On October 19, Beijing time, the AFC officially updated the technical points of its national association leagues, and the ranking of the Chinese Super League fell to 16th in Asia, while in East Asia, the Chinese Super League fell to 7th place. This also means that the Chinese Super League's 2024-25 AFC Champions League season only has 1 place, that is, the league champion will be shortlisted, and the Chinese Super League also has a 1+1 AFC Cup place, and the AFC has previously stated that all teams cannot refuse to participate under special circumstances from 2023.
The AFC updated technical points, only counting the Asian competitions in the 2018-2021 season, of which, the technical points of the Chinese Super League in 2018 were 17.350 points, in the 2019 season due to the general environment, all points were canceled, the points in the 2020 season were 0.8 points, the points in the 2021 season were 0.50, and in the past 4 seasons, the points of the Chinese Super League were only 18.65 points.
In Asia, the Chinese Super League fell to 16th, while in East Asia, the Chinese Super League ranked 7th, including Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong Super League, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand are all ranked ahead of the Chinese Super League.
According to the AFC previously announced by the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup quotas, the Chinese Super League 2024-25 season only has 1 direct participation place in the AFC Champions League, no play-off places, in addition, the Chinese Super League will also have 1+1 AFC Cup qualification.
The AFC previously said that it will not pursue the abandonment of Harbour and Yatai from the AFC Champions League this season, but from the 2023 season, all teams cannot refuse to participate in AFC-owned competitions on the grounds of exceptional circumstances.