Benchmarking against the highest international standards and best level, the Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions League was won by South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai U16 team

On the green field, there is competition, and tomorrow's stars shine in the future. On the evening of September 3rd, the hottest youth football tournament of the summer in Shencheng, the 2023 Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup, came to an end at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium. In the end, South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai team advanced and won the championship, while Japan's Osaka Sakura team won the runner up.

U16 top players compete in the "White Jade Bowl"

After intense competition in the first four rounds, the Osaka Sakura team and the Ulsan Hyundai team stood out from eight teams and entered the final stage. Under the gaze of more than 4000 spectators from the "White Jade Bowl", the two sides teamed up to present a thrilling competition at the top level of U16 youth football in the world.

In the first half of stoppage time, Park Kang hyun, number 30 of the South Korean Ulsan Hyundai team, scored a goal, and Ulsan Hyundai team took a 1-0 lead. In the second half, South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai team maintained their advantage until the end and ultimately won the game 1-0, becoming the champion of this tournament.

In terms of personal awards, the head coach of the South Korean Ulsan Hyundai team, Hyun Young min, was awarded the Best Coach of the tournament, while Kim Seh hyun of the South Korean Ulsan Hyundai team was selected as the Best Goalkeeper. The Best Shooter was won by Japan's Osaka Sakura team, Shigeru Yanjiri and Ryutai Onoda. The most valuable player of this tournament was Park Kang hyun of the South Korean Ulsan Hyundai team.

As a football feast in Shanghai, this tournament has also allowed Shanghai team to "make friends with world-class teams" and "promote training through matches" at their doorstep. During the competition, more than 700 children from the Shanghai Youth Football Elite Training Base also came to the field to observe and learn. They worked together inside and outside the field, constantly improving their football vision and reading skills.

Various elite soldiers and strong generals staged the "Little World Club Cup"

The Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup Football Tournament focuses on the development of youth football and was first held in 2022. The aim is to create a "high standing, high standard, and high standard" youth football tournament, solidify the football soil, and cultivate more youth football talents.

This year, in addition to representing local teams as champions of the first Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions League, Shanghai also gathered youth training teams from top foreign clubs such as Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Porto, as well as well-known football academies. The 8 participating teams represent the top level of competition in the U16 age group worldwide, staging a "Little Club Cup" for fans and friends.

In 20 high-quality matches, football youths shed sweat on the green field, unleashing their passion and vitality. The exciting world goals made blood boil, and the exquisite team cooperation brought a visual feast. The tense and thrilling penalty shootouts were heart wrenching... The Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions League football tournament provided various participating teams with better practical training opportunities and international communication platforms. They also demonstrated the charm of football, the "world's number one sport", to the audience with their outstanding personal abilities and team cooperation.

Sports and cultural exchange showcases the charm of "Shanghai style"

Shanghai is a city with a profound football heritage. In addition to intense competition on the field, the organizing committee also planned a series of cultural exchange activities with a strong sense of ceremony for the participating teams during the one week competition, leaving beautiful memories of youth for the young players.

Build a bridge of communication between Chinese and foreign youth in sports interaction. At Shanghai Xiehe Bilingual School, the Shanghai Rowing Open and the Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup, two Shanghai independent brand competitions, entered the campus linkage. Representatives of 8 participating teams and more than 100 Chinese and foreign teachers and students engaged in a unique game interaction, deepening friendship and promoting cultural exchange between China and foreign countries.

Brighten the background of domestic brand competitions in brainstorming. At the coaching roundtable of the Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions League, top football youth training teams such as Tottenham Hotspur from England and Shanghai football mentors expressed their opinions, and different youth training concepts from around the world collided to create new sparks, contributing to the cultivation of more young football talents.

Experience the unique charm of Shanghai in the beautiful scenery of the Pujiang River. On the most fashionable "Shencheng Light" cruise ship on the Huangpu River, 8 participating teams emerged from the fierce competition and embarked on a unique journey to the river, chatting about football dreams and experiencing the beauty of Shanghai city in the beautiful river breeze.

In addition, SAIC Pudong Football Stadium has opened some stands for ticket sales for the semi-finals and finals of this competition, all at affordable public welfare prices, allowing citizens and friends to visit the "White Jade Bowl" to enjoy this youth football feast. Tiktok, Tencent Sports, Tiger Teeth Live and many other platforms broadcast the whole or key matches online, and five-star sports channel also broadcast the two semi-finals and finals on TV.

The 2023 Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup Football Tournament has successfully concluded. This Shanghai independent brand competition is benchmarking against the highest international standards and best level in terms of competition standards, competition specifications, and organizational services. It connects teams from different countries with football as a link, continuing the love and dreams of football youth with "football language", watering the football cultural soil of Shanghai, and transmitting the urban charm of "embracing all rivers in the sea" of Shanghai.

In the future, the Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup Football Tournament will also be committed to bringing more outstanding young football players from around the world to Shanghai, striving to become the highest level, most appealing and influential international youth football brand event in Asia, making Tomorrow Star's brand more shining, and adding bricks and tiles to Shanghai's construction as a globally renowned sports city.

Wang Ping, Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Xu Bin, Director of the Municipal Sports Bureau, and Luo Wenhua, Deputy Director, Zhu Jian, President of the Shanghai Bank, Sun Yu, Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Pudong New Area District Committee and Director of the District Sports and Tourism Bureau, Zhou Jin, Vice President of Donghao Lansheng Co., Ltd., Liu Haiguang, Chairman of the Municipal Football Association, and Bi Peiwen, President of Donghao Lansheng Exhibition Group Co., Ltd. attended the closing ceremony and presented awards to the champion and runner up teams and individuals.