Soccer broke down because of it. World League's worst figure reached No. 1! 1.4 billion Chinese fans sigh, criticizing us as uncle league

Jul 03, 2025

Soccer broke down because of it. World League's worst figure reached No. 1! 1.4 billion Chinese fans sigh, criticizing us as uncle league
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Soccer broke down because of it. World League's worst figure reached No. 1! 1.4 billion Chinese fans sigh, criticizing us as uncle league
AFP Yonhap News
An argument has emerged pointing out the seriousness of the Chinese league.

China's Sohu reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Chinese Super League topped the list with an average age of 29.4'

Sohu said 'The Chinese Super League is an average age of 29.4 years old and has become 'Uncle League' of football on five continents. These figures are a shameful level. On the other hand, leagues famous for fostering promising players, such as the Dutch and Belgian leagues, have an average league age of only about 25. Among the Chinese Super League teams, Qingdao ranked first in the team that made up the oldest lineup at 31.4. Some even joked that the main lineup is like a family to each other. Qingdao, on the other hand, made up the youngest team at 27.7 years old.




Then 'This average age problem reflects the aging dilemma of Chinese soccer. Even during the World Cup qualifiers, there were many players in the Chinese national team suffering from aging problems. Since the 2000s, players have to gain experience through international competitions, such as Jang Sung-long, he explained that the problem of aging the league continued even in the Chinese squad.

Soccer broke down because of it. World League's worst figure reached No. 1! 1.4 billion Chinese fans sigh, criticizing us as uncle league
For China, the aging problem is a problem that needs to be solved quickly. The Chinese national team's main players, including Wu Lei and Wang Dal Lei, who also play in the Super League, have already passed their prime. If this problem is not solved quickly, the possibility of the finals being frustrated by being eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers even after the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. cannot be ruled out. The evidence is that the national team, which is already composed of veterans, was eliminated from the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and China.

The good thing is that they are making changes little by little. In order to avoid such an aging squad, China plans to form a young squad from the East Asian Cup and start a generational change. The Chinese national team, which was temporarily led by Jurjevic, who was the coach of the U-20 (under 20), revealed an unconventional list. He included young players who he coached for the U-20 national team. As many as 13 players have joined the players born since 2000, and promising players who are highly anticipated in China, such as Wang Yu-dong and Ryu Cheong-yu, are also on the list.




China's Guangming Dotcom says goodbye to students in their 80s. This is the first list since Djurjevic took over the Chinese national team. The Chinese national team coach explained, 'Kwai Jiwon, Liao Zintao, Xue Qinghao and Yu Jinyong were selected for the national team for the first time' Attention is focusing on whether the national team will be able to escape the aging of the team, which has continued since the Chinese Super League, through generational change.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.