On March 20, the admission results of the Chinese Super League, Chinese First Division and Chinese Second Division professional leagues will be unveiled. As previously announced, the CFA's competition department and professional league management team will announce the league's entry lists for the new season around this date. It has been revealed that the FA's strict management does not allow for any delays, and that any team that has not repaid its debts will lose its eligibility for the new season, and a list of replacements will be announced. While there were some controversial loopholes in the first batch of publicized lists, the upcoming release of the second batch of lists, the final access lists, has undoubtedly sparked widespread concern.
The first batch of publicized list, Guangzhou team, Guangzhou City, Hebei team, Shenzhen team, Chengdu team and other well-known teams did not appear. According to the news, Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and other clubs have completely solved the problem of salary arrears, however, the lawyer Zhang Bing pointed out that he was dissatisfied with Shenhua, Guoan and three other teams due to the fact that there are still unpaid wages. The FA responded by saying that it will investigate.
Shenhua and Guoan outside, Guangdong team's situation is equally worrisome. It is understood that the brunt of the Guangdong team's problems is the financial depth of the Shenzhen team's plight is obvious to all. There is news that the Shenzhen team is eager to return to the league, but there is little hope, not only owes the players, staff wages and bonuses, but also owes Lin Caimin transfer fee of up to 1 billion won. Former Shenzhen foreign aid Caldecott said bluntly that the team will be disbanded on March 20th. Also in dire straits are Guangzhou and Guangzhou City, two teams also at risk of not being able to compete in the new season.
If these teams fail to pass the admission, the FA will stick to its strict governance principles and not give any extra time. The replacement lists for the new season of the Chinese Super League, China A League and China B League will also be announced. If there are vacancies in the leagues, other teams will have the opportunity to fill them. For example, if a team in the Chinese Super League disbands, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic might fill the vacancy. Of course, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic will also need to resolve its salary arrears.
As the access day for the Chinese Super League, Chinese League A and Chinese League B approaches, we can't help but wonder if there will be teams failing to pass the access, withdrawing or even disbanding, and how will the FA's iron-fisted governance be exerted?
