Jiangsu Football League Finals 2025: Liu Xiaotao Attends & Awards Ceremony

On the evening of November 1, the 2025 Jiangsu Provincial City Football League final was held at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Witnessed by 62,329 spectators, Taizhou team defeated Nantong team and won the first “Soviet Super League” championship. Provincial Party Committee Secretary Nobunaga Hoshi and Provincial Governor Liu Xiaotao watched the game and presented awards to the championship team and runner-up team.

Since the beginning of this year, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government have thoroughly implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on sports and football work, and carefully organized the City Football League. 13 districts and cities have formed teams. After the regular season and knockout stages, Nantong, Taizhou, Nanjing, and Wuxi have ranked among the top four. After the semi-finals, Nantong team and Taizhou team entered the final.

At night, the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium is illuminated with bright lights. Before the start of the final, warm-up performances such as the flag formation “The Tide of the Soviet Union”, the martial arts “Chasing the Light”, the songs “Shining Star” and “United as One” turned the entire venue into a sea of joy. In the stands, the promotional slogans of the 13 cities divided into districts were particularly eye-catching, and the audience was enthusiastic.

At 19:20, in a cheerful and warm atmosphere, the Jiangsu Provincial City Football League flag, the flags and championship trophies of the 13 districts and cities football teams entered the stadium, the starting players and referees of the Nantong team, Taizhou team, and the other 11 district and city football teams entered the stadium, with applause and cheers one after another. Afterwards, the audience stood up and sang the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China.

At 19:35, the finals officially started. The game was tense in the first half. The Nantong team used set-piece tactics many times. In the 19th minute, a shot went straight towards the Taizhou team’s goal, but was saved by the goalkeeper. After the start of the second half, the Taizhou team took the initiative but failed to score. After that, the two sides fell into a tug-of-war, and the game was tied in the 90-minute regular time, leaving the suspense to the penalty kick. In the fierce penalty shootout, the entire audience held their breath and stared at the goal. The Nantong team took the lead in taking the penalty, but unfortunately missed the goal. Both sides took shots alternately. The Nantong team made three of five free throws and the Taizhou team made four of four free throws. In the end, the Taizhou team locked the score at 4:3 and won the championship trophy. The cheers echoed over the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium for a long time.

Cultural and sports performances were held before the halftime break of the game and the award ceremony. The ball exercise “Together “Suzhou Super League”” and the dance “Blooming “Suzhou Super League”” not only demonstrated the vitality of football, but also demonstrated the unity and high-spirited spirit of the entire province. Singers from 13 districts and cities wore local football team uniforms and sang “I Love You China” together. When the melodious melody of “My Motherland and Me” sounded, the audience sang in unison, expressing their deep affection and love for the great motherland.

In the exciting awards ceremony, Nobunaga Xing awarded gold medals and championship trophies to Taizhou team players and coaches, and Liu Xiaotao awarded silver medals and runner-up plaques to Nantong team players and coaches. The best player lineup was also announced at the scene, and the best coach award, best goalkeeper award, best scorer award, best player award and referee memorial award were presented. At 22:08, the first Jiangsu Provincial City Football League ended successfully with the cheers of the audience.