Shanghai Shenhua reclaimed top spot in the Chinese Super League with a commanding 4-0 victory over Qingdao Youth Island.

Liu Chengyu opened the scoring in the sixth minute before a first-half brace from Saulo Mineiro (14th, 31st) put the hosts in control. Yang Haoyu added a fourth in the 87th minute to round off an emphatic performance.

Shenhua are top with 29 points, overtaking Chengdu Rongcheng on goal difference. Qingdao Youth Island sit in seventh with 16 points.

Rongcheng, who began the round in first place, also recorded a 4-0 win away to Meizhou Hakka. Yang Ming-Yang struck in the ninth minute, followed by goals from Wei Shihao (27th), Romulo (31st) and Timo Letschert (59th) to secure the three points.

In other results, Beijing FC defeated Peng City 3-1, defending champions Shanghai Port overcame Qingdao Hainiu by the same scoreline, and Shandong Taishan edged Zhejiang 4-2. Beijing are third on 25 points with Shanghai Port two behind.

Kashima Antlers maintained their lead at the top of the J1 League with a 2-1 home win over AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 runners-up Kawasaki Frontale. Kashima are on 34 points, while Frontale are 16th with 18 points.

Akihiro Sasaki gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute, but Yu Funabashi equalised just before the break (45th+1), and Kyosuke Tagawa completed the comeback in the 65th minute.

Kashiwa Reysol kept up the pace in second place, securing a 2-0 win over Okayama. Mao Hosoya broke the deadlock in the 76th minute, and Diego added a stoppage-time goal (90th) to seal the result.

In other matches, Kyoto and Nagoya Grampus drew 1-1, Urawa Reds were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Albirex Niigata, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima edged Gamba Osaka 1-0.

Daejeon Hana had to be satisfied with a share of the points after being held to a goalless draw by FC Seoul on Saturday.

The result took the league leaders to 28 points, with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors closing the gap to three points with a 1-0 win against Gwangju FC, with Jeon Se-jin scoring in the 40th minute.

Defending champions Ulsan HD are third after a 2-1 victory against Jeju, with Gustav Ludwigson putting them ahead in the fifth minute. Yuri Vitor Coelho equalised in the 53rd minute but Erick Farlas struck the winner 12 minutes later, with Ulsan then reduced to 10 men following Kim Min-hyeok's red card in the 90th minute.

Other matches saw Gimcheon Sangmu cruise 4-0 past Gangwon, Pohang Steelers defeated Suwon FC 2-0 while Anyang and Daegu drew 2-2.

Samuel Rosa Goncalves struck a dramatic winner as Lee Man edged Kowloon City 2-1 to reclaim the Hong Kong Premier League lead on Sunday.

Having taken the lead through Henri Anier in first half stoppage time, Lee Man were reduced to 10 men following Ryan Tafazolli's sending off in the 89th minute.

Kowloon capitalised on their numerical advantage to equalise through Kayron in the ninth minute of time added on but Goncalves had the final say, netting just seconds later as Lee Man moved up to 50 points, one ahead of Tai Po.

Tai Po came from behind to secure a 3-2 away win over Hong Kong Rangers. After Lau Chi-Lok opened the scoring for Rangers in the 21st minute, Tai Po responded through Lucas Silva (42nd) and Igor Sartori (59th).

Yung-Sang Ma’s 90th-minute goal looked set to earn the hosts a point, but Patrick Valverde struck deep into stoppage time (90th+6) to seal the victory for Tai Po.

Eastern are third on 47 points after edging North District 1-0 while Southern District RSA defeated Hong Kong FC 3-1.

Shao Jiang delivered a ruthless performance as they defeated Sporting de Macau 13-0 as they stayed very much in the title race.

Ilan who netted four times as Shao Jiang moved onto 22 points, staying a points behind Must IPO who also picked up maximum points.

Must IPO defeated University of Macau 2-1 to stay top while Cheng Fung defeated Chiba 4-2, Benfica edged Gala 2-1 while Hang Sai beat Lun Lok 7-2.