Shenzhen International Amateur Football League (SIAFL)

The Shenzhen International Amateur Football League (SIAFL) has run since 2013, started by foreigners living in Shenzhen who wanted a proper league. Matches are on Monday nights at 8:45pm on the floodlit pitches of Futian Haibin Eco Sports Park. The 2026 season has eight teams (SZ Athletic, SZ Panthers, Futura, Tigers F.C., Monster FC, SZ Dragons, SZ United, Brown Bears) playing a double round-robin of 50-plus games, with players from over 90 countries: managers, engineers, teachers, coaches and business owners. Results, the table and photos are on siafl.org; players looking for a team can ask there.