Tieren: the first to secure CSL promotion

Liaoning Tieren defeated Nantong Zhiyun 1–0 on home soil, securing promotion to the CSL with two rounds early and clinching the league title. This marks the return of a top-flight football team to Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, for the first time since Liaoning Shenyang Hongyun’s relegation in 2017.