More than 60 teams compete for the Port City, Green Green is "full" in passion

Reprinted from: Yangzi Evening News

On the green field, the middle-aged and elderly teams in the Luminous Cup were fighting fiercely with Xinpu team, and the cheers on the sidelines were shocking; in the stands, the shouts of "Fight, Lianyungang!" of the Soviet Super League converged into an ocean; on campus, the young football player sweated heavily and prepared for the provincial competition. In Lianyungang in June, the football craze swept the whole city.

This vigorous power comes from a deep mass base. Currently, the city has more than 60 amateur football teams, and holds more than a thousand amateur competitions at all levels and types every year, covering all age groups, middle-aged, young and young. In professional arenas, in community green spaces, in campus playgrounds... Every corner of Harbor City is full of vitality because of football.

Hong Kong City Team has fruitful results and green feelings have been passed down from generation to generation

"The fifth round of the middle-aged and elderly team in the Luminous Cup will play against Nuclear Power on June 12, and there will be a second-tier league on Saturday!" 59-year-old Lu Hao told the author that as he gets older, his playing frequency has increased instead of decreasing. In addition to preparing for the competition, I will practice at least one extra game a week. He was in a storm and rain, and led his younger brother and nephew to join. The League B mentioned by Lu Hao refers to the Lianyungang Football League (Group A and B) that kicked off this Saturday, with a total of 18 teams participating.

"Our amateur teams are more than 60. The youth women's football team has won the fourth place in national competitions. The Yuandynamic Club has also represented Lianyungang to win the fifth place in the Jiangsu Football League." Shen Guangbin, deputy secretary-general of the Municipal Football Association, told reporters that more well-known amateur teams in Hong Kong City, such as Xiaosha Team, Star Team, Yuandynamic Team, Middle-aged and Elderly Club (limited to middle-aged and elderly competitions), have been constantly absorbing new forces in recent years. Everyone not only plays in the city, but also often plays friendly matches with other cities in the province.

There are old teams that are constantly fighting, and there are rising stars who are making their mark. The green feelings of the port city are passed down from generation to generation in constant battle. Song Chao, 38 years old this year, is the head of Shanhai Lianyun Football Team. He led the team to win double championships in the Yancheng Station and Zibo Station of the Wugou Football Six-Article National Tour, aiming at the October National Finals. "There are more than 1,000 teams nationwide, and only more than 80 of them qualified for the finals." Song Chao told reporters, "Football is so charming, and its inclusiveness is unique. The ones standing side by side may be the father of a friend or the children of a colleague, and the sense of belonging brought by running confrontation is irreplaceable." Although it is an amateur event, he and his teammates also held the honor of Hong Kong City, and he and his teammates also played a twelve-point spirit.

Campus Football Conveys Talents Integrated Sports and Education, the "Governor's Cup" of Jiangsu Youth Campus Football is in full swing. On June 10, 10 players from the Primary School of Lianyungang Experimental School focused on preparing for the battle in the Rudong Division and launched an attack on the highest provincial honor.

As the city's sports and education integration demonstration school, Lianyungang Experimental School has incorporated football courses into the full-grade physical education teaching system and deepened the campus football characteristic education. "We have established a scientific and standardized normalized training mechanism based on daily sports courses and campus club activities." The school's principal Dong Lei said, "The school is not only committed to improving students' football skills, but also pays attention to honing their will and cultivating team spirit through football, and promoting students' all-round development."

The players of the Su Chao Lianyungang team serve as school team coaches in the school. They actively participate in football teaching guidance during the offseason or online, and pass on high-level league experience and professional sports spirit to young players in depth.

In order to cultivate campus football characteristic brands, the Haizhou District Education Bureau has built a full-chain cultivation system and created the "District Mayor Cup" league brand, attracting more than 5,000 students to participate in the past three years. At present, 26 schools in Haizhou District have been rated as "National Youth Campus Football Specialty School". This fertile land is continuously conveying the stars of hope to the future of Hong Kong City football.

37 stadiums cover the city's smart green grass that benefit people's livelihood

The city sports and leisure square is built in 2023 and has become a popular place for football fans to book balls. "With more venues, we will naturally make more frequent appointments." Football enthusiast Mr. Li said the change in words.

The football craze is behind the strong support of hardware facilities. In recent years, Lianyungang City has innovatively utilized park green spaces and "Golden Horn and Silver Borders" (area along the river and road), combined with "National Ball Entering the Park", waterfront green bank, pocket park and other projects, and built ball venues and fitness facilities in an embedded manner to build a multi-level fitness circle for the people. The latest statistics show that 37 football fields have been built in the city, and two new stadiums, Cangwu Green Garden and Yuzhou Park, are expected to be put into use in the second half of the year. In 2024, the per capita sports venue area in the city will reach 4.09 square meters. As the largest professional venue in the city, the football stadium of the City Sports Center is not only paved with professional natural lawns, but also equipped with stands, lounges, offices, news centers, and a full set of functional rooms such as security monitoring and television broadcasts that can accommodate nearly 30,000 spectators. This is not only the passionate arena of the Lianyungang competition area of ​​the Suzhou Super League, but its high-standard and intelligent facilities also represent the advanced level of the construction of large-scale sports venues in the port city, providing solid guarantees for hosting high-level events and meeting citizens' viewing needs.

Now, from the pocket park in the corner of the community to the golden corners and silver edges of the riverside green bank, from the convenient venues at the doorstep to high-standard professional arenas, more and more smart green fields are spreading in the Harbor City. They are not only a competitive space for sweating and pursuing dreams, but also a vivid footnote to the organic renewal and revitalization of the city.

Component Wei Jike, Liu Jing, Lu Xing, Wang Dandan, Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News Reporter Zhang Lingfei

Proofreading Tao Shangong