Kicking it Up a Notch: 1,300 Players from 70 Teams Unite for Thrilling 43rd ‘West Lake Cup’ Football Frenzy

The 43rd “West Lake Cup” football match concluded with over 1,300 people from 70 teams participating

In November, when autumn is getting stronger, the 43rd “West Lake Cup” series in Hangzhou in 2024 came to an end recently. The finals of the three-tier leagues Hangyou, Hangzhou Champions and Hangzhou Super League were all decided through penalty shootouts. burden. Jinggu Beihang won the Hangzhou You League championship and achieved three consecutive championships; Hangzhou Qiyao was so powerful that it formed a team to participate in the Hangzhou League for the first time and won the championship; Hangzhou Yonglong stood out from the crowd and won the Hangzhou Super League title for the second time.

The Hangyou League restarted auditions after 4 years. Auditions were set up in 6 districts and counties including Shangcheng District, Xihu District, Qiantang District, Tonglu District, Yuhang District and Gongshu District. More than 30 teams went through nearly 60 games. After fierce competition, the top 16 teams advanced to the finals. The Hangzhou Champions League continues to play the backbone and maintains the scale of previous years. It has become an excellent stage for weak teams to prove themselves and strong teams to move towards the Hangzhou Super League, laying a solid foundation for Hangzhou amateur football.

The Hangzhou Super League represents the highest level of amateur football in Hangzhou. The eight elite teams compete fiercely on the field, with fast attacks and ultra-stable defense. Each team has shown strong competitiveness. In addition, the Hangzhou Super League is also an important channel linking provincial and municipal high-level football events. Hangzhou Qiantang and Xiaoshan Huafeng, who came out of the Hangzhou Super League, are both in Group A of the Zhejiang Super League.

This year’s West Lake Cup brought together 70 teams from the city, with a total of more than 1,300 participating players, and more than 170 exciting events. The Hangzhou Football Association specially dispatched a high-level referee lineup to escort the event. All referees are first-level referees and above, including national-level referees serving in the Chinese League One, ensuring the fairness of the event.

For more than 40 years, the West Lake Cup has remained everlasting, carrying many players’ youthful memories and yearning for a better future. This green feast of blood and passion is not only a grand gathering of social football in Hangzhou, but also injects great impetus into increasing the social influence of football and promoting the high-quality development of football in Hangzhou.

Author: Chief Reporter Wang Zhenkai Editor: Chief Editor Zhang Jing