March 22 - Cangzhou Lions U19 Youth Team recently finished a 17-day training session and will compete in the first stage of the 2024 National Youth Football League (Men's U19 Division) on the 23rd of this month in Zhangzhou, Fujian. The tournament will feature 39 teams, including Chinese Super League and Chinese First Division professional ladders and universities. The Cangzhou Lions U19 team is divided into Group C, including Shenzhen U19 team, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger U19 team, Shijiazhuang Kung Fu U19 team, Qingdao West Coast U19 team and Jianghan University soccer team.
After completing their season last year, the Canyon Lions U19 team shipped most of their players to the club's U21 team. This year's team has just been formed and the players consist mainly of 06. , 2007 players composition. Head Coach Li Lifei said: "The ultimate goal of the U19 team is to discover and cultivate talents through training matches, and deliver talents to the U21 team and the first team. This year, due to the team time is not long, the overall age of the team members is relatively young, it is inevitable that there will be some teething problems. In this game, we participated in the U19 League with the attitude of learning from our brothers, and the team endeavored to play further and try to improve the team's technical, tactical and physical quality."
Facing the upcoming match, captain Yu Bo Han said: "Under the leadership of the head coach, all of us have a brand new team. Although our bonding time is limited, the team atmosphere is harmonious. I hope we can play at the level of the game and get improved through the game."
Cangzhou Lions U19 team performed well in last season's game, and we hope that the team can continue to carry forward the spirit of the Lions and play the tenacious and hardworking quality of will, level of play, style of play, and style of play in the 2024 season's game.
