Dalian has added another Chinese team! Closing with six consecutive wins, Dalian Kuncheng miraculously rushed to the top

Special correspondent Ding Xu reports On the afternoon of October 20th, with Dai Yige's three long whistles, the score on the big screen of the outfield of Shanghai Jinshan Sports Center was fixed at 0-1! Dalian Kuncheng defeated Shanghai Port B team 1-0 away, from the last minute to the last six rounds of all wins and did not concede a goal, Kuncheng miraculously succeeded as the runner-up of the second division. Li Jundou, chairman of Liaoning Jingxiu Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. and investor and chairman of Dalian Kuncheng Club, brought another team to the football city of Dalian.

Before the final match of the second division, Guangdong Guangzhou Leopards had already locked a place in the first division in advance and won the championship, and the remaining place will be generated between the three teams of Shaanxi United, Dalian Kuncheng and Shenzhen Youth with 50 points and 49 points. In the final round of the game, the three teams are playing away. The fate of Kuncheng Chongjia is not in their own hands, in addition to defeating the Harbor B team, they have to count on Shaanxi United to defeat the Guangzhou Leopards.

The five matches of the final match of the championship group of the second division started at the same time, and when the game reached the 44th minute, the youth took the lead, Shaanxi and Kuncheng did not score, and the youth temporarily jumped to second place. In the 59th minute, Chen Jiaqi scored a penalty kick created by Mirzati, and Kuncheng took the lead and jumped to second. In the end, Kuncheng kept the score of 1-0 until the end of the game, Guangzhou Leopards and Shaanxi exchanged blanks, and Kuncheng got the last place to rush to the first place.

At that time, it took a lot of courage to stand in front of the penalty spot. "At that time, Brother Zhu (Zhu Shiyu) was substituted, so I went to take a penalty. It's impossible not to be nervous, but I have this responsibility! Chen Jiaqi said after the game. Interestingly, Chen Jiaqi, a native of Shanghai, penetrated the city of his hometown team and helped Dalian's team to successfully reach the first division.

After Dai Yige blew the final whistle, the Kuncheng soldiers were still anxiously waiting for the results of Guangzhou Leopard and Shaanxi. Li Jundou, the club's investor and chairman, was also very excited on the rostrum, saying: "Thank you to the Dalian fans who came all the way to Shanghai, the fans have always fought with us, and thanks to the collective efforts of the coaching staff and players, Kuncheng has achieved today's victory." Looking back on the 2024 season, there are really too many heartaches and moving tears. Through the efforts of all the soldiers, Kuncheng stood on the stage of the middle league. ”

Qu Xiaohui, general manager and team leader of Kuncheng Club, said to the team in the locker room: "We have a total of 31 players, everyone trusts each other, and we have no problem. As long as the spirit of Kuncheng does not fall, we will get better and better. The team has gone through ups and downs from the Champions League to the Central League, and we are very good, and ordinary people can't do it. ”

Head coach Zhao Faqing said: "I am very happy to have won this tough game and achieved our goal. Hard work pays off and we have achieved the best results, thanks to all the players, the coaching staff, the club's investors, and even more so to the fans who came from afar to cheer us on. ”

The predecessor of Dalian Kuncheng Football Club is the Kunpeng Football Club in Dalian Area, Liaoning Pilot Free Trade Zone, which was established on May 9, 2022. On May 16, 2022, the name of the club was changed to "Huayi Football Club in Dalian Area of Liaoning Pilot Free Trade Zone". On June 14, 2023, the name of the club was changed to "Dalian Huayi Football Club". Huayi's second season in the Champions League actually didn't go well, and it ended up finishing seventh in the finals, but fortunately, Huayi qualified for the second division on February 6 this year, and the name of the club was changed to "Dalian Kuncheng Football Club".

Kuncheng finalized the leadership team with Qu Xiaohui as the general manager and Zhao Faqing as the head coach in the shortest possible time, and the team retained 8 players and introduced 21 new signings in one go. After 4 rounds of the North District preliminaries, Kuncheng reached the top with an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw. After playing four home games at the Dalian Football Youth Training Base, Kuncheng's home stadium was moved to Jinzhou Stadium. From the 5th round to the 9th round of the Central B in a total of 5 games, Kuncheng only won 1, including a wave of 3 rounds without a win. Kuncheng stumbled to advance to the championship group with 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, and the third place in the North District, and before the championship group game, Kuncheng was 5 points behind Shaanxi in the promotion zone.

In order to play well in the championship group, Kuncheng Club made a decision to change the coach during the interval. On August 1, Kuncheng officially announced: Zhou Lin served as the executive head coach, and the former head coach Zhao Faqing was promoted to head coach. In the summer transfer window, Kuncheng FC brought in 10 players in one go. In the first 4 rounds of the championship group, Kuncheng won 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, scored only 1 point in 3 away games, and fell to eighth after 22 rounds, and the situation of rushing to the first division is extremely grim. During the Kuncheng crisis, the club decisively made the decision to change the coach, Zhou Lin left after 4 games, and head coach Zhao Faqing rushed to the front line again.

After the change of coach, Kuncheng won 6 consecutive wins, scoring 9 goals and not conceding a goal, and won all 5 home games in Group A, scoring 7 goals and not conceding a goal. Kuncheng fought hard to catch up, leaping from eighth to second, and miraculously completed the goal of rushing to the armor!

The Chinese League A team in the same city, InBev, is loved by thousands of people, and Kuncheng's income in terms of box office, sponsorship, and investment promotion is almost 0. Kuncheng spent 23 million yuan for this season's championship, and it was wholly owned by Li Jundou. In the last 4 rounds of key competitions, Kuncheng's winning bonus was increased to 500,000, 600,000, 700,000 until 800,000 in the final game.

Dalian Football Reform and Development Working Group, Dalian Football Association, and Dalian InBev Club sent congratulatory letters to Dalian Kuncheng Club at the first time. "In 2025, we will continue to set sail and play well next season to fight for the city of Dalian." As a native of Zhuanghe, Dalian, Li Jundou, the investor and chairman of Kuncheng Club, proudly shouted on this night: "Kuncheng jumps north and fights for the city!" Zhongjia, Kuncheng is here! ”