On February 8, Beijing time, with the end of the AFC Champions League group stage draw, the four Chinese Super League teams are about to embark on their journey to the Asian arena, but to everyone’s surprise, before the game has started, One Chinese Super League team was eliminated (disqualified for the AFC Champions League). The specific report is as follows:
Earlier today, the AFC officially announced that Sungdong Luneng would be disqualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League. The reason given was that Sungdong Luneng did not meet the AFC Club Access Regulations. "Compulsory guidelines on overdue payables.
Media interpretation: It may be that Shandong Luneng had overdue arrears and did not pay, so it was disqualified by the AFC.
Compared with the interpretation given by the media, as the unit that issued the penalty, the AFC has not given a detailed explanation on the penalty. As of now, Shandong Luneng does not even know where its problem is. Goalkeeper Wang Dalei, after learning that Shandong Luneng was disqualified from the AFC Champions League, posted a series of question marks through social media to express his incomprehension about the penalty imposed by the AFC.
As Shandong Luneng’s qualification for the AFC is cancelled, according to the requirements of the AFC Club Match Access Manual, the same group of Thai and Hong Kong, Jiezhi and a play-off team will reallocate this place.
Fortunately, Shandong Luneng still has 10 days to appeal. Once the outstanding balance is made up, there is a chance to continue the AFC Champions League.
However, regarding Luneng’s disqualification from the AFC, domestic experts and media have another opinion. At the time of the spread of the epidemic abroad and the impact of the salary limit order, the domestic BIG4’s enthusiasm for the AFC has already Nothing exists. Therefore, not participating in the AFC is the best choice, and Luneng has found an excuse not to go to the AFC, and other Super League teams can choose to strike.
