中国足协同时具有社团法人、社会中介组织、民事主体和公共行政主体等多重身份。作为公共行政主体 ,中国足协的特殊性表现在它是中国足球业的行业自治团体 ,与国家体育行政机关在机构、职能和活动方式方面均不同。行业自治团体存在的基础是分权 Chinese Football Association also has corporate identity, social intermediary organizations, civil and public administration and other multiple identities. As the main body of public administration, the uniqueness of the Chinese Football Association is that it is a self-governing body of the Chinese football industry, which is different from the state sports administrative organ in terms of organization, functions and activities. The existence of industrial self-governing groups is based on decentralization