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The Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League is the highest tier of domestic football in China. The season usually runs from March to October.
Angry Wuhan Three Towns supporters surround, shout abuse at and throw debris at the visiting team’s bus outside the stadium in Wuhan. Photo: Weibo screenshot
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Angry Chinese Super League fans attack visiting team bus and make racist, offensive gestures

Sudden death of a spectator at another match sparks debate about the readiness of medical equipment at Chinese stadiums.

China Evergrande Group

Demise of Hui’s China Evergrande Group engulfs sports empire built on its fortunes

Shenhua fans to halt cheering after case of boy abused for wearing Wu Lei jersey

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Footballer Wu Lei defends boy abused by rival fans while wearing China jersey

Chinese international, who plays for Shanghai Port, takes to social media to track down boy and his father, who were attacked by Shenhua fans.

Video footage showed hostile fans pointing and shouting insults at the boy and his father, including asking if the child was “out of his mind”. Photo: Screenshot of video
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Chinese teen Wei Xiangxin signs multi-year contract with French club Auxerre

The Under-17 international signs five-year deal with Ligue 1 side after moving from Chinese Super League outfit Meizhou Hakka.

Fifa

CSL club Zhejiang to earn US$319,000 after South Korean player’s World Cup foray

The club will earn that sum from Fifa Club Benefits Programme, which compensates teams whose players are away on national team duty.

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United States

With no team in World Cup, Chinese fans root for Ronaldo, Messi … and a referee

Chinese team has not played in tournament for 24 years, so supporters follow world’s two most famous players and a strict mainland official.

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Chinese football fan Zhai Yibo before the Portugal v DR Congo Fifa World Cup match at Portugal House in New York. Photo: Lucy Quaggin
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Matt Orr hopes to use ‘ruthless’ Shanghai gig to help Hong Kong’s ‘new project’

Striker says stint with Chinese giants Shanghai Port has taken his game to ‘the next level’; hopes to play ‘older-head role’ for city team.

Ex-Chinese Super League star swaps pitch for food delivery to gain life insights

The 48-year-old played for the Jianlibao Youth Team, a famous youth development project sent to Brazil, Qingdao Hainiu and Beijing Guoan.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, Shanghai Shenhua star Shinichi Chan on mission to unearth city talent

Former Kitchee forward launches academy with best friend Bosley Yu, enlisting expertise of prominent local players and agent to the stars.

Shinichi Chan (middle) celebrates scoring for Shanghai Shenhua. Photo: Weibo/ Shanghai Shenhua
Yue Tze-nam

Striker Orr linked with Shanghai Port, Yue signs for Beijing Guoan

Chinese Taipei midfielder Timothy Chow also linked with Shanghai, leaving Alex Jojo’s future at the club in doubt.

Hong Kong striker Matt Orr has been heavily linked with a move to Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Port. Photo: Sam Tsang
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Beijing Guoan team bus seized over debt issues, players forced to hire bikes

Real estate company Sinobo Group, which holds a 64 per cent stake in the club, reportedly owes more than 3.68 billion yuan (US$502 million).

Hangzhou

Fans in China voice anger as club play hours after striker Boupendza’s death

Zhejiang FC go ahead with match against Meizhou Hakka in Hangzhou on day of death of the 28-year-old, who fell from a building on Wednesday.

Fifa

Footballer dead in China after fall from building, Gabon FA says

Statement by Chinese Super League team Zhejiang says Aaron Boupendza died at his residence, former clubs in US, France, Turkey send tributes.

Aaron Boupendza playing in the Africa Cup of Nations for Gabon. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong star Shinichi Chan Shanghai Shenhua’s last-gasp, match-winning hero

Shenhua win topsy-turvy Chinese Super League clash against Zhejiang Greentown, lead standings by one point.

Shinichi Chan (front, right) celebrates after scoring a winner for Shanghai Shenhua in the eighth minute of stoppage time.Photo: WEIBO/ Shanghai Shenhua
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong ‘changing narrative’, as bid to reach Asian Cup begins in Singapore

Defender Oliver Gerbig on guard ahead of clash with hosts’ ‘quick and athletic’ forwards, but optimistic about 2027 qualifying prospects.

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Chinese footballer injured on trip to Spain dies hours before 19th birthday

Guo Jiaxuan had been in hospital in Beijing since returning from Madrid after head injury during match left him brain-dead.

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AFC Champions League

Shenhua coach says Chinese teams must up intensity to compete in Champions League

Leonid Slutsky says Chinese Super League teams – who have all been eliminated – must match Japanese, Korean clubs’ ‘more intense football’.

Shanghai Shenhua players (in white, from left) Gao Tianyi, Jiang Shenglong and Wang Haijian react after their 4-1 aggregate defeat to Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in Kawasaki. Photo: Xinhua

Shanghai, Beijing fans clash after dramatic end to Chinese Super League match

Beijing Guoan’s late goal against Shanghai Shenhua followed by on-pitch melee, then confrontations outside stadium.

Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Brain-dead Chinese footballer flown home as family seeks answers

Source says Beijing association stalling over whether insurance was arranged, and timeline of Guo Jiaxuan’s injury in Spain.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Chinese footballer, 18, ‘brain-dead’ from Spain accident, family accuse club, FA

Guo Jiaxuan has ‘little chance of survival’ following collision during match, according to brother, who says family want to bring him home.

Chinese footballer Guo Jiaxuan, 18, was left with a severe brain injury after a collision during a training camp in Spain. Photo: RedNote/@大琪 呀哈比比
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong star aims to be best in Chinese Super League after Qingdao Hainiu move

Anson Wong knows he is heading into the unknown with move to mainland, but midfielder says rejecting offer could have led to ‘huge regret’.

Anson Wong (No 8) in action during Hong Kong under-23s’ Asian Games semi-final campaign in 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee
Kai Tak Sports Park

Letters | We’ve built Kai Tak Sports Park. Now, to keep crowds coming

Readers discuss how to fill the city’s new premium venue, what to do about Uber, and vaccine management protocol.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong footballers ‘hoping’ a club from the city joins mainland China league

Alex Jojo, who is set to feature in Wednesday’s Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup first leg, could be poised for a transfer to Chinese Super League.

Italian Serie A

Italy, Milan icon Baresi urges Chinese Super League to create football ‘culture’

China’s football has fallen behind – the Italian says it should work to develop grass roots and infrastructure rather than importing players.

AC Milan fans cheer on their team during a International Champions Cup clash with Inter Milan in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Luisser quits Hong Kong to join former boss Andersen in Chinese Super League

The Austrian assistant manager leaves after being involved in 33 games – 4 as interim boss – to reunite with the Norwegian at Yunnan Yukun.

Wolfgang Luisser (left) is leaving Hong Kong after more than two-and-a-half years in the representative team set-up. Photo: HKFA
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Move Hong Kong’s best sides to Chinese Super League, Kitchee boss Cardoso says

Edgar Cardoso quietly steadying Kitchee ship following roles with European clubs Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Kai Tak Sports Park

Opinion | For Kai Tak Sports Park, is the missing piece a football home team?

Rather than worry about how to get people home after an event, Hong Kong must figure out how to attract loyal crowds to the new stadium.

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