At 20:00, Shanghai Seaport hosted Wuhan Sanzhen at SAIC Pudong Football Stadium. This battle is the opening match of the new Chinese Super League season. International referee Fu Ming from Beijing will be the referee. The first assistant is international assistant referee Cao Yi from Henan, and the second assistant is international assistant referee Guo Jingtao from Shandong. The fourth official is Star from Beijing; the video assistant referee is Wang Wei from Beijing, the assistant video assistant referee is Ren Tong from Yanbian; the referee supervisor is Liu Qingwei from Hunan. This shows that there are also three international referees arranged for this match.
March 2, 15:00 Tianjin Jinmen Tigers will host Nantong Zhiyun at Tianjin Teda Football Stadium. International referee Du Jianxin from Gansu is the referee. Du Jianxin is a newly promoted international referee this season. This will also be his international refereeing debut.
The first assistant is international assistant referee Mazi from Hubei, the second assistant is international assistant referee Wu Mingfeng from Shandong; the fourth official is Niu Minghui from Beijing; the video assistant referee is Xing Qi from Zhejiang, the assistant video assistant referee is Zhang Xuesen from Hebei; and the referee supervisor is Alamus from Guangdong.
Meanwhile, in another match, Cangzhou Lions will face Beijing Guoan at Cangzhou Stadium. Referee Wang Jing from Guizhou will hold the battle; the first assistant is international assistant referee Luo Zheng from Shenzhen, the second assistant is Wang Xihong from Changchun; the fourth official is Ma Yunkun from Guizhou; the video assistant referee is He Kai from Hubei, and the assistant video assistant referee is Zhang Yanbin from Hunan; and the referee supervision is Yao Qing from Shandong.
19:Chengdu Rongcheng will face Qingdao Hainiu at their home stadium Phoenix Hill Sports Park Professional Football Stadium. The referee is Mai Maiti Jiang from Xinjiang; the first assistant is Jiangsu international assistant referee Shi Xiang, the second assistant is Sun Kai from Shaanxi; the fourth official is Jia Zhiliang from Guangdong; the video assistant referee is Gu Chunhan from Wuhan, the assistant video assistant referee is Liang Songshang from Guangdong; the referee supervisor is Zhang Lei from Liaoning.
On March 3 at 19:35, Zhejiang will play against Shenzhen Xinpengcheng in their home stadium of Huanglong Sports Center. This is the first show of Zhejiang team returning to Huanglong. Referee Ai Miao from Beijing Sport University will be the referee. The first assistant and second assistant are from Shanghai, respectively:Jin Jun and Deng Bo; the fourth official is Chen Jindong from Beijing; the video assistant referee is Liu Zhao from Beijing, the assistant video assistant referee is Zhang Meilin from Qingdao; the referee supervisor is Han Wei from Xi'an.
At 20:00, Meizhou Hakka will face Shanghai Shenhua at Huitang Stadium, Wuhua Olympic Sports Center. This is the last match of the first round. International referee Jin Jingyuan from Chongqing will be the referee; the first assistant is Liu Xing from Henan, the second assistant is Tang Rongdi from Chongqing; the fourth official is Wan Tao from Jiangxi; the video assistant referee is Dai Weiguo from Shandong, and the assistant video assistant referee is Zhang Haijun from Guangxi; the referee supervisor is Hu Jianhong from Wuhan.
From past experience, the referee's decision is always controversial after some matches. In the new season, CFA changed the referee management method and implemented new systems such as elevation and blacklist. As a result, the referees participating in each enforcement match are facing a tough test. It is worth mentioning that there are 13 international referees in the first round of enforcement, and their performance is also worth watching.
