China national under-23 football team
| Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Fu Bo | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team (国奥队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Competition history
* DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
* Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games record
For 1900 to 1988, see China national football team
| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 to 2004 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2008 |
First round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 to 2016 | DNQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total* | - | - | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
* Including 1900 to 1988
Asian Games record
For 1951 to 1998, see China national football team
| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
 2006 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 |
1/8 finals | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 |
1/8 finals | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 2018 |
TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 |
TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total* | - | - | 52 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 108 | 55 |
* Including 1951 to 1998
| Asian Games History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Round 1 | China 4 – 0  Turkmenistan |
Win |
| Round 1 | China 3 – 0  Bangladesh |
Win | |
| Round 1 | China 2 – 0  India |
Win | |
| Quarterfinals | China 0 – 1  Japan |
Loss | |
| 2006 | Round 1 | China 1 – 0  Iraq |
Win |
| Round 1 | China 3 – 1  Malaysia |
Win | |
| Round 1 | China 2 – 1  Oman |
Win | |
| Quarterfinals | China 2 – 2(7 – 8, penalties)  Iran |
Draw | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | China 0 – 3 Japan |
Loss |
| Round 1 | China 2 – 1  Kyrgyzstan |
Win | |
| Round 1 | China 3 – 0 Malaysia |
Win | |
| Round 2 | China 0 – 3 South Korea |
Loss | |
| 2014 | Round 1 | China 0 – 3  North Korea |
Loss |
| Round 1 | China 1 – 0  Pakistan |
Win | |
| Round 2 | China 0 – 2  Thailand |
Loss | |
| 2018 | TBD | ||
| TBD | |||
| TBD | |||
| 2022 | TBD | ||
| TBD | |||
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East Asian Games record
| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |
Third place | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 1997 |
Third place | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| 2001 |
DNE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2005 |
Champions | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
 2009 |
Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 |
Fifth place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | - | - | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 26 |
AFC U-23 Championship record
| Olympic Games Qualification |
| Year | Pos | Final Stage | Preliminary Stage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||
| 2014 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2016 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
Recent Matches
2008 Olympic Games
All times local (GMT+8)
| China | 1 – 1 |  New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Dong Fangzhuo  88' |
(Report) | Brockie 53' |
| China | 0 – 3 |  Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Diego 18' Thiago Neves 69' 73' |
Attendance: 38,790
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Olympic Qualifying fixtures
2016 AFC U-23 Championship
| 27 March 2015 | China | 5 – 0 |  Mongolia | Vientiane, Laos |
| 16:00 | Wu Xinghan 3' Xie Pengfei 24'Xu Xin 39' (pen.)Chen Hao 60', 78' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) |
| 29 March 2015 | Singapore  | 0 – 5 | China | Vientiane, Laos |
| 16:00 | Li Yuanyi 2' Feng Gang 39'Xu Xin 58' (pen.)Zang Yifeng 66'Wu Xinghan 79' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Omar Mubarak Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
| 31 March 2015 | Laos  | 0 – 3 | China | Vientiane, Laos |
| 19:00 | Feng Gang 17' Xie Pengfei 53'Guo Hao 77' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 12 January 2016 | Qatar | 3 – 1 | China | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:30 | A. Hassan 66', 72' A. Alaa 82' |
Liao Lisheng 43' |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
| 15 January 2016 | China | 1 – 3 |  Syria | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:30 | Liao Lisheng 21' |
Khribin 45' (pen.), 54' Al Baher 83' |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 18 January 2016 | Iran | 3 – 2 | China | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:30 | Motahari 38' Pahlavan 40'Torabi 48' |
Chang Feiya 40' Liao Lisheng 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
2012 Olympic Games Qualification
| 19 June 2011 | China | 0 – 1 | Oman | Shanghai, China |
| Al-Hadhri 4' |
Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
| 23 June 2011 | Oman | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | China | Muscat, Oman |
| Al-Hadhri 94', 118' Abdul-Karim 114' |
Wu Xi 69' |
Stadium: Seeb Stadium Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
2004 Olympic Games Qualification
| 10 September 2003 | China | 2 – 0 | Syria | Kunming, China |
| Du Wei 17', 42' |
Stadium: Tuodong Football Stadium |
| 17 September 2003 | Syria | 3 – 2 | China | Damascus, Syria |
| Adib Barakat 32' Jamal Al Rifaei 40'Mahmoud Al Amnah 72' (pen.) |
Zhang Yaokun 65' Yu Tao 80' |
Stadium: Tuodong Football Stadium |
| 3 March 2004 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | China | Seoul, Korea Republic |
| Cho Jae-Jin 82' |
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| 20 March 2004 | China | 1 – 1 | Malaysia | Wuhan, China |
| Xu Liang 18' |
Akmal Rizal 85' |
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center |
| 27 March 2004 | China | 3 – 1 | Iran | Wuhan, China |
| Zhang Yaokun 14' (pen.) Gao Ming 70'Du Wei 80' |
Xu Liang 9' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center |
| 16 April 2004 | Iran | 2 – 1 | China | Tehran, Iran |
| Siavash Akbarpoor 42' Seyed Mehdi Alavi 66' |
Hu Zhaojun 29' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 2 May 2004 | China | 0 – 2 | South Korea | Changsha, China |
| Cho Jae-Jin 45+1' Kim Dong-Jin 49' |
Stadium: Helong Stadium |
| 12 May 2004 | Malaysia | 1 – 2 | China | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
| Akmal Rizal 72' |
Yan Song 10' Xu Liang 82' |
Stadium: Petaling Jaya Parliament Stadium |
2000 Olympic Games Qualification
| 29 May 1999 | North Korea | 0 – 1 | China | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 18 June 1999 | China | 2 – 0 | North Korea | Shanghai, China |
| 3 October 1999 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | China | Seoul, South Korea |
| 29 October 1999 | China | 1 – 1 | South Korea | Shanghai, China |
1996 Olympic Games Qualification
| 22 July 1995 | Malaysia | 0 – 2 | China | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 17 March 1996 | China | 4 – 2 |  Kazakhstan | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 19 March 1996 | Saudi Arabia  | 1 – 1 | China | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 21 March 1996 | China | 0 – 3 | South Korea | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1992 Olympic Games Qualification
| 15 August 1991 | Maldives  | 0 – 12 | China | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 19 August 1991 | Singapore | 0 – 3 | China | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 21 August 1991 | Nepal  | 0 – 4 | China | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 23 August 1991 | North Korea | 1 – 1 | China | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 3 September 1991 | China | 1 – 0 | North Korea | Beijing, China |
| 19 January 1992 | China | 2 – 1 | Japan | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 21 January 1992 | Qatar | 1 – 0 | China | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 25 January 1992 | China | 1 – 0 |  Kuwait | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 27 January 1992 | China | 3 – 0 |  Bahrain | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 29 January 1992 | South Korea | 3 – 1 | China | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Players
Current Squad
Following is the squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Du Jia | 1 May 1993 (aged 22) | Tianjin Teda
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| 2 | MF | Yang Kuo | 8 January 1993 (aged 23) | Henan Jianye
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| 3 | DF | Mi Haolun | 10 January 1993 (aged 23) | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
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| 4 | DF | Jin Yangyang | 3 February 1993 (aged 22) | Guangzhou R&F
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| 5 | DF | Shi Ke | 8 January 1993 (aged 23) | Shanghai SIPG
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| 6 | DF | Wang Tong | 12 February 1993 (aged 22) | Shandong Luneng
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| 7 | MF | Xu Xin | 19 April 1994 (aged 21) | Guangzhou Evergrande
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| 8 | MF | Guo Hao | 14 January 1993 (aged 22) | Tianjin Teda
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| 9 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 5 January 1997 (aged 19) |  Vitesse Arnhem
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| 10 | MF | Liao Lisheng | 29 April 1993 (aged 22) | Guangzhou Evergrande
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| 11 | MF | Wu Xinghan | 24 February 1993 (aged 22) | Shandong Luneng
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| 12 | MF | Zhang Xiaobin | 23 October 1993 (aged 22) | Jiangsu Suning
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| 13 | MF | Wang Qiuming | 9 January 1993 (aged 23) | Tianjin Teda
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| 14 | MF | Feng Gang | 6 March 1993 (aged 22) | Hangzhou Greentown
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| 15 | DF | Chen Zhechao | 19 April 1995 (aged 20) |  Torreense
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| 16 | FW | Yang Chaosheng | 22 July 1993 (aged 22) | Liaoning Whowin
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| 17 | MF | Xie Pengfei | 29 June 1993 (aged 22) | Hangzhou Greentown
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| 18 | DF | Zhao Yuhao | 7 April 1993 (aged 22) | Hangzhou Greentown
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| 19 | FW | Chang Feiya | 3 February 1993 (aged 22) | Guangzhou R&F
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| 20 | MF | Li Yuanyi | 28 August 1993 (aged 22) | Guangzhou Evergrande
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| 21 | MF | Liu Binbin | 16 June 1993 (aged 22) | Shandong Luneng
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| 22 | GK | Zhang Yinuo | 14 July 1994 (aged 21) | Shanghai Shenxin
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| 23 | GK | Yeerjieti Yeerzati | 4 January 1993 (aged 23) | Gondomar
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China U-23 captains
| Period | Captain | Vice Captain | Third Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | Fan Zhiyi | Xu Hong | - |
| 1993–1994 | Zhang Enhua | Yang Chen | - |
| 1995–1996 | Shen Si | Zhang Enhua | - |
| 1998–1999 | Li Weifeng | Zhang Ran | - |
| 2001–2004 | Du Wei | Hu Zhaojun | - |
| 2006 | Chen Tao | - | - |
| 2006 Asian Games | Zheng Zhi | - | - |
| 2007 | Chen Tao | Feng Xiaoting | Zhou Haibin |
| 2007–2008 | Li Weifeng | Zhou Haibin | - |
| 2008 Olympic Games | Zheng Zhi | Li Weifeng | Zhou Haibin |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Head Coach | Fu Bo
|
| Assistant coaches | Sun Wei
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| Ha Wei
|
List of head coaches
Manage records only includes International Country results
1981 - 1983 as China Expectful team, 1983-1990 as China B team
| Name | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Shixun
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1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Zhang Jingtian
|
1982–1984 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 46.15% | |
| Zhang Honggen
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1985 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 80.00% | |
| Xu Genbao
|
1987–1990 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 33.33% |
as China National Olympic team
| Name | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Genbao
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May 1990 - Jan 1992 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 14 | 71.43% | |
| Qi Wusheng
|
Mar 1993 - Sep 1993 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 37.50% | |
 Radivoje Ognjanović
|
Sep 1993 - Nov 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| Qi Wusheng
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Nov 1994 - Mar 1996 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 58.82% | |
 Bobby Houghton
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Oct 1998 - Nov 1999 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 71.43% | |
| Shen Xiangfu
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Dec 2001 - May 2004 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 38 | 45.71% | |
| Jia Xiuquan
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Apr 2006 - Oct 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14.23% | |
 Ratomir Dujković
|
Nov 2006 - Jul 2008 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 42.31% | |
| Yin Tiesheng
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.00% | |
 Miroslav Blažević
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Nov 2010 - Aug 2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 50.00% |
External links
- Team China Official Website Template:Zh icon
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- Chinese Football Association Official Website Template:Zh icon
- Profile on FIFA
- Profile on Beijing 2008
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