On November 1st, the men's first division of the 2025 Xiamen Youth Football League concluded at Xiamen Second Middle School (Jimei Campus) in Fujian Province. In the end, the Siming District team won the championship with the overall advantage of the single round robin event, and the city directly affiliated school team won the runner up.
In the match between Xiang'an District team and Siming District team, Xiang'an District team unexpectedly defeated Siming District team, who had secured the championship in advance, with a score of 3:1. Only 8 minutes into the game, Xu Xinshun, the 20th player of Xiang'an District team, scored the first goal; In the 27th minute, player number 7 Ling Zhiyu scored another goal; In the 43rd minute, the 9th player Zheng Wenle expanded his advantage. Sun Siheng, the 6th player of Siming District team, scored a brilliant goal in the 68th minute to win the city, and the final score was tied at 3:1.
In another competition, the directly affiliated school team of the city won the Huli District team with a crushing advantage of 7-0. The attacking end of the city's directly affiliated school team blossomed at multiple points: in the 18th minute, player Zhang Minghua scored the first goal, in the 38th minute, player Su Zixiang expanded the results with player 35, and in the 60th minute, player Luo Junfu scored another goal with player 88; In the second half, the 79th player Peng Kaichen scored twice, while the 65th player Wu Chenjun and the 85th player Zeng Sitao also scored consecutively, ultimately securing a 7-0 scoreline.
This competition adopts a single round robin ranking system, where each team must face all opponents in the group one by one, and the final ranking is determined by the accumulation of points. Although Siming District team suffered a defeat in the final game, they secured the championship ahead of schedule with their strong performance of winning four consecutive games; The directly affiliated school team accumulated 3 points through a 7-0 victory in this game, and ultimately tied with the Siming District team with 12 points. According to the league rules, the Siming District team won the championship and the city directly affiliated school team finished as runners up because they had defeated the city directly affiliated school team in a direct match between the two sides.
After the match, Li Xiang, the coach of the Siming District Men's First Division team, stated that an excellent youth team should have "unity and cohesion" as the core collective traits. To cultivate these traits, the team increases contact and trust among team members through the experience of "fighting against each other and enduring hardships together" during training.
Speaking of the game results, Li Xiang revealed that the team had achieved four consecutive victories before the final game. Due to locking in the championship in advance, the team underwent a rotation of key players to train their players in the final game. Regarding winning the championship in this competition, he humbly said, "It's both unexpected and reassuring. The child's hard work is the foundation, and there is also an element of 'luck' in football competition.
It is reported that in terms of preparation, members of the Siming District team come from multiple schools. The team trains under the scorching sun on weekends and noon, preparing sufficient physical fitness and tactical coordination for the competition. In terms of tactics, the team is characterized by "fast speed, good foot skills, and strong physical confrontation", adopting the technique of "playing fast with speed", and the players have outstanding execution ability. Li Xiang also pointed out that the football atmosphere in Siming District is strong, and all schools have teams and competitions. While pursuing results, they always pay attention to the polishing of players' basic skills.
