On June 6, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons Football Club of S.B. officially released the information of the important matches to participate in the third round of the 2023 Chinese FA Cup. According to the announcement, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons will be held on June 23 (Friday) 19:30, the third round of the FA Cup, the opponent is Chengdu Rongcheng, the match venue is still Tongliang Dragons Stadium.
Regarding the location of the game, Chongqing Tongliang Long special explanation, although the fans about the "big stadium" sound is very high, the music department has done a lot of work, but due to a variety of factors superimposed on the Chengdu-Chongqing Derby game location, ultimately determined to be arranged in the Tongliang Long Stadium, I hope the fans can understand, continue to support the team.
Earlier, in the first two rounds of the FA Cup, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons first knocked out Chinese Champions League side Rizhao Yuchi 6-1 away from home, and then beat Chinese League One side Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 3-0 at home. According to the schedule, they will host Super League powerhouse Chengdu Rongcheng in the upcoming third round. Thus, the long-awaited Chengdu-Chongqing derby will be played again. Considering the attention of this match, many Chongqing fans would like this match to be arranged in a bigger stadium, which is the background of this announcement of Chongqing Tongliang Dragons.
Now that the Chengdu-Chongqing Derby has been confirmed for the Tongliang Dragon Stadium and is a Friday night game, it must be hard to get a ticket.
Chongqing Tongliang Dragons are the horses for promotion in the B Division this season and the runners-up in the 2022 Champions League. Currently, Chongqing Tongliang Dragons are the favorites after 5 rounds of the pre-season phase of the 2023 season's B-League, with an undefeated record of 4 wins, 1 draw, 13 goals, 4 goals, and 13 points, and a strong lead in the South Zone standings.
Chengdu Rongcheng is a "second year student" in the Chinese Super League. Currently, after 11 rounds of the 2023 Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng is in second place in the table with an undefeated record of 6 wins, 5 draws, 19 goals, 12 goals and 23 points.
It's not hard to imagine that these two undefeated teams meeting in the FA Cup will surely be an exciting Chengdu-Chongqing derby and Southwest showdown.
According to the rules of FA Cup matches, Chinese Super League and Chinese First Division teams cannot use foreign players against Chinese Second Division or amateur teams. Therefore, Chengdu Rongcheng will play for an all Chinese team in the Chengdu-Chongqing derby. This undoubtedly gives Chongqing Tongliang Dragons a chance to blow the game out of the water. After all, there are tons of strong and experienced veteran rookies in Chongqing Tongliang Dragons' squad, such as Wu Qing, Zhao Hejing, Huang Xiyang, Xiang Yuwang, Hu Yongfa, Chen Korui, Chen Jiaqi and Liu Weiguo. In addition, they are playing at home and they are fully capable of breaking up with Chengdu Rongcheng.
As for the trend of the Chengdu-Chongqing derby, let's leave the answer to time.
