Chen Xuyuan

Chen Xuyuan (Chinese: 陈戌源; born 1956) is a Chinese politician. He served as the president of Chinese Football Association from August 2019 to October 2023.^[1][2][3] He was president of Shanghai International Port Group before being elected to serve as CFA president.^[4]

Chen Xuyuan
陈戌源
Chen in December 2020
President of the Chinese Football Association
In office 22 August 2019 – 16 October 2023
Preceded by	Cai Zhenhua
Succeeded by	Song Kai
Personal details
Born	July 1956 (age 69) Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shanghai Maritime University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈戌源
Traditional Chinese	陳戌源
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Xūyuán

Election

He was elected in the Xianghe National Football Training Center, Hebei at the 11th membership Congress conference meetings.^[5]

SIPG

Shanghai International Port Group owned the Shanghai SIPG, a Chinese Super League club.^[6]

Chen did not serve in any sports administrative body before becoming the head of CFA.^[7]

Downfall

On 14 February 2023, Chen was probed by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious disciplinary violation", which typically indicates corruption.^[8] On 26 March 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, sentenced Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Chinese Football Federation, in the first instance for accepting bribes. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, deprived of political rights for life and confiscated all personal property.^[9]