April 3 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Guoan will face defending champion Shanghai Harbour in the fourth round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on the evening of April 5, the first home game of the season. Beijing Youth Daily reports that Guoan is ready to improve ticketing, facility maintenance and turf renewal at home.
North Green said that the overall package of the new season of Workers Stadium has been put in place, the relevant signs around the stadium have all been installed, and the rights and interests of suppliers and sponsors have been well protected. The renovation of the on-field locker rooms has been completed, and lockers with players' avatars have been set up.
About the situation of the lawn, the relevant person said, after the end of the last season, the new workers began to carry out comprehensive and systematic management of the lawn, and at the same time, the lawn maintenance program has carried out a variety of arguments and investigations, and finally chose the "field overwintering" maintenance method, the use of underfloor heating, supplemental lighting, ventilation systems and other scientific and technological auxiliary equipment, to enhance the lawn management system, successfully overcame the challenge of extreme cold weather in Beijing. At present, the lawn is in good condition, density, color and flatness.
Guoan head coach Suarez was full of praise for the condition of the turf, and the staff in charge of team affairs said that the flatness of the current working turf is comparable to that of the top stadiums in Asia and even in Europe, and hoped that such excellent field conditions would help Guoan to excel in its first home game.
Fans were also prepared for a very strong sale of National Tickets. After the loose tickets for this season's home games went on sale, six tickets were sold out in just half an hour. According to relevant sources, more than 27,000 Guoan annual tickets have been sold this year, even exceeding the average attendance of many Chinese Super League teams. Previously, the highest annual ticket sales in the history of the Guoan team was more than 21,000 in the 2019 season, and this year also set a historical record.
From this perspective, in terms of hardware and software, the Nationals are ready for the new home season and are just waiting for the big game in the spotlight to start five nights from now.
