Football for a hundred years, a beautiful Dalian. In order to further promote the implementation of the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football" and promote the construction of Dalian as a "Key City for National Football Development", the first Dalian RenHe Nian Cup Qianhai Golden Football InvitationAlty, co-founded by Dalian Football Fans Association, Dalian Renren Professional Football Club and Dalian Qianhai Golden Jewelry Co., Ltd., will be held during New Year's Day in 2022.
On the afternoon of December 21, the Organizing Committee of the Lunar New Year Cup held a joint meeting in the conference room of the comprehensive building of Dalian Football Youth Training Base, studied and determined the relevant matters of the event, and expressed a common wish: let the football city get out of the shadow of the epidemic and embrace the New Year with open arms.
New style: Dalian's first Chinese New Year cup
"Dalian is a famous football city in China. In this hot land, football is like the sun, warming the hearts of every Dalian person and illuminating their romantic and fulfilling lives. Zhang Jiashu, executive committee member of the Chinese Football Association and president of the Dalian Football Fans Association, said: "The establishment of the Lunar New Year Cup on the occasion of the centenary of Dalian football is to enliven the lives of Dalian fans, enrich the city's football culture, and add New Year's joy to the people's beautiful life." ”
Dalian's people's football has been booming, with at least 2,700 amateur teams active in more than 900 green fields in urban and rural areas all year round, and more than 30,000 amateur games a year. Regardless of size and level, it is first-class in the country.
The Lunar New Year Cup will be held on January 1 and 2, 2022 at the Dalian Football Youth Training Base, with four teams participating, namely: the Old Wanda Star Team, the Dalian Renren Professional Football Club Staff Team, the Dalian Xigang District Staff Football Team and the Dalian Football Fans Association United Team. The game is played on an 11-a-side format with 35 minutes each in the first and second halves.
This event was supported by the leaders of Dalian Municipal Government, the Municipal Sports Bureau and the Municipal Football Association. Gao Yan, director of the Organizing Committee of the Lunar New Year Cup and general manager of Dalian Renren Professional Football Club, is supervising the dalian Renren Super League in Suzhou during the key period of the competition, and he has made thoughtful arrangements for the venue of the Lunar New Year Cup and other related matters. He said: "We want to spend the New Year in Suzhou and Dalian, and repay the love of the city and fans for us with the practical action of playing a good game and running a good event." At the joint meeting on December 21, the organizing committee determined the matching situation through the lottery, and in the first round of matches, the Dalian Renren Club staff team played against the Fan Association United team, and the old Wanda Star team faced the Xigang District Staff Football Team. The winner of the two matches plays the championship and runners-up, and the loser plays three or four places. At the opening ceremony, a mysterious guest will be invited to tee off. At the scene, the members of the Dalian Football Fan Association team will take the lead in singing the Song of Dalian Fans "Brother Battle".
High level: International football fans celebrate the New Year together
According to the spokesman of the tournament, Wang Chao, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than 230 male and female internationals have come out of the football city of Dalian. It is understood that in this Lunar New Year Cup competition, there are more than ten international footballers participating, which is also an interesting and meaningful distinctive feature of this competition.
In the old Wanda star team, there are well-known old internationals and unbeaten heroes in 55 games, such as Wei Yimin, Han Wenhai, An Qi, Wang Peng, Wu Jun, etc., who will once again show their skillful footwork and will also evoke good memories for everyone. Wei Yimin said: "After the epidemic, I have the opportunity to interact with fans and friends, and I feel very happy. Dalian is a football city, and we must inherit the good tradition of football and let the fans enjoy the joy of football. Wang Peng said: "For decades, Dalian fans have been in the same boat with the team, and each of us is grateful. We want to thank the fans and repay the society by actively participating in activities such as the Lunar New Year Cup. ”
Dalian Renren Club Staff United team will be composed of club executives and employees, and these football players who usually pay silently in their respective positions will show their style on the green field. Of course, there are also many international footballers and athletes among the club's staff, Sun Wei, Chen Dong, Liu Yujian, Zhou Ting, Zhang Yaokun, Zou Jie, Zou Peng, Yu Ziqian and other club coaches have actively signed up to feel the happy New Year with the fans.
Dalian Xigang District Staff Football Team was formed by the athletes selected by the football teams of the participating units of the 2021 "District Governor's Cup" Football League in Xigang District, and won the overall championship of the 2020 China Staff Football League Finals. At that time, he finished third in the elite group competition of the 11-a-side system with a record of 3 wins and 1 losses, and the third place battle was a 5-1 victory over the Huludao staff team. In the e-sports competition, it won the championship, the comprehensive final results and e-sports results, the Xigang District Staff Football Team won the overall championship, and won the "Best Coach Award" in the elite group of 11 ars, and the 2020 "District Governor's Cup" Football League in Xigang District won the "Excellent Division Award" as a sub-division.
The members of the Dalian Football Fans Association United team will be selected by the participating teams of the Dalian Football Fans Association Super League, which is currently underway. Dalian Super League began in 2015, after six years of development and growth, it has matured day by day and has been highly praised by all parties. A total of 12 teams have signed up for the 2020-2021 competition, and the single round robin system of the competition has a total of eleven rounds of 66 matches, which is also one of the most complete and formal fan leagues in China. The fan team is equivalent to the star lineup of this super league, which is also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there is no shortage of masters. Wang Weimin, vice president of Dalian Football Fans Association and director of the sports department of Dalian Evening News, graduated from Shenyang Sports Institute majoring in football and has represented Dalian News Team in national competitions for many times.
Excellent facilities: top-notch courses to welcome the event
Playing football during the cold New Year's Day holiday was something that Dalian fans didn't dare to think about before. The professional indoor football field of Dalian Football Youth Training Base makes fans' dreams come true. Hu Wei, general manager of Dalian Renren Football Youth Training Base Management Co., Ltd. and deputy general manager of Dalian Renren Professional Football Club, said that Dalian Renren Professional Football Club attaches great importance to this Lunar New Year Cup, and in order to make the game smooth and complete, it will provide two indoor courts of the youth training base, and arrange a number of capable staff to serve as volunteers and celebrate the New Year with fans.
Dalian Football Youth Training Base is designed, guided by internationally renowned stadium design units, construction guidance and site acceptance, and all facilities are world-class. The two indoor courts in the base are also standard 11-a-side artificial grass fields, both designed and built according to international top standards. With an all-steel frame infrastructure and a floor height of 25 meters, it is one of the largest and highest standard indoor venues in China. The venue is fully equipped to meet the needs of all-season day and night.
In addition, the Dalian Football Youth Training Base also provides changing rooms, showers, medical rooms, etc. for the event, so that the participating fans can fully experience the feeling of being a professional player.
Full coverage: Professional institutions work together to create
As one of the organizers, Dalian Qianhai Gold Jewelry enthusiastically supported the competition. Wang Shaoguang, director of the Organizing Committee of the Lunar New Year Cup and financial director of Qianhai Gold jewelry Group, is also a fan. He said that the ten-year-old Qianhai Gold and Jewelry Group is a local brand in Dalian, and has formed a whole industry chain system integrating "research and development, design, production, sales and culture" so far, and successfully hosted the first China Dalian Precious Metals Industry Summit this summer, and established the QianhaiJin Gold Art Museum (Vanke Blue Mountain) on the basis of the original Qingniwa and Xi'an Road shopping mall stores. While developing the gold jewelry industry, Qianhaijin has also been enthusiastic about the development of Dalian's cultural and sports undertakings, and adheres to the common progress of business performance and public welfare undertakings.
Fan Wei, deputy director of the Organizing Committee of the Lunar New Year Cup and chairman of the Xigang District Football Association, said that entrusted by the Dalian Football Association, the Referee Committee of the Xigang District Football Association sent referees to carry out law enforcement work for the first New Year Cup football match. These referees are amateur referees officially registered with the Xigang District Football Association, and have been using their spare time to enforce various events such as the "District Governor's Cup", football leagues and campus football in Xigang District for many years, and have won the "Best Referee Team Award" of dalian football association. They will strictly abide by the rules of the competition rules, conscientiously and fairly enforce the law, and escort the success of the competition.
Liu Feng, secretary general of the organizing committee, introduced that in the preparation process of the Lunar New Year Cup, many units took the initiative to participate and assume responsibility. The tournament was co-organized by Dalian Xigang District Football Association and Century Culture and Sports Industry (Dalian) Co., Ltd., organized by Dalian Xigang District Amateur Football League and Dalian Renren Football Youth Training Base Management Co., Ltd., and planned and executed by Dalian News Media Group Suhang Planning Studio. In addition, the event was also enthusiastically supported by Shandong Road Huayu Hongqi 4S Store, China Land Insurance, Qijia International Sports Rehabilitation Center and Yuangu Mineral Water.
The organizing committee determined that the competition should conscientiously implement the spirit of Order No. 19 of the Dalian General Headquarters for the Prevention and Control of the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic, and formulate and strictly implement various prevention and control measures. According to the relevant requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the event will not be open to live spectators. In order to allow more fans to watch the game and share the joy of the New Year, the match will be broadcast live online.
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