WUHAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 2022 Chinese soccer season has come to an end with the emergence of the FA Cup champion team. Today, the sixth China Golden Ball Award was officially launched to "set an example for Chinese soccer". As the first time in the history of Chinese soccer. Wuhan, the "city of two champions", has many players shortlisted candidates, and Ma Wanyong, senior soccer reporter of Changjiang Daily, has been a candidate for six consecutive times as a member of the judging panel of the "China Golden Ball Award".
As in previous years, the award is still divided into China Golden Ball Award. China Women's Golden Ball Award. China Golden Marshal Award. China Golden Boy Award (u17.u21) and China Five-a-side Golden Ball Award.
In terms of the Chinese Golden Ball Award, in the 15-player shortlist, newly crowned Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen FC had Liu Dianzheng . Deng Hanwen and Xie Pengfei were selected, with Xie's eight goals and nine assists in the league being particularly impressive. Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Port are in the top four of the Chinese Super League. In addition, Wuhan's Zhang Xizhe, who plays for Beijing Guoan, was ranked first in the 2022 Chinese Super League's key passing stats.
The Chinese Women's Golden Ball Award is primarily for the Chinese women's soccer team that won the Asian Cup in early 2022. Wang Shuang, the absolute centerpiece of Wuhan Chegu Jiangda FC, was selected in the Asian Cup squad at the time. She scored five goals in four matches and was a key player in China's run to the final. In addition, Wang Shuang had won four of the previous five Chinese Women's Golden Balls. In addition, Wuhan Chegujiang women's soccer team's forward Zhang Linyan and defender Wang Xiaoxue, who are on loan to Swiss Grasshopper, also managed to be selected.
In the 2022 season, Wuhan Chegu Jiangda Women's Football Team not only realized "three consecutive championships" in the Women's Super League, but also won the FA Cup, which is undoubtedly the biggest winner. Therefore, in the selection of China's Golden Marshal Award, Wuhan Women's Football Head Coach Chang Weiwei also successfully shortlisted, China Women's Football Head Coach Shui Qingxia and Chinese Super League Coach Hao Wei. Wu Jingui and others to compete for the best coach of the year.
In addition, Hubei young star Wang Dingkun as China's first three professional league goals "05 after" players, become one of the candidates for the Golden Boy Award u17 group.
The Golden Globes voting deadline is January 18th and ballot details will be published in Football Weekly. The Golden Globe Awards ceremony is expected to take place in March this year.
