China News Agency, Haikou, June 3 (Fu Yuqun) The 2022 Chinese Football Association Super League (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese Super League) held the opening ceremony and opening game at the Wuyuanhe Stadium in Haikou on the evening of the 3rd.
In the opening game, last season's league champion Shandong Taishan team defeated Zhejiang team 1:0, and got a "good start" for the new season.
That day, which coincided with the Dragon Boat Festival, the hot weather in Haikou did not diminish the enthusiasm of fans to watch the game.
Many fans deliberately rushed to Haikou from all over the country to witness the opening game.
According to the Chinese Super League Organizing Committee, more than 10,000 spectators entered the stadium that night.
"Affected by the epidemic, I could only watch the game live on TV before. It's rare and exciting to be able to watch the game after such a long time!" said Wang Qingjun, a fan from Shandong, who has been following the Shandong team for more than 20 years. During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, a family of five made a special trip to Haikou to watch the game. "It cost 2,810 yuan (RMB) for the one-way ticket alone."
"For fans, the meaning of the first game is definitely different." Huang Xinjie, a fan from Zhejiang, said that this is the first game for the Zhejiang team to return to the Chinese Super League. The Zhejiang Fans Association specially organized fans to come to the scene for Zhejiang Football. Cheering, I hope the Zhejiang team can bring more surprises to the fans in the future.
The Chinese Super League was held in Hainan for the first time, attracting many local fans in Hainan to watch the game.
According to Lee Kuan Yew, a member of the Hainan Haizhiya Fan Association, it is rare to be able to watch the Chinese Super League at the "doorstep". A total of 500 fans were organized to watch the game this time, "cooperating with the organizers to make epidemic prevention regulations and feel the atmosphere of the game."
A total of 18 teams will participate in the Chinese Super League this season, and they will compete in the three divisions of Dalian, Meizhou and Haikou.
Among them, Shandong Taishan Team, Changchun Yatai Team, Henan Songshan Longmen Team, Zhejiang Team, Guangzhou City Team, and Dalian People Team will stage 10 rounds of duels in the Haikou Division.
Affected by the epidemic, during the competition in the Haikou Division, all members of the Chinese Super League teams will implement closed management, and all members of the team will eat, live, train, and play in the closed division.
During the competition, each team will also undergo necessary epidemic prevention tests, and epidemic prevention work such as environmental disinfection in the competition area must also be carried out strictly according to the requirements.
At present, among the three competition areas of Dalian, Meizhou and Haikou, only the Haikou competition area allows spectators to enter the stadium to watch the game.
Entrance fans must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 24 hours, and there is no asterisked city residence history in the itinerary code verification.
Xie Xiaoping, deputy director of the Haikou Municipal Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports, said that Haikou has been working hard to build a Chinese football (South) training base in recent years. experience.
The hosting of the Chinese Super League is expected to boost the development of the tourism industry with sports events and let more people know about the city of Haikou.
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