Qiongzhong Women’s Football Team plans the development of the “15th Five-Year Plan”: creating an international competition platform, strengthening the youth training system, and promoting the integration of culture and tourism

China News Service, Haikou, October 1 (Reporter Fu Yuqun) Playing from the depths of the mountains to the national arena, from the youth training nursery to the international stage - the "Qiongzhong Women's Football Team", a "bright business card" that belongs to both Qiongzhong and Hainan, is planning the next "new schedule."

The picture shows the scene where Hainan Qiongzhong Women’s Football Team successfully defended its title in the 2023 “Hainan Qiongzhong Cup” National Women’s Football Invitational Tournament. Photo provided by Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism (data map)

At a press conference held by the Hainan Provincial Information Office on September 30, Deng Kaiyang, director of the Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau of Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, introduced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Qiongzhong will be based on the positioning of the central ecological conservation area, relying on the Qiongzhong women's football brand, sports and education integration It will focus on the construction of the "Central Hainan Free Trade Port Eco-tourism, Culture and Sports Integrated Development Demonstration Zone" and "National Sports Tourism Demonstration Zone Core Node", focusing on polishing the golden sign of Qiongzhong Women's Football and strengthening Qiongzhong Football from three aspects.

Looking back at the "14th Five-Year Plan", the Qiongzhong Women's Football Team's report card is quite eye-catching. The Qiongzhong Women's Football Team successfully "reached the Super League". The Hainan U18 team, led by the Qiongzhong Women's Football Team, participated in the National Games and entered the main round, setting Hainan history in succession; the Qiongzhong Men's Football Team won the first runner-up in the "Qiongzhong Super League".

In addition, the achievements in talent echelon construction are also quite fruitful. Qiongzhong has cultivated 11 national master-level athletes, 88 first-level athletes, and 194 second-level athletes, and 6 people have been selected into the national women's football youth and youth training teams. The county's 29 primary and secondary schools have basically formed a "football + N" integrated development pattern of sports and education. They have held more than 500 sports events including the "Hainan Qiongzhong Cup" National Youth Women's Football Invitational Tournament, and successfully won the right to host the third International Chinese Sports Federation Football World Cup in 2028.

During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, how can Lieutenant General Qiong make this "business card" shine even more? Deng Kaiyang introduced that efforts will be made from three aspects.

——Build an international football competition platform and consolidate development support. The Sports and Education Integrated Industry Development (Qiongzhong Women’s Football) Demonstration Zone will be completed and put into use. It will adhere to the joint construction, entrusted operation and market-oriented operation of provinces and counties, accelerate the landing of the provincial youth training center in Qiongzhong, and improve the integration mechanism of youth training, competitions and industry. Relying on the demonstration area, "one stadium and two venues" sports center and other carriers, we will actively undertake international youth football invitational tournaments, strive to host national and provincial football events and various regional exchange competitions, and create an international football event platform that integrates training, competition, and exchanges.

——Strengthen the youth training competition system and enhance competitive level and brand influence. Adhere to equal emphasis on men's and women's football, improve the training system for men's and women's football for all ages from U8 to U18, and stabilize the county-level men's and women's football echelons and the scale of registered players. Improve the men's football team, strengthen the training of coaches and referees, expand the football population, and make up for the shortcomings of the men's football youth training. Arrange the age-appropriate echelons in advance around major football events and strive for more Qiongzhong players to enter the national teams at all levels such as the national youth and national youth teams. Continue to successfully organize the "Hainan·Qiongzhong Cup" International Youth Women's Football Invitational Tournament, explore the holding of men's youth football invitational tournaments, and strengthen local event IPs such as "Qiongzhong Cup", Qiongzhong Super League, Qiongzhong, and Pomegranate Red Football Match.

——Promote integration and transformation and release the comprehensive benefits of the brand. Led by the Qiongzhong women's football brand, it connects Baihualing, Limu Mountain, and Tropical Rainforest National Park tourist roads and national cultural resources to promote the integrated development of "football + cultural tourism + national culture". Develop sports and tourism integrated products such as football study, youth training experience, rainforest study, and low-altitude tourism to convert event traffic into tourism consumption. With the help of the traffic of men's and women's football matches, we will promote the promotion of "Smell-free Qiongzhong·Qiongzhong Fragrance Products", allowing the Qiongzhong women's football brand, Qiongzhong football brand and cultural tourism brand to mutually empower each other. (over)