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The Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League is the highest tier of domestic football in China. The season usually runs from March to October.
Biggest graft scandal in a decade threatens to drag Chinese men’s football to an even lower level with investigations also spreading to other sports.
- Shenzhen Peng City forced to settle for draw after conceding late goal to Cangzhou Mighty Lions
- ‘It’s never going to be easy in the first season,’ Tato says as supporters question tactics and squad
Co-owned by City Football Group and newly relocated from Chengdu, the Chinese Super League newcomers were routed in their first home match and drew a modest crowd.
Hong Kong international set to play his second match for Cangzhou Mighty Lions on Sunday, and has already welcomed the benefits of his new environment.
Hong Kong defender Oliver Gerbig joins Henan FC after winning treble in only season with Kitchee, and says he wants ‘clear path forwards’ for blossoming career.
Inaugural Chinese Super League champions were relegated at the end of the 2023 season, and have been denied admission by football bosses on the mainland.
The Saudi Pro League’s big spending on foreign players like Cristiano Ronaldo has drawn inevitable comparisons to the doomed Chinese Super League, but will it learn from China’s mistakes?
Port and championship rivals Shandong Taishan await potential ramifications after five red cards were shown in a volatile conclusion to the Chinese Super League title race.
The country’s crackdown on football continues, weeks after the former national team coach Li Tie was charged with corruption offences.
Shenzhen’s Frank Acheampong banned for four matches over punch in response to ‘racist abuse’ during Chinese Super League match, for which his Henan opponent Gu Cao earns a two-match ban.
Defender makes long awaited home international debut – but almost quit the game during pandemic to put food on table for his mum and siblings.
Son Jun-ho, who has been detained in China on suspicion of taking bribes from non-state workers, listed in 23-man squad for June friendlies by coach Juergen Klinsmann.
Chengdu Rongcheng’s Zhang Yan appeared to waste time and feign injury in a 1-0 win over Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League.
World Cup star, who plays for Chinese Super League side Shandong Taishan FC, has been detained since last Friday and is being questioned on suspicion of having taken a bribe.
After three Covid 19-affected seasons, corruption and financial issues, Saturday’s start of new Chinese Super League season marks a return to something approaching normal.
The Chinese FA bars the clubs – three of which played in last season’s Chinese Super League – and says their players may unilaterally terminate their contracts.
Other top-flight clubs missing from list of those eligible for country’s domestic leagues are Wuhan Yangtze and Hebei FC, who were both relegated from the CSL last year.
Xi Jinping’s clampdown is ‘arguably the biggest corruption investigation ever in Chinese football’ says Beijing-based sports consultant.
Norwegian thinks Kitchee, Eastern and Lee Man already have what it takes to compete against mainland counterparts and move could help raise ‘low standard’ of game in the city.
The detention of Fortune Land’s co-president Meng Jing is connected to a broader probe involving football coach Li Tie and investigation of Chen Xuyuan, the president of the Chinese Football Association.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Al Nassr on bumper pay deal captured global attention, but in an alternate world he may well have been destined for a move to Chinese Super League.
Wuhan finished 16th out of 18 teams in the 2022 season which ended in December, and has said it will not register to play in the second division for the 2023 campaign.
Yue Tze-nam sees out the season as mainstay in Meizhou Hakka side after joining club midway through campaign.
Chinese Super League clubs have suffered since the country closed its borders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but 2023 could see things change.
Wuhan and Shandong Taishan tied on 75 points with one game left on Saturday, but opponents Tianjin Teda and Beijing Guoan both unable to raise teams and forfeit handing Wuhan title on goal difference.
Fifteen matches delayed over the last week as a result of restrictions that can see entire cities locked down following the discovery of a handful of Covid-19 cases.
Henan Songshan Longmen’s Henrique Dourado sent off in Chinese Super League game after appearing to deliberately run at speed into back of referee in 16th minute.
Eastern have confirmed the departure of Hong Kong international Yue Tze-nam as he signs a 3.5 year deal with Chinese Super League side Meizhou Hakka.
