
(On the evening of May 15, the opening ceremony of the 5th Football League of Loudi City of "Changsha Bank Cup" was held at the Municipal Sports Center)

(At the opening ceremony, the audience sang the "National Anthem of the People's Republic of China")

(At the competition site, the players are competing fiercely)
Loudi News Network (Reporter Pan Lin) On the evening of May 15, the 5th Football League of Loudi City of "Changsha Bank Cup" opened at the Football Stadium of the Municipal Sports Center. Yao Bing, Chairman of the Municipal CPPCC, announced the opening of the competition. Wu Jianping, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, Xiao Yousheng, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress and Chairman of the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, Liu Jiqing, Vice Chairman of the Municipal CPPCC, An Zhong, Secretary-General of Hunan Football Association, and Luo Xiaogui, Secretary-General of the Municipal CPPCC, attended the event.
This competition consisted of nearly 400 athletes from 18 teams from municipal government agencies, enterprises and institutions, counties, cities and district government agencies, enterprises and institutions and state-owned enterprises. The competition adopts an eight-person system and is divided into two stages. The first stage is a group single round-robin match, and the second stage is a cross-elimination match. From May 15th, it will take place Monday to Thursday night, with a total of 65 games. The finals of the three groups of counties, cities, district government agencies, enterprises and institutions, state-owned enterprises, and municipal government agencies, enterprises and institutions will be held on June 4, 20 and 24 respectively. According to the results of the competition, the top eight were selected in the municipal government agencies, enterprises and institutions, and the top three were selected in the county, city and district government agencies, enterprises and institutions and state-owned enterprises. At the same time, awards such as "Best Scorer", "Best Goalkeeper", and "Excellent Organization Award" were also established.
The "Changsha Bank Cup" Football League aims to implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and actively promote the construction of a "football new city" in accordance with the requirements of "widely carrying out national fitness activities and accelerating the construction of a sports power". The Football League of Loudi Municipal Government, Enterprises and Institutions has been held for five consecutive sessions, becoming one of the brand sports events that promotes the city's major development strategy of building a sports city and a sports city. Through successful holding and careful polishing in previous years, the majority of cadres and employees have attracted active participation. The event has become an important base for the national fitness exercises of government agencies, enterprises and institutions in the city, providing a stage for the majority of cadres and employees to strengthen their bodies, and building a good platform for deepening understanding and promoting exchanges between various units. The competition is sponsored by the Municipal CPPCC Culture, Education, Health and Culture, History Committee, Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, and Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Sports, and sponsored by the Loudi Football Association.