What's wrong with me…Home spectators begin investigating racist behavior against opposing team players
Nov 01, 2025
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Chengdu Rongcheong fans, led by head coach Seo Jung-won, have been under fire. Chengdu lost 1-2 in the 29th round of the 2025 Chinese Super League against Henan FC at Penghwangsan Stadium on the 31st (Korea time). With this defeat, Chengdu (59 points) failed to add points and failed to overturn the gap with the leader Shanghai Haigang (63 points), regardless of the results of the remaining one game, destroying the dream of winning for the first time in history.
What was more controversial than the result of the day was the reckless behavior of the Chengdu crowd. The Chengdu crowd was found to have repeatedly engaged in racist acts against foreign player Frank Aceampong from Ghana, belonging to Henan. According to multiple videos taken at the scene and social media, Aceampom was repeatedly booed and verbally abused by the Chengdu crowd during the game, according to China's Tencent.'The China Football Association's reward and punishment committee will investigate the incident'
According to the rules of the Chinese Football Association, if racist acts such as athletes and spectators are recognized, the team will be fined at least 500,000 yuan (about 100 million won). In addition, some closure of the stands or disciplinary action for games without spectators may be added.
This season, the Chinese Super League suffered from abnormal behavior by spectators. Beyond the war of words between Beijing Guoan and Shandong Taishan fans online and offline, violent acts have become controversial. Fans of Tianjin Jinmenhu used abusive language, including family members, to Weishao, a member of Chengdu, and eventually, public security was dispatched to detain one of the participants. Controversy continues, with Beijing fans angry at the defeat and visiting the team's away accommodation to engage in a war of words with the players.
Concerns about this Chinese soccer culture are growing. Until now, corruption issues such as gambling and match fixing have been a hot topic in Chinese soccer. This trend seems to have subsided as the government's strict response has been made, but now fans are coming to the forefront. Although China's economy is developing day by day, civic consciousness and culture still do not seem to keep up.
Reporter Park Sang-kyung ppark@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
