China PR national football team

People's Republic of China China PR
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) 万里长城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng
("The Great Wall")
Association Chinese Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach People's Republic of China Gao Hongbo
Captain Du Wei
Most caps Li Ming (141)
Top scorer Hao Haidong (41)
Home stadium Workers Stadium
FIFA code CHN
FIFA ranking 77
Highest FIFA ranking 37 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 108 (July 2009)
Elo ranking 49
Highest Elo ranking 26 (October 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking 80 (December 2008)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Philippines 0–1 Republic of China Republic of China
(Manila, Philippines; January 31, 1913)

 Finland 4–0 China PR People's Republic of China
(Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952)
Biggest win
People's Republic of China China PR 19–0 Guam 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000)
Biggest defeat
 United States 5–0 China PR People's Republic of China
(Palo Alto, United States; April 4, 1992)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2002)
Best result Group stage: 2002
Asian Cup
Appearances 9 (First in 1976)
Best result Runners-up: 1984 and 2004

The China PR national football team (simplified Chinese: 中国国家足球队; traditional Chinese: 中國國家足球隊; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Zúqiú Duì) is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is colloquially referred to as "Team China" (中国队), the "National Team" (国家队) or "Guózú" (国足, short for 国家足球, which means "national football").

The team was founded in 1924 in the Republic of China under the auspices of the China Football Association and joined FIFA in 1931. Following the Chinese Civil War, the CFA was formed in the newly founded People's Republic of China. They remained affiliated with FIFA until 1958, when they withdrew, but they rejoined in 1979. After the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1997, and Macau from Portugal in 1999, these two special administrative regions have continued to have their own teams, which play as "Hong Kong, China" and "Macau, China", respectively.

China have been runners-up at the Asian Cup twice: in 1984 and 2004. Although China failed to score a goal in their maiden World Cup appearance in the 2002 World Cup, losing all their matches, just qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in their football history.

As football is widely followed in China, national team success is considered to be a source of national pride. Around 300 million people tuned in to broadcasts of China's 2002 World Cup matches with a staggering 170 million new television sets being bought by citizens in order to watch their nation's first World Cup appearance. There were over 250 million viewers for the 2004 Asian Cup final, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history.

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History

1949–1978

China PR, under the newly instated People's Republic of China (PRC), played their first match on 4 August 1952, a friendly against Finland,[1] with Finland being one of the first nations to hold diplomatic relations with the PRC.

For nearly 30 years, China primarily only played friendly matches with nations that recognized the PRC, such as Albania, Burma, Cambodia, Guinea, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Pakistan, the Soviet Union, Sudan and the United Arab Republic.[1] They however also participated in 1958 World Cup qualifying, where they lost to Indonesia on goal average.

1978–2002

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

In 1980, China competed in qualifying for a berth in the 1982 World Cup finals, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand. During the qualifying for the 1986 World Cup, China faced Hong Kong in Beijing 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. In qualifying for the 1990 World Cup, China again reached the final round of qualifying but lost to Qatar in their final group game. During the qualifiers for the 1994 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 qualifying for the 1998 World Cup but lost crucial matches at home against Qatar and Iran.

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

In 2001, China, under the direction of head coach Bora Milutinović, advanced to the finals of the 2002 World Cup; the first time China had reached a World Cup finals. However, they failed to score a single goal, losing all three group matches and were eliminated in the group stage.

Recent history

In recent years, many have pointed to two main weaknesses of the team. Despite a very organized and well-drilled defense, team China lacks good strikers and creative playmakers, who can also keep possession of the ball well. The team's main tactics against stronger teams tend to be both defensive and counterattacking, with long balls to a lone striker, who is quickly dispossessed of the ball due to lack of support.[2] Recently, an increasing number of Chinese players have moved to Europe to gain experience in a professional setting. [3]

Notable results in friendlies include a 0–0 draw against Brazil in November 2002, a 1–1 draw against Germany in May 2009, and a 1-0 win over France in June 2010. The team failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup, losing to Kuwait on goals scored, even though China scored seven goals against Hong Kong in the last qualifying match. While qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team became the subject of immense criticism in the media and a national embarrassment when it scored only one goal (a Shao Jiayi penalty kick well into final injury time) against Singapore at home in Tianjin, and tied the Southeast Asian city-state in the away game. In preparation for the 2007 Asian Cup, the team spend 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,[4] a 1–0 loss to a Real Salt Lake team that finished bottom of the MLS that season caused concern.[5][6]

In the Asian Cup 2007 tournament, the team played three games, winning against Malaysia, drawing with Iran after leading 2–0 at half time, and losing to Uzbekistan with a 3–0 scoreline. After high expectations, China's performance drew immense criticism on online communities, which condemned the coach Zhu Guanghu, players, and the Chinese Football Association in general. Zhu was later replaced by Vladimir Petrović for this poor performance. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign coaches for the past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic coach development system.[7] In June 2008, China again failed in the World Cup Qualifiers, losing against Qatar and Iraq, and therefore missed the 2010 World Cup.

On 4 June 2010 China beat France in Réunion. China won the match 1-0, thanks to a goal in the 68th minute from Deng Zhuoxiang.[8]

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan: this was exemplified after the Asian Cup 2004 final, which Japan won 3–1, when rioting by Chinese fans erupted near the north gate of Beijing's Workers Stadium.[9] The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating and heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China's most recent major tournament meeting with Japan was at the 2010 East Asian Football Championship in Tokyo, where the two sides drew 0-0. China went on to win the tournament after winning its remaining two matches.

Another well-known rivalry is with neighbour Korea Republic. China played 27 matches against Korea between 1978 and 2010 without winning a single match (11 draws and 16 losses). The media coined the term "Koreaphobia" to describe this phenomenon, and China registered its first win against Korea on February 10, 2010 when it won 3-0 in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship, eventually going on to win the tournament.

Recent fixtures and results

2010 East Asian Football Championship

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Korea Republic 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
 Japan 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
6 February 2010
19:15 UTC+9
 Japan  0 – 0  China PR Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 25,964
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Report
10 February 2010
19:15 UTC+9
 China PR  3 – 0  Korea Republic Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
Yu Hai Goal 5'
Gao Lin Goal 27'
Deng Zhuoxiang Goal 60'		 Report
14 February 2010
16:30 UTC+9
 Hong Kong  0 – 2  China PR Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 16,439
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (Korea Republic)
Report Qu Bo Goal 44', 74' (pen.)

Friendlies

China's score is listed first.

Date Venues Opponents Score*
3 March 2010 Portugal Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra  Portugal 0–21
4 June 2010 France Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre  France 1–0
26 June 2010 People's Republic of China Xingyao Sports Center, Kunming  Tajikistan 4–0
11 August 2010 People's Republic of China Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning  Bahrain[10] 1–1
3 September 2010 People's Republic of China Hanghai Stadium, Zhengzhou  Iran[11] 0–2
7 September 2010 People's Republic of China Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing  Paraguay[11] –
4 October 2010 People's Republic of China TBA  Syria[11] –
8 October 2010 People's Republic of China TBA  Syria[11] –
17 November 2010 People's Republic of China TBA  Latvia[12] –
29 December 2010 United Arab Emirates Dubai  Jordan –
1:not a FIFA A-level match

* China's score always listed first.

2011 Asian Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 China PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 January 2011
16:15 UTC+3
 Kuwait  v  China PR Al Gharafa Stadium
12 January 2011
19:15 UTC+3
 China PR  v  Qatar Khalifa International Stadium
16 January 2011
19:15 UTC+3
 China PR  v  Uzbekistan Al Gharafa Stadium

Home stadium

The Workers 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 is mostly used for football matches. It was built in 1959 and it was last renovated in 2004. It was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Beijing Guoan also play their home league games at the stadium.

Media coverage

Home and away matches are shown on CCTV-5, GDTV-Sports, STV-Sports, BTV-6 and the other local sports channels.

Kits

China's home kit is all white and the away kit is all red. The team's kit is currently sponsored by Adidas. China in certain climates use special heat body cooling vests.[13][14]

Honours

Runners-up (2): 1984, 2004
Third places (2): 1976, 1992
Fourth place (2): 1988, 2000
Silver medal (1): 1994
Bronze medal (2): 1978, 1998
Winners (2): 2005, 2010
Third places (2): 2003, 2008
Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998
Winners (9): 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1930 (shared with Japan), 1934
Runners-up (1): 1913

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1930 to 1954 Not A FIFA member - - - - - - -
1958 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1962 to 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1982 to 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
2002 First round 31 3 0 0 3 0 9
2006 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 1/19 - 3 0 0 3 0 9

AFC Asian Cup record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1956 to 1972 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1976 Third Place 3 4 1 1 2 2 4
1980 First round 7 4 1 1 2 9 5
1984 Runner-up 2 6 4 0 2 11 4
1988 Fourth Place 4 6 2 2 2 7 5
1992 Third Place 3 5 1 3 1 6 6
1996 Quarter-finals 6 4 1 0 3 6 7
2000 Fourth Place 4 6 2 2 2 11 7
2004 Runner-up 2 6 3 2 1 13 6
2007 First round 9 3 1 1 1 7 6
2011 Qualified - - - - - - -
Total 10/15 - 44 16 12 16 72 50

For 2011, see 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Olympic Games record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1900 to 1928 Did not enter - - - - - - -
1936 First round 12 1 0 0 1 0 2
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 - - - - - - -
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 Quarter-finals 11 4 2 1 1 4 3
1986 Quarter-finals 9 4 2 1 1 10 7
1990 Quarter-finals 10 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* 9/15 - 45 29 4 12 102 43

* Including 1998 onwards

For 2002 to 2010, see China national under-23 football team

East Asian Cup record

Year Result Pos P W D L F A
1990 Runners-up 2 4 2 1 1 4 2
1992 Fourth place 4 3 0 1 2 2 6
1995 Fourth place 4 4 0 3 1 2 3
1998 Runners-up 2 3 2 0 1 4 2
2003 Third place 3 3 1 0 2 3 4
2005 Champions 1 3 1 2 0 5 3
2008 Third place 3 3 1 0 2 5 5
2010 Champions 1 3 2 1 0 5 0
Total - 26 9 8 9 30 25

Far Eastern Championship Games record

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

Player history

China captains

Period Captain Vice-Captain Third Captain
1951 Wang Shouxian - -
1952–1954 Guo Hongbin - -
1955–1959 Sun Fucheng - -
1960–1964 Chen Jialiang - -
1965–1969 Gao Fengwen Xu Genbao -
1969–1972 Gao Fengwen Qi Wusheng Xiang Hengqing
1972–1975 Qi Wusheng Xu Genbao Xiang Hengqing
1976–1979 Xiang Hengqing Chi Shangbin He Jia
1979–1981 Chi Shangbin Rong Zhihang Huang Xiangdong
1981–1982 Chi Shangbin Huang Xiangdong Zuo Shusheng
1983–1985 Zuo Shusheng Li Fusheng
1986–1987 Zhu Bo Jia Xiuquan Ma Lin
1987–1988 Jia Xiuquan Zhu Bo Ma Lin
1989–1992 Zhu Bo Jia Xiuquan Ma Lin
1993–1994 Zhu Bo Wu Qunli Xu Hong
1994–1996 Xu Hong
1996–1997 Fan Zhiyi Xu Hong
1998–1999 Fan Zhiyi Zhang Enhua
2000–2001 Ma Mingyu Li Ming Qi Hong
2002 Ma Mingyu Fan Zhiyi Jiang Jin
2003–2004 Li Weifeng Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe
2005–2006 Li Weifeng Zhao Junzhe Ji Mingyi
2006 Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Ji Mingyi
2007 Zheng Zhi Sun Jihai Ji Mingyi
2008 Zheng Zhi Li Weifeng Zhao Junzhe
2009 Du Wei Wang Xiao Zhou Haibin
present Du Wei

Top goalscorers

As of February 14, 2010, the players with the most goals scored for China are:

# Player Goals Career
1 Hao Haidong 41 1987–2004
2 Liu Haiguang 36 1983–1990
3 Ma Lin 33 1984–1990
4 Li Hui 28 1983–1988
5 Su Maozhen 26 1992–2002
5 Li Jinyu 26 1996–present
7 Zuo Shusheng 23 1979–1985
8 Zhao Dayu 19 1982–1986
8 Fan Zhiyi 19 1987–2002
8 Mai Chao 19 1986–1992
11 Qu Bo 16 2000–present
12 Gu Guangming 15 1979–1985
13 Jia Xiuquan 14 1982–1993
14 Xie Yuxin 13 1987–1996
14 Li Weifeng 13 1997–present
16 Peng Weiguo 12 1992–2000
16 Huang Xiangdong 12 1977–1983
16 Ma Mingyu 12 1993–2002
16 Zheng Zhi 12 1998–present
20 Gao Hongbo 11 1992–1997
20 Yang Chen 11 1995–2004
20 Qi Hong 11 1997–2004

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

Most capped players

As of June 22, 2008, the players with the most caps for China are:

# Player Caps Career
1 Li Ming 141 1991–2004
2 Jia Xiuquan 136 1982–1993
3 Fan Zhiyi 132 1987–2002
4 Xie Yuxin 120 1987–1996
5 Li Fusheng 119 1976–1984
6 Hao Haidong 116 1987–2004
7 Lin Lefeng 113 1977–1986
8 Ou Chuliang 109 1990–2002
9 Li Weifeng 105 1997–present

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

Squad

Current squad

Training session from 29 August 2010 to 8 September 2010.

Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Latest Cap
Goalkeepers
Yang Zhi 6 June 1983 (1983-06-06) (age 27) People's Republic of China Beijing Guoan 18 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Zeng Cheng 8 January 1987 (1987-01-08) (age 24) People's Republic of China Henan Construction 6 0 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
Guan Zhen 6 February 1985 (1985-02-06) (age 26) People's Republic of China Jiangsu Sainty 1 0 v  Kyrgyzstan, 25 July 2009
Defenders
Sun Xiang 15 January 1982 (1982-01-15) (age 29) People's Republic of China Guangzhou Evergrande 51 4 v  Japan, 6 February 2010
Du Wei 9 February 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 29) People's Republic of China Hangzhou Greentown 51 3 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Rong Hao 7 April 1987 (1987-04-07) (age 23) People's Republic of China Hangzhou Greentown 21 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Zhao Peng 20 June 1983 (1983-06-20) (age 27) People's Republic of China Henan Construction 18 1 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Feng Xiaoting 22 October 1985 (1985-10-22) (age 25) South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 18 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Zhang Linpeng 9 May 1989 (1989-05-09) (age 21) People's Republic of China Shanghai East Asia 9 2 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
Wang Qiang 23 July 1984 (1984-07-23) (age 26) People's Republic of China Changsha Ginde 8 0 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
He Yang 23 February 1983 (1983-02-23) (age 27) People's Republic of China Tianjin Teda 6 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Midfielders
Zhou Haibin 19 July 1985 (1985-07-19) (age 25) People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 39 3 v  Iran, 1 June 2009
Zhao Xuri 3 December 1985 (1985-12-03) (age 25) People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian 38 1 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Yang Hao 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 27) People's Republic of China Beijing Guoan 17 2 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Yu Hai 4 June 1987 (1987-06-04) (age 23) People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian 16 5 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Deng Zhuoxiang 24 October 1988 (1988-10-24) (age 22) People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 14 2 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Chen Tao 11 March 1985 (1985-03-11) (age 25) People's Republic of China Tianjin Teda 10 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Liu Jianye 17 June 1987 (1987-06-17) (age 23) People's Republic of China Changsha Ginde 10 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Yu Hanchao 25 February 1987 (1987-02-25) (age 23) People's Republic of China Liaoning Whowin 6 2 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
Yu Tao 15 October 1981 (1981-10-15) (age 29) People's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua 5 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Yan Xiangchuang 5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) (age 24) People's Republic of China Beijing Guoan 3 1 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Feng Renliang 8 January 1989 (1989-01-08) (age 22) People's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua 2 0 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Forwards
Qu Bo 15 July 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 29) People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian 62 17 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Gao Lin 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 25) People's Republic of China Guangzhou Evergrande 37 7 v  Tajikistan, 26 June 2010
Yang Xu 12 February 1987 (1987-02-12) (age 24) People's Republic of China Liaoning Whowin 6 1 v  Iran, 3 September 2010
Tan Yang 9 January 1989 (1989-01-09) (age 22) People's Republic of China Hangzhou Greentown 1 0 v  Palestine, 18 July 2009

Players capped within the last 12 months

Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Latest Cap
Goalkeepers
Zhang Lu 6 September 1987 (1987-09-06) (age 23) People's Republic of China Liaoning Whowin 1 0 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Defenders
Bai Lei 25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 23) People's Republic of China Tianjin Teda 1 0 v  France, 4 June 2010
Li Xuepeng 18 September 1988 (1988-09-18) (age 22) People's Republic of China Dalian Shide 1 0 v  France, 4 June 2010
Cao Yang 15 December 1981 (1981-12-15) (age 29) People's Republic of China Tianjin Teda 33 2 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Cheng Liang 3 March 1977 (1977-03-03) (age 33) People's Republic of China Shenzhen Ruby 5 0 v  Kuwait, 8 November 2009
Wan Houliang 25 February 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 24) People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian 2 0 v  Kuwait, 8 November 2009
Midfielders
Hao Junmin 24 March 1987 (1987-03-24) (age 23) Germany Schalke 04 30 5 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
Liu Jian 20 August 1984 (1984-08-20) (age 26) People's Republic of China Qingdao Jonoon 23 4 v  Tajikistan, 26 June 2010
Cui Peng 31 May 1987 (1987-05-31) (age 23) People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 4 0 v  France, 4 June 2010
Zheng Zhi 20 August 1980 (1980-08-20) (age 30) People's Republic of China Guangzhou Evergrande 50 12 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Shao Jiayi 10 April 1980 (1980-04-10) (age 30) Germany Energie Cottbus 41 8 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Wu Lei 19 November 1991 (1991-11-19) (age 19) People's Republic of China Shanghai East Asia 1 0 v  Hong Kong, 14 February 2010
Yan Feng 7 February 1982 (1982-02-07) (age 29) People's Republic of China Dalian Shide 3 0 v  Korea Republic, 10 February 2010
Huang Bowen 13 July 1987 (1987-07-13) (age 23) People's Republic of China Beijing Guoan 13 1 v  Vietnam, 17 January 2010
Han Yanming 26 October 1982 (1982-10-26) (age 28) People's Republic of China Tianjin Teda 1 0 v  Jordan, 30 December 2009
Zheng Long 15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) (age 22) People's Republic of China Qingdao Jonoon 6 1 v  Lebanon, 14 November 2009
Forwards
Zhu Ting 15 July 1985 (1985-07-15) (age 25) People's Republic of China Dalian Shide 19 3 v  Bahrain, 11 August 2010
Jiang Ning 1 September 1986 (1986-09-01) (age 24) People's Republic of China Qingdao Jonoon 25 2 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Zhang Chengdong 9 February 1989 (1989-02-09) (age 22) Portugal U.D. Leiria 1 0 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Wang Gang 17 February 1989 (1989-02-17) (age 21) Portugal Beira-Mar 1 0 v  Portugal, 3 March 2010
Han Peng 13 September 1983 (1983-09-13) (age 27) People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 29 10 v  Syria, 6 January 2010
Mao Jianqing 8 August 1986 (1986-08-08) (age 24) People's Republic of China Shaanxi Zhongjian 8 2 v  Syria, 6 January 2010
Lü Zheng 25 February 1985 (1985-02-25) (age 25) People's Republic of China Shandong Luneng 3 0 v  Jordan, 30 December 2009

Previous squads

China PR Squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 An Qi • 2 Zhang Enhua • 3 Yang Pu • 4 Wu Chengying • 5 Fan Zhiyi • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Li Tie • 9 Ma Mingyu (c) • 10 Hao Haidong • 11 Yu Genwei • 12 Su Maozhen • 13 Gao Yao • 14 Li Weifeng • 15 Zhao Junzhe • 16 Qu Bo • 17 Du Wei • 18 Li Xiaopeng • 19 Qi Hong • 20 Yang Chen • 21 Xu Yunlong • 22 Jiang Jin • 23 Ou Chuliang • Coach: Milutinović
 People's Republic of China

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Head Coach People's Republic of China Gao Hongbo
Assistant coaches People's Republic of China Fu Bo
People's Republic of China Ou Chuliang

List of head coaches

# Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
1 People's Republic of China Li Fenglou 1951–1952 1 0 0 1 0 4 00.00%
2 Hungary A Joseph 1954–1956 3 2 0 1 4 6 66.67%
3 People's Republic of China Dai Linjing 1957 4 1 1 2 5 7 25.00%
4 People's Republic of China Chen Chengda 1958–1962 7 4 0 3 14 8 57.14%
5 People's Republic of China Nian Weisi 1963 13 7 3 3 26 11 53.85%
6 People's Republic of China Fang Renqiu 1964 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
7 People's Republic of China Nian Weisi (2nd time) 1965–1973 28 19 6 3 97 40 67.86%
People's Republic of China Nian Weisi
People's Republic of China Ren Bin		 1974–1976 27 14 5 8 58 40 51.85% 3rd place at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
8 People's Republic of China Zhang Honggen 1977 10 6 1 3 20 12 60.00%
9 People's Republic of China Nian Weisi (3rd time) 1978 14 8 1 5 25 12 57.14% Bronze medal at the 1978 Asian Games
10 People's Republic of China Zhang Honggen (2nd time) 1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
11 People's Republic of China Nian Weisi (4th time) 1980 5 2 2 1 11 4 40.00%
12 People's Republic of China Su Yongshun 1980–1982 20 9 5 6 20 18 45.00%
13 People's Republic of China Zhang Honggen (3rd time) 1982 10 3 5 2 11 10 30.00%
14 People's Republic of China Zeng Xuelin 1983–1985 42 24 6 12 99 35 57.14% Runners-up of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
15 People's Republic of China Nian Weisi (5th time) 1985–1986 26 14 7 5 44 24 53.85%
16 People's Republic of China Gao Fengwen 1986–1990 56 27 13 16 112 40 48.21% 4th place at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup
17 People's Republic of China Xu Genbao 1991–1992 5 3 0 2 9 10 60.00%
18 Germany Klaus Schlappner 1992–1993 25 9 6 10 35 27 36.00% 3rd place at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
19 People's Republic of China Qi Wusheng 1994–1997 55 27 13 15 97 60 49.09% Silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games
20 England Bobby Houghton 1997–1999 17 10 3 4 36 15 58.82% Bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Games
* People's Republic of China Jin Zhiyang (caretaker) 2000 5 5 0 0 31 0 100.00%
21 Serbia Mexico Bora Milutinović Jan 2000–Jun 2002 46 20 11 15 75 50 43.48% Round 1 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
4th place at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup
* People's Republic of China Shen Xiangfu (caretaker) 2002 3 1 2 0 5 3 33.33%
22 Netherlands Arie Haan Dec 2002–Nov 2004 30 17 7 6 52 22 56.67% Runners-up of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
23 People's Republic of China Zhu Guanghu Mar 2005–Jul 2007 27 9 6 12 35 37 33.33% Winners of the East Asian Cup 2005
24 Serbia Vladimir Petrović
Serbia Ratomir Dujković		 Sep 2007–Jun 2008 18 6 7 5 28 16 33.33% Third place at the East Asian Cup 2008
* People's Republic of China Yin Tiesheng (caretaker) Dec 2008–Jan 2009 6 2 0 4 11 12 33.33%
25 People's Republic of China Gao Hongbo Apr 2009– 23 11 9 3 32 17 45.00% 2010 East Asian Football Championship Winners

References and notes

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