The Chinese Football Association (CFA) regulations on the management of professional club and team names (for trial implementation) were officially released on the morning of January 3rd. Under the new regulations, Chinese Super League clubs will have seven foreign player registration quotas for the new season, and can field up to five foreign aiders during matches. This foreign aid quota is expected to improve, but since last year's mid-October since the change of the Football Association, the new chairman Song Kai revealed the consideration of adjusting the foreign aid policy. Observing the performance of Chinese Super League teams in the Asian Championship this season, the problem of poor performance and poor results of foreign aid is still prominent, so the call for the relaxation of the foreign aid quota is growing louder and louder. Many industry management departments and clubs also believe that increasing the number of foreign aid quotas will help optimize internal competition and promote the survival of the fittest among players.
Accordingly, the league has made the following adjustments to the foreign aid policy for the new season: Super League teams have a registration limit of 7 foreign aiders, with a maximum of 5 reported on match days and a maximum of 5 actual appearances; while Central League A teams have a registration limit of 4, with a maximum of 3 reported on match days and a maximum of 3 actual appearances. At the same time, there is no restriction on the number of places for newly introduced domestic players for Chinese Super League, Chinese League One and Chinese League Two clubs.
The transfer window for the new season kicked off on January 4th and will last until February 28th.
