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Sponsorship & Marketing

Clubs from the Chinese Super League will be able to sell team naming rights to commercial entities in a bid to shore up ailing finances
Football
Governance

Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs will have to operate a women’s team as a condition of competing in the upcoming 2023 season, according to requirements issued by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Football
Finance & Law

Chen Xuyuan, president of the Chinese Football Association, has been placed under investigation by Chinese authorities, as a probe into corruption within football in the country broadens
Football
Finance & Law

Wuhan Yangtze River has become the latest Chinese football club to cease operations, following its relegation from the top-tier Super League (CSL) last season
Football
Governance

China’s national sports agency, the General Administration of Sport (GAS), has announced ambitions to bid to host the Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2031, as part of a broader drive to develop the women’s game. C
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Media

Chinese football content platform Dongqiudi has acquired live streaming rights to matches from China League One, the country’s second-tier domestic football league, according to local media reports.
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Education

The Chinese Football Association has announced the launch of new national youth leagues, as part of its talent development plans
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Events

Liaoning-based football club Dalian Pro has been reinstated to the Chinese Super League (CSL) following the withdrawal of Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has announced
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Finance & Law

Chinese Super League club Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic has withdrawn from the league and ceased operations a week before the start of the 2022 season due to financial problems
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Events

China's domestic football league, the Chinese Super League, is to begin its 2022 season on June 3, in a sign the country's sports industry may be starting to emerge from the ongoing Covid crisis
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Events

China has relinquished its hosting rights for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to “exceptional circumstances” caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.
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Events

Chinese football clubs have begun training for the forthcoming Chinese Super League (CSL) season despite uncertainty over when the season will begin and where it will be staged, according to local media…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Chinese Football Association has finalised a sponsorship agreement with electric vehicle manufacturer Jiangsu Xinri Electric Vehicle covering its top women’s leagues, according to local media reports.
Football
Finance & Law

Chinese Super League clubs must settle their outstanding wages by the end of this year or face being relegated or disqualified from the top-tier football competition, the Chinese Football Association has…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Chinese Football Association has reportedly struck a sponsorship agreement with Spanish sportswear brand Joma covering domestic women’s competitions.
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Data

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has announced a two-year extension of its data tracking agreement with the Chinese Super League until the end of the 2023 season
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Events

The Chinese Football Association has outlined its intention for the top domestic football leagues in China, including the Chinese Super League, to resume home-and-away fixtures from April
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chinese car brand Roewe is reported to have agreed a deal with the Chinese Football Association to sponsor the China women’s national football team. Chinese sports industry website EcoSports.c