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China PR national football team

National Football Team
NameChina PR
Nickname万里长城
Wànlǐ Chángchéng
("The Great Wall")
AssociationChinese Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachGao Hongbo
CaptainDu Wei
Most capsHao Haidong (115)
Top scorerHao Haidong (41)
Home stadiumWorkers Stadium
FIFA codeCHN
FIFA ranking82
Highest FIFA ranking37 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking108 (July 2009)
Elo ranking49
Highest Elo ranking26 (October 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking80 (December 2008)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalPhilippines 0 � 1 Republic of China ROC
(Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)

Finland 4 � 0 China PR CN
(Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952)
Biggest winChina China PR 19 � 0 Guam
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000)
Biggest defeatUnited States 5 � 0 China PR China
(Palo Alto, United States; April 4, 1992)
Appearances1
First World Cup2002
Best resultGroup stage: 2002
Regional cup statistics
Asian Cup
Appearances9
First apps.1976
Best resultRunners-up: 1984 and 2004

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The China PR national football team ( ) 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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2010 East Asian Football Championship :
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
South Korea 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

Friendlies :
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 China Xingyao Sports Center, Kunming Tajikistan 4 � 0
11 August 2010 China Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning Bahrain 1 � 1
3 September 2010 China Hanghai Stadium, Zhengzhou Iran 0 � 2
7 September 2010 China Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing Paraguay 1 � 1
8 October 2010 China Tuodong Stadium, Kunming Syria �
12 October 2010 China Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan Uruguay �
17 November 2010 China Workers Stadium, Beijing Latvia �
21 November 2010 ID Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Indonesia �
29 December 2010 AE Dubai Jordan �
1:Non FIFA A-level international match

2011 Asian Cup :
Team wiBAN=20               
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
People%27s Republic of China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

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

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 :
# 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

Most capped players :
# 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

Current squad :
Name Date of Birth (Age) Club Caps Goals Latest Cap
Goalkeepers
Yang Zhi 6 June 1983(age 27) CN Beijing Guoan 18 0 v Iran,  
Zeng Cheng 8 January 1987(age 23) CN Henan Construction 7 0 v Paraguay,  
Guan Zhen 6 February 1985(age 25) CN Jiangsu Sainty 1 0 v Kyrgyzstan,  
Defenders
Sun Xiang 15 January 1982(age 28) CN Guangzhou Evergrande 51 4 v Japan,  
Du Wei 9 February 1982(age 28) CN Hangzhou Greentown 51 3 v Iran,  
Rong Hao 7 April 1987(age 23) CN Hangzhou Greentown 22 0 v Paraguay,  
Feng Xiaoting 22 October 1985(age 25) KR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 19 0 v Paraguay,  
Zhao Peng 20 June 1983(age 27) CN Henan Construction 18 1 v Iran,  
Zhang Linpeng 9 May 1989(age 21) CN Shanghai East Asia 10 2 v Paraguay,  
Wang Qiang 23 July 1984(age 26) CN Changsha Ginde 9 0 v Paraguay,  
He Yang 23 February 1983(age 27) CN Tianjin Teda 6 0 v Iran,  
Midfielders
Zhou Haibin 19 July 1985(age 25) CN Shandong Luneng 40 3 v Paraguay,  
Zhao Xuri 3 December 1985(age 24) CN Shaanxi Zhongjian 38 1 v Iran,  
Yang Hao 19 August 1983(age 27) CN Beijing Guoan 18 2 v Paraguay,  
Yu Hai 4 June 1987(age 23) CN Shaanxi Zhongjian 17 5 v Paraguay,  
Deng Zhuoxiang 24 October 1988(age 22) CN Shandong Luneng 15 2 v Paraguay,  
Chen Tao 11 March 1985(age 25) CN Tianjin Teda 11 0 v Paraguay,  
Liu Jianye 17 June 1987(age 23) CN Changsha Ginde 11 0 v Paraguay,  
Yu Hanchao 25 February 1987(age 23) CN Liaoning Whowin 6 2 v Bahrain,  
Yu Tao 15 October 1981(age 29) CN Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 v Paraguay,  
Yan Xiangchuang 5 September 1986(age 24) CN Beijing Guoan 4 1 v Paraguay,  
Feng Renliang 8 January 1989(age 21) CN Shanghai Shenhua 3 0 v Paraguay,  
Forwards
Qu Bo 15 July 1981(age 29) CN Shaanxi Zhongjian 63 17 v Paraguay,  
Gao Lin 14 February 1986(age 24) CN Guangzhou Evergrande 38 8 v Paraguay,  
Yang Xu 12 February 1987(age 23) CN Liaoning Whowin 6 1 v Iran,  
Tan Yang 9 January 1989(age 21) CN Hangzhou Greentown 2 0 v Paraguay,  

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

Current coaching staff :
Head Coach CN Gao Hongbo
Assistant coaches CN Fu Bo
CN Ou Chuliang

List of head coaches :
# Name Period Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Win % Achievements
1 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 China Dai Linjing 1957 4 1 1 2 5 7 25.00%
4 China Chen Chengda 1958 � 1962 7 4 0 3 14 8 57.14%
5 China Nian Weisi 1963 13 7 3 3 26 11 53.85%
6 China Fang Renqiu 1964 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
7 China Nian Weisi (2nd time) 1965 � 1973 28 19 6 3 97 40 67.86%
China Nian Weisi
China Ren Bin		 1974 � 1976 27 14 5 8 58 40 51.85% 3rd place at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup
8 China Zhang Honggen 1977 10 6 1 3 20 12 60.00%
9 China Nian Weisi (3rd time) 1978 14 8 1 5 25 12 57.14% Bronze medal at the 1978 Asian Games
10 China Zhang Honggen (2nd time) 1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 00.00%
11 China Nian Weisi (4th time) 1980 5 2 2 1 11 4 40.00%
12 China Su Yongshun 1980 � 1982 20 9 5 6 20 18 45.00%
13 China Zhang Honggen (3rd time) 1982 10 3 5 2 11 10 30.00%
14 China Zeng Xuelin 1983 � 1985 42 24 6 12 99 35 57.14% Runners-up of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup
15 China Nian Weisi (5th time) 1985 � 1986 26 14 7 5 44 24 53.85%
16 China Gao Fengwen 1986 � 1990 56 27 13 16 112 40 48.21% 4th place at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup
17 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 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
* 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
* 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 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
* CN Yin Tiesheng (caretaker) Dec 2008 � Jan 2009 6 2 0 4 11 12 33.33%
25 CN Gao Hongbo Apr 2009 � 24 11 10 3 33 18 45.00% 2010 East Asian Football Championship Winners

China squad 2002 FIFA World Cup

An Qi, Zhang Enhua, Yang Pu, Wu Chengying, Fan Zhiyi, Shao Jiayi, Sun Jihai, Li Tie, Ma Mingyu, Hao Haidong, Yu Genwei, Su Maozhen, Gao Yao, Li Weifeng, Zhao Junzhe, Qu Bo, Du Wei, Li Xiaopeng, Qi Hong, Yang Chen, Xu Yunlong, Jiang Jin, Ou Chuliang
Coach : Milutinović

National football teams of East Asia (EAFF)

Men'sChina PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Macau, China, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands �
Women'sChina PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Macau, China, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands �

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup finalists

ChampionsBrazil
Runners-upGermany
Third placeTurkey
Fourth placeKorea Republic
Eliminated in the quarter-finalsEngland, Senegal, Spain, USA
Eliminated in the round of 16Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Paraguay, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
Eliminated in the group stageArgentina, Cameroon, Costa Rica, China PR, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay



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