Today, China's second club, Shanxi Longjin, announced its withdrawal from the professional league. Club officials said the team was not in arrears, as it was unable to pay its $600,000 participation deposit within the required time frame and was ineligible to compete.
The official club announcement is below:
Dear friends who care and support the development of Shanxi Longjin Football Club, I am sorry to say goodbye in such a spring season. When Shanxi Longjin Football Club failed to pass the new season of the Chinese Football Association, we could only announce our withdrawal from the professional league, end our green journey and bid farewell to the land of Sanjin, thanking friends from all walks of life for their care, support and help! Although the time was short, it was wonderful. Longjin soldiers will always remember their hearts! In parting, there are some words from the heart as follows:
1. We do not owe wages. Affected by the epidemic and many other factors, Chinese soccer is currently in a cold winter, and some clubs are in trouble or even quit. Against this background, Shanxi Longjin also encountered a lot of difficulties last season, but even so, with the joint efforts of all the coaches and players, and the expectation and support of the fans, we gritted our teeth and pulled through. We not only completed the tournament successfully, but also won the sixth place in the total score of China Second League. During this period, the club remained firm on the bottom line and put people first, using just over 3 million dollars in the account to pay the team's wages. Currently, we do not owe anyone wages.
2. we are really helpless. In the new season, we are ready with both hands, while actively preparing for B, while preparing to fill A, to create a new record for Shanxi professional soccer, continue to write a new chapter. In the access list announced by the Chinese Football Association, Shanxi Longjin is also on the list. However, the ideal is very plump and the reality is very bony. At the confirmation of the game, we were blocked out, the reason is actually very simple and helpless: in the new season, due to the epidemic and other uncontrollable factors, the club has some difficulties in capital turnover, and can not pay the 600,000 yuan of deposit in the specified time. For this reason, we immediately reported the difficulties to the Chinese Football Association (CFA), which promptly contacted the Shanxi Football Association (SFA) in the hope that the SFA could help the club to solve the difficulties, and the SFA said that it would give a guarantee for the matches and help us to coordinate the outstanding related expenses to ensure normal matches. However, as of April 25, the above matters have not yet been realized. On the same day, with the announcement of the new season's roster by the Chinese Football Association, we have lost our eligibility.
3. We are hurt. Open the curtains of memory, the past is not as good as smoke. In the past two years, Shanxi Longshan experienced ups and downs, painful self-knowledge. We are rooted in Sanjin, bravely bear the green burden for the development of Shanxi professional soccer; we won the victory, the pain of the season, 14 rounds of undefeated, the first group of glory; we overcame all kinds of difficulties, in the snow of the Tangshan tournament, but also fought to the end, demonstrating the spirit of Shanxi soccer fighting spirit and tenacity of the fighting spirit. In the past two years, as a foreign investor, we dare not have too much luxury, just long for the warmth of the local authorities, sincere support, but in reality, we feel really a cold and stiff face, an indescribable environment. At the moment when we needed help the most, we didn't get a paper competition guarantee that has explained everything. So, this soft environment hurts us more than the tough one.
I will turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. Once again, I would like to thank all the leaders, sponsors, people from all walks of life and fans who have supported the development of Shanxi Longjin Football Club and helped the club to tide over the difficult times; and I would like to thank every coach, player and staff member, who have made great efforts for Shanxi Longjin. I wish everyone a bright and wonderful future, and I wish Shanxi soccer a happy and early rise. Let's work together to protect the spring in Greenfield! I hope every separation is meaningful and we will have a time later!
