China football team ( kit. 中国 国家 足球队 ) is the national football team representing China in international football competitions . The managing organization is the Football Association of the People’s Republic of China .
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| Nickname | Great Wall | ||
| Confederation | AFC | ||
| Federation | Chinese Football Association | ||
| Main trainer | vacant | ||
| Captain | Feng Xiaogang | ||
| The greatest number of games | Li Weifeng (112 games) [1] | ||
| Best bombardier | Hao Haidun (41 goals) [2] | ||
| FIFA rating | 73 ▲ 1 (June 14, 2019) [3] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
| Lower | 109 (March 2013) | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| The first game | |||
 Finland 4: 0 China ( Helsinki , Finland ; August 4 , 1952 ) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
China 19: 0 Guam  ( Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam ; January 26 , 2000 ) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 8: 0 China ( Recife , Brazil ; September 11 , 2012 ) | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Participation | 1 ( first time in 2002 ) | ||
| Progress | Group stage 2002 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Participation | 11 ( first time in 1976 ) | ||
| Progress | 2nd place 1984 and 2004 | ||
Content
History
In 1924, the Chinese Football Association was founded, in 1931 it was accepted into FIFA. In 1949, China was divided between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China . In 1955, the Chinese Football Association was founded in the People's Republic of China , which in 1979 became a member of FIFA. In 1984 and 2004, China was ranked second in the Asian Cup. After returning to China Macao and Hong Kong , they continued to perform in all football tournaments called Hong Kong (China) and Macao (China).
Football is quite popular in China, and the success of the national team is the subject of national pride . According to statistics, about 300 million people in the People's Republic of China watched the national team perform at the world championship in 2002. About 170 million new TVs were sold for the national championship. More than 250 million people watched the 2004 Asian Cup final, the largest event in the history of television broadcasting in the People's Republic of China, which was watched live by so many television viewers [4] .
FIFA World Cup
- from 1930 to 1954 - did not participate
- 1958 - did not qualify
- from 1962 to 1978 - did not participate
- from 1982 to 1998 - did not qualify
- 2002 - group stage
- from 2006 to 2018 - did not qualify
Despite the fact that at the 2002 World Cup, the team lost all matches and did not score a single ball, the very fact of selection for the tournament was an important achievement of Chinese football.
Asian Cup
- from 1956 to 1972 - did not participate
- 1976 - 3rd place
- 1980 - group stage
- 1984 - 2nd place
- 1988 - 4th place
- 1992 - 3rd place
- 1996 - quarter finals
- 2000 - 4th place
- 2004 - 2nd place
- 2007 - group stage
- 2011 - group stage
- 2015 - quarter finals
- 2019 - quarter finals.The Chinese team before the qualifying round match of the 2010 World Cup against the Australian team at Australia Stadium , Sydney , June 22, 2008
East Asian Championships
- 1990 - 2nd place
- 1992 - 4th place
- 1995 - 4th place
- 1998 - 2 place
- 2003 - 3 place
- 2005 - 1st place
- 2008 - 3rd place
- 2010 - 1st place
- 2013 - 2 place
- 2015 - 2 place
- 2017 - 3 place
National Team
The following players were called to the national team by head coach Marcello Lippi to participate in the matches of the Asian Cup 2019 , which was held in the UAE from January 5 to February 1, 2019 .
- Games and goals are as of January 20, 2019:
| No | Position | Player | Date of birth / age | Matches | Goals | Club | ||
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| one | Vr | Yan Junlin | January 28, 1991 (28 years old) | 22 | 0 | Shanghai Sipg | ||
| 12 | Vr | Zhang Lu | September 6, 1987 (31 year) | 0 | 0 | Tianjin Tianhai | ||
| 23 | Vr | Van daley | January 10, 1989 (30 years old) | 26 | 0 | Shandong luneng | ||
| 2 | Def | Liu Imin | February 28, 1995 (24 years) | 13 | 0 | Tianjin Tianhai | ||
| 3 | Def | Yu Yang | August 6, 1989 (29 years) | 14 | 0 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| four | Def | Shi Ke | January 8, 1993 (26 years) | 9 | 0 | Shanghai Sipg | ||
| five | Def | Zhang Linpen | May 9, 1989 (30 years old) | 72 | five | Guangzhou Evergrand Taobao | ||
| 6 | Def | Feng Xiaotin | October 22, 1985 (33 years) | 75 | one | Guangzhou Evergrand Taobao | ||
| 17 | Def | Zhang Zhengdong | February 9, 1989 (30 years) | 32 | 0 | Hebei China Fortune | ||
| nineteen | Def | Liu Yang | June 17, 1995 (24 years) | 7 | 0 | Shandong luneng | ||
| eight | PZ | Zhao Xuuzhi | December 3, 1985 (33 years) | 87 | 2 | Tianjin Tianhai | ||
| ten | PZ | Zheng ji | August 20, 1980 (38 years) | 108 | 15 | Guangzhou Evergrand Taobao | ||
| eleven | PZ | Hao junmin | March 24, 1987 (32 years) | 72 | 12 | Shandong luneng | ||
| 13 | PZ | Chi Zhongguo | October 26, 1989 (29 years old) | eleven | 0 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 15 | PZ | U si | February 19, 1989 (30 years) | 60 | four | Jiangsu Suning | ||
| sixteen | PZ | Jin Jingdao | January 18, 1992 (27 years) | ten | 0 | Shandong luneng | ||
| 20 | PZ | Yu Hanchao | February 25, 1987 (32 years) | 59 | 9 | Guangzhou Evergrand Taobao | ||
| 21 | PZ | Piao Chen | August 21, 1989 (29 years old) | five | 0 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 7 | Nap | U Lei | November 19, 1991 (27 years old) | 63 | 15 | Espanyol | ||
| 9 | Nap | Xiao Zhi | May 28, 1985 (34 years) | 17 | 3 | Guangzhou R & F | ||
| 14 | Nap | Wei Shihao | April 8, 1995 (24 years) | eight | 2 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 18 | Nap | Gao Lin | February 14, 1986 (33 years) | 109 | 22 | Guangzhou Evergrand Taobao | ||
| 22 | Nap | Yu Dabao | April 18, 1988 (31 year) | 56 | nineteen | Beijing Guoan | ||
Statistics
Performing now
As of November 14, 2017, a dozen players with the highest number of matches played for the national team looked like this: [1]
| # | Name | Years | Matches | Goals |
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| one | Li Weifeng | 1998-2011 | 112 | 14 |
| 2 | Hao haidun | 1992-2004 | 107 | 41 |
| 3 | Fan Zhiyi | 1992-2002 | 106 | 17 |
| four | Zheng ji | 2002-present | 98 | 15 |
| five | Gao Lin | 2005-nvr. | 97 | 20 |
| 6 | Lee Te | 1997-2010 | 92 | 6 |
| 7 | Ma Minju | 1996-2002 | 86 | 12 |
| Lee Min | 1992-2004 | 86 | eight | |
| Zhu Bo | 1983-1993 | 86 | one | |
| ten | Sun Jihai | 1996-2008 | 80 | one |
Links
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 China team stats (caps)
- ↑ China team stats (goals)
- ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking . FIFA (June 14, 2019). The appeal date is June 14, 2019.
- ↑ Asian Cup final smashes viewing records . The AFC (October 18, 2007). The appeal date is June 7, 2011.