In the late afternoon of January 3, the second stage of the 2021 Chinese Super League relegation group finally emerged as three crucial matches of fate came to a close. Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger both completed the relegation task, while Dalian Ren, who beat Qingdao 4-1, are still not in a good position and have to be in the promotion playoffs, where, together with Qingdao, they will have to face the third-place finisher Chengdu Rongcheng and the first-place finisher Zhejiang of the China League One.
It is reported that the Chinese Super League Central League play-offs will start on January 8th and 12th. At that time, Dalian Ren, Qingdao, Chengdu Rongcheng as well as Zhejiang will have a cross showdown, and the two rounds of relegation playoffs will decide who will get the ticket for the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, while the two unsuccessful relegation teams will be transferred to the next season's Chinese League One.
The relegation playoff matchups are as follows:
Dalian Ren (7th in CSL Relegation Group) vs Chengdu Rongcheng (4th in Central League)
Qingdao (8th in CSL Relegation Group) vs Zhejiang (3rd in Central League)
