CSL (Week 18) : Guangzhou R&F beats Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1
CHINA, Jul. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 18: After four straigth victories against Jiangsu Suning, Shandong Luneng Taishan, Chongqing Lifan and Changchun Yatai, the Southern China Tigers lost 2-1 against Guangzhou R&F.
Guangzhou Evergrande had started off well by taking the lead in the 33rd minute with a goal by Goulart Ricardo. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Blue Lions nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Hyun-soo Jang '56 and Zahavi Eran '79).
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 45 points from 19 games, a 10-point lead over runner-up Jiangsu Suning FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of July 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Shanghai SIPG | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Hebei CFFC | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 30 |
| 5 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Henan Jianye | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 8 | Beijing Guo'an | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Yanbian Fude | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Tianjin Teda | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Chongqing Lifan | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Liaoning Whowin | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Changchun Yatai | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2016
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Overview
Guangzhou R&F FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Guangzhou R&F 3-2 Tianjin Teda (16 Jul.)
- Next game:Yanbian Fude - Guangzhou R&F (23 Jul.)
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Tianjin Teda 0-4 Guangzhou Evergrande (24 Apr.)
- Previous game:Changchun Yatai 1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande (17 Jul.)
- Next game:Henan Jianye - Guangzhou Evergrande (30 Jul.)
- 20 July 2016
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 45 |
| 2 |  Jiangsu Suning | 35 |
| 3 |  Shanghai SIPG | 33 |
| 4 |  Hebei CFFC | 30 |
| 5 |  Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Wednesday 20 July 2016 | ||||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2-1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | |
| Jiangsu Suning | 4-0 | Hebei CFFC | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 5-3 | Chongqing Lifan |  |
 | Henan Jianye | 2-1 | Liaoning Whowin |  |
 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 4-1 | Hangzhou Greentown |  |
| Thursday 21 July 2016 | ||||
 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 19:35 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | |
| Wednesday 21 September 2016 | ||||
 | Tianjin Teda | 19:35 | Changchun Yatai |  |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 19:35 | Yanbian Fude |  |