CSL (Week 17) : Guangzhou Evergrande beats Shandong Luneng 2-1
CHINA, Jul. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Chinese Super League / Match day 17: After losing 4-3 to Tianjin Quanjian on July 8 and 2-0 to Beijing Guo'an on July 8, the Southern China Tigers returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Shandong Luneng Taishan this Saturday.
Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Goulart Ricardo in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Southern China Tigers further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Zheng Zou with just 9 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC remains in first place with 40 points from 17 games, one point ahead of runner-up Shanghai SIPG FC.
View : Full CSL table (as of July 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 40 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | Hebei CFFC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Beijing Guo'an | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Chongqing Lifan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Guangzhou R&F | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Henan Jianye | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Guizhou Zhicheng | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Tianjin Teda | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Liaoning Whowin | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 |
| 15 | Jiangsu Suning | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Yanbian Fude | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 10 |
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:
- Next game:Shanghai SIPG - Guangzhou Evergrande (22 Jul.)
Shandong Luneng Taishan FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:
- 15 July 2017
- 19:35
- Guangzhou
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 40 |
| 2 |  Shanghai SIPG | 39 |
| 3 |  Hebei CFFC | 29 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 28 |
| 5 | Tianjin Quanjian | 28 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 14 July 2017 | ||||
 | Tianjin Teda | 1-1 | Jiangsu Suning |  |
| Saturday 15 July 2017 | ||||
 | Yanbian Fude | 1-3 | Shanghai SIPG | |
| Hebei CFFC | 1-2 | Chongqing Lifan |  |
 | Liaoning Whowin | 1-2 | Henan Jianye |  |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2-1 | Shandong Luneng Taishan | |
 | Beijing Guo'an | 2-0 | Guizhou Zhicheng | |
| Sunday 16 July 2017 | ||||
 | Changchun Yatai | 15:30 | Guangzhou R&F |  |
| Tianjin Quanjian | 19:35 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua |  | |