CSL (Week 11) : Guangzhou Evergrande defeats Chongqing Lifan 2-0
CHINA, May. 26, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 11: 7 wins in a row for Guangzhou Evergrande. After their success against Tianjin Teda, Liaoning Whowin, Henan Jianye, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, Changchun Yatai and Jiangsu Suning, the Southern China Tigers continued their sensational form in the Chinese Super League with a 2-0 victory over Chongqing Lifan this Friday.
Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Yu Han Chao in the 35th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Southern China Tigers further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Goulart Ricardo with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 28 points from 11 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Shanghai SIPG FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full CSL table (as of May 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Hebei CFFC | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Guangzhou R&F | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Beijing Guo'an | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Tianjin Quanjian | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Liaoning Whowin | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | Chongqing Lifan | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Tianjin Teda | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Changchun Yatai | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Henan Jianye | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Yanbian Fude | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Jiangsu Suning | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Chinese Super League 2017
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Overview
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Tianjin Teda 0-3 Guangzhou Evergrande (16 Apr.)
- Previous game:Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 Jiangsu Suning (19 May.)
- Next game:Yanbian Fude - Guangzhou Evergrande (3 Jun.)
Chongqing Lifan FC
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chongqing Lifan 2-1 Guizhou Zhicheng (14 Apr.)
- Previous game:Chongqing Lifan 0-1 Tianjin Quanjian (20 May.)
- Next game:Chongqing Lifan - Beijing Guo'an (2 Jun.)
- 26 May 2017
- 18:00
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 28 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 23 |
| 3 |  Hebei CFFC | 19 |
| 4 |  Guangzhou R&F | 18 |
| 5 |  Shandong Luneng Taishan | 17 |
Week 11 Results
| Friday 26 May 2017 | ||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2-0 | Chongqing Lifan | |
| Guangzhou R&F | 20:00 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  |
| Saturday 27 May 2017 | ||||
 | Liaoning Whowin | 15:30 | Yanbian Fude |  |
| Guizhou Zhicheng | 15:30 | Jiangsu Suning |  | |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 19:35 | Tianjin Teda |  | |
| Hebei CFFC | 19:35 | Changchun Yatai |  |
| Shanghai SIPG | 19:35 | Beijing Guo'an |  |
| Sunday 28 May 2017 | ||||
| Shandong Luneng Taishan | 19:35 | Henan Jianye |  |