Hangzhou Greentown
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A Comprehensive Analysis of the May 19 Incidents at Greentown and COSCO
May 19, 2001. The top-of-the-table clash between Greentown and Zhongyuan naturally became the focus of this round of Jia B, and referee Zhang Baohua inadvertently became the focus of even more attention. His bizarre rulings not only infuriated the Greentown players but also kept the organizing committee extremely busy, as the confrontation between the two sets of fans…
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Chengdu and Guangzhou were relegated, greatly increasing the chances of Greentown staying in the Chinese Super League.
News broke this afternoon: the Chinese Football Association has tentatively decided to relegate Chengdu and Guangzhou, two Chinese Super League teams accused of match-fixing, to the China League One, while Qingdao, another League One team, has had its registration revoked. This news is undoubtedly the first piece of good news for Greentown, who were unfairly relegated last year: they will continue to compete in the Chinese Super League in 2010…