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"With you to support the field, the more you play, the stronger you will be", Xiqiao strives to build a strong football town

From October 3rd to 6th, the first "Zhigong Yulei 2038 Cup" Bay Area Youth Football Match was held at the football field of Chongbei Sports Park in Xiqiao Town. In the past four days, 500 football players from 30 social youth clubs and campus football teams in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guizhou Bijie, Hainan Sanya, etc., have played intense and fierce competitions, and also have an in-depth understanding of the "original Bay Area" through rich experience activities.

Xiqiao also aims to further do a good job in campus football promotion and youth training, and add greater help to building a strong football town.

"With you to support the field, the more you play, the stronger you will be", Xiqiao strives to build a strong football town

The first "Zhigong Yulei 2038 Cup" Bay Area Youth Football Tournament was held in Xiqiao.

Take the race as a medium

Improve the level of youth football competition in the town

The goalkeeper kicks off, the defender makes a long pass, and the striker attacks the goal...... Since October 3, 98 football matches have been played on the football field of Xiqiao Chongbei Football Sports Park, which has been exciting.

The first "Zhi Gong Bud 2038 Cup" Bay Area Youth Football Tournament was hosted by the Social Service Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party and the Foshan Sports Industry Association, aiming to combine the "Zhi Gong Bud Cultivation Action" and youth football in the Bay Area to promote the development of youth football, and at the same time promote extensive exchanges and in-depth integration between young people in the Bay Area and Guangdong and Guizhou.

"With you to support the field, the more you play, the stronger you will be", Xiqiao strives to build a strong football town

The Xiqiao version of "Village Super" is one of the most influential mass sports brand events in Xiqiao.

Taking the opportunity of the event, "Cultural Tourism Xiqiao" actively transforms cultural, commercial, tourism and sports resources into new driving forces for development. Textile is the brand industry of Xiqiao, during the event, players from other places, coaches and team members were invited to stay at the Indigo Wenxue Hotel, the first denim-themed hotel in Xiqiao, to experience the denim handicraft workshop, and also free admission to Xiqiao Mountain, in the AAAAA scenic area to play and experience.

There is also the opportunity to aim at the "strong football town". Guizhou Bijie No. 1 Primary School and other teams were invited to Xiqiao to compete, Xiqiao No. 1 Elementary School, Xiqiao No. 2 Elementary School, West Bank Green, Qiao Yi Xingmeng 4 local teams participated in the "doorstep", seizing the opportunity to exchange and learn from foreign teams.

The author learned from the Xiqiao Town Publicity, Culture, Sports, Tourism and Education Office and the Xiqiao Football Association that Xiqiao Town has focused on the development of youth sports in recent years, and has continuously improved the mechanism through linkage with schools and youth training clubs, selected and trained young football players of all ages, and simultaneously introduced excellent referees and coaches to continuously improve the level of youth football competition in the town.

Hard and soft

Based on the heritage, we will continue to strengthen "football for all"

To build a strong football town, Xiqiao has a profound heritage. For example, the Xiqiao Town Village Residence Men's Football Championship, which began in 2016, held a Foshan initiative - the first village seven-a-side football tournament between the five districts and towns, and insisted on holding it once a year, never falling short.

Since its inception, it has insisted on limiting the participation of athletes with household registration in each village (community) in the town, and at the same time innovating "gameplay" every year to drive national football and happy football. Since the development of the event, it has become one of the most influential mass sports brand events in Xiqiao, and it is also a benchmark "grassroots football event" in Nanhai and even Foshan.

"With you to support the field, the more you play, the stronger you will be", Xiqiao strives to build a strong football town

The Xiqiao Town Village Men's Football Championship began in 2016 and insists on being held once a year and never fails.

The Xiqiao Football Association is voluntarily formed by football enthusiasts, football activists, football clubs, village football teams, and personnel of enterprises and institutions in accordance with the law, with the responsibility of promoting the atmosphere of "football for all" in Xiqiao.

All parties work together to "apply both soft and hard". As of October 2024, Xiqiao has 7 international standard 11-a-side natural grass football fields (social football fields, excluding campuses), 19 7-a-side football fields, and 2 futsal fields, with a total of 20 registered amateur football clubs in the town, 33 village (community) football teams, 8 youth football training institutions, 16 enterprise (unit) football teams, and 24 campus football teams, holding more than 500 football events every year, with an average of about 5,000 people participating in football every month.

"With you to support the field, the more you play, the stronger you will be", Xiqiao strives to build a strong football town

Over the past four days, 500 young footballers from 30 social youth clubs and school football teams played 98 matches.

In particular, including the first "Zhigong Yulei 2038 Cup" Bay Area Youth Football Match, the Xiqiao Football Association has hosted, undertaken, and co-organized a wide variety of youth football matches in the past three years, including the Shangzhi Environmental Protection Cup Youth Football Championship, the Qiao Youth League Youth Series, the Mingtu Cup International Youth Football Championship, and the National Youth Football Tournament of the Jingdong Cup.

The excitement continues. The relevant person in charge of the Xiqiao Football Association revealed that it is necessary to attract more football events to be held in Xiqiao, help Xiqiao catering, accommodation and other industries to increase economic returns, and contribute to the development of Xiqiao cultural tourism. ”

Written by: Chen Meng, Li Wanxin, Tan Guoxin

Courtesy of Xiqiao Town

【Author】 Chen Meng

[Source] Southern Press Media Group Southern + client

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