Recently, it has been rumored that all the mid-level leaders of the Football Association have resigned collectively, pending a revamp of the organization's structure. This move is seen as a prelude to a complete rebuild of the Association, aimed at weakening Du Zhaocai's influence and injecting new vitality into the Association. According to authoritative media reports in the soccer world, the adjustment of the middle-level cadres of the Association has been basically completed, of which six core positions may usher in new people.
Looking back at history, the Football Association middle-level departments from 4 in 1992 to 27 during the time of Du Zhaocai, and now after the reform, the number of departments shrunk to 14. Although some fans jokingly said, "14 people on the soccer field is already quite a lot, but Chinese soccer manages 14 departments, which is really regrettable." Under the existing framework, Song Kai has tried his best to streamline the departments and the pressure is evident. The claim that the Football Association has 30 main departments, 90 deputy departments, 300 main departments and 1,000 sub-departments in its establishment is an exaggeration. It has been revealed that the number of employees of the Football Association is more than five.
The current focus turns to the specific changes in the middle-level cadres of the Football Association. In this adjustment, the party committee office and the strategic planning department merged into the party work department, the administrative department and the financial department merged into the comprehensive department, the men's football youth training department and the office of the key cities of national soccer development merged into the department of youth soccer, the department of the member associations and the department of the Wusha department merged into the department of social soccer, and the department of the stadium equipment was merged into the department of the competition. Meanwhile, the Department of Discipline Inspection and Supervision was renamed the Department of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, the Department of Media Public Relations was renamed the Department of Media Culture, and the Department of Information Management was renamed the Department of Digital Information. In addition, new departments were established.
It is reported that the main and deputy leaders of eight departments have been determined, including the Department of Social Football, the Department of External Communication, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Digital Information, the Department of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, the Department of Party Work, the Department of Integration and the Department of Media Culture. At present, the deputy leaders of the National Management Department, the Women's Football Department, the Youth Football Department, the Competition Department, the Technical Department and the Referee Department have temporarily presided over the work, the General Administration may also be parachuted. It is worth mentioning that He Xi, the former deputy secretary general of the Football Association, did not appear in the adjusted list of mid-level, who is currently preparing to join the Olympic Games.
Last October, a new CFA leadership took office, but the configuration of the middle-level cadres at that time still retained the shadow of the era of Du Zhaocai and Chen Xuyuan. After this restructuring, the CFA has managed to get rid of the shackles of the past era, and we look forward to a brand new chapter for the CFA and Chinese soccer.
