Chengdu Rongcheng lost the Chinese Super League title on the final day of the season after losing their last four games and giving up a 12-point lead, according to reports from The Guardian and BBC News.
The Guardian, in a report credited to Reuters, said John Aloisi's Chengdu Rongcheng let the title "slip from their grasp" on the last day of the season. The newspaper reported that Chengdu lost their fourth consecutive game as rivals Dalian Yingbo FC pipped them to the trophy following their fifth straight win. The article is available as The Guardian's report on Chengdu's final-day loss.
BBC News reported that Chengdu Rongcheng lost their final four matches of the season, a run that its report said gave up a 12-point lead and threw away the Chinese Super League title. The BBC summary did not name the club that won the title. The full story is at BBC News's account of Chengdu's lead slipping away.
The Guardian's summary described the day as drama-laden and said Dalian completed a remarkable run, but the summary ends before describing that run. Neither summary gives final scores or the full standings, so the points totals and Dalian's exact finish are not stated in these sources.
The two accounts differ mainly in detail. The Guardian named Dalian Yingbo FC as the club that took the trophy, while BBC News did not name the winner in its summary. Both agree on the central outcome: Chengdu Rongcheng, which had led by 12 points, did not finish with the title.
Neither source, as summarized here, gives the reasons for the losses or comments from the club, players or league officials. This report is therefore limited to what the two outlets said about the results of the season's final games.
Sources: The Guardian: John Aloisi’s Chengdu choke to blow title chances on final day of Chinese season; BBC News: Chengdu blow 12-point lead to miss out on Chinese title.