China PR: Chengdu beaten
Chengdu Rongcheng suffered a surprise 2–0 away defeat to Dalian Yingbo but remain top with 34 points. Cephas Malele broke the deadlock in the 75th minute before Mamsoud Traore sealed the win late on in the 88th. Dalian sit third with 22 points.

Chongqing Tonglianglong stayed second after a 1–0 away win over Qingdao Hainiu. Alexandru Cîmpanu scored the decisive goal in the 62nd minute as Chongqing moved to 24 points, while Qingdao Hainiu are 14th with 10.

Defending champions Shanghai Port FC dropped points again after they were held to a 1–1 draw by Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. Port sit 12th with 12 points, while Tianjin remain bottom with two.

In other matches, Qingdao West Coast defeated Yunnan Yukun 3–2, Shandong Taishan drew 3–3 with Wuhan Three Towns and Shenyang Urban thrashed Zhejiang 5–0.

Japan: Kashima, Vissel to square off for title
Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe will square off for the J1 League title after topping their respective groups as the league stage came to an end.

Kashima edged FC Tokyo 1-0, with Shu Morooka scoring the winner in the 79th minute they sealed top spot with 45 points.

Vissel Kobe secured the top spot in Group B with a 1–0 away win over Avispa Fukuoka. Matheus Thuler scored just before the break as Kobe finished with 35 points, four ahead of Cerezo Osaka.

Chinese Taipei: Title race set for final showdown
Tainan City moved top after a 2–1 home win over Taichung Futuro. Tainan now have 41 points, while Taichung Futuro remain fourth with 34.

Fu Jen University stayed level on points with the leaders after defeating AC Taipei 2–0, leaving the latter out of the title race. Fu Jen are second with 41 points while AC Taipei sit third with 39.

The champions will be decided next week when the top two meet in the final round.