He served as the president of Chinese Football Association from August 2019 to October 2023.

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

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

[7] On February 14, 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 March 26, 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.