Shanghai Port

Shanghai Port

1st in Chinese Super League
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Chinese football looked to have hit an all-time low but a glimmer of hope was offered in Tuesday's ACL Elite action.

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Celtic have completed the signing of Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy, the Scottish Premiership champions said on Tuesday.

Who's on course and who's in trouble at halfway stage of AFC Champions League 2022 East Zone group stage? Who's on course and who's in trouble at halfway stage of AFC Champions League 2022 East Zone group stage?

As the East Zone group stage of the AFC Champions League reaches its halfway mark, we analyse which teams could potentially miss out on the last-16.

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Aaron Mooy will be absent for Australia's next two World Cup qualifiers, forcing Graham Arnold to look at alternatives in the Socceroos midfield.

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Kaya FC tops Shanghai Port to make Asian Champions League history Kaya FC tops Shanghai Port to make Asian Champions League history

Kaya FC knocked off an inexperienced Shanghai Port side to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage for the first time in club history.

Chinese Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Shanghai Port 30 +66 78
2 Shanghai Shenhua 30 +53 77
3 Chengdu Rongcheng 30 +34 59
4 Beijing Guoan 30 +30 56
5 Shandong Taishan 30 +9 48
6 Tianjin Jinmen Ti.. 30 -3 42
7 Zhejiang Professi.. 30 -5 38
8 Henan Songshan Lo.. 30 -5 36
9 Changchun Yatai 30 -12 32
10 Qingdao West Coas.. 30 -17 32
11 Wuhan Three Towns 30 -13 31
12 Qingdao Hainiu 30 -27 29
13 Cangzhou Mighty L.. 30 -24 29
14 Shenzhen Xinpengc.. 30 -26 29
15 Meizhou Hakka 30 -26 27
16 Nantong Zhiyun 30 -34 22
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
7 Wu Lei 34 30 10
9 Gustavo 20 28 5
8 Oscar 14 29 20

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
8 Oscar 20 29 14
10 Matias Vargas 12 28 12
7 Wu Lei 10 30 34