Guangdong Minto Football Club's Departure Ceremony Report
On May 14th, a piece of news about soccer attracted a lot of attention in the soccer newspaper.On the afternoon of May 13th, a grand departure ceremony was held at the Guangdong Football Training Base - the 2024 Guangdong Minto Football Club Championship League officially kicked off. The team, consisting of Guangdong U17 boys' soccer team, carries the expectations of Guangdong soccer and is regarded as a new force. Investors are full of confidence and expect the team to climb up to the level of China B League in the next two to three years.
Guangdong U17 Men's Football Team was established at the end of 2022, with players from the ladders of Meizhou Hakka, R&F Football School, Shenzhen Football Association, Zhanjiang, Guangzhou and other local soccer clubs. Players such as Wei Xiangxin have even been selected for the national junior team several times. At the departure ceremony, Lei Inspection Jun, a deputy director of Guangdong Sports Bureau, congratulated Guangdong Football Association and Guangdong Mingtu Football Club on behalf of Guangdong Sports Bureau and expressed his heartfelt thanks to the investor Wang Gang. Lei Inspection Jun mentioned: "We have Guangzhou team, Shenzhen team, Meizhou team, but there is no Guangdong team for professional captain time. We hope that Guangdong Minto soccer can usher in a bright future."
For this "marriage", Guangdong Mingtu Club investor Wang Gang believes that this is the result of right place, right time and right people. He emphasized that Guangdong soccer should be considered from the perspective of long-term development. Wang Gang said that the first task of the newly established team is to prepare for next year's National Games. He hoped that the team could maintain the style of southern soccer and get more exercise opportunities before the National Games.
Wang Gang revealed that the team's future development direction will tend to be professionalized. He proposed that the team should start from the Chinese Champions League and gradually promote to the Chinese B Grade, Chinese A Grade and Chinese Super League. He hopes to lead the team to reach the China B level in two to three years. Currently, Minto Soccer Youth Training has been running for five years, maintaining the integrity of the team and developing a unique style. Over the past five years, they have worked to establish a technical system, believing that patience and a scientific system are the keys to success. He believes that with perseverance, the team will emerge more outstanding players in two years.
Talking about the responsibility of carrying the flag of Guangdong soccer, Wang Gang said that it is an expectation and a mission. Guangdong soccer has an important position in the history of Chinese soccer and an excellent team has emerged in recent years. Although they face some difficulties, the development of soccer requires long-term investment. The club's goal is to enter the top league within ten years. Wang Gang hopes to train more outstanding players in the process, pass on the style of southern Guangdong soccer, and climb steadily from the Championship, League B, League A up to the Chinese Super League.
It is reported that the 2024 China Champions League Regional Tournament is divided into 8 regions and 16 groups, with a total of 64 teams participating. Guangdong Minto Football Club, together with Qiandongnan Miaoling, Guangxi Busan and Hainan Shuangyu, are in Group F, which belongs to Guigang Region. The match will be held on May 17 at Guigang Sports Center Stadium. According to the system, the top two teams of Group F will play two rounds of promotion matches with the top two teams of Group G on May 24 and May 26 to decide the two teams from Guigang that will advance to the China Champions League Finals.
