On October 14th, the officials of the much-anticipated Chinese Super League (CSL) unveiled the bye schedule for rounds 19-20 and the schedule for rounds 23-25 of the competition. After a two-week break this month, the Super League will restart on October 24th, and the season is expected to come to an end on December 27th. During this period, the AFC Cup will also begin its 32-team competition, with the 32-16 matches to be played from November 16th to 18th. This signals the completion of the FA Cup season across the year, according to North Youth Sports.
Due to objective factors, the Super League was suspended on October 9 after the 22nd round of matches and is scheduled to resume on October 24th. At that time, the bye matches of the 19th and 20th rounds will be the first to be played on October 24th/25th. Immediately after that, the 23rd to 25th rounds of matches will be played in sequence until November 13th. The league will also be suspended again for a few days for the 32-16 match of the FA Cup, which will be played from November 16th to 18th.
As for the last nine rounds of the Super League from round 26 to round 34, the exact schedule will be determined by the organizers according to the actual situation. However, it seems that the Super League is still striving to complete all the matches within this year.
According to the existing program, this season's Chinese Super League will end on December 27 at the latest. The remaining matches of the FA Cup will be played after the end of the Super League, which means that the FA Cup will inevitably be completed across the year. It is expected that the final match of the FA Cup will be played around January 15 next year. Currently, the CFA and the CFL preparatory team are actively contacting the relevant tournaments. Due to the weather and other objective factors, the FA Cup matches may be centralized in one tournament area, which is likely to choose a southern city with a more suitable climate.
