In addition, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) is also prepared to completely clear the salary arrears in the league. According to the authoritative domestic sports media, Football Daily, the CFA is very firm on wage arrears because it has given teams one year to settle the arrears, so the CFA will not show any mercy, and if any team fails to pass the league access audit because of wage arrears, the team will not be allowed to play in the next season's Chinese Super League. In extreme cases, if the Super League fails to collect 18 teams because of wage arrears, the remaining teams will play in the new season.
As for the Chinese First Division and Chinese Second Division, the CFA has acted in unison. We must completely eliminate the problem of salary arrears in the league, and there will be more teams left. The latest attitude of the CFA is that it is better to have fewer teams than more, and the problem of salary arrears has plagued the Chinese league for too long. If you want a stable and sustainable league, this problem must be solved at the root. Otherwise, the Chinese league will always be plagued by wage arrears scandals, which will also tarnish the image of Chinese soccer.
It is foreseeable that a wave of turbulence will certainly come to Chinese soccer in 2023, and it is just not known whether the CFA will be able to put Chinese soccer back on the right track.
