Football Newspaper reported that the Football Association issued the "Notice of the Chinese Football Association on the Work Related to the Chinese Super League, the Chinese League A and the Chinese Second League in the 2022 Season"
1. Club access
1) According to the review of the materials submitted by each club, 18 clubs passed the Access Audit of the Chinese Super League in the 2022 season, 17 clubs passed the Access Audit of the Chinese First Division, and 22 clubs passed the Access Audit of the Chinese Second Division (see the annex for the specific list).
2) According to the actual situation of the participation of the clubs in the Chinese Super League, the Chinese First Division and the Chinese Second League, the scale of participation in the professional leagues at all levels and the relevant matters of the replacement are finally decided.
2. Solutions and penalties for wage arrears by clubs
(1) Considering the impact of the epidemic, the economy, the development of the main business of investors and other aspects in the past two years, and combined with the relevant provisions of the AFC access regulations, some clubs with wage arrears have also been conditionally granted access after submitting specific wage arrears solutions. At the same time, in order to ensure the relevant interests of players, for such clubs, unified provisions to solve the salary arrears and formulate relevant penalties, as follows:
1. Taking into account the current actual situation of the club, the club's salary arrears for the 2021 season and before will be fully resolved by December 31, 2022.
2. Comprehensively considering the actual situation, wage arrears can be resolved in stages and batches, and there are three time nodes in July 31, October 31, and December 31 in 202: (1) Before July 31: to solve the arrears of wages not less than 30% of the total amount ;(2) before October 31: to solve the arrears of wages not less than 70% of the total amount ;(3) before December 31: to solve all the arrears of wages.
3. For clubs that cannot fully resolve the problem of wage arrears before December 31, 2022, the club must reach a settlement agreement with the unpaid personnel including but not limited to coaches, players and staff, and submit it to the Chinese Football Association for filing before 17:00 on April 8, 2022, and resolve the wage arrears in accordance with the time node determined in the filing agreement; clubs that fail to submit the wage arrears settlement agreement must resolve the wage arrears in accordance with the above three time points (only the Chinese Super League clubs apply this clause)
4. Before the three time nodes of July 31, October 31 and December 31, 2022, clubs must submit to the Chinese Football Association the 2021 season salary repayment form signed by all coaches, players and staff.
5. On the basis of resolving the salary arrears in the 202l season and before, clubs should make funding arrangements for the 2022 season to ensure that there will be no new wage arrears in the 2022 season.
(2) Penalties
1. Clubs that fail to repay not less than 30% of the total salary of the 2021 season and before 31 July 2022 will be prohibited from registering new players at the second transfer window of the 2022 season and will be punished with a penalty of 3 league points.
2. Clubs that fail to complete the repayment of not less than 70% of the total salary arrears for the 2021 season or before 31 October 2022 will be punished with a penalty of 6 points deducted from league points.
3. Clubs that fail to resolve all unpaid wages on 31 December 2022 are subject to relegation or disqualification.
4. Clubs with new wage arrears in the 2022 season will be punished with deduction of league points, relegation or disqualification from the 2023 season, as appropriate.
5. Clubs that have reached an agreement with the unpaid person but fail to resolve the unpaid wages in accordance with the time node in the filing agreement shall be punished with reference to the above.
