Chen Xuyuan Explained

Office1:President of the Chinese Football Association
Term Start1:22 August 2019
Term End1:16 October 2023
Predecessor1:Cai Zhenhua
Successor1:Song Kai
Chen Xuyuan
Native Name:陈戌源
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Shanghai Maritime University
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Chén Xūyuán

Chen Xuyuan (; born 1956) is a Chinese politician. He served as the president of Chinese Football Association from August 2019 to October 2023.[1] [2] [3] He was president of Shanghai International Port Group before being elected to serve as CFA president.[4]

Election

He was elected in the Xianghe National Football Training Center, Hebei at the 11th membership Congress conference meetings.[5]

SIPG

Shanghai International Port Group owned the Shanghai SIPG, a Chinese Super League club.[6]

Chen did not serve in any sports administrative body before becoming the head of CFA.[7]

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.[8] On March 26, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, sentenced Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Chinese Football Federation, in the first instance for accepting bribes. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, deprived of political rights for life and confiscated all personal property.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association. 2020-11-09. chinaplus.cri.cn.
  2. Web site: 2019-08-27. New Chinese FA boss Chen Xuyuan focusses on financial stability, saying CFA and CSL will grow closer. 2020-11-05. Inside World Football. en-GB.
  3. https://english.news.cn/20231016/a047167f6ade4c768d0bd05b5af6081a/c.html
  4. Web site: 2020-08-25. This year of Chen Xuyuan. 2020-11-05. yqqlm. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2019-08-22. CFA reshuffles leadership and elects Chen Xuyuan as new president. 2020-11-05. SportBusiness. en-US.
  6. Web site: 杜娟. Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association. 2020-11-05. www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  7. Web site: Chen Xuyuan elected President of Chinese Football Association. 2020-11-05. mobile.ytsports.cn.
  8. Web site: zh:中国足协主席陈戌源涉严重违纪违法被查 早报 . https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china/story20230214-1363152 . www.zaobao.com.sg . 15 February 2023 . zh.
  9. Web site: SOCCER Former China soccer chief given life sentence for 'huge' bribery Japon Times . japantimes.co.jp . 26 March 2024 . en.