China national football team
men's national association football team representing the People's Republic of China
China PR national football team is the national football team of China.
Nickname(s) | 龙之队 Lóng zhī duì (Team Dragon)[1] | ||
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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 ![]() | ||
Highest | 37 (December 1998) | ||
Lowest | 109 (March 2013) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Manila, Philippines; 4 February 1913)[3] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 26 January 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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
changePos | 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
changePos | 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.