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China Football Associationi

The China Football Association (CFA) was established in Beijing in 1924. It has been affiliated with world governing body Fifa since 1931. The CFA oversees the Chinese Super League and the China League One.

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  • Heavy debts force club out of existence after 26 years on the eve of the delayed new season, set to get under way on June 3
  • Players and staff had already turned to the courts to pursue unpaid wages going back more than a year

Former captain Feng Xiaoting foresees an even more difficult World Cup cycle next, ‘because our youth are not good enough’, as U-23s coach Aleksandar Jankovic eyes Asian Games silverware in September.

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