Second, the detailed explanation is as follows:
1, Republic of China Chinese national football team
19 1 1 year, China, Japan and the Philippines initiated the establishment of the Far East Sports Association. Football has become one of the few events in the Far East Games. Before World War II 19 13 to 1934, a * * * held the 10 Far East Games. Although the domestic political situation in China was turbulent at that time, China football and China national football team won great glory.
During the Republic of China, China national football team participated in two Olympic Games (1936 and 1948), both of which lost the promotion opportunity in the first round. 1936 0-2 lost to the British Empire and 1948 lost to the Turkish Empire.
It should be said that the level of China national football team at that time, although not a strong team in the world, was still a strong team in the region. In the football match of 10 Far East Games, China won all the other nine championships except the first one. At that time, four or five goals were often scored against the Japanese team, which made Japanese football unable to lift its head for decades. Japanese media have reported their feelings: "If you are a self-metaphor, how can you have a good life?".
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So, when did modern football enter China, and how great was China football in the Republic of China?
2. "big braid" football team dominates Shanghai.
When the door of modern China was opened by western powers, football was one of the earliest sports. 1860 or so, westerners living in Shanghai started football. 1867, foreigners set up a football club in the Shanghai Concession under the protection of foreign guns. When these blond foreign sailors and businessmen play football together, China people will see the western scenery from a distance.
Later, missionary schools introduced foreign coaches to teach China students to play football. St. John's University, Shanghai Missionary University, established the "big braid" football team on 1902, showing unparalleled momentum of sweeping the army. Soon after, Nanyang Public School, the predecessor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, which was founded in 1896, announced that "both Chinese and Western courses should be paid equal attention" at the beginning of the school, and established Nanyang Public School football team in 1902, which was called "Shanghai Shuangxiong" together with St. John's University football team.
Tang, president of Nanyang Public School, was an academician of the Qing Dynasty. 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War, Tang was greatly shocked by the skillful military technology demonstrated by the Japanese hand-to-hand combat. He strongly advocated western sports and China Wushu. It is said that a famous football song popular in Nanyang College Football Team was written by Tang himself: "Nanyang, Nanyang, the students are full of energy, singing a song about football with a loud voice. Look! The top ten football players in our school are all excellent in academic performance, high in morality and good in health ... They are all alive and kicking when they are full of feet, which really deserves the reputation of our country. "
For Don, president of Nanyang Public College, the football match is a major event in the school. Every time there is a game, Tang Dou personally announced the following: "This afternoon, our school will have a football match with St. John's team, and each middle school (the upper middle school is a university and the middle school is an affiliated middle school) will be closed for one day to show its support. We still hope that all the players will play hard and win glory for our school. Our president has high expectations. President Tang. "
Tang personally supervised the war, led hundreds of people to the stadium by bus, organized cheerleading drums and shouted desperately. Residents near the school and even fans from other cities came to watch the game. As it was still the late Qing Dynasty, the players were still dragging big braid. At the beginning of the game, the braid is coiled on the head. But after a few laps, the braid came apart. The game is so tense that there is no time to arrange it again. When fighting for the ball, the braid was thrown on the opponent's face, which was blood.
On one occasion, when Nanyang defenders tried to grab the other team, they were swept by braids and covered their eyes with pain. The striker of the opposing team took the opportunity to shoot and won the first prize. The referee ruled that the opponent won, but Tang refused to accept it and intervened personally. The referee said: "The braid problem is not stipulated." Tang said: "it should be a foul to sweep the key points of our players. Let's make free throws, otherwise it will be unreasonable!" " The referee stuck to his guns. As a result, Nanyang lost the game and came back. The players were dejected and despondent, and the headmaster, Don, cried.
This school has become the cradle of football in China.
St. John's and Nanyang football teams play once a year since the first public match of 1902. These two schools have become the leaders of Shanghai football. Driven by them, Zhijiang, Hujiang and other universities, Wusong Merchant Shipping School, Xuhui Middle School, Chinese and Western Academy and other schools have also set up football teams.
19 10, at the 1 National Games held in Nanjing, the Shanghai football team composed of football elites from St. John's University and Nanyang College attracted the enthusiasm of many fans. Although they lost 0-/kloc-0-0 in the match with the Hong Kong football team, their hard-working courage and wonderful skills won unanimous praise from the fans.
After the founding of the Republic of China, Shanghai football became the overlord of China, which was definitely related to its football system. Shanghai is the first region to implement the football league, which has trained a number of football talents. 19 13 established the East China University Sports Federation, with six schools including St. John's, Nanyang, Hujiang, Zhijiang, Soochow and Jinling University as members. The football leagues of these schools have greatly improved the football level in China, and many shining stars have emerged.
From then on, China football began to go abroad and dominate Asia.
19 13, 1 Far East Games (predecessor of the Asian Games) was held in Manila, Philippines. This is the first time that China Football Team has participated in an official international competition, and finally won the runner-up. Since then, China football has almost no rivals in Asia. From 19 13 to 1934, the Far East Games was held for 10. Except for the runner-up in 1 year, China team won nine consecutive championships in February1year.
During this period, whenever the China football team played against the Japanese team, they always scored 5- 1 and 4-0, which made Japanese football lose face and had to sigh that it was ill-timed.
4. The "swan song" that will go down in history forever
At that time, the Olympic football system was different from today's. At the beginning, people directly draw lots to play the knockout, and if they lose the first game, they will go home. In the first game, China played against England. The British team was a world power at that time. However, the football teams of Li Huitang and China are very famous in Asia. They won the Far East Games nine times in 10. With such achievements, they went to participate in the Olympic Games, which naturally made European and American powers dare not neglect, so this game attracted widespread attention. To this end, the British royal family sent a special telegram to the British football team to show encouragement.
1936 On August 6th, at 5: 30 pm, China made its world debut and met the British team in Berlin's Komson Stadium. At the beginning of the game, the British team, who knew the real situation of the China team, kept a close eye on Li Huitang, making it difficult for them to perform their stunts. In the first half, China's offensive was fierce. Unfortunately, the referee blew off the offside ball after crossing the baseline.
The two teams ended the first half with a 0-0 team. During the intermission, the western reporters present lamented that the China team was extraordinary. In the second half, the two sides fought again in different places. Due to the continuous campaign in Southeast Asia and the fatigue after arriving in Berlin, the China team was gradually exhausted and eventually lost 2-0, ending the Olympic football tour in China. Speaking of shame, this is also the Olympic "swan song" of China football so far.
At this Olympic Games, Li Huitang, the "Asian King of Ball", was amazing in his skills, but he refused the retention of the British coach and resolutely returned to China.
The football team led by Li Huitang freed the people of China from the notoriety of "the sick man of East Asia".
In the 1920s, China set off an unstoppable football whirlwind. From 19 15 to 1934, China team won nine consecutive championships in the 19 year of the Far East Games, among which seven consecutive championships from the second to the eighth were called "seven consecutive championships in the Far East".
At that time, China had no rivals in Asia, and China people's love for football had reached the point of madness. 1923, 18-year-old Li Huitang went to Australia with South China Football Team (Weibo).
When I visited Australia, advertisements were posted everywhere. The players of China football team were all thin. How can such a player beat Australia? Insult the China team.
A local newspaper published a cartoon, in which South China players lined up in a row, gaunt and scrawny, dragging long braids, so cool that they walked into the stadium like opium addicts, with the title "Prospect of China Football Team's debut tomorrow".
The China team is led by Li Huitang. When they read the newspaper, everyone was angry and ready to beat the Australian team.
In Sydney, Li Huitang scored three goals in a row and won a special gold medal from Australia. Australian newspapers also ran the red headline "Li Huitang, the King of Asian Football".
This game made China people get rid of the notoriety of "the sick man of East Asia" and made Li Huitang win the reputation of "the king of Asian football". Li Huitang's superb skills are inseparable from his hard training in his childhood.
Li Huitang swept the Japanese team on the football field, which surprised and angered the Japanese media.
Li Huitang returned to his hometown from Hongkong on 19 10. He liked playing football when he was a child. According to the old man's memory, Li Huitang not only liked playing football since childhood, but more importantly, he practiced his basic skills hard. Li Huitang planted two grapefruit trees at home, and Li Huitang picked them as balls to kick. As a result, the fruits of two grapefruit trees were played by Li Huitang. After playing, he tied them with cloth.
After going to school in his hometown, he often keeps company with the ball, practices the ball with the dog hole in front of his house as the goal, and plays ball with his peers on the lawn. Li Huitang had an indissoluble bond with football all his life.
A few years later, Li Huitang returned to Hong Kong and joined the South China Football Team in Hong Kong. 1923, Li Huitang was elected as the main force of Japanese football team and went to to participate in the 6th Far East Games. In the decisive battle between China and Japan, he swept the Japanese team by 5-/kloc-0. Since then, Li Huitang fought in Shanghai, Shanghai and other places, and fought abroad, which opened the golden age of China football.
Li Huitang is called "the ball monster" by Hong Kong fans. He is skillful and clever, and often makes amazing moves. He has two unique skills. One is that he likes to fire at 30 or 40 yards away from the goal, and he can shoot without pulling the bow completely. His ball is accurate and cunning. Another trick is to shoot while lying down. The ball kicked by ordinary people after landing is always inaccurate, but Li Huitang's prone shooting is like a sniper's shot.
19 13 to 1934, the Far East Games was held 10 times. Except China, who won the runner-up, during 2 1, China won nine consecutive championships. 1923 The 6th Far East Games was held in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese think they have a good chance of winning, and they are ready to avenge themselves. Unexpectedly, I was surprised and angry, and the Japanese media, who lost by one to five, increased their numbers one after another, and their frustration was beyond words.
Shanghai Shenbao sent the extra Japanese media back to China, and changed the title to China Football Iron Army, Ten Years in a row. The good news of defeating the Japanese was widely spread, which made the China football team win the title of "Iron Army" in Asian sports.
1968 the former Soviet army invaded the Czech Republic and suppressed the national democratic movement by force. The weak Czech army could not resist, but during the final of the Winter Olympics that year, the Soviet ice hockey team lost to the Czech Republic 4-5, and the Czech Republic celebrated all over the country. The headline of the newspaper is "Soviet tanks can't enter the skating rink."
China's unbeaten record against the Japanese team also made China people who had been oppressed since the Sino-Japanese War miserable on the court, and football became China's best hope to participate in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.