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Chinese champion Jiangsu pulls out of AFC Champions League

by French Press Agency - AFP

Kuala Lumpur Mar 18, 2021 - 1:59 pm GMT+3
Jiangsu Suning players and staff members celebrate winning the Chinese Super League (CSL) title in Suzhou, eastern China, Nov. 12, 2020.(AFP Photo)
Jiangsu Suning players and staff members celebrate winning the Chinese Super League (CSL) title in Suzhou, eastern China, Nov. 12, 2020.(AFP Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP Mar 18, 2021 1:59 pm

China's Jiangsu FC has withdrawn from the Asian Champions League following its financial collapse, officials said Thursday, in another sign it is on the brink of being disbanded.

Jiangsu won the Chinese Super League for the first time in November but ceased operations last month after its struggling owners pulled the plug.

The shock news provoked hand-wringing about the state of football in China and prompted calls for a major rethink from top to bottom.

Its Champions League exit comes after Chinese FA Cup winners Shandong Taishan – formerly known as Shandong Luneng – was booted out of Asia's top club tournament in February after breaking rules related to finances.

The Asian Football Confederation said the Chinese FA had confirmed Jiangsu's withdrawal from the tournament.

South Korea's Pohang Steelers and Thailand's Ratchaburi now advance automatically to Group G, avoiding a play-off, it added.

The centralized matches for Group G will take place in Thailand from June 21 to July 7.

The east zone group games, including teams from China, Japan, Australia and South Korea, were last week delayed to June and July, from original dates in April, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The west zone matches, comprising mostly Middle Eastern sides, will go ahead as planned next month.

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