"Marry Someone to marry Wei Daxia, and give birth to a child when you give birth to Xiao Yao Xia", this sentence was once the favorite saying of Sichuan fans. Once home to the best gold medal market, the most passionate fans and the most laid-back pace of life, Sichuan is China's "most suitable place to hold football matches". Who would have thought that the Chinese Super League waited for that "rise" for 10 years. Winning the "Dalian People", Wei Qun and Yao Xia not only fulfilled their dream of returning to the top stage, but also opened a dead knot that had been locked in their hearts for many years.
01. A A's debut draws the Ten Champions! In the roar of the male, Kawazu rushed wildly
29 years ago, Chinese football ushered in the first year of professionalization of the A-League in 1994. Originally, Sichuan football should not have qualified for A A, but because the designers of professional leagues believed that there were only 10 teams in the top league, it would be too few, so Sichuan Quanxing was very lucky to make up for it.
At that time, the opening match of Jia A was precisely Sichuan Quanxing facing Liaozu, who had the reputation of "Ten Champions" in Chinese football at home. Liu Bin won the penalty, and Wei Qun scored the penalty, turning the first page of professionalism in Chinese football. In the end, a 1-1 draw was forced to draw the former Chinese football hegemony, and the Sichuan fans boiled over.
In the first year of the A League, Sichuan Quanxing, who made his debut as a dark horse, was in trouble in 1995. Because "Ma Mingyu moved south" (Ma Mingyu transferred to Guangdong) caused the team to suffer greatly, the league played 19 rounds, and Sichuan Quanxing actually ranked first from the bottom.
The slogan of "defending Chengdu" resounded throughout the southwest, and the continuous introduction of Fabiano (Brazilian amateur players), Mamelo and Marcos, Sichuan Quanxing, whose strength was greatly strengthened, then played a wave of climax.
In the life-and-death battle against Qingdao Manatee, Yao Xia's Mei Kai helped the team win 3-2 twice and got the initiative of relegation. That year's Sichuan defense battle left too many unforgettable memories, and the Chengdu Sports Center, which could only accommodate 40,000 fans, once poured in 60,000 cheering fans.
Zhai Biao's header broke through the goal, and Chuanfo miraculously succeeded in relegation. In the end, the Liaoning team faced the Guangzhou Sun God who played in the substitute lineup, and was pierced by two cold shots, and was vaguely relegated to A B.
02. At its peak, she won the third place in A A: "En will revenge" to send Bayi relegation
As Yu Dongfeng bid farewell to the coaching position, Sichuan football ushered in foreign coach Mirosi. The Croatian coach, nicknamed 007 by the fans, led the team to win the A-A supremacy Dalian Wanda and Shanghai Shenhua, giving the team the best 5th place in team history in the 1998 season.
However, in the last round of the league of the year, Peng Xiaofang scored a dazzling 30-meter long-range shot to send the former "benefactor" Bayi team into the first B. At that time, many fans and even some of the Quanxing players were confused, only Peng Xiaofang was still taking off his jersey to celebrate his world wave, which also became a classic in the A A era.
Then, in 1999, the Lollipop-eating Tavares came to Quanxing, Sichuan. Under his leadership, the team was ranked first in the first division A for 7 consecutive weeks, and although it only ended the entire season with a third place, it also left a sweet memory for the fans of the Great Southwest forever.
03. "Anti-Black Wave" and "Colonial Era": Sichuan Foot Has Come to the End of the Road Step by Step
Who would have thought that the gold medal city of Chinese football, the Great Southwest Football Banner with the best fan base, would lose its momentum in the first year of the new century.
At that time, the climax of the "anti-black wave" of Chinese football, the image of football in China appeared irreparable scars. Quanxing meng retired, and no local enterprise in Sichuan was willing to take over.
Sichuan Dahe, a subsidiary of Dalian Shide Group, spent only 4 million yuan to acquire Sichuan Quanxing and changed its name to Sichuan Dahe. With the purge of the highly popular Yao Xia by the team, Li Bing and Ma Mingyu retired, and the fans did not have the love and sincerity for the "colonized" team. The collapse of the ball market brought the team to an end in early 2006.
Before the Spring Festival in 2006, the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau announced the dissolution of Sichuan Guancheng at a press conference. Although Wei Qun and other Quanxing celebrities were still running around to raise funds, the leaders of the Sports Bureau only wanted to send the team's last journey as soon as possible.
Zhu Ling, then director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, even at a press conference announcing the dissolution of the official, "kindly reminded" reporters to "bring back the press release of Zheng Jie and Yan Zi's Doubles Champion" to dilute the influence of the dissolution of Sichuan Football.
04. The scandal of A B five rats: Chengdu Sheffield United is only short-lived
In the days that followed, Chengdu Wuniu, who returned to Jia B, once ignited the flame of hope in the hearts of countless Sichuan fans. After 10 years of experience in the First Division B and the Chinese First Division, they appeared in the Chinese Super League in 2008 and 2009 as Chengdu Sheffield United.
However, because the club was found to have been involved in bribery to play match-fixing, as one of the five rats in the first division, they were ordered to be relegated. Although he reappeared in the Chinese Super League in 2011, he was relegated again the following year and failed to make a comeback.
In the land of The Great Southwest of Chinese Football, the seeds of football have never stopped taking root, but they have suffered relentless blows again and again. At the beginning of 2020, Sichuan FC, which had difficulty in completing the relegation of the Middle A, could only be dissolved because of the investor's decision. Li Bing wanted to realize his dream of returning to the Chinese Super League on behalf of Kawazu, and it was shattered.
05. Defeat the "Dalian people" to return to the Chinese Super League: there is no more suitable for Wei Qun!
Fortunately, this land is full of football after all, and there is always a seed that can continue to grow after sprouting. Chengdu Xingcheng Club, which was established in March 2018, spent one and a half years to achieve two consecutive jumps from the Chinese championship, the chinese second division to the middle division.
Wei Qun and Yao Xia, who were purged and eclipsed by the "colonization" of Dalian Shide, joined forces again in this team. Thinking back to that year, Sichuan Dahe "was not allowed" to defeat the "mother team" Dalian Shide, becoming the biggest grievance in brother Pao's heart.
This time in the promotion play-offs, when they changed their name to Chengdu Rongcheng, they met "Dalian people", which may really be the arrangement of God.
Last year's rush to the key battle, 0-3 defeat to Changchun Yatai, the final failure. This time facing the Dalian people, they did not waste any more opportunities. With a 2-1 aggregate score of two legs, Wei Qun and Yao Xia opened the dead knot that had been locked in their hearts for many years, and Sichuan Football once again hit the highest stage of Chinese football after 10 years.
epilogue:
The rise and fall of Kawazu has always been related to the word "money". The success of Chengdu Rongcheng is not only because Wei Qun Yao Xia has gathered people's hearts, but also because the club has invested a lot of money, introducing Li Jianbin, Tang Xin, Liu Ruovan and other Chinese Super League celebrities, and also buying excellent foreign aid such as Felipe and Romulo. In the next 2022, can they continue to rise? I hope that investors can persist for a long time this time, until the Chinese Super League resumes home and away, and let us witness the gold medal market of Sichuan football again.