InPics | Highlights of the opening match of 2026 Jiangsu Football City League-Xinhua

InPics | Highlights of the opening match of 2026 Jiangsu Football City League

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-11 23:00:01

(260411) -- CHANGZHOU, April 11, 2026 (Xinhua) --The second season of the wildly popular Jiangsu Football City League, an amateur tournament featuring 13 teams representing cities across east China's Jiangsu Province, kicks off this Saturday. Team Changzhou takes on Team Nantong in the opening match.

Artists perform at the opening ceremony before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Wang Hongyu (1st L) of Changzhou scores a penalty kick during the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Goalkeeper Bie Qixiu (1st L) of Changzhou makes a save during the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Robots perform at the opening ceremony before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Pan Wanquan (C) of Nantong competes during the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
A mascot is seen at the opening ceremony before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Robots perform at the opening ceremony before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Starting players of Changzhou team line up for photos before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Starting players of Nantong team line up for photos before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A boy shows cards of the official jersey of the two teams before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Artists perform at the opening ceremony before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Players of Changzhou and Nantong team wait for the opening kickoff during the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Players of Changzhou and Nantong team line up before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Players of Changzhou and Nantong team compete during the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Spectators buy food at a market before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Spectators stroll on a market before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Two fans of Team Nantong take selfie with the official team jersey before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Two boys supporting Team Changzhou react before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Fans of Team Changzhou cheer before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
A boy supporting Team Changzhou reacts before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
A girl plays a trumpet before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Spectators display a tifo of Team Changzhou jersey before the opening match between Changzhou and Nantong of the 2026 Jiangsu Football City League in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

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