Chinese Super League season may get underway in June/July: Huang Shenghua

Guangzhou: The Chinese Super League (CSL) looks set to start its new season at the end of June or in early July and will not have to shorten the campaign, Guangzhou R&F CEO Huang Shenghua said.

The CSL was originally scheduled to kick off on February 22 but was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Based on the assessment of the current situation, the new season will start at the end of June or the beginning of July," Xinhua quoted Huang as saying on Sunday.

The Chinese Football Association have yet to announce a start date, with travel restrictions for foreigners to prevent the spread of the virus through imported cases proving one of the stumbling blocks.

Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini became the first Chinese Super League player to return a positive test for the virus upon his arrival in China last month and the Belgian was forced into a 14-day quarantine. Agencies

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