On March 18th, a much-anticipated city derby was staged at the Nantong Haimen Sports and Culture Soccer Stadium in Jiangsu Province, with both sides battling it out. Nantong Yun U21 team and China B team Nantong Haimen team, the two Chinese Super League team's young power to face off. After an intense battle, the Nantong Haimen Kotanyi team narrowly beat the Nantong Zhiyun U21 team by 2-1.
Looking back at the 2022 season, Nantong Zhiyun performed well in the first league, winning the third place with 21 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, scoring 62 goals and conceding 22 goals, and successfully advancing to the next level. At the beginning of the new season, Nantong Zhiyun actively prepared for the war, absorbing 10 strong internal and external reinforcements, the team's strength significantly improved. At the same time, the growth of the youth team has also provided a steady stream of vitality for the first team.
Nantong Haimen Cosplayers ranked third in Yancheng Division with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses in last season's China B League, with a goal difference of 20, conceding 8, and accumulating 18 points, although they did not advance to the group, but in the relegation match, they managed to be relegated and ranked in the top three of the relegation group with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, scoring 8 goals and conceding 4 goals, and accumulating 8 points.
It is worth mentioning that both Nantong Zhiyun and Nantong Haimen Cosplayers topped the list of the first batch of clubs to complete the debt clearance announced by the CFA, which signals that they will go all out in the new season to move towards a higher goal.
