According to the established schedule, the Chinese men's soccer team in Haikou, the end of the quarantine period, on August 8 to disperse. But along with the sudden rise of the epidemic in Hainan, Haikou to the country's major tournament flights have been canceled, there have been six Chinese Super League team stranded in Haikou, their follow-up trip is pending, is waiting for the official next instruction.
This unexpected situation has also posed a considerable challenge to the Super League. Tournament organizers are urgently consulting and trying to come up with a strategy to deal with the situation. It is reported that the CFL has informed the clubs in Haikou that the arrangement for the 12th to 14th rounds of the tournament is still unclear. The tournament organizers may adjust the schedule to allow the six Haikou teams to play internal matches first. Nonetheless, no changes have been made to the "neutral zone" adjustment plan, and the league will continue to move forward to avoid a stoppage in play.
The Chinese men's soccer selection team returned to China on July 28 after the East Asian Cup in Japan, and immediately began a 7+3 day quarantine upon arrival in Haikou. Until August 8, the team was officially released from quarantine. According to the original plan, the team should be disbanded on the same day, the players return to their respective teams to prepare for the Chinese Super League tournament. However, the Beiqing Daily reported on the morning of August 8 that some players, such as Fang Hao of Shandong Taishan, had already met with their respective clubs, while most of the players remained at the selection team's premises and waited.
As a result of the fluctuating epidemic in Hainan, almost all flights from Haikou to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Dalian have been canceled, and the anti-epidemic policy has been adjusted. The 11th round of Super League matches between Hebei and Chengdu Rongcheng, Shenzhen and Zhejiang, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Shandong Taishan, and Cangzhou Lions and Guangzhou have been completed in Haikou. The match between Shenzhen and Zhejiang was completed and the two teams were able to leave quickly, while the other six teams were required to remain in Haikou.
In the face of this sudden change, the preparatory team of the CFF had already foreseen all kinds of accidents that might happen to the tournament, and reserved alternative match days, such as August 30th/31st. Although six teams are still stranded in Haikou, the tournament organizers have already started to adjust the schedule and consider arranging internal matches for these teams in Haikou. At the same time, the tournament organizers are actively communicating with other tournaments so that the teams can transfer smoothly.
In addition, the match between Shenzhen Football and Dalian People, which was originally scheduled to be played in Haikou on August 12, may be changed to a home-and-away match due to the epidemic and the adjustment of the anti-epidemic policy, and the venue of the match may be shifted to Puwan Stadium in Dalian. However, this arrangement has not yet been finalized, the tournament organizers will further communicate with the two clubs and make a final decision based on the development of the epidemic and epidemic prevention policy.
