On December 12, Beijing time, Li Xuan, a well-known media person, revealed that at the meeting of the Chinese Football Association on the 12th, it was determined that the Chinese League would start on March 15, and the Chinese Super League would start a week earlier than this.
This also means that the new season of the Chinese Super League will start on March 8 as usual. This also seems to mean that the suggestion of national football coach Ivankovic to "start the game early" has not been adopted.
Previously, it was revealed from domestic media that Ivankovic had in-depth exchanges with the senior management of the Chinese Football Association during the focus match with Japan in the round of 18, and he proposed that the new season of the Chinese Super League should be opened early to mid-February. When the national team starts training, the status of the selected international players will be guaranteed.
If the new season of the Chinese Super League still starts on March 8, and the key match between the national football team and Saudi Arabia in the round of 18 is on March 20, which means that the new season of the Chinese Super League will only play 1-2 rounds before it will be suspended. Before the international players have found their ideal form in the league, they have to report to the national team to face the crucial test of the round of 18.
At present, although the Chinese men's football team is at the bottom of the group in the round of 18, it is only 1 point away from the second-place Australia. Perhaps, in the next one year, the arrangement of the league should really make way for the national team, and it should be "overall planning and highlighting the key points".