In the latest news on February 4, the CFA officially announced that Yunnan Yukun B team has successfully gained a ticket to the 2024 season of the professional league with its outstanding performance. As the best of the first division supplementary teams, the third-ranked Yunnan Yukun is expected to inject new vitality into China's first division supplementary teams in the new season.
Back on January 29, the Football Association unveiled the entry list for the 2024 professional league. However, Dandong Tengyue, Yunnan Yukun and Wuhan Jiangcheng, three teams that have participated in the professional league, were unexpectedly not mentioned.
Although Yunnan Yukun is not to be underestimated in terms of economic strength and finished third in the B-team last season, it regretted that it failed to achieve its goal of reaching the first division. With the exit of Dalian Ren and Shenzhen, and the entry of Wuxi Wu Hook and Jiangxi Lushan, Yunnan Yukun is afraid to wait for other clubs to exit the space if they want to be among the first division in China.
It was reported that Yunnan Yukun had attempted to obtain its position by financing the dissolution of Dandong Tengyue, but this attempt was thwarted by a report from a member of Dandong Tengyue, and the situation had attracted the attention of the disciplinary authorities, who launched an in-depth investigation. Meanwhile, Yunnan and Liaoning have assisted the relevant authorities in investigating the two clubs.
According to Football Daily's Zhu Xiaolong, Yunnan Yukun investors have splashed out a huge budget of 80 million dollars for the upcoming season. Prior to this, famous coach Li Jin Yu has been invited to take charge of the coaching staff, while the team has also brought in a number of powerful new recruits to add weight to the season's journey.
