It is reported that the preparatory groups of CFA and CFL are accelerating the work of selecting the zones and arranging the schedules of the Chinese Super League and Chinese League A for the new season, and at the same time, strictly reviewing the letters of confirmation of participation submitted by clubs of all levels of the leagues. As of April 14, significant progress has been made in the collection and review of the confirmation letters. The CFA and the Preparatory Group have determined the list of clubs eligible to fill vacancies in professional leagues at all levels according to the actual situation.
The official announcement shows that a total of 8 clubs have the qualification to apply for the vacancy in the 2022 season of the Chinese A League and Chinese B League. Among them, the 2021 season in the first league ranked 17th Beijing Polytechnic, ranked 18th Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard soccer two clubs are eligible to apply for the 2022 season in the first league to fill vacancies. 2021 season in the second league ranked 22nd Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia, ranked 23rd Quanzhou Yaxin, ranked 24th Shaanxi Terracotta beyond, 2021 season in the Championship League ranked 6th Zibo Qisheng, Shaoxing Shangyu Yilong, ranked 7th, and Zhuhai Qin'ao, ranked 8th, are the six clubs eligible to apply for the 2022 season of the Chinese B League to fill vacancies.
From the list of clubs applying to fill vacancies, no clubs have been qualified to fill vacancies in the new season of the Chinese Super League, which means that the 18 clubs that have passed the entry audit for the new season of the Chinese Super League can theoretically participate in the new season of the Chinese Super League. And there are 2 clubs to get the new season of the Chinese A League, 6 clubs to get the new season of the Chinese B League to fill the qualification, showing that the CFA does follow the principle of "can make up for it, make up for it", to ensure that the new season of all levels of professional leagues of the complete scale.
Being eligible to apply for a vacancy does not mean that the vacancy has been filled. The eight clubs need to submit qualified entry materials in accordance with the requirements of the Notice, and submit the confirmation letter on time after passing the entry audit. The clubs that have qualified to fill the vacancies in the new season of the Chinese B League are also required to pay a deposit of 600,000 RMB before April 19th.
