Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – The 2026 Guizhou "Village Super League" officially entered its final season on the 1st. 21 football teams, including Chejiang No. 1 Village, Chejiang No. 2 Village, Zhongcheng Village, and Anle Village, will compete for the top 8 spots.
As the core event, the 2026 Rongjiang "Village Super League" local league has reached a new high in participation, with 137 village-level teams participating. The players are all farmers, teachers, self-employed individuals, etc., showcasing the grassroots charm of "football for all."
As night fell, dazzling lights illuminated the green field, and the opening ceremony began. Players from each village lined up to enter the field for the final season, followed by cheerleaders in their finest attire. The entire "Village Super League" stadium was packed, filled with cheers, shouts, and applause that echoed through the night sky.
The opening match on the evening of the 1st featured the 2025 Guizhou "Village Super League" champion team, Zhongcheng Village, against the runner-up team, Changba Longquanjing Village. Both teams displayed high spirits and unleashed their full potential, trading blows back and forth without giving an inch. Skillful passing, brilliant breakthroughs, and precise shots unfolded in succession, each transition eliciting cheers from the audience.
According to the Guizhou "Village Super League" office, the teams entering the final season will be divided into two groups, A and B. Each group will play a round-robin tournament, with the top four advancing to the quarterfinals, followed by a knockout round-robin.
Coinciding with the May Day holiday, the exciting match ignited a tourism boom in Rongjiang, with "traveling with the event" becoming a new trend. Outside the Guizhou "Village Super League" stadium, reporters observed a variety of performances including ethnic song and dance, intangible cultural heritage displays, a creative market, and a wide array of local snacks. The aroma of local delicacies such as beef offal hot pot and Rongjiang rice rolls filled the air, offering visitors a feast for the eyes, ears, and taste buds.
Relying on the Guizhou "Village Super League" May tournament, Rongjiang County mobilized its entire population to achieve "one game driving tourism and revitalizing the local economy," continuously releasing the dividends of integrated cultural, sports, and tourism development and injecting a constant stream of momentum into rural revitalization. By integrating ethnic customs, natural scenery, rural leisure, and distinctive cuisine resources, several high-quality tourism routes have been carefully crafted, including immersive ethnic experience tours, original ecological village exploration tours, and rural leisure tours.
Li Tianle, a football fan from Shandong, finally realized his dream of participating in the "Village Super League" during the 2026 May Day holiday. He specially drove from Shandong a few days in advance to Rongjiang to experience this rural football feast firsthand. "The purest love for football and the players' all-out effort were particularly moving, and the enthusiasm of the villagers and fans was especially heartwarming. This is the best example of 'sports + tourism'!"
In recent years, the Guizhou "Village Super League" has continuously enriched its tournament matrix based on the traditional league, achieving "games every week and activities every month." The upcoming second "Village Super League" National Tournament continues to heat up, linking 100 counties across the country and promoting the coordinated development of rural sports. Meanwhile, Guizhou's "Village Super League" will expand its international network by hosting the third "Belt and Road" International Football Invitational Tournament, using football as a bridge to connect with the world. (End)
