Not long ago, the CFA held a media briefing on the new league season, unveiling the general schedule of the new season to the public. On the whole, the league arrangements for the new season are more optimized, and the full restoration of the home-and-away system has been warmly welcomed by fans. As for the access and supplementation matters of concern, they have also basically been finalized and are now awaiting final review and possible supplementation.
One thing fans need to know in advance is that if a team is looking to fill, the first thing to consider is the priority of the fill. In short, relegated teams and lower division teams need to be filled in a way that precludes the involvement of higher division teams. For this reason, the FA has prioritized replacements ahead of time, just in case a situation arises.
According to Li Xuan, a media person from Soccer Daily, the order of additions to the Chinese Super League is that the three relegated teams are at the first place, followed by the 4th to 6th place in last season's Chinese Super League. It is worth mentioning that Wuhan Changjiang, which was ranked 16th in last season's CSL, has been dissolved, while Guangzhou, which was ranked 17th, is at the top of the list of CSL additions.
Of course, it was previously announced that there would be no additions for the new season and that the number of teams would be reorganized according to size. Now, with the order of additions clear, and we should thank the FA and Chen Xuyuan for their efforts in this regard, the Chinese Super League will continue to maintain the number of 18 teams. Therefore, Guangzhou is only one step away if they want to return to the Chinese Super League.
As long as one of the teams in the Chinese Super League fails to pass the admission, Guangzhou will have the opportunity to fill the vacancy and quickly return to the Chinese Super League. Of course, Guangzhou has yet to make its intentions clear, but that would require a number of prerequisites to be met. Regardless of whether or not they can be filled, we should be grateful to the FA for keeping this last chance open.
The matter of replenishment of the Chinese Super League has also triggered heated discussions among fans. Many fans believe that the Guangzhou team is not strong enough and even if it is filled in, it doesn't make much sense, and some even advocate reducing one team. But supplementation itself is a kind of qualification, whether you support Guangzhou team or not, they deserve to have such qualification.
