Published: 18:00, March 1, 2021 | Updated: 00:11, June 5, 2023
Guangzhou to hold part of Chinese Super League matches
By Xinhua

Zang Yifeng, right, of Shijiazhuang Ever Bright competes during the third round match between Shijiazhuang Ever Bright FC and Wuhan Zall at the postponed 2020 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Suzhou Division in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Aug 7, 2020. (JI CHUNPENG / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Guangzhou has been approved to hold part of the Chinese Super League matches, it was revealed on Monday.

According to a document from the Chinese Football Association signed last Thursday, the Chinese football governing body has greenlit the Guangzhou Football Association's application to hold some matches of the CSL 2021 campaign, which reportedly will start on April 20, according to a Guangdong Radio and Television report.

The 2021 CSL season, as the last season, will take place in two cities under a centralized format

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The 2021 CSL season, as the last season, will take place in two cities under a centralized format.

Suzhou is the other city chosen by CFA to hold the 2021 CSL matches. 

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