Coach Aloisi pays the price for Chengdu Rongcheng's incredible title choke

Advertisement Sport Coach Aloisi pays the price for Chengdu Rongcheng's incredible title choke 10 Nov 2026 10:52AM (Updated: 10 Nov 2026 10:57AM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST BEIJING, Nov 10 : Australian coach John Aloisi has been sacked as coach of Chengdu Rongcheng after his team squandered a huge lead at the top of the table to miss out on the Chinese Super League (CSL) title at the weekend. Chengdu lost their last four matches to give up a lead which once stood at 12 points, allowing Dalian Yingbo to overhaul them and claim a first CSL title after a 3-1 win over Tianjin Tiger on Sunday. "Mr. John Aloisi will no longer serve as head coach of Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club, and his staff will leave together," the club said in a statement on its official WeChat account late on Monday. The former Australia international striker, who took over for this season, was not the only head to roll with the club also announcing that Chairman Wang Lei and General Manager Wu Bo had resigned. CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Chengdu Rongcheng were in the Chinese fourth division as recently as 2018 before making their way up the pyramid to reach the top flight in 2022. They finished fifth, fourth and third twice in their first four seasons and needed only a single point from their last four games to secure a first title this year. Sunday's 3-2 loss to Shandong Taishan handed Dalian the title on a better head-to-head record after they recorded a pair of wins over Chengdu, including a 1-0 victory in the penultimate round of matches. Source: Reuters Newsletter Recommended Read Subscribe to CNA's Recommended Read A single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss. Just one a day. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST