Recently, Qingdao Manatee Football Club, a promoted team in the Central League, joined hands with Qingdao Football Association and Qingdao City Transportation Holding Group to start an unprecedented cooperation. Aiming to promote Qingdao's soccer culture, the two sides jointly created an exclusive themed bus called "Manatee", an innovative initiative that aims to bring a unique soccer experience to the people of the island city and to develop strategic cooperation on various levels.
In the early morning of April 29, two buses painted with the Manatee soccer logo slowly drove out from the parking lot of Qingdao City Transportation Holding Group, marking the first theme bus officially operated by a professional soccer salon in China. As Qingdao's oldest professional soccer salon, the Manatees have always kept the promise of "Centennial Salon, Revival of Soccer City", and under the care of the municipal government and the guidance of the Municipal Sports Bureau, they will represent Qingdao to play in the First Division League again in the 2022 season.
Qingdao City Transportation Holding Group carefully selected a 31 bus and a double-decker bus as the carrier of "Manatee": the 31 bus shuttles between the city landmarks, starting from Tiantai Stadium, the home ground of Manatee team, passing through Zhongshan Park, the city government, Wusi Square, etc.; double-decker sightseeing buses travel along the coastline, connecting the well-known scenic spots and commercial centers of the island city. the famous scenic spots, universities and commercial centers of the island city. Whether it is the huge team logo and loud slogans on the bus, or the ubiquitous soccer elements in the compartment, all of them show the love of Manatee people for the city and their devotion to soccer.
