In a soccer feast on October 6, Yunnan Yukun defeated Shanghai Jiading Huilong with a score of 2-0, marking Yunnan soccer's journey to the top league again after 21 years of silence.
Yunnan Yukun's official microblog celebrated this historic moment in high style, "Middle League 1 ChengJean, we aspire to the @ChinaPremierLeague!"
Looking back at history, Yunnan Hongta was the last team to play in China's top soccer league. 2003 A A season came to an end, Hongta Group transferred the Super League place to Chongqing Lifan, which was relegated that year, and since then Yunnan soccer has disappeared from the top league until 21 years later.
Founded in July 2021, Yunnan Yukun Football Club has risen rapidly in just a few years. 2022 it won the championship, 2023 it was ranked third in China B, and in early 2024 it was successfully promoted to the China A League. This season, after the departure of head coach Li Jinyu, the former head coach of Hong Kong, China, Anderson took over the baton, leading the team to achieve 18 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 60 points, with a 12-point advantage to lead the Central League, the championship is in sight.
