In the early morning hours of January 7th, there was a sudden change in the Chinese soccer world. The Chinese Football Association (CFA) unveiled the list of professional league entrants for the 2025 season, but the Guangzhou team was unexpectedly missing. This news was like a heavy bomb, which instantly caused a big stir in the Guangzhou soccer circle. The subsequent announcement of the disbandment of the Guangzhou team was heartbreaking for 21 Guangzhou fan associations, who jointly issued an open letter questioning and protesting against the Guangzhou Football Club.
An Open Letter to Guangzhou Football Club
Since the afternoon of January 6, the Football Association announced the list of access to the new season, your club to the fans of the inquiry chose to silence, for the failure to enter the qualification of the specific reasons have not been a positive response. We can't help but ask: Why did you choose to remain silent? Why not fulfill your basic duties as a club?
When you know that meet the admission standards of the Football Association, your club did not take any effective action to fight for the rights and interests, but quietly issued a lack of authority, vague information on the so-called "bulletin", neither the official document, nor the official seal. This kind of hasty response, is it to the fans for many years to support the return? This kind of perfunctory attitude, is the professional club should be the style?
We hereby make the following solemn request:
First of all, immediately initiate the complaint procedure, collect relevant evidence and ask the HKFA as soon as possible about the specific reasons for the denial of access.
Secondly, in order to alleviate the pressure on the operation of the club, the recovery procedure was immediately initiated to recover the refundable adjustment fee from the HKFA as soon as possible.
The glorious history of Guangzhou team is forged by countless people. Please ask your club to face up to its social responsibility and historical mission!
The situation is urgent and action cannot be delayed!
We look forward to your club's action and response!
The fan organizations that jointly initiated the protest include: Guangzhou Fans Union, South Guangdong Fans Cultural Association, Guangzhou Twelve Guards Fans Association, Guangzhou University Fans Union, Network Fans Union, Guangdong Fans Union, Chaoshan Fans Association, South China Tigers Fans Association, Wu Chuan Fans Union, Dongguan Fans Union, Pearl River Delta Fans Union, Foshan Fans Union, Guangzhou Huadu Fans Association, Guangzhou Yue Long Fans Association, Zhanjiang Fans Union, Guangzhou Hengtian Fans Association, Yangcheng Fans Association, Foshan Fans Association, Lingnan Fans Association, Battle Flag Fans Association League, Guangzhou Hengtian World Fan Association, Yangcheng Fan Association, Foshan Fan Association, Lingnan Fan Association, Battle Flag Fan Association.
