ABOUT 10,000 SUPPORTERS COULD be allowed at each leg of the Chinese Super League final next month, a top football official said, as spectators return to China’s stadiums despite the lingering coronavirus threat.
“Going to the final, I would say… 10,000-ish (fans),” Chinese Football Association secretary-general Liu Yi told AFP.
The title will be decided over two legs, on November 8 and 12, in Suzhou, near Shanghai. The Suzhou stadium holds nearly four times that number but attendance will be limited to allow social distancing.
The postponed CSL began in July without spectators but there were about 3,000 fans on Saturday for a 2-2 draw between title contenders Beijing Guoan and Shandong Luneng in Suzhou. The 16-team league has been played in two “bubbles”, one in Suzhou and the other in Dalian, since it kicked off five months late. The first phase lasted for 10 weeks.
