It is reported that the China Football Association and the National School Football Office launched the regional weekend home and away league tournament system for the first time in 20 17. A total of 274 teams in five age groups, including U 13, U 14, U 15, U 17 and U 19, participated in this year's Youth Super League. The Youth Super League adopts a combination of weekend league system and concentrated competition system.
Some analysts pointed out that the title of Zhongqingchao to help China youth football training project is not only in line with Evergrande's football strategy of attaching importance to youth training for many years, but also an extension of Xu Jiayin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Evergrande Group's strategic decision that "the investment focus of the club should be shifted to youth training".
Evergrande has played an important role in China football since it entered China football on 20 10. On the one hand, Guangzhou Evergrande Team won the championship in eight years 16, setting a world record of winning streak in top leagues, and also won the AFC Champions League twice, becoming an important team in Asian football. On the other hand, Evergrande established the world's largest football school as early as 20 12. In the past six years, 67 people have been sent to China Junior Team and 173 people have been sent to China National Youth Team.
It is understood that Evergrande Football School has made great achievements in the field of football youth training. Only in the 20 17 Super League Elite Echelon League, China Football Association Youth Men's Football League and Championship of five ages 1 1, Evergrande Football School won 2 championships and 5 Asian Games, ranking the top three in total, becoming the leader in the field of youth training in China.
In addition, Evergrande also reached a cooperation with Real Madrid, and Real Madrid appointed the technical director and the top youth training coach to be fully responsible for the professional training of the college. At Evergrande Football School, students aged 8- 13 need to receive five years of professional training at the headquarters of the football school, 13- 16-year-old outstanding students enter overseas branches for four years, and overseas branches 17-year-old students enter the club echelon for another three years, creating a 12-year-old.
In order to ensure the all-round growth of football teenagers, even if some children do not enter the professional team as expected, their education level is still guaranteed. In the college entrance examination in 20 16, 35 of the top 40 senior three graduates of Evergrande Football School were admitted to major universities, including South China University of Technology and Southwest University. In recent years, in the senior high school entrance examination, the students of Evergrande Football School have also become the champions of single subject in Qingxin District of Qingyuan City where the school is located.