“40,088 people!”

When the stadium DJ announced the number of spectators tonight, the whole Phoenix Hill Stadium erupted in a unanimous cheer and applause.

Yes, after four months of absence, “Chengdu Rise Up” echoed over Phoenix Hill again!

This is a slogan with a symbolic meaning for the city, and also a unique hormone of Rongcheng.

Just four words, and a chilly spring weekend became extra spicy at this moment!

And the attendance of 40,088 also set a new record for Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club’s home games!

March, the new season of the Chinese Super League officially kicked off.

Chengdu Rongcheng welcomed their own season debut on the evening of March 2nd.

In the first 15 minutes of the game, Chengdu Rongcheng quickly entered the game state, with a ball possession rate of up to 70%, threatening the goal several times.

The opponent’s goalkeeper’s brilliant save also aroused a burst of exclamation on the stands!

When the game reached the 29th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng pressed high, won the ball in the front court, and Andrigo shot from a long distance, breaking the deadlock for Chengdu!

“Wei Shihao! Wei Shihao! Wei Shihao!”

Under the cheers of 40,000 fans, the second half began, and Wei Shihao came on.

As a member of the national team, his arrival was also seen as Chengdu Rongcheng’s ambition for the new season.

In the 89th minute, Chengdu Rongcheng scored another goal, new signing Li Yang received a pass from Maitijiang and scored the goal that sealed the victory. He scored on his debut, and Li Yang also rushed to the sideline and passionately took off his shirt to celebrate!

2:0, Chengdu Rongcheng successfully won the first three points of the new season! 

The final whistle of the referee had not yet sounded, and there were already fans who took out their phones in advance and prepared the flash.

Because everyone knew very well - when the 90-minute game was over, it was time for the fans to go crazy (sing) and cheer (song)!

After four months, “Phoenix Hill KTV” reopened, with the crowd singing Emil Chau's “Heart of Flowers” and a must-have song “Chengdu” in a sea of 40,000 lights.

Many fans at the scene, their first reaction after stepping into Phoenix Hill Stadium tonight was - “Wow, is Dao Feng so exaggerated this year?!” 

As a very popular card in Chengdu’s football market, “Dao Feng” fan club expanded their camp further in the new season.

The entire 118-122 stand on one side of the stadium has evolved into a red ocean.

According to the reporter’s previous understanding, in the new season, the “Dao Feng” fan club obtained a total of about 3,000 season tickets from the club.

Such a scale of “loyal fans” stands, not only rare in the Super League but even in the world football circle.

Looking back at the 2023 season, Chengdu Rongcheng achieved fourth place in the league. And as a “Super League newcomer” in objective fact, the reason why they can have such an excellent ranking. A large part of the reason comes from the strong home fighting power.

In the 15 home games last year, Chengdu Rongcheng achieved a total of 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses - looking at the entire Super League, second only to Shandong Taishan, ranking second.

So in the new season, if you have expectations for Chengdu Rongcheng’s results, then every game at Phoenix Hill is not to be missed!

This season, Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club will welcome 15 home games at Phoenix Hill.

The event will start from March and continue until November - and the final game of the season, the home game against Shanghai Shenhua, may largely determine Chengdu Rongcheng’s final ranking.