Chen Xuyuan

Chen Xuyuan
陈戌源
Chen in December 2020
President of the Chinese Football Association
In office
22 August 2019 – 16 October 2023
Preceded byCai Zhenhua
Succeeded bySong Kai
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Xūyuán

Chen Xuyuan (Chinese: 陈戌源; born 1956) was 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]

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. ^ https://english.news.cn/20231016/a047167f6ade4c768d0bd05b5af6081a/c.html
  4. ^ "This year of Chen Xuyuan". yqqlm. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. ^ "CFA reshuffles leadership and elects Chen Xuyuan as new president". SportBusiness. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. ^ 杜娟. "Chen Xuyuan elected new president of Chinese Football Association". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. ^ "Chen Xuyuan elected President of Chinese Football Association". mobile.ytsports.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "SOCCER Former China soccer chief given life sentence for 'huge' bribery | Japon Times". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

External links

  • "Xuyuan Chen, China Football Association: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  • Michael Church (10 October 2020). "CHINA STILL ADRIFT OF ASIA'S LEADING NATIONS, SAYS CFA PRESIDENT". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
Business positions
New title Chairman of the Shanghai International Port Group
2005–2019
Succeeded by
Gu Jinshan (顾金山)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Cai Zhenhua
President of the Chinese Football Association
2019–2023
Succeeded by
Song Kai
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