FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship - China v Taiwan - Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan - July 20, 2022. Chinese players celebrate after the match. REUTERS/Issei Kato
(Reuters) - Chinese Super League clubs will be required to have a women's team as part of entry requirements to compete in the upcoming 2023 season, the country's soccer governing body (CFA) said on Thursday.
The CFA previously implemented a similar rule for the 2019 season, when 16 teams competed in the CSL. A start date for this year's 18-team top flight is yet to be announced.
