On the night of September 20th in the Golden Autumn, all five byes of the 16th round of the 2022 Chinese Super League came to an end. Wuhan Sanzhen defeated Changchun Yatai with a thrilling 2-1 away win, and they managed to extend their lead over Shandong Taishan to 7 points in this half of the campaign.
Three Town's narrow 2-1 victory over Yatai on the road leveled the number of encounters with Shandong Taishan at 17, which is exactly half of the entire season's schedule. Currently, Wuhan Sanzhen is leading the table with 7 points ahead of Shandong Taishan.
Shanghai Shenhua managed to reach 33 points after shutting out Meizhou Hakka 1-0 at home to finish in the top three. Henan Songshan, on the other hand, defeated Qingdao Seaport 1-2 at home, and Meizhou Hakka, with 30 points, slipped to the 4th and 5th places in the league, while Zhejiang is in the 6th place with 29 points.
Qingdao Seaport climbed to 28 points after the win, moving from 9th to 7th place, followed by Chengdu, Guoan and Tianjin. Changchun Yatai remain on 19 points after their loss, while Shenzhen equalized with Yatai with a 3-0 win over Changjiang on the road.
The Dalian Ren moved up to 13th after a 2-1 win over Hebei, while the Yangtze slipped to 14th and Cangzhou Yongchang remained steady in 15th.
In the battle for the relegation zone, Guangzhou, Guangzhou City, and Hebei remained unchanged in points and rankings.
