It has been two days since the FA decided to postpone the admission of all soccer clubs for the new season, but so far the FA has not announced which clubs have not passed the admission review. According to the current news, the FA may postpone the access time again.
According to a report by Soccer Daily, the CFA has sent out a notice to all clubs in the third tier on December 12, seeking their opinions on policies related to the 2024 professional league season. The survey was conducted in the form of a questionnaire to the clubs. The survey covers three main areas, namely league-related policies, entry requirements and competition rules.
The deadline for the questionnaire was December 14th and there was still time to follow up and organize the survey. It was clear that it would not be possible to complete this research within the delayed deadline, which meant that the club's access would need to be delayed again before it could be completed.
It has been reported that the Chinese Football Association (CFA) is conducting a study on whether to relax its policy on the transfer of clubs from one place to another, in addition to investigating the issue of league access. There are rumors that the long-standing policy of banning off-site transfers of clubs is likely to be repealed.
Recent news has indicated that Sichuan Jiuniu, a newly promoted Chinese Super League team, is likely to take advantage of the Football Association's opening up of clubs for off-site transfers to move the team to Shenzhen to fill the vacancy of a Chinese Super League team in that city.
It remains to be seen if the Shenzhen team, relegated to the Central League and heavily in debt, will be disbanded as a result. If Sichuan Jiuniu relocates to Shenzhen, the city will be able to have a Chinese Super League team, which is undoubtedly what Shenzhen fans would like to see. However, it is a matter of opinion as to whether it would be beneficial or detrimental to the long-term development of Chinese soccer if the FA were to relax its policy on cross-border transfers.
