2026年湖北省城市足球联赛落幕 宜昌队夺冠

China News Service, Yichang, November 9 (Reporter Dong Xiaobin) The 2026 Hubei Provincial City Football League (hereinafter referred to as the Chu Super League) finals kicked off at the Yichang Olympic Sports Center Stadium on the afternoon of the 8th. The Yichang East Sunshine Team defeated the Wuhan Huagong Science and Technology Team at home and won the Chu Super League championship. This also marked the end of this national football feast that lasted for nearly eight months and covered 17 cities and states in Hubei.

Yichang Dongyangguang team won the Chu Super League championship. Photo by Zhang Chang

The current Chuchao League kicked off on April 12. 17 cities and states in Hubei formed teams respectively. After two stages of regular season and knockout, the top four were determined. In the semi-finals, Wuhan Huagong Technology Team and Yichang East Sunshine Team defeated their opponents respectively and advanced to the finals together.

Before the start of the finals, a warm-up performance full of Chu cultural charm first ignited the atmosphere. Jiangu, known as "China's No. 1 Jiangu", lined up in sequence and the sound of the drums was loud, becoming the focus of the audience's attention. Subsequently, the emblems of the football teams of various cities and states in Hubei shone on the green field.

A drum performance before the game. Photo by Dong Xiaobin

During the game, the two sides fought fiercely with the cheers of nearly 40,000 spectators. In the first half, Wuhan Huagong Science and Technology Team player No. 21 Li Shanke scored first; in the second half, Yichang East Sunshine Team relied on goals from No. 79 player Wu Di and No. 55 player Fan Xiaobin to tie the score to 2-1 and finally won the game.

At the press conference held after the game, Wuhan Huagong Technology Team head coach Zhao Lichun said that as the game progressed, many teams have made significant progress, which has brought great challenges to the Wuhan team. Liu Jie, head coach of Yichang East Sunshine Team, said that Chu Chao is not only a venue for the team to compete, but also makes more people know and fall in love with football, and promotes the city’s football atmosphere.

Players from both sides fought fiercely during the game. Photo by Zhang Chang

In 2026, the Hubei Provincial City Football League will host a total of 146 games. During the event, a series of cultural tourism promotion consumption activities were held simultaneously across Hubei to promote the integrated development of culture, tourism, sports and business, promote the effective conversion of event traffic into increased consumption, and connect a complete value chain of watching games, traveling, catering, shopping and even employment. (over)