After all this time of anticipation.
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Finally before the threshold of April unveiled the list of access to the third level of the league, the results are mixed, but for the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, the access to the door fell into an unexpected surprise!
Jinmen Tiger was able to "save the day" opportunity, but far more than the Jiangsu team, there are three reasons:
1、The unique position of Tianjin soccer
Compared to Jiangsu, Tianjin is slightly weaker in terms of soccer heritage, and although Jiangsu has lost teams with a history of more than 60 years, it still has four teams in the Central League and at least one in the Central League B. In terms of regional professional soccer development dynamics, Jiangsu is more vibrant.
However, the situation in Tianjin is different, the once brilliant locomotive team was disbanded, Tianjin Tianhai also disappeared after a year of silence, and now the fate of the Jinmen Tigers is uncertain, leaving only the TEDA women's soccer team and the Tianjin TEDA Beijing TCM women's soccer team, which belongs to the Chinese Women's B.
If the Jinmen Tigers quit, Tianjin soccer will lose the only sole seedling, which is undoubtedly a devastating blow to the cause of regional soccer!
Essentially, the provincial and municipal level teams are quality platforms to showcase the region's soccer resources.
For example, Peng Xinli, who now plays for Shenhua, would not have left his hometown to play on the bench for Guangzhou Evergrande if Sichuan soccer had not suffered so much.
Prior to this, Peng was earning less than $10,000 a month, while Evergrande offered him a million dollars a year.
There are certainly monetary considerations, but more importantly the loss of the quality platform that would have allowed him to play as a starter.
Sometimes, the platform is irreplaceable by money for local players.
Peng Xinli returned to the team both times to fight for a starting position and achieve a bigger breakthrough in his career!
2. Teams always stay back
Despite the rumors and gossip and the dispersal of the team's main players, the Tsimshatsui Tigers have remained silent.
The Jiangsu team has issued a "cease operation" statement, but the essence of the difference remains.
For a long time, Tianjin soccer and Chongqing soccer has a close connection, and together they face similar difficulties, the same municipality, the same regional only seedling, all to relegation team positioning, and close relationship with the relevant departments in the region.
Chongqing survived by the support of the relevant authorities, but what about Tianjin?
As far as I know, Tianjin
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Always trying to save the team and never giving up hope.
They have been attempting to "divest" the team from the TEDA group within the timeframe of the FA's regulations on access, and despite several controversial extensions, they have remained within the FA's regulations.
As a result, the team always stays back!
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
Host location factor
For regional authorities, hosting major tournaments has always been a major goal, and soccer tournaments are no exception.
In addition to the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, the 2023
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It's more of a top priority!
As the host city of the Asian Cup, it is obviously not enough for Tianjin to have only one team from the Chinese Championship or the Chinese B League.
For regional fans, once the Jinmen Tigers no longer exist, the enthusiasm for watching the game must be greatly reduced, some fans even claimed: "then will boycott the Asian Cup".
As you can see, the importance of the Asian Cup in the region cannot be overstated, and the same can be said for Chongqing.
