Shanghai 7 a-side Squad August 2004

Forbidden City Football Club were born in Summer 2004 with the idea as a touring side from a mix of clubs over Beijing. The Shanghai Sevens tour at the end August 2004 was a lot of fun and we rounded the weekend off by WINNING THE PLATE !! This is now proudly displayed in the Tree Bar in Beijing. A sign of future City success?
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Beijing Mastercard Cup ODC Media Squad

Forbidden City were invited by ODC Media to take part in the 2005 MasterCard Beijing Community Cup, organised by China Club Football. With the addition of a female player to our squad we qualified through the group stages and reached the quarter finals. Played at Beijing Gongti, you can read more about the event at Clubfootball.

Bangkok 11a-side Squad 2005

A mixed bunch from a few teams in Beijing flew in to Bangkok for the 23rd Far East Football Tournament over the weekend March 26th 2005. Humidity, an assortment of players (average age around 36.6) and Bangkok's nightlife meant over the two days we only managed 8th Place in the Cup Competition.

Shanghai 7 a-side Squad 2005

In the summer 2005, we flew down to Shanghai again for another tournament at Tianma country club. This was a one day event hosted by Shanghai Krouts which left us more time to see the City. Even though, the night before we didn't make it further than Judy's bar and with Shanghai's humidity playing a part on our hangovers, we didn't do too well in the tournament. Saying that it was a lot of fun and really well organised by ze Germans.

On our few tours away there has been a lot of interest in other Asian teams coming up to Beijing for a weekend or partying and football. Late August or September seems to be the best time of year to hold a tournament in Beijing, and we hope to get ourselves organised in the next year or two to welcome a host of Asian football teams to an event in Beijing. In the mean time we hope to sample a few other tours around Asia. Contact us if you are interested to being a team to Beijing's Forbidden City or are hosting a tournament around China or Asia.