XIANGHE, Hebei province - The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced plans to transfer some of the responsibility for running the domestic leagues to a professional league council at the CFA Special Representative Conference in Xianghe, Hebei province on Friday.

The CFA, formerly in charge of nearly every aspect of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the second division, launched a pilot reform plan. The newly established council will take over direct management of the domestic leagues, while the CFA will retain the power of supervision, club-entry admission and services of the leagues.

The council will be comprised of people directly involved with the sport, including representatives from the CFA, first- and second-tier clubs, and company and industry experts.