Increase capital and expand shares by 250 million yuan! The country retreated and the people advanced, and Chongqing Tonglianglong entered a new era

Reporter Lu Mi reports On December 30, Chongqing Tonglianglong's share reform finally landed, and the club ushered in an important development and upgrade - capital increase to 250 million yuan, and the new investor Chongqing Jiayuqi Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. will account for about 84.2% of the shares, which is a sports company just established in 2024, and only Chongqing Tonglianglong Football Club has foreign investment. Tonglianglong's previous main body was a state-owned holding enterprise, in many professional clubs because of business reasons and seek help from the government, state-owned enterprises financial support under the torrent, Tonglianglong Club according to the "China Football Development and Reform Overall Plan" to carry out equity diversification attempts, which is a new challenge for Chongqing football, but also an opportunity to seek a higher level.

It is no secret that Chongqing Tongliang Dragon Club will carry out share reform this winter, because as early as half a year ago, the new investor contacted the relevant departments of Tongliang District and reached a consensus on the basic aspects of capital increase and share expansion. Because the new investor is from Beijing, in order to better invest in Chongqing Tonglianglong and participate more in the development of Chongqing's sports industry, in November this year, Chongqing Jiayuqi Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. was established, which is located in Liangjiang New District, Chongqing.

As we all know, Tongliang Dragon Club competed for the championship with the runner-up team of the National Games that year, and succeeded in the second division at the end of 2022, and it only took one year to rush to the middle league. Even in the first half of this year, it has been in the super zone, and the tactical spirit and game process played are deeply liked by Chongqing fans. As the official announcement said: "In the past three years, Chongqing Tonglianglong Football Club has not only achieved excellent results on the field with the care and support of the party committees, governments and municipal sports bureaus at the two levels in the urban area, but also bravely assumed the important task of professional football development in promoting the construction of Chongqing as a modern sports city and a key city for football development, inheriting the flame of professional football for Chongqing, an important football town, and contributing to the revitalization and development of Chinese football." ”

After the establishment of this club, it was invested by Chongqing Longan Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. of Tongliang District, which is controlled by Chongqing Tongliang District State-owned Assets Management Center, and is a typical professional club controlled by state-owned assets. This equity change is actually a process from state-owned assets to private enterprises, which is actually a different development direction from the current mainstream of professional clubs. Chongqing Tonglianglong's previously registered capital in the industry and commerce was more than 30 million yuan, and after the change of equity, the total registered capital was changed to 250 million yuan. Among them, Chongqing Jiayuqi Sports and Culture Development Co., Ltd. subscribed about 210 million yuan, accounting for 84.2% of the shares, and became the controlling shareholder.

For Tonglianglong Football Club, this capital increase to 250 million is not a simple capital injection, "but a deepening of the development and inheritance of Chongqing's professional football, as well as a plan and layout for the future to a higher level." "How to understand the 250 million capital increase, in fact, is not the rumor, the new investor will directly invest 250 million in the next year's Chinese League A season. After all, at the moment, the Super League is also an upstream investment level. The new investors promise to give the club enough financial investment, and more emphasis is on reasonable scientific investment in each season, which is an important part of the planning and layout.

In the new era, Tonglianglong is facing a period of coexistence of challenges and opportunities. From state-owned investment to private enterprises, how to make the club embark on a more long-term sustainable development path, this is a question that must be considered. With the help of Chongqing's hot fan market, in the future, the new investors need to explore more development paths for professional football to integrate with the market. In terms of recruitment and salary allocation, the club can achieve the promotion goal while maintaining the rationality of the structure. Chongqing's professional football will be reborn.

At present, the new management team has been stationed at the club to start the full preparation of the new season, and the Salvadoran team has arrived early and led the team to complete the first phase of physical reserve training.

The team is currently on vacation for a few days and will travel to Haikou on January 2, 2025 to start the second phase of winter training. At that time, the personnel structure of the new season will also begin to take shape. In the future, the club will consider more long-term development in terms of personnel introduction, in addition, the construction of the elite echelon is also in progress, and the team will be led by local coaches in the future to provide more guarantees for the club's talent delivery.

At the end of the announcement, Tongliang Dragon Club said: "We will explore the development of high-quality professional football with Chongqing characteristics in a down-to-earth manner." We will also continue to work with every fan and partner to witness the growth of Chongqing Tonglianglong Football Club and jointly create a new glory for Chongqing professional football. "This is not only the new club's commitment to the fans, but also a vision for himself to become a part of the development of professional football in Chongqing.