1. The soccer legend of Shui Qingxia
After a number of dramatic events, 55-year-old Shui Qingxia has finally taken the helm of the Chinese women's soccer team. Since 1984, the Chinese women's soccer team has had 18 coaches, including 14 local coaches and 4 foreign coaches. Among these coaches, Shui Qingxia has become the first local female coach to lead the Chinese women's soccer team and is highly anticipated.
2. The Three Towns of Wuhan and the Rise of the Hakka in Meizhou
Founded in 2013, Wuhan Three Town won the 2021 Chinese League One and will play the Chinese Super League version of the "Wuhan Derby" against Wuhan in the 2022 season. Between August 11 and December 5, Wuhan 3 Town broke the record for the longest winning streak in a domestic secondary league with an impressive 14 consecutive victories. Over the past four years, Wuhan Sanzhen, which started out in the Chinese Championship, has risen from the bottom to the top of the top league in an inspirational way. Meanwhile, Meizhou Hakka, who qualified for the Chinese Super League together with Wuhan Sanzhen, became the first county-level city team in the Chinese Super League.
4. Wang Frost's moment of glory
In the 4-4 draw between the Chinese women's soccer team and Zambia on July 24, Wang Shuang set a historical record by becoming the first Chinese women's soccer player to achieve a hat-trick and a "big four" at the Olympics. In the Chinese women's Olympic soccer all-time top scorer list, she ranks second with four goals, second only to Sun Wen's five goals. Currently, Wang Frost's national team total reaches 33 goals in 109 games.
6. Inclusion of naturalized players
On November 16, 2021, during the Chinese men's football team's 1-1 draw with Australia in the sixth round of the Asian qualifying round of the Qatar World Cup, then head coach Li Tie fielded four naturalized players in his starting lineup: Ackerson, Luo Guofu, Alan and Jiang Guangtai. It was the first time all four made their debut for the Chinese men's soccer team at the same time.
11. Shandong Taishan's path to glory
After winning consecutive matches, Shandong Taishan won the 2021 Chinese Super League (CSL) Championship, regaining the pinnacle of national soccer after eleven years. Shandong Taishan won the CSL title a total of four times, in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2021. In the entire Chinese Super League era, the team's number of championships is second only to Guangzhou's eight. In addition, Hao Wei, who brought trophies to Shandong soccer for two consecutive seasons, became the first person in the history of China's top soccer league to win the title in both his career as a player and manager.
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