After Tianhai announced its dissolution and withdrawal from the league, the coach and the players expressed deep regret.
Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, May 12 (Reporter Zhang Zewei) Tianjin Tianhai club issued an announcement on the 12th, officially disbanding this young club, which has only been in the Super League for three seasons.
The announcement said that in view of the financial situation of the club to an unsustainable desperate situation, it was unable to continue to maintain the normal operation of the club. After careful consideration, the club decided to dissolve in a helpless way.
Tianjin Tianhai had also enjoyed unlimited scenery. He won the third place in the first season of the Super League, and the next year he even won the top eight in the Asian championship. This team, which once owned star coach Cannavaro and star players Pato, witthell, mordester and so on, attracted many fans in Chinese football with smooth playing style and fighting spirit.
However, after the original investor’s “accident”, Tianhai suffered a survival crisis. First, it was hosted by the Football Association last season, and then I had to find the next home. But after contacting with many enterprises, they all lost the following. Due to helplessness, Tianhai issued a zero-yuan transfer announcement on March 5, and announced on March 13 that all the shares had been transferred to Wantong Holdings. However, the Chinese Football Association believed that Wantong Holdings did not have the qualification of equity transfer and stopped the transfer. It was thought that Wantong Holdings would change its identity and support Tianhai by means of sponsorship, which could usher in a turning point for Tianhai. However, in the end, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on principles such as responsibility and rights, and Tianhai finally entered a desperate situation.
After Tianhai announced its dissolution and withdrawal from the league, the coach and the players expressed deep regret. Li Weifeng, head of Tianhai coaching team, said that Tianhai provided a valuable platform to benefit a lot from management and coaching positions. He also paid his youth and painstaking efforts and was full of feelings for this team. Now the club is disbanded, feeling regretful and sad. The player Zhang Cheng said “regret but not regret”, because this team gives itself too much, and his football dream will continue.