Yesterday, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) officially unveiled the schedule for the remaining matches of this season's Chinese Super League (CSL). According to Weekly Shanghai, Shanghai Shenhua will first face two consecutive matches at home this month before moving on to away matches, with the cumulative flight mileage expected to cross 8,000 kilometers.
As you know, Shanghai Shenhua is not yet able to return to their home ground in Hongkou to play their matches, so they have been forced to use the Jinzhou Stadium in Dalian as their temporary home ground. Meanwhile, Beijing Guoan, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, Hebei FC, Cangzhou Lions and Shenzhen are also temporarily hosting their home matches in the neutral ground of Haikou, an arrangement that undoubtedly makes the team's traveling distance and time increase dramatically.
According to the schedule, Shenhua will depart from Shanghai and travel to Dalian to prepare for the showdown with Yatai and Taishan. on August 17th, Shenhua will face Chengdu Rongcheng on the road, and then quickly transfer to Haikou to prepare for the battle of Jinmen Tigers on August 21st. on August 26th, Shenhua will face Beijing Guoan in Haikou. Shenhua has yet to make a final decision on whether to stay in Haikou to train or return to Shanghai to prepare for the game between these two matches.
Week to Shanghai for further statistics, even if the Shenhua team chose to stay in Haikou, coupled with the end of the match with Beijing Guoan after flying to Dalian to prepare for the next round of 3,000 kilometers, only in August, the Shenhua team's flight mileage will reach a total of about 8,000 kilometers.