On September 12, players from Shaoyang and Xiangtan teams battle for the football at the Shaoyang Sports Center.

On September 13, residents watch the live broadcast of a football match on Shifu Road, Yanfeng District, Hengyang City.

On September 13, football fans cheer on the home team at the Chenzhou Sports Center.

On September 13, the Xiangxi team faced off against the Yiyang team at the Fenghuang County Ethnic Sports Center. The spectacular intangible cultural heritage performances are presented before the match.

Fierce football matches of the 2025 Hunan Football League, or "Xiangchao" reignited last weekend. Matches concluded on Friday and Saturday nights all produced winners, with a staggering 17 goals scored across four games. The results were: Shaoyang 2-1 Xiangtan, Hengyang 2-3 Zhuzhou, Chenzhou 3-4 Changde, and Xiangxi 0-2 Yiyang. The final two opening-round matches of Xiangchao took place on Sunday night: Yueyang vs. Huaihua and Zhangjiajie vs. Yongzhou.

Photos taken by Tong Di, Dai Houcun, and Guo Liliang from Hunan Daily.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn