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Nickname(s)	龙之队 (Dragon Team)
Association	Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Branko Ivanković
Captain	Wang Dalei
Most caps	Li Weifeng (112)
Top scorer	Hao Haidong (39)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	CHN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	90 (19 December 2024)
Highest	37 (December 1998)
Lowest	109 (March 2013)
First international
As Republic of China (1912–1949)  Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913) As People's Republic of China (1949–present)  Finland 4–0 China  (Helsinki, Finland; 4 August 1952)
Biggest win
China 19–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 8–0 China  (Recife, Brazil; 10 September 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group stage (2002)
Asian Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1976)
Best result	Runners-up (1984, 2004)
EAFF East Asian Cup/EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2005, 2010)
Dynasty Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1990)
Best result	Runners-up (1990, 1998)

The China 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), recognised as China PR by FIFA, represents the China in international association football and is governed by the Chinese Football Association.

China won the EAFF East Asian Cup in 2005 and 2010, was runner-up at the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 and 2004 and made its sole FIFA World Cup appearance in 2002, losing all matches without scoring a goal.

History

History (1913–1949)

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. 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. The club's founder and coach Mok Hing (Chinese: 莫慶) would become China's first coach and on 4 February 1913 in a one-off tournament game held in the Manila he led China to a 2–1 defeat against the Philippines national football team.

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. 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.

The Chinese Football Association was founded in 1924 and then was first affiliated with FIFA in 1931. With these foundations in place China looked to establish themselves within the international arena and along with Japan were the first Asian sides to participate in the Football at the Summer Olympics when they competed within the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Germany. At the tournament China were knocked out within their first game at the round of 16 when they were beaten by Great Britain Olympic football team 2–0 on 6 August 1936.

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. The tournament would be officially cancelled while Japan held their own tournament called the 2600th Anniversary of the Japanese Empire, which included the Japanese puppet states Manchukuo and the collaborationist National Reorganised Government of China based in occupied Nanjing. But none of the top Chinese players competed in the Japanese Empire anniversary games. None of the games during the Second Sino-Japanese War are officially recognized 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. 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 People's Republic of China national football team and the other called Republic of China national football team (later renamed Chinese Taipei national football team).

Early People's Republic (1950–1976)

The newly instated People's Republic of China reformed CFA before having FIFA acknowledge their 1931 membership on 14 June 1952. 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 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. In preparation for entering their first FIFA competition, China sent a young squad to train in Hungary in 1954. However, when they entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification process China were knocked out by Indonesia.

On 7 June 1958, China stopped participating within any FIFA recognised football events when FIFA officially started to recognise the Republic of China as a different country. This sparked a diplomatic argument that had already seen China withdraw from the 1956 Summer Olympics for the same reasons. For years the People's Republic of China would only play in friendlies with nations who recognized them as the sole heir to the China name. On 25 October 1971 the United Nations would recognise the People's Republic country as the sole heir to the China name in their General Assembly Resolution 2758 act. Due to this hearing in 1973, the Nationalist Chinese team, which had been using the name "Republic of China", would stop using that name and would eventually rename themselves as "Chinese Taipei" in 1980. 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.

Asian underdogs (1980–2009)

The 1974 Asian Games reintroduced the team back into international football while the 1976 AFC Asian Cup saw them came third.

In 1980, China participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a berth in the 1982 World Cup, but they lost a play-off game against New Zealand. During the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the 1986 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 inside and outside the stadium in Beijing. During the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, China again reached the final round. They just missed out on qualifying as they conceded two goals in the final three minutes against Qatar in their final group match. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers – when they were led by their first-ever foreign manager, Klaus Schlapner – China failed to reach the final round of qualifying, coming second behind Iraq.

In 1987, the first Chinese footballers moved abroad when future national team player Xie Yuxin joined FC Zwolle (Netherlands) and ex-national teamer Gu Guangming joined SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany). In 1988, national team captain Jia Xiuquan and striker Liu Haiguang both joined FK Partizan (Yugoslavia).

After failing to reach the 1998 FIFA World Cup, China appointed Serbian manager Bora Milutinović as coach of the national team, and China saw its fortune increased. The country managed to take fourth-place finish in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup where the Chinese side performed well, and only fell to heavyweights Japan and South Korea by one goal margin. The good performance in Lebanon boosted the confidence of Chinese side, and in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, China lost only one and drew only one, winning all the remaining games, most notably an important 1–0 win over Oman, to finally reach the 2002 FIFA World Cup, its first and only World Cup up to date. In the 2002 World Cup, China was eliminated after three matches without gaining a single point nor even scoring a goal during their participation in the tournament.

China hosted the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, ultimately fell 1–3 to Japan in a final match. The match's outcome sparked anger among Chinese supporters, who rioted in response to bad refereeing. There were an estimated 250 million viewers for the match, the largest single-event sports audience in the country's history at that time.

After winning the 2005 East Asian Football Championship following a 2–0 win against North Korea, they started qualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. During this time, 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 unexpected, 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.

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 criticism online which condemned the team's members and even the association. Zhu was later replaced as manager by Vladimir Petrović after these performances. Some commented that China's reliance on foreign managers for the past decade had been an indicator of its poor domestic manager development.

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.

Stagnation (2010–present)

In April 2009, China appointed 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." Gao was knocked out of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup's group stage. His winning percentage (65%), the highest for a Chinese manager since Nian Weisi (67.86%), did not defer the Chinese Football Association from replacing him with José Antonio Camacho in August 2011, less than a month before the qualification process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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. Wei Di, CFA chief, 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 their 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. The citizens expects heavily for China to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held 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."

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."

Camacho managed the team to an 8–0 lost against Brazil in a friendly match on 10 September 2012 which would go on record as China's biggest ever international defeat. This massive loss also succumbed China to their worst ever FIFA ranking (109th).

Camacho then led China during their qualification process for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup whereby losing the first group match 2–1 to Saudi Arabia. After a 5–1 lost against Thailand in a friendly match, Camacho was sacked a week later and with Fu Bo assigned as the caretaker. In light of continued struggles, in 2015, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping expressed the goal of having China's men's national team be the top team in Asia by 2030 and the following year China revealed its ambitious blueprint to be the best in the world by 2050.

Alain Perrin and Gao Hongbo returns

After Camacho, there was Alain Perrin, who finally led China to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which also included luck from the Thailand–Lebanon encounter, in which Thailand lost but salvaged an important goal by Adisak Kraisorn to help improve China's goal difference with the Lebanese. Soon after that, Perrin led China into a series of friendlies, where some positive results against Macedonia, Kuwait, Paraguay and Thailand boosted some optimism.

In the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Perrin's China was placed in a group with Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and North Korea. China emerged victoriously in all three games, qualified for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2004 edition. The Chinese Dragons then lost to host Australia 0–2 with Tim Cahill scoring a brace.

Despite this, China's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers immediately represented a huge problem for the Chinese side; they were held goalless by Hong Kong at home twice, and lost to Qatar. Perrin was sacked for the team's poor performance at the middle of the second round following another goalless draw to Hong Kong, and former coach Gao Hongbo returned to the role on 3 February 2016, where he had to face a task of guiding China in at the expense of North Korea which had a better second-place ranking than China. Gao's first two matches were consecutive wins against Maldives and Qatar, and with North Korea suddenly slipping out against the Philippines, these results secured the team's passage to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and entering the final qualifying stage for the World Cup.

China continued their World Cup hunt by a 2–3 defeat to South Korea; and a goalless draw to AFC's then highest ranked Iran at home. However, China followed that with a 0–1 loss at home to Syria and 0–2 away to Uzbekistan next month. Gao Hongbo resigned. His team had been winless in the first four matches of the final qualifying stage for the World Cup, including a home loss to Syria which was criticised by a number of fans.

Marcello Lippi's tenure

On 22 October 2016, Marcello Lippi was appointed manager of the team ahead for the last remaining matches. A match saw China defeat South Korea for the first time in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, amidst the heat of tensions over South Korea's deployment of THAAD. However, China's away loss to Iran and a 2–2 draw to Syria meant China was unable to compete with and dragged behind by Syria who managed a 2–2 draw with Iran and not to be qualified for the 2018 World Cup under Lippi's tenure, but improvements could be seen following two late wins over Uzbekistan and Qatar.

Lippi led the side during the final stage of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where China won 2–1 to Kyrgyzstan and 3–0 to Philippines, before losing 2–0 to group leaders South Korea on 16 January. China then beat Thailand 2–1 to earn a place in the quarter-finals, where it was knocked 3–0 out by Iran; Lippi subsequently confirmed his departure from the team.

Another Italian and former Ballon d'Or winner, Fabio Cannavaro was appointed as the next China's manager in conjunction with coaching Guangzhou Evergrande but he stepped down after only two matches.

Lacking options when it came to searching for a new coach, CFA re-appointed Marcello Lippi. To improve the team, China had begun a series of naturalization on foreign-based players, with Nico Yennaris, an English-born Cypriot, and Tyias Browning, another English-born player, being naturalized. Subsequently, Elkeson, a Brazilian player with no Chinese ancestry, was naturalized. Despite the process of naturalization, the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification for China proved to be rockier than expected, the team could only beat the Maldives and Guam, before being held goalless in the Philippines and followed with a denting 1–2 away lost to Syria, and Lippi resigned as coach.

Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng's era

2002 FIFA World Cup ace Li Tie was appointed as China's head coach on 2 January 2020. Trailing behind Syria by five points before Li took charge, China were still unable to reclaim their first place but nonetheless managed to win all of their remaining fixtures, including an important 2–0 win over the Philippines and notably a 3–1 win over Syria to guarantee them as the best second-placed team, thus reaching the third round.

In the third round, China shared Group B with Asian powerhouses Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia, alongside Oman and Vietnam. The Chinese started poorly with two losses to Australia and Japan in Doha due to the COVID-19 pandemic at home preventing the country from hosting. After this poor start, China salvaged five points in the next four matches, including a hard-fought 3–2 win over Vietnam and two 1–1 draws to Oman and especially Australia, all occurring in Sharjah, the UAE. However, despite these improvements, Li Tie was sacked on 2 December 2021 amidst heavy criticism.

After Li Tie's resignation, his World Cup teammate Li Xiaopeng took the head coach position with immense pressure. China's first game under Li Xiaopeng, however, was a 0–2 away loss to Japan in Saitama, effectively ending China's hopes of finishing in the top two and could only rely on the play-offs. Yet, on 1 February 2022, coinciding with the traditional Lunar New Year, the Chinese stumbled to a shock 1–3 loss to Vietnam in Hanoi, officially extending China's hunt for a second World Cup appearance to 24 years. This defeat, the first in Chinese football history to Vietnam, triggered widespread anger and criticism amongst Chinese fans. With their World Cup hopes lost, China grabbed a solitary point coming from a 1–1 draw with the Saudis before losing to Oman 0–2 in Muscat, finishing fifth with two more points than Vietnam.

The Yugoslav era

After poor forms in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifications, China took part in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship under interim manager Aleksandar Janković. With the leadership of Janković, China won four points, finishing third after a 1–0 win over Hong Kong, though for the first time in 12 years, China did not lose to Japan away. Because of this result Janković was named the permanent coach of the China national team in 2023, with the aim to guide China to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

On 1 January 2024, China suffered a 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years. Later, for the first time ever, China could not score in three consecutive matches at the AFC Asian Cup as they fell to third with only two points and later eliminated. This result and poor performance of the side triggered outrage in China, and Aleksandar Janković would lose the job on 31 January 2024.

On 25 February 2024, Branko Ivanković succeeded Janković as China's new coach. Under his tenure, China only managed to reach the final round of the World Cup qualification by the slimmest margin, thanks to China's superior head-to-head record against Thailand after both teams were equal on points, goals scored and goal difference. Additionally, China also drew 2–2 with Singapore during the qualification, being the only team to drop points against them.

Team image

The team is known as the "Dragon Team" (Chinese: 龙之队; pinyin: Lóng zhī duì), "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').

China's home kit is traditionally all-red with a white or yellow 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. The 2022–24 season marks the first time the team had a turquoise blue secondary kit, replace the white kit worn in previous seasons. The team has also started to use cooling vests in certain warmer climates. After decades of having Adidas producing the team's kits, China's current kit has been produced and manufactured by Nike since 2015.

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Notes
Adidas	1991–2014
Nike	2015–present	2015-01-03	2015–2026 (11 years)	$16 million per year

Rivalries

Japan

China's rivalry with Japan was exemplified after their 3–1 defeat in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final on home soil. The subsequent rioting by Chinese fans at the Workers' Stadium was said to be provoked by controversial officiating during the tournament and the heightened anti-Japanese sentiment at the time. China has played Japan 14 times since 2000 but has yet to win until now.

South Korea

Another rivalry is with neighbour South Korea who China played 27 matches against between 1978 and 2010, without winning a single match. 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. Traced further, China met South Korea (then known as Korea) for the first time in 1949 in a friendly in British Hong Kong, where China clinched the first and only win over Korea in 61 years. There is also another political dimension behind the fuelling of this rivalry, mostly because of the long history of wars between the two states.

Hong Kong

A rivalry with Hong Kong has been created due to political tensions as well as issues during 2018 World Cup qualification. With Hong Kong fans booing the Chinese national anthem, which Hong Kong share with China, 2018 World Cup qualifier matches were also very tense with both matches resulting in 0–0 draws.

On 1 January 2024, China suffered a 1–2 defeat to Hong Kong in an international friendly, marking their first loss in 39 years.

Uzbekistan

The rivalry with Uzbekistan is a recent development, but also stemmed from previous results which saw China suffered shock defeats to the hand of Uzbekistan in several competitive football games. The two nations first met each other in the final for the 1994 Asian Games, where Uzbekistan, with a squad depleted due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, stunned China with a 4–2 win to claim gold in Uzbekistan's debut in any major football tournament; the game had been accused of match-fixing, though evidence have yet to emerge.

This was soon repeated again in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, which was Uzbekistan's debut in a major competitive football tournament, which China suffered a blowing 0–2 defeat to the Uzbeks, with both goals scored in the dying times right in what would be Uzbekistan's first-ever Asian Cup fixture. Since then, Uzbekistan has frequently become a problematic opponent for China, with China often lost more than won in competitive games against the Uzbeks. China has never beaten Uzbekistan on Uzbek soil, with all two visiting trips ending in defeats for the Chinese.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) Friendly	Oman	2–0	China	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:15 UTC+4	A. Al-Alawi 49' Mu. Al-Ghassani 65'	Report		Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

2024

1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) Friendly	China	1–2	Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4	Tan Long 9'		Liu Yang 51' (o.g.) Poon Pui Hin 60'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) AFC Asian Cup	China	0–0	Tajikistan	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) AFC Asian Cup	Lebanon	0–0	China	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 14,137 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) AFC Asian Cup	Qatar	1–0	China	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Al-Haydos 66'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 42,104 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) World Cup qualification R2	Singapore	2–2	China	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8	Ramli 53' Mahler 81'	Report	Wu Lei 10', 45+2'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 28,414 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) World Cup qualification R2	China	4–1	Singapore	Tianjin, China
20:00 UTC+8	Wu Lei 21', 85' Fei Nanduo 65' (pen.) Wei Shihao 90'	Report	Ramli 22'	Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Attendance: 42,977 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) World Cup qualification R2	China	1–1	Thailand	Shenyang, China
20:00 UTC+8	Zhang Yuning 79'	Report	Supachok 20'	Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 46,979 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) World Cup qualification R2	South Korea	1–0	China	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Kang-in 61'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,935 Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) World Cup qualification R3	Japan	7–0	China	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Endo 12' Mitoma 45+2' Minamino 52', 58' Itō 77' Maeda 87' Kubo 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 52,398 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) World Cup qualification R3	China	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Dalian, China
20:00 UTC+8	Lajami 14' (o.g.)	Report	Kadesh 39', 90'	Stadium: Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium Attendance: 48,628 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) World Cup qualification R3	Australia	3–1	China	Adelaide, Australia
19:40 UTC+10:30	Miller 45+2' Goodwin 53' Velupillay 90+2'	Report	Xie Wenneng 20'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,291 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) World Cup qualification R3	China	2–1	Indonesia	Qingdao, China
20:00 UTC+8	Behram 21' Zhang Yuning 44'	Report	Haye 86'	Stadium: Qingdao Youth Football Stadium Attendance: 37,133 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) World Cup qualification R3	Bahrain	0–1	China	Riffa, Bahrain
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Zhang Yuning 90+1'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) World Cup qualification R3	China	1–3	Japan	Xiamen, China
20:00 UTC+8	Lin Liangming 48'	Report	Ogawa 39', 54' Itakura 45+6'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 45,336 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

2025

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20) World Cup qualification R3	Saudi Arabia	v	China	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3		Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) World Cup qualification R3	China	v	Australia	China
--:-- UTC+8		Report

5 June 2025 (2025-06-05) World Cup qualification R3	Indonesia	v	China	Indonesia
--:--		Report

10 June 2025 (2025-06-10) World Cup qualification R3	China	v	Bahrain	China
--:-- UTC+8		Report

•  : Non FIFA 'A' international match

Coaching staff

Source

Position	Name
Technical director	Gao Hongbo
Head coach	Branko Ivanković
Assistant coach	Mario Tokić
	Chen Tao
	Zheng Zhi
Goalkeeping coach	Igor Panadić
Conditioning coach	Guo Xiaolei
Fitness coach	Marko Stilinović
Video analysts	Zhang Bin
	Jiang Yong
Match analyst	Sui Han
Technical analyst	Farzad Habibollahi
Therapists	Jin Ri
	Jiang Wenyu
	Hang Yanrui
Equipment manager	Wang Yue
Logistics	Yang Hao
	Chen Xi
Press officers	Zheng Chao
	Che Hengzhi
Doctor	Wang Shucheng
Team coordinator	Yuan Jiayang

Coaching history

1930–1948

#	Name	Game	Record
1	Tong Fuk Cheung	1930 Far Eastern Games	Champions
2	Lee Wai Tong	1934 Far Eastern Games	Champions
3	Ngan Shing Kwan	1936 Summer Olympics	First round
4	Lee Wai Tong (2nd time)	1948 Summer Olympics	First round

1951–present

As of 19 November 2024

#	Name	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
1	Li Fenglou	1 July 1952–30 August 1952	1	0	0	1	0%
2	Ke Lun	2–26 June 1956	2	2	0	0	100%
3	Dai Linjing	1 January – 31 December 1957	4	1	1	2	25%
4	Chen Chengda	1 January 1958 – 31 December 1962	5	4	0	1	80%
5	Nian Weisi	1 January – 30 March 1963	6	2	2	2	33%
6	Chen Chengda (2nd time)	1 April – 30 November 1963	8	6	1	1	75%
7	Fang Renqiu	1–31 October 1964	1	0	0	1	0%
8	Nian Weisi (2nd time)	1 January 1965 – 31 July 1974	23	17	5	1	74%
9	Ren Bin	1 August 1974 – 31 December 1976	20	11	4	5	55%
10	Zhang Honggen	1 January – 30 September 1977	1	1	0	0	100%
11	Nian Weisi (3rd time)	1 October 1977 – 28 February 1978	6	3	1	2	50%
12	Nian Weisi (4th time)	1 May 1978 – 20 May 1980	18	11	2	5	61%
13	Su Yongshun	1 July 1980 – 11 January 1982	18	9	4	5	50%
14	Su Yongshun (2nd time)	20–25 July 1982	2	1	1	0	50%
15	Zeng Xuelin	1 January 1983 – 20 May 1985	36	21	4	11	58%
16	Nian Weisi (5th time)	1 September 1985 – 2 October 1986	18	12	3	3	67%
17	Gao Fengwen	5 December 1986 – 2 October 1990	51	26	10	15	51%
18	Xu Genbao	29 March 1991 – 1 February 1992	0	0	0	0	0%
19	Chen Xirong	1 March – 30 April 1992	5	4	0	1	80%
20	Klaus Schlappner	15 June – 16 December 1992	10	2	5	3	20%
21	Klaus Schlappner (2nd time)	25 January 1993 – 4 March 1994	16	8	2	6	50%
22	Qi Wusheng	25 April 1994 – 13 November 1997	51	26	11	14	51%
23	Bobby Houghton	1 February 1998 – 10 December 1999	16	10	3	3	63%
*	Jin Zhiyang (caretaker)	2000	5	5	0	0	100.00%
24	Bora Milutinović	1 February 2000 – 31 December 2001	38	19	9	10	50%
25	Bora Milutinović (2nd time)	1 March – 14 June 2002	7	1	1	5	14%
*	Shen Xiangfu (caretaker)	2002	3	1	2	0	33%
26	Arie Haan	1 January 2003 – 18 November 2004	30	17	7	6	57%
27	Zhu Guanghu	6 March 2005 – 21 August 2007	27	9	6	33%
28	Vladimir Petrović	14 September 2007 – 22 June 2008	17	5	7	5	29%
*	Yin Tiesheng (caretaker)	2008–2009	6	2	0	4	33%
29	Gao Hongbo	4 May 2009 – 13 August 2011	37	22	11	4	59%
30	José Antonio Camacho	14 August 2011 – 21 June 2013	19	6	2	11	32%
*	Fu Bo (caretaker)	2013–2014	8	4	4	0	50%
31	Alain Perrin	1 March 2014 – 7 January 2016	26	11	10	5	42%
32	Gao Hongbo (2nd time)	3 February – 11 October 2016	7	3	1	3	43%
33	Marcello Lippi	22 October 2016 – 24 January 2019	29	10	9	10	34%
*	Fabio Cannavaro (caretaker)	2019	2	0	0	2	0%
34	Marcello Lippi (2nd time)	24 May – 14 November 2019	5	4	1	0	80%
*	Li Tie (caretaker)	2019	3	1	0	2	33%
35	Li Tie	2 January 2020 – 3 December 2021	10	5	2	3	50%
36	Li Xiaopeng	3 December 2021 – 30 March 2022	4	0	1	3	0%
*	Aleksandar Janković (caretaker)	2022	3	1	1	1	33%
37	Aleksandar Janković	24 February 2023 – 24 February 2024	15	4	4	7	27%
38	Branko Ivanković	24 February 2024 –	10	3	2	5	30%

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against  Japan on 19 November 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 November 2024, after the match against  Bahrain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Yan Junling	(1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 33)	57	0	Shanghai Port
	1GK	Wang Dalei (Captain)	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)	38	0	Shandong Taishan
	1GK	Liu Dianzuo	(1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 34)	4	0	Wuhan Three Towns
	1GK	Han Jiaqi	(1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Beijing Guoan
	2DF	Zhu Chenjie	(2000-08-23) 23 August 2000 (age 24)	33	1	Shanghai Shenhua
	2DF	Jiang Guangtai	(1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)	32	1	Shanghai Port
	2DF	Jiang Shenglong	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23)	15	0	Shanghai Shenhua
	2DF	Wei Zhen	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Shanghai Port
	2DF	Yang Zexiang	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Shanghai Shenhua
	2DF	Hu Hetao	(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Chengdu Rongcheng
	2DF	Wang Zhen'ao	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Shanghai Port
	2DF	Han Pengfei	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
	3MF	Wang Shangyuan	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)	24	1	Henan FC
	3MF	Li Yuanyi	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31)	7	0	Shandong Taishan
	3MF	Xie Wenneng	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23)	6	1	Shandong Taishan
	3MF	Xu Haoyang	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Shanghai Shenhua
	3MF	Cheng Jin	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Zhejiang Professional
	3MF	Huang Zhengyu	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Shandong Taishan
	3MF	Wang Haijian	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Shanghai Shenhua
	4FW	Zhang Yuning	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27)	37	8	Beijing Guoan
	4FW	Wei Shihao	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)	33	4	Chengdu Rongcheng
	4FW	Lin Liangming	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)	15	2	Beijing Guoan
	4FW	Wang Ziming	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	6	0	Beijing Guoan
	4FW	Tao Qianglong	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Wuhan Three Towns
	4FW	Cao Yongjing	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Beijing Guoan

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bao Yaxiong	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Shanghai Shenhua	September 2024 training camp
GK	Zhao Bo	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Zhejiang Professional	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
GK	Jian Tao	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Chengdu Rongcheng	2023 AFC Asian Cup
DF	Li Lei	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992 (age 32)	17	0	Beijing Guoan	v.  Bahrain, 14 November 2024
DF	Gao Zhunyi	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29)	18	0	Shandong Taishan	v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2024
DF	Liu Yang	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29)	32	0	Shandong Taishan	v.  Australia, 10 October 2024
DF	Li Shuai	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Shanghai Port	v.  South Korea, 11 June 2024
DF	Zhang Linpeng	(1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 35)	105	6	Shanghai Port	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
DF	Deng Hanwen	(1995-01-08) 8 January 1995 (age 29)	15	2	Wuhan Three Towns	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
DF	Li Ang	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Shanghai Port	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
DF	Wu Shaocong	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Radomiak Radom	2023 AFC Asian Cup
DF	Xu Haofeng	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Henan FC	2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF	Xie Pengfei	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31)	19	0	Shanghai Shenhua	v.  Thailand, 6 June 2024
MF	Gao Tianyi	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)	6	0	Shanghai Shenhua	v.  South Korea, 11 June 2024
MF	Dai Wai Tsun	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)	14	0	Shanghai Shenhua	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
MF	Li Ke	(1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31)	12	0	Beijing Guoan	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
MF	Wang Qiuming	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31)	7	1	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger	2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF	Xu Xin	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)	16	1	Shanghai Port	2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF	Wu Xi	(1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35)	90	9	Shanghai Shenhua	2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF	Liu Binbin	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31)	21	1	Shandong Taishan	2023 AFC Asian Cup
MF	Chen Pu	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Shandong Taishan	2023 AFC Asian Cup
FW	Behram Abduweli	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	7	1	Shenzhen Peng City	v.  Bahrain, 14 November 2024
FW	Wu Lei	(1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33)	99	36	Shanghai Port	v.  Saudi Arabia, 10 September 2024
FW	A Lan	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 35)	14	3	Qingdao West Coast	v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2024
FW	Fei Nanduo	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)	7	1	Shandong Taishan	v.  Australia, 10 October 2024
FW	Ai Kesen	(1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 35)	19	4	Chengdu Rongcheng	v.  South Korea, 11 June 2024
FW	Fang Hao	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Beijing Guoan	v.  South Korea, 11 June 2024
FW	Xie Weijun	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger	v.  South Korea, 11 June 2024
FW	Ba Dun	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)	3	1	Tianjin Jinmen Tiger	v.  Singapore, 21 March 2024
FW	Tan Long	(1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 36)	20	3	Changchun Yatai	2023 AFC Asian Cup
Withdrew due to injury Preliminary squad Retired from the national team Serving suspension Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons

Player records

As of 10 September 2024.

Players in bold are still active with China.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

China has only appeared at one World Cup with the appearance being in the 2002 FIFA World Cup where they finished bottom of the group which included a 4–0 loss to Brazil.

China's FIFA World Cup record v t e											Qualification record
Year		Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930		Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1934 to 1954		Did not enter									Declined participation
1958		Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	4	5
1962 to 1978		Did not enter									Declined participation
1982		Did not qualify									12	7	2	3	19	8
1986											6	4	1	1	23	2
1990											11	7	0	4	18	9
1994											8	6	0	2	18	4
1998											14	8	3	3	24	16
2002		Group stage	31st	3	0	0	3	0	9		14	12	1	1	38	5
2006		Did not qualify									6	5	0	1	14	1
2010											8	3	3	2	14	4
2014											8	5	0	3	23	9
2018											18	8	5	5	35	11
2022											18	7	4	7	39	22
2026		To be determined									11	4	2	5	14	22
2030											To be determined
2034
Total		Group stage	1/21	3	0	0	3	0	9		137	77	22	38	283	118

AFC Asian Cup

China's AFC Asian Cup record v t e											Qualification record
Year		Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956		Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976		Third place	3rd	4	1	1	2	2	4		5	4	0	1	14	4
1980		Group stage	7th	4	1	1	2	9	5		3	2	0	1	5	2
1984		Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	11	4		4	4	0	0	15	0
1988		Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	7	5		5	2	3	0	10	1
1992		Third place	3rd	5	1	3	1	6	6		3	3	0	0	7	0
1996		Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	0	3	6	7		3	3	0	0	16	1
2000		Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	11	7		3	3	0	0	29	0
2004		Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	13	6		Qualified as hosts
2007		Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6		6	3	2	1	7	3
2011			9th	3	1	1	1	4	4		6	4	1	1	13	5
2015		Quarter-finals	7th	4	3	0	1	5	4		6	2	2	2	5	6
2019			6th	5	3	0	2	7	7		8	5	2	1	27	1
2023		Group stage	18th	3	0	2	1	0	1		8	6	1	1	30	3
2027		Qualified									6	2	2	2	9	9
Total		14/19	0 titles	59	23	15	21	88	66		66	43	13	10	187	35

Summer Olympics

Year		Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 to 1928		Did not enter
1936		First round	12	1	0	0	1	0	2
1948			14	1	0	0	1	0	4
1952 to 1956		Withdrew after qualifying
1960 to 1976		Not an IOC member
1980 to 1984		Did not qualify
1988		First round	14	3	0	1	2	0	5
Total		3/25	-	5	0	1	4	0	11

For 1992 to 2020, see China national under-23 football team

Asian Games

Year		Result	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951		Did not enter
1954		Did not enter
1958		Did not enter
1962		Did not enter
1966		Did not enter
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	7	4	2	1	1	4	3
1986			8	4	2	1	1	10	7
1990			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*		7/13	-	37	23	3	11	85	38

* Including 1998 onwards (until 2010)

For 2002 to 2022, see China national under-23 football team

EAFF East Asian Cup

Year		Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2003		Third place	3	1	0	2	3	4
2005		Champions	3	1	2	0	5	3
2008		Third place	3	1	0	2	5	5
2010		Champions	3	2	1	0	5	0
2013		Runners-up	3	1	2	0	7	6
2015		Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	3
2017		Third place	3	0	2	1	4	5
2019		Third place	3	1	0	2	3	3
2022		Third place	3	1	1	1	1	3
Total		9/9	27	9	9	9	36	32

Head-to-head record

Since 1924

As of 19 November 2024 after match against  Japan.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Nations	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Win Percentage	Confederation
Afghanistan	1984	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100%	AFC
Albania	1973	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%	UEFA
Algeria	2004	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	CAF
Andorra	2004	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%	UEFA
Argentina	1984	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	CONMEBOL
Australia	1927	16	5	3	8	23	30	−7	31.25%	AFC
Bahrain	1986	8	4	4	0	15	8	+7	50%	AFC
Bangladesh	1980	5	5	0	0	15	0	+15	100%	AFC
Bhutan	2015	2	2	0	0	18	0	+18	100%	AFC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1997	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%	UEFA
Botswana	2009	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	CAF
Brazil	2002	3	0	1	2	0	12	−12	0%	CONMEBOL
Brunei	1975	3	3	0	0	22	1	+21	100%	AFC
Cambodia	1963	5	5	0	0	21	2	+19	100%	AFC
Canada	1986	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100%	CONCACAF
Chile	2003	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%	CONMEBOL
Colombia	1995	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	25%	CONMEBOL
Costa Rica	2002	5	1	2	2	6	8	−2	20%	CONCACAF
Croatia	2017	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%	UEFA
Cuba	1971	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	CONCACAF
Czech Republic	2018	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0%	UEFA
Egypt	1963	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	0%	CAF
El Salvador	2008	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0%	CONCACAF
England	1936	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0%	UEFA
Estonia	2003	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100%	UEFA
Finland	1952	4	3	0	1	6	7	−1	75%	UEFA
France	2006	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	50%	UEFA
Germany	2005	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	0%	UEFA
Ghana	1978	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50%	CAF
Guam	2000	3	3	0	0	33	0	+33	100%	AFC
Guinea	1972	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	50%	CAF
Haiti	2003	2	0	1	1	5	6	−1	0%	CONCACAF
Honduras	2006	3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	33.33%	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	1975	27	18	7	2	48	7	+21	66.67%	AFC
Hungary	2004	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	UEFA
Iceland	2017	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%	UEFA
India	1936	14	8	5	1	24	7	+17	57.14%	AFC
Indonesia	1934	18	12	3	3	44	15	+29	66.67%	AFC
Iran	1976	25	5	7	13	21	43	−22	20%	AFC
Iraq	1976	19	7	3	9	19	19	0	36.84%	AFC
Italy	1986	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%	UEFA
Jamaica	1977	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	100%	CONCACAF
Japan	1925	38	12	9	17	53	55	–2	31.58%	AFC
Jordan	1984	12	6	5	1	25	9	+16	50%	AFC
Kazakhstan	1997	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	66.67%	UEFA
North Korea	1960	21	10	6	5	28	19	+9	47.62%	AFC
South Korea	1978	38	2	13	23	26	56	−30	5.26%	AFC
Kuwait	1975	18	8	5	5	24	16	+8	44.44%	AFC
Kyrgyzstan	2009	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100%	AFC
Laos	2011	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	100%	AFC
Latvia	2010	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	UEFA
Lebanon	1998	6	4	2	0	13	1	+12	66.67%	AFC
Macau	1978	6	6	0	0	25	3	+22	100%	AFC
Malaysia	1948	15	10	4	1	35	8	+27	66.67%	AFC
Maldives	2001	6	6	0	0	28	1	+27	100%	AFC
Mali	1963	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	66.67%	CAF
Mexico	1987	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0%	CONCACAF
Myanmar	1956	11	9	0	2	35	4	+31	81.82%	AFC
Nepal	1972	4	4	0	0	31	2	+29	100%	AFC
Netherlands	1996	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0%	UEFA
New Zealand	1975	13	3	5	5	11	12	−1	23.08%	OFC
North Macedonia	2004	5	3	2	0	4	0	+4	60%	UEFA
Norway	1992	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	UEFA
Oman	1998	10	4	1	5	15	13	+2	40%	AFC
Pakistan	1963	9	5	2	2	23	10	+13	55.56%	AFC
Palestine	1966	7	5	2	0	17	2	+15	71.43%	AFC
Papua New Guinea	1985	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	50%	OFC
Paraguay	1996	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	33.33%	CONMEBOL
Peru	1978	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	50%	CONMEBOL
Philippines	1925	13	12	1	0	50	3	+47	92.31%	AFC
Poland	1984	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0%	UEFA
Portugal	2002	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%	UEFA
Qatar	1978	21	9	5	7	24	17	+7	42.86%	AFC
Republic of Ireland	1984	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0%	UEFA
Romania	1959	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	33.33%	UEFA
Russia	1959	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0%	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	1978	20	6	5	9	23	28	−5	30%	AFC
Senegal	1972	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	50%	CAF
Serbia	1956	5	0	0	5	0	11	−11	0%	UEFA
Sierra Leone	1974	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%	CAF
Singapore	1948	18	12	4	2	38	11	+27	66.67%	AFC
Slovenia	2002	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%	UEFA
Somalia	1972	2	2	0	0	10	5	+5	100%	CAF
South Yemen	1972	2	2	0	0	10	7	+3	100%	AFC
Spain	2005	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0%	UEFA
Sri Lanka	1980	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100%	AFC
Sweden	2001	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	0%	UEFA
Switzerland	2006	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0%	UEFA
Syria	1966	15	8	2	5	29	14	+15	53.33%	AFC
Tajikistan	1997	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8	66.67%	AFC
Tanzania	1966	3	2	1	0	15	4	+11	66.67%	CAF
Thailand	1948	32	21	5	6	72	25	+47	65.63%	AFC
Trinidad and Tobago	2001	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100%	CONCACAF
Tunisia	1988	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0%	CAF
Turkey	1948	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0%	UEFA
Turkmenistan	1994	4	3	1	0	10	3	+7	75%	AFC
United Arab Emirates	1984	11	5	5	1	16	6	+10	45.45%	AFC
United States	1948	9	2	2	5	10	19	−9	22.22%	CONCACAF
Uruguay	1982	6	1	2	3	2	9	−7	16.67%	CONMEBOL
Uzbekistan	1994	14	5	1	8	15	21	−6	35.71%	AFC
Venezuela	1978	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	CONMEBOL
Vietnam	1960	12	11	0	1	33	11	+22	91.67%	AFC
Wales	2018	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	0%	UEFA
Yemen	1966	5	3	1	1	11	1	+10	60%	AFC
Zambia	1972	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	0%	CAF
Zimbabwe	1997	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100%	CAF
Total (105)	1925	658	324	145	199	1179	731	+448	49.24%

1913–1923

All matches before the founding of Chinese Football Association in 1924 are not counted as A-level match by FIFA:

Nations	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Win Percentage	Confederation
Australia	1923	6	1	1	4	9	19	−10	16.67%	AFC
Japan	1917	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	100%	AFC
Hong Kong	1923	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%	AFC
Philippines	1913	10	6	2	2	15	6	+9	60%	AFC
Total (4)	1913	20	10	4	6	39	27	+12	50%

1. Also as a player.
2. ^ A draw counts as a ½ win.
3. The Great Britain Olympic football team's matches at the 1936 Summer Olympics are counted as England's FIFA A-level match.
4. Includes Soviet Union.
5. Includes Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro before 1975.
6. Includes North Vietnam and South Vietnam before 1975.

Honours

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1984, 2004
  • Third place (2): 1976, 1992
• Asian Games
  • Silver medal (1): 1994
  • Bronze medal (2): 1978, 1998

Regional

• Dynasty Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998
• EAFF East Asian Cup/EAFF E-1 Football Championship
  • Champions (2): 2005, 2010
  • Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
  • Third place (5): 2003, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2022
• Far Eastern Games
  • Gold medal (9): 1915, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1930 (shared), 1934
  • Silver medal (1): 1913

Friendly

• China Cup
  • Third place: 2017
• Dunhill Cup
  • Winners: 1997
  • Runners-up: 1999
• Four Nations Tournament
  • Winners: 2000-I, 2000-II
  • Third place: 2001
• King's Cup:
  • Winners: 1993
  • Runners-up: 2001
  • Third place: 1980 (shared)
• Kirin Cup
  • Third place : 1984 (shared)
• Lunar New Year Cup
  • Winners: 1978
  • Runners-up: 1989, 1990
• Merlion Cup
  • Winners: 1986
  • Third place: 1983
• Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
  • Winners: 1986
• Nehru Cup
  • Runners-up: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
  • Third place: 1997

Summary

Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition				Total
AFC Asian Cup	0	2	2	4
Dynasty Cup	0	2	0	2
Total	0	4	2	6

Notes

1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
2. Official regional competition organized by the AFC, from 1990 to 1998.

See also

• Sport in China
  • Football in China
    • Women's football in China
• China national football B team
• China national under-23 football team
• China national under-20 football team
• China national under-17 football team
• China national futsal team
• China national under-20 futsal team
• China national beach soccer team
• China women's national football team
• Chinese referees in FIFA competitions

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• Team China on Sina Sports (in Chinese)
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• Liu, Zheng; Chen, Ryan; Newman, Joshua I. (February 2021). "The Football Dream of a Sleeping Dragon: Media Framing(s), East–West Geopolitics, and the Crisis of the Chinese Men's National Team". Communication & Sport. 9 (1): 55–87. doi:10.1177/2167479519852141. ISSN 2167-4795. S2CID 191740244.

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