The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced yesterday the competition schedule for the 2024 domestic professional league season. Even during the intensive period of international competitions, the Chinese Super League will kick off as usual. According to Tianjin Daily, the CFA traditionally introduces contingency measures at critical moments to compensate for the loss of clubs due to sending players to the national Olympic team.
Yesterday, the winter registration and transfer window for the 2024 season of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League A officially opened, but until February 28, this window seems to be more like a "false alarm" for professional clubs. Because the real player registration activities, still need to wait for the football association announced through the qualification examination clubs directory can start.
It is worth mentioning that, in view of the special background of this year's "tournament year", coupled with the needs of the national soccer team to prepare for the World Cup qualifying matches, the entire Chinese Super League season has been divided into six stages. Nevertheless, the Chinese Super League will still be closed during the Olympic Games, the UEFA Europa League, the Copa America and other international competitions, and the U23 Asian Cup League will also continue. For this reason, the Football Association will still follow the usual practice of introducing a temporary policy to compensate the national Olympic player delivery department.
Meanwhile, the Central League season will start on March 9 and run until November 3, while the Central League B season is scheduled to start on March 23 and end on October 20, the league will play a series of matches from March 15 to November 23, and the FA Cup matches will be interspersed with the league matches. The F.A.C. Cup will also be interspersed with league matches, spanning from March 15th to November 23rd.
