Total score 1:2

Yongchang

loses two rounds of relegation battle with Wuhan Zall

Become the only team to be directly relegated from the Super League this season

  People from Shijiazhuang had a real sense of participation in the Super League for the first time in Yutong Stadium five years ago.

  That was the first year that Yongchang entered the Super League.

Looking back, it only took them four years to advance from a team that was in the upper reaches of the Chinese Super League.

Yongchang Super League first win.

  Yutong Stadium, a landmark building close to the core area of ​​the city, has gradually allowed tens of thousands of fans to form the habit of gathering from all sides every match day.

  The eight stands of that stadium are directly behind the north goal. There is a fan organization called Yanzhao Red Devils.

The first time the author went to see Yongchang on site and beat Liaozu, he was led into this stand by a friend.

  At the time, I didn't know what that stand meant to Yongchang.

The fans here have never stopped slogans from the moment they step into the stadium until they exit.

The shout, as if never tired.

Data map: Shijiazhuang Yutong International Sports Center, the first round of the 2016 Chinese Super League, Shijiazhuang Yongchang vs. Shenyang Hongyun, Liaoning, the scene was packed.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhai Yujia

  In fact, behind every team, there is a battle stand, with such a group of people.

For love, for faith, give everything for the home team.

If you have never joined them, I am afraid that you can't understand that crazy and heroic.

  This group of people accompanied Yongchang and galloped in their first year of the Super League. From the newly promoted horse that was initially despised, it has grown into a veritable dark horse.

In the opening game against Evergrande, if it were not for the Han Super header in stoppage time, the visiting team almost tripped the Chinese Super Giants under the night sky of Tianhe Stadium.

In the 2015 season opener, Yu Hanchao counted down Yongchang.

  That year, Evergrande won the second AFC Champions League in team history, and Yongchang eventually ranked seventh in the Super League.

  Yutong was packed in every round, nearly 40,000 shouts broke through the sky, defending the prestige of the devil's home court-the first season of the Chinese Super League, their home record is 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, including 12 consecutive unbeaten games.

BIG4 Evergrande, Shanghai SIPG, Guoan, Luneng, all wishes to visit Shijiazhuang to take three points all fell through...

After the game, Yanzhao Red Devils' fans interacted with the team members.

  At that time, Shijiazhuang, where the history book was written "was pulled by the railway", had an unprecedented peak of football atmosphere.

From taxi drivers to traffic police, all of them are serving the Chinese Super League home games conscientiously.

Everyone knows that there is a super football team in this city, which is quite powerful.

  Another year later, Yongchang held 30 points at the end of the season and dropped to the bottom of the rankings.

The Super League experience was short-lived, but rooted deep in the city's memory.

From returning to the Chinese Premier League to returning to the Super League, Yongchang has traveled 1,102 days.

  After 1102 days, when Yongchang once again rushed to the Super League on November 2 last year, suddenly, everything seemed to have never changed.

They are still the same, with a sense of tenacity, they are not weak when they are strong, but not strong when they are weak.

  In the first stage, this team won three consecutive victories in the second half and almost entered the championship group.

During the period, they drew with SIPG and Guoan, as they did five years ago, and they also directed a turnaround.

There have been exquisite counterattacks to score points, and they have also given fans an amazing long shot world wave;

  In the second stage, Yongchang encountered an opponent that he didn't want to face every round.

Dalian, Shenzhen Kaisa, Wuhan Zall-it is obvious that Yongchang has a strength gap with them on the paper lineup.

But even so, what was finally presented in the two rounds of the game was a small one goal difference...

Netizen comment screenshot

  For Yongchang fans, saying no regrets, of course, is a lie.

When you stand on the stage of the Super League, you are naturally reluctant to let go.

But in the hearts of Yongchang fans, it seems that they are ready for this ending.

One fan commented (pictured above) very pertinent, but behind the words, there is also a bit of sorrow.

  Demotion, for Yongchang, is not the end.

They just changed a field to continue the passion for football in a city.

Data map: On November 2, 2019, Shijiazhuang Yongchang, ranked third in the Chinese Premier League, won this round at home, beating rivals Guizhou Hengfeng and Changchun Yatai, returning to the Super League after 3 years.

Image source: Visual China

  In the past, people used to label domestic football as a golden dollar football.

Under the new salary limit order policy, the old look is changing with a new one.

In the Chinese Super League, which represents the highest level of Chinese football, money may not be everything.

  Even so, without money, I am afraid it will still be difficult.

  The 2020 season has become completely different because of the epidemic.

During the long offseason, Yongchang has been preparing for the game in silence.

During the transfer window, they bought the Golden Boot Oscars from the Shaanxi team last season.

It is hard to imagine that this striker, who can only be described by a name in the Super League, has a net worth of 2.5 million euros, which has already topped Yongchang's half.

After the Golden Boot Oscar came to the Yongchang team last season, the performance was not satisfactory. Only 2 goals were accounted for this season.

Photo courtesy of Chinese Super League/ICphoto

  Shijiazhuang Yongchang, in the Super League, is indeed a bit too "civilian".

  For foreign aid location, Yongchang takes the cost-effective route.

The 37-year-old veteran Matthews partnered with Muric to attack the line, making Yongchang's defensive counterattack a sharp edge that no one would dare to underestimate in the league.

Su Zu sits in the middle, has a strong defensive interception ability, and he also has a sharp header, worthy of the name of a knife guard.

  Coach Gutbi, the Iranian uncle who is confused with "Gubit" among many people, always likes to talk more at each press conference.

  The two best domestic players, 27-year-old Zang Yifeng suffered a leg fracture in the first stage of the Hebei Derby with China Fortune, and was reimbursed for the season; former player Wang Peng returned on loan from the deep foot and played an intercepting role in the midfield.

After Zang Yifeng was injured, the whole team of Yongchang held his jersey and took a group photo before the kick-off of the subsequent game, encouraging the former to fully recover.

Photo courtesy of Chinese Super League/ICphoto

  The goalkeeper Shao Puliang, who was relegated from the Super League last time, has been used to the present, and his growth is visible to the naked eye. Yongchang fans even use "Sheng Puliang" to match.

  Defensive defenders Park Shihao and Liao Chengjian, offensive and defensive small side defenders Zheng Zhiyun, veteran central defender Cao Xuan, the U23 army led by Chen Pu and Zhao Jianfei on loan...

  Counting so many people in one breath, even the old fans of the Super League, there must be many not named.

Look at them again. These people have already put away their dance steps and are ready to leave.

Pre-match poster of the first round of the Yongchang relegation match

  Standing at the finish line and looking back, it was such a team that was far from the bottom, almost knocking on the door of the championship team.

  Only 2 points left.

  In a few unfortunate draws, they had a chance to turn things around.

Of course, the tournament system is full of chance, and this assumption seems pale and weak now.

  It's like their short trip to the Super League.

Yongchang relegation battle final round pre-match poster

  Every year, the Super League will usher in and send.

Those who left only got sighs and sighs when they left, and they would soon be replaced by the next batch of newly promoted horses.

This is the arena, cruel but realistic.

  The only regret is the season that finally rushed through. Because of the epidemic, many fans who really love them have been isolated.

This year, the eight stands disappeared.

Yanzhao Red Devil's official Weibo was also stopped last year.

Once, before the start of every home game, Yanzhao Red Devils fans would lead the audience to shout loudly:

  Our team is-Yongchang!

Our city is Shijiazhuang!

We have to fight for it!

We have to fight for it!

fighting!

fighting!

Yongchang team official micro screenshot

  The cry from the North China Plain is now drifting into the distance with Shijiazhuang Yongchang.

I really want to go back to that time, young and frivolous, standing behind the shirtless cheering people, enjoying the hustle and bustle.

Following them, they shouted familiar slogans and sang loud war songs.

  If there is a chance, I would like to meet you again in the Super League.

  The rivers and lakes are far, goodbye.

(Reporter Wang Sishuo)