Chinese football has ushered in an important node. According to news reports, the Chinese Football Association will announce the first batch of clubs to complete debt settlement in the 2024 professional league on the morning of January 5. This list is crucial for clubs participating in all levels of professional leagues for the new season. Regrettably, nine clubs failed to pass the preliminary examination.
After a month of hard work, 50 clubs successfully met the requirements for the new season's professional league at the corresponding level and passed the preliminary examination. This is undoubtedly a huge achievement, showing that Chinese football has achieved certain results in financial management. However, there are still 9 clubs (including 1 Chinese Super League, 3 Chinese League 1 and 5 Chinese 2) who have failed to complete the debt settlement work in accordance with the access requirements and missed the opportunity to be included in the first list.
This is undoubtedly discouraging news for clubs that failed to pass the preliminary examination. Among them is a club with little experience in the Chinese Super League, which has brought some surprises and hope to Chinese football. However, the debt problem became a further stumbling block for them. They can only hope that the debt problem will be resolved as soon as possible and look forward to appearing on the second batch of public lists.
For clubs on the two lists, passing the preliminary screening is only the first step. They also need to successfully pass the review team during the publicity period before they can actually qualify for the new season. This means that debt settlement is only the first step towards the professional league, and the road ahead is still full of difficulties and challenges.
The conduct of the preliminary review of the admission undoubtedly demonstrated to the outside world the determination and action of the Chinese Football Association in the management of the club. The debt problem has always been a major problem in Chinese football, which has had many negative effects. The requirements for the preliminary examination of admission have undoubtedly increased the financial management requirements of the club, prompting them to pay more attention to debt settlement. This is undoubtedly a good thing for Chinese football, which can help clubs operate more standardly, and improve the quality and competitiveness of the entire league.
The efforts and reforms of the Chinese Football Association are gradually changing the image of Chinese football. Although there are still some difficulties and problems, I believe that with the passage of time, Chinese football will surely shine with new brilliance. Let's look forward to the clubs that have passed the preliminary review to successfully pass the verification during the publicity period and obtain the league qualification for the new season, bringing more hope and surprises to the future of Chinese football.