Zhejiang Greentown Football School

Zhejiang Greentown Football School
浙江绿城足球学校
Zhongtai, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Information
Other nameHangzhou Greentown Yuhua Taohuayuan School
TypePrivate full-time school
MottoBe a good person, read good books, play good football
EstablishedSeptember 2004
Principal
Yang Jian
Enrollment~400
AffiliationGreentown Education Group

Zhejiang Greentown Football School (simplified Chinese: 浙江绿城足球学校; traditional Chinese: 浙江綠城足球學校), also known as Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua Taohuayuan School (Chinese: 杭州绿城育华桃花源学校), is a private full-time school located in Zhongtai, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was established in September 2004 by Greentown Group as a full-time private school affiliated with Greentown Education Company.[1]

History

The school was established in September 2004 and is located within the Greentown Zhongtai Football Training Base in Zhongtai Township, Yuhang District, Hangzhou.[2] In 2004, Greentown invested 130 million yuan to build the Zhongtai Football Training Base on 216 mu of land in the western suburbs of Hangzhou; the base is equipped with nine standard training fields.[3]

The school operates under two names: Zhejiang Greentown Football School and Hangzhou Greentown Yuhua Taohuayuan School.[2] The school is not subordinate to Zhejiang Professional Football Club but rather to Greentown Education Group.[4]

Educational philosophy and curriculum

The school's motto is "Be a good person, read good books, play good football.[5] The school operates under the philosophy of "culture first, football as a characteristic."[1] Students attend six cultural classes, two football training classes, and two self-study sessions daily; children train for approximately one and a half hours per day.[4] The school offers Japanese as an elective course.[4]

Enrollment and student body

In 2011, the school had 15 classes from primary to high school, with approximately 350 students and nearly 80 staff members.[1] By 2015, the school had more than 390 students.[6] As of 2019, the school maintained more than 400 students, with two-thirds belonging to the school team and one-third serving as elite players for the football club; the two groups implement a survival-of-the-fittest mechanism with regular assessments.[2][7] The school has 20 full-time football coaches.[2]

Academic and professional outcomes

The school has produced nearly 400 high school graduates since its first graduating class in 2007, with over 100 becoming professional footballers and the remainder entering university.[4] By 2021, nearly 400 graduates had entered university through cultural and football comprehensive advantages.[7] The school offers referee and coaching courses, with some students obtaining national football referee certificates and E or D level coaching certificates during high school.[2]

Japanese cooperation

In 2012, Zhejiang Professional Football Club invited Japanese coaches to prepare for the National Games, beginning cooperation with Japanese youth training teams.[8] In 2014, through the connection of former head coach Okada Takeshi, the club established comprehensive youth training cooperation with Japanese clubs.[9] In February 2016, the club announced it would switch its Japanese cooperation partner to FC Imabari effective 1 March 2016, with Okada Takeshi's team responsible for training Chinese coaches and the Japanese side leading the production of youth training outlines.[10] By 2019, the cooperation had entered its sixth year, with age groups from 2005 to 2011 trained by Japanese head coaches using the "Okada training method."[11] In December 2023, the club renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with the Japanese youth training team.[8]

Notable alumni

Players produced by the school include Zhang Yuning, Xie Pengfei, Shi Ke, Yan Dinghao, and Tong Lei.[12][13]

Honours

Institutional

References

  1. 1 2 3 "杭州绿城足球俱乐部". 新浪体育 (in Chinese). 24 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "这群孩子拿了今年绿城的第一个全国冠军但他们的校友还在为比赛犯愁". 浙江新闻 (in Chinese). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "戮力同心，浙江男足成全运"新王"！ 绿城：足球事业将长期坚持". 乐居财经 (in Chinese). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "从招生难到四选一绿城足校见证悄然到来的足球春天". 浙江新闻 (in Chinese). 9 December 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "足球学校如何发展绿城体教融合探新路". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "中国足球的下一轮热点是足校？". 杭州新闻中心 (in Chinese). 23 April 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "足校成才率低？绿城足校说不". 腾讯新闻 (in Chinese). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "浙江职业足球俱乐部与日籍团队再携手探索青训新模式". 中新网 (in Chinese). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "绿城前主帅人走心还在将和日本俱乐部合作青训". 中新网 (in Chinese). 18 December 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "绿城与日本球队达成协议将开启全方位青训合作". 搜狐体育 (in Chinese). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "绿城足球青训：技术理念体系恒心，中日合作不断深化". 浙江新闻 (in Chinese). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "中国足协建立联赛优秀中国籍球员技术档案库 浙江绿城青训出品球员5人入选". 杭州网 (in Chinese). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "杭州足球：最好的发展契机已经到来". 中国足协官网 (in Chinese). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "山东泰山、浙江获评亚足联三星青训中心". 网易体育 (in Chinese). 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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