On April 7, Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation officially announced that the 2023 season of the Chinese Super League will start on April 15, the first round of matches will be played on April 15 and 16, and the number of Chinese Super League teams in the new season will be reduced from 18 last season to 16, that is, there is no replacement. According to the coordination of the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation, the 2023 Chinese Super League season is scheduled to end in November.
Previously, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation announced the list of access teams, a total of 48 teams were qualified, because Guangzhou City and Kunshan FC 2 teams that meet the standards of the Chinese Super League failed to pass the access, suddenly less 2 Chinese Super League teams, according to the previous plan announced by the Chinese Football Association, 2 Chinese Super League teams can not be accessed, will not be replaced, so the size of the Chinese Super League in the 2023 season is reduced to 16 teams.
While announcing the admission list, the Chinese Football Association also vented that the new season of the Chinese Super League will start on April 15. Although Du Zhaocai, secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, was investigated later, the outside world once questioned whether the Chinese Super League could start on time, but with the work of the new working group, the 2023 season of the Chinese Super League still began according to the original plan.
According to the scale of participation, the 2023 Chinese Super League will be a 30-round format, fully resuming home and away matches, and it is planned to end in November, but whether the entire season can be ended according to the original plan will take into account the preparation of the national football team.
According to the calendar, the Chinese Super League opened on April 15 and ended on November 4; The China League One opened on April 22 and ended on November 5; The China League Two opened on April 29 and ended on October 22. The FA Cup competition starts on 17 May and ends on 25 November (tentative).