Tongliang Dragons shone with a fourth-place finish in a hotly contested soccer match, while Suzhou Dongwu beat Nanjing 2-1 at home to win the Jiangsu Provincial Derby, undefeated in five rounds of the tournament, and climbed to fifth place. Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear also performed well, unbeaten in four rounds of fixtures, to secure sixth place. Shijiazhuang Kung Fu won a thrilling 1-0 away victory over Heilongjiang Bingcheng, but their own embarrassing record of three rounds without a win has not changed, and they are currently in seventh place with 33 points. The Liaoning Ironmen, renamed New Liaozhu, drew with Jiangxi Lushan on the road, but failed to capitalize on the scoring opportunities, maintaining a seven-round unbeaten streak while ranking eighth with 29 points.
Nanjing City, playing on two fronts - the AFC Cup and the Central League - only managed one draw and lost the remaining four matches to finish ninth with 26 points. Shanghai Jiading Huilong, coached by Dalian coaches Yang Lin and Liu Yujian, shook hands with Qingdao Red Lions 0-0 on the road, with one loss and four draws in five matches, and ranked 10th with 24 points, just ahead of Yanbian Longding, who is also on 24 points and undefeated for four rounds, and ranked 11th. Heilongjiang Bingcheng is in the twelfth place with 22 points, while Qingdao Red Lions, a newcomer to the Central League, is in the thirteenth place with 21 points after eight rounds without a win. Foshan Southern Lions, without a win in seven rounds, have 20 points, dropping to 14th and third from the bottom. Nevertheless, the distance between these teams fighting for relegation and the relegation zone is gradually widening. Wuxi Wuhu lost for the second time in a row, dropping to 15 points and remaining in the bottom two of the table. Two rounds ago, Wuxi Wuhou beat Qingdao Red Lion to close the gap with the former, but now the gap has widened again and the relegation situation is not optimistic. Jiangxi Lushan, after the first win of the season, a series of draws, the next three rounds of matches failed to win, currently accumulating 9 points, continue to hover at the bottom of the table, the risk of relegation is becoming more and more serious.
