2021 in Chinese football explained

Country:China
Season:2021
Division1:Super League
Champions1:Shandong Taishan
Division2:League One
Champions2:Wuhan Three Towns
Division3:League Two
Champions3:Qingdao Hainiu
Division4:CMCL
Champions4:Jinan Xingzhou
Domestic:FA Cup
Wdivision1:Super League
Wchampions1:Wuhan Jianghan University
Wdivision2:Football League
Wchampions2:Shaanxi
Wdivision3:League Two
Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022
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The 2021 season was the 71st season of competitive association football in China.

National teams

China national football team

See main article: China national football team.

Results and fixtures

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).

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Friendlies

China women's national football team

See main article: China women's national football team.

Results and fixtures

Olympic qualifying tournament

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Summer Olympics

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

See main article: 2021 AFC Champions League.

AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs round

See main article: 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Play-off round

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Group stage

See main article: 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.

Group J

Men's football

LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from leagueExpelled or DissolvedRe-elected
Super League None None
League One None None
League Two None None

Super League

See main article: 2021 Chinese Super League.

Regular season

Group B

Relegation stage

League One

See main article: 2021 China League One.

League Two

See main article: 2021 China League Two.

First stage

Ranking of third-placed teams

Second stage

Group F

Women's football

Super League

See main article: 2021 Chinese Women's Super League.

Relegation stage

Football League

See main article: 2021 Chinese Women's Football League.

League Two

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Chinese professional league football:

Chinese Super League

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Guangzhou City Giovanni van BronckhorstMutual consent3 December 2020[1] Pre-season Jean-Paul van Gastel22 February 2021[2]
Wuhan Pang Li (caretaker)End of caretaker spell27 December 2020 Li Xiaopeng27 December 2020[3]
Shanghai Port Vítor PereiraMutual consent31 December 2020[4] Ivan Leko1 January 2021[5]
Beijing Guoan Bruno GénésioMutual consent6 January 2021[6] Slaven Bilić6 January 2021[7]
Dalian Pro Rafael BenítezMutual consent23 January 2021[8] José González18 April 2021[9]
Hebei Xie FengMutual consent28 March 2021 Kim Jong-boo28 March 2021[10]
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Wang BaoshanMutual consent31 March 2021 Yu Genwei31 March 2021
Shenzhen Jordi CruyffSigned by Barcelona3 June 2021[11] 7th José Carlos Granero3 June 2021[12]
Shanghai Shenhua Choi Kang-heeResigned7 August 20219th Mao Yijun (caretaker)7 August 2021[13]
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Afshin GhotbiMutual consent6 September 202113th Liu Yan (caretaker)6 September 2021[14]
Guangzhou Fabio CannavaroMutual consent28 September 2021[15] 2nd Zheng Zhi (player/manager)7 December 2021[16]
Henan Songshan Longmen Javier PereiraMutual consent7 October 202110th Antonio Gómez-Carreño Escalona (caretaker)7 October 2021[17]
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Liu Yan (caretaker)End of caretaker spell5 November 202113th Svetozar Šapurić5 November 2021[18]
Wuhan Li XiaopengSigned by China3 December 2021[19] 11th Li Jinyu4 December 2021[20]
Qingdao Wu JinguiResigned13 December 202116th Yang Weijian (caretaker)13 December 2021[21]

China League One

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Kim Bong-gilMutual consent29 November 2020[22] Pre-season Óscar Céspedes23 January 2021[23]
Chengdu Rongcheng José Carlos GraneroMutual consent7 December 2020[24] Seo Jung-won12 December 2020[25]
Zhejiang Zheng XiongMutual consent31 December 2020[26] Jordi Vinyals1 January 2021[27]
Meizhou Hakka Marcelo RospideMutual consent6 February 2021 Milan Ristić6 February 2021
Zibo Cuju Hou ZhiqiangMutual consent19 February 2021 Park Chul19 February 2021[28]
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Polat Kutulk (caretaker)End of caretaker spell30 March 2021 Pei Encai30 March 2021[29]
Nanjing City Tang BoMutual consent18 April 2021 Fulvio Pea18 April 2021[30]
Beijing BSU Su MaozhenMutual consent Zhang Xu
Zibo Cuju Park ChulMutual consent Huang Hongyi
Wuhan Three Towns Albert Garcia XicotaSacked25 July 20215th Pedro Morilla25 July 2021[31] [32]
Nantong Zhiyun Xie HuiResigned22 August 2021[33] 7th Cao Rui26 August 2021[34]
Kunshan Gao YaoSacked16 September 20219th Sergio Zarco Díaz16 September 2021[35]
Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard Pei EncaiMutual consent2 October 202117th Qeriazdan Ashar2 October 2021[36]
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Óscar CéspedesSackedOctober 20217th Feng Feng (caretaker)October 2021
Guizhou Chen MaoSacked27 November 20219th Yuan Yi27 November 2021[37]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 官方：范加斯特正式出任广州城足球俱乐部主教练. Dongqiudi. 22 February 2021. 23 March 2021. zh.
  3. Web site: 官宣 李霄鹏出任武汉卓尔队主教练. Dongqiudi. 27 December 2020. 28 December 2020. zh.
  4. Web site: 关于范布隆克霍斯特先生离任的公告上海上港官方：主教练佩雷拉离任. Dongqiudi. 31 December 2020. 6 January 2021. zh.
  5. Web site: 官方：克罗地亚籍教练伊万-莱科执教上海上港. Dongqiudi. 1 January 2021. 6 January 2021. zh.
  6. Web site: 官方：合同到期，热内西奥不再担任北京国安主教练. Dongqiudi. 6 January 2021. 6 January 2021. zh.
  7. Web site: 官方：比利奇执教北京国安，双方签约至2022年底. Dongqiudi. 6 January 2021. 6 January 2021. zh.
  8. Web site: 贝尼特斯告别中国：我将不会继续执教大连人. Dongqiudi. 23 January 2021. 23 January 2021. zh.
  9. Web site: 官方：西班牙籍教练何塞-冈萨雷斯执教大连人. Dongqiudi. 18 April 2021. 18 April 2021. zh.
  10. Web site: 官方：韩国教练金钟夫执教河北足球俱乐部. Dongqiudi. 28 March 2021. 28 March 2021. zh.
  11. Web site: 深圳市足球俱乐部与巴塞罗那足球俱乐部联合宣布. Dongqiudi. 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. zh.
  12. Web site: 公告：卡洛斯·格拉内罗担任深圳队主教练. Dongqiudi. 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. zh.
  13. Web site: 官方：上海申花主帅崔康熙辞职，毛毅军暂代理主教练. Dongqiudi. 7 August 2021. 7 August 2021. zh.
  14. Web site: 沧州雄狮官方：古特比不再担任主帅，U21主教练暂时带队. Dongqiudi. 6 September 2021. 6 September 2021. zh.
  15. Web site: 官方：广州队与主教练卡纳瓦罗终止合约. Dongqiudi. 28 September 2021. 28 September 2021. zh.
  16. Web site: 官方：郑智出任广州足球俱乐部一线队执行主教练兼球员. Dongqiudi. 7 December 2021. 7 December 2021. zh.
  17. Web site: 河南嵩山龙门官方：与主帅哈维尔解约，助教戈麦斯任代理主帅. Dongqiudi. 7 October 2021. 7 October 2021. zh.
  18. Web site: 官方：萨布利奇出任沧州雄狮主教练. Dongqiudi. 5 November 2021. 5 November 2021. zh.
  19. Web site: 官方：足协同意李铁辞职，李霄鹏出任国足新帅. Dongqiudi. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. zh.
  20. Web site: 官方：李金羽出任武汉队主教练. Dongqiudi. 4 December 2021. 4 December 2021. zh.
  21. Web site: 官方：吴金贵不再担任青岛队主教练. Dongqiudi. 13 December 2021. 27 December 2021. zh.
  22. Web site: 官方：金奉吉不再担任陕西长安竞技主教练. Dongqiudi. 29 November 2020. 29 April 2021. zh.
  23. Web site: 官方：前青岛黄海助教奥斯卡-塞斯佩德斯执教陕西. Dongqiudi. 23 January 2021. 29 April 2021. zh.
  24. Web site: 公告：卡洛斯先生不再担任成都兴城人居队主教练一职. Dongqiudi. 7 December 2020. 29 April 2021. zh.
  25. Web site: 官方：韩国籍教练徐正源出任成都兴城主帅. Dongqiudi. 12 December 2020. 29 April 2021. zh.
  26. Web site: 感谢，祝福 关于郑雄先生不再担任一线队主教练的公告. Dongqiudi. 31 December 2020. 23 March 2021. zh.
  27. Web site: 官方：乔迪出任浙江能源绿城一线队主教练. Dongqiudi. 1 January 2021. 23 March 2021. zh.
  28. Web site: 淄博蹴鞠官方：免去侯志强职务，任命朴徹为主帅. Dongqiudi. 19 February 2021. 29 April 2021. zh.
  29. Web site: 官方：新疆天山雪豹任命裴恩才为球队新帅. Dongqiudi. 30 March 2021. 29 April 2021. zh.
  30. Web site: 官方：意大利教练皮亚担任南京城市新主帅. Dongqiudi. 18 April 2021. 29 April 2021. zh.
  31. Web site: 官方：武汉三镇主帅阿尔贝托下课，技术总监暂代主帅一职. Dongqiudi. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021. zh.
  32. Web site: 武汉三镇官方：代理主帅佩德罗正式出任俱乐部一线队主教练. Dongqiudi. 9 December 2021. 9 December 2021. zh.
  33. Web site: 谢晖：我决定辞去南通支云主教练一职，偷拍事件我也有反思. Dongqiudi. 22 August 2021. 22 August 2021. zh.
  34. Web site: 官方：前江苏助教曹睿出任南通支云主教练. Dongqiudi. 26 August 2021. 26 August 2021. zh.
  35. Web site: 官方发布会宣！昆山已完成换帅，球队预备队教练萨尔科取代高尧. Dongqiudi. 16 September 2021. 2 October 2021. zh.
  36. Web site: 新疆队官方：主帅裴恩才因身体原因辞职，阿斯哈尔任执行教练. Dongqiudi. 2 October 2021. 2 October 2021. zh.
  37. Web site: 贵州官方：免去主帅及一线队教练组、领队职务，后续另行安排. Dongqiudi. 27 November 2021. 27 November 2021. zh.

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