Beijing, April 4 (Reporter Bian Liqun) After a long winter break of more than four months, the new season of the Chinese Super League will kick off on the evening of the 15th. Veteran Beijing Guoan hosts Meizhou Hakka as the Chinese Super League enters its 4th season.

Like the unveiling stadium that has been upgraded to a professional football stadium, the Chinese Super League will also be revived in the new season.

When football returns to life, with the hot ball market, professional stadiums and the "washed" Chinese football environment... The new season of the Chinese Super League is bound to be very different.

The new stadium of the Chinese Super League opener of the new season. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun

Go home again

The last time Beijing Guoan really played at home was back on December 2019, 12. At that time, they defeated Shandong Taishan 1:3, and the old worker also completed the curtain call.

After 1231,<> days, the new professional football stadium is ready, and Beijing Guoan will officially return home in the season opener.

Not only Beijing Guoan, but also in Shanghai, Dalian, Wuhan, Tianjin, Shenzhen... This weekend, football is back in the city and people's lives.

Chinese football, which has been "washed", gradually returned to the right track in a clearer environment and set off again.

Infographic: Chinese Super League Dalian Renren home match. Image source: ICphoto

The ball market is hot

Football returned to life and brought back the hot ball market.

Although Chinese football is at a low ebb, this does not affect fans' support for professional leagues and professional teams in their cities. Even with most teams seeing increases in home annual ticket and single-game ticket prices this year, ticket sales are still booming.

For example, Beijing Guoan, this season's ordinary annual pass is divided into 2400 price points: 2000 yuan, 1800 yuan, 1500 yuan, 1200 yuan, 1100 yuan, 950 yuan and 7 yuan. In just 15 minutes of going on sale, more than 1,<> units have already been sold.

Due to the large number of pre-sale seats in the 2000,2400 yuan and <>,<> yuan stalls, Beijing Guoan also added a number of additional areas for sales. The opening match tickets between the team and Meizhou Hakka were sold out as soon as the tickets were opened.

In addition, from the reporter's current understanding, the box office of Shanghai Shenhua, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Wuhan Three Towns, Dalian People and other clubs are good.

Infographic: Opening ceremony of the 2022 Chinese Super League season. Image source: IC photo

Professional pitch

Another factor in the hot box office comes from professional football stadiums.

For Chinese football, this is indeed a novel element. In the previous Chinese Super League stadiums, only a few teams such as Shanghai Shenhua and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers used professional football stadiums.

This season, the home stadiums of Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai Port, Chengdu Rongcheng and Qingdao Manatee are all set up in professional football stadiums.

It is understood that Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Dalian Renren will also use professional football stadiums in the second half of the season. As a result, the number of clubs that use professional football stadiums as their home stadiums is close to half of the Chinese Super League.

Under the hardware upgrade, not only the spectator stands are closer to the stadium, but also bring more possibilities in many soft power links such as event operation and service.

New Workers' Die-hard Fan Stand. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun

Suspair increases

From the perspective of the competition, the suspense of the Chinese Super League has greatly increased this season, whether it is championship or relegation. Wuhan Three Towns, Shandong Taishan, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenhua, Shanghai Port and other championship teams have strengthened their strength compared with last season.

In the relegation zone, there are no more teams such as Hebei, Guangzhou and Guangzhou City, which were significantly lower in overall strength last season.

The two promoted teams, Qingdao Manatee and Nantong Zhiyun, both actively recruited and played in the new season with 5 foreign aides. It is foreseeable that the relegation battle in the new season will be very brutal. After some purification in Chinese football, I believe that the game will be more exciting and pure.

Looking forward to welcoming the 20-year-old Chinese Super League and looking forward to returning football to life.

See you at the stadium this weekend! (End)