On March 29, the Chinese Football Association announced the access list for the third tier league, and the three strongest clubs in Hubei have successfully advanced. In the new season, Wuhan will advance into the Chinese Super League to seek good results; Wuhan Sanzhen, the newcomer of the Chinese First Division, will seek a breakthrough after stabilizing its foundation; and Hubei Young Stars will shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Chinese Second Division and representing the Hubei U20 All-Time Team to impact the Shaanxi All-Time Final. This is the first time that Hubei soccer has played in the Super League, Central League A and Central League B at the same time, and fans are looking forward to good news from them on the field.
Spotlight on Wuhan Team
Reaching a new level of attraction
According to the FA's planning, the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League is divided into three stages. The first stage is divided into two groups, A and B. Group A includes Guangzhou, Shandong Taishan, etc., while Group B includes Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Harbor, etc. The first stage of the matches of Group A and B will be held in Guangzhou and Suzhou. Wuhan will start the new season in Suzhou.
Currently, under the leadership of Coach Li Xiaopeng, the Wuhan team is preparing for the game nervously in the base. According to the rules of the Football Association, the team will arrive at the tournament area about ten days before the game, first for epidemic prevention testing, and then officially settled in the tournament area for the new season to do the final sprint.
It is worth mentioning that Wuhan team has made another move in attracting reinforcements. The German transfer market website shows that players such as Huang Zichang, Tian Yinong and Ye Chongqiu have been transferred to Wuhan. This signifies that Wuhan team has made further progress in attracting reinforcements, and the overall strength has surpassed that of last year, so we expect Coach Li Xiaopeng to lead the team to create good results.
Focus on the three towns of Wuhan
Hosting the new season
Following the announcement of the third-tier league access list, the venues for the new Chinese League One season have also been finalized, with the 18 teams to be divided into three groups, with matches to be played in Wuhan, Dalian/Chengdu and Meizhou. The opening ceremony and Group C matches will be held in Wuhan, with the opening expected to take place on April 24, while the first two stages of Group B will be played in Dalian, with the third and fourth stages moving to Chengdu. The three towns of Wuhan will play host to the same group of opponents, including Guizhou and Suzhou Dongwu.
After completing the Shanghai training, the whole team of Wuhan Three Towns has returned to Wuhan to recuperate, and the last training session before the match will be held in Wuhan. During the period, the team may arrange warm-up matches, on the one hand, the head coach Alberto to complete the team's technical and tactical integration and lineup rehearsal, on the other hand, it also helps the three foreign aiders to quickly adapt to Wuhan.
In terms of attracting reinforcements, Wuhan Sanzhen aims to find practical players in the transfer market to enhance the overall strength of the team, and strive to stand firm in the Central League and then develop. At present, Wuhan Sanzhen's reinforcement work has been basically completed, just waiting for the right time to announce.
In addition, the new base in Wuhan Sanzhen will be completed in the middle of the year, when the team will move into the new base and start a new journey.
Spotlight on Lakeland Youth Star
Fighting on two fronts for a win-win situation
The Hubei Young Stars Club, which aims to develop young players, ranked fifth in the 2020 China B League, just one step away from entering the Central League. In the new season, Young Stars was assigned to Group A, with Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia and Xi'an Junwang in the same group. The first stage of each group of eight teams to play a double round-robin tournament, the top two of the three groups plus the best two third-place finishers, a total of eight teams to enter the first group to play a double round-robin tournament, the top two directly promoted to the Central A, the third and fourth with the 17th and 18th Central A for the play-offs.
