The Australian Chinese Sports Federation held the Eleven-a-side Football New Year Cup at Strathfield park on Sunday,
February 18, 2024, the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. February 18th was a sunny day among several consecutive rainy
days. This year's participating teams include the Korean team, the industrial and commercial team, the AGM team and
the Australian-Chinese team. In the morning preliminaries, the South Korean team beat the Industrial and Commercial
Team 3:1, and the Australian-Chinese United Team beat the AGM team 2:0. In the afternoon finals, the Industrial and
Commercial Team defeated the AGM team 4:2 and won the third place. The Australian-Chinese United Team defeated the
South Korean team 1:1 (penalty kick 5:4) and won the championship.
That evening, an awards ceremony was held at Campsie Jindu Seafood Restaurant. Players and guests gathered together
to celebrate the New Year of the Dragon!
Four trophies specially made by the Australian-Chinese Sports Federation for this New Year Cup
Guangzhou sports celebrity Zhao Daxin (second from left) congratulates the Australian-Chinese United Team (Henry, Tony, Michael) for winning the championship!
Sports Federation Michael congratulates the South Korean team for winning second place!
Sydney Eastern District Referee Chief Daniel, Sports Association Henry and Michael congratulate Mr. Liu of the Industrial and Commercial Team for winning the third place!
Sports Association Michael and Eddie congratulate the AGM team (Dick) for finishing fourth!
AGM team and Australian-Chinese United team
Australian-Chinese United Team and South Korean Representative Team
Australian Hualien and AGM are in fierce competition
Fierce battle between AOC and AGM
The industrial and commercial team and the Korean team are competing fiercely
The industrial and commercial team fought fiercely with the Korean team
The competition between the Australian Chinese Federation and the South Korean team
The Australian-Chinese Federation and the South Korean team are in fierce competition
A group photo of the directors of the Australian Chinese Sports Federation (Ken, Henry, Michael, Danny, Eddie) at the award ceremony
Friendship comes first, make friends with the ball, and everyone returned from the New Year Cup Award Ceremony with great joy!
Special thanks to Eddie and the Industrial and Commercial Team players as well as Dick and the AGM players for their strong support!
Special thanks to several directors of our Australian-Chinese Sports Association, especially Secretary-General Dennis and Henry for their hard work, as well as Danny and Ken for their support!
Without your participation, this year’s Chinese football event in Sydney, Australia, would not have been successfully held.
Special thanks to every player and their family for participating!
Happy Year of the Dragon starts here!
Congratulations to everyone, happy new year and all the best!