The Football Association has announced the list of clubs penalized for "match-fixing and gambling": Shenhua deducted 10 points, Taishan 6 points, and Haigang 5 points.

Supporters have at last got the official list of clubs sanctioned in the "match-fixing and gambling" special enforcement campaign, released by the Chinese Football Association. This involves many leading Super League clubs, including last season’s top two finishers. Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Shanghai Shenhua suffered the highest point penalties, Shandong Taishan lost 6 points, and Shanghai Haigang 5 points.

The Chinese Football Association has published the list of clubs penalized in the "match-fixing and gambling" crackdown as follows:

• Shanghai Shenhua: 10 points deducted, fined 1 million euros.
• Tianjin Jinmen Tiger: 10 points deducted, fined 1 million yuan.
• Qingdao Hainiu: 7 points deducted, fined 800,000 yuan.
• Shandong Taishan: 6 points deducted, fined 800,000 yuan.
• Henan team: 6 points deducted, fined 600,000 yuan.
• Wuhan Three Towns: 5 points deducted, fined 800,000 yuan.
• Zhejiang team: 5 points deducted, fined 600,000 yuan.
• Shanghai Haigang: 5 points deducted, fined 400,000 yuan.
• Beijing Guoan: 5 points deducted, fined 400,000 yuan.
• Changchun Yatai: 4 points deducted, fined 200,000 yuan.
• Meizhou Hakka: 3 points deducted, fined 200,000 yuan.
• Suzhou Dongwu: 3 points deducted, fined 200,000 yuan.
• Ningbo team: 3 points deducted, fined 200,000 yuan.

Well, that settles it; fans no longer need to joke about who’s laughing now. Almost all the "veteran" teams in the Super League have been hit. Hopefully, all clubs will reflect seriously and reform. Some fans even joked that Chengdu Rongcheng seems set to claim the mid-season 2026 championship...