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China PR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)龙之队 Lóngzhī Duì
(Team Dragon)[1] 国足Guó Zú
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachMarcello Lippi
CaptainZheng Zhi
Most capsLi Weifeng (112)
Top scorerHao Haidong (41)
FIFA codeCHN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current83 Increase 1 (24 November 2016)
Highest37 (December 1998)
Lowest109 (March 2013)
First international
 Philippines 2–1 Republic of China Beiyang government
(Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[2]
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 and 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').[3]

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 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)

Further information: Chinese Taipei national football team

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 games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recgonized 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] China would soon enter their first Fifa competition when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process and were knocked out by Indonesia.[17]

On 7 June 1958 China stopped participating within any Fifa recognised football events when Fifa officially started to recognise Republic of China (Chinese Taipei) as a different country.[18] This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons.[19] 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.[17] On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the country as the soul heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act.[20] In 1973 the team, which had been using the name Republic of China would rename themselves as Chinese Taipei.[21] 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.[22]

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 effected them socially and politically.[23][24] 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.[25] The Chinese national league restarted after being greatly affected by the political turmoil.[26] 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 it's popularity, rival and eventually take over badminton and table tennis as the country's main spectator sport.[27][28]

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).[29]

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

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,[30] 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.[31][32]

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.[33]

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."[34]

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.[34][35]

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.[36] 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."[37]

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."[37]

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).[38] 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.[39] 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 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.

After losing Uzbekistan 0-2 ,Gao Hongbo resigns.

Marcelo Lippi era

On 22 October 2016, Marcelo Lippi was appointed manager of the Team Dragon.

Stadium

Kunming Tuodong Sports Center 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.[40] The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates.[41] 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.[42] 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.[43] 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 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 [44]

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Marcelo Lippi [45] Italy Italy
Assistant coaches Li Tie China China
Massimiliano Maddaloni Italy Italy
Narciso Pezzotti Italy Italy
Fabrizio Del Rosso Italy Italy
Goalkeeper coach Michelangelo Rampulla Italy Italy
Management Massimo Neri Italy Italy
Tactics analyst Silvano Cotti Italy Italy
Technical employee Enrico Castellacci Italy Italy
staff Ricardo Gallego Spain Spain

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yan Junling (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33) 4 0 China Shanghai SIPG
12 1GK Yang Zhi (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) 38 0 China Beijing Guoan
23 1GK Wang Dalei (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35) 23 0 China Shandong Luneng
2 2DF Mei Fang (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 35) 20 1 China Guangzhou Evergrande
3 2DF Jiang Zhipeng (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) 17 0 China Guangzhou R&F
4 2DF Li Xuepeng (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) 22 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
5 2DF Zhang Linpeng (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35) 55 5 China Guangzhou Evergrande
6 2DF Feng Xiaoting (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 39) 57 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
13 2DF Zhao Mingjian (1987-11-22) 22 November 1987 (age 36) 8 0 China Shandong Luneng
20 2DF Li Ang (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) 2 0 China Jiangsu Suning
2DF Zhang Chengdong (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35) 23 0 China Beijing Guoan
2DF Fu Huan (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG
8 3MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35) 18 0 China Shanghai SIPG
10 3MF Zheng Zhi (1980-08-20) 20 August 1980 (age 44) 94 15 China Guangzhou Evergrande
11 3MF Hao Junmin (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) 59 12 China Shandong Luneng
14 3MF Sun Ke (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 35) 33 7 China Tianjin Quanjian
15 3MF Wu Xi (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35) 39 2 China Jiangsu Suning
16 3MF Huang Bowen (1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 (age 37) 40 3 China Guangzhou Evergrande
17 3MF Cao Yunding (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 34) 1 0 China Shanghai Shenhua
19 3MF Zhang Xizhe (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 33) 15 3 China Beijing Guoan
21 3MF Yu Hai (1987-06-04) 4 June 1987 (age 37) 65 11 China Shanghai SIPG
7 4FW Wu Lei (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) 40 7 China Shanghai SIPG
9 4FW Zhang Yuning (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27) 6 2 Netherlands Vitesse
18 4FW Gao Lin (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38) 90 18 China Guangzhou Evergrande
22 4FW Yu Dabao (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36) 38 14 China Beijing Guoan

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 Liu Dianzuo (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34) 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
GK Gu Chao (1989-08-20) 20 August 1989 (age 35) 2 0 China Jiangsu Suning v.  Uzbekistan, 11 October 2016
GK Zeng Cheng (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37) 36 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Iran, 6 September 2016 INJ
GK Li Zheng (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Portugal Gondomar Training Camp, 2–9 July 2016
GK Liu Shibo (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27) 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Training Camp, 2–9 July 2016
GK Du Jia (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Tianjin Teda Training Camp, 10–17 February 2016
DF Sun Xiang (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 (age 42) 69 5 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Ren Hang (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) 29 0 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Zou Zheng (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 36) 3 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Dai Lin (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 36) 2 0 China Shandong Luneng v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Shi Ke (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 31) 1 0 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Wang Tong (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31) 1 0 China Shandong Luneng v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Zhao Hejing (1985-05-19) 19 May 1985 (age 39) 0 0 China Beijing Guoan v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Wang Shenchao (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35) 0 0 China Shanghai SIPG v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Jin Yangyang (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
DF Du Wei (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 42) 71 4 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Uzbekistan, 11 October 2016
DF Ding Haifeng (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 33) 1 0 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Uzbekistan, 11 October 2016
DF Lei Tenglong (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33) 1 0 China Beijing Guoan Training Camp, 10–17 February 2016
MF Zhao Xuri (1985-12-03) 3 December 1985 (age 38) 68 2 China Tianjin Quanjian v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Jiang Ning (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 (age 38) 32 6 China Hebei China Fortune v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Zheng Long (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36) 10 4 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Qin Sheng (1986-11-02) 2 November 1986 (age 38) 10 0 China Shanghai Shenhua v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Ji Xiang (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) 8 0 China Jiangsu Suning v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Liao Lisheng (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 31) 4 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
MF Zhang Xiaobin (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) 0 0 China Jiangsu Suning v.  Uzbekistan, 11 October 2016
MF Hu Rentian (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) 1 1 China Tianjin Teda v.  Iran, 6 September 2016
MF Yu Hanchao (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37) 45 8 China Guangzhou Evergrande Training Camp, 31 July – 6 August 2016 INJ
MF Liu Binbin (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31) 4 0 China Shandong Luneng Training Camp, 31 July – 6 August 2016
MF Yin Hongbo (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 35) 0 0 China Henan Jianye Training Camp, 2–9 July 2016
MF Rong Hao (1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 37) 44 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande v.  Kazakhstan, 7 June 2016
MF Xu Xin (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30) 0 0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Training Camp, 10–17 February 2016
FW Mao Jianqing (1986-08-08) 8 August 1986 (age 38) 9 2 China Shijiazhuang Ever Bright v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
FW Xiao Zhi (1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39) 0 0 China Guangzhou R&F v.  Qatar, 15 November 2016 PRE
FW Yang Xu (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37) 47 22 China Shandong Luneng v.  Uzbekistan, 11 October 2016
FW Dong Xuesheng (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35) 3 0 China Hebei China Fortune Training Camp, 2–9 July 2016

Notes:

  • SUS Player suspended
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • PRE Preliminary squad / standby [47]

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
[48] 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 [49]
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)
3 June 2016 Friendly China  4–2  Trinidad and Tobago Qinhuangdao, China
19:35 UTC+8 Jiang Ning 2'
Zhang Yuning 30', 65'
Hu Rentian 88'		 Report Plaza 67', 86' Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
7 June 2016 Friendly China  0–1  Kazakhstan Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8 Report Nurgaliev 68' Stadium: Dalian Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
1 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round South Korea  3–2  China Seoul, South Korea
Zheng Zhi 20' (o.g.)
Lee Chung-yong 62'
Koo Ja-cheol 66'		 Report (FIFA) Yu Hai 73'
Hao Junmin 76'		 Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 51,238
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
6 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  0–0  Iran Shenyang, China
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  0–1  Syria Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
Report (FIFA) Al Mawas 54' Attendance: 37,368
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round Uzbekistan  2–0  China Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
8 November 2016 Friendly China  5–0 Wuhan Zall Kunming, China
Zhang Linpeng 15'
Yu Dabao 20'
Gao Lin 24'
Wu Lei 100' 106'		 Report Stadium: Tuodong Stadium
15 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Qual. AFC 3rd Round China  0–0  Qatar Kunming, China
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Tuodong Stadium

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, Iran
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 June 2017 Friendly China  v  Bolivia Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa 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 Doha, Qatar
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

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.[50]
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[51] 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 6 13 18 −5 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 Yet to Qualify
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 12/17 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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