According to Beijing Youth Daily, there are about half a dozen third division clubs that have yet to properly deal with issues such as debt clearance, which will affect whether or not they will be able to enter the new league season. An access list on which clubs will be able to enter the new league season will be announced this weekend.
Since the deadline for submission of access materials on March 5, the CFA has been in constant communication with a number of clubs with problems. As of the morning of March 20, there were still six or seven third-tier clubs that had failed to settle their debts or had problems that clearly affected the access work, including three clubs that had applied to participate in the Chinese Super League.
From the current point of view, the new Chinese Super League season has been reduced to the size of 16 teams, and the organizers of the competition have prepared the new season according to the size of April 15 and 16 teams. With the Super Cup to be held on April 8 in Hangzhou, other preparations for the Super League will gradually begin.
For example, the FA referees' meeting at the Shanghai Sports Institute last weekend coincided with the start of a training course for referee instructors for the new professional league season. Under the program, referees applying to officiate in the new Chinese Super League and Chinese League A season were evaluated in Suzhou in early April, which usually takes place one to two weeks before the start of the league.
