Reporter Chen Yong reported that Jinan Xingzhou beat Yanbian Longding 4-1 on the afternoon of November 9th. With the last round of the China B-League remaining, Jinan Xingzhou, with the advantage of points and wins, decided to win the China B-League title in the 2022 season: previously, Jinan Xingzhou beat Dandong Tengyue 1-0 to fall behind by three points, and together with a 4-1 victory over Yanbian Longding, Jinan Xingzhou Ling was guaranteed the first place in the Championship Group anyway, which naturally qualified them for the 2023 season of the China a-team.
Jinan Xingzhou currently have 10 points from three wins and a draw in their last game in the Championship Group (Group A), while second-placed Dandong Tengyue and Yanbian Longding have seven points. They are both three points ahead of fourth-placed Wuxi Wu Hook. In the final round, the two teams only need a draw to qualify for the China First Division.
In 2022, Jinan Xingzhou entered the Chinese Second Division. At the beginning of the season, Jinan Xingzhou was considered a popular team. The reason for this was that Jinan Xingzhou brought in a strong group of players, including former Chinese Super League players such as Deng Xiaofei and Zhu Yifan. In the crucial match between Jinan Xingzhou and Yanbian Longding, Zhu Yifan's direct free kick helped Jinan Xingzhou take the lead.
In the end, Jinan Xingzhou realized its dream and successfully broke through to the first division as a promoted team plus the champion of the second division.
This is also the fourth consecutive year in the Chinese B League to realize the "promotion horse rushed to the A": Chengdu Chengdu, Taizhou Yuanda entered the Chinese B at the end of the 2018 season, entered the Chinese A at the end of the 2019 season; the end of the 2019 season, Nanjing City entered the Chinese B, the end of the 2020 season into the Chinese A; Shijiazhuang Kung Fu in the end of the 2020 season to enter the Chinese B in the end of the 2021 season to enter the Chinese A. the end of the 2021 season into the Central League. There are still hopes of overtaking the Central League this season; then Jinan Xingzhou enters the Central League B at the end of the 2021 season and manages to enter the Central League in the 2022 season.
It must be said that the promotion of the China B team for the fourth consecutive year is related to the efforts of these clubs, but it must not be overlooked that the living conditions of the existing China Premier League, the China A team and the China B team are really worrying. Of course, a league is necessary for the "Kaiserslautern Miracle", but most of the promoted horses can create the "Kaiserslautern Miracle", which is obviously related to the downturn of the existing league clubs.
Shandong soccer has entered a new stage, Jinan Xingzhou successfully broke through to the first division.
The current support team for Shandong soccer in the top league is Shandong Taishan, which is tied at the top of the table with 59 points, the same as Wuhan Sanzhen, as of the 24th round of the Chinese Super League.
Qingdao Manatees are expected to be the team to beat in the Chinese Super League next season. Qingdao Manatees are in third place with one less game to play, three points ahead of fourth place. The probability of overtaking in the last six rounds of the league is more than 80%. The Qilu Derby in the Chinese Super League is expected to return.
As far as Chinese First Division teams are concerned, Zibo Cuju is currently ranked 11th in the Chinese First Division and staying in the Chinese First Division is not a big problem. Shandong soccer has three China First Division teams in Jinan Xingzhou, Zibo Cuju, and Qingdao (provided Qingdao Hainiu succeeds in the Super League).
The China B teams are Taian Tianyun, Zibo Qisheng and Qingdao Red Lion. This season, Tai'an Tianyun had entered China B and drew with Jinan Xingzhou in their first match, but the team then had a poor record and missed out on the China a team.
So, after the 2022 season, Shandong soccer has eight professional teams, unchanged from the past, but the pattern of the Chinese Super League, China A, China B from the previous 1022 season started +3 +4 into 2 +3 +3, there is a significant improvement.
It must be noted that for Shandong soccer, the current situation is very good, but how to healthy development is still a problem: Zibo Cuju currently exists in the equity transfer or equity auction. As for Jinan Xingzhou, how to support the team's healthy development in the future is also a very important issue. Relying only on blood transfusion from the team's investors, it is difficult to maintain the team's healthy development in the long run, including other clubs.
So, the run to the top is not the end, it's just the beginning, and there's still a lot of work to be done in the future.
