By greenlionii - 12 Feb 2018 2:45 AM
New CSL season starts in March 2, 2018
some new rules applied
club could register 27 players, includes 4 foreigner slots
each club can register a Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan player of Chinese descent (excluding goalkeepers), provided that he registered as a professional footballer in one of those three association for the first time, as a native player.
clubs could have three foreigners starting per match,clubs who fields foreign players must have the equivalent number of Chinese under-23 players on the pitch at the same time.
the CFA (Chinese Football Association) had expand the third tier professional league, China League two to 28 clubs this season, and 32 clubs next season, games plays in two conference, Northern and Southern.
the CFA also announces based on the current Chinese FA Ameturish League, the forth level of the professional system officially starts from 2018, with the name Chinese Football Association Member Association Champions League (CMCL).
In November 17, 2017, CFA Vice-President Li Yuyi had explained the expansion plan of Chinese professional league system, according to the project, the top Level CSL will have 18 clubs, with China League one expand to 20 clubs, follows by China League two, 32 clubs, and the forth level, now reband as CMCL, with 48 clubs at most
Meanwhile the 2018 Chinese FA Cup is opened to 92 clubs, with 72 clubs entering competition proper, the 2017 edition involves 76 clubs, with 64 clubs in competition proper, 668,674 spectators in 70 matches, average attendance reaches 9,552
Last season The CSL has a average attendance of 23,766, for lower league, CL1 averages 7,739, CL2 averages 2,534
In Comparasion, the stats of english football in 16/17 is 35,821 for EPL, 20,125 for EFL Championship, 7,576 for EFL League one and 4,751 for EFL League two
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By Brenton1986 - 8 Oct 2018 3:17 PM
Chinese Super League standings after round 25:
1 Shanghai SIPG 25 18 4 3 64 23 +41 58 – Qualified (AFC Champions League 2019)
2 Guangzhou Evergrande 25 17 3 5 64 27 +37 54 – Qualified (AFC Champions League 2019)
3 Shandong Luneng Taishan 25 14 6 5 46 31 +15 48
4 Beijing Guoan 25 14 6 5 59 38 +21 48
5 Jiangsu Suning 25 10 8 7 37 29 +8 38
6 Beijing Renhe 25 8 9 8 29 35 -6 33
7 Shanghai Shenhua 25 9 6 10 36 43 -7 33
8 Hebei Fortune 25 8 8 9 35 38 -3 32
9 Dalian Yifang 25 9 5 11 31 46 -15 32
10 Changchun Yatai 25 8 6 11 39 45 -6 30
11 Guangzhou R&F 25 8 5 12 43 52 -9 29
12 Tianjin Teda 25 7 7 11 34 41 -7 28
13 Tianjin Quanjian 25 7 6 12 29 41 -12 27
14 Chongqing Lifan 25 6 6 13 31 39 -8 24
15 Henan Jianye 25 6 4 15 20 39 -19 22
16 Guizhou Zhicheng 25 5 3 17 30 57 -27 18
Round 26 schedule:
Guangzhou Evergrande v Beijing Renhe – Saturday October 20th
Guizhou Zhicheng v Dalian Yifang – Saturday October 20th
Chongqing Lifan v Hebei Fortune – Saturday October 20th
Shanghai Shenhua v Tianjin Quanjian – Saturday October 20th
Shandong Luneng Taishan v Tianjin Teda – Saturday October 20th
Beijing Guoan v Changchun Yatai – Sunday October 21st
Henan Jianye v Guangzhou R&F – Sunday October 21st
Jiangsu Suning v Shanghai SIPG – Sunday October 21st
ACL QUALIFICATION ALERT – China (Round 26):
Shandong Luneng Taishan will officially confirm its spot in the 2019 AFC Champions League with a home win against Tianjin Teda on Saturday October 20th kickoff is at 10.35pm AEDT at Jinan Olympic Sports Centre in Jinan and combined Jiangsu Suning fail to beat Shanghai SIPG on Sunday October 21st kickoff is at 10.35pm AEDT at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing.
Beijing Guoan will officially confirm its spot in the 2019 AFC Champions League with a home win against Changchun Yatai on Sunday October 21st kickoff is at 6.30pm AEDT at Workers Stadium in Beijing and combined Jiangsu Suning fail to beat Shanghai SIPG on Sunday October 21st kickoff is at 10.35pm AEDT at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing.
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