China's most successful side Guangzhou FC will not play professionally next season over their failure to pay off enough of their debt.

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Eesti Rahvusringhääling

Estonia

The long-time ruler of Chinese football stands on the brink of a precipice

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United Kingdom

Chinese football in crisis: Guangzhou out of professional leagues

Guangzhou, once the dominant force in the country and the standard bearer of a decade of heavy spending in Chinese football, is one of three teams, including CSL outfit Cangzhou Mighty Lions and third-tier Hunan Xiangtao, ruled ineligible.

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India

Chinese Super League: Former champion Guangzhou FC denied permission to play in 2025

Guangzhou FC, China's most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country's professional leagues because of "heavy historical debt", the club say. The effective demise of the eight-time Chinese Super League (CSL) winners, once managed by Marcello Lippi and also Fabio Cannavaro, signals the end of an era in the domestic game in China. Dozens of Chinese clubs, including fellow former CSL champions Jiangsu …

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi

Guangzhou FC, China's Most Successful Club, Kicked Out Of Professional Football

The effective end of the eight-time Chinese Super League champions marks the end of an era in the country's sport; Paulinho, Ricardo Goulart, Talisca and Felipano passed. Guangzhou FC, China's most successful soccer team and former Asian champion, was expelled from the country's professional leagues because of “heavy historical debt,” the club said. The effective dissolution of the eight-time winners of the Chinese Super League (CSL) — formerly …

Fim efetivo dos octacampeões da Super Liga Chinesa sinaliza fim de uma era no esporte do país; por lá passaram Paulinho, Ricardo Goulart, Talisca e Felipão O Guangzhou FC, o time de futebol mais bem-sucedido da China e ex-campeão asiático, foi expulso das ligas profissionais do país por causa de "pesada dívida histórica", disse o clube. A dissolução efetiva dos oito vezes vencedores da Super Liga Chinesa (CSL) — antes comandados por Marcello Lip…

Guangzhou FC: Maior vencedor da China, 'clube dos craques' é expulso do futebol por excesso de dívidas

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Roberto Irineu Marinho

Brazil

Guangzhou FC: China's biggest winner, 'star club' kicked out of soccer due to excess debt

Guangzhou FC, once China's leading professional soccer club and a symbol of the country's aspirations in the sport, was excluded from the national league after a long saga related to the collapse of the developer China Evergrande, which bought the team in 2010.
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O Guangzhou FC, outrora o principal clube de futebol profissional da China e um s�mbolo das aspira��es do pa�s no esporte, foi exclu�do da liga nacional ap�s uma longa saga relacionada ao colapso da incorporadora China Evergrande, que comprou o time em 2010.
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Guangzhou FC, the most successful football club in China's history, broke up on Monday due to the weight of its heavy debts.

El Guangzhou FC, el club de fútbol más exitoso en la historia de China, se disolvió el lunes debido al peso de sus cuantiosas deudas.

El club más exitoso de China se disuelve por culpa de deudas

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California

United States

China’s Most Successful Club Dissolves Because of Debts · Global Voices

The Guangzhou FC, the most successful legendary team in the Chinese championship, was banned from the professional championship as early as 2025 because of a “heavy historical debt”.

Le Guangzhou FC équipe mythique la plus titré du championnat chinois est interdit de championnat professionnel dès 2025 à cause d’une «lourde dette historique».

Foot: le Guangzhou FC (Chine), interdit de championnat professionnel à cause d’une «lourde dette historique»

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Paris

Île-de-France

France

Soccer: Guangzhou FC (China), banned from professional championship because of a “heavy historical debt”

Eight-times Chinese Super League winners Guangzhou FC will not play professionally in 2025 after being rejected due to financial issues.

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City of Perth

Western Australia

Australia

End of an era as once-lavish Guangzhou FC rebuffed

Like Guangzhou Evergrande, he dominated Chinese soccer for a decade and was even an Asian champion. It has now failed to enroll in the 2nd division due to financial problems and is on the verge of disappearing.

Como Guangzhou Evergrande, dominou o futebol chinês durante uma década e foi mesmo campeão asiático. Agora, falhou a inscrição na 2.ª divisão por problemas financeiros e está à beira de desaparecer.

O Guangzhou foi campeão asiático, foi treinado por Scolari e teve Jackson. Agora, tal como tantos na China, está à beira do fim

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Guangzhou was the Asian champion, was coached by Scolari and had Jackson. Now, like so many in China, it is on the brink of an end

Guangzhou FC, the most decorated club in Chinese football, will not be granted a professional license for 2025 due to financial problems.

Guangzhou FC, de meest gelauwerde club uit het Chinese voetbal, krijgt vanwege financiële problemen geen proflicentie voor 2025.

Chinese football in crisis: Guangzhou out of professional leagues

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