After Wuhan Sanzhen defeated Shandong Taishan 2-0 in the first match of the 2023 season, the team won the FA Super Cup for the first time in its history, becoming the tenth team in history to do so.
Founded in 1995, the AFC Super Cup was once known as the China Football Super Cup. it was interrupted in 2004 and resumed in 2012 when it was renamed the AFC Super Cup. The Super Cup was interrupted for three years due to an epidemic. The last Super Cup was held on February 23, 2019 . At that time, Shanghai Seaport won the title after beating Beijing Guoan 2-0.
Four-time winner Guangzhou became the team with the most Super Cup wins, followed by Shanghai Shenhua, Dalian three times, and Beijing Guoan twice.
Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan, two of the strongest teams in the 2022 season, drew 1-1 in their two rounds of meetings in the Chinese Super League, and were eliminated by Shandong Taishan in the last eight of the F.A.C.A. Cup by a score of 1-6 in two rounds. The first match of the new season was very attractive with 26,998 people attending.
Both teams signed 14 new recruits. In this strong conversation, the new recruits also decided the outcome of the game. Only 10 minutes into the game, Wei Shihao forced his way through 3 men on the left and then Aziz, who had no defense, easily broke the header.
Wei Shihao, who joined the winter window, once again became the nemesis of Shandong Taishan. He scored six goals in nine tries with his old employers, scoring four and dishing out two assists. As a replacement for Malcolm, Aziz took only 10 minutes to enter the debut of Wuhan Sanzhen, in the Portuguese Super Powerhouse, O'avi participated in the Portuguese Super half-season with 10 goals, the strength of which can be seen.
In the 56th minute, Stanciu's beautiful direct kick led to Xie Pengfei's low left-footed shot from the penalty area to extend the lead for Wuhan Sanzhen. Notably, Aziz was also involved in the goal.
In the end, Wuhan Sanzhen won the Super Cup for the first time after defeating Shandong Taishan, becoming the tenth team in history to win the FA Super Cup. It is worth emphasizing that the four major clubs, Dalian Shide, Liaoning, Jiangsu and Beijing Orange and Fung, have been disbanded among the nine teams that have won the Super Cup.
Two newcomers joined forces to break through and win the AFC Cup champion Shandong Taishan. Wuhan Sanzhen once again proved the strength of the team and its determination to defend the Chinese Super League title, winning the Super Cup for the first time.
