On the night of the 13th, the CFA unveiled the list of the first batch of clubs whose debts have been cleared, such as Chengdu Rongcheng, Guangzhou City and Shenzhen, however, these three clubs have yet to be granted access to the Chinese Super League.
According to the Surgeon General, if all goes well, the final list for admission to the third tier will be finalized by the end of the month.
Nonetheless, the CFA and the federation are still preparing for the start of the new season according to the original plan for the opening ceremony of the Premier League in mid-April.
Fifteen Super League clubs have already successfully passed the access audit.
Shenzhen team is facing a particularly thorny problem, the history of unpaid wages and foreign aid contract disputes are still pending, in which Guangzhou City's access to the problem is relatively easy to solve, only need to raise about 20 million yuan can be.
The Shenzhen team's problem is more complex, numerous contract disputes related to foreign aid makes it much more difficult to resolve, whether it can be resolved in the short term is still an unknown.
It is worth mentioning that Wei Shihao has left the Guangzhou team for Wuhan Sanzhen.
The seven teams in the Central League, including Guangzhou, the eight-time champions who have just been relegated, still have many problems. Guangzhou is in a favorable position to supplement its entry into the Chinese Super League, but debt settlement is still a prerequisite for its qualification.
From the current situation, most of the Super League teams have successfully passed the access, the league can at least maintain the size of 16 teams, while the seven clubs in the Central League has not yet completed the access, if the problem can not be resolved in a timely manner, the size of the Central League will face major variables.
In addition, the 2023 Super Cup will be held at Hangzhou's Huanglong Sports Center on April 8, pitting Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen and AFC Cup winners Shandong Taishan. The tournament not only marks the full resumption of the Chinese Super League, but also assumes an important role as a test match for the Asian Games.
In addition to Hangzhou, Wenzhou will also host two Asian Games soccer test matches when four Chinese Super League teams - Shanghai Shenhua, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan and Nantong Zhiyun - travel to the Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center.
The Super League is expected to kick off in mid-April. As a rule, the Super Cup is usually held a week before the start of the league, which also signals the imminent arrival of the new Super League season.
However, the most crucial factor in whether the Chinese Super League can start on time is still the club's qualification for entry. Although the Football Association is currently ineligible to enter the three clubs, the final attribution of the qualification of the Chinese Super League is still subject to the approval of the relevant management departments.
