In the afternoon of July 27th, the CFL preparatory team urgently linked 18 club representatives to start a unique online gathering. During the meeting, they finalized the 11th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), which will kick off on August 5, and released the detailed matchup charts for that round. Of concern is that as many as seven clubs have yet to provide the tournament organizers with local government approvals to play at home, and Shenzhen FC is one of them. Despite the Shenzhen club's tireless efforts to secure a home ground in the city, it is likely that the team will have to use Haikou as a temporary home ground in the early stages of the second phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL).
Previously, a number of teams, including Shanghai Harbour, Shanghai Shenhua, Cangzhou Lions, Beijing Guoan, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Hebei, have been virtually certain that they will not be able to play at their local stadiums. The challenge for the Shenzhen team is that despite the city having several quality venues, the recent increase in the level of epidemic prevention and control has forced the team's hopes of returning to their home ground in Shenzhen to be put on hold.
In the second stage of the league in the early stages of the situation can not return to Shenzhen home, Shenzhen football and the surrounding cities to start communication, including the facilities of the Nanhai Sports Center in Foshan City. However, due to the tournament application and other time problems, SZFC could not transform the Nanhai Sports Center into a home stadium in a short period of time, and ultimately had to give up this option.
Thus, the Shenzhen Football Club, in accordance with the planning of the Chinese Football Association, will be set up in Haikou as the home of the second phase of the early stage. At the same time, Shenzhen is also actively applying for the resumption of the home field, with the improvement of the epidemic prevention and control situation, Shenzhen football back to the home field in Shenzhen is just around the corner.
At the July 27 meeting, the CFF preparatory team also made it clear that clubs that are temporarily unable to play at home can apply to return during the season. In other words, once a club determines that it can play its home matches in its home city or an alternative zone, it needs to notify the organizers two rounds in advance. This means that Shamrocks will return to their home ground once approval is granted.
The Preparatory Group also confirmed that for teams traveling to third-party venues for home matches, the associated costs will be advanced by the CSL and subsequently deducted from the clubs' annual participation fees. In addition, the match-ups for the Round 11 matches are as follows:
Defending champions Shandong Taishan will challenge Tianjin Jinmen Tigers at home in Haikou, Beijing Guoan will face Henan Songshan Longmen at "home" Haikou, Changchun Yatai will face Shanghai Shenhua, Guangzhou City will face Wuhan Sanzhen, Chengdu Rongcheng will host Hebei, Zhejiang will host Shenzhen, Cangzhou Lions will face Guangzhou, Meizhou Hakka will face Wuhan Changjiang, Shanghai Seaport will face Dalian People's Team, and Meizhou Hakka will face Dalian People's Team. against Wuhan Changjiang, and Shanghai Seaport against Dalian Ren.
The schedule and match-up arrangements for subsequent rounds will be further adjusted by the organizers based on factors such as epidemic prevention, fair play and weather.
It is reported that Shanghai seaport, Shanghai Shenhua, Cangzhou Lions, Beijing Guoan, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, Hebei team, Shenzhen and other seven teams due to the inability to play in the local game, Shanghai Shenhua has other considerations, and its final whether to settle in Haikou still need to wait for further communication to confirm.
