On October 17, the Yongchuan District Government in Chongqing announced that the 2024 CFA China Team “Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea Cup” Yongchuan International Women’s Football Championship will be held from October 23 to 29. This tournament will mark the debut of China’s new women’s national team coach, Milicic, leading the team on home soil.
Yongchuan is recognized as a promising city for Asian football and serves as a training base for the Chinese women’s national team. Since 2008, it has successfully hosted eleven international women’s football tournaments. The Yongchuan International Women’s Football Championship has achieved the status of an FIFA A-level event, attracting national teams from more than 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The last tournament took place in 2019.
This championship is co-hosted by the Chinese Football Association, the Chongqing Sports Bureau, and the Yongchuan District People’s Government, with assistance from the Chongqing Football Association, the Yongchuan Cultural and Tourism Committee, and the Chongqing Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea Tourism Development Company.
As an A-level international tournament, this year’s competition will feature two strong Asian teams, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. All key players from the Chinese team will participate, including Wang Shuang, the team’s standout player currently with the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur.
The opening match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan will kick off on October 23 in the afternoon, with the official opening ceremony slated for the evening of October 26 at 7:15 PM. The Chinese team will play its first match on the same evening. During the tournament, the organizing committee will also host the inaugural Football Cultural and Tourism Festival, featuring activities such as “Travel with the Games,” “National Team in Schools,” “Stars Teach You to Play Football,” “Remembering History, Chasing Dreams,” and “Yongchuan Football Culture Exhibition,” which will continue into November.
