Source: Chinese Oriental Sports Daily
The second round of the 2023-2024 championship final will start in the early morning of Beijing time on the 26th, and this is the last match before the new round of the championship reform. From next season, the competition rules of the Asian Championships Club will change in many ways, which will have a huge impact on the teams of the Chinese Super League.
The first impact comes from the schedule.
Asian Championship Elite League and Asian Championship Second League It will start in the middle of September this year, The whole season adopts the cross year competition system 。 The number of participating teams in East Asia has been reduced from 20 to 12, and the group match has been cancelled. Instead, the "Swiss round system" of 12 teams has been changed, that is, the winner to the winner and the loser to the loser. The lottery will be drawn immediately after each round, The team only knows the opponent of the next round after each round 。 Therefore, theoretically, it is possible for Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Port to compete in the "Shanghai Derby" home and away matches in the Asian Championships Elite League.
The Zhejiang team participated The second level league of the Asian Championships still adopts the group match double cycle competition system 。 The competition in this stage lasts from September to February next year, which is the key period for the championship, Shenhua, Haigang, Taishan (required to participate in the play off) and Zhejiang teams will face two or even three line operations The test of players' physical strength and coaches' ability to adjust and arrange is unprecedented. In addition, the Chinese Super League will finish playing on November 2, but the four teams participating in the two level league of the Asian Champions League will play two more games in late November and early December, so the winter break will be postponed.
The second impact comes from the bonus.
The bonus of the Asian Championship Elite League will rise significantly. The championship bonus is 12 million dollars, three times of this season, and the runner up bonus is 4 million dollars, twice of this season The winning bonus, away allowance, promotion bonus, etc. will also be at least doubled. in other words, In the Asian Championship Elite League, the bonus income alone is almost equal to the club's dividend of the CSL this season 。 At that time, whether to protect the honor or compromise with the current situation of the club operation may also become a choice.
But then again, The number of foreign aid has been lifted in the Asian Champions League Whether the Chinese Super League Club will sign more foreign aid for the Asian Championship, while the surplus foreign aid cannot be registered in the league. Whether the high bonus is worth paying for this part of "loss" is also a question worth weighing.
