The final of the Yanjing Beer 2022 CFA Cup was wrapped up at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center on the afternoon of Jan. 15. Shandong Taishan won the CFA Cup title for the third consecutive time with a 2-1 victory over Zhejiang. Sun Wen, vice president of the CFA, and Ji Jing, vice mayor of Suzhou, presented the winner with the championship trophy.
The final match between Zhejiang and Shandong Taishan was the grand finale of the 2022 football season. Despite sleet and frigid temperatures, a total of 21,079 spectators watched the game on site, including fans from Zhejiang and Shandong provinces to cheer for their teams and a large number of local spectators. This final match was the country’s most-attended sports event since the beginning of 2023.
From January 4 to 15, the quarterfinal, semifinal and final of the Yanjing Beer 2022 CFA Cup took place in Suzhou. The 2022 CFA Cup was the first national sports event in 2023 and all of the 11 matches were open to the public with spectators allowed into the venue to witness the action in person.