The Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium was the site of a big news: Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Shenhua had a summit showdown!
On the afternoon of November 25th, a soccer feast was staged at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center. Taishan team attacked like a tide, but Shenhua veteran Han Chao in the 63rd minute a wonderful long-distance shot to help Shenhua 1-0 win, four consecutive glory to add luster.
This is not only an AFC Cup final, but also the finale of the Chinese soccer year. Classic matchups, fierce competition, boiling fans, and a perfect end to the season.
Ticket three times, the enthusiasm of the fans, 30,000 spectators witnessed Shenhua to win the championship, Shandong Taishan despite the defeat.
Shenhua and Taishan, the two giants of Chinese soccer, have a long history and many fans. Taishan has won the title three times, and Shenhua reversed the trend to win the title in 2019 and play in the final four years later.
In the Chinese Super League, Taishan is second and Shenhua is fifth, with equal strength. Shenhua wants to qualify for the AFC Champions League, while Taishan is striving for a fourth consecutive title, and fans are eagerly waiting for it.
Tickets for the match were sold out, and 31,467 fans flocked to the Olympic Sports Center, where the "orange-red flames" of the Taishan fans and the "blue-blooded" fans of Shenhua joined in the festivities.
Han Chao scored and Taishan Chen Pu hit the goal post, but luck was not on Taishan's side. Shenhua fans celebrated the victory and the Olympic Sports Center arena was filled with joy.
The tournament organizers provide a full range of services and a variety of ways to enhance the fans' experience of watching the tournament, from travel, dining to entertainment.
FUNZONE is set up in the atrium on the B1 level of Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Business Center, where fans can play with the final ball, take photos and experience soccer gaming.
For the first time, spectators were allowed to buy beer in the FA Cup final, a perfect combination of soccer and beer as fans raised their glasses to celebrate the birth of the champion.
The final of the CFA Cup ended successfully, and Chinese soccer has been steadily rebounding. 2003 players, 64 teams, 38 cities, 53 stadiums, the CFA Cup is still the soccer tournament with the most participating teams and the widest radiation area in China.
Shenhua won the title and the Super Cup match was highly anticipated. With 240 matches in the Chinese Super League and an average attendance of nearly 20,000, fans are enthusiastic.
The national team is performing consistently, with the Asian Cup, home and away matches against Singapore, and a home game against Thailand coming up to attract more attention.
With the gradual recovery of major brands in Chinese soccer, sponsors are involved in a great opportunity for both sides to grow together.
Next January, China's national soccer team will travel to the Asian Cup competition venue. After the Spring Festival holiday, the Super Cup, the Chinese Super League, the Football Association Cup and the world qualifying matches will start one after another, and Chinese soccer is about to usher in a busy and hopeful spring.
