Report on Accountability for the Match-fixing Incident in the Men's Football Group B (U15) Group Final of the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games

On the afternoon of August 7, 2022, a match-fixing incident occurred in the final of the Men's Football Group A (U15) of the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games

Approved by the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision established an investigation team to find out the truth and conduct in-depth investigations into the problems of ineffective performance of duties and dereliction of duty in the incident. In accordance with discipline and law, insist on seeking truth from facts, scientific precision, and strictly hold 16 party members and leading cadres accountable.

　　Wang Yuping, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Guangdong Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning from within the party, a major demerit in government affairs, and was dismissed.

　　Lin Ying, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning from the party and a major demerit in government affairs.

　　Mai Liang, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a warning within the party and a government demerit.

　　Lei Jianjun, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, a major demerit in government affairs, and was dismissed.

　　Cheng Zhiwen, member and director of the General Party Branch of the Guangdong Provincial Football Center, was given the sanction of dismissal from the party and government affairs, and was demoted to a sixth-level employee of the management post of the public institution.

　　Tan Ping, a member of the party group of the Guangzhou Municipal Government and the deputy mayor, was given a warning within the party and a demerit for government affairs.

　　Ouyang Ziwen, secretary of the party group and director of the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, a major demerit in government affairs, and was dismissed.

　　Lin Yanfen, deputy party secretary and deputy director of the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning from the party and a major administrative demerit.

　　Wu Minchun, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, was given the punishment of dismissal from the party and government affairs, and was demoted to a second-level researcher.

　　Wang Shuyong, the full-time deputy secretary of the party committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau and the secretary of the agency's discipline inspection committee, was given a serious warning within the party and a downgrade in government affairs.

　　Pei Weimin, Secretary and Director of the Party Branch of the Competitive Sports Department of the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, was given the sanction of being dismissed from the party and government affairs, and demoted to a third-level researcher.

　　Su Jindan, a member of the party group and deputy mayor of Qingyuan Municipal Government, was given a warning within the party and administrative demerits.

　　Xu Guangyong, secretary of the party group of Qingyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, was given a serious warning within the party, a major demerit in government affairs, and was dismissed.

　　Cai Faming, a member of the party group and deputy director of the Qingyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, was given a serious warning within the party, a major demerit in government affairs, and was dismissed.

　　Sun Hao, a member of the party group of the Qingyuan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, was given a warning within the party and a government demerit.

　　Xie Zhiguang, chairman of the Guangzhou Football Association and former director of the Guangzhou Football Management Center, was given a two-year probation in the party, reduced retirement benefits, determined retirement benefits according to the tenth-level staff of the management of public institutions, and exempted him from the Guangzhou Football Association according to procedures Chairmanship.

　　Party organizations at all levels and the majority of party members and cadres in the province must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on football work, learn lessons deeply, learn from them, make in-depth rectification, and improve the system.

It is necessary to insist on drawing inferences from one instance, establish a correct view of political performance, follow the law of football development, improve the long-term mechanism for event management and supervision, and effectively prevent similar problems from happening again.

It is necessary to carry forward the spirit of Chinese sports, do a good job in the construction of football style, investigate and deal with serious violations of game style and discipline such as game manipulation with a zero-tolerance attitude, resolutely stop unhealthy tendencies such as kick-fixing, and promote the healthy and orderly development of football.

(Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision)