On February 17, 2023, the flames of the Shandong Amateur Football Super League are about to ignite at the Football Park in Wenhe Scenic Area, Zulai Mountain, Tai'an. The province's top eight teams gathered here, they will be divided into Taian River, Zibo Beacon, Zaozhuang 80 Athletic, Dongying Wind four groups to compete. Coach Zhang Ming said, Taian River team will absorb many Taian amateur soccer elite, aimed at learning to improve, show the unique charm of Taian soccer.
Since its establishment in 2015, Shandong Amateur Football Super League, referred to as "Shandong YES Super League", has gone through nine years of trials and tribulations, the scale is growing and the system is becoming more and more perfect. As the highest hall of amateur soccer in the province, "Shandong Amateur Football Super League" has always been committed to creating a stage for soccer enthusiasts to display their talents and build a bridge to professional soccer. The champion team will go through the "Chinese Football Association Member Association Championship League", and then ranked in the Chinese soccer league.
The first professional soccer team in Tai'an, Tai'an Tianfu, has repeatedly played in the "Shandong Industry Super League" and has successfully qualified for the Champions League and will be promoted to the B League in 2021. Now, the tournament came to Tai'an, eight teams for the 2023 Champions League qualification to start a fierce battle. 16 afternoon, the draw ceremony was announced, eight teams are divided into two groups: Shandong University A group, Yantai Hengkun, Shandong Qingze, Linyi Red Arrow; Tai'an Dahe B group, Dongying chasing the wind, Zaozhuang 80 Athletics, Zibo Lighthouse.
The tournament will be held from February 17th to 22nd, and after the group stage, it will enter the cross-elimination stage, and the champion will be decided on the 22nd. Dai Yige, Deputy Director of the Social Football Department of Shandong Football Association, pointed out that Shandong University soccer team joined the tournament as the first university soccer team, and expected more high-level university soccer teams to participate in the tournament in the future, and to move towards the professional league through the "Shandong Yechao". In addition, the referee team is strong, including 3 Chinese Super League referees and 5 Chinese A and B referees, to ensure the fairness of the game.
The game was held in Taian Zulai Mountain Wenhe Scenic Area Football Park, which is also the first time Taian hosted "Shandong industry super". Ma Dengfeng, Minister of Culture and Tourism Development, said that the sports park is moving towards the transformation of the sports complex, using the tournament to accelerate the construction of the national sports base, and the introduction of high-quality businesses, and strive to build the sports park into a sports center and public sports park, to become a permanent venue for the "Shandong industry super". At the same time, explore the sustainable development model, to promote the long-term development of the sports industry in Tai'an.
