Meizhou Hakka promoted to CSL as replacement

The CFA announced the participation lists for the 2025 Chinese Super League (CSL) and China League One (CL1) today. Meizhou Hakka has been promoted to the CSL as a replacement, while Shenzhen Juniors and Shaanxi United have been promoted to CL1 as replacements, taking the spots of the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2024 China League Two (CL2) season, respectively.