Our World Cup is once again about the White Jade Bowl! The summer high school football match of Xinmin Evening News, the national competition, will kick off this weekend
In the golden September, SAIC Pudong Football Stadium will welcome a football feast this weekend. After a fierce battle of young football players in the summer, the 38th "Port SAIC" Cup Xinmin Evening News Summer High School Students' Football Match National Exchange Match in 2023 will be staged on September 15-17. A total of 11 teams from Shigatse, Xizang, Kashgar, Xinjiang, Mount Huangshan, Anhui, Taizhou, Zhejiang and the host Shanghai will launch an attack on the national champions in both junior and senior high school groups in the same field.
Building a communication platform
The 38th "Port SAIC" Cup Xinmin Evening News Summer High School Student Football Tournament of 2023 was held as scheduled in July of this year. After fierce competition in various sub regions of Shanghai, a total of 32 teams have qualified for the final stage of the competition. Among them, there are teams such as "Old Face" Rock Park, Jiulong Yunxing, and Shanghai Jinyin Liangang, as well as many "New Partners" who have demonstrated outstanding strength. In the end, Shanghai Luohe Blue 90 team and Shanghai FC team made great progress in the knockout stage, winning the championship in the junior and high school groups respectively, and obtaining two spots in the Shanghai division of the national exchange competition.
With the support of the Shanghai Municipal Front Command for Supporting Xinjiang, the Evening News Cup has entered the Kashgar region of Xinjiang for the third consecutive year and established a competition area. On July 25-26, eight teams from Shache County, Yecheng County, Bachu County, and Zepu County reached the final of the Kashgar region. In the end, Shache County No.2 High School and Kashgar No.6 High School won the championship in the junior and senior high school groups respectively. This weekend, the champion teams from the Kashgar competition area will come to Shanghai to once again launch a strong impact on the national exchange competition championship.
2023 Evening News Cup Kashgar Division Junior and Senior High School Champion Group Photo
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In order to actively respond to the national strategy of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta, starting from 2021, the "Haigang SAIC" Cup Xinmin Evening News Summer High School Football Tournament has gone out of Shanghai for the first time and added a Yangtze River Delta competition area. Over the past three years, the event has covered Mount Huangshan, Anhui, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu and other places. In the first ten days of August this year, the Mount Huangshan Division and Taizhou Division started successively. The two group championships of Mount Huangshan Division were won by Tunxi Yipinlong and the representative team of Huizhou District. The latter won the third consecutive championship of the senior high school group in Mount Huangshan Division, eager to make a breakthrough in this year's national exchange competition; The championship of the junior high school group in the Taizhou competition was won by Dongcheng Middle School in Linhai City, while the Luqiao team won the championship of the senior high school group. It is interesting that Yang Weiliang, the head coach of the Road and Bridge team, participated in a late cup competition as a referee more than 30 years ago. He, who had studied at East China Normal University, led the team back to his hometown this time, and he definitely didn't just want to reminisce about how simple it was back then.
The national exchange game also welcomed three "wild card" teams for the first time - the Shigatse Minhang Middle School Team, the Lazi Middle School Team and the Shigatse Shanghai Experimental School Team from Shigatse, Xizang. In order to solidly promote a new round of counterpart support for Xizang, and promote the exchanges between Shanghai and Shigatse in sports and other aspects, the Evening News Cup will continue to play its public welfare role and incorporate the Shigatse City competition area in Xizang into the event system. What is the strength of the Shigatse team participating for the first time? Will they create the myth of a "dark horse" who wins their first competition? Everything is waiting for the competition to start and give the answer.
Experience professional football courses
Starting from the 2023 season, SAIC Pudong Football Stadium, as the home stadium of Shanghai Haigang Team, will appear on various stages of the team's front lines. This football field, which has been highly anticipated since its construction, has now become a new sports and cultural landmark in Shanghai, integrating functions such as hosting matches, sightseeing, and cultural exchange. During the national exchange competition, the "White Jade Bowl" will launch a multi-dimensional attack, bringing multiple surprises to the players of the Evening News Cup from various regions across the country.
Visit the Port Football Culture Experience Center for the 2022 National Exchange Competition
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On the evening of September 15th, the 25th round of the Chinese Super League will usher in a crucial battle, with Shanghai Haigang team hosting Changchun Yatai at home. At the end of the season, every game is no different from a final. At that time, the team members from Shigatse, Xizang, Kashgar, Xinjiang, Mount Huangshan, Anhui and Taizhou, Zhejiang will also come to the scene to cheer for the harbor team. In addition to watching the game, the team members will also visit the Football Culture Experience Center to further understand the historical trajectory and architectural changes of the professional football field, as well as the design highlights and functional details of SAIC Pudong Football Field. Here, they will recount the growth process of Shanghai Haigang Football Club and immerse themselves in the club's cultural atmosphere.
In addition to watching the competition and experiencing the culture, the highly acclaimed "Haigang SAIC" Xinmin Training Camp and celebrity face-to-face activities will also arrive as scheduled during the national exchange competition. Several youth training coaches from Haigang Football Club will be invited to give a technical lesson to teams in various regions at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium, which is no less professional than that of professional teams. In addition, a newly created event theme song and its MV "Our World Cup" will also be officially released during the national exchange tournament, and Li Shenglong, a first team player from Shanghai Haigang Football Club, will be invited to perform with full enthusiasm. At the national exchange competition award ceremony, Li Shenglong will also perform this passionate and youthful theme song for the first time.