When you talk about football in the country, you're familiar with the big, medium-sized, medium-sized professional events, and you see the name of the winner, and many people's first reaction may be, "what's the new job league again?" in fact, it's located a lot of cold knowledge you don't know, and professional leagues are completely two paths。
The fourth in the league is the only path to grass-roots careers
The winner is known as the china football association member association championship league, the fourth-class national football competition organized by the chinese football association, and the highest level of amateur football in the country。
Its central location is the hub linking the grass roots and professions: the middle b tournament at the bottom of the top of the occupational series, the provincial and municipal amateur leagues connecting down to local member associations, and the only official channel through which amateur teams strike the professional football series。
This event was first created in 2002 under the name “national amateur (c) championship” and, after several renamings, in 2018, the official title was awarded, and the rules for competition and promotion were gradually improved。
Thresholds are so different, competition is so cruel
Compared to the familiar professional leagues, the winning threshold is far below expectations, but the competition is far stronger than the professional competition:
In the 2026 season, there were 80 teams, covering 31 local member associations in the country, but there were only 3. 5 promotions to b, the first three direct promotions to b, the fourth to compete with the u20 national champion for the last one, with an overall probability of promotion of less than 5 per cent and a phase-out rate of more than 95 per cent。
There's a backslide, and the amateurs can get to the top
Many people thought it was impossible for amateur teams to reach the threshold of the top leagues, and in fact the way up to the top was completely clear, and the teams had created a reverse miracle。
The most typical is chongqing bong liang, which in 2022 was only an amateur team participating in the zhong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong chong, supported by a local senior general, won the zhong b b c in 2023, won the zhong chong chong chong cai in 2025, and in only four years completed the four-stage jump from the zhong chong chong chong to the top, with the top seven in the 2026 season still at the top of the scale。
Such cases demonstrate the potential of low-intensity, well-trained grass-roots teams to challenge the top leagues。
The country has fallen, and the value of low-level competitions has gradually increased
In the past two years, the situation has been rapidly changing, with a general lack of professional coaching and a mixed level of competition. According to the 2026 special report of the football newspaper, there are now more than 20 people in the country who have sunk to the center of the top and bottom of the football system, covering 60 to 80 generations of players。
In june 2026, peng, the former king of the country, was officially the head coach of the chongqing island rehab, whose team consisted of all former professional players and whose goal was to strike the bb qualification。
The assistant coach at the aoshima retributive football club presented posters
The decline of these professionals has not only filled the talent gap at the grass-roots level, but has also significantly raised the level of competition at the lower levels, making the chinese crown increasingly valuable as the base of the chinese football pyramid。
