Recently, the neutralization of the name of the Chinese Super League has once again been put on the agenda by the Football Association. The neutralization of the name of the Chinese Super League is the general trend. In fact, in the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football" released in March 2015, a plan to encourage the de-commercialization of club names has been clearly proposed.
So in the recent period, there has been a wave of naming in the Chinese football circle. Many clubs whose names cannot meet the neutral standard need to discuss a representative new club name within the specified time. There are also many fans who are very enthusiastic about this and have started to name their favorite teams, but they are like Beijing Guoan, Shandong Luneng, Tianjin Teda and other veteran teams. They have not changed the team’s life for more than 20 years. The club is also at a loss for a request to change the neutral name.
However, whether the name is non-corporate or neutral, the name of the Super League club should not be without personality, just to meet the standards.
The name combination of "place name + FC" is undoubtedly the simplest and the most popular permutation combination among many clubs. "FC" is the abbreviation of "Football Club" in English, meaning "football club". The name is undoubtedly the simplest and most direct as the neutral name of the club. Before that, Beijing Guoan and Jiangsu Suning had played in the AFC under the names of Beijing FC and Jiangsu FC. At present, in various professional leagues in China, there are also many teams called "place name + FC", such as Kunshan FC and Heilongjiang FC in the Chinese League this season.
According to sources, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG both thought of naming them "XXFC". If this is the case, the Beijing-Shanghai war will become a "FC" derby. Not only that, the "FC" suffix seems to be very popular among clubs. Many clubs are using this brain. If they are confirmed to be XXFC, the future Super League will have a "FC Derby" melee.
, of course, directly add "FC" to the name of the city, of course it is understandable, simple and clear, and a bit "international", not to mention, in our next door to Tokyo FC, Seoul FC, these two are regular customers of the AFC Champions League , But, if everyone is too lazy to think about it, just change to "XXFC", or XX people, XX city, XX United and other conventional names, let alone whether the fans will feel aesthetic fatigue, in fact, this bunch of names without personality , I am also sorry for the long history of the club and the feelings of the fans for the team.
But can club names like "XX+FC" really pass the industrial and commercial registration? I'm afraid this still needs to be discussed by relevant departments. According to the "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Enterprise Names" issued by the Market Supervision Administration in 2019, it has been clearly stipulated that Chinese Pinyin must not appear in enterprise names. This new rule means that club names such as Beijing FC and Jiangsu FC cannot be approved. Business registration. And like the name of Kunshan FC, etc., it is only the abbreviation of "Kunshan Football Club", and it cannot be called the name of the club.
In foreign football, there are also many teams whose names show the number of club establishment time. For example, Schalke 04, Hannover 96, etc. are named like this, and the club name is also recognized by the majority of fans. However, the regulations also pointed out that no numbers can appear in the names of enterprises. Therefore, names like Changchun 1996 and Guangzhou 2011 may not be registered for industry and commerce.
Based on this requirement, many fans have also raised their own doubts about this policy: Beijing Guoan, Shandong Luneng, Tianjin TEDA and other established teams have used a name for more than 20 years and have not changed it. Now they are suddenly changing. I don’t know the Football Association. What do you think, the name change is so important? Can it bring Chinese football to the World Cup? The answer is impossible. Many fans of
also believe that instead of the Football Association’s busy demands for clubs to change their names, it’s better to catch referees. The disputes over referees in the Super League this season are even greater than in previous seasons, and it has even caused the famous international football coach. Pay attention, especially Fellaini’s header. Some fans even found out a header scored by Fellaini in the 2018 World Cup. The two offensive goals are exactly the same, but they scored in the World Cup. But it was a foul in the Super League. And most of the referees in the league this season will be sent to the courtIn the game, the penalty scale is also extremely mystery. There is chaos on the court. Fans think that the referee should take responsibility for such problems.
From the perspective of the Football Association, there were also previous regulations stating that the names of clubs that have not been renamed after 2004 can be recognized as neutral names. I think this is very reasonable. This is also one of sticking to the original intention of the old team. Kind of affirmation. But now it is said to be one size fits all, all clubs change their neutral names, and those who make rules cannot adhere to the rules, so how can people who need to abide by the rules do?
