Reporter Wang Wei reports At 19:30 on March 15, the 2025 season of the Chinese League will open at Chongqing Tonglianglong Stadium, and the opening match is Tonglianglong against the Red Lions.

In the 2025 season, with the overall recovery of China's football environment, the clubs of the Chinese Football League have increased their investment in the new season. After the winter window, many teams have shown their ambitions, and the outside world believes that this season's Chinese league will rise together, and the competition for the super will be very fierce.

At 19:30 tonight, the Tongliang Dragons, the Iron Man, the Guangzhou Leopards, and the Nantong team will all appear, of which the Tongliang Dragons will play the opening game against the Red Lions, the Iron Man team will challenge Guangxi Pingguo Guojing away, the Guangzhou Leopards will face the Yanbian team at home, and the Nantong team will face Huilong at home. At 19 o'clock on March 16, the Soochow team faced Shaanxi United at home.

In this year's Central League, the gap in strength between many strong teams has narrowed, the competition is more intense, and the league has stronger viewing and uncertainty.

In this winter window, the Ironmen team introduced Congolese striker Mbenza, Brazilian midfielder Felipe and other Chinese Super League level foreign aids, and their strength has increased greatly; The Tongliang Dragons received some high-quality young players from the original Guangzhou team and built a dynamic lineup. The Nantong team, which was relegated from the Chinese Super League last season, also set a return to the top league as a goal; The Guangzhou Leopards and Soochow also have the idea of surpassing, but they are relatively low-key, and what they can do is to try to play every game well, and then it will be a matter of course.

The average age of the Tongliang Dragons is 23.7 years old, which is very aggressive. For the future goal, Li Ping, general manager of the club, said bluntly that rushing to the top league and standing on the highest stage is not only the goal of Tonglianglong Club, but also the position that Chongqing, a city of 30 million people, should enjoy.

This year, the Tongliang Dragons have brought in 18 players, seven of whom have played with El Salvador in Guangzhou. In addition, the excellent young goalkeeper Yao Haoyang and the excellent midfielder Wu Yuxi of Hong Kong, China joined. Foreign players have introduced former Guangzhou central defender Sadaeuskas, Leonardo and Carrillo last year's silver boot in the Chinese League. In the first round, facing the Red Lions, who introduced Rivaldo Jr., the competitiveness of the Tongliang Dragons will be considered.

On March 8, the Ironmen team in the last warm-up game before the start of the game, with Mbenza's goal 1-0 victory over one of the main opponents of the Nantong team, showing a good competitive state. The foreign aid combination of Mbenza + Felipe + Bangben Yiyu + An Yien, whether it is worth or personal strength, is the top in the Central League, and if the "Four Heavenly Kings" run in smoothly, it will become the strongest attacking combination in the Central League.

The Irons put all the foreign players in the midfield, and the midfield and backfield are composed of local players, so from the perspective of the lineup in the new season, it is likely that the offense is stronger than the defense, and in order to achieve the goal of surpassing, strengthening the offense is the only option. A good example of this is the Yukun team, who scored 70 goals in 30 games last season, and their strong attack eased the pressure on the defence.

For the Irons, the first four rounds of this year's league will be face-to-face with their opponents, and in the second round, they will challenge the Tongliang Dragons, who were second only to themselves last season, and last season, the Irons lost to their opponents away; In the third round, the Ironmen will make their debut at home against the Yanbian team; In the 4th round, the Ironmen will usher in a fierce battle and challenge the other super favorite Guangdong Guangzhou Leopards away. Relatively speaking, there is a certain gap between the strength of Guangxi Pingguo Guojing, the first round opponent of the Iron Man in the first round of the Ironman team, and their lineup has changed a lot, and it is difficult to block it at home.

At 19:30 on March 15, the Guangzhou Leopards will face the Yanbian team at home, as a new army in the Chinese League, facing unfamiliar opponents, the first round will test the quality of the Guangzhou Leopards' second division champion.

It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the establishment of the Guangzhou Leopard Club, Guangzhou had visited Chongqing to understand the details of the Tonglianglong team, and now, the two city teams that started from the China Championship are competing on the same platform for the same goal.

Wang Chaoyang, general manager of Guangzhou Leopard Club, believes that the city needs a top professional football team, and the club has been working hard for this goal since its establishment.

For this season's overtaking situation, Guangzhou Leopards head coach Li Bing believes that it will be very intense, in his eyes, teams such as Iron Man, Tonglianglong, Nantong, Soochow, Kuncheng and other teams are all competitive teams. As for the Guangzhou Leopard, Li Bing said that he would first hide the goal in his heart and prepare for the details, hoping that it would come to fruition in the end.

Nantong and Soochow, who were relegated from the Chinese Super League last season, also have a certain strength, and through winter training, both teams have shown good form.

In addition, Guangxi Pingguo Guojing, which has invested steadily, the Red Lions team that introduced Rivaldo Jr., and the Kuncheng team that absorbed Mu Xiekui, also have a certain competitiveness.

The curtain is about to open, the teams are standing on the same starting line, who can have the last laugh, let's wait and see.