In September 2022, Qingdao Mayfair FC was newly born on the roots of Chengyang FC. Despite its short existence, the team's stars such as Zhang Zongzheng, Wang Zongzhe, and Song Chengtai all have rich professional backgrounds, and Coach Yin Guangjun and his team, including Li Fengyin, Song Bo, and Wang Wenhao, have had deep connections with Qingdao Hainiu (Qingdao Zhongneng).
Xi'an Zonta Ronghai, a strong Group F team led by the management and coaching team of Xi'an Daxing Zonta, had spread their wings in the B game. Under the banner of Coach Xu Wenbin, they are expected to realize their third consecutive year of championship glory. This year, the team has recruited a number of strong players such as Zhang Cheng, Chen Zijie, Yang Xiaolong, Sun Zhaoliang and Xu Li'ao, among which Zhang Cheng's AFC Champions League goal has added a lot of color to the team.
Beijing Smart Stars, a team that has been active in Beijing's amateur scene all year round, broke into the China Championship last year, but fell short of the finals due to a 2-5 defeat against Tianjin Sundance in the knockout round. This year, under the leadership of new coach Wen Miao, the team will strike again with a new lineup of Qu Kai, Guo Shuai and Lu Weichen.
Baoding Boot City Athletic, a young team founded in January 2020 with the ambition to build a 100-year club, managed to qualify for the Champions League in the Weinan Region in 2022, but were eliminated by Arar in the knockout rounds. This year, Coach Hauyo returns to lead the team again, not only as a coach but also as a player. Players such as Aizhar Ainwar, Jiang Junjia, Hao Yujie and Zheng Lirang will also join the fray.
Qingdao Wind Chasers, a new team in the Chinese Championship, has an extraordinary starting point. Founded by former international player Qu Bo, the team has signed youth training agreements with Spain, Croatia, Germany and other countries in an attempt to develop internationally competitive youth players. Qu Bo is personally in charge of the team, former teammate Sui Yong is the executive coach, and Coach Liu Peng has played in the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One.
One of the striking points is that assistant coaches Liu Snapdragon, Yang Jin, Zhang Haiquan and goalkeeping coach Liu Peng are all former players, while Gao Xiang, who won the China A local golden boot, also joins the team. Coach Qu Bo and Langfang Glory head coach Liu Junwei, two former players who played alongside each other at Qingdao Hainiu (Qingdao Zhongneng), will be reunited on the field, and if they can make it out of the group, they will once again be the masters of the field and lead the team to meet the challenges.
According to the schedule, the two teams will play three rounds of group stage matches, after which the top two four teams will advance to continue with two rounds of qualifying. At the end of the qualifying rounds, the teams with the best records will be among the top 16 in the national finals.
