After some fierce battles, the promotion teams of Group I and Group J in Rizhao finally settled down. In Group J, Yingkou Beyond and Linyi Red Arrow stood out; while in Group I, the top two teams were the powerful Dalian Yixing and Rizhao Yuqi.
In accordance with the rules of the competition, the top two teams from Groups I and J are about to play a two-legged cross-elimination match. In this matchup, Dalian Read will face Linyi Red Arrows, while Yingkou Beyond will take on Rizhao Yuqi. The winners will earn a spot in the Round of 16 of the Finals and will be the last two teams to advance to the Finals of the 2022 China Champions League Regional Tournament.
In these two matches, although the match between Yingkou Beyond and hosts Rizhao Yuqi is still in doubt, the match between Dalian Yixing and Linyi Red Arrows seems to have no suspense. This is mainly due to Dalian Yixing's overly luxurious lineup.
Dalian Read Line's entry list includes players such as Yan Peng, Wang Liang, Hu Yanqiang and Ji Zhengyu, who all have experience in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League One. Even in the Central Championship, they can compete with the Central League One teams. Imagine the power of such a quasi-professional team in the Central Champions League, and it speaks for itself. A strong proof is that in the last round of Group I, Dalian Yixing beat Changchun Kirin 8-0, in which Yan Peng scored 5 goals, staging a "Five Fortunes, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons, Five Sons.
It is worth mentioning that the cross-elimination matches of the regional tournament adopt a two-round system, which greatly reduces the probability of cold goals. Therefore, if nothing else, Dalian Yixing is expected to advance to the Round of 16 of the Champions League Finals.
Meanwhile, Dalian Jinshiwan, as the host of the tournament, also managed to reach the finals. This means that there may be two Dalian teams playing together in the 2022 CCC Champions League Finals, namely Dalian Jinshiwan and Dalian Yixing. It is worth mentioning that Dalian Jinshiwan has an equally luxurious lineup with power players such as Zhou Ting and Zhao Yibo. With such a configuration, they are highly competitive even in the finals stage.
In other words, these two Dalian teams are likely to be promoted to the Central B League at the same time. If that's true, then in the 2023 season, Dalian will have three professional teams, namely Dalian People, Dalian Jinshiwan and Dalian Read.
As to whether this goal can be achieved, we will see.
