After the Chongqing team decided to withdraw from the Chinese Super League and disbanded, the Dalian team, which was relegated to the Chinese Premier League last season, returned as a replacement.

　　On the 27th, the Chinese Football Association issued an announcement stating that in order to protect the rights and interests of relevant football clubs and players, it has decided to cancel the registration qualification of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Football Club after research. The Dragon Football Club has obtained the supplementary qualification for the 2022 Chinese League One.

　　On one side is the joy of Dalian football's accidental "rebirth", and the other side is the grief of Chongqing football's "death".

Data map: Chongqing fans in the stadium.

Image credit: Osports All Sports Photo Agency

　　More than 4 months ago, it was the exact opposite picture.

　　Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, who successfully relegated at the last moment of last season, cheered and celebrated after the game.

On the other arena, the Dalian team, who faced the relegation ending, was dead silent.

　　Dalian's relegation was a "man-made disaster" - the failure of foreign aid to return to the team in time led to a long-term "all-China class" challenge, and the team's lineup structure was too young... Dalian, whose overall strength was not at the bottom of the Chinese Super League, was relegated. bitter fruit.

In the second round of the 2021 Chinese Super League relegation playoffs, the Dalian natives lost 0:1 to Chengdu Rongcheng and were relegated.

Image source: Dalian Professional Football Club

　　During the long pre-season preparation period, the Dalian team carried out the shareholding reform, and the Dalian Football Reform and Development Working Group formed a management team to take over the club.

　　It is reported that after Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic Club withdrew from the Chinese Super League, the Dalian team showed a strong willingness to make up and started related work as soon as possible.

　　In the end, the Dalian team returned as expected, which not only maintained the establishment of the 18 teams in the Chinese Super League, but also prevented the “soccer city” of Dalian, which is an important territory of Chinese football, from continuing to sink in the Chinese League One.

　　Although the Dalian team is destined to face difficulties in the new season of the Chinese Super League, it is a good opportunity for development to start their own "rebirth" on the Chinese Super League platform.

The Dalian team introduced experienced veterans such as Zhu Ting and Lu Peng in the transfer window.

Image source: Dalian Professional Football Club

　　Of course, from the perspective of Chinese football, this can only be regarded as a relatively satisfactory result under the current node.

After all, Chongqing football is also one of the important territories of Chinese football, and it also has a good mass foundation.

　　The withdrawal of the Chongqing team is irreversible damage to the development of Chongqing football, and it will take many years to repair and make up for it.

However, elements such as historical traditions and cultural heritage cannot be completely restored after all.

For Chinese football, the damage and impact of this are quite huge.

　　This "one sorrow and one joy", the background is still tragedy after all.

The 2020 Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu team will be disbanded the following year.

Image source: Chinese Super League

　　In fact, in recent years, Chinese football has always staged a drama of "different joys and sorrows" during the pre-match preparation period.

　　Before the start of the 2021 season, the defending champion Jiangsu team announced the suspension of operations on the day of the entry deadline. Jiangsu fans, who were still immersed in the joy of winning the first Chinese Super League championship in the history of the Jiangsu team, instantly fell into endless grief and surprise.

　　On the other side, the Cangzhou Lions, who regretted being relegated to the Chinese League One, were able to return to the Chinese Super League.

Although the club's home court is no longer in Shijiazhuang, and the taste of "Yongchang" is no longer there, staying in the Chinese Super League can ultimately lead to a better life.

Tianjin fans once wrote affectionately on the glass outer wall of the stadium.

Image source: IC photo

　　Tianjin Jinmen Tiger staged a drama of joys and sorrows by himself.

After being "silent" for more than 2 months, the club suddenly "resurrected", and Tianjin fans who were ready to say goodbye suddenly fell into the surprise of escaping death.

　　Pushing forward another season, Tianjin Tianhai, who has been struggling for several months, is finally heading towards the fate of dissolution.

Previously experienced the deep foot of the "one-year tour" of the Chinese Super League, and he returned as he wished.

Data map: Tianjin Tianhai Football Club.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tong Yu

　　Behind this round after round, in the final analysis, it is because of the generally strong dependence of domestic football clubs.

Once the investors let go, the team will face a life-and-death dilemma, bringing a deep sense of insecurity to practitioners and fans.

Tianjin Tianhai, Jiangsu team yesterday, Chongqing team today, may become the tomorrow of any Super League team.

　　This is why the foot reform plan specifically mentions "optimizing the club's shareholding structure".

However, due to the weak self-hematopoietic ability of domestic football clubs, this process has encountered many prominent problems and has a long way to go.

　　In any case, for our league, elimination and replacement outside the stadium is ultimately a kind of injury.

(Author Bian Liqun)