On April 27, Shanxi Longjin Football Club issued an announcement about the club's withdrawal from the professional league.
It said that the club does not owe wages at present, and that the withdrawal was only due to "the inability to deliver the 600,000 yuan participation guarantee within the specified time".
It is understood that the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation clearly put forward requirements as early as early April that all clubs participating in the Chinese League Two in the new season must pay the security deposit on time, and the quota of 600,000 yuan has been reduced by as much as 60% from the 1.5 million yuan in the 2019 season. %.
Shanxi Longjin Football Club has withdrawn from the professional league.
Shanxi Longjin Football Club has withdrawn from the professional league.
The scale of China Second Division is reduced by 4 teams from last season
On April 25, the Chinese Football Association announced through official channels the list of participating clubs for the Chinese Super League, Chinese League One and Chinese League Two professional leagues in the new season.
Among them, the 18 clubs that passed the entrance examination of the Chinese Super League have all qualified for the Chinese Super League; among the 17 clubs that have passed the examination of the Chinese Super League, except for the Qingdao Football Club, the remaining 16 and the Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopards and Beijing North Sports University who have been recruited. , a total of 18 clubs have qualified for the new season of the Chinese League.
The only reduction in the tier 3 league is the China Second League. Including the 2003 U19 national youth teams participating in the competition, a total of 20 teams will participate in the China Second League in the new season, which is 4 fewer than the size of the 24 teams last season. team.
According to the report of the professional league work meeting on April 3, except for the Sichuan Minzu Football Club and the 2001 U21 National Youth Team, which failed to submit the admission materials as required, a total of 22 clubs have passed the admission of the new season. review.
Since the top 4 teams in the Chinese Second League last season obtained the qualifications for the new season’s Chinese League One through direct promotion and play-offs respectively, and the two clubs of Xinjiang Tianshan Snow Leopard and Beijing North Sports University were partially qualified for the promotion of the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Football Association , The Chinese Football Federation decided to supplement the clubs that were promoted from the Champions League last season according to the competition ranking.
In the end, 6 clubs, including Qin'ao (Zhuhai) Football Club, which ranked 8th in the Chinese Champions League last season, were eligible for supplementary applications.
Shanxi Longjin ended its own history.
Deposits are collected to prevent clubs from "giving up halfway"
It is worth noting that the Chinese Football Association and the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation clearly required at the league meeting on April 3 that all China League Two clubs that pass the admission review must pay a participation deposit of 600,000 yuan.
The relevant person of the event organizer once explained to the club that the purpose of collecting the deposit is to urge each club to operate their respective clubs normally, so as to avoid the “halfway” of the club’s operation due to financial problems during the season.
After the end of the season, the guarantee will be returned to the clubs in full.
The Chinese Super League and the Chinese League One do not adopt the "participation deposit system", mainly because the event organizer can deduct various expenses incurred during the competition area from the entry fee.
In fact, in the 2019 season, the Chinese Football Association and the professional league management agency have launched a similar guarantee system for the Chinese League Two, and the standard amount of guarantee for the season is 1.5 million yuan.
Last season, due to factors such as the epidemic and the difficulties in the overall operation of the China League Two clubs, the event organizers did not follow this approach.
However, from the actual situation, it is not uncommon for some clubs to retire due to lack of funds and wages during the season.
Some clubs have also been in arrears with the reception fees in the competition area for a long time, which not only caused loss of interests to relevant parties, but also damaged the image of the league.
Difficulty in capital turnover, Shanxi Longjin missed the new season
As a former China B team that broke into the Chong A group last season, it is indeed a pity that Shanxi Longjin has withdrawn from the professional league.
In the announcement, Shanxi Longjin Club also deeply regretted that it missed the professional league in the new season, and also emphasized that the club does not owe wages.
The club also revealed that they had planned to make preparations to participate in the Second Division and to be promoted to the Division One, but due to certain difficulties in capital turnover, they were unable to deliver the 600,000 yuan deposit within the stipulated time.
However, in the view of the event organizers, each club has already grasped the background and specific management methods of the "China Second League Guarantee System" relaunch, and has been given sufficient time to raise funds, so it is impossible to pay the guarantee, and also It means that they are not qualified to participate in the competition, and it is impossible to further reduce the entry threshold for the Chinese League Two.