Previously, Tianjin TEDA Football Club has been communicating with the Football Association and applying for it, hoping that the team can keep the word "TEDA" for next year's competition. Unfortunately, the attitude of China Football Association on this matter is very firm. Whether it is a newly established club or an established team that has existed for more than 20 years, it must abide by the regulations of the Football Association. Especially after yesterday's meeting, "renaming" has become a top priority for Tianjin TEDA.
It is reported that TEDA club has officially started the renaming work. Due to the tight time, the club can only come up with a name with Tianjin characteristics and Tianjin football spirit in the shortest time. I believe that the new team name will strive to satisfy every fan.
In fact, "TEDA" is not just the name of the team. These two words carry too many memories of Tianjin fans, accompany the growth of several generations of Tianjin fans, and are the youth of Tianjin fans. It contains too much spirit and culture belonging to Tianjin. But under the tough attitude of China Football Association, we can only accept the reality of changing the team name.
The "struggle" of TEDA fans seems meaningless.
It is worth mentioning that the China Football Association only asked the clubs to change their names, but did not force them to change their team badges. But think about it carefully, since the word "TEDA" can no longer appear in the team name, I think the team logo must be changed, otherwise it will give people a sense of arrogance. Therefore, it is also one of the tasks that TEDA club needs to complete to modify the team logo accordingly.
Here, I have to mention TEDA football field. Although this professional football field has been far away from the fans for a long time, everyone has never forgotten it. In this professional arena, the team and fans have experienced high-light moments such as reaching the AFC Champions League, winning the AFC Champions League for the first time and connecting Japan and South Korea. However, due to well-known reasons, today's TEDA football field has changed beyond recognition, and there are fewer and fewer elements related to TEDA in the team.
Since the establishment of 1998 club, "TEDA" has been accompanying Tianjin fans, but times are changing. Although the team will be invested by TEDA Holdings in the future, according to the regulations of the Football Association, "TEDA" will not appear in the name of the team in the future. For fans, the team name is just a formal name. Even if the neutral name is determined, I believe that the position of "TEDA" in everyone's mind will not change. Not surprisingly, cheering slogans such as "Come on TEDA, TEDA will win" will still resound through the Water Drop Stadium in the future.