China national football team

China PR
Nickname(s) 国足 guó zú
(National Football Team)
中国队 Zhōngguó duì
(Team China)
龙之队 Lóng zhī duì
(Team Dragon)[1]
Association Chinese Football Association (CFA)
中国足球协会
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach Marcello Lippi
Captain Zheng Zhi
Most caps Li Weifeng (112)
Top scorer Hao Haidong (41)
FIFA code CHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 76 Decrease 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest 37 (December 1998)
Lowest 109 (March 2013)
Elo ranking
Current 72 Increase 6 (29 July 2018)
Highest 18 (27 May 1930)
Lowest 80 (December 2008)
First international
 Philippines 2–1 China 
(Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[2]
Biggest win
 China PR 19–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 8–0 China PR 
(Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2002)
Best result Group stage, 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances 12 (first in 1976)
Best result Runners-up, 1984 and 2004

The Chinese national football team (Chinese: 中国国家足球队), recognized as China PR by FIFA, is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association. The team is colloquially referred to as "Team China" (Chinese: 中国队), the "National Team" (Chinese: 国家队) or "Guózú" (Chinese: 国足, short for Chinese: 国家足球队; pinyin: Guójiā Zúqiú Duì; literally: "national football team").[3]

The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 by the Republic of China and joined FIFA in 1931. Following the Chinese Civil War, the Football Association was reformed by the newly founded People's Republic of China. They remained affiliated with FIFA until 1958, when they withdrew, but they rejoined the organisation in 1979.

China has won the EAFF East Asian Cup twice in 2005 and 2010 and have been runners-up at the AFC Asian Cup twice in 1984 and 2004. Although China failed to score a goal in their FIFA World Cup debut appearance during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, losing all their matches, qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in the country's football history.

Although modern football lacks a distinguished history in China, there were an estimated 250 million viewers for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final, which China lost 3–1 to arch-rivals Japan, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history at that time.[4]

History

Republic of China national football team (1913–1949)

China's first ever international representative match was arranged by Elwood Brown, president of the Philippine Athletic Association who proposed the creation of the Far Eastern Championship Games, a multi-sport event considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games.[5] He invited China to participate in the inaugural 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games held in the Philippines, which included association football within the schedule. To represent them it was decided that the winner of the football at the Chinese National Games in 1910 should have the honour to represent the country, where it was won by South China Football Club.[6] The clubs's founder and coach Mok Hing (Chinese 莫慶) would become China's first coach and on 4 February 1913 in a single one-off tournament game held in the Manila he led China to a 2–1 defeat against the Philippines national football team, which saw Tong Fuk Cheung also become China's first goalscorer.[7]

The political unrest of the Xinhai Revolution that mired China's participation in the first tournament, especially in renaming the team as Republic of China national football team, did not stop Shanghai being awarded the 1915 Far Eastern Championship Games. Once again South China Football Club, now known as South China Athletic Association won the right to represent the nation. This time in a two legged play-off against the Philippines, China won the first game 1–0 and then drew the second 0–0 to win their first ever tournament.[8] With the games being the first and only regional football tournament for national teams outside Britain, China looked to establish themselves as a regional powerhouse by winning a total of nine championships.[9]

The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and then was first affiliated with FIFA in 1931.[10] With these foundations in place China looked to establish themselves within the international arena and along with the Japanese national football team they were the first Asians to participate in the Football at the Summer Olympics when they competed within the Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany. At the tournament China were knocked out within their first game at the Round of sixteen when they were beaten by Great Britain Olympic football team 2–0 on 6 August 1936.[11]

On 7 July 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War officially erupted, which saw the relations between China and Japan completely eroded especially once it was announced that Japan would hold the 1938 Far Eastern Championship Games.[12] The tournament would be officially cancelled while Japan held their own tournament called the Anniversary of the Japanese Empire, which included the Japanese occupied Manchukuo to represent China.[13] None of the games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recognized and once the war ended on 9 September 1945 China looked to the Olympics once again for international recognition. On 2 August 1948 China competed in the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics where they were once again knocked out in the last sixteen, this time by Turkey national football team in a 4–0 defeat.[14] When the players returned they found the country in the midst of the Chinese Civil War, when it ended the team had been split into two one called the Chinese national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team).

1950–1979

China, under the newly instated People's Republic of China reformed the Chinese Football Association before having FIFA acknowledge their 1931 membership on 14 June 1952.[15] Finland who were one of the first nations to hold diplomatic relations with China's new government invited the country to take part in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Li Fenglou would become the country's first permanent manager to lead them in the tournament, however unfortunately the Chinese delegation was delayed and they missed the entire competition, nevertheless the Finland national football team would still greet Li and the Chinese team with a friendly game on 4 August 1952 making it People's Republic of China's official first game, which ended in a 4–0 defeat.[16][17] In preparation for entering their first FIFA competition, China sent a young squad to train in Hungary in 1954.[18] However, when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process China were knocked out by Indonesia.[19]

On 7 June 1958 China stopped participating withn any FIFA recognised football events when FIFA officially started to recognise Republic of China (Chinese Taipei) as a different country.[20] This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons.[21] For years China would only play in friendlies with nations such as Albania, Burma, Cambodia, Guinea, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Pakistan, Sudan, the Soviet Union, and the United Arab Republic who recognized People's Republic of China as the sole heir to the China name.[19] On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the country as the sole heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act.[22] In 1973 the team, which had been using the name Republic of China would rename themselves as Chinese Taipei.[23] These acts would see China rejoin the international sporting community, first by becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation in 1974 and by rejoining FIFA again in 1979.[24]

1980–2002

With the end of the Cultural Revolution and international recognition of their sovereignty finally acknowledged, Chinese sport would emerge from a traumatic period that greatly affected them socially and politically.[25][26] The 1974 Asian Games reintroduced the Chinese football team back into international football while the 1976 AFC Asian Cup saw them have a relatively successful campaign where they came third.[27] The Chinese national league restarted after being greatly affected by the political turmoil.[28] Also the introduction of televisions in Chinese households reached 20 million sets by 1982, and with an audience of 350 million, it saw association football regain its popularity, rival and eventually takes over badminton and table tennis as the country's main spectator sport.[29][30]

In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a berth in the 1982 World Cup, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand.[31] During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup, China faced Hong Kong at home in the final match of the first qualifying round on 19 May 1985 where China only needed a draw to advance. However, Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win which resulted in riots inside and outside the stadium in Beijing.[32] During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, China again reached the final round of qualifying. They just missed out on qualifying as they conceded two goals in the final three minutes against Qatar in their final group match.[33] During the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup - when they were led by their first ever foreign manager, Klaus Schlapner - China failed to reach the final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq.[34] China was on the verge of making it through the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup, but lost crucial matches at home against Qatar and Iran.

In 1987, the first Chinese footballers moved abroad when future national team player Xie Yuxin joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands) and ex-national teamer Gu Guangming joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany). In 1988, national team captain Jia Xiuquan and striker Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia).[35][36]

On 26 January 2000, China beat Guam 19–0 during the 2000 Asian Cup qualification which was the world record for the largest victory margin in an international football match at the time; however, the record was broken by Kuwait nineteen days later.

On 7 October 2001, China, under the direction of manager Bora Milutinović, advanced to the 2002 FIFA World Cup which was the first time China had ever qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, they failed to score a single goal at the tournament, lost all three group matches, and were subsequently eliminated in the group stage. Nonetheless, qualifying to the World Cup was deemed as China's greatest success ever in international stage.

2002–2009

In November 2004, China failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup, losing out to Kuwait on goal difference, despite China's seven goals against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. Manager Arie Haan was later replaced by Zhu Guanghu after the qualification process.

In August 2005, China won the 2005 East Asian Football Championship, its first ever international title, with a 1–1 draw against South Korea, 2–2 draw against Japan, and a 2–0 win against North Korea.

During the qualification process for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in 2006, the team became the subject of immense criticism and national embarrassment in the media when they had managed to score only one goal, Shao Jiayi's penalty kick during injury time, against Singapore at home and only managed a draw with Singapore in the away game. During preparations for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team spent the weeks leading up to the tournament on a tour of the United States. While the 4–1 loss to the United States was not unexpected,[37] a 1–0 loss to Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake which finished bottom of the league in the 2007 season caused serious concern.[38][39]

During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the team played three group matches, winning against Malaysia, drawing with Iran after leading 2–1, and losing 3–0 to Uzbekistan. After high expectations, China's performance at the tournament drew immense criticism on online communities which condemned the manager, the players, and even the Chinese Football Association. Zhu was later replaced as manager by Vladimir Petrović after the poor performances. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign managers for the past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic manager development.[40]

In June 2008, China failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, losing against Qatar and Iraq at home. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Petrović was sacked as the manager and Yin Tiesheng was announced as the team's caretaker.

Gao Hongbo era

In April 2009, China appointed the young Gao Hongbo as the new manager, replacing Yin Tiesheng. His arrival saw China opt for a new strategy, turning towards ground passing tactics and adopting the 4–2–3–1 formation. It was noted that Chinese footballers had relied too heavily on the long ball tactic for almost a decade. Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association, stressed that, "Anytime, no matter win or loss, they must show their team spirit and courage. I hope, after one year's effort, the national team can give the public a new image."[41]

Under Gao, China drew its first game against Germany 1–1 in May 2009. Afterwards, China were able to gain 13 points in the during the qualification process for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. This led to a revival in interest amongst some Chinese football fans as China had also won 1–0 against France in June 2010 as well as holding 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists Paraguay to a 1–1 draw in September 2010. This led to some supporters even thinking that reaching the semifinals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup was possible; however, China were knocked out in the group stages during the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. This led to some discontent amongst Chinese fans and it seemed that this was the reason that eventually led to the sacking of Gao as manager by the Chinese Football Association. Although Gao's winning percentage (65%) was the highest for a Chinese manager since Nian Weisi (67.86%) as well as the team having not lost since the end of the 2011 AFC Asians Cup, this was still not enough to convince the Chinese Football Association of replacing Gao. In August 2011, he was formally sacked as manager and replaced by José Antonio Camacho, less than a month before the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

But corruption still remained a major problem in Chinese football and in 2010, Wei admitted that, "Chinese football has degraded to an intolerable level. It has hurt the feelings of fans and Chinese people at large." He also added that he was confident in being able to aid Chinese men's and women's football return to the leading status in Asia and world respectively in the future. Wei pointed out six major problems which had caused the "huge slump" of Chinese football in the past few years while he dissected the dwindling pool of youth player selection as being a big problem along with unhealthy professional leagues affected by gambling and match-fixing scandals.[41][42]

Appointment of José Antonio Camacho

On 13 August 2011, José Antonio Camacho was appointed as the new manager of the team, signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of $8 million.[43] Wei Di, the chief of the Chinese Football Association, explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with rivals Japan and South Korea. He noted that, "Compared with our neighbours Japan and South Korea, Chinese football is lagging far behind, we need to work with a long-term view and start to catch up with a pragmatic approach. A lot of our fans expect China to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. They are afraid that changing the coach at the last moment may cause bad effect to the team's qualifying prospect. I can totally understand that. But we do not have any time to waste."[44]

Yu Hongchen, the vice-president of the Chinese Football Administrative Centre, also stated, "The qualifying stage of 2014 World Cup is just a temporary task for him. Even if the task is failed, Camacho will not lose the job. When we started to find a new coach for the national team, we mainly focus on European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. First of all, they have advanced football concepts, and secondly they have a productive youth training system, which we can learn from. We hope he can help us to find a suitable style."[44]

However, China failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after only finishing third place in the third round of qualifying during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, with three wins and three losses out of six games played.

In June 2012, during a friendly match against Spain, many football experts and pundits alike expected Spain to easily steamroll China. However, many critics were stunned to find China and Spain still deadlocked 0–0 until the 84th minute when a goal from David Silva won the match 1–0 for Spain. Even though they lost, this performance was viewed highly in the media. However, disappointment would soon strike again two months later when China faced Sweden in a friendly only to lose 1–0 with the lone goal coming minutes after the second half. Several months later, Camacho managed a youthful team to an 8–0 loss against Brazil on 10 September 2012 which would go on record as China's worst ever international defeat in the team's history. This massive loss also succumbed China to their worst ever FIFA ranking (109th).[45] It was the worst defeat for China since their loss to the United States in 1992.

After a disappointing qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Camacho led China during their qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup where in the first group match China lost 2–1 to Saudi Arabia.[46] Camacho then managed China on 15 June 2013 against Thailand in a shocking 5–1 loss to a team ranked 142 and 47 places below China. This embarrassing loss then saw Camacho subsequently sacked a week as manager after immense pressure from the media with Fu Bo assigned as the caretaker.

Alain Perrin era

After Alain Perrin was announced as the new manager in March 2014, China continued through the qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, qualifying for the tournament by being the best third-placed team. After undergoing a ten match unbeaten streak before the tournament, China won their first group match of the tournament 1–0 against Saudi Arabia through a deflected free kick from Yu Hai. They won their second group match 2–1 against Uzbekistan and subsequently qualified for the knockout stage as the group winner. This was the first time in eleven years that China were not eliminated during the group stage. China won 2–1 against North Korea in their final group match; however, the team was knocked out by in a 2–0 loss against Australia during the quarterfinals.

Gao Hongbo returns

After Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, former coach Gao Hongbo returned to the role on 3 February 2016. In his first two matches, Gao secured the team's passage to the final Asian qualifying round by beating the Maldives and Qatar to overtake Hong Kong to second. This also secured China PR's qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

China started their World Cup hunt by a 2–3 defeat to South Korea, which China almost made a comeback after being led three goals, which was praised by press and medias for its valiant efforts;[47] and China's impressive performance continued with a 0–0 draw to AFC's highest ranked team Iran at home,[48] leading its supporters to be enthusiastic over China's position for the World Cup in Russia. However, what followed later was a complete shock, as China lost 0–1 at home to Syria and 0–2 away to Uzbekistan. After losing to Uzbekistan 0−2 in October 2016, Gao Hongbo resigned. His team had been winless in the first four matches of the final qualifying stage for the World Cup, including an embarrassing home loss to Syria which was widely criticised by fans.[49]

Marcello Lippi era

On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi was appointed manager of the team ahead for the last remaining matches. His first task was up against Qatar, where China drew 0–0 at home to the Middle Eastern opponent, as the fans, having lost enthusiasm with what happened at four beginning matches, started to question over the team's ability. Lippi decided to revamp the team and China's performances improved greatly. China defeated South Korea 1–0 for the first time in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, amidst the heat of tensions over South Korea's deployment of THAAD which was seen by China as a threat.[50] The victory against South Korea led China's slim hope alive, only to found themselves lost 0–1 away to Iran. China's chance turned slimmer with a 2–2 draw to Syria, forcing China to win the last remaining matches while hoping Syria unable to do something surprise.[51] China did it well by winning 1–0 over Uzbekistan at home and Qatar 2–1 away; but following Syria's 2–2 draw with Iran, the team was not able to be qualified for the 2018 World Cup under his tenure, but improvements could be seen from China's performances.[52]

Team image

Kits and crests

China's home kit is traditionally all red with a white trim while their away kit is traditionally an inverted version of the home kit, fully white with a red trim. During the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, China employed a third kit which was all blue with a white trim and was used against Saudi Arabia during the tournament.[53] The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates.[54] After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier Period Notes
Germany Adidas –2015
United States Nike 2015–present

Stadium

Workers' Stadium is their current home since its opening in 1959, located in the Chaoyang District, in north-eastern Beijing. Its capacity is 66,161, and it covers a land area of 350,000 square meters. It is used both for international matches and by the China Super League team, the Beijing Guoan.

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan.[55] This was exemplified after Japan beat China 3–1 in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final when Chinese fans began to riot near the north gate of the Worker's Stadium.[56] The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating during the tournament and the heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China's most recent tournament meeting with Japan was at the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship where Japan won 2–1. China went on to finish as third-place in the tournament, while Japan finished 2nd.

Another well known rivalry is also with fellow neighbour South Korea. China played 27 matches against South Korea between 1978 and 2010, a span of 32 years, without winning a single match (11 draws and 16 losses). The media coined the term "Koreaphobia" to describe this phenomenon, but China finally registered its first win against South Korea on 10 February 2010, winning 3–0 during the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and eventually going on to win the tournament.

A rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to political tension. With Hong Kong fans booing the Chinese national anthem, which Team Hong Kong share with Team China, 2018 World cup qualifier matches were also very tense with both matches resulting in 0–0 draws.

Media coverage

Home and away matches are typically shown on CCTV-5, CCTV-5+, GDTV-Sports, STV-Sports, BTV-6, and several other local sports channels in mainland China.

Coaching staff

Source[57]
Position Name Nationality
Leader Liu Dianqiu China China
Vice Leader Zhang He China China
Head coach Marcello Lippi[58] Italy Italy
Assistant coaches Massimiliano Maddaloni Italy Italy
Narciso Pezzotti Italy Italy
Fabrizio Del Rosso Italy Italy
Goalkeeper coach Michelangelo Rampulla Italy Italy
Fitness coach Claudio Gaudino Italy Italy
Massimo Neri Italy Italy
Technical employee Liu Zhiyu China China
Tong Qiang China China
Team Doctor Silvano Cotti Italy Italy
Wang Shucheng China China
Therapists Enrico Castellacci Italy Italy
Jin Ri China China
Gao Jianguo China China
Zhang Yanrui China China
Manager Kang Bing China China
Huang Song China China
Huang Weitao China China
Logistics Guo Rui China China
Chen Xi China China
Press Officer Che Hengzhi China China

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for two friendly matches against India and Syria on 13 October 2018 and 16 October 2018.[59]
Caps and goals are correct as of 13 October 2018, after the match against India.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Zeng Cheng (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 41 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
1GK Yan Junling (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 14 0 China Shanghai SIPG
1GK Zhang Lu (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 0 0 China Tianjin Quanjian
2DF Yu Hai (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 70 11 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF Feng Xiaoting (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 68 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Li Xuepeng (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 31 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Yu Yang (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 12 0 China Beijing Guoan
2DF Deng Hanwen (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 10 2 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Liu Yiming (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 7 0 China Tianjin Quanjian
2DF Wang Tong (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 3 0 China Shandong Luneng
3MF Zheng Zhi (1980-08-20) 20 August 1980 102 15 China Guangzhou Evergrande
3MF Zhao Xuri (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 79 2 China Tianjin Quanjian
3MF Yu Hanchao (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 54 9 China Guangzhou Evergrande
3MF Wu Xi (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 51 3 China Jiangsu Suning
3MF Fan Xiaodong (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 7 1 China Changchun Yatai
3MF He Chao (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 5 0 China Changchun Yatai
3MF Chi Zhongguo (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 4 0 China Beijing Guoan
3MF Mirahmetjan Muzepper (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 3 0 China Tianjin TEDA
3MF Jin Jingdao (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 3 0 China Shandong Luneng
3MF Zhang Xiuwei (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 0 0 China Tianjin Quanjian
4FW Gao Lin (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 101 20 China Guangzhou Evergrande
4FW Wu Lei (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 55 11 China Shanghai SIPG
4FW Yu Dabao (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 48 17 China Beijing Guoan
4FW Xiao Zhi (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 12 2 China Guangzhou R&F

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Wang Dalei (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 26 0 China Shandong Luneng v.  Qatar, 7 September 2018 INJ
GK Shi Xiaotian (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 1 0 China Liaoning Whowin 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
DF Zhang Linpeng (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 66 5 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  India, 13 October 2018 INJ
DF Zhang Chengdong (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 26 0 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018
DF Zheng Zheng (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 17 2 China Shandong Luneng v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018
DF Wang Shenchao (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 7 0 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018 SUS [60]
DF Shi Ke (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 1 0 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018
DF Jiang Zhipeng (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 24 0 China Hebei China Fortune 2018 China Cup
DF He Guan (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 5 0 China Shanghai SIPG 2018 China Cup
DF Gao Zhunyi (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 4 0 China Hebei China Fortune 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 4 0 China Shanghai SIPG 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
DF Ren Hang (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 32 1 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Colombia, 14 November 2017
MF Piao Cheng (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 3 0 China Beijing Guoan v.  India, 13 October 2018 INJ
MF Zhang Xizhe (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 23 4 China Beijing Guoan v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018
MF Huang Zichang (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 2 0 China Jiangsu Suning v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018
MF Chen Binbin (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 2 0 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018
MF Hao Junmin (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 67 12 China Shandong Luneng 2018 China Cup
MF Huang Bowen (1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 44 3 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2018 China Cup
MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 21 0 China Shanghai SIPG 2018 China Cup
MF Peng Xinli (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 1 0 China Chongqing Lifan 2018 China Cup
MF Zheng Long (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 10 4 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
MF Yin Hongbo (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 8 1 China Hebei China Fortune 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
MF Zhang Wenzhao (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 6 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
MF Liao Lisheng (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 4 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
MF Zhao Yuhao (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 3 0 China Hebei China Fortune 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
FW Yang Xu (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 48 22 China Tianjin Quanjian v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018
FW Wei Shihao (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 7 2 China Beijing Guoan v.  Bahrain, 10 September 2018
FW Tan Long (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 1 0 China Changchun Yatai v.  Thailand, 2 June 2018
FW Yang Liyu (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 3 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Notes:

  • SUS Player suspended
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby
  • DEC Declined (personal matters)

Previous squads

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017

2018

2019

Competitive record

All-time results

As of 13 October 2018; counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[61] All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA.
  • This list consist of Olympic Games, Olympics qualification and matches between 1913 and 1923, but all of them will be deleted from list.

correct table :

2 June 2018 : http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/china-team/21/

546 P 268 W 115 D 156 L 991:570 +421

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 4 5
Chile 1962 Did not enter Declined participation
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 17 6
Mexico 1986 6 4 1 1 23 2
Italy 1990 11 7 0 4 18 9
United States 1994 8 6 0 2 18 4
France 1998 14 8 3 3 24 16
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 0 9 14 12 1 1 38 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 14 1
South Africa 2010 8 3 3 2 14 4
Brazil 2014 8 5 0 3 23 9
Russia 2018 18 8 5 5 35 11
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Group stage 1/21 3 0 0 3 0 9 106 65 16 25 216 72

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Round Position P W D L F A GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972Did not enter ------
Iran 1976Third place3rd411224 ------
Kuwait 1980Group stage7th411295 ------
Singapore 1984Runners-up2nd6402114 ------
Qatar 1988Fourth place4th622275 ------
Japan 1992Third place3rd513166 ------
United Arab Emirates 1996Quarter-finals8th410367 ------
Lebanon 2000Fourth place4th6222117 ------
China 2004Runners-up2nd6321136 ------
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007Group stage9th311176 ------
Qatar 2011Group stage9th311144 ------
Australia 2015Quarter-finals7th430154 ------
United Arab Emirates 2019Qualified------- ------
Total 12/17 0 Titles 51 20 13 18 81 58

Olympic Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1900 to 1928Did not enter-------
Germany 1936First round12100102
United Kingdom 1948First round14100104
1952 to 1956Withdrew after qualifying-000000
1960 to 1976Did not enter-------
1980 to 1984Did not qualify-------
South Korea 1988First round14301205
Total*4/25-8026117

* Including 1988 onwards

For 1992 to 2016, see China national under-23 football team

Asian Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1951 to 1970Did not enter-------
1974First round10310274
1978Third place37502165
1982Quarter-finals7421143
1986Quarter-finals84211107
1990Quarterfinals6420284
1994Runners-up27511168
1998Third place38602247
Total*7/13-37233118538

* Including 1998 onwards (until 2010)

For 2002 to 2014, see China national under-23 football team

EAFF East Asian Cup record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
Japan 2003Third place3310234
South Korea 2005Champions1312053
China 2008Third place3310255
Japan 2010Champions1321050
South Korea 2013Runners-up2312076
China 2015Runners-up2311133
Japan 2017Third place3302145
South Korea 2019TBD-------
Total-217863226

Far Eastern Championship Games record

All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA.counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[61]

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
Philippines 1913Runners-up2nd210122
Republic of China (1912–1949) 1915Champions1st312021
Japan 1917Champions1st220080
Philippines 1919Champions1st320153
Republic of China (1912–1949) 1921Champions1st220051
Japan 1923Champions1st220081
Philippines 1925Champions1st220071
Republic of China (1912–1949) 1927Champions1st220082
Japan 1930Champions1st211083
Philippines 1934Champions1st330073
Total 10/10 9 Titles 23 18 3 2 60 17

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