Changchun beat Dalian 1-0 to win inaugural Northeast Super final
Version 2: China News Service added the venue, the reported record attendance of 63,259, the league's cross-province structure and eight-city lineup, and the match events including Huo Lutong's 68th-minute winning goal.
In short
Changchun beat Dalian 1-0 on October 5, 2026 to win the first Northeast Regional City Football League (“Northeast Super”), a cross-province city football competition, in the final at Dalian's Suoyuwan Football Stadium. China News Service reported 63,259 spectators, a record for the stadium and for the competition, and said Changchun's Huo Lutong scored the only goal in the 68th minute. Xinhua and Jiemian had earlier reported the result.
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Changchun beat Dalian 1-0 on October 5, 2026 to win the first Northeast Regional City Football League, known as the “Northeast Super,” in the final at Dalian's Suoyuwan Football Stadium, according to China News Service. The outlet said 63,259 people attended, a record for the stadium and for the competition since it began. Jiemian had reported the same result earlier, saying the final was held that day in Dalian, and Xinhua announced Changchun as champion in a feed entry without score or venue. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
China News Service described the Northeast Super as the country's first cross-province, cross-region city football super league, jointly created by Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. It said eight cities fielded teams: Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, Yanbian, Harbin, Jixi, Hohhot and Tongliao, with the competition intended to link the region's cities through football. [ 3 ]
The match was scoreless at half-time. China News Service reported that Dalian's No. 36, He Zhaobin, headed wide from a fourth-minute corner and that a Dalian free kick in the 11th minute was punched clear by the Changchun goalkeeper. In the second half, Dalian's No. 9, Xu Congyi, headed wide in the 52nd minute and had a lobbed attempt saved a minute later. In the 68th minute, Changchun's No. 25, Huo Lutong, shot from the edge of the penalty area to score the opening goal. Dalian's No. 38, Li Zongxing, had a shot saved in the 72nd minute. [ 3 ]
China News Service reported that Dalian supporters wore blue and that their coordinated cheering filled the stadium, while a large group of Changchun fans travelled to Dalian to support their team. It said the attendance set both a Suoyuwan Football Stadium record and a Northeast Super record. [ 3 ]
The earlier documents available on the event were thinner: Xinhua's feed entry gave only the championship result, and Jiemian's summary supplied the date, venue city and 1-0 score, citing Xinhua. China News Service's report, published the following morning, added the venue name, attendance and match detail. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The Northeast Super is described by China News Service as the country's first cross-province, cross-region city football super league, jointly created by Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia, with eight cities taking part. Its first final drew a reported stadium-record crowd in Dalian, though the documents give no figures on broadcast reach or wider impact.
Key facts
- Changchun beat Dalian 1-0 to win the 2026 Northeast Regional City Football League (“Northeast Super”). [ 2 , 3 ]
- The final was played on the evening of October 5, 2026 at Dalian's Suoyuwan Football Stadium. [ 3 ]
- China News Service reported 63,259 spectators, a record for the stadium and for the competition. [ 3 ]
- Changchun's No. 25, Huo Lutong, scored from outside the penalty area in the 68th minute. [ 3 ]
- The league is described as the country's first cross-province, cross-region city football super league, created by Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. [ 3 ]
- Eight cities took part: Shenyang, Dalian, Changchun, Yanbian, Harbin, Jixi, Hohhot and Tongliao. [ 3 ]
- Xinhua's feed entry announced the result without score, venue or match details. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Match details beyond the result, such as kick-off time and the full list of results from earlier rounds, are not in the documents. Only China News Service gives match detail, and it does not state a kick-off time or earlier-round results.
- The reported attendance record of 63,259 is attributed to a single outlet. The figure and the record claim come only from China News Service; no other document gives attendance.
- The relationship between Jiemian's account and the Xinhua feed entry is not stated. Jiemian cites Xinhua for its details, but the Xinhua document available here is a headline only without those details.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Xinhua publishes a feed entry saying Changchun won the first Northeast Super championship. [ 1 ]
- Jiemian publishes a summary reporting the final was held in Dalian and that Changchun beat Dalian 1-0, citing Xinhua. [ 2 ]
- China News Service publishes a full match report with the venue, attendance and match events. [ 3 ]