Qingdao Mayfair was founded in September 2022 on the back of Chengyang FC. Despite being a new army, most of the players such as Zhang Zongzheng, Wang Zongzhe, and Song Sungtae have professional resumes, and, including head coach Yin Guangjun, many of them are from Qingdao Hainiu (Qingdao Zhongneng). In addition, Yin Guangjun and assistant coaches Li Fengyin, Song Bo and Wang Wenhao are all players.
In Group F, Xi'an Zonta Ronghai led the way with Xi'an Daxing Zonta's management and coaching team, who has played in the China B circuit. Led by coach Xu Wenbin, they will be looking to win the title for the third year in a row. This year, the team brought in many strong players with Chinese Super League and Chinese A resumes, such as Zhang Cheng, Chen Zijie, Yang Xiaolong, Sun Zhaoliang, and Xu Leo. Among them, Zhang Cheng scored in the AFC Champions League. After obviously strengthening, they will do their best to rush to B.
Beijing Smart Stars is a team that is always active in the Beijing amateur circuit. Last year, they appeared in the Chinese Championship and managed to break through the Yinchuan group. Unfortunately, they lost to Tianjin Sundance 2-5 in two rounds of a brutal knockout tournament, missing out on the top 16 in the finals. This year, under new coach Wen Miao, a new lineup consisting of players such as Qu Kai, Guo Shuai, and Lv Weichen will strike again.
Baoding Boot City Athletic was founded in January 2020. Although they are young, they are determined to build a 100-year club.In 2022, they also participated in the Champions League of the Weinan Region, making it out of the group. However, a two-round total of 3-4 against Arar in the knockout rounds halted the regional tournament. This year, the team was led again by head coach Hauyo, who continues to be a player. Players such as Aizhar Ainwal, Jiang Junjia, Hao Yujie, and Zheng Lirang will play together in the tournament.
Qingdao Wind Chasers are new to the Chinese Championship, but not small. Founded by Qu Bo, a former international player and Qingdao's soccer flagship, the club has signed youth training cooperation agreements with Spain, Croatia, Germany and many other countries in an effort to build an internationally competitive youth training and training organization. In the coaching team, Qu Bo personally serves as the head coach. The executive coach is his former teammate who once shone in the national Olympics with Sui Yong. Goalie coach Liu Peng has played in the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One.
It is worth mentioning that assistant coaches Liu Snapdragon, Yang Jin, Zhang Haiquan, and goalie coach Liu Peng are all players, and Gao Xiang, who once won the local golden boot of China A, is also present in the team. He will join hands with his teammates to fight against B. In addition, head coach Qu Bo and Langfang Glory head coach Liu Junwei are teammates who once worked together in Qingdao Hainiu (Qingdao Zhongneng). They will meet again after a long time; if the group gets out, they will be their own masters and lead the team in a brutal confrontation.
According to the rules of the tournament, the two groups will first play three rounds of group stage matches. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams will form an advancement group of four teams, which will continue to play two rounds of qualifying (teams that have already played each other in the group stage will not meet again). At the end of the qualifying rounds, the top two teams (only the records of the four teams will be compared) are among the top 16 teams in the National Finals.
