Last season's Chinese Super League ended with ups and downs. Entering the year 2023 on the lunar calendar, Wuhan Changjiang announced that they were disbanding on the fourth day of the new year and retiring from professional soccer. Unfortunately, they were still playing in the Chinese Super League last season, but due to the current situation, the club was dissolved. So when does the Chinese Super League start next season? Will any other teams disband? What are the rules of admission?
According to previous reports, the CFL cannot open in March. Prior to the outbreak, many seasons opened in March and the 2023 season will open in mid-April, with early May being the latest. One of the necessary conditions for access to next season is the resolution of wage arrears. The Football Association has reportedly resolved to control the issue of wage arrears with an iron fist, i.e. no access will be granted without resolving the wage arrears and no participation in the new season of the Super League, which will start as usual even if more teams drop out. Access for the music sector is available from Feb. 10 to March 20, with the access system closing on March 3rd.
Prominent bloggers have stated that there are still many teams in the Premier League who are in arrears, it is now February 2023 but there are still as many as seven teams who have not been paid their basic salaries for 2022, this does not include bonus levels, many of which are yet to be resolved for the Furniture and Music department.
Considering that access to next season's Chinese Super League will close on March 3, that means there is less than a month to go. If these clubs don't resolve the issue of salary arrears and get their players to sign, they won't be able to play in the Chinese Super League. Over the past few seasons, the CSL has actually relaxed many of its access rules in order to open smoothly and on schedule, but it's clear that now that home and away matches have been reinstated, the Football Association should focus on correcting these disruptions as well.
Last season, Hebei's players pulled up banners directly in the Chinese Super League and demanded wages on the field several times. Such images were also reported by many foreign media, which had little impact on the image of the Chinese Super League and Chinese soccer. Among them, the investors of the clubs have the responsibility, as well as the Football Association. If the control is not in place, the neglect of the access rules will be criticized by many.
Now in the 2023 season, if nothing else, the home-and-away system will be reinstated and fans will be able to enter the stadiums to watch the games, and with the FA's focus on governance, it's also hoped that the next Premier League will get better and better.
