According to Beijing Youth Daily, on the afternoon of August 29, the Chinese Football Association held a meeting of all middle-level cadres in its office building in Beijing.
At the meeting, the relevant person in charge of the Football Association reported that Liu Jun, deputy head of the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation and chairman of the Chinese Super League Co., Ltd., had been taken away by the relevant departments for investigation, and the relevant procedures for his liuzhi had been completed.
Liu Jun is also the 14th important figure in Chinese football to be taken away since Li Tie, the former manager of the national football team in November last year.
It is also understood that the three-month internal education rectification work of the Chinese Football Association, which was originally planned to end at the end of August this year, will be extended for two weeks.
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It is understood that the 47-year-old Liu Jun was taken away by the relevant departments on the afternoon of August 28. In the morning, he also participated in the work of the preparatory group of the Chinese Football Federation as normal and discussed operational issues with colleagues. But from the afternoon of that day, colleagues in the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation (Chinese Super League) did not see him again.
For those familiar with domestic football, Liu Jun's name is not unfamiliar. As early as more than 10 years ago, he served as the former general manager of Jiangsu Sainty Club of the Chinese Super League.
At the end of 2018, before and after the award ceremony of the Chinese Super League in the season, Liu Jun was invited by the then leader of the Chinese Football Association to participate in the early preparations of the professional league management body, the "Chinese Football Federation".
After entering the 2020 season, he worked with former chairman of Guangzhou City FC Huang Shenghua to be responsible for the operation and management of the Chinese Super League. Among them, Liu Jun is mainly responsible for the operation and business development of the league.
In July 2021, the preparatory group of the Chinese Football Federation was officially established, and Liu Jun served as the deputy head of the preparatory group.
Subsequently, he replaced Li Yuyi, former vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, as chairman of the Chinese Super League through the procedure, and continued to focus on the business development and operation of professional leagues.
After Liu Jun, the current chairman of the Chinese Super League, was investigated, the chairman of the Chinese Super League has been dismissed for six consecutive terms. On the evening of April 28, the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision released the news:
Li Yuyi, former vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, is suspected of serious violations of the law and is currently under supervision and investigation by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission stationed in the State General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervision Commission.
Ma Chengquan, former chairman of the Chinese Super League Co., Ltd., is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently under review and investigation by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission in the State General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervision Commission.
Screenshot source: Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision official website
According to the governor of Chang'an Street, Li Yuyi, Ma Chengquan and Yu Hongchen, the former vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, who was previously investigated, are the chairman of the Chinese Super League for three consecutive terms.
Going back further, Nan Yong and Yang Yimin fell in 2010, and so far, all the previous chairmen of the Chinese Super League Company have fallen.
Screenshot source: Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision official website
According to the enterprise investigation data, China Super League Co., Ltd., founded in 2006 and located in Beijing, is a sports-based enterprise. The registered capital of the enterprise is 2 million yuan, the paid-up capital is 2 million yuan, and it has completed the A round of financing in 2021.
Timeline of anti-corruption in Chinese football
Since November last year, the former national team head coach Li Tie
After being investigated by the supervision, as of now
Thirteen people in Chinese football have been reported to have been investigated
• November 26, 2022
Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men's national football team, was investigated
• January 19, 2023
Liu Yi, executive member of the Chinese Football Association and former secretary general
Executive Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Football Association
Chen Yongliang, who is also the head of the national team management department, was investigated
• February 14, 2023
Chairman of the Chinese Football Association,
Deputy Party Secretary Chen Jiayuan was investigated
• March 24, 2023
Wang Xiaoping, Director of the Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association,
Huang Song, director of the competition department of the Chinese Football Association, was investigated
• March 29, 2023
Yu Hongchen, President of the Chinese Athletic Association
(Former Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association),
Dong Zheng, the former general manager of the Chinese Super League Co., Ltd., was investigated
• April 1, 2023
Member of the Party Group of the State General Administration of Sports,
Deputy Director Du Zhaocai was investigated
Responsible for soccer-related work
• April 28, 2023
Li Yuyi, former vice president of the Chinese Football Association,
Ma Chengquan, former chairman of the Chinese Super League Co., Ltd., was investigated
• July 22, 2023
Tan Hai, Director of the Technical Department of the Chinese Football Association,
Qi Jun, director of the strategic planning department of the Chinese Football Association, was investigated
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