August 7, China's first youth soccer league U19 group A, B group first round of fierce battle in Kunming Ridge Sports Base came to an end, Shandong
Luneng (city in Shandong)
Taishan U19s advanced to the top of the group, while Beijing
national security
The U19 team is smiling in Group B. The next qualifiers for Groups C, D and E will take place from August 10 to 19, when 26 teams will compete to determine the groupings for the promotion and relegation tournaments.
A total of 29 teams registered for this year's U19 League, but with three teams absent for some reason, only 26 teams remained in the qualifying round. groups A and B were mainly made up of Super League U19 or U17 teams, while groups C, D and E were more diversified, covering teams from different levels of the Super League, Central League, and Central B. There were even social clubs such as Gansu Jingchuan Culture U19 competing independently. Jiangxi Yichun Vocational College, as the only college team, added a unique color to the tournament.
The whole tournament is divided into two phases: the qualifier and the elevation tournament, which is open to teams of all age groups in China. The CFA will determine the groupings for the promotion and relegation matches based on the results of the two phases of the qualifiers, and on August 10th, the qualifiers for Groups C, D, and E will be opened. After this round of qualifiers, the teams for the promotion and elevation tournaments will be determined based on the results. The Elevation Tournament is divided into three stages throughout the year. After each stage, the elevation teams of the corresponding groups will be deployed according to the results to finalize the overall ranking for the year.
The tournament received strong support from the Ministry of Education and the State General Administration of Sports, and the CFA went all out to escort the event. At the same time, Mengniu and other enterprises also actively participated in the development of youth sports and helped the tournament run smoothly. With the joint efforts of all sectors of the community, China's U19 national soccer players were able to return to the field.
The CFA has put forward strict requirements for the inaugural tournament, not only to ensure the level of the league, so that the participating teams are fully committed, but also to pay strict attention to the style of play and discipline, and resolutely put an end to the violation of sports ethics. Gao Hongbo, vice chairman of the Association, emphasized that all participants should elevate their political stance, recognize the importance of hosting the tournament, "learn to be a player first," strictly abide by the discipline of the game, and resolutely resist violence on the field. For the problems of the team, will not be tolerated, will be on the coaches, leaders of the implementation of fixed penalty, resolutely brake the unhealthy wind.
In addition, Gao Hongbo also emphasized that the teams should be process-oriented, not to rush to success, and strive to cultivate more excellent talents for Chinese soccer.
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