China News Service, July 13th, 13th, the Chinese Super League announced the first stage of the Super League schedule this season. The first stage of the competition will last from July 25 to September 28 for a period of 66 days. The 16 Super League clubs will stage 112 brilliant match-ups in 14 rounds in Dalian and Suzhou.
On July 25, the Chinese Super League will start the first stage of the competition in Dalian and Suzhou. Different from previous years, the two major divisions will hold the opening ceremony of the new season at the same time this year. The opening match of the Dalian Division will be defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao against Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, while the first match of the Suzhou Division will be held between Wuhan Zall and Qingdao Huanghai Qinggang.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, this year's Super League season adopted a new system of group games for the first time. The 16 teams will be divided into two groups. In the first stage, each group will play a double round. In the first stage, a total of 14 rounds of competition will be held, and it will be completed before the World Cup qualifier in October.
Considering that the results of the final round of the game may affect the ranking of the two groups, it is related to the grouping of the teams in the second stage. Therefore, the time of the 14th round of competition will be decided based on the ranking of the two teams.
The following is the specific schedule of the first stage: