As of the afternoon of May 2, the selection work for the new season of the Chinese Super League has not yet been completed. That is to say, after the Meizhou and Dalian divisions have confirmed that they can host 2 of the 3 groups in the first stage of the Chinese Super League, the remaining 1 The divisions for individual group events have yet to be finalized.

At present, the organizers of the event are still trying to be taken over by Rizhao City.

However, in view of the current epidemic situation, the organizer has also contacted cities such as Nanjing and Wuxi through various channels. Therefore, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team are temporarily unable to submit the specific start plan to the higher management department for approval.

When the new season of the Chinese Super League will start, there is still no conclusion.

　There is still one region city that has not been implemented

　　Before the May 1st International Labor Day, after active communication and cooperation between the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team and all relevant parties, Meizhou City and Dalian City respectively agreed to host some of the first-stage competitions of the Chinese Super League in the new season.

Due to the expansion of the Chinese Super League to 18 teams in the new season, and the fact that the first stage of the competition has confirmed that the group stage will be centralized, at least 3 divisions are required for the operation of the competition.

In the case that many candidate cities in the competition area have successively abandoned the competition due to the impact of the epidemic, the organizers of the competition have shifted the selection target for the third Chinese Super League competition area city to Rizhao City, where the 25th Shandong Provincial Games will be held.

　　However, as of May 2, Rizhao City has not yet confirmed whether it can host the Chinese Super League.

In view of the continuous changes in the domestic epidemic situation and the severe situation of epidemic prevention and control, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team had to seek the possibility of hosting games in other alternative cities.

It is understood that the organizers of the event have recently started to contact Nanjing, Wuxi, Changchun and other cities through various channels.

Once Rizhao City is unable to host the game, the organizers will launch other alternatives to lobby other candidate cities in order to finalize the last competition area of ​​the first stage of the Chinese Super League as soon as possible.

　　It is precisely because the selection of the competition area has not been completed, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team have not submitted the "final draft" of the new season's Chinese Super League start plan to the higher management department. Naturally, the start date cannot be concluded.

　The organizers strive to start the game as soon as possible

　　Regarding the start time of the new season of the Chinese Super League that is concerned by the outside world, the attitude of the event organizers has always been to start the game as soon as possible under the premise of ensuring that the epidemic prevention work is foolproof.

Before that, "April 23rd, 28th, May 7th to 9th, and mid-May" were all included in various start plans as "strive for the start time node".

However, the plan often fails to keep up with the changes. The continuous epidemic and the change in the attitude of the candidate divisions have objectively made the league schedule unable to be finalized.

　　It is worth noting that the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Football Federation preparatory group, clubs and related parties are waiting for the completion of the selection work for the competition area, while actively promoting the preparations for the start of the competition.

For example, two Chinese Super League clubs from Shanghai have recently established contact with the Dalian division with the help and coordination of relevant parties, and have made detailed plans for the two teams' departure from Shanghai and entry into the division, as well as the arrangements for epidemic prevention work. communication.

It is reported that the two clubs may go to the Dalian Division as soon as possible around May 7 and 8.

　　Of course, even if the two Shanghai teams can successfully leave Shanghai and arrive in the Dalian division, it does not mean that the start date of the Chinese Super League and the specific competition schedule have been confirmed.

This is because the two teams must strictly implement local epidemic prevention regulations and undergo medical isolation and observation for a considerable period after their arrival.

If the league starts after the two teams are released from quarantine, they will play as normal with the other teams.

If the league starts during its quarantine period, they will make up the game on another day.

Both clubs are also awaiting official confirmation of their travel plans.

　　Shanghai's two teams are "fine-tuning"

　　It should be noted that the preparatory group of the Chinese Football Federation originally planned to group the first stage of the Chinese Super League in the new season according to the principle of "serpentine arrangement".

However, in view of the special situation faced by the two teams in Shanghai, the "preparation team" may fine-tune the grouping method and divide the two teams from Shanghai into the Dalian Division.

Judging from the two teams planning to go to the Dalian Division, this possibility is already very high.

In fact, grouping "fine-tuning" is not without precedent.

For example, the Guangzhou City Team and the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers swapped their divisions in the first stage of the competition last season, but the reasons for the swaps were different.

　　Although there are many difficulties, the preparations for the start of the new season of the Chinese Super League continue to move forward.

The organizers of the competition, the competition area, the clubs and all relevant workers worked overtime and worked tirelessly during the Labor Day holiday for the league to start as soon as possible.

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　　Chinese Super League technical points ranking dropped to 15th in Asia

　　The East Asia region group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League ended on May 1. So far, all 16 teams (8 teams in the East and West Asia regions) that have entered the knockout stage have been generated.

Although the AFC has not officially announced the new issue of "AFC Affiliated Member Association Technical Points Ranking", according to the calculation formula, the Chinese Super League has slipped to the 15th place in Asia and the 1st place in East Asia in this issue's technical points ranking list. 7 digits.

If by the end of this year, there is no change in this ranking, the number of places for the Chinese Super League to participate in the AFC Champions League in the 2024-2025 season will be sharply reduced to one.

　　The AFC ranks the technical points of its member associations in a 4-year cycle, and allocates tickets to the AFC Champions League according to the ranking.

By convention, the AFC often finalizes the allocation plan for the AFC Champions League for the following seasons two years in advance.

　　In this season's AFC Champions League group stage, Shandong Taishan won 1 point for drawing with Singapore Lion City Mariners.

Guangzhou team did not score 1 point after 6 consecutive defeats.

According to the AFC technical points method, the Chinese Super League only scored 0.5 points in this AFC Champions League.

Including the points of the 2021 season and 2019 season (the points of the 2020 season are not included in the ranking basis according to the requirements of the AFC), the "total club points" is only 18.650 points, which is only 30.449 points when converted into "technical points".

　　In this way, the Chinese Super League can only rank 15th in the latest AFC affiliated member association technical points ranking, down 5 places from the 10th place before the start of the AFC Champions League in the new season.

Because Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou teams both missed out on the AFC knockout rounds, there has been no increase in the technical points of the Chinese Super League this season.

Therefore, after the end of the season, the Chinese Super League can only get one place in the AFC Champions League for the 2024-2025 season.

　　After the end of the AFC Champions League group stage this season, the total technical points of the Malaysian League reached 39.918 points, and the ranking jumped to the top 10 in Asia and the 4th in the East Asia region. Temporarily ranked 6th.

In other words, the league technical rankings of the above three Southeast Asian countries have surpassed the Chinese Super League.

　　This group of articles / reporter Xiao Xun