On January 25th, 2023, Wuhan Changjiang Football Club's dissolution announcement was like a heavy bomb that officially detonated the Chinese soccer world in Beijing time. In this thoughtful announcement, Wuhan Changjiang revealed that after careful consideration, they have decided to withdraw from the men's professional soccer competition by not applying for registration with the CFA.
But Wuhan Changjiang's exit may just be the prelude to a massive wave of team dissolutions in the country's professional leagues. According to current intelligence, at least two clubs in the Chinese Super League and at least three in China's first division are at risk of falling apart. Whether or not they can survive this will probably depend on the decision-making attitude of local governments and potential investors.
In the face of Wuhan Changjiang's dissolution, Shenzhen team reporter Cheng Wenli is both saddened and worried about the future. She disclosed that as early as January 10th will be informed of the Wuhan Yangtze River dissolution of the news, but the internal until today to formally announced to the public. And for her Shenzhen team, she has long been in mind. The fate of the three-way tug-of-war, Jia Zhaoyi although the force is not capable of, but the Shenzhen control group has no intention of intervening, the final decision seems to fall in the hands of the municipal government.
