China national football B team
Appearance
Association | Chinese Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Marcello Lippi | ||
Home stadium | N/A | ||
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First international | |||
Italy U20 2–3 China B (Cerveteri, Italy; 17 June 1981) |
China B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the China national football team.
History
Chinese Football Association organised the first China B team in 1981 with the name of China Hope in order to provide more international experiences for the young talents of the league.[1] China B was defunct in 1989. On 2 May 2017, a new China B team was reorganised by China national football team manager Marcello Lippi.[2]
Coaching staff
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Head coach | Marcelo Lippi | Italy |
Assistant coaches | Li Tie | China |
Massimiliano Maddaloni | Italy | |
Narciso Pezzotti | Italy | |
Fabrizio Del Rosso | Italy | |
Goalkeeper coach | Michelangelo Rampulla | Italy |
Fitness coach | Claudio Gaudino | Italy |
Management | Massimo Neri | Italy |
Tactics analyst | Silvano Cotti | Italy |
Technical employee | Enrico Castellacci | Italy |
Staff | Ricardo Gallego | Spain |
Players
Current squad
- The following 22 players were called up in the training camp as China national B football team.[2] Before the training began, injured Xu Xin and Yang Xu were replaced by Liu Junshuai and Yang Liyu.[3]
- Match date: 15 - 17 May 2017
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 |
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MF | Xu Xin | 19 April 1994 | 0 | 0 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ |
FW | Yang Xu | 12 February 1988 | 0 | 0 | Liaoning FC | Training Camp, 15–17 May 2017 INJ |
Recent and forthcoming fixtures
2017
17 May 2017 Friendly | China B | 0 - 0 | Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin, China |
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