Super League regulations on naturalized players: latest update

The Super League's regulations on naturalized players have been updated recently, stipulating that naturalized players must meet the following conditions:

Naturalized players must have lived and worked in China for at least five years and have no criminal record. This condition is formulated to ensure the legitimacy of the player's identity and strictly review the player's background. Such provisions help avoid identity forgery and abuse of naturalization policies by criminals.

Naturalized players must play in the China Football League, participate in the corresponding national team competition and be eligible to play. This condition is established to ensure that naturalized players have certain practical experience in China and have certain competitive strength against the national team. Such regulations will help improve the level of football in China and increase the competitiveness of the team.

Naturalized players must renounce their nationality of their country of origin, obtain China nationality, and register with the China Football Association. This condition is formulated to demonstrate the loyalty of naturalized players to China football and avoid conflicts of interest for naturalized players when playing for the China team in international competitions. Such regulations help increase the sense of belonging of naturalized players and the cohesion of the naturalized team.

Naturalized players do not occupy foreign aid quotas. This condition is established to protect the Chinese Super League's foreign aid policy and maintain the fairness of league competition. Such regulations will help prevent a large number of outstanding foreign aid from being replaced and affect the differentiated characteristics of the Chinese Super League.