The teams participating in the 2022 Season of the Chinese Super League, the Chinese First Division and the Chinese Second Division have been basically confirmed, and it is now up to these teams to see if they can all be eligible. According to the planning of the Chinese Football Association, the participation scale of the Chinese Super League in the 2022 season will be increased to 18 teams, while the Chinese First Division and the Chinese Second Division will maintain the status quo, with 18 teams and 24 teams respectively.
From a geographical point of view, there are currently 12 provinces, municipalities or autonomous regions that have Chinese Super League teams, while the vast majority of provinces, municipalities or municipalities directly under the central government have professional teams. Although there is only one central B team in some areas, the good villains have also filled the gap. Hainan Lingshui Dingli was promoted to the second division this season, and Hainan Province finally ended the embarrassment of no professional team.
In the 2022 season, Guangdong will become the province and city with the largest number of Chinese Super League teams, reaching 4 teams. Shandong has the most professional teams, reaching 8, including 1 Chinese Super League team (Shandong Taishan), 4 Chinese League A teams and 3 Chinese B teams, basically forming an echelon from strong to weak. After the dissolution of the 2020 Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu team, Jiangsu lost the Chinese Super League team, but they have many Chinese First Division and Chinese Second Division teams next season, and they are expected to be among the top team leagues in the future.
It can be found that the current development of football in various regions of China, especially professional football, is uneven, and the strength and weakness are clear. For some areas with a weak football foundation and a poor level, perhaps the Chinese Football Association and fans should give more support and care. A hundred flowers bloom, in fact, more conducive to the development of professional leagues than a single one, which may be one of the reasons why the Premier League and Serie A are more exciting than the Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Up to now, excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, only Anhui, Qinghai, Tibet, Ningxia and Gansu provinces, municipalities or autonomous regions have no professional teams.
List of professional teams owned by each province for the 2022 season
Guangdong: 4 Chinese Super League teams, 1 Chinese Second Division team
Shanghai: 2 Chinese Super League teams, 1 Chinese Second Division team
Hubei: 2 Chinese Super League teams, 2 Chinese Second Division teams
Hebei: 2 Chinese Super League teams, 1 Chinese First Division team, 1 Chinese Second Division team
Shandong: 1 Chinese Super League team, 4 Chinese First Division teams, 3 Chinese Second Division teams
Beijing: 1 Chinese Super League team, 1 Chinese First Division team, 2 Chinese Second Division teams
Sichuan: 1 Chinese Super League team, 1 Chinese First Division team, 1 Chinese Second Division team
Jilin: 1 Chinese Super League team, 1 Chinese Second Division team
Tianjin: 1 Chinese Super League team
Henan: 1 Chinese Super League team
Chongqing: 1 Chinese Super League team
Zhejiang: 1 Chinese Super League team
Jiangsu: 4 Chinese First Division, 2 Chinese Second Division
Liaoning: 2 Chinese First Division, 1 Central B team
Shaanxi: 1 Central A team, 1 Chinese Second Division
Jiangxi: 1 Central A team, 1 Central B team
Heilongjiang: 1 Squadron A team
Guizhou: 1 Central League A team
Guangxi: 1 Central A team
Xinjiang: 1 Central B team
Fujian: 1 Central B team
Shanxi: 1 Central B team
Hunan: 1 Central B team
Yunnan: 1 Central B team
Inner Mongolia: 1 Central B team
Hainan: 1 Central B team