by Changchun in the first match of the Chinese Super League, but were awarded a 3-0 win in the following match due to Dalian's illegal use of U23 players.
Guangzhou City then fell into an 11-game losing streak and are currently ranked 17th in the league, revealing once again that soccer in China is in the midst of deep-seated problems.
It's worth noting that Qingdao also suffered an 11-game losing streak in 2021, and were ultimately relegated and announced their dissolution afterward.
It is worth mentioning that Guangzhou City and Guangzhou Team are not the same team. Team Guangzhou belongs to Evergrande Group, while Guangzhou City belongs to Fortune Group. Currently, Team Guangzhou, Guangzhou City and Hebei are all located in the relegation zone of the Chinese Super League, with 6, 3 and 3 points respectively.
