Real Madrid, Inter Milan and other top youth training teams gather in Shanghai! The Rising Stars Champions Cup will bring another youth storm in August
"Shanghai is a great place to develop football. We are very happy and proud to be the first Italian team to participate in this event." said Valerio Candido, Inter Milan Youth Training Technical Director.
In the midsummer of 2024, after feeling the passion of the European Cup and the excitement of the Paris Olympics, you can once again enjoy a football youth event in Shanghai, because from August 12 to 18, the 2024 Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions The Cup football match will start again - at that time, the host Shanghai team will compete with Real Madrid, Inter Milan and other top club youth training teams from Asia, Europe and South America.
On the evening of the 29th, the 2024 Shanghai Tomorrow Stars Champions Cup football match press conference and lottery ceremony were held at the Merchant Marine Hall. This Shanghai self-branded event once again sets sail from the Shanghai landmark with a history of more than 300 years, symbolizing Shanghai football’s inheritance of tradition and infinite longing for the future. At present, the pre-sale of event tickets has been launched, and sports fans can make reservations and register through Damai.com.
The Shanghai Tomorrow Star Champions Cup football match focuses on the development of youth football and aims to create a "high-position, high-standard, high-level" youth football brand event. It has expanded in scale year by year since it was first held in 2022, attracting more and more foreign clubs. attention and participation.
Last summer, the scene of the youth training teams of Manchester City, Tottenham and other giants competing for the "White Jade Bowl" is still vivid in my mind; this summer vacation, the participating teams will undergo a comprehensive upgrade. The host Shanghai team is at home and will compete with top club youth training teams from Asia, Europe and South America. They are: La Liga champion Real Madrid, Serie A champion Inter Milan, Bundesliga runner-up Stuttgart, Eredivisie runner-up and Dutch Cup champion Feyenoord, Brazilian League giant Flamengo, Serbian Super League traditional strong team Partizan Belgrade and the last Stars of Tomorrow champion K League Ulsan HD. The international lineup not only enhances the competitive level of the event, but also provides an international platform for young players from all continents to showcase their skills. The eight participating teams speak eight different languages, but they gather in Shanghai and go global with the universal language of football.
This tournament will be held at the "White Jade Bowl" SAIC Pudong Football Stadium and Yuanshen Sports Center from August 12th to 18th. The competition is divided into two groups for a single round-robin, and a cross-elimination tournament will be conducted based on the group rankings to ultimately determine the champion team. Through 20 high-standard and high-quality competitions, participating teams can not only compete with opponents with different styles and strong strengths, but also gain valuable experience and growth opportunities during the event.
After the press conference, a lottery ceremony was held. Former international footballer and Shanghai Haigang U21 team assistant coach Yu Hai and Shanghai Shenhua team player Wang Haijian served as guests to draw lots for this event. The final group format of this competition is as follows:
Group A: Ulsan HD, Stuttgart, Feyenoord, Flamengo
Group B: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Partizan Belgrade, Shanghai Team
This year's Stars of Tomorrow event coincides with the second Shanghai Derby in the Chinese Super League this season. In the Chinese Super League, the Shanghai duo Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Haigang brought exciting games to the audience. The passionate Shanghai Derby made the fans excited. To this end, the tournament organizing committee will specially invite all participating teams to watch the derby live, allowing youth training players from three continents to experience the local football culture in Shanghai, further enriching the cultural connotation of the event and enhancing its international influence. .
In addition to watching the Derby, the event organizing committee will also continue the event spirit of "opening up to all rivers and making friends with the ball", arranging various colorful activities for each participating team, continuing to enhance the event brand and promote Shanghai-style culture. The Coaches Roundtable Theme Forum will invite the youth training directors of each participating team to have in-depth exchanges with local youth training coaches in Shanghai to share youth training concepts and methods. During the intermission period of the competition, representatives of the participating teams will also be arranged to go into the Shanghai community to carry out activities to promote cultural exchanges and enhance friendship among young people at home and abroad.
In order to allow more viewers to watch this youth football feast, one of the highlights of this event is to further upgrade the viewing experience. The tournament has added Yuanshen Sports Center as a competition venue. The host Shanghai team's opening game and second group match will be held here, while the semi-finals and finals of the tournament will be held at the SAIC Pudong Football Stadium. The tournament organizing committee will continue to sell tickets to spectators at affordable prices, allowing more fans to watch the highest level of international youth football matches at home. Ticket pre-sale for this tournament has started, and interested fans can follow the details through Damai.com.
In terms of event broadcast, the organizing committee will also continue to expand the influence of the event and conduct online live broadcasts through Douyin, WeChat video account, CCTV, Huya Live, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili and other platforms. At the same time, the Five-Star Sports Channel will broadcast live TV broadcasts of the opening game, two semi-finals and the final of this tournament, so that fans who cannot be there in person can also feel the warm atmosphere of the event. It is worth mentioning that the foreign clubs participating this year will also spread the Shanghai Tomorrow Stars Champions League football match to more overseas audiences through their official live broadcast platforms.