Ownership Structure of Chinese Professional Football Clubs: Chinese Super League, China League 1 and China League 2

Hi, my name is Tobias Ross and I am a PhD student in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. In my dissertation, I seek to take the Chinese government’s recent push to develop national football – The Chinese Football Dream – as a case study to explain state-business relations in Chinese policy-making.

In the course of my research, I have compiled a list of the ownership structures of Chinese professional football clubs in the Chinese Super League, China League 1 and China League 2 for the year 2021. Here is the PDF file – Club owners_2021.

Even with Chinese language skills, it is extremely difficult to get this information.

I am publishing this list in the hope of receiving feedback from you. If you notice any incorrect information and/or the information is no longer up to date, please contact me via Twitter. I would be happy to get in touch with you.

Twitter: @Rossitob

Tobias is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham.