Guangzhou Evergrande can lift a record seventh CSL championship in a row on Sunday, but will it be coach Scolari’s last with the club?

South China club can become the Chinese Super League champions against Guizhou Hengfeng with two rounds still to play

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Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari looks set to leave the club at the end of this season. Photo: AP

Published: 2:31pm, 20 Oct 2017Updated: 9:53pm, 20 Oct 2017

Guangzhou Evergrande can lift a record seventh Chinese Super League title in a row on Sunday with two rounds left to play, but coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is almost certain to step down after three seasons in charge of the club.

With a six-point lead over second-placed Shanghai SIPG, Guangzhou – who have dominated the championship since 2011 – can get the job done if they beat visitors Guizhou Hengfeng at Tianhe Stadium.

Their task will be made easier if Shanghai, who host Guangzhou R&F, fail to register a point on the same day. Guangzhou have a superior record against Shanghai in the league this season with a win and a draw which means they will prevail if both teams finish on the same number of points.

Guangzhou Evergrande players celebrate their sixth straight Chinese Super League title at the end of last season. Photo: Xinhua

It will be the third time Guangzhou have celebrated lifting the championship on home territory after 2012 and last season. Opponents Guizhou, currently seventh in the league standings, have little to play for with survival assured and continental football out of reach.

“The most important thing is to do well against Guizhou. Our players are very experienced and this is what they can do. If they play well, the good result will come,” a club spokesman said.