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China PR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)龙之队 Lóngzhī Duì
(Team Dragon)[citation needed]
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachGao Hongbo
CaptainZhang Linpeng
Most capsLi Weifeng (112)
Top scorerHao Haidong (41)
Home stadiumWorkers Stadium
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current81 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest37 (December 1998)
Lowest109 (March 2013)
First international
 Philippines 0–1 Republic of China Beiyang government
(Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913)[1]
Biggest win
China China PR 19–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 8–0 China PR China
(Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage: 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1976)
Best resultRunners-up: 1984, 2004

The Chinese national football team (Chinese: 中国国家足球队; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Zúqiú Duì), 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; lit. 'national football team').

The team was founded in 1924 by the Republic of China and joined FIFA in 1931. Following the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Football Association was formed in the newly founded People's Republic of China. They remained affiliated with FIFA until 1958, when they withdrew, but they rejoined the organization 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 long 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.[2]

History

1924–1949

Further information: Chinese Taipei national football team

The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated with the FIFA since 1931.[3]

1949-1978

China, under the newly instated People's Republic of China, played their first match on 4 August 1952 against Finland,[4] with Finland being one of the first nations to hold diplomatic relations with China.

For nearly thirty years, China primarily only played friendly matches with nations that recognized the country such as Albania, Burma, Cambodia, Guinea, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Pakistan, Sudan, the Soviet Union, and the United Arab Republic.[4] However, they also participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification where they lost to Indonesia on goal average.

1978–2002

During the late 1980s, Chinese football began to grow in popularity through the introduction of televisions in Chinese households. Previously, the most popular international sports in China were badminton and table tennis.

In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification for a berth in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1986 FIFA 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 between local fans. During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, China again reached the final round of qualifying but lost to Qatar in their final group match. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, they failed to reach the final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq. China was on the verge of making it through the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup but lost crucial matches at home against Qatar and Iran. In 1987 the first Chinese footballers moved abroad, they were national team players Xie Yuxin who joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands), Gu Guangming who joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany), and Jia Xiuquan and Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia).[5]

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.

2002–2009

China national football team
The players of the Chinese national team prior to taking on Australia in a World Cup qualification game on 22 June 2008. The match was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney.
Traditional Chinese中國國家足球隊
Simplified Chinese中国国家足球队
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Guójiā zúqiúduì
Wade–GilesChungkuo Kuochia Tsuch'iutui
Yale RomanizationJūnggwó Gwójyā dzúchyúdwèi
Nickname
Traditional Chinese萬里長城
Simplified Chinese万里长城
Literal meaningThe Great Wall
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWànlǐ Chángchéng
Wade–GilesWanli Ch'angch'eng

From 2004, Chinese Football Association started to limit the brands of football boots in team China. They stipulated that all the players of the Chinese national team must wear the boots of their sponsors Adidas,[6] which bought bad effects towards China. 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,[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10]

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."[11]

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 Asian 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.[11][12]

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.[13] 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."[14]

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."[14]

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).[15] 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.[16] 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. Before the start of Asian Cup, Chinese Football Association ended the partnership with Adidas, and abolished the limitation on the brands of football boots.[17] It brought good effect to team China, they 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.

Limitation on football boots

However, in May 2015, Chinese Football Association stipulated that all the players of team China must wear the football boots of the sponsor Nike if other brands do not pay money to CFA.[18] But some players of team China are spokesmen of other brands (Zheng Zhi, Yu Dabao, Wu Xi, Yang Xu and Yu Hai), so they must change their familiar boots when they played for national team. It brought bad effect to team China. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, China fell behind Hong Kong after 6 matches.

Gao Hongbo returns

After Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the 2018 World Cup qualifications, former coach Gao Hongbo volunteers himself to be the next head coach, stating that it was his mission as a football coach to help the national team when it needs help. He was appointed the team's coach on 3 February 2016.

In his first two matches, and also China's last matches to qualify for the last round of 2018 FIFA World Cup, Gao Hongbo and the Team Dragon created one of the most miraculous stories in their qualification history. China continued their journey by beating Maldives 4–0 at home; therefore they took the second position back from Hong Kong due to Qatar's 2–0 win over Hong Kong. In the last match, China must win Qatar while waiting North Korea, Jordan, Syria, Oman, the UAE and Iraq (Kuwait is being banned) to fail to defend their positions. China beat Qatar 2–0, and due to Socceroos's 5–1 thrash over Jordan and North Korea's shocking 2–3 loss to the Philippines, China managed to qualify to the last round of the 2018 World Cup qualification in Asian zone, as the last of top four teams. They also earned a ticket to qualify direct to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the UAE. Later, Oman also failed to defend their positions after losing 0–2 to Iran.

Stadium

The Worker's Stadium (simplified Chinese: 工人体育场; traditional Chinese: 工人體育場; pinyin: Gōngrén Tǐyùcháng) is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing with a capacity of 70,161. It was built in 1959 and was last renovated in 2004. It is mostly used for football matches and was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games where the opening and closing ceremonies took place.

Also used frequently by the team is the Kunming Tuodong Sports Center which is a multi-purpose stadium in Kunming. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 40,000. It has been used several times for international friendlies since 2010 and was chosen as the home ground for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Kit

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.[19] The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates.[20] After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015.

Kit provider

Manufacturer Period
Germany Adidas 1984–2014
United States Nike 2015–present

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan.[21] 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.[22] 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 2015 East Asian Cup where the two sides drew 1–1. China went on to finish as runners-up in the tournament, while Japan finished 4th.

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 new rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to poltical 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

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Gao Hongbo  Chinese
Assistant coaches Ou Chuliang  Chinese
Fu Bo  Chinese
Goalkeeper coach Ou Chuliang  Chinese
Management Li Tie  Chinese
Tactics analyst Yu Yue  Chinese
Technical employee Li Haipeng  Chinese

Players

Current squad

Match Date: 24 March 2016 Opposition:  Maldives
Match Date: 29 March 2016 Opposition:  Qatar
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2016

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Zeng Cheng（曾诚） (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37) 33 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
1GK Wang Dalei（王大雷） (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35) 22 0 China Shandong Luneng
1GK Yan Junling（颜骏凌） (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33) 2 0 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF Du Wei（杜威） (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 42) 68 4 China Hebei China Fortune
2DF Feng Xiaoting（冯潇霆） (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 39) 50 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Zhang Linpeng（张琳芃） (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) 49 5 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Ren Hang（任航） (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) 24 0 China Jiangsu Suning
2DF Li Xuepeng（李学鹏） (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) 19 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
2DF Li Ang（李昂） (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) 2 0 China Jiangsu Suning
2DF Zhao Mingjian（赵明剑） (1987-11-22) 22 November 1987 (age 36) 2 0 China Shandong Luneng
2DF Wang Shenchao（王燊超） (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35) 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
2DF Ding Haifeng（丁海峰） (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) 0 0 China Hebei China Fortune
3MF Yu Hai（于海） (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37) 60 10 China Shanghai SIPG
3MF Hao Junmin（蒿俊闵） (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) 54 11 China Shandong Luneng
3MF Wu Xi（吴曦） (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35) 35 2 China Jiangsu Suning
3MF Wu Lei（武磊） (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32) 34 7 China Shanghai SIPG
3MF Huang Bowen（黄博文） (1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 (age 37) 33 3 China Guangzhou Evergrande
3MF Zhang Chengdong（张呈栋） (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35) 21 0 China Beijing Guoan
3MF Cai Huikang（蔡慧康） (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35) 17 0 China Shanghai SIPG
3MF Zhang Xizhe（张稀哲） (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 33) 12 3 China Beijing Guoan
3MF Yin Hongbo（尹鸿博） (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35) 0 0 China Henan Jianye
4FW Gao Lin（郜林） (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38) 86 18 China Guangzhou Evergrande
4FW Yang Xu（杨旭） (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37) 44 22 China Shandong Luneng
4FW Yu Dabao（于大宝） (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36) 37 14 China Beijing Guoan
4FW Jiang Ning（姜宁） (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 38) 30 5 China Hebei China Fortune

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 Du Jia (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Tianjin Teda v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
DF Yu Yang (1989-08-06) 6 August 1989 (age 35) 8 0 China Guangzhou R&F 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
DF Rao Weihui (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) 3 0 China Guizhou Renhe 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
DF Lei Tenglong (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33) 1 0 China Beijing Guoan v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
DF Wang Tong (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31) 1 0 China Shandong Luneng v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
DF Jiang Zhipeng (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) 14 0 China Guangzhou R&F v.  Hong Kong, 3 September 2015
DF Liu Jianye (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 37) 45 0 China Jiangsu Sainty v.  Maldives, 8 September 2015
DF Ji Xiang (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) 8 0 China Jiangsu Suning v.  Qatar, 8 October 2015
DF Mei Fang (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 35) 19 1 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Hong Kong, 17 November 2015
DF Zou Zheng (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 36) 3 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Hong Kong, 17 November 2015
DF Jin Yangyang (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
MF Song Boxuan (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 35) 1 0 China Beijing Guoan v.  Bhutan, 16 June 2015
MF Liu Binbin (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31) 4 0 China Shandong Luneng 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
MF Zhang Chiming (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989 (age 35) 3 0 China Beijing Guoan 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
MF Sun Ke (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 35) 30 7 China Tianjin Quanjian v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
MF Zheng Long (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36) 10 4 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Qatar, 8 October 2015
MF Yu Hanchao (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37) 43 8 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
MF Wang Yongpo (1987-01-19) 19 January 1987 (age 37) 14 7 China Shandong Luneng v.  Hong Kong, 17 November 2015
MF Zheng Zhi (1980-08-20) 20 August 1980 (age 44) 92 15 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Hong Kong, 17 November 2015
MF Xu Xin (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30) 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
FW Bi Jinhao (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33) 1 0 China Shanghai Shenhua v.  Hong Kong, 17 November 2015
FW Zhang Yuning (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Netherlands Vitesse v.  Maldives, 24 March 2016 PRE
  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby [23]

Previous squads

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2015

3 January 2015 Friendly China  4–1  Oman Campbelltown Stadium, New South Wales, Australia
19:00 UTC+11 Hao Junmin 43'
Yu Hai 44'
Wu Lei 63'
Yang Xu 78'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Al-Siyabi 16'
10 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia  0–1  China Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Report Yu Hai 81' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 12,557
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
14 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup China  2–1  Uzbekistan Brisbane, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Wu Xi 54'
Sun Ke 68'		 Report Ahmedov 23' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 13,674
Referee: Abdullah Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
18 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup China  2–1  North Korea Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Sun Ke 1', 42' Report Gao Lin 57' (o.g.) Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
22 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup China  0–2  Australia Brisbane, Australia
20:30 UTC+10 Report Cahill 48', 65' Stadium: Brisbane Stadium
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
27 March 2015 Friendly China  2–2  Haiti Changsha, China
Yang Xu 58'
Yu Dabao 81'		 Louis 34'
Guerrier 73'		 Stadium: Helong Stadium
Referee: Luk Kin-sun (Hong Kong)
31 March 2015 Friendly China  1–1  Tunisia Nanjing, China
Yu Dabao 94' Moncer 39' Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round Bhutan  0–6  China Thimpu, Bhutan
[24] Yang Xu 45+2', 60', 76'
Wu Lei 55'
Yu Dabao 67', 83'		 Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Arumughan Rowan (India)
2 August 2015 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup China  0–2  South Korea Wuhan, China
21:00 UTC+8 Report Kim Seung-dae 45'
Lee Jong-ho 57'		 Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
5 August 2015 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup China  2–0  North Korea Wuhan, China
21:00 UTC+8 Yu Dabao 36'
Wang Yongpo 51' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan (Malaysia)
9 August 2015 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup China  1–1  Japan Wuhan, China
20:10 UTC+8 Wu Lei 10' Report Muto 41' Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
3 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round China  0–0  Hong Kong Shenzhen, China
19:35 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Bao'an Stadium
Attendance: 26,173
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
8 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round Maldives  0–3  China Shenyang, China [25]
19:35 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Yu Dabao 8', 57'
Zhang Linpeng 66'		 Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 28,036
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)
8 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round Qatar  1–0  China Doha, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Boudiaf 22' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,730
Referee: Ko Hyung-Jin (South Korea)
12 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round China  12–0  Bhutan Changsha, China
19:35 UTC+8 Mei Fang 10'
Yang Xu 13', 21' (pen.), 37', 52'
Yu Dabao 16', 39'
Yu Hanchao 34', 72'
Wang Yongpo 66', 81'
Zhang Xizhe 88'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Helong Stadium
Attendance: 27,358
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)
17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round Hong Kong  0–0  China Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Mongkok Stadium
Attendance: 6,071
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2016

24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round China  4–0  Maldives Wuhan, China
19:35 UTC+8 Jiang Ning 3', 84', 90'
Yang Xu 12'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 32,618
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)
29 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 2nd Round China  2–0  Qatar Xi'an, China
20:15 UTC+8 Huang Bowen 57'
Wu Lei 89'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Shaanxi Province Stadium
Attendance: 46,718
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
1 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round South Korea  v  China
Report (FIFA)
6 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  v  Iran
Report (FIFA)
6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  v  Syria
Report (FIFA)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round Uzbekistan  v  China
Report (FIFA)
15 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  v  Qatar
Report (FIFA)

2017

23 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  v  South Korea
Report (FIFA)
28 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round Iran  v  China Tehran , Azadi Stadium
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
13 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round Syria  v  China
Report (FIFA)
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  v  Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA)
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round Qatar  v  China
Report (FIFA)

Competitive record

All-time results

Main article: China national football team results and fixtures
As of 17 November 2015; counted for the FIFA A-level matches only.[26]
Nations First Played P W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 1984 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 AFC
 Albania 1973 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Algeria 2004 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CAF
 Andorra 2004 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA
 Argentina 1984 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONMEBOL
 Australia 1983 9 4 1 4 10 15 −5 AFC
 Bahrain 1986 6 3 3 0 14 8 +6 AFC
 Bangladesh 1980 5 5 0 0 15 0 +15 AFC
 Bhutan 2015 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18 AFC
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1997 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA
 Botswana 2009 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 CAF
 Brazil 2002 3 0 1 2 0 12 −12 CONMEBOL
 Brunei 1975 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 AFC
 Cambodia 1963 6 6 0 0 24 3 +21 AFC
 Canada 1984 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 CONCACAF
 Chile 2003 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONMEBOL
 Colombia 1995 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CONMEBOL
 DR Congo 1977 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 CAF
 Costa Rica 2002 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 CONCACAF
 Cuba 1971 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF
 Egypt 1963 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 CAF
 El Salvador 2008 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CONCACAF
 England[27] 1936 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 UEFA
 Estonia 2003 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 UEFA
 Fiji 1975 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 OFC
 Finland 1952 4 0 0 4 6 7 −1 UEFA
 France 2006 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 UEFA
 Germany 2005 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 UEFA
 Ghana 2012 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF
 Guam 2000 1 1 0 0 19 0 +19 AFC
 Guinea 1965 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 CAF
 Haiti 2003 2 0 1 1 5 6 −1 CONCACAF
 Honduras 2006 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1975 19 11 6 2 32 6 +26 AFC
 Hungary 2004 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 India 1956 11 7 4 0 17 5 +12 AFC
 Indonesia 1934 14 11 2 1 34 8 +26 AFC
 Iran 1976 20 4 5 11 18 35 −17 AFC
 Iraq 1976 16 6 2 8 17 18 −1 AFC
 Italy 1986 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Jamaica 1977 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 CONCACAF
 Japan 1925 25 9 8 9 38 35 +3 AFC
 Jordan 1984 11 6 4 1 24 8 +16 AFC
 Kazakhstan 1997 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 UEFA
 Kenya 1984 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CAF
 North Korea 1959 20 11 4 5 28 16 +12 AFC
 South Korea 1978 28 1 10 17 18 38 −20 AFC
 Kuwait 1975 18 8 5 5 24 16 +8 AFC
 Kyrgyzstan 2009 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 AFC
 Laos 2011 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 AFC
 Latvia 2010 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA
 Lebanon 1998 5 4 1 0 13 1 +12 AFC
 Macau 1978 5 5 0 0 22 2 +20 AFC
 Macedonia 2004 5 3 2 0 4 0 +4 UEFA
 Malaysia 1976 13 10 2 1 34 6 +28 AFC
 Maldives 2001 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 AFC
 Mali 1966 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 CAF
 Mexico 1987 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 CONCACAF
 Morocco 1977 2 1 1 0 6 5 +1 CAF
 Myanmar 1957 8 6 0 2 27 4 +23 AFC
   Nepal 1972 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 AFC
 Netherlands 1996 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 UEFA
 New Zealand 1975 14 3 5 6 13 15 −2 OFC
 Norway 1992 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA
 Oman 1998 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 AFC
 Pakistan 1963 8 5 2 1 23 8 +15 AFC
 Palestine 2006 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 AFC
 Papua New Guinea 1985 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 OFC
 Paraguay 1996 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 CONMEBOL
 Peru 1978 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 CONMEBOL
 Philippines 1913 7 7 0 1 34 4 +30 AFC
 Poland 1984 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Portugal 2002 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Qatar 1978 15 6 4 5 19 14 +5 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1984 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Romania 1984 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 UEFA
 Russia 1959 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Saudi Arabia 1978 18 7 4 7 21 22 −1 AFC
 Senegal 1972 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 CAF
 Serbia 2000 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 UEFA
 Sierra Leone 1974 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 CAF
 Singapore 1984 12 10 2 0 30 6 +24 AFC
 Slovenia 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA
 Somalia 1972 2 2 0 0 10 5 +5 CAF
 Spain 2005 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 UEFA
 Sri Lanka 1972 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 AFC
 Sudan 1957 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 CAF
 Sweden 2001 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 UEFA
  Switzerland 2006 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 UEFA
 Syria 1966 9 6 1 2 21 7 +14 AFC
 Tajikistan 1997 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 AFC
 Tanzania 1966 3 2 1 0 15 8 +7 CAF
 Thailand 1975 19 13 3 3 50 17 +33 AFC
 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 CONCACAF
 Tunisia 2015 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF
 Turkey 1948 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 UEFA
 Turkmenistan 1994 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 1984 11 4 5 2 16 8 +8 AFC
 United States 1977 8 1 2 5 7 17 −10 CONCACAF
 Uruguay 1982 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 CONMEBOL
 Uzbekistan 1994 10 4 1 5 13 16 −3 AFC
 Venezuela 1978 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONMEBOL
 Vietnam 1997 6 6 0 0 20 3 +17 AFC
 Yemen 1988 4 2 1 1 5 1 +4 AFC
 Zambia 1972 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 CAF
 Zimbabwe 1997 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 CAF

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

Main article: China PR at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify
Chile 1962 Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Did not qualify
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 0 9
Germany 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total Group stage 1/20 3 0 0 3 0 9

AFC Asian Cup record

See also: China at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record
Year Round Position P W D L F A
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972 Did not enter
Iran 1976 Third place 3rd 4 1 1 2 2 4
Kuwait 1980 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 9 5
Singapore 1984 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 11 4
Qatar 1988 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 7 5
Japan 1992 Third place 3rd 5 1 3 1 6 6
United Arab Emirates 1996 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7
Lebanon 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 11 7
China 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 13 6
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 6
Qatar 2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Australia 2015 Quarterfinals 7th 4 3 0 1 5 4
United Arab Emirates 2019 Qualified - - - - - - -
Total 12/16 0 Titles 51 20 13 18 81 58

Olympic Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1900 to 1928 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Germany 1936 First round 12 1 0 0 1 0 2
United Kingdom 1948 First round 14 1 0 0 1 0 4
1952 to 1956 Withdrew after qualifying - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 to 1976 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1980 to 1984 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 1988 First round 14 3 0 1 2 0 5
Total* 4/25 - 8 0 2 6 1 17

* Including 1988 onwards

For 1992 to 2012, see China national under-23 football team

Asian Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1951 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1974 First round 10 3 1 0 2 7 4
1978 Third place 3 7 5 0 2 16 5
1982 Quarterfinals 7 4 2 1 1 4 3
1986 Quarterfinals 8 4 2 1 1 10 7
1990 Quarterfinals 6 4 2 0 2 8 4
1994 Runners-up 2 7 5 1 1 16 8
1998 Third place 3 8 6 0 2 24 7
Total* 10/16 - 49 31 4 14 107 50

* 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 2003 Third place 3 3 1 0 2 3 4
South Korea 2005 Champions 1 3 1 2 0 5 3
China 2008 Third place 3 3 1 0 2 5 5
Japan 2010 Champions 1 3 2 1 0 5 0
South Korea 2013 Runners-up 2 3 1 2 0 7 6
China 2015 Runners-up 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
Total - 18 7 6 5 28 21

Far Eastern Championship Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
Philippines 1913 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2
Beiyang government 1915 Champions 1st 3 1 2 0 2 1
Japan 1917 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 8 0
Philippines 1919 Champions 1st 3 2 0 1 5 3
Beiyang government 1921 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1
Japan 1923 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 8 1
Philippines 1925 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 7 1
Beiyang government 1927 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 8 2
Japan 1930 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 8 3
Philippines 1934 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 7 3
Total 10/10 9 Titles 23 18 3 2 60 17

Statistics

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