It will be difficult to reinstate the home-and-away system this year
From the arrangement of the CFA, the league can only operate in accordance with the form of the tournament system, for fans and the media concerned about whether to restore the home and away this issue, the CFA competition preparations Guo Bingyan said: "The first stage of the league will be taken to the tournament system, the follow-up according to the epidemic to determine the mode of the game, and to the greatest extent possible to restore the home and away game system. "
In light of the objective reality, Kwok admitted: "Trying to restore home and away this year is frankly not difficult."
This means that under normal circumstances, this will be the third year that the league will be played in a home-and-home format.
China Super League (soccer league)
It is divided into 4 stages as planned, with the number of matches in each stage being: 10+8+8+8, culminating in a full double round-robin of 34 rounds of matches.
For the grouping principle of the league, Guo Bingyan explained, "Meizhou Hakka of the Meizhou Region, as the host, was adjusted to A1, and Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Seaport, as the champion and runner-up of the league, landed in the No. 1 position of the Haikou Region and Dalian Region respectively."
"The top two teams in each group serve as seeded teams, that is, Meizhou Hakka in the Meizhou Region and the top five in the 2021 league season, with no rotation in the first three stages of the tournament. Dalian People, as a professional club replacement, directly replaces Chongqing Two Rivers Athletic, landing in the No. 5 spot in the Haikou Division, with rotations taking place in all stages as they go."
