The traditional football brand competition for Shanghai employees has been unveiled, with Guomen Yan Junling and Iron Waist Yang Shiyuan transforming into ambassadors for promotion
The 28th "Yanfeng Cup" Shanghai Employee Five-a-side Football Championship has recently kicked off. As a traditional social football event in Shanghai, it showcases the historical accumulation of Shanghai employee football.
"When I was a player, Shanghai football was not just a top professional team in the league, but also a representative of the high level of employee football." Liu Haiguang, the chairman of the Shanghai Football Association, introduced, "At that time, four factory football teams in Shanghai drew elite players to form a joint team, and fought against the August 1st team who came to Shanghai for rest after playing the league. Surprisingly, the employee joint team was able to defeat the A strong team. Therefore, to improve the football level of a region, it is necessary to make comprehensive progress, such as professional clubs, youth training, referees, and media, and of course, more important are social football and amateur football, including employee football."
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As a brand event of the Shanghai Urban Amateur League Football Series, the "Yanfeng Cup" has been successfully held for 28 consecutive sessions this year, with a total of over 3900 participating teams and nearly 40000 participants. At the opening ceremony, representatives from the Shanghai Football Association and Yanfeng Company awarded the new "Yanfeng Cup" flag to the six major sub regions, symbolizing the joint progress of each region. This year, 119 teams and over 1700 athletes from six competition areas including Pudong, Minhang, Songjiang, Fengxian, Baoshan, and Putuo have signed up to participate.
In addition to fierce competition on the green field and friendly matches, the Yanfeng Cup also focuses on delivering positive energy off the field. This year, the organizing committee of the competition continues to provide sports equipment and daily necessities for students in impoverished areas, supporting their learning and fitness.
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This year's competition has specially set up a family sports and fitness platform for employees, inviting Chinese men's football team and Shanghai Port team goalkeeper Yan Junling, Haigang team iron waist Yang Shiyuan, and more than 100 fan families to participate in the parent-child football carnival interaction, further creating the concept of "using football to convey happiness" and attracting more people to participate in fitness events.
Liu Haiguang expressed gratitude to SAIC Group and its subsidiary Yanfeng Company for their strong support of the "Yanfeng Cup" for a long time. As the "Shanghai Workers' Football World Cup", the organizing committee will always adhere to fulfilling social responsibilities and continuously contribute to the fitness industry.
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The competition is hosted by the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions, Shanghai Sports Bureau, and SAIC Group, and jointly organized by the Shanghai Social Sports Management Center, SAIC Group Trade Union, Shanghai Football Association, Shanghai Workers' Culture and Sports Association, Yanfeng Automotive Decoration System Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Football Development Corporation.