Round 27 of the Chinese Super League: Rongcheng was defeated and postponed to win the championship, Manatee was relegated early

China News Service, Beijing, October 11 (Liu Mengqing) The 27th round of the 2026 Chinese Super League will be completed on the 11th. The leader of the standings, Chengdu Chengdu, was defeated by the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers 0:1 in stoppage time, while the second-placed Dalian Yingbo defeated Qingdao West Coast 4:0. With only 3 rounds left in the league, the point difference between the two teams remains at 9 points, and the suspense of the league championship continues. Qingdao Hainiu lost to Beijing Guoan 0:3 in this round and became the first relegated team this season.

The focus of this round is undoubtedly the match between Chengdu and Tianjin Tigers. A draw in this game in Chengdu will lead to the championship three rounds ahead of schedule. However, neither team could break the deadlock within 90 minutes. It was not until the first minute of injury time that Sun Mingqian passed in and Tianjin Tigers Kiles scored the only goal of the game with a volley. In the end, Rongcheng was defeated 0:1.

On the evening of October 10th, in the 27th round of the 2026 Chinese Football Super League held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the Chengdu Chengdu team lost 0-1 at home to the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. The picture shows Tianjin Jinmen Tigers player Sun Mingqian (first from left) dribbling the ball to attack during the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Zhongjun

In this round, Dalian Yingbo and Qingdao West Coast started a key position battle in the upper reaches of the standings. Only 7 minutes into the game, Delgado assisted Achim Peng to score a single goal; in the second half, Achim Peng scored three more goals to complete the "fourth victory", helping the Yingbo team defeat their opponents 4:0. After this campaign, InBev ended the West Coast's unbeaten streak of 13 home games in the league this season and continued to maintain championship suspense.

Qingdao Hainiu, which is at the bottom of the standings, lost to Beijing Guoan 0:3 in this round and was relegated three rounds ahead of schedule. Shortly after the opening, Song Long scored with a handball, and Fabio made a free throw; in the 32nd minute, Serginho scored with two consecutive headers. At the end of the first half, Guoan led 2:0. Changing sides and fighting again, in the 62nd minute Zhang Yuning turned around and sent an assist. Fabio pushed the ball and scored twice to help the team seal the victory. In the end, Manatee lost 0:3 and suffered ten consecutive defeats.

In this round, Shanghai Shenhua beat Yunnan Yukun 7:1. Latang scored a "hat trick" and Teixeira completed an assist "hat trick". Shanghai Haigang pulled back four goals in a row after falling behind 0:1, and defeated the Zhejiang team 4:2, becoming undefeated in seven rounds of the league.

In other games, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons drew with Shandong Taishan 1:1 and suffered an 11-game winless streak in the league; Shenzhen Xinpengcheng drew with the Henan team 2:2, and the Henan team suffered a 8-game winless streak in the league. Liaoning Ironman shook hands with Wuhan Three Towns 1:1.

In terms of the standings, Chengdu Chengdu, Dalian Yingbo and Beijing Guoan rank among the top three. Shandong Taishan, Yunnan Yukun and Qingdao West Coast have a total of 38 points, ranking fourth to sixth respectively.