The third edition of the “Beautiful Qinghai · Plateau Football” Super League officially opened on the afternoon of May 10 at the Qinghai Sports Center. In the curtain-raising match, the home side Xining Snow Leopards battled to a 1-1 draw against the Golog Gesar Team.
The league is scheduled to run until early September this year, featuring eight competitive teams contesting 14 rounds and a total of 56 matches.
Photo: Opening ceremony scene. (Photo by Ma Mingyan)
According to organizers, this edition continues to utilize the well-established home-and-away double round-robin points system. Each city (prefecture) will host matches at its designated home stadium, with every participating team playing seven home games and seven away games. All four matches per round are arranged on weekends.
After the league concludes, the Qinghai Provincial Sports Bureau will coordinate and organize top-performing teams to engage in exchange matches with elite squads from other provincial super leagues, including Jiangsu, Hunan, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Ningxia, and Gansu. Local authorities are also encouraged to invite counterpart teams from supporting provinces and neighboring regions for friendly competitions based on their specific circumstances.
Photo: Scene from the opening match. (Photo by Ma Mingyan)
During the tournament, the organizers will leverage football as a driving force to integrate and promote diverse sectors such as featured agricultural and livestock products, intangible cultural heritage, cultural tourism, and e-commerce consumption, aiming to establish a distinctive Qinghai brand for nationwide fitness events.
Editor: Su Yiyu
