Nanjing fans, another football league is available at their doorstep

Friends in Nanjing, do you remember the last time you watched the game at home in Nanjing? On May 11, in the first round of the Jiangsu Football City League, Nanjing team faced Nantong team at home Wutaishan Pavilion, which marked that at the doorstep of their home, Nanjing fans had another event to watch. Previously, on May 8, the Nanjing team held a grand outing ceremony at home. The team leader Wang Xuhong took over the team flag from Nanjing Deputy Mayor Sun Baijun, marking that the Nanjing team will devote all its efforts to this men's football match of the highest level in the province.

As the first game of Nanjing team, this game attracted a lot of fans' attention. After the ticket application channel was issued, the tickets were quickly swept away. For this reason, the organizer urgently added 2,000 tickets to meet the needs of fans. According to the live broadcast, the game attracted more than 6,000 spectators to watch the game on the spot. Online channels have also attracted a large number of fans. Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News noticed that in the two live broadcast rooms on Douyin alone, more than 5,000 viewers watched the game.

For the city league, both teams attach great importance to the

Nanjing team was officially established on March 17, 2025. It is a team full of vitality and fighting spirit. The team is led by Spanish coach Jose, and the assistant coaching team is composed of French foreign coach Raoul, AFC C-level coach Zhang Xinlin and AFC C-level coach Tang Jun. As a diversified team, the Nanjing team has a total of 50 players, with Jiangsu football celebrities such as Yang Xiaotian and Qucheng as the team. The team has experienced veterans and new generation players to help.

Nantong City organized two football matches to select and recruit players in January this year. Finally, some youth training teams of Nantong Haimen Kediyuan Football Club were used as the team to integrate the city's social football forces to complete the league team formation work. At present, the team has 39 players, 3 coaches and 1 team doctor. The main venue of the competition is located at Nantong University and the training venue is located at Nantong Haimen Kediyuan Football Training Base.

At 19:30 that day, with the referee's whistle, the focus battle officially kicked off. Both sides on the court had a big tactic of opening and closing, attacking with the ball without any drag. While it was full of viewing, it also had a very high professionalism. The rare numbers on professional courts such as No. 99, No. 96, and No. 66 on the court reflect the relaxation of non-professional events. In the first half, Nantong led 1:0, and in the second half, Nanjing equalized the score with Ma Jun's goal. The game was approaching, and the Nanjing team that attacked was seized by their opponents. In the end, Nanjing team lost to Nantong team 1:2 and missed the chance to get off the best.

Jiangsu Urban Football League is the first high-standard football event in the province with cities as the main body and covering 13 prefecture-level cities in the province. The league is themed "City Glory, Green Green Farm Competition" and aims to promote the deep integration of football with national fitness, urban culture and tourism, and youth sports education, and inject new energy into the construction of a strong sports province in Jiangsu. The entire competition runs through 7 months. To facilitate amateur players to participate in and mass viewing, all competitions are arranged on weekends to facilitate amateur players to participate in and mass viewing, and all competitions are arranged on weekends. The next game for Nanjing team is to play against Lianyungang team away on May 24.

Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News Reporter Jiang Tiansheng

Proofreading Tao Shangong