Beijing Guoan secured the halfway champion of the Chinese Super League, after it crushed Meizhou Hakka 4-0 away with Fabio Abreu's hat-trick in the 15th round.

Wang Ziming (L) of Beijing Guoan vies with Li Hao (C), goalkeeper of Qingdao West Coast during the 6th round match between Beijing Guoan and Qingdao West Coast at the 2025 season Chinese Football Super League (CSL) in Beijing, capital of China, June 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)

Guoan had kept an unbeaten run before the Wednesday game. Fabio's brace put the capital-based team firmly in charge at half-time, Fang Hao made it 3-0 in the 55th minute, before Fabio's third goal sealed the win.

After the win, Guoan leads the table with 35 points, while Shanghai Shenhua, who beat Tianjin Jinmen Tiger 3-0 on Wednesday, ranks second due to inferior goal difference. Chengdu Rongcheng remains in third after a comfortable 5-0 win over Shenzhen Peng City.

Shanghai Port bounced back from its Chinese FA Cup defeat to Shenhua by dominating Dalian Yingbo 3-0. The league defending champion enjoyed a 7-point margin over fifth-placed Shandong Taishan, who beat Wuhan Three Towns 3-1.

Elsewhere, Zhejiang FC sailed away to a 3-0 victory over Qingdao Hainiu, Changchun Yatai edged past Qingdao West Coast 1-0, and Yunnan Yukun turned around Henan FC 2-1.