China national football team

For current information on this topic, see 2009 in Chinese football.

China

Nickname(s)	The Great Wall
Association	Chinese Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Gao Hongbo
Asst coach	Fu Bo
Captain	Zheng Zhi
Most caps	Li Ming (141)
Top scorer	Hao Haidong (41)
Home stadium	Workers Stadium
FIFA code	CHN
FIFA ranking	97
Highest FIFA ranking	37 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	108 (July 2009)
Elo ranking	72
Highest Elo ranking	26 (October 2001)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Philippines 0–1 China (Manila, Philippines; January 31, 1913)  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
United States 5–0 China (Palo Alto, United States; April 4, 1992)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2002)
Best result	Round 1, 2002
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1976)
Best result	Runners-Up, 1984 and 2004

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) is the national football (soccer) team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

The China national 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 Chinese Football Association was formed in the newly founded People's Republic of China. This body remained part of FIFA until 1958, when it withdrew, rejoining in 1979. They have been perennial contenders for the Asian Cup, most recently finishing second in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup at home. But China failed to score a goal in their maiden FIFA World Cup appearance in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. However just qualifying for the tournament has been considered the greatest accomplishment in China's football history.

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.

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 World Cup 2002 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.^[1] The team is colloquially referred to as Team China (中国队), the National Team (国家队) or Guozu (国足, lit. "national foot").

History

1949–1978

The national team under PRC name, played their first match in a friendly against Finland on 4 August 1952, which was one of the first nations to have diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

For nearly 30 years, the team primarily played only friendly matches with nations that recognized the PRC, such as Albania, Cambodia, Egypt, Guinea, Hungary, North Korea, North Vietnam, and Sudan.

China also played once in the World Cup qualifying rounds, in 1958.

After re-joining in 1978

The national team began to make their way to national and international prominence in the beginning of the late—1980s through the introduction of televisions in Chinese households. Previously, the most popular international sports in China were the national women's football and volleyball teams as well as men's and women's table tennis. By 1980, China could start competing for a berth in the 1982 World Cup Finals.

Over the next 16 years, however, China missed the World Cup qualification time after time. In 1981, China lost a playoff game against the New Zealand team in a heartbreaking loss for the large home audience that followed the qualification process. During 1986 World Cup qualifying, China faced Hong Kong team in Beijing in the final match of the first qualifying round on May 19, 1985, where China only needed a draw for advance. However, Hong Kong team produced a 2–1 upset win, which resulted in a riot by local fans. During the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, China was on the verge of qualifying, but lost crucial matches at home, especially the matches against Qatar and Iran. Simply because of the demographics of the People's Republic of China, the team arguably has the most fans of any sporting team in the world, as with basketball. As a result, expectations soared in 2001 as China, under the direction of head coach Bora Milutinović, advanced to the World Cup finals in 2002. This was the first time in its history that China reached the finals.

However, the team failed to score a single goal, losing all three group matches and was eliminated from the competition.

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.

In 2004, Dutch coach Arie Haan summed up his impression of Chinese football by saying, "Chinese players are very skilled, but the problem seemed to be related to the culture and psychology of the players," and that the psychological aspect tended to strongly influence the players. Former captain Li Weifeng illustrated this when he said that the Chinese team usually expects wins against weaker opposition but quickly gets irritated when things do not go to plan. This has often been attributed to the pressure, due to massive public expectations of the team during the World Cup qualifiers, for example. Many critics also point to the complacency of the team at critical moments, especially when they are holding a lead or playing weaker teams. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, the team managed to only score a single goal against Hong Kong in Hong Kong, a team which China was expected to washout with goals. European coaches who have worked or been in China often cite a lack of professionalism and discipline in Chinese football as the reasons for the Chinese national team's overall weakness. An example of this is the rampant corruption of the first division of the professional Chinese football league, especially the 'black whistles' scandals involving bribed referees fixing matches. This may be seen as an extension of modern Chinese society developing in a complex world of traditional culture involving personal relationships and capitalism.

Recently, an increasing number of talented, young Chinese players have moved to Europe to gain experience in a professional setting. Many are or were key players in the national team, such as Du Wei (Celtic), Zheng Zhi (Charlton Athletic), Li Tie (mainly Everton), Sun Jihai (Manchester City and Sheffield United), Shao Jiayi (1860 Munich and Energie Cottbus), Sun Xiang (PSV), Zhang Enhua (Grimsby Town), Ma Mingyu (Perugia), Fan Zhiyi (Crystal Palace and Dundee), Li Jinyu (Nancy), Yang Chen (best performances for Eintracht Frankfurt), and Xie Hui (best performances for Alemannia Aachen). Rising star striker Dong Fangzhuo played for Manchester United, and after several successful seasons with Belgian club Royal Antwerp, his Premiership debut came in a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Another potential star is Yu Dabao, who has been regularly scoring for the Benfica B team and is touted to break into the senior Benfica team next season. More players with European experience may yield better results for the national team. Key players Li Tie and Li Jinyu were part of the 'Jianlibao' team in the mid—1990s that trained young, talented players in Brazil.

The national team has produced some displays of controlled and creative football in friendlies, especially during the 0–0 draw against Brazil in November 2002 and the 3–1 loss to France in May 2006. After the 0–0 draw with Brazil, Cafu complimented the Chinese performance and said they were definitely capable of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The team, however, failed to advance through the preliminary qualification stage, losing to Kuwait on goals scored, even though China scored seven goals in a blow-out 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 a streaking United States was not unexpected, a 1–0 loss to a Real Salt Lake team that had been winless in MLS raised many eyebrows.

In the Asian Cup 2007 tournament, the team played three inconsistent games, winning against Malaysia, drawing Iran after leading 2–0 at half time, and losing to Uzbekistan with an embarrassing 3–0 scoreline. Under high expectations, China's performance drew immense criticism on online communities, which condemned the coach Zhu Guanghu, players, along with 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 has been an indicator of its poor domestic coach development system.^[2] In June 2008, China had another poor performance at the World Cup Qualifiers, losing against Qatar and Iraq, and therefore missed the 2010 World Cup.

Rivalries

Traditionally, China's greatest rival has been Japan (although this is not typically reciprocated from the Japanese side). This was exemplified in August 2004 that saw rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing's Workers Stadium towards the end of the match between the two sides at the Asian Cup 2004 final, which Japan won 3–1 (accompanied by a handball).^[3] The rioting was said to be provoked by controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions arising from several military conflicts between the two nations from the late-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century (see First and Second Sino-Japanese Wars), as well as from lingering controversies, such as the issue of Japan's use of comfort women during World War II. China's most recent major tournament meeting with Japan was at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship finals in China, where Japan beat China 1-0. China went on to finish third in the tournament.

One well-known rivalry is with neighbour South Korea. Although not as flammable as the rivalry with Japan, it is interesting to note that while China has played about 30 matches against South Korea since 1950 they have never won a head-to-head match. This is despite China finishing higher than South Korea in a number of tournaments. The media has coined the term "Koreaphobia" to describe such embarrassing phenomenon. China's most recent major tournament meeting with South Korea was at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship finals in China, where Korea beat China 3-2.

Home stadium

The Workers Stadium Chinese: 工人体育场 is a multi-purpose stadium in Beijing, China. It is mostly used for football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and it was last renovated in 2004. It currently has a capacity of 70,161.

The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Beijing Guoan Football Club 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 red and the away kit is all white. The team's kit is currently sponsored by Adidas. China in certain climates use special heat body cooling vests.^[4][5]

Fixtures and results

Honours

• AFC Asian Cup

Runners-up (2): 1984, 2004

Third places (2): 1976, 1992

• Asian Games

Silver medal (1): 1994

Bronze medal (2): 1978, 1998

• East Asian Cup

Winners (1): 2005

Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998

Third places (2): 2003, 2008

Competition history

• Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
• Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Player history

China captains

Most capped players

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

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

Top goalscorers

As of Nov 14, 2009, the players with the most goals scored for China are:

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

China squad

Most recent squad

Team photo versus Australia 22 June 2008 at Stadium Australia, Sydney. China won 1–0.

Squad called up for the training session from 4 November to 23 November 2009.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (Goals)
Goalkeepers
Guan Zhen	Feb 6, 1985	Jiangsu Sainty	1 (0)
Yang Zhi	Jun 6, 1983	Beijing Guoan	9 (0)
Zeng Cheng	Jan 8, 1987	Henan Construction	3 (0)
Defenders
Cheng Liang	Mar 3, 1977	Shanghai Shenhua	5 (0)
Du Wei	Feb 9, 1982	Shanghai Shenhua	42 (3)
Feng Xiaoting	Oct 22, 1985	Daegu FC	12 (0)
Liu Jianye	Jun 17, 1987	Changsha Ginde	6 (0)
Rong Hao	Apr 7, 1984	Jiangsu Sainty	10 (0)
Sun Xiang	Jan 15, 1982	Shanghai Shenhua	49 (4)
Wan Houliang	Feb 25, 1986	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2 (0)
Wang Qiang	Jul 23, 1984	Changsha Ginde	4 (0)
Zhao Peng	Jun 20, 1983	Henan Construction	9 (1)
Midfielders
Cui Peng	May 31, 1987	Shandong Luneng	3 (0)
Deng Zhuoxiang	Oct 24, 1988	Jiangsu Sainty	6 (0)
Hao Junmin	Mar 24, 1987	Tianjin Teda	26 (5)
Huang Bowen	Jul 13, 1987	Beijing Guoan	11 (1)
Xu Yang	Jun 18, 1987	Henan Construction	1 (0)
Yan Feng	Feb 7, 1982	Changchun Yatai	2 (0)
Yang Hao	Aug 19, 1983	Beijing Guoan	8 (2)
Yu Hanchao	Feb 25, 1987	Liaoning Hongyun	3 (0)
Yu Hai	Jun 4, 1987	Shaanxi Chanba	6 (3)
Zhao Xuri	Dec 3, 1985	Dalian Shide	30 (1)
Zheng Long	Apr 15, 1988	Qingdao Jonoon	6 (1)
Zheng Zhi	Aug 20, 1980	Celtic	49 (12)
Strikers
Gao Lin	Feb 14, 1986	Shanghai Shenhua	30 (6)
Han Peng	Sep 13, 1983	Shandong Luneng	27 (9)
Jiang Ning	Sep 1, 1986	Qingdao Jonoon	19 (2)
Qu Bo	Jul 15, 1981	Qingdao Jonoon	70(14)

Recent call-ups (within the last 12 months)

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (Goals)	Last Appearance
Goalkeepers
Song Zhenyu	Sep 11, 1981	Changsha Ginde	12 (0)	v Vietnam (Jan 21, 2009)
Yang Jun	Jun 10, 1981	Tianjin Teda	4 (0)	v Saudi Arabia (Jun 4, 2009)
Zong Lei	Jul 26, 1981	Changchun Yatai	12 (0)	v Iran (Dec 19, 2008)
Defenders
Cao Yang	Dec 15, 1981	Tianjin Teda	32 (2)	v Saudi Arabia (Jun 4, 2009)
Chen Lei	Oct 16, 1985	Shenzhen Asia Travel	2 (0)	v Singapore (Aug 12, 2009)
He Yang	Feb 23, 1983	Tianjin Teda	1 (0)	v Iran (Jun 1, 2009)
Jiao Zhe	Aug 21, 1981	Shandong Luneng	5 (0)	v Vietnam (Jan 21, 2009)
Wang Xiao	Aug 30, 1979	Tianjin Teda	13 (0)	v Syria (Jan 14, 2009)
Wu Hao	Feb 19, 1983	Shandong Luneng	8 (0)	v Vietnam (Jan 21, 2009)
Yuan Weiwei	Nov 25, 1985	Shandong Luneng	3 (0)	v Jordan (Dec 21, 2008)
Zhang Xiaofei	Jul 11, 1982	Changchun Yatai	7 (0)	v Jordan (Dec 21, 2009)
Zhang Yaokun	Apr 17, 1981	Dalian Shide	39 (3)	v Syria (Jan 14, 2009)
Midfielders
Chen Tao	Mar 11, 1985	Shanghai Shenhua	9 (0)	v Kyrgyzstan (Jul 25, 2009)
Du Zhenyu	Feb 10, 1983	Changchun Yatai	24 (2)	v Vietnam (Jan 21, 2009)
Hui Jiakang	Jan 15, 1989	Unattached	1 (0)	v Iran (Dec 19, 2008)
Liu Jian	Aug 20, 1984	Qingdao Jonoon	21 (4)	v Iran (Jun 1, 2009)
Liu Jindong	Dec 9, 1981	Shandong Luneng	14 (1)	v Singapore (Aug 12, 2009)
Shen Longyuan	Mar 2, 1985	Shanghai Shenhua	5 (0)	v Vietnam (Jan 21, 2009)
Wang Dong	Sep 10, 1981	Changchun Yatai	30 (4)	v Syria (Jan 14, 2009)
Wang Xinxin	Apr 27, 1981	Tianjin Teda	5 (1)	v Saudi Arabia (Jun 4, 2009)
Wang Yongpo	Jan 19, 1987	Shandong Luneng	1 (0)	v Iran (Jun 1, 2009)
Wu Wei'an	Sep 1, 1981	Tianjin Teda	5 (1)	v Saudi Arabia (Jun 4, 2009)
Zhou Haibin	Jul 19, 1985	PSV Eindhoven	39 (3)	v Iran (Jun 1, 2009)
Strikers
Cao Tianbao	Apr 3, 1982	Changchun Yatai	1 (0)	v Iran (Jun 1, 2009)
Du Wenhui	Dec 19, 1983	Beijing Guoan	3 (0)	v Iran (Dec 19, 2008)
Mao Biao	Jul 24, 1987	Tianjin Teda	1 (0)	v Saudi Arabia (Jun 4, 2009)
Shi Jun	Oct 9, 1982	Chengdu Blades	6 (0)	v Jordan (Dec 21, 2008)
Tan Yang	Jan 9, 1989	Hangzhou Greentown	1 (0)	v Palestine (Jul 18, 2009)
Yang Xu	Feb 12, 1987	Liaoning Hongyun	1 (0)	v Botswana (Sep 30, 2009)
Zhu Ting	Jul 15, 1985	Dalian Shide	16 (3)	v Iran (Jan 9, 2009)

Previous squads

• 2002 FIFA World Cup squad
• 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad
• 2004 AFC Asian Cup squad
• 2000 AFC Asian Cup squad
• 1996 AFC Asian Cup squad
• 1992 AFC Asian Cup squad

v • d • e China 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 • 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

AFC Asian Cup Squads Navigation Boxes v • d • e China Squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup 1 Li Leilei • 2 Du Wei • 3 Sun Xiang • 4 Zhang Yaokun • 5 Li Weifeng • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Li Tie • 9 Han Peng • 10 Zheng Zhi (c) • 11 Dong Fangzhuo • 12 Zhao Xuri • 13 Zhang Shuai • 14 Zhu Ting • 15 Wang Dong • 16 Ji Mingyi • 18 Zhou Haibin • 19 Zheng Bin • 20 Mao Jianqing • 21 Wang Peng • 22 Yang Jun • 23 Cao Yang • 30 Zong Lei • Coach: Zhu Guanghu v • d • e China Squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup Runners Up 1 Liu Yunfei • 3 Sun Xiang • 4 Zhang Yaokun • 5 Zheng Zhi • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Zheng Bin • 9 Hao Haidong • 11 Li Yi • 12 Wei Xin • 13 Xu Yunlong • 14 Li Weifeng (c) • 15 Zhao Junzhe • 16 Ji Mingyi • 18 Li Xiaopeng • 19 Zhang Shuo • 21 Li Ming • 22 Yan Song • 23 Li Jian • 25 Zhou Haibin • 27 Zhou Ting • 29 Li Jinyu • Coach: Haan v • d • e China Squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup Fourth Place 1 Ou Chuliang • 2 Zhang Enhua • 4 Wu Chengying • 5 Fan Zhiyi • 6 Li Ming • 8 Li Tie • 9 Ma Mingyu • 10 Su Maozhen • 11 Xie Hui • 12 Qu Shengqing • 13 Chen Gang • 14 Li Weifeng • 15 Shen Si • 16 Xu Yang • 18 Li Xiaopeng • 19 Qi Hong • 20 Yang Chen • 21 Xu Yunlong • 22 Jiang Jin • 23 Fu Bin • 27 Shao Jiayi • 29 Huang Yong • Coach: Milutinović v • d • e China Squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1 Jiang Hong • 3 Wei Qun • 4 Zhang Enhua • 5 Xu Hong • 6 Fan Zhiyi • 7 Hao Haidong • 8 Ma Mingyu • 9 Cao Xiandong • 10 Li Bing • 11 Peng Weiguo • 12 Su Maozhen • 13 Sun Jihai • 14 Jiang Feng • 15 Han Jinming • 16 Li Ming • 17 Gao Feng • 19 Wu Chengying • 20 Ou Chuliang • 21 Liu Yue • 22 Han Wenhai • 23 Xie Hui • Coach: Qi Wusheng v • d • e China Squad – 1992 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Yubin Fu • 2 Feng Zhigang • 3 Dong Liqiang • 4 Fan Zhiyi • 5 Xu Hong • 6 Li Bing • 7 Wu Qunli • 8 Gao Hongbo • 9 Hao Haidong • 10 Cai Sheng • 11 Li Xiao • 12 Xie Yuxin • 13 Li Ming • 14 Gao Zhongxun • 15 Zhao Lin • 16 Jia Xiuquan • 17 Peng Weiguo • 18 Cheng Yaodong • 19 Zhu Bo • 20 Ou Chuliang • Coach: Schlappner

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Head Coach	Gao Hongbo
Assistant coaches	Fu Bo
	Ou Chuliang

List of head coaches

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

References and notes

See also

• Football in China
• Sports in China

External links

• Chinese Football Association Official Website (Chinese)
• Team China Official Website (Chinese)
• Profile on FIFA (English)
• Profile on AFC (English)
• Profile on EAFF (English)
• China National Football Team Database (English)
• News and results of the China national team
• RSSSF archive list of international matches up to 2005

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