Unsurprisingly, the new season on April 23rd
China Super League (soccer league)
The league will have a grand opening. To this end, the CFL is stepping up preparations to optimize and adjust the schedule of matches. With the
China Super League (soccer league)
The expansion of the new season will increase the number of participating teams to 18. According to Sohu Sports, in order to enhance the competitiveness of the league, the CFL plans to revolutionize the rules of promotion and relegation, and proposes to increase the number of relegation places. A possible adjustment program is the 0.5 + 0.5 quota to 2.5, meaning that the last two teams in the league ranking will be directly relegated, while the bottom three teams will start a playoff with the third place in the Central League. This tweaked rule is similar to the
Bundesliga
The league's system of elevation and relegation is as good as it gets.
Currently.
Bundesliga
Also with 18 teams, with
China Super League (soccer league)
The expansion was consistent in size, making it the only one of Europe's top five leagues to accommodate only 18 clubs. In
Bundesliga
in which the bottom two teams in each season's standings are relegated outright, while the bottom three teams play a two-legged playoff against the third-placed team in the German Bundesliga to determine the last team to stay in the
Bundesliga
of the seats. In contrast, the
England Premier Soccer League
Serie A
La Liga
和
France A
Both have 20 teams, with
England Premier Soccer League
Serie A
和
La Liga
Three rises and three falls were introduced this season, while
France A
A play-off berth was reserved for the bottom three.
China Super League (soccer league)
Last season's 0.5+0.5 relegation rule resulted in Qingdao and Dalian Ren losing both rounds of the play-offs and eventually being relegated. Meanwhile, four Central League One teams managed to make it to the Premier League, making it a major spectacle. This season with the end of the 12-team tournament
China Super League (soccer league)
The league will be back on track, with 34 rounds of matches expected to be played and normal promotion and relegation resumed. However, considering the expansion of the league to 18 teams, if the two promotions and two relegations are still maintained, the mid- and lower-tier teams may lack motivation and the quality of the league may be affected. Therefore, the CFF intends to revise the system and increase the number of relegation places.
The proposal for this tournament modification is still under discussion and has not yet been finalized. Whether it is to increase the number of relegation places to 2.5 or to relegate 3 teams directly, there is no finalization yet. However, from the current situation, the possibility of increasing the number of relegation places is higher, and the participating clubs need to prepare for it in advance.
