CSL (Week 25) : Shanghai Shenhua and Chongqing Lifan play to a 2-2 draw
CHINA, Sep. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 25: Shanghai Greenland Shenhua was held to a 2-2 draw by Chongqing Lifan on Friday.
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Moreno Giovanni ('23) and Yunding Cao ('32). However, even though they were leading 2-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Chongqing Lifan with goals by Dong Wang ('53) and Fernandinho Henrigue ('80).
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC remains in third place with 42 points from 25 games, 5 points behind Jiangsu Suning FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of September 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 53 |
| 2 | Jiangsu Suning | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Shanghai SIPG | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Hebei CFFC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 35 |
| 6 | Guangzhou R&F | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Beijing Guo'an | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Chongqing Lifan | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Henan Jianye | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 31 |
| 10 | Yanbian Fude | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Liaoning Whowin | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Tianjin Teda | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Hangzhou Greentown | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Changchun Yatai | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 23 |
| 16 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2016
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Overview
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
Chongqing Lifan FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Henan Jianye 0-3 Chongqing Lifan (16 Jul.)
- Previous game:Chongqing Lifan 2-1 Yanbian Fude (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Hebei CFFC - Chongqing Lifan (23 Sep.)
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua
2:2
Chongqing Lifan
2:2 (2:0)
- 16 September 2016
- 19:35
- Shanghai
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | 53 |
| 2 |  Jiangsu Suning | 47 |
| 3 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 42 |
| 4 |  Shanghai SIPG | 39 |
| 5 |  Hebei CFFC | 35 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 16 September 2016 | ||||
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2-2 | Chongqing Lifan | |
 | Changchun Yatai | 3-1 | Guangzhou R&F |  |
| Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
 | Yanbian Fude | 15:30 | Hebei CFFC | |
| Jiangsu Suning | 19:35 | Tianjin Teda |  |
| Sunday 18 September 2016 | ||||
 | Henan Jianye | 19:35 | Shandong Luneng Taishan |  |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 19:35 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright |  |
 | Hangzhou Greentown | 19:35 | Shanghai SIPG | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 19:35 | Liaoning Whowin |  |