Taishan and Zhejiang, two teams that have risen to prominence like MVPs of the Chinese Super League.
At the beginning of the season, Taishan suffered a heavy blow, head coach Hao Wei and several core players were investigated, internal and external difficulties. However, Cui Kangxi was appointed to lead the team from the bottom of the league against the odds, after 11 rounds of undefeated, three lines of action under the seven rounds of 19 points, the courage to win the second place in the Chinese Super League, the AFC Cup title is in sight, the AFC Champions League ranked first, for the honor of Chinese soccer.
At the same time, the Taishan team has also become the focus of controversial refereeing issues, fans petitioned to protest the "refereeing coterie", once triggered a hot debate.
Zhejiang team is also remarkable, experienced the "phoenix nirvana", from four consecutive losses at the beginning of the season, bottom of the rankings, to the second half of the double line of battle, they overcame the difficulties, create surprises, with the spirit of never give up interpretation of the magic of Zhejiang soccer.
Rongcheng, Shenhua, Guoan and other teams experienced a wonderful process, but ultimately failed to collect. Rongcheng wrote a record of 27 rounds of undefeated in the Chinese Super League, the season "double kill" champion port, the Asian Championship is a fierce competition with Guoan. Although Taishan failed to win the FA Cup, but still have the opportunity to cheer for the "Asian goals".
Shenhua had a bright season with an amazing 15 wins and at one point held a top three position, but were eventually shut out by Zhejiang to finish in fifth place. Shenhua's love affair with the AFC Cup champions is eagerly awaited.
Guoan, the big signing of the season, finished in sixth place but maintained the spirit of "always fighting for the first place". 6 coaches were changed in 7 years, and this season they failed to achieve good results due to Zhang Yuning's injury, but broke the undefeated record of Rongcheng and prevented Seaport from winning the title in advance.
Jinmen Tigers had a great season, undefeated in 16 rounds and finally ranked eighth, no longer "relegation specialists", showing obvious progress. They set an example of fair play by defeating Nantong Jiyun on the road.
Qingdao Sea Cowboys fought hard to be promoted from "Chinese Super League Freshmen" to 13th place, relegated ahead of schedule, and even drew with Dalian People, who needed three points to stay in the league, by two points, adding glory to the club's 30th anniversary celebration and demonstrating fair sportsmanship.
Shenzhen, Nantong Zhiyun and Dalian Ren have had a tough road to relegation this season. Shenzhen team was in financial difficulties, the main force out, with 12 consecutive losses to say goodbye to the Chinese Super League, relegated to the Central League. Nantong Zhiyun made history by securing 22 points in the Chinese Super League.
Nantong Zhiyun made a great escape from relegation with a 1:2 reversal against Meizhou in the relegation death match. Dalian People, on the other hand, were sadly relegated due to their final round victory over Port.
This season's Chinese Super League (CSL) ended on a happy note, with Seaport winning the title, Taishan and Zhejiang breaking into the top three, and Nantong Zhiyun being relegated. For the new FA President Song Kai and the new FA, this season's Chinese Super League is full of "flavor".
