Miracle I made in a month of my appointment! O Ji-ryong Promoted Chongqing First Division...Seo Jung-won, Chengdu, and Sichuan Derby are successful

Nov 09, 2025

Miracle I made in a month of my appointment! O Ji-ryong Promoted Chongqing First Division...Seo Jung-won, Chengdu, and Sichuan Derby are successful
◇photo source = Chongqing Tong Liang Loong SNS



Miracle I made in a month of my appointment! O Ji-ryong Promoted Chongqing First Division...Seo Jung-won, Chengdu, and Sichuan Derby are successful
◇photo source = Chongqing Tong Liang Loong SNS
Chongqing Tung Lianglong, led by head coach O Ji-ryong, succeeded in promoting to the Chinese Super League.

Chongqing beat Shanghai Jarding 2-0 in the final round of China's Class A League (second division) on the 8th (Korea time). As a result, Chongqing tied Guangdong Guangzhou Bao with 18 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, 60 points, and a goal difference of +20. The two teams also faced each other with one win and one loss, but Chongqing led 6-2 in the total score, allowing them to take the second place, which is given the right to be promoted to the Super League. In the end, Chongqing was thrilled to go to the Super League next season with Liaoning Tian, who previously confirmed promotion.

Coach O Ji-ryong succeeded in achieving results just over a month after taking the helm. When he took the helm of Chongqing at the end of September, the atmosphere was not very good. Chongqing, who was second behind Liaoning, was chased by Guangdong, making it unclear whether it would be able to take the second place. The goal was to keep the position through the remaining seven games and go straight to the Super League. On September 27, when he returned to China, he was completely defeated 0-3 at the Yanbian Longding match, further sagging the atmosphere. However, with four wins and two draws in the next six games, he eventually shook off Guangdong's pursuit and produced the result of promotion to the Super League.




Miracle I made in a month of my appointment! O Ji-ryong Promoted Chongqing First Division...Seo Jung-won, Chengdu, and Sichuan Derby are successful
◇photo source = Chongqing Tong Liang Loong SNS
It is also a promotion that has a special meaning. Coach O Ji-ryong was serving as the head coach of the Chongqing Dangdairipan in May 2022, but was forced to leave as the team was disbanded due to financial difficulties. At that time, he ran in vain to prevent the dissolution. With this promotion, Chongqing Football and Coach O Ji-ryong will be thrilled to return to the Super League again. Like head coach O Ji-ryong, veteran midfielder Hwang Si-yang, who came to Tonglianglong after dissolving Dangi Lippan, shed tears on the ground when his promotion was confirmed, and did not hide his emotion.

Chongqing's promotion also revived the 'Suchuan Derby' with Chengdu. The two teams are located in the same Sichuan region, but Chongqing is directly under the control of the city and Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province. It is a large city representing China, and the battle for pride is also great. Although direct comparison of power with Chongqing is unreasonable given that Chengdu is in the top ranks of the Super League this year following last season, Derby's enthusiasm is expected to be even hotter. In particular, given that Chengdu is a team led by head coach Seo Jung-won, resourcefulness battles between Korean leaders are also expected to add interest.



Reporter Park Sang-kyung ppark@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.