Seoul E-Land Spreads Local Youth Soccer Fever With Reul Cup Youth for Middle School Students...The final match in the home game on the 19th!
Apr 15, 2025
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Seoul E-Land held the qualifying and final league of the Reul Cup Youth Competition at Shinwol Middle School located in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, for two days on the 12th and 13th. Seventeen middle school teams and 210 students from the Gangseo Yangcheon Office of Education participated in the 6-to-6 futsal game.
On the first day, the participating teams were divided into four groups for group qualification, and on the second day, the top eight teams were again divided into two groups for the final group stage and the semifinal tournament.
Instead of taking the oath of fair play, the competition began with 'Ceremony of Harmony' where 17 teams' captains and leaders shared high-fives with each other. Despite the inclement weather, the students played happily with their passion for soccer and teamwork.
Particularly notable participant was Cho Yoon-seo (Shinseo Middle School 3), who participated in Seoul E-Land's social contribution program 'Smile School' last year. At that time, student Cho Yoon-seo, who received daily soccer lessons from Baek Ji-woong and others, said, `The training the players taught me was really fun, and as I exercised steadily, my physical strength increased. Since then, he has visited the stadium in person and especially cheered Baek Ji-woong hard in the promotion playoff against Jeonbuk. I will continue to support the promotion of Seoul E-Land in the future."
The Reul Cup Youth Final will be held as a pre-event for the home game against Cheongju in Chungcheongbuk-do, which will be held at Mokdong Stadium on the 19th. Students from Yangdong Middle School and Hwagok Middle School, who advanced to the final, will play on the natural turf where actual professional players play, and students from each school are expected to cheer. At the awards ceremony, which will be held immediately after the final, the winning team will be awarded a New Balance gift certificate.
Park Se-jin (Yangdong Middle School 3), who participated in the competition, said, `I'm really happy to come to the finals in such a big competition and thank my friends. I still can't believe professional players are playing on the natural turf. I think I can win if a lot of my friends come to cheer me on," he said, expressing anticipation.
Baek Dong-yeon, a physical education teacher at Hwagok Middle School, participated in the event to provide meaningful experiences to students who like soccer after learning about the competition through the Office of Education. They are students who enjoy soccer with all their passion in the morning and after school. Thank you for holding such a great competition in the local professional soccer team, and I hope there will be more opportunities like this in the future," he said.
Meanwhile, this 'Reul Cup Youth' is part of the Korea Professional Sports Association's integrated service support project for professional teams, and is designed to provide opportunities for local youth to participate in soccer and to cultivate future soccer fans.
Seoul E-Land visited Shinwol Middle School again on the 15th, which provided the venue for the competition, and donated New Balance double-sided vests and soccer balls to continue supporting local youth to create a healthy sports culture.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
