[News from the News Center] On the morning, March 15, the opening ceremony of 2018 Hebei University Football League was held at the first stadium at YSU. Yang Lihua (officer of Hebei Education Department), Zhao Yongsheng (YSU vice president), Zhang Min and Liu Ruoqun from the Hebei Education Department, Tian Zhensheng (Director of the Hebei Association of College Sports), Fang Youguang and Chen Weiying (Deputy secretary general of the Hebei Federation of College Sports), Jiang Zhongwei (Party Secretary of YSU School of Physical Education), Jiang Daqing (Director of Sports Department, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao), Lv Jianli, (Chief referee of this football league), and other leaders and distinguished guests attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Wang Dapeng, Dean of YSU School of Physical Education.
The opening ceremony (Photographed by Zhang Lanyun)
Zhao Yonsheng gives the opening speech. (Photographed by Gao Jing)
On behalf of YSU, Zhao Yongsheng gave a warm welcome speech to all teams, coaches, athletes and referees in this footballmatch. He said that the Hebei University Football League was the football event at the highest level in Hebei Province. Thus, YSU attached great importance to hosting this competition, and all departments work together to strive to organize this football matchof a high standard.
Yang Lihua speaks at the ceremony. (Photographed by Zhang Yunxiao)
On behalf of the Hebei Education Department, Yang Lihua expressed gratitude to YSU for hosting this event. He emphasized that hosting campus football, enhancing students’physical fitness and promoting students’ growth are of great importance to our country and nation, and he hoped that all universities and colleges will demonstrate good sportsmanship.
On March 20, after seven days of intense competition, 2018 Hebei University Football League concluded in the first stadium. North China Electric Power University defeated Hebei Normal University at 2:0 and won the championship of the campus group. Hebei Normal University and Baoding Vocational and Technical College won the championshipof the super group and the higher vocational group respectively. YSU football team and YSU School of Physical Education team participated in the campus group and the super group respectively, and they both won the fifth place in their groups. Besides, YSU won the award for sportsmanship and award foroutstanding contribution.
No. 3 player from North China University of Science and Technology is shooting. (Photographed by Wu Xiao)
Hebei University Football League sponsored by the Hebei Education Department, is the most popular football match in Hebei Province. It also serves as the qualifying match of the China University Football Association (CUFA). The top two universities in the campus group will participate in the national northeast division. CUFA consists of three stages: the provincial competition, the divisional competition, and the finals. Hebei Province is in the northeastern division with Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, and Henan.
Next, CUFA northeast division will be held at YSU on May 2. This is the first time that YSU host the CUFA divisional competition. As the organizer, YSU football team enters the second stage of the competition. In this coming May, as the host, YSU will compete with 16 teams from 8 provinces in the northeast division.
[Translated by Xing Tong]
