China national football team
men's national association football team representing the People's Republic of China
(Redirected from China PR national football team)
China PR national football team is the national football team of China.
| Nickname(s) | 龙之队 Lóng zhī duì (Team Dragon)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Chinese Football Association (CFA) 中国足球协会 | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Fabio Cannavaro | ||
| Captain | Zheng Zhi | ||
| Most caps | Li Weifeng (112) | ||
| Top scorer | Hao Haidong (41) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | CHN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 80  1 (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 109 (March 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
 Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[3] | |||
| 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 | 12 (first in 1976) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1984 and 2004 | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Li Ming | 141 | 1992–2004 | |
| 2 | Jia Xiuquan | 136 | 1983–1992 | |
| 3 | Fan Zhiyi | 132 | 1992–2002 | |
| 4 | Xie Yuxin | 120 | 1987–1996 | |
| 5 | Li Fusheng | 119 | 1976–1984 | |
| 6 | Hao Haidong | 116 | 1992–2004 | |
| 7 | Lin Lefeng | 113 | 1977–1986 | |
| 8 | Ou Chuliang | 109 | 1992–2002 | |
| 9 | Li Zhuowei | 105 | 1998–present |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Hao Haidong | 41 | 1992–2004 | |
| 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 | 1992–2002 | |
| 8 | Mai Chao | 19 | 1986–1992 |
References
change- ↑ "China beat Qatar; World Cup dream still on for Team Dragon". as.com. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "China matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: China. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
