Chen Xuyuan
陈戌源
Chen in December 2020
President of the Chinese Football Association
Assumed office
22 August 2019
Preceded byCai Zhenhua
Personal details
BornJuly 1956 (age 67)
Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShanghai Maritime University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈戌源
Traditional Chinese陳戌源

Chen Xuyuan (Chinese: 陈戌源; born 1956) is the president of Chinese Football Association assumed office in August 2019.[1][2] He was president of Shanghai International Port Group before being elected to serve as CFA president.[3]

Election

He was elected in the Xianghe National Football Training Center, Hebei at the 11th membership Congress conference meetings.[4]

SIPG

Shanghai International Port Group owned the Shanghai SIPG, a Chinese Super League club.[5]

Chen did not serve in any sports administrative body before becoming the head of CFA.[6]

Downfall

On February 14, 2023, Chen was probed by China Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious disciplinary violation", which typically indicates corruption.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association". chinaplus.cri.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. ^ "New Chinese FA boss Chen Xuyuan focusses on financial stability, saying CFA and CSL will grow closer". Inside World Football. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. ^ "This year of Chen Xuyuan". yqqlm. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ^ "CFA reshuffles leadership and elects Chen Xuyuan as new president". SportBusiness. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ^ 杜娟. "Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. ^ "Chen Xuyuan elected President of Chinese Football Association". mobile.ytsports.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. ^ 中国足协主席陈戌源涉严重违纪违法被查 | 早报. www.zaobao.com.sg (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2023.

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Business positions New title Chairman of the Shanghai International Port Group 2005–2019 Succeeded byGu Jinshan (顾金山) Civic offices Preceded byCai Zhenhua President of the Chinese Football Association 2019–2023 Succeeded byTBA
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